By the power of Grayskull, I have a boner

 This might actually Not Suck!!

While yeah, the trailer seems to be "generic" and may hint that He-Man may not be too much in it. It made me feel genuinely excited for a Masters of the Universe movie... which trailers are supposed to do.

I'm still keeping my expectations low. Shit movies have had good trailers. Look at everything Zack Snyder has made.

We'll see how this goes in June.

Mattel, we better get Masterverse styled figures of these.I want an Adam Glenn figure.

Trailer tomorrow...

 It's finally happening. MOTU movie trailer tomorrow. I got some stills that were corroborated by Jukka Issakainen, MOTU connoisseur and I believe he was working a book on the 200X MOTU. He worked on other books as well. I believe the MOTU newspaper strips and comics anthologies.

Habemus Grayskull...

Llegoooooó el bigoooooooooteeeeeee!!

Arigato ja nai Mrs. Roboto.

What's that Next to Riverdale Teela?

Motherfucking Cringer and he big...

Right now two things bother me:

1. Planet Earth
2. Cult leader and alleged pedophile, Jared Leto 

So, MOTU Fans pray to your god(s) that this movie doesn't suck, despite Leto being in it.

Tigersharks are out

 A 3 figure wave. Not too bad considering Super7's latest price hike thanks to Tariff Man.

T-Ray comes with the most stuff. But at $65 we shouldn't have the Super7 little dick energy buy the whole wave through us to get an alternare head without the breathing mask. Also, he needs dramatic expression hands.

Mako is a glorified Deluxe figure. No actual c-grips? $65 feels a bit of a rip-off.

At least Octavia feels more Justified and less rip-off.

Will I get them? If these were $45, I wouldn't blink. But at $65 and no other pay in 4 option other tha. Shop, which doesn't work in Puerto Rico means I may have to skip these.

Odds and ends Super7, erotic statuettes, and stuff.

 It's not secret that I'm getting Erotic 3D Pronted statues for my action figures. We saw: Prom Night Seductress and Valkyrie figures.

Well, I've ordered some more.

-One figure that is called  "Vilma" but looks like -an "Abril".

-A pair of "Good Sisters" that look like Rosalina and Peach.

-A "Swimsuit Fighter" which is SFV Cammy.

-A "Bound Fighter" which is Chun Li in a compromising Position.

-Mai Shiranui... this one they didn't give her a "fake name" to bypass their unofficial status.

These will be mostly Diorama pieces to share between Nefty and Nick R. Cade... and his dad.

So, the reason I mention these is that Fan Art knows no bounds.

 Sexy Anime Girl Jesus Tittyfucking Christ. Dammit! All I wanted was the Resident Evil Girls:

RE1 Jill, Rebecca, Ada, Sheva, Ashley... RE6 Sherry... Not Anime Girl Jesus!

Hell, I'd kill for Darkstalkers.

Mainly Morrigan and Felicia... which are available already... but I will get those later on...

I wouldn't say no to Hsien-Ko... and Rikuo, because he is strangely handsome for a Fishman... also, do my ears deceive me or is that 200X Man at Arms playing Donovan?

Ooh Ace Attorney! I'd give my left nut for Ace Attorney statues.

Super7 may not longer make Classic TMNT Ultimates toys, but I'll look back at the vintage waves and celebrate the top 10 figures...

10: Guerrilla Gorilla:

Ape John Cena. He's a fun figure... BEEEEG But Fun!

9: Slash:

While he doesn't bring anything truly new to the table, He is Fantastic... I got four of them and he is NOT an Army Builder 

8: Rat King:

I got 3 of them. The first one is to be a Mirage "inspired", the second one is Toon Inspired, and the third is Bishie Rat King who I made the estranged son of Mirage Rat King.

7:GITD Muckman: Cumman:

.While mockman was a really good figure that I ended up repainting to make it more icky, the glowing dark variant being in white plastic, made him perfect for calm jokes, and that's why he's really high on my list.

6: Wingnut:

He's just Batman... And really big, that's why he is on the list. Surprise That super 7 never made any wing nut variants based on other Batman colors...

5: Ace Duck:

Yes he's unfortunately smaller than turtles.He had a few issues with their hands connecting on the arm. Everybody knows I got him because of Shenmue references.

