{"id":4241,"date":"2010-03-04T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4241"},"modified":"2010-06-26T03:12:37","modified_gmt":"2010-06-26T08:12:37","slug":"adventurevault-review-motu-classics-battle-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4241","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: MOTU Classics Battle Stands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trap Jaw and Battle Cat weren\u2019t the only things to sell out on Mattel\u2019s last D-Day. Even though it took a couple more hours than the other two, the MOTU \u201cCastle Grayskull Diorama & Stands\u201d also sold out. I imagine most people were thinking the same thing I was, \u201cBattle Cat is a little expensive, so I might wait until next time to get those stands.\u201d Well, at the last minute I caved and added a set to my cart, and I guess I\u2019m glad I did so. Because if you decided to wait, you are probably a little annoyed at the recent comment by Toy Guru.<\/p>\n

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\nWe’ll look into “possibly” bringing them back, but for now we have no plans to do so. They were a bit of a one shot deal.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m not really sure what those quotation marks around the word possibly mean. But even ignoring that, this is probably the dumbest statement anyone from Mattel has given at least in the last month. So here\u2019s our review of these MOTU stands. I wasn\u2019t sure if I wanted to do one at first, they are just stands after all. But after that statement, I felt like I should be showing people what they are getting screwed out of because of Mattel\u2019s short sightedness.<\/p>\n

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I can tell you right now, I\u2019m not the biggest fan of action figure stands. I\u2019m of the crowd that thinks my toys should be able to stand on their own. But, even so, I\u2019m willing to admit when a stand goes above and beyond. I should have known these would be good, they are from the 4 Horsemen after all. In fact, the best thing about these stands is that they don\u2019t even have to be stands.<\/p>\n

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The first thing that struck me when I opened the box was just how big these bases were. They are way bigger than the pictures Matty has on their website. You can easily fit two MOTU figures on just one stand, which is pretty nice if you are trying to save on shelf space. (That\u2019s something else I usually hate with stands, they take up too much room.) They even fit together with each other in a loose fashion to cut down on those empty areas between figures. I do wish they fit with each other a little more exact, but that\u2019s something I can overlook since Eternia never struck me as a place to have a set Department of Transportation code on designing their streets.<\/p>\n

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Something else that\u2019s impressive is the detailing on the top. The fitted stone look matches Castle Grayskull well, even though the stands are slightly darker than both versions of Grayskull and the 200X Battle Station. This makes me wonder, if they ever get to a Classics Castle Grayskull, will it be this darker shade of green? The bottom of the stands are entirely black, but they do have the Masters of the Universe logo on them, which is a nice touch.<\/p>\n

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Each stand comes with a small \u201cwall\u201d of stones that easily attach anywhere on the base that the figures can. I really like the option to put this where I want, or even leave it off, which is probably what I\u2019m going to do with most of them. (I just don\u2019t know why there would be so many little piles or rock laying around Eternia. That\u2019s a tripping hazard that is.)Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n


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Last in the pack is a little plastic bag full of pegs and this pipe looking tool that I will refer to as a \u201cPeg Pusher\u201d. Allowing the fans to put the character where they want on the stand is a great option, and the procedure they came up with to accommodate that is kind of interesting. Each of those pegs is too small and sharp to push in with your fingers. (Trust me, they will leave a mark.) So they also included a Peg Pusher and it works great. I don\u2019t know who added this into the set, but they saved a lot of bloody gnarled up fan fingers, so thank you.<\/p>\n

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Now, to the negative part of the review. Interestingly though, it has nothing to do with the stands themselves. A warning to you all out there. If your MOTU figure has weak ankles, these stands will not hold him up any better. You\u2019ll notice my He-Man didn\u2019t fare so well, and he\u2019s the strongest man in the universe, so what chance does my Beast Man have.<\/p>\n

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The only other problem I have is that they are sold out. Yes, I know. There are a lot of people out there that didn\u2019t get them. But when I put my five bases together, they make the coolest Eternian road, but it\u2019s too short. I must have more. Mattel must make more, for all of us. They are planning on running this line till 2016, and I think these stands should be around for the majority of that time. <\/p>\n

Also, Mattel needs to do the other themes from the MOTU universe. I want Snake Mountain, Fright Zone, Etheria, Pre-Eternia, and maybe even other non-specific themes like fields, swamp, forest, and palace. There are a lot of possibilities here and Mattel needs to know that. There\u2019s no reason we can\u2019t have a different theme of stands last for a year, and then switch out for a new one. There\u2019s no reason that they have to be limited in number or creativity.<\/p>\n

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So, tell Matty how you feel. Go to their forums, or their facebook, or post on the toy websites that you know Toy Guru looks at, and tell them what you want. The MOTU fans have Toy Guru\u2019s ear more than any of the other fan bases, so you need to use it to get the most out of this line.<\/p>\n

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Trap Jaw and Battle Cat weren\u2019t the only things to sell out on Mattel\u2019s last D-Day. Even though it took a couple more hours than the other two, the MOTU \u201cCastle Grayskull Diorama & Stands\u201d also sold out. I imagine most people were thinking the same thing I was, \u201cBattle Cat is a little expensive, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,34,10],"tags":[466,467,16,2569,2560],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-16p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4212,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=4212","url_meta":{"origin":4241,"position":0},"title":"Mr. Rant can’t explain why Battle Stands were a one-time deal…","date":"March 2, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"It all started out so innocent. 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