Posted by: @mighty-thanos

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@onlyoneskeletor Mondo is going to price us out again with their 200X line. $80-100 is just too much for a 6 inch.

Depends entirely on why you're collecting. Many of the Masterverse figures have had poor sculpting and flat paint jobs, I'd argue many are a waste of money, especially if you have a solid Classic's collection. If you look at the price of all the Masterverse figures, for the cost of getting all of them in a year you could easily scoop most of the 200x Mondo figures. Which from a sculpting and painting standpoint will be infinitely better looking.

If you're in with Mondo, you definitely need to taper the rest of your collecting down to a minimum unless your pockets and space are very deep. But since I made the decision I've been extremely happy with what they've been producing. I often find myself staring at my 1/6 scale Skeletor in complete awe. Its everything I imagined growing up. That's how I feel about most of the characters. Its worth the price if you can afford it and IMO its certainly worth stopping with Masterverse to collect Mondo instead. I wish it wasn't the case because I wanted Masterverse to blow me away like Classics did all those years ago, but it never happened (barring Snout Spout and a few others). 

@smokinya It is indeed a question of how each collector approaches this collection (as a whole), why? Because I had the chance to get on board fourteen years ago, when Motuc Classics was still young and its average price was quite digestible. Since then, the concept has obsessed me; I mean, expanding my Eternian world as much as possible is an incomparable thrill, the quest of a lifetime. Unfortunately, because the industry is so fickle, this dream has been thrown back in the closet many times. So Lately, the strategy is to expand this quest in cherry picking within the current brands (Masterverse, Origins) and yes, despite the questionable price that was announced during the last SDCC, I'll keep an eye on the new 1/12 Motu line at Mondo to keep feeding this logic, if indeed they give me reasons to do so (lol). Potential candidates in my mind right now could be the Snake Men (their designs via the MYP cartoon fascinate me!), Marzo, The Faceless One, Queen Andreeno, Shadow Beast (as it is quite different from the Motuc figure), Evil-Lyn (again, the Motuc version, though nicely repainted, was not enough), King Randor, Odiphus, Battle Armor Queen Marlena, the ABC Giants ... There are so many references they could dive into, just to diversify this upcoming toy line a bit.

Posted by: @onlyoneskeletor

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@smokinya It is indeed a question of how each collector approaches this collection (as a whole), why? Because I had the chance to get on board fourteen years ago, when Motuc Classics was still young and its average price was quite digestible. Since then, the concept has obsessed me; I mean, expanding my Eternian world as much as possible is an incomparable thrill, the quest of a lifetime. Unfortunately, because the industry is so fickle, this dream has been thrown back in the closet many times. So Lately, the strategy is to expand this quest in cherry picking within the current brands (Masterverse, Origins) and yes, despite the questionable price that was announced during the last SDCC, I'll keep an eye on the new 1/12 Motu line at Mondo to keep feeding this logic, if indeed they give me reasons to do so (lol). Potential candidates in my mind right now could be the Snake Men (their designs via the MYP cartoon fascinate me!), Marzo, The Faceless One, Queen Andreeno, Shadow Beast (as it is quite different from the Motuc figure), Evil-Lyn (again, the Motuc version, though nicely repainted, was not enough), King Randor, Odiphus, Battle Armor Queen Marlena, the ABC Giants ... There are so many references they could dive into, just to diversify this upcoming toy line a bit.

I grew up with the 200x line so the designs from the show are what "my" Masters are supposed to look like. To say I'm hyped for the 1/12th line would be the biggest understatement of the year. My main draw to the 1/6th scale line was the fact that the figures took the best bits of the vintage designs, but they still had a heavy 200x influence mixed in with some unique ideas from Mondo. Obviously, it helps that Emiliano works with Mondo on the designs (he's basically the god-father of the 200x artstyle) as well. The latest Buzz-Off is the cherry on top of the already stellar collection.

