Toy Power Podcast

Today on the Toy Power Podcast it’s a big showdown week – which news headline is bigger and badder than the last? All the BIG names are here – Andre the Giant, King Kong, The Queen of the Undead and even NEWMAN!? There’s some pleasant updates for fans of Turtles as some of NECA’s most famous work gets a little easier to find. Then it’s another clash of the titans as it’s DC vs Diamond. What does this mean for your local store? We get an inside word from an expert. Not big enough for you? How about 4-way rumble as it’s Batman vs Batman vs Batman vs Batman (not a typo). Is there such thing as too much Batman? The Todd doesn’t think so. But then these Dark Knights combine (or do they?) to take on another metal band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem!  Next on the card is apathy vs Playmates (A one-sided contest if ever I saw it!) And finally, the long awaited title fight: PS5 vs Xbox StupidName-X! Who has the best memes? Along the way, the lads reveal their latest scores, but also, their true colours: Ben confesses his movie-shame, Darren adds way too much detail to a story, Frank relives 3 month old reviews and Trent loves a good box….

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Today, the team start off by answer the hypothetical question - which Playset would be the most exciting to see explode!?  Then we take a sharp turn into how to go about discovering a new toy line!  Just how deep is the Loony Toons rabbit hole?  This question actually perfectly leads into our next topic which is all about Toy Checklists!  We run through the many different versions around the room and speak at length about digital vs hard copy; can't we just have both?  Unofficial vs official endorsement versions and if endorsed by the parent company do we then need a lawyer for said checklist!?   If we where to create a checklist guide - what would we want - and what amazing idea has Frank got for it?  On the digital front, what websites are out there and what apps are available? Best place for IDing toys and items?  It's all covered in this episode; as we all know that ~ "knowing is half the battle".

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It’s News Day and boy is there a lot to get too! There’s Moon Knight and a girthy Daredevil but that’s nothing compared to one massive leg. There’s chat around Mafex vs Legends while Streets of Rage makes a comeback in toy/videogame form. Hot Toys are accused of using small blue workers to get the perfect face, while over at Black Series, there is a decided introduction of colour. Bye-bye numbering system, hello incomplete artwork! And don’t forget fish-guy! Go-go-Gadget is back but will we be reaching our extendable arms to grab it? Tweeterhead step into the Sideshow MOTU void but you have to ask, which head is better? McFarlane are actually able to produce a figure with no paint and it totally works! But how? There’s juicy tidbits from another Pixel Dan/Brian Flynn interview and of course, we can’t avoid the huge story that is The Snyder Cut. PS: We totally know what’s going to be in it! Trent tries to convince you that inversions are a good thing – Nolan agrees. Then Ben introduces a new game to the team – Toy Power Tennis! Prepare for lots of foot faults!

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, the lads delve back into some of the listener questions – and somehow they seem to get harder! (That’s what she said (Sorry, watching a lot of The Office at the moment)) What are some of our holy grails and what are the factors that push us over the edge, price, seeing it upclose, planets aligning – and yes, Trent tells the Blank story, just one more time! Does the Ben Squeal make another appearance? Can sowing lessons save Frank money? Patreon Trenton’s loss is someone elses gain! Which of fave properties is in desperate need of a reboot? Then it’s decision time: banish a line from your collection. Darren’s choice, begs some questions… Speaking of, Darren plays quiz master in a return of the Toy Power Quiz. It’s all about some of his fave properties. And dates. Lots of committed-to-memory-dates. We round it out with some dream future picks in the growing NECA Turtles army…

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast we take our look at the amazing LEGO Masters Season that was. In celebration we rope in a few special guests with Davey returning and Trent’s teammate Josh joining the fun! We cover the highs and lows of Trent and Josh’s journey and find a little bit more behind the scenes look at the shenanigans that don’t get put to air.  There’s some analysis of the will-they-won’t-they nature of Trent and Hamish’s relationship, a Dick Dynasty Rap, a pledge to split the prize money with a non-functioning UFO and even an appearance by George Michael from his WHAM! days. Trent’s social demographic investigation has to be heard to be believed but it does concur with the Wonderbread voting “system”. All our bias aside, what build captured our hearts across the whole season? And prepare for the inevitable spin-off shows, coming soon to a DVG near you…

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, we are (mostly) back in the studio as the world (slowly) returns to normal. Pandemic or no, there is still plenty of toy news to get through! Do YOU like buying figures without seeing them first? Apparently NECA thinks a lot of people do – but do We? (The answer is shocking!) There’s more Marvel-ous reveals, a big slab of plastic (also known as a floating blue head), double putty action and erm, RoboCop?!?! What even IS this episode!? NECA look to take more and more of our money including new licenses that have Darren feeling all the love. There’s some big changes from LEGO and even DUNE (yes, that Dune). Trent finally confesses something we’ve joked about for a long time and we get a look at the new Batman. Then our new Patreon David Bond delivers the good word on the early arrival of the new G.I.Joe Classified toys. (Does it change Franks mind?) It’ll be 2021 before we see them so massive thanks to David for his awesome review!

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, LEGO-MANIA reaches fever pitch as we review the penultimate episodes before finals week. And what better way to do this than from a Galaxy Far Far Away as we talk about the Star Wars build. But it wasn’t the Lego that everyone smiling – it was Trents amazing reactions that captured the nations hearts and minds. Couple that with his flawless quiz answers and is it too early to say he is the Chosen One? But don’t forget Josh and his ability to mimic all that he sees… We were all having so much fun, did they forget to announce a winner? Prepare yourself for MouthGate 2020 as the most controversial and tiny piece of Lego threatens to bring our boys undone! Then we dive under da sea in a challenge that the builders actually DID manage to predict! But what on earth happens from here? Does Trent spill the beans? Or do we just wildly and inaccurately speculate?? Thanks to @koncrete_bricks for the amazing cover art for this ep!

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, we answer some listener submitted questions and oh boy – we did NOT anticipate this virtual Pandoras’ box of anguish we would open! There’s everything from your own superhero origin story (complete with copyright infringements, time machines and amateur theatre??) before we just go all out bonkers and detail our own toy-spewing magic portal. Did Trent get a MOTU release date wrong? Never fear – Darren is here! Then it’s the hardest question ever – you can delete one Michael Bay reboot, but the other is all that remains. Our answers might surprise you and lead to the rise of Rock Lords?!? Then it’s State of the Nation time as we all touch base and how we are doing personally, but also as collectors in these trying times. Sometimes, even we have to admit there is something bigger in the world than just toys. Also Trent gets a New Idea – but does he actually make a Womans Day? You decide!

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Today it’s another mini-ep as we talk about the latest episodes of LegoMasters Australia to hit our screens. When is 3D not-so 3D and when is over and under, less so? It’s all about the interpretation folks! Trent gives us the scoop of what it felt like to be in that room as Jay and Stani returned. Thought their cowboy Lego face was good – wait till you hear what Brickman has to say about the artform! Just between us, I think he’s forgotten about the most famous rabbit of them all… How much of an advantage IS the Jordy Brick, truly? Also Frank is terrible with names, Ben describes a particular face with extreme prejudice and we look ahead to the future challenges – Star Wars and Underwater – with one of the most outrageously memorable reactions from our boy Trent.

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