Open Wide for This Week’s Toy News

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of the good merchandise on the web these days. This week, Mondo’s Masters of the Universe toys get a significant improve, Transformers pulls into the practice station, and it’s already time for festive nightmares. Check it out!

Mondo Masters of the Universe Battle Cat Sixth-Scale Figure

Did you understand that one of the vital memorable sidekicks of the ‘80s was a last-minute addition to the Masters of the Universe toy line? Mattel’s designers simply repurposed a tiger toy for He-Man to trip and gave it a inexperienced and orange paint job so it appeared totally different sufficient. The character is now as necessary to He-Man followers as Prince Adam or Skeletor, and Mondo is recognizing that with a truly spectacular sixth-scale Battle Cat figure measuring 18-inches lengthy and that includes over 60 factors of articulation, 4 swappable heads together with a much less fierce Cringer, totally detachable armor, a bendable tail, and a child Cringer mini determine. It will solely be out there on the market for one week beginning at 1 pm EST on October 25, however with a $500 price ticket, we are able to’t think about it promoting out too shortly.

Flame Toys Furai Model Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord

After teasing its over-the-top motion determine tackle the traditional Mighty Morphin’ Megazord, Flame Toys has now revealed its mannequin equipment tackle the traditional mech. Combined from the 4 Dino Zords, the equipment stands at over eight inches tall when in its mixed Megazord mode, and comes with a sword and articulated fingers on every hand. It’s set to price round $110 when it releases in summer 2023. [TNI]

Hasbro Transformers Masterpiece MPG-04 Trainbot Suiken

We aren’t afraid to confess we’re mildly obsessive about Takara Tomy’s trainbots from the Transformers: The Headmasters anime, and gained’t argue that their car modes aren’t as thrilling as fighter planes or sports activities playing cards. But we’re nonetheless right here for these impeccably detailed trains, and want that Hasbro would hurry up and launch all six that mix to type Raiden. Suiken is the fourth trainbot to hit Hasbro Pulse, and features a blaster and three modes: robotic, practice, and Raiden’s left arm, plus a bazooka weapon for the combiner. Suiken’s available for pre-order now for $150, however tragically gained’t ship till September of 2023.

Jazwares Micro Machines Optimus Prime Hauler Transforming Playset

Following a reworking playset themed round Bumblebee’s yellow Camaro mode from the assorted Transformers films, Jazwares is again with a brand new Optimus Prime model based mostly on the Autobots’ iconic chief’s look from the G1 toy line. Prime by no means really leaves his Freightliner semi-truck mode, however his trailer opens to disclose a sprawling Micro Machine-scale playset that doubles as an Autobots base—although we might have beloved to see the structure and colour scheme replicate the Ark, the crashed ship that first introduced the Autobots to Earth. The $20 playset consists of an unique Micro Machines model of Tracks, however completely caught in its Corvette car mode.

Super7 Beastie Boys Intergalactic ReAction Figures

There’s not loads of information to dig into simply but right here, just a teaser image, however Super7 is seemingly not executed with its Beastie Boys ReAction determine line. Despite retro-styling and restricted articulation, Super7’s “Sabotage” figures have been must-haves for followers of the group, they usually’ll quickly be joined by a few the Beastie Boys’ co-stars from their music video for “Intergalactic”: a towering alien and an equally tall robotic mech, however each scaled to suit on a shelf.

Edible Elf on the Shelf Gummy

The Elf 0n a Shelf is yet one more try to maintain children on their greatest conduct approaching the vacations, with the premise being that each evening the Elf flies again to the North Pole to rat out any dangerous conduct to Santa, and returns the following morning to a brand new vantage level in the home from the place he retains tabs on the kids who stay there. A creepy idea made even creepier by Vat19 with this $7 gummy model of the Shelf Elf which, as an alternative of returning to the North Pole for good on December twenty fourth, will be consumed by children as a kind of cannibalistic act of vengeance for being a stoolie. Would that get you on Santa’s naughty listing?

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