Figures like the long-awaited Astrodite
make me wish the Four Horsemen's "Hopper Block" figure stands came out -
she could benefit from a display stand. The exquisitely-sculpted
figure made her debut at a Toy Fair-adjacent Four Horsemen-run party and exhibition
where toy nerds ran rampant in 2013. We were waiting for this one for
five years, continuing the proud tradition of making fans wait for The Outer Space Men.
The figure finally shipped to American fans in 2018, with some mail
orders taking a little while, but the important thing is she landed.
Effectively a female Commander Comet [FOTD #330],
Astrodite takes the same Glyos-based construction and gives you a new
character whose ankles touch and make her hard to balance. It's still
awesome. [ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]
New molds in Glyos are far apart these days, so a new figure like the Mechabon Gendrone Revolution
is exciting. It's $20, but it does double duty as a Gobon-adjacent
robot and as a new form factor for ToyFinity's RoboForce. You get a lot
out of this mold, with lots of big parts and cool weapons. The last
all-new mold I recall was the Villser, which I must confess I have yet
to actually purchase. But the Mechabon, this is the thing. You want
this. [ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]
Set those clocks! 9:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Thursday September 6. Onell Design has a new drop called Sovereign Seclusion, and Matt Doughty has already dropped in a bunch of hints about this and subsequent releases.