A look at the back of the packaging for the Masterverse Masters of the Universe "Vintage Collection" Faker action figure coming March 13th to the Walmart Collector Con, courtesy of packaging designer Roy Juarez.

For the love of Eternia STOP with Walmart ANYTHING!!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Bit of a pig nose on that She-Ra. She's supposed to be hot  

What if She-Ra's head dress thingy was painted in Zoar's colors? Use that head on a new Sorceress?

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Posted by: @sci-fitsunami

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Was it ever officially announced that the Vintage Collection is a Walmart exclusive? Nobody seems to have any solid info on that. I just watched Toy Habits latest live stream & they said that the New Etheria She-Ra is a Walmart Con exclusive. But then they went on to say that in the past Walmart Collector Con figures eventually showed up at BBTS & EE. So she may be a timed exclusive. 

Have they? They must have the wrong retailers, because I'm very proactive when it comes to flushing out these figures online, and I've never seen them there. Also, since Skeletor is brand new, it should at least be listed as an out-of-stock item, which it isn't. However, Amazon recently listed it ...

 

I think they were talking about figures like Origins Lord Grasp, Terroar and Vypor?  Maybe?  Something that originally started out as a Walmart timed-exclusive was later listed on BBTS & EE.  They were just speculating. I want that She-Ra & Faker so I hope I'll be able to get them unlike ToG Mer-Man. We all hate Walmart!  They should never be allowed to have exclusives because they don't handle them properly. Target is great with their exclusives. I don't know what the hell Walmart's problem is. This past X-Mas Walmart never bothered to send their exclusive Transformers Star Raiders line to the stores. I got them off their website for ridiculously low clearance prices. They're not even trying anymore.  

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Bit of a pig nose on that She-Ra. She's supposed to be hot  

I just see Ryan Gosling when I look at that face sculpt...

Question for anybody who ordered from Walmart Collector Con in the past. If I try to order Faker & She-Ra, they'll be pre-orders right? Says they arrive by July & August.  And Walmart will constantly keep charging my card from now until then?  And there's a good chance they'll eventually cancel them?

Is that how it works? I just want to make sure I understand exactly. I'm trying to decide if I should bother or not.

Poll from Toy Habits on whether folks want more Masterverse or Origins on Club Grayskull - it's pretty conclusive 

@sketchyskeletor  Yes ... No surprise, yet again ...

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@sketchyskeletor  Yes ... No surprise, yet again ...

I know I am not the average MOTU fan. I never bought the toys at the time, but loved the Horsemen run. That's why I immediately jumped on Masterverse when it appeared and I love the line.

I just hope that Mattel will be a little more inventive and not ruin the line.

On the positive side : Panthor is great, with excellent articulation. They still can do great stuff...

@petruspeter Welcome aboard! The Motuc era is something of a rift in our own matrix, so let's face it: what other Motu brand can boast nearly three hundred references to date? Most of them being unique characters... As for the Panthor MV, it's really impressive, the amount of detail surrounding this piece blew me away, apart from the helmet, which for me is less attractive than that of its Motuc counterpart. It's a real shame that Mattel never really fleshes out the cat selection in general. With this mold alone, they could bring back the Preternian Battle Lion, Clawdeen, Catra's pink companion, and even Sky Tree's guardian, the Manticore.

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Poll from Toy Habits on whether folks want more Masterverse or Origins on Club Grayskull - it's pretty conclusive 

 

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That's just depressing. Origins has the nostalgia but Masterverse figures are a million times better. I love the character variety from Origins but I dont like the scale or proportions. I want all the figures from Origins and ToG in Masterverse style. Of course, I'm always in the minority, the losing side.

I went and voted for Masterverse. Not like it matters.

A closer look at the terrific cardback artwork for the upcoming Masterverse Masters of the Universe "Vintage Collection" FAKER figure by artist Axel Gimenez and David de la Cal Alonso 🎨 (and courtesy of packaging designer Roy Juarez).

@admin 

No doubt, this is an awesome piece of artwork.

