You wanted Callgrim? Here it is! A new Custom Corps drop is up in the store, with hand-painted figures based on the popular How the Grinch Stole Christmas TV special. Well, not "Grimch Stealth," he's a production figure.
Click here to see what's left.
The Glyos toy lines have a few - very few - vehicles, and some of them are pretty amazing. I couldn't say no to the Warp Bike Firespray,
especially after missing the glow one and some other colors. A new
vehicle? For Glyos? In Kenner Boba Fett colors? How could I not
pick this up? It's three chunks of vinyl, some of which (not the big
front end) were later used by Onell Design for their vehicles.
According to my research (checking a Wiki) this was the third and final
release of the mold. I hope they do more some day.
It's been a few years, but RawShark Studios has a new figure! Grimpool is in the store now, and is probably going to D-Con in 10 days too. Be there, or don't.
Made of aa couple of dozen parts, this figure is amazing if for no reason other than its color matching skills. The Order Bobaran's
inspiration is baked in the colors, which RawShark Studios kingpin
Jesse Moore somehow painstakingly matched or maybe he just blackmailed
someone to get the Pantones perfect. It's based on the original
mail-away (and retail) Kenner Boba Fett Star Wars action figures,
a true classic and one of those things that's both an artifact of great
mythological significance while oddly being a staple of millions of
children's toy boxes almost 40 years ago. As an inspirational force
behind Callgrim, it only makes sense that the character would be adapted
to these original needs.
I have good news and bad news. The Callgrim drop last night had 5 new items, and the good news is 4 are still available. The new Warp Bike sold out rather quickly, and it seems it was a very, very low run. Before you do anything else, click here to see what the Callgrim Shop still has in stock.
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.
Well! If this isn't a surprise, I don't know what is. A few reports between our pal Seth, the Twitter, and October Toys Forums have revealed a few items we can expect in the coming weeks, or perhaps month(s).
There's going to be a whole mess of people at the Onell Design (and friends) booth at New York Comic Con! They rotate the occupants every few hours, so you people there for the whole show will see an insane amount of fantastic, wonderful plastic things. Other booths have things for you Glyos fans, too!
Late at night over the weekend I was asking myself "Gee, has anyone done a Boba Fett-deco Callgrim?" and sure enough, the answer was yes. The great Monsterforge posted a gallery on Flickr of his creation and dang if it doesn't look fantastic. The backpack, rangefinder, and gun are all excellent added touches, too!
If you don't have any of these yet, Callgrim The Order Triton is worth a look-- heck, they all are pretty good, and the one mold has so many configurations and colors that I'd say it's worth grabbing a couple if you're already on board with the Cult of Glyos. There's a story which plays out on the Callgrim web pages, but if someone just hands you a figure all you have to go from is a nifty toy with a trading card. The rest is pretty much up to you.
New toys! The Callgrim Shop has Deluxe Real Type Hexxer ($40, 38 parts), a massive-looking Deluxe Real Type Wraith ($200, 16-piece vinyl figure), and a pair of T-Shirts ($15 a whack) that you need to see. Trust me. See what's still there!
