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Marvel in the '70s

Posted on July 25, 2022 by OAFE

A while back, sculptor Paul Harding began a series of digital sculpts featuring Marvel characters the way they looked a half century ago. It was just for fun, but fans reacted well, and when Hasbro came to him to create … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2: Dr. Loomis addendum

Posted on July 24, 2022 by OAFE

An image cut from today's review, showing how the toy's torso works: Yes, that's weird. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - January '11 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #110 Soon Forget: McFarlane's Hellraiser NECA Alpha Predator addendum Rustin's … Continue reading →

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Ninja Spawn addendum

Posted on July 16, 2022 by OAFE

Officially, Ninja Spawn's first appearance is in Spawn #297, in a panel showcasing a bunch of popular action figures alternate Spawns: It's nice, but he'd already appeared more than a dozen years earlier. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>On the subject … Continue reading →

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First look at Ryan Gosling as Ken

Posted on July 13, 2022 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>New Barbie Crystal Pink Persuasion National Barbie Day - How to Advertise Barbie? Barbie meets Beast Wars Thanks for the clarification

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Soon Forget: Titanium Soundblaster with Ravage

Posted on July 12, 2022 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 Titanium Soundblaster. The 6" Transformers Titanium Series line had some decent figure, but also some of the … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Creating Adventure

Posted on July 9, 2022 by OAFE

Five years ago, Brian Hickey had an idea: re-create the entire Star Wars Original Trilogy using nothing more than the old Kenner toys. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>A McDonald's Lego podracer ATFC '12 - Day 1: Hasbro Strange inspirations This … Continue reading →

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Marvel Legends addendum: dat (Iron Man) body

Posted on July 4, 2022 by OAFE

Just like with Wolverine, Hasbro spent money making an Iron Man body, and by golly, they're going to use it! Here's a list of every armor that uses it: Marvel Comics 80th Anniversary Iron Man 2020 War Machine* Silver Centurion* … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Fennec Shand addendum

Posted on July 2, 2022 by OAFE

Here's what Fennec Shand's rifle would look like if it were accurate to the real prop: It's just a question of a few silver apps on the body and some brown on the stock, which isn't terribly complicated. <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Four Retro Collection: Invisible Woman addendum

Posted on June 27, 2022 by OAFE

As posited in today's review, what would it look like if you put the ugly, no-good head on the ugly, no-good body? Now you know. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>The importance of camouflage Rustin's Spoils of the Week #143 "Captain … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: The Mummy Minimates

Posted on June 26, 2022 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is The Mummy Minimates four-pack. This set would have been part of Series 3 of the Universal Monsters Minimates … Continue reading →

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