Toy Power Podcast

Today on the Toy Power Podcast it’s a first for the show – when 2 out of 4 are all you’re gonna hear! Ben and Darren take over the ship – does it immediately start taking on water? Far from it: there’s some cool news to help keep them sea-worthy including new LEGO, ReAction and Playmates making Turtles figures that people may ACTUALLY want? Confirmation of a vehicle by NECA (no, not a boat) and GI Joe gets the 1/6 treatment. Off in the distance, just past that island, there’s a new Kickstarter that’s grabbed our attention by Fox Forge Toys. Then it’s onto the real treasure: our sneak preview of Action Figure Adventure. Yes, we’ve seen the first episode! Big thanks to Rob McCallum for the scoop so the boys get to find their sea legs talking about something the world has not seen yet. There may also be a pirate signal that interrupts the show at some point… The dynamic duo wind it up with some Latest Scores and give thanks to our new Paterons and Daves Video Graveyard for making the magical 100 ep marker. ARRRgh!

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast, we have our 'Runsheet' ready to go; and then we are immediately thrown off course with a present for Mr. Darren!  A very welcomed gift from @webstor83.  Our first main topic is around the Masters Of The Universe Origins Toyline.  A healthy discussion around USD to AUD price conversion and what we actually think they should sell for in our market Down Under.  We also do an analysis of what other toylines cost for a good comparison of value for money.  Then we move onto looking at Season 2 of The Boys - *beware*; we do spoil many plot points and such in this review chat.  We talk through many of our standout scenes and of course the new character in the 7 - Storm Front - with her Raiden like Powers And all the shock factors of the series, as well as getting our money worth with Amazon Prime.  Our final segment is another round of: "Would You Rather" ~ some difficult choices made in this game, but very entertaining as always!  In closing out the episode we have a few shoutouts for all the awesome new Patron's whom have joined us recently, as well as The Geek Dudes Podcasts for continuously name dropping us on their shows.  Also, we announce our plans for Movember!  Join us in growing a Mustache and we will have a bit of fun throughout the month with Toys/characters that proudly showcase a Mo!

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Nic - A toy designer from the UK chats to us about his company NeMa Studios and what products he has to offer.  From original ideas, and how they come about, all the way through to the sheer dedication one needs to take to create something as cool as this!  A very imformative chat around the time lines of design concept to actual manufacturing and all the details inbetween, we certainly get a very interesting peek behind the curtain!  Nic makes us all quite jealous with his backstory, of previously working an office job, and now making Toys for a living!  We find out about the origins of DuckBoy and his basis in reality; and then onto Novatron - from a simple phone connverstaion to production!  Going in with a motto of - a thing that would beat the crap put of HeMan!  Nic shares the latest news about Novatron's future in both scales as well as some tips from the pro - if your thinking about entering the toy manufactioring market yourself.
Plus we get some Toy Power Excusive teasers on future Novatron figures and plans for other absolutely EPIC toys - you'll have to listen to find out what exactly they are!!
Visit: www.nemastudios.com
IG: @NeMaStudios
Artist IG - @Theo_Cane_SlimeHouse

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, they said it couldn’t be done – but we had a live in-person toy event in 2020! True story! Before that though, there’s some cool news items that dropped including new DinoRiders, an actual Havok Staff and a new Castle Greyskull! We get to see new Turtles from Super7, more Mortal Kombat DLC for Frank to buy but is it Rambo or more Hot Shots? At the Fair, it was first come first served – do you know the manager? Davey gets out of an awkward hoarding situation while we have a Muscle-for-Hire help us out. Trent sidebars us with stuff about Lego (it’s almost like he was on TV for it or something…) before we learn just how small Adelaide really is! But don’t worry, Trent is still managing to practice toy-social distancing. There was gravy, people makin’ it rain and good ol’ fashioned tub diving! Who’s in for next year? Then there’s a question about our intro and where a particular sound bite comes from. You will NEVER guess the answer. (Darren did though) Trent teases another podcast project he’s involved with (and his wife) plus a shoutout to our newest Patreon!

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, we take a look at all things Hasbro as they host their first ever online-event, Hasbro PulseCon. It’s full of reveals from some of the biggest brands around: Star Wars, Marvel, GI Joe, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers and Transformers. Do ya think that’s enough for one episode??? There’s a new HasLabs project to drool over that has already met production numbers. When is a Plasma Series product NOT a Plasma Series? The Ghostbusters are on the case! And what’s this – a NEW Marvel Legends line that Frank DOESN’T care about? What is it, opposite day? We’re all for paying tribute to old toys on this show but I feel like Hasbro took it too far with the face of one especially popular mutant… Lots more GI Joes which means, lots more exclusives to find. And do toy companies really just write lore around the toys? They would NEVER do that, right?!? And is strictly Retro always a good thing? Despite being absent this ep Ben still shouts-out his fave new reveal and it comes from a line you may not expect. But has the whole Con been tainted by a noticeable price increase? Also thanks to our newest Patreon, Ben R from Hack the Dino!

