The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Toys of 2020
We got a lot of figures, sets, and prop pieces from our favorite toy companies in the last couple of months. And with 2020 being halfway there, I'm going to share with you some of the best, decent, and worse releases.
You can now own a piece of Power Rangers history. With their debut in 1993's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, general audiences and fans recognize "It's morphin time" at a flip of a power coin. Speaking of which, this remake of the classic power morpher comes with 5 powers coins similar to the ones used by our favorite teenagers with attitude!
While not entirely made of die cast and significantly wider/ larger than Bandai's Legacy power morpher, fans will appreciate the revisions done to this morpher. Made with lightweight materials, soundboards to recreate the famous morphing sequence, and an additional display base, Hasbro continues to impress Power Rangers enthusiasts and casual fans where Bandai left off.
As someone who has the Legacy Morpher and has idolized MMPR for most of his life, I couldn't resist getting this bad boy. Although I like the Legacy Morpher with it's hefty weight and awesome instrumental of Go Go Power Rangers, the Lightning Collection Morpher feels more akin to the original toy in the 90s. I live for that vintage toy aesthetic.
So if you missed out on obtaining the Legacy Morpher or if you want to add an extra morpher to your team of super heroes, the Lightning Collection Power Morpher is worth adding to your collection.
For more information on where this morpher is sold and the pricing, let Alpha teleport you to https://www.walmart.com/ip/Power-Rangers-Lightning-Collection-Mighty-Morphin-Power-Morpher/614618754!
If you are a huge Godzilla fan and have been on Instagram, you're already familiar with Playmates and how they've been treating their newly acquired licensed rights to Godzilla. You also noticed that every post against Playmates Godzilla toys have mentioned criticism against the figures' lack of quality, lack of decent paint jobs, and lack of effort put into their figures.
I understand that these toys were intended for children, but since NECA lost their rights to TOHO's monster franchise, collectors will no longer have the highly articulated and well sculpted figures that Playmates unfortunately cannot provide.
I mentioned that the figures look like no effort was put into them, but perhaps I treated Playmates a little too harshly. While their initial and current classics line could easily fill the Ugly portion of this post, their upcoming figures from the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline don't look that bad. I enjoy that Playmates has been putting more effort into their figures. Not only do these models look similar to their movie counterparts, but also, they come with awesome gimmicks similar to the Dino Damage of the Kenner Jurassic Park line, something Mattel has more or less focused on for their Jurassic World line.
Nonetheless, if you want some Godzilla figures to add to your collection, or to hype yourself up for the final entry of Legendary's Monsterverse, only get the Godzilla vs. Kong figures. Since all of them are not up on the site, I'd suggest you search up your local Walmart, since that's where every new Godzilla figure will be located at.
Now I enjoy NECA toys. I've collected their Godzilla toyline since 2014 and I liked what they did for their Terminator, Robocop, Predator, Team Fortress 2, and Alien figures. When I heard that they were making Back to the Future figures, I was excited. In terms of details and sculpts, NECA is extremely qualified with accurately recreating the likeness of their characters and creatures. Nothing was wrong with their toyline, until these showed up.
As a whole, the Toony classics line is not bad at all. They are made as intended:cartoon-styled versions of pop culture icons, a majority being in the horror genre. With these figures based on the Back to the Future animated TV series, it might as well be a part of the horror genre. I appreciate that they are shining a light on an obscure piece of the iconic time travel film series but there is a reason why it's obscure in the first place. The animation models for the characters aren't bad, but when made to a 3D figure, they just don't mix for me.
To reiterate, I like NECA as a toy company that caters to hardcore collectors, but I am surprised and appalled that there is a fanbase big enough to warrant the creation, promotion, and distribution of these Toony Classics of Marty, Doc, and Biff. For those who are fans of the cartoon and would eagerly pre order those figures without hesitance, kudos on you. But as for me, they go down in The Ugly category of this post.
But if you are curious to learn more about these figures and where to find them, follow this link here.
Thank you for stopping by this post and tune in for the next story from Christian's Corner!
The Good: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Power Morpher - Hasbro
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| Look how beautiful this is! |
You can now own a piece of Power Rangers history. With their debut in 1993's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, general audiences and fans recognize "It's morphin time" at a flip of a power coin. Speaking of which, this remake of the classic power morpher comes with 5 powers coins similar to the ones used by our favorite teenagers with attitude!
