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ACTION FIGURE BOUGHT ON WISH.COM TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAL DEAL?!
In 2020, it is hard to find a person that has never heard of Wish, AliExpress, or any of those online stores with ridiculously low prices that are flooding everyone's social media feeds with their ads.
BREAKING NEWS:
ACTION FIGURE BOUGHT ON WISH.COM TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAL DEAL?!
In
2020, it is hard to find a person that has never heard of Wish,
AliExpress, or any of those online stores with ridiculously low prices
that are flooding everyone's social media feeds with their ads. It is
also common knowlege that all the products that are advertised are
generally Chinese counterfeit, bootlegs or knock-offs of the actual
product, and their value is way less than what is advertised.
This is why the story of Eric, an action figure collector from Nevada, will shock you!
Eric ordered a cheap version of a very expensive figure on Wish, and ended up actually getting the real thing!
"It
was a thursday afternoon, and I was looking for a good deal on the
massive Iron Man Hulkbuster figure from Hot Toys. You can usually find
it for around $1000/$1500 online.", Eric says. "So you can imagine my
surprise when I saw one for $29 on Wish, and with free shipping! It was
obvious to me that it was never going to be real... so I ordered it
anyway, just to see what would come up".
After a
few weeks of patience, the package finally arrived to Eric. "What was
odd, at first, is that the box was actually huge, really heavy and
looked exactly like a real Hot Toys shipper box, the kind that
collectors love to have and always ask for.", Eric added. "Then, when I opened it, it
really looked like the real one! Same box, same figure and accessories.
For real! I had it authentified at my local comic book store, and they
said it was indeed a 100% genuine Hot Toys MMS510 Avengers Age of Ultron
Iron Man Hulkbuster Deluxe. I swear!"
The
story of Eric is sure to be a one in a million. Since then, he has told
his friends and fellow collectors about it, but when they all tried to
get one, this is the figure that they received:
On
a sidenote, we would like to mention that Eric did not want to provide
us with pictures of his genuine Hot Toys Hulkbuster figure...
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JAWSOME 90'S FIGURES COMING BACK THANKS TO KICKSTARTER !
The American toy giant Mattel has started a campaign of their own, and it is a JAWSOME one
BREAKING NEWS:
JAWSOME 90'S FIGURES COMING BACK THANKS TO KICKSTARTER !
First of all, ToyFarce News would like to wish you a happy Easter!
The biggest story coming out of last week was the
McFarlane Toys Spawn Kickstarter, a crowdfunding campaign to produce a
remastered version of the very first Spawn action figure from 1997. The campaign was very successful, as it
reached its $100,000 goal within minutes, and sits around $1,200,000
and counting, at time of writing.
This has shown other brands that there is a demand for
remastered, revamped versions of our beloved 90's toys. This is why the American
toy giant Mattel has started a campaign of their own, and it is a
JAWSOME one: the first Street Sharks Kickstarter campaign!
Street
Sharks was an animated series about
crime-fighting half-men/half sharks that aired between 1994 and 1997.
The most memorable things about Street Sharks were the amazing figures
that
came out of it. One of the best features of the figures
was their 'real-feel shark skin', which was some sort of soft rubber,
which made the figures really feel different.
The packaging will be the exact same one as the original figures from 1994. If the first Street Sharks Kickstarter campaign is
successful, Mattel is planning to release the 4 main characters
(Ripster, Jab, Streex and Big Slammu) in their remastered, more jawsome,
more articulated version, with even more real-feel shark
skin!
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INTRODUCING... LEGO FOODS !
It is a great day for Lego collectors all around the world! After announcing the new Lego Dots earlier this year, Lego has announced that they are going to start a new venture: Lego Foods!
BREAKING NEWS:
INTRODUCING... LEGO FOODS !
It is a great day for Lego collectors all around the world! After announcing the new Lego Dots earlier this year, Lego has announced that they are going to start a new venture: Lego Foods! ToyFarce News has got the exclusive scoop for you:The new sets will feature the first edible bricks and pieces, which will allow kids and adults alike to assemble their food before eating it ! The first set will be a ham sandwich, as seen on the picture. All the pieces will have the patented Lego studs, for easy assembly, and once your sandwich is ready, you can go ahead and take a bite! It will have an authentic ham sandwich flavor! A rye bread edition will also be available for the nordic countries, as well as a gluten-free edition, which will come out later.
