Showing posts with label 5.5 fantasy figures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5.5 fantasy figures. Show all posts

Friday, July 31, 2020

Zoloworld Legends of Darkness Vampire and Death Unboxing and Review


Hello everyone! This week we're looking at the Vampire and Death 5.5 MOTU style action figures, from Zoloworld's "Legends of Darkness" line. These are modern mass produced figures for the adult collector made in a vintage style, as homages to Remco's classic lines such as Warrior Beasts. These in particular are homages to the obscure "Speclatron" line which nowadays go for thousands of dollars.

When I say that I'm not kidding. Go to Ebay and look up "Speclatron" and you'll see the ridiculous prices the vintage figures sell for. These are a much more affordable alternative, and are worth owning in their own right.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Troll Force "Machine Man" MOTU Knock-Off Unboxing and Restoration


Hello folks! So I got my mitts on a "Machine Man" figure from the Troll Force action figure line (we looked at the "Green Yuk" and "Black Ninja" from this line in a previous video.) Troll Force was a knock-off of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Specifically, it uses parts from a different knock-off line called "Galaxy Warriors," (so this is a knock-off of a knock-off.) So we'll do an unboxing and a little bit of restoration on this one as the hair is completely shot. I'm not really too much into collecting knock-off/bootleg figures like this, but they can be pretty cool sometimes.

Monday, June 1, 2020

MOTU Knock-Offs Galaxy Heroes & Troll Force Unboxing and Review


Hello everyone. So the Masters of the Universe were a very successful toyline back in the day. You can't have a toyline that makes a lot of money without getting a lot of imitators. One of the most extensive of the MOTU knock offs was a line called "Galaxy Warriors." The thing about Galaxy Warriors was that the parts (arms, legs, heads, weapons, etc) were continuously recasted and reused in other knock off lines. So the two toys we're looking at today are knock-offs of Galaxy Warriors, called "Galaxy Heroes" and "Troll Warriors." Hence, they are knock-offs of a knock-off. Dontcha love this stuff? 

Anyway, we're looking at "Triton" from the Galaxy Heroes line, and "The Green Yuk" and "Black Ninja" from the Troll Warriors line. 

Enjoy!

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Masters of the WWE Universe Wave 2 Unboxing and Review


Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well out there as the world slowly comes to an end. So I finally got my hands on the entire wave 2 of Masters of the WWE Universe figures. Included is Rey Mysterio, Faker John Cena, Macho Man Randy Savage, and Roman Reigns. I think I actually like these better than the Wave 1 figures, in particular Rey Mysterio and Randy Savage are awesome. They work really well and pay homage to the classic He-Man toys. If you're into this kind of thing pick them  up as fast as you can as they're already pretty much gone from stores, and are starting to go up on the secondary market.

Friday, April 10, 2020

Masters of the WWE Universe Unboxing and Review

Hello everyone, for you fans of WWE wrestling or Masters of the Universe, here is my review of the Masters of the WWE Universe 5.5 inch figures. These are a pretty cool mashup of wrestling and MOTU. I'm a massively huge fan of Masters of the Universe (not so much wrestling, but I can appreciate it.) Apparently these are a sort of test run for the MOTU origins figures that are going to be released later this year. Anyway these took a bit by surprise as I had no idea these were even a thing. The figures look great, balance well, and a filled with little homages and callbacks to the vintage He-man figures I grew up with. If you're into this sort of thing I recommend picking them up now, as their value is already starting to go up on the secondary market.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Thundercats Savage World Series 2 Unboxing and Review Funko

Hello everyone. For this video we're taking a look at Series #2 of the Thundercats Savage World figures, featuring Tygra, Monkian, Jackalman, and Cheetara (which is the one everyone wanted.) Included are some comparisons with the series 1 figures. I'm happy to say they turned out really well, and look great on the shelf next to my MOTU toys.

For those who have been keeping up, we've gotten the following in the line, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Thundercats Series #1 and #2, Horror Figures, as well as the tangentially related Son of Zorn and DC comics "Primal Age" lines. There was also supposed to be a Conan the Barbarian line which looks to be cancelled, which probably happened when Marvel bought back the Conan rights. 

Sadly this looks like the end of the "Savage World" line for the time being, there doesn't look to be anything new happening for the rest of 2020, which is really sad considering there's at least another 30 or so Thundercats characters alone they could do (not to mention the other franchises.) Here's hoping that the line gets resurrected next year, I would love to see more of these one day.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Super 7 MOTU Filmation Action Figures - Review and Unboxing

Hello everyone. I am a massive fan of Masters of the Universe, have been ever since I was a kid. I used to have ALL of them, even the rare ones - Scareglow, the Sorceress, King Randor, the Eternia Towers, all of them. So it was with a great amount of personal joy when the franchise enjoyed a bit of a resurgence in recent years, with the Masters of the Universe Classics series first released by Mattel, and then later Super 7. 
Towards the end of their tenure with the license Super 7 put out a series of 5.5 inch toys using the vintage style, but as the characters were represented in the Filmation cartoon. I did a video last years showing He-Man, Skeletor, Hordak, and She-Ra from the line, so here are the remaining characters. I'm kinda sad to know that this is it for the Filmation line, however it's great to know that Mattel has some new figures coming later in the year.