Sunday, May 13th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
He’s the most controversial character to hit MOTU Classics! The third figure in the 30th Anniversary Collection and second all-new character has arrived! Join me for an advanced look at The Mighty Spector!
Check out the video after the jump!
Saturday, May 12th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
New Adventures fans represent! The second evil Space Mutant figure has arrived! Join me for an advanced look at the MOTU Classics Slush Head!
Video after the jump!
Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Following up on my review of Thundarr himself, I now bring you a look at the figure of the lead female character from the Hanna-Barbera Thundarr the Barbarian cartoon!
Princess Ariel was released by Toynami in 2003. Only three figures were released in the series, and after many years I finally managed to get two of them! While not quite as nice as the Thundarr figure, I do still really like this one and the line in general.
Check out my video review after the jump!
Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
The hot topic in the world of He-Man right now is the recent post by Scott “Toyguru” Neitlich stating that there will be a “dramatic” price increase on the 2013 Masters of the Universe Classics line.
Fans are nervous about this bit of news, worrying that we may see prices as high as $30 and $40 per figure. Personally, I feel that Scott using the word “dramatic” was a poor choice here. I don’t imagine the prices will honestly be any higher than $22-$25 per figure.
Keep in mind that the price hike is not by any means new information. We’ve known this since around the beginning of the year, and even discussed it with Scott on an episode of the Roast Gooble Dinner podcast.
I don’t like the high prices of toys either. In fact, I’ve often commented on how I hate how much toys cost these days. But I absolutely understand that as the years go by, the cost of living goes up, the cost of raw materials goes up, and the cost of products we purchase go up. We’ve honestly been lucky the prices have stayed the same since 2008 until now.
I understand there are quality control circumstances with this line that there is no excuse for. But in the grand scheme of things, I understand the price increase. And as long as it stays at the $22-$25 price point, I’m still good to buy.
So my question to all of you is this: what’s your limit? We all collect for different reasons. For me, MOTU is my first love when it comes to toys, and I would drop everything else I collect before I drop MOTU. But that’s not the same for everyone. So, at what point do you give up on buying MOTUC? What price is “too high?” Discuss!
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
In 2003, Toynami released a series of action figures based on the characters from the classics Hanna-Barbera cartoon Thundarr the Barbarian. I always wanted to pick these up, but missed out on them when they were initially released, and over the years the have become a little pricey on the secondary market.
I finally scored two of the three figures from this line (hopefully with the third to come soon!) So, I figured I should give them the video review treatment!
Kicking things off, here’s a look at the figure based on the title character: Thundarr the Barbarian!
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
First, let me apologize for the delay in making this announcement.
Second, I’d like to thank everyone who entered the very first contest here on Pixel-Dan.com! Also, a special thanks to the fine folks at Mimoco.com for partnering with me for this giveaway!
Now, let’s all offer a huge congratulations to Gary B, winner of the “May the 4th” contest! Gary B will be receiving an exclusive 16GB Darth Maul USB Mimobot Flash Drive from Mimoco!
Stay tuned to Pixel-Dan.com for future contests!
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Thanks to a plug by my friend Poe Ghostal, I found this incredibly cool site that I felt I also needed to share. PocketPowerToys.com is a site dedicated completely to the Sega Pocket Power toyline that was released by Tyco in the late 80’s /early 90’s.
This is one of those toy lines that I had mostly forgotten all about, but always remember when I accidentally stumble upon pictures of the Thunder Blade Helicopter or the infamous Glo-Bones.
I remember always wanting many of these as a kid. Especially that Glo-Bones. Unfortunately, I never had him or most of the toys in this unique toy line. However, it turns out that I did have one, and I never even knew it was part of this line. At least, I didn’t remember that it was part of this line.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Following up on my recent post about this incredibly cool custom hammer by friend Joe Amaro, Joe has updated his blog with these images of the final product!
From Joe:
“The Mystic Hammer sculpt is now finished! Here are some pictures of the hammer with various figures to give you an idea of scale. The size is 5.5″ tall by 4” wide. It’s now off to get casted and then they will be ready for sale. I do not have a pre-order section. I will post a link here and on Twitter to the sale page when they are ready.”
If you want to stay posted on when these become avaialble to order, you can follow Joe at his blog or on Twitter @amaro_joe.
And stay tuned to Pixel-Dan.com, as I’ll have a review of this awesome new piece soon!
Monday, May 7th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
I’ve already shown off some of the incredibly cool custom heads my friend Kevin Kosse has created for the MOTU Classics line. Today, I have a new batch of heads and accessories that I just had to show off!
Sunday, May 6th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
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GI Joe Retaliation is hitting theaters this summer, and the new toy line from Hasbro is already beginning to hit stores! Join me for a look at the first wave version of Zartan!
