Month: August 2009

Rise of Cobra Arctic Assault Snake
Eyes & Cobra Viper Commando

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We had a great time at JoeCon. Nearly everyone we met was very nice, helpful, and loved G.I. Joe. The panels were exciting. The new product blew us away. In one word, it was awesome. There was only one bad side effect to the whole thing: since we've gotten back, we can't stop buying Joes. All of the ItsAllTrue Crew had been pretty good about not going crazy on ROC product so far. We knew it was solid, that there were some nice pieces in there, but we were holding out for some of the more 25th Anniversary figures.

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Most Requested Figures: The Rocketeer

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Sometimes as toy collectors, we can look across our displays and only see the toys that aren’t there. They are the missing figures. The characters toy companies never got around to, never thought were important enough, or worse – the figures companies felt the need to show us at comicon in the “We’re Never Gonna Make These” case. Saturdays are for these figures…

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Mr. Rant & the cardboard Ford Explorer

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I didn’t much feel like ranting this week, that’s how you can tell I’ve been sick.  But then something happened on Tuesday that spurred me to the site for at least one brief spiel.  Hold onto your hats, this will go quick.

Jurassic Park toys.  Apparently, this line has been hanging onto the fringe of the toy world through KB Toys exclusives ever since the last movie.  I didn’t realize this until recently when the line was “revived” by Hasbro as a Toys R Us exclusive.  Seems like Hasbro, at least with this line, has really mastered the art of taking decade old molds of dinosaurs, repainting them god awful neon colors, and re-releasing them every few years.  Kudos to them, I guess…
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Marvel Legends Nemesis
Wave (WalMart Exclusive)

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When I first heard about the wave, it seems like forever ago now, I was excited. I couldn't wait to finally add a Nova, a Tigra, an Astonishing Cat-Beast, and a Nemesis/Holocaust to my condensed Marvel Legends collection. I admit, I had some reservations. I've never been completely happy with Hasbro's offerings for Marvel Legends. There were some gems: She-Hulk, Hercules, Shanna, Xorn. But for the most part, I've passed on a lot of HMLs. I had yet to complete any of the eight previous Hasbro BAFs for one reason or another. Figures I had really wanted weren't always up to par. These were all warning signs I guess, but like any good collector - I had hope.

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