It certainly pays homage to the vintage style cardback art. 🙂

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That's just depressing. Origins has the nostalgia but Masterverse figures are a million times better. I love the character variety from Origins but I dont like the scale or proportions. I want all the figures from Origins and ToG in Masterverse style. Of course, I'm always in the minority, the losing side.

I went and voted for Masterverse. Not like it matters.

 

Masterverse has been too much of a mixed-bag for both collectors and casual fans...

They have released multiple versions of the same characters in too short of a time frame, and there is zero consistency in character selection, sub genre, quality, and release date.

The same could be said of Origins as well... however, Origins has nostalgia on its side and the benefit of crossovers with other popular brands.

With such a wink to his own art style, Errol would probably be moved ...

Mattel Origins Collector on Youtube put up a review of Vintage Collection Zodac. Vintage Collection Zodac

"Zodac attacks the heroic warriors using all the evil power at his command."  Hmm, that's interesting. He was originally meant to be an evil character but then they decided to make him neutral.  I guess they're going waaay back with this one.

Zodac was my most wanted figure when the line first hit. The only figure I found was 1 Skeletor & then I never saw another MOTU figure anywhere for about 2-3 months. I forgot about the line by the time I saw them again. Then one day I walked into Child World & they had a whole endcap right in the front of the store totally loaded with everything. That's a day I will NEVER forget. 

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Mattel Origins Collector on Youtube put up a review of Vintage Collection Zodac. Vintage Collection Zodac

"Zodac attacks the heroic warriors using all the evil power at his command."  Hmm, that's interesting. He was originally meant to be an evil character but then they decided to make him neutral.  I guess they're going waaay back with this one.

Zodac was my most wanted figure when the line first hit. The only figure I found was 1 Skeletor & then I never saw another MOTU figure anywhere for about 2-3 months. I forgot about the line by the time I saw them again. Then one day I walked into Child World & they had a whole endcap right in the front of the store totally loaded with everything. That's a day I will NEVER forget. 

Hmmm ... I'm wondering if Mattel intends to turn to a Youtuber (Pixel Dan comes to mind) like they did last year to detail their upcoming offerings. I think it would definitely add to the momentum of the actual reveals.

Less than 30 Minutes to go until the Masterverse "New Etheria" SHE-RA and "Vintage Collection" FAKER figures go up for sale at Walmart Collector Con! (No affiliation link)

https://www.walmart.com/shop/walmart-collector-con

They were up a couple minutes early. Order Megan Bayne She Ra for daughter, and Faker for myself. I only collect Na, and movie figures, and Faker (not revelation trash) from masterverse line. See if they get canceled.

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That's just depressing. Origins has the nostalgia but Masterverse figures are a million times better. I love the character variety from Origins but I dont like the scale or proportions. I want all the figures from Origins and ToG in Masterverse style. Of course, I'm always in the minority, the losing side.

I went and voted for Masterverse. Not like it matters.

 

Masterverse has been too much of a mixed-bag for both collectors and casual fans...

They have released multiple versions of the same characters in too short of a time frame, and there is zero consistency in character selection, sub genre, quality, and release date.

The same could be said of Origins as well... however, Origins has nostalgia on its side and the benefit of crossovers with other popular brands.

 

Remember Classics was also a mixed bag in quality. For me Classics and New Eternia is the gold standard and they both had their problems. New Eternia still can't get their He-Man faces right. Classics couldn't get female faces right. Classics is top notch with some characters and Masterverse beats them with others. Both Classics and Masterverse beat Origins when it comes to physical attributes and articulation but with Origins it is all about being nostalgic and toyetic and not being the best in any action figure category.

Mattel should dig out the molds for some of the Classics He-man heads, since Masterverse He-man heads are pretty much all duds. 

Classics 200X, Vintage, Filmation, and Laser Light were all great sculpts. Even standard Classics He-man head is better than the Masterverse heads… 

They’ve used old Classics pieces in Origins. Maybe Masterverse needs some of that!!

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Mattel should dig out the molds for some of the Classics He-man heads, since Masterverse He-man heads are pretty much all duds. 

