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Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of the best merchandise on the web currently. This week, Mondo’s Masters of the Universe toys get a serious improve, Transformers pulls into the prepare station, and it’s already time for festive nightmares. Test it out!
Mondo Masters of the Universe Battle Cat Sixth-Scale Determine
Do you know that one of the crucial memorable sidekicks of the ‘80s was a last-minute addition to the Masters of the Universe toy line? Mattel’s designers simply repurposed a tiger toy for He-Man to experience and gave it a inexperienced and orange paint job so it appeared completely different sufficient. The character is now as essential to He-Man followers as Prince Adam or Skeletor, and Mondo is recognizing that with a truly spectacular sixth-scale Battle Cat figure measuring 18-inches lengthy and that includes over 60 factors of articulation, 4 swappable heads together with a much less fierce Cringer, absolutely detachable armor, a bendable tail, and a child Cringer mini determine. It’s going to solely be obtainable on the market for one week beginning at 1 pm EST on October 25, however with a $500 price ticket, we are able to’t think about it promoting out too shortly.
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Flame Toys Furai Mannequin Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers Megazord
After teasing its over-the-top motion determine tackle the traditional Mighty Morphin’ Megazord, Flame Toys has now revealed its mannequin equipment tackle the traditional mech. Mixed from the 4 Dino Zords, the equipment stands at over eight inches tall when in its mixed Megazord mode, and comes with a sword and articulated fingers on every hand. It’s set to price round $110 when it releases in summer 2023. [TNI]
Hasbro Transformers Masterpiece MPG-04 Trainbot Suiken
We aren’t afraid to confess we’re mildly obsessive about Takara Tomy’s trainbots from the Transformers: The Headmasters anime, and received’t argue that their car modes aren’t as thrilling as fighter planes or sports activities playing cards. However we’re nonetheless right here for these impeccably detailed trains, and want that Hasbro would hurry up and launch all six that mix to kind Raiden. Suiken is the fourth trainbot to hit Hasbro Pulse, and features a blaster and three modes: robotic, prepare, and Raiden’s left arm, plus a bazooka weapon for the combiner. Suiken’s available for pre-order now for $150, however tragically received’t ship till September of 2023.
Jazwares Micro Machines Optimus Prime Hauler Reworking Playset
Following a remodeling playset themed round Bumblebee’s yellow Camaro mode from the varied Transformers films, Jazwares is again with a brand new Optimus Prime model based mostly on the Autobots’ iconic chief’s look from the G1 toy line. Prime by no means really leaves his Freightliner semi-truck mode, however his trailer opens to disclose a sprawling Micro Machine-scale playset that doubles as an Autobots base—although we’d have beloved to see the format and shade scheme mirror the Ark, the crashed ship that first introduced the Autobots to Earth. The $20 playset consists of an unique Micro Machines model of Tracks, however completely caught in its Corvette car mode.
Super7 Beastie Boys Intergalactic ReAction Figures
There’s not lots of data to dig into simply but right here, just a teaser image, however Super7 is seemingly not accomplished with its Beastie Boys ReAction determine line. Regardless of retro-styling and restricted articulation, Super7’s “Sabotage” figures have been must-haves for followers of the group, they usually’ll quickly be joined by a few the Beastie Boys’ co-stars from their music video for “Intergalactic”: a towering alien and an equally tall robotic mech, however each scaled to suit on a shelf.
Edible Elf on the Shelf Gummy
The Elf 0n a Shelf is one more try to maintain youngsters on their greatest conduct approaching the vacations, with the premise being that each evening the Elf flies again to the North Pole to rat out any dangerous conduct to Santa, and returns the subsequent morning to a brand new vantage level in the home from the place he retains tabs on the kids who dwell there. A creepy idea made even creepier by Vat19 with this $7 gummy model of the Shelf Elf which, as an alternative of returning to the North Pole for good on December twenty fourth, will be consumed by youngsters as a kind of cannibalistic act of vengeance for being a stoolie. Would that get you on Santa’s naughty listing?
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