If the first set is a success, Lego is planning to release more of those, and ToyFarce News has uncovered the line-up for you! There will be a Peanut butter & Jelly sandwich, a cheeseburger, several different breakfast options (bacon and eggs, pancakes to assemble and stack,...), as well as country-specific sets, such as sushis for Japan, tacos for South America, pizzas for Italy, or a potato for Russia!
Lego fans wordlwide will finally be able to live Lego, breathe Lego and eat Lego...literraly! No release date has been communicated at this time.
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SEVERAL TOY BRANDS IN A BIDDING WAR TO MAKE THE TIGER KING, JOE EXOTIC ACTION FIGURES !!
During those uncertain times due to the coronavirus global pandemic, and people having to isolate and self-quarantine, one man has managed to keep the world sane and happy: The Tiger King himself, Joe Exotic.
BREAKING NEWS:
SEVERAL TOY BRANDS IN A BIDDING WAR TO MAKE THE TIGER KING, JOE EXOTIC ACTION FIGURES !!
During those uncertain times due to the coronavirus global pandemic, and people having to isolate and self-quarantine, one man has managed to keep the world sane and happy: The Tiger King himself, Joe Exotic. The Netflix program was released at a perfect time for people to binge watch it, and it has quickly become an all-time favorite. It is now one of the most promising IP (Intellectual property), which could lead to a lot of money for whoever manages to release merch first!Several major toy brands are right now in a bidding war, hoping to get the license, which would lead to huge benefits:
- Hot Toys, the Hong Kong based premium one sixth scale figure maker is already working on a prototype, in order to show Joe's agent what a Hot Toys Joe Exotic figure would look like.
- Speaking of one sixth scale figures, brands like Toys Era or Lim Toys have already shown their interest in releasing a figure before asking for permission, pre-announcing their 'Big Cat King' figure (Toys Era), or 'Lion Emperor' (Lim Toys).
- Hasbro has expressed a desire to release a full wave of GI Joe based on the characters from the show. Those would be 3 3/4th inch, like they used to. There would be Joe and his crew + a few villains, like a Cobra Commander Carole Baskins.
- In terms of 7" figures, we are told that McFarlane Toys, NECA and Mezco are fighting relentlessly in order to secure Joe Exotic's brand.
-Funko will release a Joe Exotic figure, as well as several playsets (Joe & Tiger diorama, Joe in prison, Carole with septic tank + skeleton Don figure)
- According to an insider source that we will call 'Mystic Mac', it seems that FigPin already has the design for an exclusive Joe Exotic Figpin.
- We are told that Sideshow Collectibles would also be interested in a series of polystone statues representing Joe and several of his tigers.
-It is important to note that some brands, like Zach Pollard's Hands of Doom figures ( @hands_of_doom_ ) have already eleased a prototype of the figure, which is available on eBay. The auction is ending soon, so hurry if you want to get it!
As you can see on the picture, it seems that it is not a matter of 'if', but 'when' we will see a Tiger King Joe Exotic action figure.
We will keep you informed if we hear about more brands interested in the license.
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TIRED OF PLASTIC TURNING YELLOW? TOYFARCE NEWS HAS THE SOLUTION FOR YOU!
Say goodbye to those yellowing stains on your vintage figures!
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All you have to do is wear your ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ while looking at your collection, and the yellow will just fade away. See for yourself in those comparison 'Before/After' pictures, using the ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ technology.
As you can see, the results are spot-on. The figures and blisters whose plastic had turn yellow look brand new again. Be ready to see your vintage action figures in the colors they were truly meant to be, with ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ !
Our special offer: if you order 2 pairs of ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ before 23:59 on April 1st, you will also receive our second product that has yet to be announced, the very special ToyFarce News Re-Carding-Figures Glue Kit™ (patent pending), which will enable you to re-glue the plastic bubbles to the blister cards of your favorite figures, and make it look like it had never been opened !
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THE BIG BANG THEORY + TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ?!
Here comes the crossover you never knew you wanted!
BREAKING NEWS:
THE BIG BANG THEORY + TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ?!
Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait... COWABAZINGA!
Here comes the crossover you never knew you wanted! Playmates has announced a new wave of Ninja Turtles that would see themselves mixed with the cast of the hit TV series: The Big Bang Theory!