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, we have a Heroic episode for you all with a very Special Guest - Mr Chris Wisdom!  We have two boxes to open, sent to us by Chris!  One is the size of a shoe box, but the other is absolutely enormous!!  Some of the items in this unboxing recording are items Chris has picked up for us as a helpful friendly gesture over the course of this year; but some of the items are personalised gifts which have been very tediously chosen for some of us by Chris; and that's where the real surprises come into play!!  Chris has some great stories from the journey he had to obtain some of these unique items.....  The rest of the unboxing reveals will have to be heard to be believed!  Some absolute gems unwrapped- and an enormous THANKYOU to Chris for going out of his way to create this awesome unboxing experience for us!  After calming down from the excitement, we start chatting about the Marvel Legends - Age Of Apocalypse - Sugar Man wave!  Then before rounding out the ep, we get Chris's take on the Justice League Snyder Cut hype train and his overall thoughts around DC films moving forward!  A really fun episode, so get your ears around it NOW!!

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Darren is running the show now and it’s in celebration of our first non-Zoom episode since March! Good thing too as there’s tons of news that needs a talkin’ too! Pour one out for ManBat cause McFarlane clearly isn’t a fan – but are we fans of DC marketing team? Marvel Legends seem to have gone COVID appropriate while Aussie’s finally get some GOOD news about figure distribution. He who controls the DUNE, controls the box-office dollars (assuming?) and just how many Jason Mamoa figures does Trent own? Are all pirate bad guys because of their eyewear fashion choices? Does the obscure reveals from Megalopolis have a chance in a crowded market? More importantly, what do Barnyard Commandoes smell like? And can we finally stop using the word cessation – Frank invents the worst acronym for it.  There’s a new Castle Greyskull but does it pass the Toy Power Test? Ben then brings us back to MicroMachines – how do the old compare to the new? A first hand look. And we follow up on last weeks kind-of-a-bummer episode to see where we’re all at in the light of day. All that and rapid speculation about what this show would look like if it was 10 years older, coming up after these short messages. *Transformers spinning logo*

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, it’s a bit of everything as we check in on the team to see how are they managing the beast that is 2020. Where are we at with collecting? Trent in particular makes a big call about his future in the hobby – it sparks a great conversation about the psychology, trails and tribulations of this crazy world we love. And for it all, there is about 3 seconds of respect? Sheesh, tough room… With all these re-releases of our fave properties, do we all just end up with a room of the same stuff? Can ones toy room ever be TOO full? Does Ben have a DinoRiders problem and how long exactly has Darren been stalking Frank… Then it’s some Reading Watching Playing where the game is not the present – the TIME to play it is! Ben tries to get us addicted to Monster Energy drinks while Trent produces a new sound effect that might just be as famous as the BOOONG! Next up is Would You Rather with a bevy of tough choices. How many Transformers does Darren have (just wait, he’ll tell you!)? Did Ben see a man floating down the street? And Frank annoys everyone with an annoying question about annoying sidekicks….

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast we start on a sad note, as we pay our respects to the amazing man that was Chadwick Boseman. Then onto the new Gold Label figures from McFarlane Toys. A chase Joker figure with no known background isn't our thing but a retro Dr. Doom with some great accessories certainly is! We geek out over the new TMNT Movie accessories pack, as well as the new Cartoon Diorama. Can you measure the hype when we announce that 'The Boys' get licences for Toys!? Then we cover all things DC Fandome. Video Games, panels without proper trailers like Black Adam, Flash Point. But it's all the more exciting to chat about actual Trailers such as WW84, Suicide Squad, Zack Snyder Cut of the Justice League and The Batman. We round the show out on a high with our latest scores, and needless to say, Neca gets quite a few callouts from all.

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This week on Toy Power Podcast, we have Special Guest: ScottyTheToyHunta join us, to share his great insights with us. We kick it off with the usual "Get To Know You" questions. Then our first main topic is all things Toy Story. We go around the room with some standard questions such as: 'Who is our favourite character?' Then we ask the difficult question - rank the films - least favourite to most favourite! Scotty's detailed analysis will certainly make you look at your own rankings again! Do we need a 5th Toy Story Film? Well Scotty has it all mapped out already! We then change gears and chat about Pokemon! How has Pokemon outlasted so many other franchises and continues to stay relevant today. How does the latest Detective Pikachu stack up to a dedicated fan? We then round out the episode with Scotty's evolution of how Pokemon assisted him in running his own bricks and mortar retail store. And, as an extra bonus, a huge congratulations to Scotty and his wife, as shortly after this recording they became parents to a beautiful daughter. Please give Scotty a follow on IG @ScottyTheToyHunta

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