4: Rappin' Michelangelo:

Despite mine having a small issue, he's an amazing figure. PERIOD.

3: Shredder:

While super 7 did nothing remarkable with the figure, it was a very solid figure...

2: Vanilla Turtles:

Like most of the older waves there were very few noteworthy upgrades. Painted weapons was huge. Honestly I wish they had used Wacky Action heads for alternates.

1: Scumbug:

He may be a rip off , but it's a cool figure despite the various hiccups.But let's be honest.This list ain't in order.

NOW FOR THE 1OP 10 I WISH SUPER7 HAD TACKLED :

10: Kala:

Sure I would have liked Dask as well but c'est la vie. If I have to pick a single neutrino I pick Kala.

9: Traag:

We were robbed of Krang's, Android body... and his general too. 

8: Don the Undercover Turtle:

I made a custom...

But we should've gotten an official one.

7:Heavy Metal Raph:

Just for the sake of completing the band.

6: Vernon:

Why not Irma you may be thinking:

Vernon would be the most "action" of the Channel 6 trio. Don't get me wrong, I'd like all three, but from a toyetic perspective, VERNON is the safe choice. Also, I fear rigid plastic skirts...

5: Fugitoid:

A White and Blue GITD Variant would've been neat! Hell, it would've become my main Fugitoid.

4: Krang's Android Body:

Luckily TLS made a decent one that scales with Ultimates, but I wanted an official Ultimates.

3: April The Ravishing Reporter:

Without Rooted hair, of course. Yes, it was all mostly to get extras to make GTA3 Styled hookers.  

2: Scaletail:

I may hate snakes, but him would've made a bitchin' figure.

1: Pizzaface:

This, but with Ultimates articulation would have been sweet! And the Horsemen allegedly sculpted him since the early waves. Also, you KNEW Pizzaface HAD to be on this list.

Honorable mentions:

 Movie Figures:

I don't Mean, the movie turtles. I mean Super Shredder Tokka Rahzar 

Movie 3 Figures:

I kinda wanted Walker and Mitsu... the Latter for making an Aska.

Undercover turtles:

Or at least heads and trenchcoats to use on the vanilla turtles.

Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi:

Self Explanatory.

Movie TMNT have a relationship with Klassic Mortal Kombat.

Only Raiden and Sonya are the only MK1 characters who don't have adirect relationship with MOVIE TMNT... and even the OG MK movie had some involvement with TMNT... Movie Liu Kang's brother was A Turtle stunt double. 

Kano and Johnny Cage (who also was the MK Ninjas) were foot Ninja, while Liu Kang and Kung Lao were Turtles. Holy shitballs!

On action figures bodies and customs..

 I wish more companies were in the 1:10 or at least 1:11 scale to work as an in-between for 1:12 and 1:10 like Wrestling figures.

Problem is that most figures are Asian 1:12 which is smaller than American 1:12. Then there is the head dilemma... American heads rarely fit Japanese bodies and viceversa.

I ended using Tetas grandes for Irma. The Arcueid skirt should fit if I pop off her torso and slip it in. Will get a smaller and tighter sweater during the year.

I wish FTC made a white skinned female figure wearing a skirt and the open toe shoes... that way I could leg swap and repaint to fix Tiffany.

Head I intend to use. Sadly, it's up to my shaky hands to paint. Won't look as good but fuck it.

Vernon is still a mystery... 

But back on topic. 

1/12 scale is ALL OVER the place. That is a problem... especially in the Western figures. Playmates 1/12 is smaller than Mattel's 1/12 Hasbro's 1/12 is smaller than Mattel's and despite being 1/10, Mattel swears that MOTUC was 1/12.

We need more 1/12 scale bodies. Clothed, nude, spandex, anatomically correct, etc. And as much as it pains me: Soft goods clothes are a necessity... 

I hope bigger companies could give us civilians even if they were Mattel Creations or Hasbro Pulse exclusives. I cannot keep using celebrities as random civilians. 

A WWE Scale, MOTU Origins styled Mix and match line could work for civilians. A sort of Rebirth of the Create a Superstar.

For example:

Businessman...

