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He-Man, and also the Masters of the Universe
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Elephino.
Mammush.
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Also just playing around with the toys
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Also just playing around with the toys
I really want him to have an ass that opens up to hold extra parts alla Mr Potato Head.
-ZacWilliam, that really sounds like an a actual Master.
Just got back. As someone who didn't grow up with MOTU, and only got into it in the last couple years, that was fun. It was the big bombastic live-action cartoon it needed to be. Was the humor heavy-handed? A bit. Do I have nitpicks? Absolutely. But this movie knew what it wanted to be, and did it. It's a shame to already be reading that it's a flop and doomed and all that.
Some things in no particular order:
- Voice or no, Skeletor got to be hammy. That was important. And they nailed it pretty well.
- Elba's arc for Man-at-Arms was compressed but very understandable, I liked him in the role.
- I continue to appreciate that, one throwaway joke aside, it was not an 'Adam doesn't know who he really is' plot. He knows everything he needs to, it's the plot driver for the entire (and thankfully short) Real Earth bit, and it drives him to do some pretty stupid jive in pursuit of his goal. Believe it or not I think that's a good thing.
- Dolph's cameo was fitting.
- Say what you will about spiking The Final Fight with humor, but the 'Skeletor Flashbacks' made me snort.
- Given that Brian May was in on the soundtrack, I should have been less surprised by the Queen song. Especially that one, with the Highlander reference earlier.
- Meta humor always makes me twitch, it's just a reflex. But at least this was "I know I'm cheesy and doing this anyway" meta humor that I could roll my eyes and laugh at. Not...I don't know the right word. Disney characters saying "if you start singing I'm gonna puke" meta. Self-denigrating?
I want the soundtrack, I will be picking it up when it's available, and I wish that apparently more people enjoyed it. I know I did.
Some things in no particular order:
- Voice or no, Skeletor got to be hammy. That was important. And they nailed it pretty well.
- Elba's arc for Man-at-Arms was compressed but very understandable, I liked him in the role.
- I continue to appreciate that, one throwaway joke aside, it was not an 'Adam doesn't know who he really is' plot. He knows everything he needs to, it's the plot driver for the entire (and thankfully short) Real Earth bit, and it drives him to do some pretty stupid jive in pursuit of his goal. Believe it or not I think that's a good thing.
- Dolph's cameo was fitting.
- Say what you will about spiking The Final Fight with humor, but the 'Skeletor Flashbacks' made me snort.
- Given that Brian May was in on the soundtrack, I should have been less surprised by the Queen song. Especially that one, with the Highlander reference earlier.
- Meta humor always makes me twitch, it's just a reflex. But at least this was "I know I'm cheesy and doing this anyway" meta humor that I could roll my eyes and laugh at. Not...I don't know the right word. Disney characters saying "if you start singing I'm gonna puke" meta. Self-denigrating?
I want the soundtrack, I will be picking it up when it's available, and I wish that apparently more people enjoyed it. I know I did.
Toy Habits has dug up higher res images of Core Wave 4, due late this summer. Usual caveats apply: These are mostly proto/renders and the final products may vary as we’ve seen with figures like Trap Jaw. This assortment will feature the premiere of Ram Man and TriKlops into this line, while Tesla and Skeletor are getting their second and fourth iterations, respectively.
Ram Man and Triklops seem to follow the same “formula” as prior figures: Likely using the same sculpt references used for Chronicles, these guys are re-scaled, with articulation, deco and accessories scaled back to fit this segment’s price point. That said, like other Core figures, that means you’re still getting a pretty solid product for $10-12. I do appreciate that TriKlops seems to have higher elbow cuts, allowing him to hold his rifle in some decent positions. The official text indicates his head DOES rotate!
Teela is sporting a new head sculpt with her hair pulled back, and the text lists her accessories as sword and her “blaster staff” seen in battle against Beast Man (the first version just had a sword and pistol). I’m mostly waiting for in hand shots to see if Mattel managed to improve the face deco relative to the first.
Skeletor has a number of changes and alterations. In addition to a “threat/spell” open right hand, he gets a new “open mouth” headsculpt (with vintage-esque green deco), a massive effects piece for the Havoc Staff, and his basic mold is cast in gorgeous translucent plastic. The varying purples on his boots/bracers and belt/hood-cape offer a nice contrasting pop to the whole thing
Ram Man and Triklops seem to follow the same “formula” as prior figures: Likely using the same sculpt references used for Chronicles, these guys are re-scaled, with articulation, deco and accessories scaled back to fit this segment’s price point. That said, like other Core figures, that means you’re still getting a pretty solid product for $10-12. I do appreciate that TriKlops seems to have higher elbow cuts, allowing him to hold his rifle in some decent positions. The official text indicates his head DOES rotate!
Teela is sporting a new head sculpt with her hair pulled back, and the text lists her accessories as sword and her “blaster staff” seen in battle against Beast Man (the first version just had a sword and pistol). I’m mostly waiting for in hand shots to see if Mattel managed to improve the face deco relative to the first.
Skeletor has a number of changes and alterations. In addition to a “threat/spell” open right hand, he gets a new “open mouth” headsculpt (with vintage-esque green deco), a massive effects piece for the Havoc Staff, and his basic mold is cast in gorgeous translucent plastic. The varying purples on his boots/bracers and belt/hood-cape offer a nice contrasting pop to the whole thing
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So probably the last update on my Pretender Bumblebee. I did indeed buy Fang Man for the red crotch and 200x Zodak for the white hands. Unless some new figures come out with some unexpected parts I think I've pushed this as close to Pretendee BB as I can.
I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
themotupowertour.blogspot.com
So I did my best:
ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.
I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
SONGSTER
This part of the blog is dedicated to S ongster " musician of Eternia " Songster was one of the stars of the po...
themotupowertour.blogspot.com
So I did my best:
ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.
Not bad! I always wished we'd gotten a Songster figure.So probably the last update on my Pretender Bumblebee. I did indeed buy Fang Man for the red crotch and 200x Zodak for the white hands. Unless some new figures come out with some unexpected parts I think I've pushed this as close to Pretendee BB as I can.
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I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
SONGSTER
This part of the blog is dedicated to S ongster " musician of Eternia " Songster was one of the stars of the po...
So I did my best:
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ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.