It also sounds like you're going to be in luck with the 200x line. According to Hector and Peter the 1/12th line will be releasing 6 figures this year, Wave 1 is going to be He-Man and two villains. One villain is going to be a "deep-cut" while the other will be more popular. Wave 2 will have Skeletor along with an iconic heroic warrior and then another deep cut character. Having the 200x Snake Men faction properly created in figure form would be another dream come true for me. I LOVE their designs. They absolutely blow the vintage ones out of the water. Kobra Khan is the only one who was relatively unchanged (and for good reason his OG design is great). But the others have so much more character than their vintage counterparts. I was so disappointed that we never got to see a third season of the show. 

Also just so you're aware the price was never officially announced at SDCC. It was all pure speculation by people online. Though I do think the $80-$100 range is where things are going to land. Personally, I wouldn't mind them have a subscription and putting a figure out every month for the 1/12th line. 

Flipping back to Masterverse though: I really love the idea of the NE line. My only problem is the execution. If the sculpts and paint/plastic quality were on the same level as the Classics line I would be all over them. But as I said there's just too many that fall flat for me. Hopefully, you're able to get some cool 6 inch figures from Mondo if they speak to you. 

@smokinya Thanks for the clarification! Although the quality is there, I'll obviously be more willing to spend money on their new Motu lines if it's closer to the $80 price range. I kind of hoped that no one would consider going as high as Super7, who are currently making their Ultimates! figures relatively unaffordable, but hey, "never say never" I guess... 

But we'll see what happens when the curtain rises. And I definitely agree about the subscription thing. I mean, it is exactly what has given Motuc its own longevity, this sales model is the best guarantee you can bet on. Not to mention that it is being exploited by many different companies these days.

Classics will fall in status if Mattel keeps making figs as good as New Eternia Evil-Lyn and Mer-Man.

Posted by: @kraken

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Classics will fall in status if Mattel keeps making figs as good as New Eternia Evil-Lyn and Mer-Man.

 

These are the Masterverse figures that are superior to Classics to me and they are all New Eternia.

Buzz-Off

Two Bad

Snout Spout

Stratos

Man-At-Arms

Tri-Klops

Horde Trooper 

Evil-Lyn

Mer-Man 

Trap Jaw is a maybe. I haven't fully decided.

Posted by: @he-mayon

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Posted by: @kraken

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Classics will fall in status if Mattel keeps making figs as good as New Eternia Evil-Lyn and Mer-Man.

 

These are the Masterverse figures that are superior to Classics to me and they are all New Eternia.

Buzz-Off

Two Bad

Snout Spout

Stratos

Man-At-Arms

Tri-Klops

Horde Trooper 

Evil-Lyn

Mer-Man 

Trap Jaw is a maybe. I haven't fully decided.

 

Solid list. I would add Mekaneck.

Trap Jaw definitely, New Eternia version is probably the best Trap Jaw ever made... I would also add Sy Klone, Ram Man, Webstor, Whiplash (although is a very strange figure), Clawful, Beast Man (first version of course)...more less all New Eternia figures look better than Classics IMO...I just hope we will get the rest of the crew (Kobra Khan and the Snake Men, Modulok, Multi Bot, Rio Blast, Extendar...)

Classics will always be my favourite MOTU line as I'm a sucker for the bulkiness, proportions, sculpts and paint apps. 

Having said that, I'll join in on the 'This Masterverse figure is better than it's Classics counterpart' fun:

Two-Bad

Sy-Klone

Snout Spout

Clawful

New Adventures Skeletor (the only non-New Eternia)

Battle Armor Skeletor

Posted by: @abaddon

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Classics will always be my favourite MOTU line as I'm a sucker for the bulkiness, proportions, sculpts and paint apps. 

Having said that, I'll join in on the 'This Masterverse figure is better than it's Classics counterpart' fun:

Two-Bad

Sy-Klone

Snout Spout

Clawful

New Adventures Skeletor (the only non-New Eternia)

Battle Armor Skeletor

Good list. I forgot about Sy-Klone and New Adventures Skeletor but I like my Classics Clawful over Masterverse.

