Review: Fantastic Plastic Toys Mystical Warriors of the Ring Green Goliath Action Figure

The Mystical Warriors of the Ring have been around as specially-cast figures and as non-articulated figures in the proud tradition of M.U.S.C.L.E. and O.M.F.G.. This Green Goliath is the line's first take on a Glyos-compatible figure, even though the big guy remains in scale with the rest of the non-articulated slug figures. He's made up of 9 pieces and swaps out very nicely with Armorvors and Kabuto Mushi figures - I assume customizers are going to have a blast with this one.
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Review: Onell Design Glyos Standard Ecroyex Glyan Action Figure

For a while I made it a point to buy one of every figure with a Glyaxia symbol, like good old Standard Ecroyex Glyan here. And then we had drops that would cost a couple of hundred bucks to assemble, at which point I thought "Well, that was fun." There are still plenty of great figures with awesome design flourishes, and the little quasi-Atari faction symbol on his shoulder really is quite cool. While nobody probably needs every last flavor of this one, I will say I'm glad I bought it - even if I sat on it for about a year before opening him.
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Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords Slate Zone Power Soldier Action Figure

Cast in grey plastic, the Slate Zone Power Soldier is - as are his siblings - a wonderfully engineered figure. The Glyos system was adapted to a so-called "Glybrid" joint system in which we got the functionality of Glyos and Hasbro's ball joints in a 3 3/4-inch humanoid figure. So no matter what, this is a good figure with a great range of motion. When placed in context of its line, it becomes a bit of a bore being one of only two body types during the line's first year and a half, give or take. Endless repaints are a bitter pill to swallow, with other Glyos-compatible lines usually cranking out an all-new figure ever year or so with more customization options. It seems almost unfair to judge this figure for things outside its control, because the plastic person presently performs pretty admirably.
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Skeleden Test Shot Features, Trials

Over at Onell Design is a great post -  Tests of Patience - in which Matt Doughty discusses just what he went through to get this armor made.  As a bonus, it's also compatible with Callgrim, Noboto, Buildman, and the Glyan in addition to the Travelers.  Wow!  Read this one, kids.

October Toys Kickstarter Skeleden Revealed, Purple

In the post Traveler Skeleden - Luminaire Edition on Kickstarter, you can see the figure of the same name. That's the Skeleden you get if you pledged to support Skeleton Warriors on Kickstarter like I did.  It's an unpainted purple Pheyden with bone-colored armor bits.

Glyos Onell Design February 22 2015 Drop Menu

Debut of Skeleden - plus more Neo Granthans! The upgrade of Pheyden, known as Skeleden, was originally shown as a Skeleton Warriors Kickstarter exclusive. Well, it turns out we won't have to wait - you can get them right now if they didn't sell out. Standard, clear blue Nemica, and a clear colorless upgrade pack can all be yours right now as long as they didn't sell through. Click here to see the February 22 2015 Onell Design drop menu.

Click here to order what's still available.

New Glyos Drop Sunday - Menu, Maroon & White

In a post called "Mission Details," you can see the full snowy gamut of plastic awaiting you Sunday at 9:30 PM EST.  It looks like 14 items and a few mystery releases are in there, and they're looking pretty sharp!

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Review: Onell Design Glyos Ecroyex Dark Traveler Strelleven Action Figure

While it doesn't come with much, this Ecroyex Dark Traveler Strelleven stands as a fine example of what Onell Design does well in the grand scheme of things. A durable, simple figure has numerous parts and pieces, and as time goes on they figure out which colors look best on them. It's both a blessing and a bit of a drag, because if you miss a figure there's a good chance you can get it in two months if you're game with trying a different color. This figure came out shortly after panel lines were more or less dropped in early 2013, letting the line take on more of an American 1980s/1990s toy quality rather than a modest Japanese import figure of considerable value. The Dark Traveler mold has come in many colors, and blue really works well - granted, it feels like dark grey panel lines would've really made it sing but it's quite good as it is.
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Skeleden Assembly Revealed

In an update  Traveler Skeleden full sculpt reveal the Gaspars give us a look at how this new figure comes together.  Interestingly, the classic Pheyden torso, hands, and feet are augmented with new armor, a new head, and new limbs. 

The release missed the original ship date a bit but things are looking sharp.  Hopefully we'll see them very soon, as they seem to be coming together swimmingly.

Awesome Imperious Maxx Robo Force Mock-Up

New from ToyFinity:  IMPERIOUS MAXX Mock up! And a club member number update!

Check it out!  The club has 61 subscribers and needs 39 more to carry forward - give it a try, won't you?

Banimon Red Army Men (and Tank) Deploy February 28

The rescheduled Banimon Red Army Men drop is now Saturday, February 28 at 9:00 PM EST.  At this time we are anticipating 1 figure and 1 vehicle.

Onell Design Brings Cold Weather Neo Granthans This Sunday

Check out the latest from Onell Design: Bringers of the Cold.

The mini drop is Sunday, February 22 at 9:30 PM EST.  It was not yet confirmed if this is the only new figure in the drop, but based on the previous models the Stormtrooper-esque design should be a hit.