Soft goods blazer:

Figure would pop off at the neck (both at head level and torso level. For swapping parts among ethnicities without causeing artificial vitiligo)

Torso would pop at the waist and thighs. (For using said crotch for shorts)

Lower legs should pop off at sock level. Folks with long pants should have the pant pop off as well and swappable. (Ie, swap the lower leg from business socks and shoes to bare lower leg and slippers. The pant piece pops in place and the pants keep full length.)

The figure would be a 2 pack...

4 Heads: 2 Caucasian 2 black.

2 Torsos: business shirt with tie, business shirt with Suspenders. (Tie shirt is white, suspender shirt is blue.)

4 sets of arms:

Long sleeves and rolled up.

2 crotch and legs:

Slacks, Jeans

Interchangeable lower leg/feet Sneakers and Business shoes

Various hands for both ethnicities.

1 soft goods blazer

1 soft goods sweater.

The idea is to cover bodies that can also crosspollinate with WWE.

Hasbro could take the GI Joe Classified Cop and Fireman and repaint and re-release then under their own IP... Servicemen or something. Add Postal Worker, Line Workers... other servicemen who could get in trouble with Superhero stuff.

I've already mentioned many ways FTC could expand their lines. I will state that we need bare bucks... and heads. Brown hands... and some hands in Orange.

But while some companies have done some helpful things for civilian figures... we are way behind in the game, since many custom fodder figures are at import prices and they're insane.

Pole to Pole with Will Smith: Where no Cuckold has gone before

 Heh... Had it been Jada or Jaden... or Willow, this could've been a very different show... get your mind off the gutter. Jada doesn't need to go to Antarctica to jump on poles... she just calls one of her kids' friends.

Basically it's Running Wild with Bear Grylls, sans Bear Grylls... or his antics... so far , i've only seen the antarctica episode and despite my dislike for the guy (Fresh Cuck) I want to watch this... 

By the way, there are a few cringy Will Smith jokes

 But they are very very few... but absolutely CRINGE!!

Wonder what the rest of the Fresh Promce Cast is up to...

Geoffrey seems to have retired but he performed at the Globe... Holy shit! That's the goal for an actor, especially a Brit...

Huh? Hillary is now a sort of Aunt. Viv? A little bit of a stretch there, People Magazine.

Carlton is still Bob Saget-ing it...

Aunt Viv no.2 did a few appearances on the Fresh Prince reboot... along other cast members including the cuck himself.

Aunt Viv no.1 well...

I just needed an excuse to reference GTA5. But she apparently t was on Bel Air too

So did Ashley...

Uncle Phil lives in our hearts.

Super7 is keeping a promise at least

 With both Thundercats and Silverhawls slowing down...

Tigersharks are coming. We were warmed about it in the past.

Problem is that these are $65 each... better make those waves small or they might not sell as well. 

I know that I'm getting mako for sure.Just to have quicksilver, lion-o and mako together.

The TMNT Ultimates and the end of the vintage line... a rant

 Where does that leave me? 

For now, ai have a Custom Irma. She's not perfect, but sadly the dude that made larget vintage Playmates figure repro statues vanished from eBay. 

I got an incomplete Burne for cheap, which I'll repaint to make it more fitting with S7.

I am working on a Female Tiffany using FTC bodies and custom heads.

Unlike Burne. I CAN'T use a NECA Vernon. Sadly, Skull and Beastie Boys figures aren't compatible. Still figuring that one out.

Neutrinos are deader than my Mom. Thunder kittens are too small and  Hreir hairstyles are a hassle. 

Pizzaface... He'll be a statue in memoriam. 

Chrome Dome... I'm shit out of luck...

Luckily I got those Krangs, Tokka, and Rahzar. BTW my NECA Rahzar died.

Groundcuck and Dirtbag are an impossibility to make.

I suppose I can count on TMNT 2K3 for some characters...  It has been a while since Super7 has dropped a TMNT preorder come to think of it... 2k3 Shredder is to show up soon.

It Came from Toy Chest: scalpor is here

 It's just the figures toy company merch stand playset. I still stand for the most part on my rank that it can be improved. Right out of the path, I gotta say that I'm pleasantly surprised that the 2D back dropped.It's not paper it's vinyl. At\nThe same time i'm disappointed that it's fine all because painted by usually builds off easily and it does when I was putting the rods in per instructions.

