Toy Power Podcast

After much debate, the controversial lyrics of last week are put to bed, and Ben walks alone. Looks like he’s getting beaten with a stick by the 4HM newest figure – the villainous Krampus! A toy that is just announced AND available to purchase – NOT pre-order! Crazy! We attempt to explain the Rancor-sized hole in Hasbro’s budget while at the same time, cheering on a Sky-Striker sized-one to victory! Follow @hordeworld on Insta if you want the behind the scenes story on how the news was received in the Star Wars team… There’s new almost-spoierish Marvel Legends, a pair of gorgeous RoboCops, new Flash Gordon for Scotty and even some teases for future NECA Turtles. The only question is: how many Animaniacs are we ordering? And will there be a wave 2? Then we chat Hawkeye and are pleasantly surprised what we find. Spoilers for eps 1-3 if you’re not current! Ben gives us a few thoughts on the new Ghostbusters all while we welcome another new Patreon to the fold. Stay tuned for our Best of 2021 voting to be released soon! 

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, it's about to get very sandy, so grab your Water Bottle, Sandboards & Toboggan's as we head towards the hot property of DUNE!  First up we chat about the new Villeneuve Film itself, with a review back at how much inspiration this property has had on other franchises.  An examination of its origins from its critically acclaimed book series by Frank Herbert; to the 1984 David Lynch Film.  Not forgetting the Jodorowsky's Documentary that never really was....   What has this new Villeneuve version offer that the previous ones missed - noting this film is only Part One?  The visuals of this new film is absolutely outstanding backed up with great casting!  One review conversation leads to another and we hit FULL-SPOILER chat quite early on.  What & who can we potentially expect from Part Two?  Then we sum it all up with a DVG rating out of 19.  Next main segment is a wind back into a Vintage Toy Retrospective - of which we start off with the short lived LJN wave of Dune figures, plus touching on some unproduced characters, Fun Facts and other LJN releases.  Sorta's standalone release of "Now Playing" from 2007.  Then it's time to fast forward to the Modern releases from McFarlane with a Six Wave release including a Build A Figure & a GIANT Baron Harkonnen.  What else would we like from future releases?  Some fun closing comments and discussions close out the ep.

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast; it's time to cover all the exciting News topics that have hit our radar since last fortnight!!  Kicking off the ep is the amazing Super 7 TMNT Party Wagon!  With a great design & loads of accessories!!  It gets a big thumbs up - but what about that price though.....  Wave 5 Super 7 Thundercat's - Four very interesting Ultimate figures this round with TONS of extras!!  Did they get the scale right though?  Another Rancor HasLab update.  We unpack the updates & all the tiers.  We carefully look at why fans aren't signing up for this Iconic Monster; & naturally we give our two cents on what could be done better too!  Neca's Catwoman from Channel 6; looks extremely impressive; everything from packaging to all the little extras included!  5K Toys Samurai Turtles peaks our interest - but without a license; will these even see the light of day?  Teasers from Super 7 Wave 3 Transformers Ultimates - we assume Wreck-Garr is a given, but can we expect Optimus as a Crocodile too?  G.I. Joe Ultimates wave 2 - is very impressive; but the HasLab SkyStriker is arguably more impressive!  Rounding out the ep; a round table chat about some of the more obscure collectables we have found from Darren's vast collection; which just enriches his passion of his beloved properties by ten-fold.  But before we sign out we must shout-out the flurry of awesome Patrons whom have joined us recently!!

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast, it's time to talk about a film that tries to encompass seven centuries of Time into a single film / storyline.  The film is of course the Eternals.  This is a FULL Spoiler chat, so please be aware of our discussion.  With a few Acadamy Award Winnings up her sleeve, does Director Chloe Zhao, have what it takes to make a traditional Marvel Comic Book Film?  As the lads try to highlight the very diverse cast, they are often sent on tangents whilst they dissect the film itself.  What would it be like to be a being of the age of seven thousand years?  Those Post Credit scenes - we chat about the excitement of what this means, as well as what to expect moving forward for the MCU....  We give it a rating out of 19 DVG style to really establish what we thought of the film.Then our other major segment of this ep was put forward a few episodes ago: Two Toy lines Mashed-Up.  

Ben has: Centurions X TMNT - Air Vehicle

Frank has: He-Man X TMNT - Play Set

Trent has: Star Wars X G.I. Joe - Sea Vehicle

This is a bit of a wacky segment, you be the judge on who did it best....  Then in rounding out the episode, we do a quick round table of Reading Watching Playing.