Each turtle represents one of the main characters from the show:
Leonard-o is Leonardo as Leonard, Sheldonatello is Donatello as Sheldon, Rajael is Raphael as Raj, and Howardangelo is Michaelangelo as Howard. At 6 inch scale, they are great figures, with good articulations and should come with numerous accessories (physics books, laptops, a whiteboard with equations on it,...).
Fun fact: Chuck Lorre, the creator of the TV show 'The Big Bang Theory' actually co-wrote the original 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song, so this crossover is not as farfetched as one would think!
The TBBTTMNT line should come out during the holidays 2020, and if it is successful, there might be more coming out later. Can you imagine a 'Penny O'neil', a' Casey Stuart' or even a 'Wil Wheaton Shredder'?
More news at 11:00... COWABAZINGA!
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HE-MAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, NOW IN QUARANTINE
It is a sad day in Eternia. Late last night, He-Man made a public announcement to confess that he had tester positive for Covid-19, and will now be quarantined for a few weeks.
BREAKING NEWS:
HE-MAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, NOW IN QUARANTINE
It is a sad day in Eternia. Late last night, He-Man made a public announcement to confess that he had tester positive for Covid-19, and will now be quarantined for a few weeks.It is common knowledge that the most powerful man in the universe get into close combat with his adversaries, and he must have been exposed to the virus during his latest fight with Beast-man or any other of Skeletor's henchmen. It is unknown at this moment if anybody in Snake Mountain has been tested, but we can assume that they will not get tested and probably try to continue spreading it, due to them being evil.
In a surprising turn of events, it was later revealed that Prince Adam of Eternia, the son of King Randor and Queen Marlena, also tested positive for the Coronavirus, which confirms what everyone expected: He-Man and Prince Adam really are close friends. We were told that Orko is working on a cure for Covid-19, but there is timeline was provided to us as to when we can expect it.
ToyFarce News wishes them a speedy recovery, and hopes that everyone stays safe and healthy in those uncertain times. Also, wash your hands.
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MARVEL LEGENDS TO ANNOUNCE MOCAP SERIES!
We have found out via an anonymous source that Hasbro has already picked the line-up for their next series of Marvel Legends figures, and it will be focusing on all the Mocap (Motion Capture) version of the MCU characters!
BREAKING NEWS:
MARVEL LEGENDS TO ANNOUNCE MOCAP SERIES!
ToyFarce News has an exclusive scoop for you this week! We have found out via an anonymous source that Hasbro has already picked the line-up for their next series of Marvel Legends figures, and it will be focusing on all the Mocap (Motion Capture) version of the MCU characters!
The new Marvel Legends Mocap Series will show you your heroes like you've never seen them before, introducing Iron Man, as portrayed by Robert Downey Jr wearing his Mocap suit. Spider-man will be represented by a figure of Tom Holland in his infamous motion capture gear. Rocket will look exactly like he did when the film was being shot, with Sean Gunn, James Gunn's brother, wearing a bright green spandex outfit. The fan favorite Korg will see Taika Waititi wearing his suit with a cardboard head floating over his own head. Mark Ruffalo will join them, wearing the Hulk outfit that he wore during the shooting of Avengers Endgame, and Mysterio will be a figure of Jake Gyllenhall with the same suit he wore during the movie (not sure why this one made the line-up, it does not make a lot of sense, this will definitely be the peg warmer of the series).
Each figure will include a part for the usual Build-a-Figure bonus figure, which will be none other than the main villain of the Infinity Saga, the mad titan Thanos, with Josh Brolin, as he looked like while shooting the movies.
Already announced for the second series: Don Cheadle as War Machine, and James Spader as Ultron, with the ping pong balls on a stick on top of his head.
No mention of a release date yet, but it should come right after the Marvel Legends Age of Apocalypse series that should come out in May. We will keep you updated when more info is available
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HOT TOYS, HOT WHEELS AND HOT POCKETS IN A LEGAL BATTLE OVER COPYRIGHT OF THE WORD 'HOT' !!
It looks like 3 major brands are headed to court over the copyright of a very popular word, or should we say a 'hot word' (pun absolutely intended), which would see the 3 brands fight over the actual word 'Hot'!
BREAKING NEWS:
HOT TOYS, HOT WHEELS AND HOT POCKETS IN A LEGAL BATTLE OVER COPYRIGHT OF THE WORD 'HOT' !!
