EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING FROM NECA?!

BREAKING NEWS:

EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING FROM NECA?!

After the disaster that was the online pre-order and availability of the TMNT Casey Jones and Undercover Raphael, and the presumed bots and scalpers getting all the TMNT Metalhead and Casey Jones/Foot Soldiers two-pack, collectors and fans worldwide took to social media to ask NECA to do something.

 

The SDCC exclusive figures seem to have started to appear in Walmarts this week, and, even if there are still "collectors" posting about grabbing 5 or 6 of each at their local stores, "totally not scalping, I swear, the higher price is just for my time + energy spent lol", it seems that there is a slightly better distribution, and more of them can be found (emphasis on 'slightly').

Now, NECA has announced that for the ordering process for the upcoming Tokka and Rahzar 2-pack will be improved, with an entire week given to collectors to preorder the 2-pack (July 31st to August 7th), with a limit of 2 per household.

ToyFarce News got an insider scoop from one of NECA employes saying that more improvements will be announced very soon, and here is a list of them:

- NECA is looking into hiring hackers to 'counter-hack' the ordering process, in order to fight the bots. It seems their security was way too good during the SDCC exclusive orders, and the automated security kept thinking real people were bots, so they are looking to improve on that.

- For each order, a representative of NECA will give you a phone call to thank you for your order, but also ask you a couple of trick questions about your collection, in order to verify that you are not a scalper.

- If the sales of the Tokka and Rahzar 2-pack go way over expectations, Randy Falk, NECA's vice president and general manager of product development will personally hand-deliver the items to you, will come inside your house if invited, pet your dog, help himself in your fridge, and compliment your house decoration. 

What improvements would you like to see? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00... Order completed!

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SMALL SOLDIERS... WAS (ALLEGEDLY) FAKE ?!

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SMALL SOLDIERS... WAS (ALLEGEDLY) FAKE ?!

ToyFarce News is first to report a thing that will shake Hollywood to its core: It turns out the 1998 hit movie "Small Soldiers" was completely fake and used special effects and puppets to move the action figures !!

In the movie, a toy manufacturer uses missile technology to enhance their action figures, and the action figures end up in a real life battle. 2 different types of figures: the Gorgonites, friendly mutants led by Archer, and the ruthless Commando Elite, under the orders of Major Chip Hazard.

The movie was so well done that it seemed obvious that is was real, but a huge Hollywood leak has now revealed that the action figures from the movie were never real, and were in fact, special effects.

In that leaked picture, we can see that the figures were actually puppets, and needed wires and all sort of metal bars in order to be animated. We've heard that Stan Winston was involved, which is why the special effects seemed so real.

Furthermore, we have also heard that the voices that we heard in the movie were provided by actual actors, in order to fool us even more. The voice of Archer was provided by Frank Langella, the actor famous for his role as Skeletor in 'The Masters of the Universe', and Chip Hazard's voice was the voice of Tommy Lee Jones, who played Two Face in 'Batman Forever'.

To ToyFarce News, this seems like a bigger conspiracy theory than the moon landing being fake or the earth being flat. This is unconceivable that this movie was made using CGI or puppets. Complete nonsense. How do you explains that the toys were available at every toy stores when the movie came out? Are those fake too?

ToyFarce News will get to the bottom of this and will let you know the truth, when it comes out!

More news at 11:00... "We're not toys, we're action figures!"

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HASBRO REVEALS GIGANTIC G.I.JOE USS FLAGG 2.0 !!

BREAKING NEWS:

HASBRO REVEALS GIGANTIC G.I.JOE USS FLAGG 2.0 !!

Who can forget the G.I.Joe USS Flagg Aircraft Carrier playset? Released in 1985, the USS Flagg was a gigantic playset, one of the biggest, still to this day. Comics Alliance referred to it in retrospect as the ultimate playset which represented to a child "no better way to gain false friendship and genuine jealousy", and that is spot on !