Classics 200X, Vintage, Filmation, and Laser Light were all great sculpts. Even standard Classics He-man head is better than the Masterverse heads… 

 

They’ve used old Classics pieces in Origins. Maybe Masterverse needs some of that!!

I'd go further and say they should use whatever armor and weapons molds they have left from Classics to do a Masterverse weapons pack or even just use them on upcoming Masterverse figures. 

What's mad is the headsculpts all work better, to my mind, on other versions of He-Man...

Thunder Punch headsculpt on 40th (goes way better with vintage Skeletor then)

NE Concept un-helmeted He-Man headsculpt on NE Battle Armour (looks more serious and less like he's trying to get subscribers)

40th headsculpt on Thunder Punch (actually looks like a comic cover)

Movie He-Man headsculpt on Revelation (gives a sort of comic book vibe)

I mean they're obviously not perfect or anything, but let me know what you think!

(WARNING INCOMING RANT! I need to vent somewhere. lol)

I don't understand this at all.

Just got this email from EE:
Unfortunately, we're sorry to report that the manufacturer has notified us that we will not be receiving any additional shipments of the MOTU Masterverse Wave 14 Sorceress Teela Figure (Item MTHYC58) you ordered, because they have discontinued production of this item. (They did the same exact thing with BA Skeletor.)

Back in the 80s I got a puppy. We had it fenced off in the kitchen. We went out one night & the puppy got out & decided to chew up a bunch of my MOTU figures. I had no problem going to the store & replacing them all. It had been a year or two later & they were still in stores, even wave 1. No problem!  But these days, the figure sells out everywhere within a month and THAT'S ALL FOLKS! 

WTF? Snake Sorceress Teela & BA Skeletor sold out immediately & Mattel completely cuts production, leaving money on the table & feeding the God**** scalpers?

I just don't get it. These toy companies don't make any sense these days. Hasbro has been reissuing hard to get Transformers like crazy lately. I wish Mattel would do the same. Whatever happened to the Origins "Fan Favorites" reissues? They were on the right track with that but it seems that stopped too. I was really hoping they would reissue Slamurai because I needed the white bodies for customs. As a customizer this is really annoying/frustrating. Because I think of ideas later, after the figure is no longer available & the scalpers jacked the prices up. They give us NO TIME! If you don't buy up everything you need within the first couple weeks you're screwed!  I gotta be clairvoyent.  While some other figures are everywhere & they can't even give them away (Sun-Man, Revelation Moss-Man etc.) 

And why is Mattel Creations always sold of everything? Isn't that supposed to be the 1 place we can all go to get this crap? Most of the figures aren't even listed on their own website. That's supposed to be the place for us to go directly to Mattel to purchase their product. Isn't that the whole f**king point? They manufacturer it & then we buy it? Why are they making it impossible to buy their product? They only have 1 job to do and they can't even do that right. WTF? And the stores refuse to stock it too. The stores also only have 1 job to do & they can't f**kin do it.

Mattel could hire me to monitor all the figures & let them know which one are SOLD OUT and shooting up in price on the aftermarket. I could tell them which ones need another production run. And then they could sell them as Mattel Creations exclusives. See how easy that was? Problem solved! But no! They won't do anything like that. They'd rather keep things the way they are now. They could easily put Webstor, Stratos, BA Skeletor & Snake Sorceress Teela in their own special reissue wave. Also, the latest Mer-Man is shooting up in price.   

In this case it doesn't matter because I already got Snake Sorceress Teela & totally forgot about this order. But if I really needed this figure & was counting on EE to deliver I'd be so pissed! 

And, how does EE put up a pre-order not knowing right from the start that Mattel had already cut production? We all know! How does EE not know?  

And if I rant about this, there's always a million toy collectors who will attack me & defend incompetent/dysfunctional Mattel and all the stores. I just had 1 A-Hole tell me that I should quit collecting because I'm not mentally fit to stay in the game. Implying that I have mental problems because the stores don't restock. 2 things that aren't even related. His comment made no sense whatsoever but that didn't stop him from posting it anyway. It was such dumb comment, not well thought out at all. But that's the toy collecting community for ya. Attack each other before thinking.