Shorts, a little bit on the back, but if that's scratched off the front could scratch off as well, I'm just\nPointing it out so you can be careful if you get one.

I'm not gonna Lie The set looks good even with the 2D backdrop.But I definitely wish it was 3D.

The set includes the background, the frame to keep the background up, 2 breakable tables, one huge tablecloth to cover the tables, two sets of sculpted plastic shirts, and the seller. The seller has 3 extra hands.

The tables break, but they don't break easily.

Seller: Hey, I'm selling these 1:2 scale statues for cheap. This one is flaming seductress, the other one will is Valkyrie resting over the Midgarsormr.
Nefty: No. That's a Basic Average Girl that wants to be called or beeped. The other one is Motherfucking She-Ra.
Seller: Shut up! I DON'T want the Mouse of the Country of Mattel hunting me down!
Nefty: I'll buy then for a dollar!

If we had other types of accessories, we could make a different kind of vendor 

The vendor is essentially Hunter minus vest. So I won't go into detail.

Another rant on FTC Figures:

 With Playmates losing TMNT and figuring out the rat race for the new owner, Super7 being in limbo with lots of their lines I'm interested in... TMNT, D&D, GI Joe... OK, it's just 3. NECA is slowly pushing me away with their target exclusives. Mattel only has my interest with thw few She-Ra releases... would've liked to see a New Eternia Adam though.

Marvel Legends are losing me due to price increases. Barely buying a figure or two and that too will end soon.

McFarlane has nothing to grab my interest...

So that leaves JADA and Figures Toy Company. But the title of the rant is Figures Toy Company related.

Did you know Secret Service Agents are law enforcement?

I did not. Now I know... and knowing is half the battle. 

All they need is new heads.

They have the body: Male Wrestler Announcer

They have the hands: Cop hands (for gun usage)

They have the gun: Police officer

All they need is heads. Easy peasy. They can make 2 Agent bodies. Pale and dark skinned. Then toss in a headache for other agents.

They COULD Make a female Secret Service Agent Reusing the legs of the ref, with new Torso and arms. That also gives us parts for a pantsuit body for female presidential candidates. Not ginna lie but I might buy a Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin figures.

Speaking of law enforcement: Security guards and the fat bodies:

I keep mentioning this one because it makes sense. We knownthe fat cop stereotype and same for the Security guard. You can have the fancier pseudo police look that some Mall cops have or the more casual "runner" look with the polos.

One of the fat Security guards could be sold with a vehicle like this... just make sure it isn't a 1:1 copy of Paul Blart. Then FTC could sell vehicle variants like they did with the podium.

Fat guys need trigger hands too!

Melanin and Estrogen in Law Enforcement:

I mentioned this... has nothing to do with having former classmates and other friends being female members in law enforcement. Also, we need black and brown cops...

Just sayin'... 

More fans/Civilians/Crew

Female EMTs come to mind... followed by EMTs with Melanin... for the crew. Fans I've mentioned fat kids, fat women long sleeves and long pants for the fat men and children. MORE torso overlays for women and men. Adding more melanin to the mix of characters... especially for the fat folks, men and children.

The merch stations could use other employees. And Nerdy guys would fit in.

Criminals

I've mentioned these a few times... we can't have Hunter be the sole criminal. We could use some more folks. And introduce the shorts for the men and sleeveless arms. 

Create-a-Superstar

It's time for FTC to retire the old Jakks based bodies and bring forth new Wrestling bodies compatible with the Ultimate lines by... themselves. I touched upon this in the past. They have some parts ready, just getting new to the mix so they can combine to make other wrestlers. It can also allow them to sell existing bodies based on their lines. This could open up for "unoffical" releases. Like say more black people faces, with black Announcer, EMT, Security guard, etc. Hell, alternate expressions for the fan characters could be put here.

Other small playsets

We got the vendor set the media scrum set. Maybe they could try their hand at backstage and other type of small playsets, not necessarily exclusive for wrestlers. Their Law Enforcement line allows for city areas and such.

While I don't like this idea, they can go the Jakks way with cardboard and plastic for them.

Expand the politician line.

I said it before and say it again. We need more than Trump.

Conclusion 

Figures Toy Company has improved, but they can do better. Hopefully they can expand and make OK figures that are accessible.