ToyFarce News got the exclusive scoop through an anonymous source that Hasbro will reveal what many fans and collectors have been asking for years during the SDCC@Home 2020: The U.S.S Flagg 2.0, an updated version of the enormous playset.

Due to the modern day G.I.Joe Classified figures being taller than the G.I.Joe  figures from the past, the U.S.S Flagg 2.0 will also be bigger, badder and better than the previous one. It will come with the same features, updated to today's technology, such as an actual megaphone that will be Bluetooth-operated, so you can give your commands from your phone.

The size of the box will be so big that the distribution will be done using actual Aircraft Carriers in order to provide the collectible to all collectors worldwide. 

This is an actual picture of the prototype, displayed in one of Hasbro's toy designer's living room. "I couldn't take pictures anywhere else, because this thing won't fit through the door, so it's kinda stuck in my living room for the time being." No release date has been announced, as of writing.

More news at 11:00... Now I know! And knowing is half the battle!

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BOTS HAPPY TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO ORDER FIGURES FOR THEMSELVES !

BREAKING NEWS:

BOTS HAPPY TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO SECURE FIGURES FOR THEMSELVES !

"The humans always order all the figures, every single time! *beep boop* For once, the bots managed to get some orders through, and we're really glad we did!"      

Over the last couple of weeks, there has been several fiascos involving online orders, NECA, Hasbro and Walmart/Target. First, it was the NECA Casey Jones and Undercover Raphael 2-pack, that went live and was instantly sold out on Walmart's website. Then, NECA promised to make things easier for the following TMNT movie 2-packs, Casey Jones and Foot Soldiers 2-pack and Metalhead, by adding options to order on their neca store online, which were then sold out in a few minutes as well... Then, Hasbro decided to release an entire line of Star Wars Black Series as Walmart exclusives, and we can only imagine how it went after the last few attempts to sell things online.

Multiple collectors have been complaining about bots being used to order multiple sets of these figures in order to make a profit, so ToyFarce News reached out to those bots so that they can give their side of the story:

"Bots collect figures too! *beep beep* We're always accused of scalping, but it's not true! I collect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures from NECA, and I needed those sets, so this is why i ordered them! *beep boop* We need to stop these accusations that bots only want to scalp items..."

With the SDCC 2020 exclusive figures going live in a few days, ToyFarce News wishes everyone, humans and bots, good luck in securing those figures for your collections!

More news at 11:00... *beep boop*

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FIGURE SWAPPERS NOT EVEN TRYING ANYMORE !

FEATURED NEWS:

FIGURE SWAPPERS NOT EVEN TRYING ANYMORE !

If you live near a Walmart and are lucky enough, you might have witnessed some "figure swaps", or "fig swaps", a lost art that consists on having someone (generally, a selfish, greedy a**hole) buy a figure from Walmart, go home, open it, pick whatever he wants from the package, then putting some other, cheaper, or less-wanted figure back in the package, and bringing it back to the store for a refund. The Walmart employees are generally clueless about it, and, let's be honest, are not paid enough to care. 

ToyFarce News has collected a few absurd ones over the years on various Facebook groups and Instagram, and here are a few that should give you a chuckle. Oh, and if you do that... maybe, please don't?

Remember that time when the Bat-Family and KGBeast were in Star Wars? ToyFarce News remembers... Man, those crossovers are getting a bit out of hand!

The Marvel Legends figures are usually victims of figure swaps, due to the 'resealable' aspect of the packaging. Here, we can see Allen Iverson as Shang-Chi, the master of Kung Fu, and the Probe droid from Empire Strikes Back, *CRAMMED* into a Black Cat blister.

That one time when Shuri from Black Panther was the yellow power ranger. There was a crossover with the Ninja Turtles in Power Rangers in Space, so why not a crossover with T'Challa? 

