ToyFinity Adds New Mordles, Robo Force, Zeroids, More Goodies

They're here!  They're new!  The ToyFinity Store has a simply gorgeous update with the pretty fantastic Robo Force Sentinel the Protector along with Mystery Mordles, a Neo Zeroid, a blank Robo Force kit, a Darkness Soldier, and some other goodies.  Click here to see what's left.

The good/bad/great thing about Robo Force is just how much meat are on those bones - each kit includes a ton of parts for building, reconfiguring, and customizing.  They're also not the cheapest - but there's a lot of plastic in a bag.  Check 'em out.

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Review: ToyFinity Mordles EGD Vinyl Figure

It's yellow! The Mordles EGD Vinyl Figure is another jumbo vinyl release - yes, another one - and it really doesn't offer much new other than a creative deco. Which, let me tell you, was enough. I love these jumbo guys and the Pac-Man-esque figure goes great with the clear blue "ghost" Electra-Geists (sold separately). A few years ago I was kicking around a similar idea for Crayboth figures in ghost colors and a Syclodoc with yellow Pac-Man-esque helmet deco... but this is better. It's great, I love it, and I'm glad they did it.
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Club Mordle Year 2 Drop 1 Up Now

If you're a club member, Club Mordle is live!  The EGD Jumbo Mordle (Yellow, Pac-Man esque) is joined by the Electra-Geist ten pack of clear blue figures, Ardaan's Mist (clear colorless with green eyes), and a couple of bonuses I dare not spoil in this post.

You have until Tuesday, July 15 to place your order as a club member.  We were also informed club packets are due in September or October, so there's that to look forward to.  

I do not have a non-club drop date yet, but odds are it'll be after July 15.  I'm excited!

Club Mordle Year 2: Pac to the Future

Year 2 of Club Mordle is up for ordering right now!  Their post is very long, so here's the short version:

• Renewals are $12. New members, $20.
• You get Vision Mordles (test shots) randomly for free throughout the year.
• You get a membership packet.  Here is a look at last year's.  I think it was worth it.
• Membership runs between now and May 2015.

While I certainly don't need more repaints of the same molds I find these endlessly charming.  The Pac-Man inspired figures are an appropriate fit given the eater/food relationship of the line and hey, who wouldn't like a set of these?

Review: ToyFinity Mordles Quinhozs Vinyl Figure

Another one! Thankfully ToyFinity has kept the big Mordle releases tight, so figures like this Mordles Quinhozs Vinyl Figure aren't part of an endless, tiresome parade of expensive vinyl - instead, we've had 3 so far and each one is pretty cool for different reasons. The line kicked off with red, switched to glow in the dark, and now we're going for a Jaws-inspired grey figure with cold, black eyes of death and a little white patch on his chin/belly/whatever it is. I'm quite fond of the design, the original red figure has remained on my desk since I got him.
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ToyFinity Glow in the Dark Mordles Up Now

Assuming you're a Club Mordle member, you can order Geihoza, the giant Glow in the Dark Mordle for $16!  The vinyl figure is compatible with Onell Design vinyl Glyos figures, as it has removable feet.

While not Glyos-compatible, Geist Mordles are up too for a measly $10 per set.  Click here and log in to order yours - if you have a Club Mordle login, that is.  If not, it should be available to you in a few days if any remain.

Review: Mordles Standard Edition (Yellow) Mini-Figures

Meet your new favorite toy of the week! If you aren't a member of Club Mordle, the Mordles Standard Edition (Yellow) Mini-Figures go on sale Friday. The idea here is that these are newly-made figures based on the food for Rocks & Bugs & Things toys, which are pretty uncommon as toys go and the little figures are frequently missing. They're nifty 1980s-style figures and the price-per-figure is quite good. And this set even has an egg with it, and I can tell you that all 20 launch Mordles fit in it just fine for easy storage. Oh, and they have names!

As the other half of the launch products from ToyFinity, a new toy company run by a few fans and collectors you might have met, they join their blue siblings as a collectible mini figure, or as replacements for your Rocks & Bugs & Things toys. (Me, I've been trying to chase down a decent Rock or Bug for a good price since like February.)
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Review: ToyFinity Mordles Crawler (Blue) Mini-Figures

Enthusiasm is infectious. I knew very little about Mordles from Rocks and Bugs and Things before corresponding with its current home under ToyFinity, with fan John Kent getting his claws in Ideal's 1985 toy line. Let me tell you, it's impossible to talk to this guy without his excitement rubbing off on anyone within earshot. In the new line, Mordles are the star attraction rather than as the victims of larger transforming carnivorous rocks and bugs. On their own, they're surprisingly fun! I never had a chance to play with them until these samples showed up last week, and I'm digging them.

The first batch has yellow with blue paint and blue with yellow paint. For the sake of this review, we're looking at the Mordles Crawler (Blue) Mini-Figures and we'll take an extended look at yellow in a week or two. They look like angry or possibly depressed little buggers and are scaled perfectly to menace Glyos figures like Callgrim or The Outer Space Men and like those lines. When you get one in your hands, the clean little guys have zero copyright markings, dates, or other identifying characteristics - with Mordles, you know them or you don't. Each one measures just under an inch high to just under 1.125-inches high and has no articulation, but it's not like they'd really benefit from articulation at this size. They stand perfectly and balance really, really well.
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Robo Force, Rocks and Bugs and Things Returning to Toy-Dom

John "Doctor Kent" Kent has picked up not one, but two toy licenses!  Tied to ToyFinity.com, the new (old) lines are Robo Force and Rocks and Bugs and Things, which are a pair of licenses that definitely qualify as obscure 1980s toys.   The original toys were made by Ideal.

Mr. Kent made the announcement on the Moderately Geeky Podcast last week.  So naturally I annoyed him with some emails.  He said (and I quote) "Robo Force is DEFINITELY Glyos-compatible."  So there's that. 

Rocks and Bugs and Things does not seem to have that kind of detail known yet, but looking at the original toys it seems that the transforming toys may not necessarily lend themselves to that kind of a design as easily.  So if there's more word on either of these licenses and any Glyos compatibility, you'll hear more here.  Or somewhere else, and we'll link to it here.