It Came from the Toy Chest: MAGA Stereotype made toy.

 

Fat, Angry, Looking like his Family Tree is a wreath, I am Talking about Figures Toy Company's Ultimatw Wrestling Fans: Clayton...

Now calm your tits MAGA Fans. He totally looks like he wants to pwn Libruls. When FTC makes a Matcha Latte Blue haired 3rd wave feminist with a degree in Sapphic Basket weaving amd a minor in Gender Studies, I'll make fun of liberals. I'm working with the material given here... 

Where does Clayton fix in the Neftyverse?

He'll be a member of Committee to Rebuild American Patriotism.

Eastman and Laird predicted MAGA... 

Clayton: They're taking are jerbs!
April (VO): Are you gonna work the fields?
Clayton: Do I look like a Hard R to you?

Articulation:

These are ny new MOTUC, as it's same buck different head, different paint.

The figure has OK articulation. His fat body has some Articulation restrictions that slimmer figures lack. The arms require double jointed elbows to reach the 90° angle that a single joint elbow does on a slim figure. Legs fare a bit better though, but it can be a bitch to get the lower half of the knee going. There are no ankle rockers.

3.5

Clayton: The Somalis won't eat are cats!
They hide children in the bassment!

Paint and sculpt:

Minimal, everything seems to be molded in the proper color. The important thing is the head which has a somewhat deranged look and he has this overgrown leprechaun vibe to him. He even has a glint in his eyes, which saved me some repainting.

4.5

Clayton: Fuck Bad Bunny!
Nefty (VO): Do you mean fuck as in you don't care about him or...
Clayton: Are you saying I'm one of those Homersexuals?

Accessories:

Like the other figures, he has

Dramatic hands 

Judo chop hands

Fists

C-grips (wide)

Pointing finger

Cellphone hand

Accessory hand

5.0

Figurss Toy Company needs different short colors for the obese.

Overall:

His final score is 4.33 which is decent. He's not perfect but he's good enough. Makes me wish we had a criminals line though.

First dud in FTC's Lines an It Came from the Toy Chest bummer.

 I am saddened by this.

You were the chosen one! You were supposed to replace McFarlane pew pews! Not make me yearn for him!

Unfortunately, my set came incomplete, missing one of the handguns. Luckily I had a revolver that I bought for a previous figure, and I can use it on the police officer. 

The utility belts cannot be unhooked since they are solid piece. Fortunately, they slip in easily on the male body. 

But as you can see, the gun fits the cop with the trigger hand and in the holster.holster.

You noticed the referee head on the cop body right?

Unfortunately, the helmets are a bit on the smaller side, and I had to heat it up to kinda make it fit.. They can be used as diorama pieces, but as actual helmets, they kind of suck.

Look! The armor actually fits female figures! Wait, you want to see them on a policeman?

I won't risk ruining the figure, trying to put the armor on.I heated it up, but I feel like if I heat it up anymore.It will deform or break.

The guns work though... Guess I'll just stick to buying the weapons separately.

Improving onf the FTC merch set: a rant

 I am in no way disparaging the work of Figures Toy Company on their Merch stand Playset.

I just think it could use some improvements. Mainly replacing the 2D backdrop to a 3D backdrop...

The rack where the shirts and items are hanging is a picture... 

I believe a Rack 2.0 can be made. A 3D rack that is PARTIALLY customizable. And FTC CAN sell accessories to use.

Like they already sell belts, so Rack 2.0 can come with belt holders that would connect to a solid backboard with the grid rack. (Belts sold separately) Maybe come with the FTCW Championship belt to have a belt on display.

They could make soft goods shirts with hangers to use for the display. (Sold separately) and have the Rack 2.0 come with a pair of molded plastic shirts on the hanger.... and a few hangers for soft goods shirts and tops.

The masks wouldn't need to be wearable. Just sculpted plastic pieces. Then they could also sell blank masks that you can customize with permanent marker or paint.

Micro figures:

Have a few "MOC" figures that can't be taken out of the package and a few loose ones. Other "customizable" loose figures can be sold on the site. 

The same principle would apply to the stuffed toys. Make a few generic bucks... Masked wrestler bald wrestler long haired wrestler, female wrestler then sell them for customs. 