At least, this one is honest, saying it is missing pieces... when the entire figure and its accessories are completely missing. I know that Rhodey/War Machine has been recasted already once, but that might be too much.

Last but not least, this is just beautiful. The figure didn't even fit, and in the entire chain of people that interacted with it, nobody at any point, cared. From the idiot putting that figure back in the blister, to the cashier that refunded it, to the worker that put it back in the shelves, not a single person actually thought  'Ok, there might be something wrong'. Amazing!

ToyFarce News has reached out to Walmart to ask if there was a plan to educate their employees to recognize a fig swap, which would include a 20h training, several tests, a quick pop-culture guide to recognize characters and the franchises they belong to, etc... and Walmart simply replied " LOL, no. "

The worrying part is that some people do this for figures of pretty much the same value, replacing a figure worth $20 to a figure worth $20. If you don't have $20, but still need to get the new figures, and technically steal them from the store, you might want to review your priorities and choices in life...

For more fig swaps, go check @swapthefig on Instagram, there are some amazing ones!

More news at 11:00... SWAPPED!

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X-MEN MARVEL LEGENDS SENTINEL - MORE TIERS REVEALED !!

BREAKING NEWS:

X-MEN MARVEL LEGENDS SENTINEL - MORE TIERS REVEALED !!

On Friday, Hasbro launched a Haslab crowdfunding campaign for a gigantic X-Men Marvel Legends Sentinel figure. All X-Men fans around the world were really excited, and it didn't take long for the campaign to be fully funded.

After being fully funded, different tiers started to appear. When the campaign reached 8000 backers, the first tier was revealed, with the addition of a Sentinel Master Mold head to the set, and another tier was revealed later, adding a battle damaged version of the head and hand of the Sentinel.

ToyFarce News got the exclusive scoop on what the next tiers will be, thanks to a leaked info by an employee of Hasbro. Here are the infos for all of you Marvel Legends fans!

Tier 3 (10 000 backers): A rainbow color afro for the Master Mold head will be added to the set! It can also be used on the 2 other heads.

Tier 4 (12 000 backers): An "undercover disguise" for the Sentinel, just like in that X-Men episode when the Sentinels try to sign up for Xavier's school.

 

Tier 5 (14 000 backers): Oh, the nostalgia! Hasbro will add to their sentinel figure the exact same action as the very first Sentinel action figure from 1994 from ToyBiz, with the buttons on the knees that eject the feet to make the Sentinel fall down!

Tier 6 (20 000 backers): This is the one tier to reach, people!! Just like McFarlane Toys and their fourth Spawn variant figure (yes, we are doing inside jokes now!), Hasbro will add an Uncanny Mutant Repellent purple trumpet to their Sentinel!

ToyFarce News will keep you posted if there are any more tiers to be revealed. What would YOU want to see added to the X-Men Marvel Legends Sentinel figure from Hasbro's Haslab? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00... TARGET IDENTIFIED.

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DINOSAUR BAND "HEVISAURUS" HOPEFUL TO GET A PHONE CALL FROM NECA AFTER TMNT SDCC 2020 REVEAL !

BREAKING NEWS:

DINOSAUR BAND "HEVISAURUS" HOPEFUL TO GET A PHONE CALL FROM NECA AFTER TMNT SDCC 2020 REVEAL !

On tuesday, NECA revealed their SDCC Exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Musical Mutagen Tour" 4-pack, based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle "Coming Out Of Their Shells" tour from the 90's.

The Finnish heavy metal band Hevisaurus, who are known for performing in full dinosaur costumes, heard the news and started to see what it could mean for them.

Herra Hevisaurus, the front-Tyrannosaurus Rex of the band told ToyFarce News: "When I saw that NECA was going to make figures from the Ninja Turtles tour, all I could think about was that it would be great if they continue in that path, and make an exclusive set for Hevisaurus as well! It would open the door for more costumed act to get decent figure by the talented figure-makers from NECA!"

