Banimon Drop Live Now

In addition to three new figures, the Banimon Shop has a swell new t-shirt up for ordering right now.

At press time, just over 140 of each style remain in stock.  We're big fans of the little guys and highly recommend getting at least one of them if you have any sort of Glyos collection going.

Click here to see what's left!

Freebie: Gold Crayboth Glyos Figure

 During the last shipment of Glyos figures, fans may have been treated to unique premium freebie items.  One of which that many people have reported getting is this Gold Crayboth which I'm calling the "Crayboth Urballim" until someone corrects me.  As far as I know most if not all orders got one.  He's awesome.  I love Crayboth figures.

You may have also received a partial pink extra set, with a Pheyden head torso.  It is gorgeous.  I hope you did.  I also hope Onell Design gives some thought to selling arm/leg packs in 2013.  I'm crossing my fingers!

Revealed: The Other Syclodoc Armodoc Head

Selling out super-quickly a few days ago, the Onell Design Syclodoc included an all-new head (not pictured) with one big eye inspired by one of Japan's great robot franchises.

What you may not have known (as pics weren't shown) is that it included a second head.  A classic Armodoc head was also included, decked out with black, white, grey, and dark red paint.  It matches perfectly on the body and is a heck of a nice bonus!

If you want to get one of these, well, you can't.  It sold out in a few minutes.  We hope you got one, and if you missed it a new colorway should be available at some point in the new year.  (And if it's not, well, I'm not clairvoyant or anything.)

Press Release: The Power Lords Return!

So here's what we know.
- Four Horsemen
- Glyos
- 3 3/4-inch

So it'll be like the Outer Space Men, sort of.  Our good pal Doctor Kent sent along a press release, which shall be presented forthwith!

For immediate release:

"The Mayan year 13.0.0.0.0 has begun. As foretold in 669 AD by the famous prophesy carved into Monument 6 in the Mayan site of Tortuguero, this date signals the return of the "Bolon Yokte Ku" -- The Nine Lords of Power. It is therefore, with great reverence, that the Four Horsemen of the Toypocalypse hereby proclaim the return of the Nine Power Lords and reveal the identity of a Tenth who dwells among us and has  the power to save us all."


Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios are proud to announce the return of Power Lords: The Extra-Terrestrial Warriors action figure line.

It's been 30 years since world-renowned sci-fi artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe originally designed the ground-breaking Power Lords toy line released by Revell. Four Horsemen Toy Design have just acquired the Power Lords license and signed Wayne Barlowe as a creative consultant to help bring the Power Lords back in action figure form.

Getting to work with Barlowe on the much-anticipated return of Power Lords has been the culmination of a life-long dream for Four Horsemen co-founder Eric Treadaway. Four Horsemen Studios are currently hard at work creating the new Power Lords prototypes that will be revealed during the Power Lords-themed Toypocalypse 3 Art Exhibit occurring in New York at TT Underground in February during New York Toy Fair 2013.

To get updates about upcoming figures and events as well as a complete history and our ever-growing archival galleries for Power Lords please keep checking powerlordsreturn.com.

Review: The GodBeast Customs Glyos Green Glyos-Compatible Skull Head Glyos Accessory

This is a cool one. The Glyos-Compatible Skull Head was another hand-forged accessory by The GodBeast, a dude who just basically wills toys into being through raw fury and, I assume, skill. I got this one at New York Comic Con 2011, and I wasn't quite sure when he made it. I'm assuming before then, as I did not see a factory. This was one of the better heads I've got from him in terms of play action, while some heads have larger pegs and need some gentle massaging to go into a body, this one just fits right in. It's perfect. And it looks awesome.
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Review: Callgrim Fragarian Action Figure

It's sort of funny to see that the driving force of bringing attention to 1980s girl toy brands to adult collectors is dudes selling to dudes. (See: She-Ra, some of My Little Pony.) Callgrim Fragarian is a fancy redeco of Callgrim colored and scented to resemble the original Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Really! The figure carries a hefty price tag because of the added deco, plastic colors, and scent, but... c'mon. And you get a trading card! The only way this figure could be any cooler was if the pale red/pink segments were that glow-in-the-dark "Solaris" plastic.
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Banimon Drop: Saturday!

Saturday December 22, 2012 at 9:30 EST!  That's when you can order 3 new Banimon figures that can't possibly arrive in time for Christmas.  New white, silver, and red figures will be available, keep an eye on the Planet Banimon Blog and of course the Banimon Shop for more.

Review: Onell Design Glyos Verexxan Armorvor Action Figure

Our pal the Verexxan Armorvor seems to be built off the same basic color layout as the Venjorun Armorvor from earlier this year, except it's grey rather than red... with a few other changes. His eyes are red, his accent color is still a grey, and the furry part of his head is a pale orange rather than a bright white.
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Glyos Onell Design December 12 2012 Drop Menu

It's here!

To the left, find the Glyos Drop menu for December 12, 2012.  The Syclodoc sold out in about 4 minutes, while the gold Aurustell Elite Armorvor sold out pretty quickly afterward.

Surprisingly, this new, larger run of the Stealth Armorvor MK II is still available.  (Hopefully it isn't noticeably different, I skipped it since I have MK I.)

I suggest you visit the store now and see what's left.

Glyos Drop Tonight

Onell Design has a new drop tonight in about 20 minutes.  This is just a reminder post.  We'll post more later.

Banigoth Winter Operations - New from Banimon

The new Banigoth Winter Operations figure is up (to look at) at the Banimon blog, with no known release date just yet.  It has a tampo similar to the Iron Guard figure shown previously, and is quite white. (And bright.)  See more here.

Banimon: Iron Guard

Over at the Planet Banimon Blog, it's another preview!  The Iron Guard is a new silver figure and it looks pretty great.  No release date listed, but the deco is solid and there's a new tampo on the helmet.

Banimon Fire Eaters En Route

Your pals and mine at Banimon posted a new blog entry with the Fire Eaters figures.  He's red, with black eyes and a yellow star on the helmet.  (Pretty.)  I assume if you drink Leninade, you'll want one of these next to your empty bottle.

For more, visit the Banimon blog.  At this time I saw no price or release date.