Category Archives: NECA

What if another company made LotR figures?

Posted on August 23, 2006 by OAFE

In honor of the long-awaited release of NECA's Balrog, we reviewed ToyBiz's Balrog Battle Gandalf, and now we're having a bit of fun. See, I maintain that the LotR line is the best movie-based toy series since Star Wars, and … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - The Final Product

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Sometimes I have to wonder... do toy companies actually care about their final product? It seems like more and more companies are focusing on how nice their prototypes look. Do these people actually see their final product? DCD to me … Continue reading →

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DIE, articulation!

Posted on April 23, 2006 by yo go re

I hate balljoints. No really, I do. If you've read any of my reviews (and you really should have, by now - go read one at random, odds are good I wrote it), then that's probably a pretty shocking statement. … Continue reading →

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About staction figures

Posted on April 12, 2006 by yo go re

Last August, when I reviewed Masters of the Universe Snout Spout, I pointed out how stupid the phrase "staction figure" (short for "static action figure") is. And yet people are still using it. Shame on them. But now, the webcomic … Continue reading →

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Squashing the rumors about NECA's Balrog

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Shocka

Thousands of people are eagerly awaiting NECA's 1/6th scale Balrog - a massive action figure, possibly the biggest ever 1:12 action figure ever created, in scale with the other Lord of the Rings figures by ToyBiz. <i>And now, some more … Continue reading →

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Movie Maniacs/Now Playing/Cult Classics

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Here's a question for our readers: are McFarlane's Movie Maniacs, SOTA's Now Playing, and NECA's Cult Classics all in the same basic scale? If I recall correctly, even the various Movie Maniacs aren't necessarily in scale with one another, but … Continue reading →

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ATFC - NECA is "Cult" leader with REEL TOYS.

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Here's Reel Toys' currently announced 2005 Cult Classics (and related) 7" scale slate for 2005. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin - Cult Classics Ash addendum

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ATFC - Palisades (+ Frank the Bunny)

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Welcome to Day 3 of our Armchair Toy Fair Coverage™. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Invader Zim blues Gamera, the Grouchy Monster Lazy 8 Toy Soldiers launch trailer Rick and Morty Mystery Minis - Squanchy review

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Soon Forget: McFarlane's Hellraiser

Posted on March 23, 2003 by Shocka

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is the Movie Maniacs Pinhead. Yes, there really was going to be such a thing. A prototype was glimpsed … Continue reading →

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