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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 2, 2020 19:03:00 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 2, 2020 20:19:30 GMT
I did. They look nice. If they are reasonably priced I'll buy some.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jun 3, 2020 14:38:53 GMT
Yeah, those look very nice. I've not been quite as impressed with Super-7's cartoon-accurate versions of the figures, since the cartoon drawings were cheap approximations anyway. These are just good, detailed updates with extra poseability, and I really like that.
I'm particularly keen on that Skeletor - it's not just the new face sculpt, what I really like is the extra green colouring around his face, just like the original toy. That gives it some nice depth. Not sure I'll pick him up, mind - I'm still playing with the William Stout Skeletors.
What I might have to pick up is Teela, because I had the original and I miss her. I loved the snake headdress that she came with, and it's nice to see it in this one.
I'll probably also have to get that Battle Cat, because he looks great. Just like original, but actually poseable! Superb. And I need someone for my William Stout He-Man to ride.
Looking forward to seeing what else they put out...
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Post by duffism1981 on Jun 19, 2020 23:24:32 GMT
I was curious to see if the new Mattel MOTU Origins line would be showing up at work the other day, and I found the below listed. No dates or prices yet when they are due, but it looks like they maybe showing up at UK retail.
There was also a listing for the Mega Contrux Panthor At Point Dread and Battle Cat vs Roton sets.
But shhhhhhhh. I didn't leak this. No not me.
Edit:
Okay the image won't link or attach, so it was for MOTU Origins Battle Cat, Skeletor and He-Man.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2020 8:33:47 GMT
Gasp. A MOTU line at UK retail!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 20, 2020 8:34:43 GMT
Is this a sign of the Apocalypse?
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Post by duffism1981 on Jun 20, 2020 8:52:10 GMT
Indeed. I checked expecting not to fidn anything, so I was pleasanlty surprised. Still I am not going to take it a we are getting them, until I see a listing on the Smyths website. I do have Beastman and the Prince Adam/Skysled set pre-ordered on Amazon UK. I shall link Beastman below, but the Skysled link now shows as page not foudn when I click on it but was £26.48 and rthe release dats is showing as 9th September. Beastie
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2020 21:59:22 GMT
MOTU Origins Battle Cat is in stock at Kapow. Hopefully this means Origins is starting to hit the UK.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 15, 2020 8:47:14 GMT
They say that that's import stock though, hence the higher price. UK stuff is still to come "later".
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2020 9:30:13 GMT
I won't be able to believe a MOTU line is getting a UK release until I see the toys on a shelf of a regular brick and mortar shop! I skipped the last line entirely as it was either impossible to find or massively overpriced. I like the look of Origins. It's what I want: the original style but with more articulation.
-Ralph
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Post by duffism1981 on Jul 16, 2020 22:31:23 GMT
I keep checking the stock system at work regularly and done so today. It still has Originas Battle Cat, Skeletor and He-man all listed, but still no dates or price yet. Like Ralph I shall I do find it hard to believe that Master will be available on UK store shelves, but I shall believe it either once the system finally updates or they get listed on the Smyths website.
At least I still have my Beastman and Prince Adam w/ SkySled pre-orders on amazon UK. I haven't checked for an other character recently.
I am still curious about the prices though. Even though it is an import I was surprised to be Battle Cat at £39.99, but that is going by the price I got the Sky Sled set on amazon at £26.48. So will Battle Cat be £30-£35 instores?
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2020 8:55:31 GMT
Kapow had Battle Cat for £30 so I was assuming UK retail would be around £25.
-Ralph
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Post by duffism1981 on Jul 17, 2020 22:16:26 GMT
I'm sure they had it for £39.99. It seems I was wrong.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2020 22:24:20 GMT
IIRC there was an initial error on the listing price which was corrected from £39.99 to £29.99.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 18, 2020 11:25:27 GMT
Aaah. That's what I saw also.
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Post by duffism1981 on Jul 18, 2020 22:32:40 GMT
Yay I'm not compeletly crazy. I was starting to wonder if I made the £40 price up, but thanks for confirming I did see it at that price.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2020 19:29:55 GMT
Going by the MOTU FB feed, Origins is exclusive to Wallmart until 2021 (!) when it becomes available elsewhere. In a FB reply Kapow indicated 2021 for figures.
Therefore, I suspect any that turn up online will be import only, like that Battlecat.
Oh, Mattel. So close...
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 24, 2020 21:54:18 GMT
On the other hand, we could always buy WWE figures instead!
Mattel continue to baffle...
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2020 21:55:38 GMT
They are the gift that keeps giving.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 24, 2020 22:31:14 GMT
Or keeps not giving.
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Post by duffism1981 on Jul 31, 2020 20:54:34 GMT
I received a rather unexpected email from Amazon this evening:
"We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:
"Masters of the Universe (Mattel GPP30)" Previous estimated arrival date: September 10 2020 - September 11 2020 New estimated arrival date: August 04 2020 - August 05 2020 "Masters of the Universe Origins Beast Man Action Figure" Previous estimated arrival date: September 03 2020 - September 04 2020 New estimated arrival date: August 04 2020 - August 05 2020"
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 31, 2020 21:23:35 GMT
I can't find listings for Origins. Are you on Amazon UK or US?
-Ralph
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Post by duffism1981 on Jul 31, 2020 21:35:59 GMT
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 6, 2020 8:57:40 GMT
Battle Cat is now on Amazon UK for £24.99, but with a "Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months.". Unsurprisingly after the email I received last week stating I would receive Beast Man and Prince Adam this week instead of September, I received an email yesterday after nothing had been dispatched "We're still trying to obtain the item(s) which you ordered on June 12 2020". So who knows when those will arrive now.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2020 19:38:28 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Aug 11, 2020 9:48:19 GMT
Land Shark!
Ram-Man!
And that Evolutions line is all well and good, but won't be worthy of that title until we get a New Adventures He-Man...
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 11, 2020 15:18:34 GMT
Do we think any of this will hit the UK?
Even if $ = £ they will be significantly cheaper (under half) than what I saw the last line going for in FP so I might be able to collect this one...
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Aug 11, 2020 20:36:35 GMT
Well it's no long Wal-Mart exclusive, so it may well appear over here indeed. Maybe even in Asda!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 11, 2020 20:45:47 GMT
In the US it is a Walmart exclusive line in 2020. Not in other stores until 2021. Baffling.
If it comes out here I am all over it.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Aug 12, 2020 12:48:12 GMT
I hope that with Evolutions, there is the chance of some Dreamworks Princesses Of Power characters being included.
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