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It’s time to get back into the latest toy news and we have a bit of a backlog to clear as we talk to some of the new hotness that has us excited. There’s a bevy TMNT news including the wildest crossover from NECA. We finally get to talk about the juggernaut that is HasLabs and the first action figure we know of that has a drool accessory. Ghostbusters fans have stood UP while the future of Masters spins off into uncharted territory. There’s Mogwai, Todd McTarlane (you read that right) and an anniversary for Marvel Legends that will hurt you in the age muscle. Can Hasbro do the impossible and make a cell shaded figure look good? Then it’s a brief update on the progress of Darren’s collection. Huge shoutout to @GreenlightComics for helping us and Darren’s parents. And along the way, we collect two new Patreons! Cowabunga! 

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PSA: This was recorded before Darrens passing. He was unable to make this recording so please keep that in mind when we refer to the great man.

Today on the show, we chat to long time Patreon DoesTEN and find out what the toy-life is like all the way in Georgia. He is doing our dream job: working in vintage toy store! To say we are jealous, is putting it lightly! So you can imagine the crazy stories of random toys that wander in, special finds and some hilarious hijinks that happen in this magical place. DoesTEN is also the worlds biggest (only?) Swamp Thing fan. The secret origin story of this passion may surprise you... We then head to quick round of Tennis which results in more non-answers that score a 0 in tennis, but a 10 on the laugh-o-meter. Then we setup a future episode with a mash-up selection wheel involving some of our favourite properties. Spin me away baby! Check out their store @WizardsVideoGames

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After a bit of a hiatus, Trent, Frank & Ben are back behind the mics again to chat about the legend that was Darren Filsell. Our co-host, our friend, our positive minded hero. We give you an update on what the three of us have been up to and how we are helping Darren's parents make the most of his vast collection, as well as generally helping them too. A huge thanks to everyone whom so generously donated towards Darren's GoFundMe to help with funeral costs. Huge appreciation to all the other podcasts shining the light on Darren. Listen to the Eulogy that was so perfectly delivered by Trent. Then as a way to reminisce on some fun memories, we look back at some of the zany things Darren brought to the Podcast. There's even a little bit of Toy News that we think Darren would have been so excited about. In rounding out the episode, we have a realistic take on how we personally feel about collecting; since Darren has passed.This is a somber episode. It will hit you in the feels; but that's only natural with loosing such a legend. RIP Daggas.

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast we are once again joined by Special Guest Scotty.  Scot dusts off a few skeletons from the closet, with an extended intro to this ep; & we acknowledge the unfortunate absence of Master Darren.  It's a full-on news centric episode & we take no time in acknowledging the rapid pace that McFarlane seems to be able to produce toys!  Batmobeast, Batman Year 2 and many other key callouts!  Xenomorph reveals from Mezco as well as a few Kenner Homage figures from Neca.  Street Sharks from Mattel Creations - do these make a splash with us?  THE BIGGEST HasLab to date - is fully funded & has a lot of extras to be excited about plus a true Victory for Transformers fans.  Neca licensing the Usagi Yojimbo Comic by Stan Sakai & Sponge Bob SquarePants - Ultimates by Super7.  The Star Wars expands the size of a non-vintage toy, plus Brandon Lee's The Crow - gets a deluxe release by Mezco.  We finally have a Teaser Shot of the 4HM Cosmic Legion figure too!  The hype is real!!   Then our 2nd exciting segment of this episode is a very generous package from Webstor.83 - tune in to find out what this turns out to be!!

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast we are joined once again by the one & only Criss Fresh!  He helps us unpack a SPOILER filled review on The Suicide Squad Film.  Many questions are unpacked this ep including the standard: how did we each see the film; given the troubled times the world is in right now.  Plus, an interesting round table chat around cinema vs home viewing & what the future may hold....  The Suicide Squad certainly lives up to its name with its death count & it's disposable big-name actors; but is the rug pulling trick used too often?  We look at such aspects as Idris Elba VS Will Smith, & even compare the two Suicide Squad films against each other.  Even though this new one is quite a standalone journey.  With so many bizarre plot points, how can one skip past the Tarantino scene?! Plus, a quick chat about the toys that coincide with the film too.  Then second topic of the episode is a classic Show & Tell segment. Darren grabs a blue looking dude, that's very difficult to Army Build.  Trent brings in the most iconic version of the 'Clown Prince of Crime'.  Criss shows off a pair of expensive Smoking Guns.  Ben has a 'Rise Of Evil' figure & Frank brings in a beautiful News Reporter.  All this & more! Get your ears around it now!

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