Friday, May 18th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Anyone who is subscribed to the 2012 Club Eternia service from Mattel opened their inbox today for a pleasant surprise: the reveal of the October 2012 Masters of the Universe Classics figure!
Click through to check it out!
Thursday, May 17th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Mattel has sent me a third teaser image of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Mosquitor figure. It’s the meanest teaser yet.
It’s funny how with each image sent to me, less of the figure seems to be revealed. This time, it looks like we’ve got just the tip of Mosquitor’s nose.
If Mattel and The Four Horsemen are trying to drive me insane, they are succeeding.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Here’s a quick update form sponsor NerdRageToys.com
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
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!
Saturday, May 5th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Scott “ToyGuru” Neitlich has once again posted a short video to show off some features on upcoming action figures. He answers questions about how the arm attachments will work on MOTU Classics Spikor and shows how the interchangeable legs work on Ghostbusters Dana.
As far as Spikor goes, I love the way they handled his trident. And I think it’s extra cool that the attachments use the same plug in as Trap Jaw, Roboto, and Hurricane Hordak. Definitely not something that was necessary, but col to see it included.
Friday, May 4th, 2012 by Pixel Dan
Happy May the 4th!
Pixel-Dan.com has partnered with Mimobot for this exclusive giveaway!
We are giving away an exclusive Hooded Darth Maul 16GB Designer USB Flash Drive! This May the 4th Exclusive is limited to only 504 pieces…and one can be yours!
Here’s how you can enter:
Starting today through Sunday, May 6th post a comment on this post. Be sure to use the phrase “May the Fourth be with you” somewhere in your comment.
All entries will be tossed into a hat and one winner will be drawn at random to win the exclusive Darth Maul Mimobot! Only one entry per person will be counted. Winner will be announced on Monday!
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 by Pixel Dan