Hello. I'd like to ask everyone's opinion on a detail of the new New Eternia Roboto action figure that is set to be available next March: Are its legs attached in a weird way? Aren't the hip attachments too much exposed? In this figure it seems to me the legs are a little shorter than normal too! Is it only my impression? Overall the figure is really cool, I'm planning to get it, but there is this detail that is casting a shadow over my determination to do so.

@alteredquantum I think the leg attachment isn't unusual for Masterverse. It's just that most figures have their sexy fur underpants to hide it. The recently released NE Evil Lyn definitely has a similar gap; oddly enough the Revelations Roboto does not. So maybe they increased tolerances a bit.

The length of the legs looks "normal" to me, honestly. He has pretty bulky boots, so that might distort things abit.

Is it me or Masterverse communication is worse now than it has ever been? A case in point, people in other countries have vintage collection Skeletor and Zodac figures already but here in America I am still confused how to buy them. Will bbts and ee offer them or are they Walmart exclusives? 

Posted by: @mighty-thanos

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Is it me or Masterverse communication is worse now than it has ever been? A case in point, people in other countries have vintage collection Skeletor and Zodac figures already but here in America I am still confused how to buy them. Will bbts and ee offer them or are they Walmart exclusives? 

Here in italy it is a real mess to find both Masterverse and Origins figures. I can find them almost only on some websites, while the physical stores that display them are extremely rare. Here in Bologna where I live the only store in which I had found something had only Origins figures for sale, and quite a few. Nowadays that line is not available anymore.

Same in Germany. Brick and Mortar stores still do carry these, but it's quite unpredictable overall. We do have Smyths here, which took over from ToysRUs a few years ago. And most of my MOTU purchases have been through their online store. Sadly, they do not allow preorders for most of the articles :/ So I missed BA Skeletor - he just came and went in a blink of an eye. I tried other online retailers in the past, some who did allow preorders, but it was very hit and miss. Never had preorders cancelled, but it sometimes took forever to get the product, even if it had already been "out" for months and was freely  available from other stores. And I hate being the guy who cancels a pre-order because I ran into the toy somewhere else. Just sucks for the toy store to deal with this kind of thing, I feel. Especially if its not a big chain but some smaller independent store. 

So overall, not a great experience - especially these past two years or so. 

Have you seen the prices for Battle Armor Skeletor on eBay? 

What the hell is Mattel doing?  I can't believe a Skeletor variant is super ultra rare. There are so many Skeletors in this line how could this happen to any of them? And at the same time, my Walmart is jam packed with Flying Fists He-Man.

Masterverse is always super easy to get. But then crap like Webstor, Buzz-Off & BA Skeletor happens. It always happens to my favorite characters. I wish somebody from Mattel would communicate with us. Are they producing less of certain characters?   

Posted by: @sci-fitsunami

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Have you seen the prices for Battle Armor Skeletor on eBay? 

What the hell is Mattel doing?  I can't believe a Skeletor variant is super ultra rare. There are so many Skeletors in this line how could this happen to any of them? And at the same time, my Walmart is jam packed with Flying Fists He-Man.

Masterverse is always super easy to get. But then crap like Webstor, Buzz-Off & BA Skeletor happens. It always happens to my favorite characters. I wish somebody from Mattel would communicate with us. Are they producing less of certain characters?   

https://www.booksamillion.com/p/MOTU-MASTERVERSE-NEW-ETERNIA-BATTLE/alliance-entertainment/F194735243648?id=9377561760788

@sci-fitsunami Strangely enough, I thought that Sy-Klone would be the next to follow Webstor's trend, so I was wrong!
One may suspect that the company deliberately and occasionally makes this kind of move to generate rarity and thus a better attractiveness / visibility for its toy brand; which is known to underperform considerably in comparison to the Origins line.

Yeah, I jumped on Sy-Clone thinking he'd be hard to get.  Still love the figure, though. 

• I was lucky enough to nab Sy-Klone and Buzz Off for Christmas.  I have a feeling Roboto will be a difficult figure to acquire though.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see.