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MOTU Chronicles He-Man

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So, I finally watched the new Masters of the Universe movie on Prime and I liked it. Everyone was  celebrating Skeletor ( Jared Leto) but I think Trap-Jaw ( Sam C. Wilson) deserves just as much praise. Also, I was surprised at how much I liked Nick Galitzine as He-Man. He did a good job of transitioning from serious to comedic without the cringiness. Overall a great and nostalgic movie experience made even better by its accompanying line of action figures.  I didn't intend on picking up any Chronicles figures but ultimately caved because of how much  I liked the kid friendly core line. We kick things off with the films main character.  Right away you can see how movie accurate this figure is. Everything is pretty much spot on. The articulation is par for the course and what we've come to expect from upper tier 6 inch action figures.  My gripe is with the waist joint. There's a sm...
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VTOPMART Display Case ( Smaller Figures/Collectibles)

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So, In order to expedite things I added a couple of different figures from various lines to give you an idea on how they'd look/fit in these Amazon VTOPMART display cases. You get ample space on the shelves included but I'd still recommend using stands for your  vintage Joe figures.  Vintage Transformers look decent, especially the mini cons. Larger figures would have to be displayed up front.  Of all these displays I think I like this one the best! Starting Lineups are such great little figures. They're fun to play with and look great when grouped together. I'm not sure why we haven't gotten reissues of these guys yet.  Marvel Minimates are almost too small for this display box. The same would go for Lego figs I would think. I don't know, I'm not liking it.  Funko Pops look good but your limited to three per display. Again, you can stack these so a killer display is totally possible here. You could...
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VTOPMART Display Case (Larger Figures)

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In case anyone was thinking about possibly picking up some of these VTOPMART display cases, here's how a few of the larger figures in my collection display in them. You'd be hard pressed to fit your whole collection of Marvel Legends in any of these but you can certainly fit a few at a time. I'm dangerously close to buying more, possibly creating a wall of them seeing as how they're stackable. Not sure yet. We'll see!  (Motu Core) (Motu Origins) (Motu Power Attack)  (Motu Masterverse) (Star Wars 6" 40th Anniversary)  (Marvel Select) (Marvel Legends) (GI Joe Classified) 
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MOTU Movie CORE Deluxe Figures Trap Jaw

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 Skeletor has been getting all the love in the new MOTU live action film but as far as action figures go, Trap Jaw is your winner hands down.  Trap Jaw doesn't have a base core figure yet. Instead, Mattel went with an even more kid friendly offering releasing Trap Jaw as a deluxe figure with a special action feature.  I love this figure but I'm not crazy about the action feature.  As you can see I had to prop Trap Jaw's robotic arm with a stand because it's not articulated. You can't permanently lower or raise it. The only way to move the arm is by twisting Trap Jaw at the waist, which allows for the knife or hook attachment to deploy.  It sucks because aesthetically the figure rocks. Not being able to articulate the robotic arm for pics and general posing really stinks.  I hope they release a single carded MOTU CORE TJ soon. F...
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MOTU Movie CORE Figures Teela

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Remember that 80's song " One Thing Leads to Another" ? That's kind of what happened after I picked up that Amazon 4 pack of MOTU Core movie figures. I can't say that that it hasn't been a fun ride. Journey down the rabbit hole with me as I take a look at MOTU Core Teela.  I'm not very familiar with the actress playing Teela in the film so I can't speak on face sculpt accuracy. Everything else seems to be par for the course.  Teela comes with a sword and pistol that can't be holstered 😡  While most of the figures in this line seem like a steal at $10 a pop, you get what you pay for with Teela. To me, she's the equivalent of April O'Neil. Not a " must-have" but  a " nice-to-have". 
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