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Well it looks like that some information is being
leaked out to writers
before the big international toy fair in a few
months. Here's some of what I have learned about.
In the spring, proving the best thing comes to
those that wait, Art Asylum
is putting out their Lord of the Rings MiniMates.
The characters will have three different bodies.
For the small characters, such as the Hobbits,
they will use a 2-inch body that is the same size
as their Marvel MiniMates. Large characters, like
Sauron, will use a 3-inch body like the original
MiniMates. For normal sized characters and Orcs
and Uruk-Hai, they have designed a special
in-between body for them. All characters will have
detailed outfits and weapons so they will be
accessorized to the hilt.
The pictures for this next
line have been out for a
while but very little has been known about when
they would come out. Now I have a little more
information. Due out this summer for the
Transformers Alternators line is two favorites
from the first generation. Those two are Hound and
Silverstreak (aka Bluestreak). Hound looks great
in vehicle mode, but is lacking in robot mode with
his oversized feet and something that looks like
shields on the sides of his legs.
Also due out for the Transformers, this time in
the spring, for the
Transformers Energon line are three figures. These
three are: Rodimus, which looks like some sort of
messed up semi-cab; Mirage, which looks like a
futuristic battle boat in vehicle mode; and Arcee,
which looks like a futuristic motorcycle in
vehicle mode. By far the best looking of the three
is Mirage in both vehicle and robot mode.
This month has a second set of Star Wars: Clone
Wars figures based on the
five-minute animated shorts that Cartoon Network
ran late last year. These are pretty good
likenesses of all the characters from the cartoon.
The four figures in this set are Count Dooku,
Clone Trooper, Yoda and Durge. All of these are
exclusive to Target Stores.
The spring has a lot of releases for the regular
Star Wars line. These
include Captain Antilles, General Dodonna, TIE
Fighter Pilot and Gold Leader. Also there will be
figure multi-packs of Jedi Warriors and a Skirmish
of Carkoon sets. These will be Toys R Us
exclusives. There will also be action figures that
come with drinking cups based on the movies. These
will be Target exclusives.
That's all for this month if you have any
questions, comments or article
ideas by all means feel free to e-mail me at the
address above. Just remove the "nospam" in the
address.
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