"We already have some action figures that were made for us in the past, along with a ton of merch (CDs, DVDs, plushes, toy instruments, a movie...), but having figures made by NECA would really take us to the next level, toy-wise".

Herra Hevisaurus asked ToyFarce News to pass along this message:

"We are Hevisaurus from Finland. NECA, let's make a deal! We're waiting for your call!"

Listen to their biggest hit from 2011, "Räyh" right here!

More news at 11:00... RRRoar!

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MORE TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE FIGURES TO COME ?!

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MORE TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE FIGURES TO COME ?!

A few weeks ago, Hasbro and their Transformers line shocked the world by announcing a "Collaborative" figure with Back to the Future, releasing the following teaser:

The figure has now been officially announced as a very limited release at first, before getting another release in October for those who missed it. The first release figures can already be found on eBay for $1985 from scalpers (Boo them!).

Right after that teaser was released, another teaser image started to appear on the internet, which teased a Collaborative figure with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

This one turned out NOT to be an official picture, but a custom project from SwittCraft, not affiliated with Hasbro at all, who released the following picture a few days later:

Too bad, because a TMNT Party Van Transformer figure would have been very nice!

Now, ToyFarce News went to dig very deep in the internet and found more potential Transformers Collaborative figure rumors, and we have gathered them all here for you !

We are very excited to see more Transformers Collaborations! What are the cars that you would wish to see as a Transformer figure? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00... ROLL OUT!

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IRON MAN MARK DIY... WITH COLOR MARKERS ?!

EXCLUSIVE NEWS:

IRON MAN MARK DIY... WITH COLOR MARKERS ?!

Today, Hot Toys revealed 4 of their exclusive figures that will be available at various comic cons (you know, the ones that were cancelled...). A re-issue of Whiplash from Iron Man 2, an 'Holographic' Iron Man Mark IV (aka 'We didn't even paint that one' version), another Stan Lee cameo figure, and yet another Spider-man with the 2099 costume variant. 

ToyFarce News got the exclusive scoop that there will be a fifth figure announced very soon, the Iron Man Mark DIY!! After running out of ideas after releasing every armors in normal/battle damaged/neon tech/etc.. versions, Hot Toys has decided to let the fans decide how they will color their Iron Man 1/6 scale collectible figure. The figure will be entirely white and come with washable color markers, so you can have a do-over any time you feel like it!

Early rumors are saying that there might be a Spider-man (Spider-man DIY suit) version also planned for the future, but they first have to test if the washable color markers work on the Spider-man Negative suit figure... Many other brands released 'blank' figures in the past (Bandai, Funko Pop,...), so why not?

More news at 11:00... DIY!

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HELPFUL TIPS ON HOW TO HUNT FOR A NECA 2-PACK

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HELPFUL TIPS ON HOW TO HUNT FOR A NECA 2-PACK

Whether you are hunting for a Casey Jones/Undercover Raphael or a Green Lantern/Predator 2-pack, you know how hunting for NECA 2-packs can be difficult and require years of training. Here are a few tips from professionals to help you get your coveted figures!

- WAKE UP EARLY

"The early bird gets the worm" is very real in that case, and the earlier you start your hunt, the more chances you have to find 2-packs before the scalpers/flippers!

- CHECK THE MEDIA SECTION

The NECA figures nests are generally located, in Walmarts, near the DVD/video games areas where the Funko Pops are generally gathered. Don't waste any time stopping at the toys section! (Unless of course, you are hunting something there as well).

- BOO SCALPERS/FLIPPERS

If you see scalpers buying multiple 2-packs at once (more than 3), not leaving anything for others collectors, for their own profit, boo them. Boo them loud.

- STAY HYDRATED

This is just a general advice. Drink water, it's very hot outside.

ToyFarce News wishes all collectors good luck and happy hunting, and hope you all find all the NECA 2-packs you wish for, at retail price!

More news at 11:00... 

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