Here's the Diamond Select 3-pack. Check out the cool box. The cover slips off and we see Johnny and Kreese figures with a Cobra Kai dojo backdrop. From there, the box opens to reveal a Daniel figure with a Miyagi-Do Karate background. The packaging on this is so cool that I haven't taken the figures … Continue reading Cobra Kai Action Figures
Mafex put out some exceptional figures based on Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Here's the ones I have. Check out the swapable heads with different expressions and the changeable hands for different poses. They come with so many accessories, and some are tiny, such as Scarecrow's lighter, batarangs, joker cards, "I believe in Harvey Dent … Continue reading Batman Mafex Dark Knight Trilogy Figures
The Knight Rider television series began in 1982, and Playmobil honored the 40th anniversary with this. Let's open it! As you can see, the instruction book is filled with all kinds of cool. Time to put it together! And with 2 triple-A batteries we get KITT's voice and the red flashing light. Playmobil hit this … Continue reading Knight Rider Playmobil Set 2022
In 2020, Hasbro began producing six-inch G.I. Joe figures called the Classified Series, and the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor, has just been added to the line. I preordered this off Hasbro Pulse a month or two ago and it finally arrived, so let's check it out. As you can see, it has very cool packaging with … Continue reading Classified Series Serpentor and Air Chariot
Before YouTube and streaming. Before Blu-ray, DVD, and VHS. Before taping shows off TV with a VCR. Kids were at the mercy of whatever happened to be on TV at the time. Or playing in a theater, assuming parents would take them. Feel like watching cartoons? Better not sleep in on Saturday morning. Feel like … Continue reading Kenner’s Easy Show Movie Projector (1966) and Star Wars Movie Viewer (1978)
Mr. T and Rowdy Roddy Piper faced each other in a 1986 "boxing" match. It's fun to watch, though it looks staged. The two had a long running feud that was perhaps more for entertainment than real. Last year, the famous match was given toy status by Mattel's WWE Elite Collection. And these figures are … Continue reading Mr. T vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper Action Figure 2-pack
Darth Vader's first on-screen appearance is in a corridor in spaceship Tantive IV in STAR WARS (1977). The famous ship hallway is also featured in REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005) and ROGUE ONE (2016). And finally, after all this time, it has achieved toy-status thanks to Hasbro's "Vintage Collection" line. Oh, yes. Let's take a … Continue reading Tantive IV Playset (2021)
A couple posts ago, I wrote about the R.E.D. Coronation Starscream figure, giving it lots of praise. I hadn't planned on getting more from the R.E.D. line, but when a new R.E.D. Shockwave become available on Hasbro Pulse, it looked so cool that I couldn't resist. A spectacular figure, and I found it looked even … Continue reading A Problem with R.E.D. Transformer Figures
The Nevarro Cantina, as seen in THE MANDALORIAN, began showing up in stores last month, and comes with a lot of great props, including bar stools, bottles, and cups. It was released by Hasbro in their STAR WARS "The Vintage Collection" line. The box has outstanding pictures of set-ups with figures from THE MANDALORIAN. And … Continue reading 2022 Nevarro Cantina Playset
Hasbro has a line of six-inch Transformer figures called R.E.D. (Robot Enhanced Design). These figures don't transform into vehicles, making it possible for Hasbro to give us a more accurate portrayal of the robot modes as seen in the cartoons. While some collectors feel there's no point to a Transformer figure that can't transform, others … Continue reading Coronation Starscream Figure
