December 20, 2014
Imperial Shuttle
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 20, 2014
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 19, 2014
December 19, 2014
Speeder Bike with Sled Attachment
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 18, 2014
December 18, 2014
General Rieekan
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Ninja Turtles (AKA Ninja Turtles Movie) (Playmates Toys)
Ninja Turtles
Playmates Toys
2014
Seeing the new Michael Bay TMNT movie was not an exciting or fun experience for us - And, we'll leave it at that.
As one would expect, Playmates Toys was quick to produce a load of toys to support the film. Oddly enough it seems to have been a one and done project for them. Since the initial wave of toys, Playmates Toys has announced nothing new for the movie based series.
Though the line wasn't a complete failure for the company - quite the opposite, we can't help but think that it could have been much more successful if it was rolled into the current Nickelodeon line such as how the original 1990's movie figures were handled with the original TMNT line. Keeping everything "under one roof", so to speak, would have pushed more fans to take the plunge if for no other reason than to have a complete set.
Nine basic figures were released, out of which two were the most difficult to track down - April O'Neil and Raph in Disguise. These short packed figures were quickly gobbled up by fans and scalpers, and while prices on secondary markets didn't seem to boom, it took a while before stock became abundant enough to meet demand.
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Splinter
April O'Neil
Raph in Disguise
The Shredder
Foot Soldier
Playmates Toys also tried their hand at evolution packs. These three packs depicted a Turtle character in three phases - Regular turtle, young mutant and teenage mutant. Sadly, Playmates didn't do anything different for the teenage version, and simply released the same basic figure as above. Only two evolution packs were released.
Evolution of Leonardo
Evolution of Raphael
For folks who wanted to nab all four turtles at once and call it a day, this four pack was available to help you with that. Unless you're a pack collector, there would be no reason to buy this set if you already had the figures above, and vice versa, as they were nothing short of the basic figures packed together.
Ninja Turtles Group Pack
The Turtle Assault Van was the one and only vehicle released for the series - and one of the better pieces, speaking from opinion of course.
Turtle Assault Van
Playmates Toys also released a series of larger deluxe figures which featured arm movement which was activated by squeezing the figure's legs together.
Combat Warrior Leonardo
Combat Warrior Michelangelo
Combat Warrior Donatello
Combat Warrior Raphael
The last items released were the eleven inch figures. If you're looking for the most detail that these toys can offer, this is really your best route as the large size brings out a lot of it. Of course space may be an issue for many collectors with such large figures.
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
As we said above, this appears to be a one and done series for Playmates Toys. Due to the amount of time that has elapsed since the film hit theaters and this post, we would honestly be surprised if more product was coming down the pike. There's been no word from Playmates Toys regarding whether the line will continue or if it has been cancelled. Typically no news means the latter, but we suppose time will tell.
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 17, 2014
December 17, 2014
Hoth Cannon
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 16, 2014
December 16, 2014
Luke Skywalker in X-Wing Fighter Pilot Gear
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 15, 2014
December 15, 2014
Rebel Snow Speeder
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McDonaldland Characters (AKA McDonaldland) (Remco)
McDonaldland Characters
Remco
1976
The debate of how bad McDonald's food is for you has been a long heated one for a few decades now, but no matter where you stand on their food, one thing everyone has to admit is that Remco's McDonaldland figures are one hundred percent awesome for you!
We didn't realize just how badly our collection was missing McDonalds characters until we saw these fantastic figures from 1976. The line has all the classics starting of course with the iconic Ronald McDonald himself, and just look at the attention to detail in all the clothing. Remco did an amazing job, and much like their Karate Kid line, most people sadly didn't know what they were missing until it was too late.
Big Mac*Captain Crook*Grimace
Hamburglar*Mayor McCheese
Professor*Ronald McDonald
It's a shame that the McDonaldland Playset was nothing short of a playground with a circular train track and train. It would have been so much cooler to have a McDonalds restaurant playset.
***BONUS***
McDonaldland Characters
Huckleberry
2008
In 2008, Huckleberry acknowledged just how cool these toys were by re-releasing them. However, in doing so they gave collector's a little thrill of the hunt with several variants to collect.
Ronald McDonald*Grimace
Hamburgler with Yellow/Black Cape*Hamburgler with Orange/Black Cape
Captain Crook with Pink Scarf*Captain Crook with Blue Scarf*Captain Crook with Green Scarf
Mayor McCheese Original "M" Logo Sash*Mayor McCheese "Mayor" Sash*Mayor McCheese Current "M" Logo Sash
In addition to the carded versions, Huckleberry released boxed versions, though these didn't contain any variant chase versions.
Hamburglar*Captain Crook*Grimace
Mayor McCheese*Ronald McDonald
It was rumored that Huckleberry was going to continue the series with a series 2 which would have included the rest of the original figures as well as new ones. Unfortunately that has not happened to date, and it's probably a safe bet at this point to say it won't.
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 14, 2014
December 14, 2014
Moisture Vaporator
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 13, 2014
December 13, 2014
Luke Skywalker
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 12, 2014
December 12, 2014
Landspeeder
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Lego Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar - December 11, 2014
December 11, 2014
TIE Fighter Pilot
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The Last Airbender (AKA M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender) (Spin Master)
The Last Airbender (AKA M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender)
Spin Master
2010
M. Night Shyamalan showed the world just how little he knew (or possibly cared) about the source material when he released the critical disaster The Last Airbender. The film enraged fans of the animated series, and despite positive box office sales, Hollywood knew that the film was not well received.
Relatively unknown toy manufacturer, Spin Master, was eager to join the ranks of action figure developers, and unfortunately for them they latched on to toys based on the film. Sales were horrible, and as such merchandise was quickly shuffled to clearance isles as stores such as Toys R' Us and Target took drastic steps to offload stock.
Aang*Avatar State Aang*Avatar State Aang (arm up variant)
Blue Spirit*Blue Spirit (unmasked variant)*General Zhao
Katara*Sokka*Uncle Iroh
Winter Aang*Winter Sokka
Zuko*Zuko (weapon variant)
Appa
12" Ultimate Battle Aang
Aang's Battle Staff*Fireslinger*Ultiamte Airmaster
The film was a disaster, the toys were a disaster, and these days you can't even give them away let alone try and sell them. Most auctions on ebay starting at $5.00 to $7.00 for each figure typically end with zero bids.
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