2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

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...

 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...

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". 

I'm really enjoying the quality of these lower priced Core figures based on the newly released Masters of the Universe film. These guys are chunky with above average sculpts and 13 points of articulation. Join me on this 2 Minute Toy Break as we take a look at Beast 👺 Man. Remember Chap Mei and their line of fantasy figures? That's what Beast Man and really most of the CORE line remind me of. Only with more articulation and in a larger scale.  Beast Man's whip accessory is made out of rubber and flows naturally in pics.  This close-up gives you an idea of how nice the sculpting looks. Mattel did a great job here!  More CORE on the way as well as a couple of recently picked up Chronicles figures. Stay tuned! 

I wish I could say that I found this at my local Walmart but such was not the case. More than a month after reports that MOTU movie figures were hitting store shelves, my local Walmart is still devoid of anything He-Man. Until I can find any of these figures in the wild, Amazon will be my go-to.  These figures take me back to a simpler time, when toys were toys. The  card front depicts He-Man and Skeletor having a stare contest. Mekaneck adorns the base of the packaging.  Meck was  fun to pose and photograph. He won't be on anybodys top 10 list but he still provides good old fashion action figure fun. Also, is it just me or does he give off Joe vibes? He kind of  reminds me of Scrap-Iron.  I didn't think I was gonna like the neck extensions but they photograph well. One straight neck accessory would have been cool, too, but I'm good with what we got. I was able to get some decent shots of Meck  doing some long neck recon...