Now here come new accessories to expand the playset. Since the now the 3d rack and accessories would add weight to the front of the rack. We need to stabilize it.  Here we have to options:

A Permanent Merchant kiosk with actual scaled showcases and merch storage. We can add a till with cash register for the permanent style.

A temporary one for when the merchant stand is placed outside permanent fixtures or the venue doesn't have kiosk spaces. A cluttered bunch of storage crates and cardboard boxes.

The idea is that it widens the floor surface are to keep it balanced. 

I WOULD ALSO ADD:

Magazine racks and boxes. These can be repurposed and redeco as comic book racks and boxes.

It came from the Toy Chest: If Super7 doesn’t make Renet, I got a potential base.

 I received a Deluxe Cheetara as an Epiphany present (Día de los Reyes Magos for my friends of the ñ) but I already have a Cheetara.

Deluxe releases are cheaper releases with less paint and accessories. I like the packaging. It reminds me a lot of the LJN Thundercats.

Lots of sanding, repainting, a cloth cape
We could get a background Renet if
2k3 Ultimates doesn't touch her.

Articulation:

Her articulation is similar to April O'Neil's. The only difference is that Cheetara has underboob articulation instead of waist twist. She's a bit hard to balance but with a little cheating, a running pose is somewhat achievable. If we had an official stand. But Deluxe fogures are devoid of everything.

4.5

Paint and sculpt:

She's a repaint of vanilla Cheetara. Main difference is her bracelet isn't white.

All the issues from the previous release apply here.

4.0

Accessories:

Her staff short and large... that's it. Bare bones... but gift horse in mouth.

3.0

Overall:

Deluxe Cheetara has a final score of 3.83 which is decent i feel that 35 to $40 price tag on. These figures is a bit too high, but it almost hearkens to the days of Post Mattycollector, early Super7 MOTUC.

Figures Toy Company did it again...

 They have made an official scalper.

Sure, it's wrestling themed, but... it still is a scalper peddling his wares. The backdrop is not 3D. Shame. It would've been awesome if we gota display where we could put generic belts (FTC already sells those), generic soft goods shirts. (FTC already sells those) combined with plastic printed display pieces. FTC "wrestling buddy" accessories would be nice. I could pair those off with really crappy bootleg wrestlers to use as "life sized statues" for customers come in and take pics.

Now I kinda wish we can get different Backdrops if we're going the 2D route... and different accessories.

For example:

A background with Superhero and anime memorabilia, boxes of comics, bootleg DVDs, figures, generic swords and a red shirt with blue pants redeco of Stu or Gary from the Wrestling Fans line.

A Generic Sports Memorabilia background with pictures, shirts, trading cards, etc. Of various athletes and for merchandise, bats, boxing gloves. I kinda see TtC's Brad wearing a business suit selling these 

It came from the Toy Chest: Pharmacy Bootleg Wrestlers

 Christmas in Puerto Rico CAN be weird. We have BOTH Santa and the Magi... in some Households Santa brings crap and the Magi bring better stuff... in others (like mine) Santa brought the stuff I wanted and the Magi, the stuff I needed.

Now as I'm older, I realize how privileged was my childhood. Enter the drugstore weird cheap Chinese crap toys. Nowadays the Dollar Store stuff.

Stock photo. There's like 10 variations of this.

Smash and Slam Wrestle Arena 4 pack with ring. These were distributed by a company named Brooklyn Lollipop. They mo longer do.

Here we have: Damel Orto and Shamedus.

Though Google's AI assistant says it's Either Chris Benoit or Shane McMahon... He'sdead A'ight and Shame McMojón

Then we have the Underwhelmer and Güey Miserio.  

Güey: Six, Seven!!

Kaylee:No wonder it doesn't work.

Kaylee: Finally a chair for me! Also, what the Sam Hill is this thing.

Kaylee: Look Karen, I'm cool now!

Karen: It can barely hold me, how are You going to use this?

Like a good knockoff/bootleg from Chynuh the accessories don't work with the figures.

There's the ring...

As you can see it's too small. 

Those figures would work well for the Figures Toy Company Merchant figure. Perfect for Con vendors... or Comic book shop owner. They'd work as life sized statues.