Category Archives: cancelled toys

Soon Forget: Original Breaker

Posted on July 12, 2014 by OAFE

When the original 1982 Joe figures were released, they were a stew of shared and reused pieces, including the heads: Breaker, Clutch, and Rock N Roll; Flash, Hawk, Short-Fuze, and Steeler; Grunt, Grand Slam, and Zap; only Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, and … Continue reading →

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Mech Ideas' Toon Titans! (*Mario dying sound*)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by OAFE

Yesterday, Transformers "Third Party" manufacturer Mech Ideas announced the Techno Toon Titans Bluster and Trench, a pair of figures based on TF Animated Huffer and Pipes: Today, they announced they were cancelled, because there weren't enough preorders. Allow us to … Continue reading →

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Xevoz Series 5: Rocka Huna

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Shocka

Remember Netgeist? He wasn't the only Series 5 figure whose packaging made it all the way through the design stage. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>That's exactly what my fortune cookie told me, too Xevoz customs - part 16 If you … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: ROM Spaceknight

Posted on November 22, 2013 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Hasbro's ROM. For those of you who don't remember ROM, he was an electronic robot man created in … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Resurrection of Monstress Series 3

Posted on October 26, 2013 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today relate to yo's Resurrection of Monstress Night of Noctilca review. Prototypes for Series 3 of the figures were shown … Continue reading →

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Krang's alternate bodies

Posted on October 19, 2013 by OAFE

In today's review of Krang, yo mentioned that Playmates had several other options for the evil brain's body. Here, via Steve Lavigne, are two of those rejected designs:   Now why weren't those ever approved/produced? Kids would have eaten that … Continue reading →

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The Island of Dr. Hibbert addendum

Posted on October 4, 2013 by OAFE

Today yo reviewed the Simpsons Island of Dr. Hibbert playset, saying that it was the closest McFarlane came to duplicating the quality of Playmates' yearly "Treehouse of Horror" environments. That's very true - but did you know Playmates actually had … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: DeviA.N.T.s

Posted on July 27, 2013 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Hyperchild's DeviANTS line. Remember the DeviANTs? The large vinyl figures that debuted at Comic-Con International in 2003? There … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Marvel Legends Swap Figures

Posted on April 21, 2013 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Hasbro's missing Marvel Legends. Since restarting Marvel Legends, Hasbro has been relying on "swap figures," two figures sold … Continue reading →

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That time that "Yo Adrian" almost met "Yo Joe!"

Posted on March 29, 2013 by yo go re

As mentioned in today's review of Big Boa, Hasbro almost made Rocky Balboa the second "real life" character to join the GI Joe team, but the deal fell through when Coleco got Stallone's likeness for their Rambo toyline. And you … Continue reading →

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