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Heres this months Toy Chest As always, comments, story
ideas or anything else can be e-mailed to me at the address
above.
First up, something from the sports front. For those of you
that follow tennis, then you may be interested to learn that the
Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, are going to be immortalized
in plastic by Play Along Toys. The figures/dolls will be eleven
and a half inches tall and should be out by the time you read this.
Yet more action figures will be on the way from the X-Men
movie. Toy Biz will be cranking out more figures later this year. I
know of at least two that will be out, and those are Prisoner
Magneto and a two pack consisting of Wolverine and Kitty
Pride. Good lord Toy Biz, can we find another figure to base
our lines around other than Wolverine/Logan?
For those of you who collect the twelve-inch GI Joes, then
this one might be right up your alley. The John F. Kennedy GI
Joe of the time he spent as a PT Boat commander is now out.
Ive seen it and it is an outstanding piece. My twelve-inch Joes
would go into battle with him. A good thing is that if you buy one
of the figures, a portion of your purchase will go to the JFK
Library and Museum.
Star Wars collectors and fans be on the look out for this
one. In November, Hasbro will be releasing a two pack of
twelve-inch figures of Darth Maul and Darth Vader. Each one
will have special features based on what happened in the
movies. Darth Vader will have a break apart mask and a
removable hand while Darth Maul will come apart at the waist
and have a break apart lightsaber. Next year, look for the
release of new figures from the Power of the Force line. At least
two of the figures are known and those are another version of
Obi-Wan Kenobi that is without robe and has two versions of
his lightsaber; one like normal and one that is just a handle, and
the other is a Leia in some blue/gray general outfit.
There is a new line from Toy Biz that I know Nintendo fans
will eat up. These are figures based on the characters from the
game "The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time." This series
is due out early next year and will feature the three main
characters from the game. The figures will be three inches tall
and appear to be jointed at the knees, shoulders and maybe the
head. All the figures will come with a horse that the character
can ride that is jointed at the knees and hips. Im not sure about
the weapons, because all the pictures I have seen have
Ganondorf with a sword and that is all.
Ugh, I guess this was inevitable, but I guess if the demand is
there, they do it. Anyway, Im talking about the "How the
Grinch Stole Christmas" toy line from Playmates that should be
out about the time you read this. There will be at least four two
packs of figures along with two vehicles. The figures will include
Lederhosen Grinch with Max, Santa Grinch with Cindy Lou
Who, Grinch with Marth May Whovier and Whobilation Grinch
with Mayor May Who. None of these appeal to me whatsoever
so Ill be passing on the toy line as well as the movie.
McFarlane Toys is branching out into the Japanese action
figure line with their 3D Animation from Japan line. They are
action figures from the more popular movies that made it to
America. From Akira, we have Kaneda with his laser rifle and
Tetsuo has an interchangeable arm. There will also be Kanedas
Motorcycle sold separately as part of the Akira portion. From
Tenchi Muyo, will be Ryoko who will have a stand, wand and
the Cabbit. Lastly, there will be Vash the Stampede from the
series "Trigun." Hell come with display stand, hat, gun and a
soft plastic coat. All of these are out now, so look at them at
your local toy stores. They should be about $9.99.
Lastly, this is probably the biggest news you will probably
hear [or already have] if you are a fan of toys from the 1980s,
but in case you have not heard it, here it is. The Masters of the
Universe action figures will be returning! Starting in January
2001 look for the likes of He-Man, Skeletor, Beast Man, Man-
At-Arms (I got him first), Teela (my first female figure ever), Evil-
Lyn, Faker (Purple Prince Adam is not going to fool anyone),
Mer-Man, Trap Jaw and Tri-Klops. These are not going some
recasts like the new GI Joe with all new stuff that looks nothing
like the original. Instead, these will are exact recasts of the
figures and will be packaged with the same accessories that
came with the figures way back when. Also, and I love this part,
the comics that came with the originals will be reprinted and
packaged with the figures. The only draw back to all this is the
price. The suggested retail price of these figures will be between
$11.99 to $14.99.
Thats all for this month. Be sure to come back for more
news next month.
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