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Post by The Huff on Aug 11, 2022 12:43:00 GMT
Love the way Skeletor is about to attack Prince Adam but then changes his mind and runs away in disgust when he unexpectedly strips off. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 11, 2022 20:53:58 GMT
His parents would clearly never recognise their scrawny weakling son in his more muscular super-form disguise.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 11, 2022 22:27:56 GMT
Exactly. Everyone on Eternia is ripped.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Aug 12, 2022 21:41:30 GMT
Abs.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2022 12:04:27 GMT
Olutely!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 15, 2022 10:21:42 GMT
Colin kindly passed me a Wun-dar. I owe you pennies!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 15, 2022 10:33:43 GMT
I still owe him for Triklops. Please direct us how to pay...
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 15, 2022 12:38:35 GMT
If you can suggest an alternative to paypal, I am all ears.....or eyes.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 15, 2022 13:10:43 GMT
A cheque in the post!
No wait, a postal order!
Gosh I'm so retro.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 15, 2022 14:39:48 GMT
Postal orders are amazing. I used to pay bills with them, back in the day.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 15, 2022 17:00:53 GMT
Wun-Dar and mini-comic Tri-Klops will be in this week's poll.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 16, 2022 5:55:31 GMT
One more day to decide whether the Sky Sled beats Dupli-Cat.
Tomorrow we do the three exclusive basic figures with ordinary MotU card backing - all of which are a mystery to me. Folk will have to explain to me who they are and why they matter.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 16, 2022 8:23:05 GMT
Tri-Klops is in his mini-comic colours, so he's part of the set of repaints that mimic those early books. Kol-dar is a cartoon character. Wun-Dar is far more interesting than I realised - his history as a figure here: he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Wun-Daris worth reading. Turns out he originated as a robot points type mail away offer in 1981 and was then given a character during the classics line when he was released there as a previous He-Man, mixing him with the savage one from the original mini comic. I think had I known he's actually based on an original series figure I'd have paid more attention to getting one. I just assumed he was another cartoon job. |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 16, 2022 9:16:00 GMT
If you can suggest an alternative to paypal, I am all ears.....or eyes. Bank transfer. -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 17, 2022 4:55:51 GMT
Week 16 results:
What is the best Origins He-Man-variant-based two-pack?
Prince Adam + He-Man - 1 vote
Faker + Dupli-Cat - 3 votes
Battlefield Warriors: Battle Armor He-Man + Battle Cat - 0 votes
Prince Adam + Sky Sled - 3 votes
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 17, 2022 5:02:10 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 17, 2022 17:25:58 GMT
"Tri-Klops figure comes with his signature rotating visor with three different types of vision, his sword, a Glow-in-the-Dark Warrior Ring (just like his first figure)."
As far as I can tell Tri-Klops has gimmicks, while the other two are just generic guys, so I'll vote for him.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 17, 2022 17:30:37 GMT
The Tri-Klops colours are a bit garish compared to the original, and Kol-Darr seems to be a cartoon character who appeared only in one episode, so neither of those really appeal. Wun-Dar is at least a unique character and his history as a toy is interesting, to the point it has me sniffing around fifty quid eBay auctions, so I'll vote for him.
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 18, 2022 12:08:31 GMT
I am still not sure oh who to vote for this week.
I did finally open my mini Comic Tri-Klops yesterday he is nice and colourful and comes with a unique moulded armour piece. Lots of paint on him and even the sword handle and blade are two different colours, but while I am sure I had Tri-Klops as a kid, I have zero memory of every reading the mini comic. Also instead of a new very short mini comic, this figure comes with a reprint of the original vintage one. Plus he does come with a Warrior Ring that just seems to be a reuse of the MOTU Classics one. He was a fan pool winner.
I don't have a Kol-Dar yet, but I do have one lined up. While I have seen the one episode in which he appears, I remember nothing about the character. He does look bland but at least his head and armour are all brand new moulding.
Wun-Dar is the only one of these three figures where everything is mould reuse. Not a new piece of tooling on him, which makes it even more strange that they produced so few when they already have all the tooling for him. The Wonder Bread myth has been debunked, now he is a confirmed mail away figure that parents complained was just a cheap repaint of He-Man with random repainted weapons from the Catsle Grayskull set and originally no armour.
So all three are interesting in their own way, but don't have any of that childhood connection. It is a shame they are so hard to get for a reasonable price.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 18, 2022 13:37:24 GMT
I am still not sure oh who to vote for this week. I did finally open my mini Comic Tri-Klops yesterday he is nice and colourful and comes with a unique moulded armour piece. Lots of paint on him and even the sword handle and blade are two different colours, but while I am sure I had Tri-Klops as a kid, I have zero memory of every reading the mini comic. The Terror of Tri Klops comic is the one I have no memory of ever seeing in the UK. We had the Menace of Trap Jaw & Power of Point Dredd, neither of which I saw that often, and I saw the Tale of Teela ONCE but it was in with a figure we already had. He-Man meets Ram-Man, The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces and The Magic Steeler were as common as anything www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=3065A quick flick through the MOTU figure book, which lists the comics with each figure, seems to back my memory up |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 18, 2022 15:26:59 GMT
"He-Man meets Ram-Man, The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces and The Magic Steeler were as common as anything".
Has Phil been watching blue movies again?
-Ralph
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 18, 2022 18:49:18 GMT
I went for Tri-Klops in the end due to how colourful he is and having new unique armour, as opposed to Wun-Dar just being a complete repaint.
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Post by Llama God on Aug 20, 2022 7:57:05 GMT
Tri-Klops for me, too. Mostly for the ring, which I remember fondly. Even though I had no idea why only this figure came with it...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 20, 2022 7:58:23 GMT
He didn't. Trap-Jaw did too
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 20, 2022 7:59:35 GMT
"He-Man meets Ram-Man, The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces and The Magic Steeler were as common as anything". Has Phil been watching blue movies again? -Ralph No, they are the titles of three of the 7 original MOTU Minicomics (the previous 4 pack ions were story books) and they are the best MOTU comics out there. |
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Post by Llama God on Aug 20, 2022 8:01:26 GMT
He didn't. Trap-Jaw did too Ah. I never had a Trap Jaw as a kid, so wouldn't know. I had the worst childhood. Clearly. |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 20, 2022 9:05:53 GMT
"He-Man meets Ram-Man, The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces and The Magic Steeler were as common as anything". Has Phil been watching blue movies again? -Ralph No, they are the titles of three of the 7 original MOTU Minicomics (the previous 4 pack ions were story books) and they are the best MOTU comics out there. POINT OF ORDER: The fortnightly UK issues are the best MOTU comics out there. I remain bitter that they have not been reprinted in nice books. -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 23, 2022 5:02:13 GMT
One day to go!
Three more interesting figures - and more interesting packaging - tomorrow.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 24, 2022 5:04:17 GMT
Week 17 results:
What is the best Origins exclusive figure (standard packaging)?
Kol-Darr - 0 votes
Tri-Klops (Mini Comic) - 3 votes
Wun-Dar - 3 votes
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 24, 2022 5:20:32 GMT
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