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| Images courtesy of Walmart |
While not entirely made of die cast and significantly wider/ larger than Bandai's Legacy power morpher, fans will appreciate the revisions done to this morpher. Made with lightweight materials, soundboards to recreate the famous morphing sequence, and an additional display base, Hasbro continues to impress Power Rangers enthusiasts and casual fans where Bandai left off.
As someone who has the Legacy Morpher and has idolized MMPR for most of his life, I couldn't resist getting this bad boy. Although I like the Legacy Morpher with it's hefty weight and awesome instrumental of Go Go Power Rangers, the Lightning Collection Morpher feels more akin to the original toy in the 90s. I live for that vintage toy aesthetic.
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| Power Morpher Comparison (L-R: Bandai Legacy and Bandai MMPR '93) |
So if you missed out on obtaining the Legacy Morpher or if you want to add an extra morpher to your team of super heroes, the Lightning Collection Power Morpher is worth adding to your collection.
For more information on where this morpher is sold and the pricing, let Alpha teleport you to https://www.walmart.com/ip/Power-Rangers-Lightning-Collection-Mighty-Morphin-Power-Morpher/614618754!
The Bad: Monsterverse Godzilla vs Kong Action Figures - Playmates
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| Note: Only 3 of these figures are originals and not copies of preexisting figures. Now I ask you, which ones? |
If you are a huge Godzilla fan and have been on Instagram, you're already familiar with Playmates and how they've been treating their newly acquired licensed rights to Godzilla. You also noticed that every post against Playmates Godzilla toys have mentioned criticism against the figures' lack of quality, lack of decent paint jobs, and lack of effort put into their figures.
I understand that these toys were intended for children, but since NECA lost their rights to TOHO's monster franchise, collectors will no longer have the highly articulated and well sculpted figures that Playmates unfortunately cannot provide.
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| Either Playmates made these out of feedback or these were made beforehand and the classics line was made impromptu. |
I mentioned that the figures look like no effort was put into them, but perhaps I treated Playmates a little too harshly. While their initial and current classics line could easily fill the Ugly portion of this post, their upcoming figures from the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline don't look that bad. I enjoy that Playmates has been putting more effort into their figures. Not only do these models look similar to their movie counterparts, but also, they come with awesome gimmicks similar to the Dino Damage of the Kenner Jurassic Park line, something Mattel has more or less focused on for their Jurassic World line.
Nonetheless, if you want some Godzilla figures to add to your collection, or to hype yourself up for the final entry of Legendary's Monsterverse, only get the Godzilla vs. Kong figures. Since all of them are not up on the site, I'd suggest you search up your local Walmart, since that's where every new Godzilla figure will be located at.
The Ugly: Back to the Future Animated Series Toony Classics - NECA
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| Oof |
Now I enjoy NECA toys. I've collected their Godzilla toyline since 2014 and I liked what they did for their Terminator, Robocop, Predator, Team Fortress 2, and Alien figures. When I heard that they were making Back to the Future figures, I was excited. In terms of details and sculpts, NECA is extremely qualified with accurately recreating the likeness of their characters and creatures. Nothing was wrong with their toyline, until these showed up.
As a whole, the Toony classics line is not bad at all. They are made as intended:cartoon-styled versions of pop culture icons, a majority being in the horror genre. With these figures based on the Back to the Future animated TV series, it might as well be a part of the horror genre. I appreciate that they are shining a light on an obscure piece of the iconic time travel film series but there is a reason why it's obscure in the first place. The animation models for the characters aren't bad, but when made to a 3D figure, they just don't mix for me.
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| If the toyline was just this, there wouldn't be a problem. |
To reiterate, I like NECA as a toy company that caters to hardcore collectors, but I am surprised and appalled that there is a fanbase big enough to warrant the creation, promotion, and distribution of these Toony Classics of Marty, Doc, and Biff. For those who are fans of the cartoon and would eagerly pre order those figures without hesitance, kudos on you. But as for me, they go down in The Ugly category of this post.
But if you are curious to learn more about these figures and where to find them, follow this link here.
Thank you for stopping by this post and tune in for the next story from Christian's Corner!
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