The ToyFarce News legal team came across an interesting paper this week, while working safely from home to avoid the current global pandemic. It looks like 3 major brands are headed to court over the copyright of a very popular word, or should we say a 'hot word' (pun absolutely intended), which would see the 3 brands fight over the actual word 'Hot'!
Hot Toys, the Hong Kong based high-end figure manufacturer was the first to request a copyright over the word 'Hot', which was then constested by Hot Wheels, the American die-cast toy car brand, introduced by the American toy maker Mattel in 1968. After that, Hot Wheels tried to secure the copyright for themselves, but it was contested again, this time by Hot Pockets, the American giant brand behing the microwaveable sandwiches/turnovers that took the continent by storm with their pastries filled with cheese, meat and vegetables. The 3 brands have been fighting over the term ever since, in order to prove to the world who is more worthy of the word 'Hot'.
If the judge rules that only one of the brand can have the term, it would lead to the other ones having to rename their brands, after years of building a reputation around that name:
-For example, Hot Toys would have to change their name to 'Room-temperature Toys', or even 'Cold Toys', considering the release date being always delayed and very far from the announcements.
-Hot Wheels would have to find a new name as well, 'Small Wheels', 'Mild Wheels'... still does not have the charm and prestige that the name 'Hot Wheels' brought to the table.
-Hot Pocket could have to rename as well if the judge rules that none of them gets to own the term, which would lead to 'Filled pockets' or 'Meat pockets' and would probably see a decrease in their sales as well. Their slogan and melody, as made famous by Jim Gaffigan, would never sound the same... "Filled pockeeeets".
We will keep you updated on the subject as soon as we get more information about it.
ToyFarce News wish all of you to stay healthy, safe, work remotely whenever possible and please, PLEASE, stop buying all the toilet paper. We're soon running out of paper to print those news on!
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MORTAL KOMBAT 11 SPAWN FIGURE EARLY REVIEW... BUT IT'S THE WRONG FIGURE
Fans all over the world have been excited to learn that not only Todd McFarlane's creation, Spawn would be joining the roster of the hit video game Mortal Kombat 11
BREAKING NEWS:
MORTAL KOMBAT 11 SPAWN FIGURE EARLY REVIEW... BUT IT'S THE WRONG FIGURE
Fans all over the world have been excited to learn that not only Todd McFarlane's creation, Spawn would be joining the roster of the hit video game Mortal Kombat 11, but also that we would be getting a new Spawn figure from McFarlane Toys! People have already started finding those 'in the wild' in Walmarts and Gamestops, while others ended up seeing their preorders delayed online.
ToyFarce
News has managed to secure one of those coveted action figures through
one of our most trusted source, in order to give you a full review of
it!
First
of all, the packaging is very different than what was on the promo
pictures. It was supposed to be a Mortal Kombat themed window box
packaging with a green background and the figure we received had a black
and blue blister with Spawn's face in the background (see picture in
lower left corner).
After
opening the figure, we noticed that it had way less articulations than
what was advertised. It was supposed to be "designed with Ultra
Articulation, with up to 22 moving parts for full range of posing",
while the figure we received only had the neck, arms, elbows, wrists,
legs and knees articulated, so about 11 points of articulations instead
of 22. It is a bit of a disappointment.
Also, no cape? That is really strange... The figure seen on all the promo pics had a cape. That is another disappointment. So far, we are not very impressed with this Spawn offering from McFarlane Toys... Then, we were surprised to see that the figure came with so much accessories, which were not advertised! A gun, a grenade launcher, and not one, but two bandoliers full of bullets. They can be worn by the figure.
After
further inspection, it seems that the figure has a date of 1997 written
on it. It is pretty crazy to imagine that McFarlane Toys had already
planned to make a figure for the Mortal Kombat 11 game more than 11
years before it came out! Such clairvoyance is clearly what makes
McFarlane Toys such a great brand!
Overall it is a nice figure, the details and the paint app are great, and it is always a pleasure to get a new Spawn figure, especially after all this time. It is a bit of a let-down compared to the promo pictures, though. We had been waiting for so long to get a Spawn with today's level of articulations, and, even if there is way less articulation than advertised, it still could have been a bit better.
EDITORIAL
NOTE: it seems that ToyFarce News has been scammed and was given a
Spawn figure from the 1997 Spawn movie figure line, instead of the new
Mortal Kombat 11 one. We are currently waiting for an answer from our
provider. To be fair, it's an honest mistake...
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