Toy Power Podcast

This week on Toy Power it's not quite NYTF (but don't worry, we'll definitely get to all that toy goodness). But there's still a lot of pre-New York news to delve into. Is Dino-Riders getting a re-boot? Yes. Does it have Dino's? You betcha!!! Can you afford it? Probably not. We get a tease into what the G.I. Classified line has to offer, with the very first reveal of everyone's favorite talkative Ninja: Snake Eyes. And he even gets Frank's tick of approval (and your new ring-tone!). There's MOTU: Revelations casting news that has Darren skipping down the mall singing at the top of his voice (and on an unrelated note, the Mall's never been so uninhabited!) Thanos gets a new figure that your going to be so happy the team over at Mezco decided to click into existence, and the new Two-Face that has so many accessories he might as well be called Fifty-Face! Some delicate observations of a minor "flaw" with the new Masterpiece Arcee, that has some of the strangest descriptions of robotic-female body parts you will ever hear in your life. And how much exactly did Frank have to pay the marketing teams over at Boss Fight Studio to get a figure made in the exact likeness of his Spirit Animal? It's then over to the guy's hopes and dreams for New York. Who wants a shiny new Dr. Killemoff? Who is wishing to see what next for Mondo's Mecha line (Voltron anyone?) And who just wants a pony. Time enough for latest scores, and there's a bounty of figures... including the extremely impressive Dethlatron from NeMA studios. Nothing (not even receiving the exact measurements), I mean NOTHING could have prepared Ben for the size of this thing. Round it out with a few wonderful reviews, and you good Sir, have a show. It's no New York, but it's still a good show. 

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast the boys jump into the *latest news. From Super7's TMNT ULTIMATES wave 2 which has more guts than most toys, we find out that Shredder has been to a pretty good chiropractor since 1988 and got his back sorted. Also, when you are a company that's all about paying homage to an original figure, that means replicating the good, and the erroneous! Seeing some glorious Thundercats statues brings out the best (and worst) in Trent, as we find out he's still suffering from PTTRD (Post Traumatic Thundercats Roar Disorder). Find out when a BAF is not a BAF (and the most philosophical question of all... if you don't have to build it, is it still a BAF?!?!) Mystic Legions goes all ALL STARS 3.0 (and sneaks in a but of Imp-on-a-stick goodness), we get some PowerCon teaser silhouettes which delight and excite (and no, it's got nothing to do with Austin Powers and an umbrella!) and there's even some leaked MOTU lists that have us both hyped and scared. An Australian POP exclusive that pays tribute to the amazing efforts of our brave Firefighters. Then its time for some wise words of wisdom from our good friend of the show Chris Wisdom, as he gives the right of reply that no-one asked for on G.I. Joe. Frank may have wished it away, but the internet wants it back... and BLOOD! And who is Chris's boy? Find out all this and more on the latest thrilling installment of Toy Power Podcast: the Lords of Power and Wisdom!

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Today on the Toy Power podcast the boys are joined by another international guest from the friendliest place on earth (you heard me New Zealand!) with renowned filmmaker Rob McCallum. Known for Nintendo Quest, a MOTU doco and much more, Darren kicks it all off with the longest intro every received on the show. Rob fills us in on his latest film making adventure that is days away from completion: Action Figure Adventure.  This amazing 10-ep show is already fully funded on Kickstarter but there is more to be done – and Trent throws out a challenge to YOU the listener! Prove the Australia does exist! Along the way Rob talks more broadly about film making, his pop culture passions and how not-grown-up he is. The list of special guests will make your head spin and if that’s not enough, the truly humanitarian outreach of this doco will melt your plastic heart. We also learn about Rob’s dream project, the price of doing business, The Wiggles, Duckburg ,Wikipedia all while Rob teases his next as-yet-unannounced project.  If this ep doesn’t get you through the week, nothing will!  Get onboard and support this amazing project! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afa/action-figure-adventure

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast the boys are all back together (albeit one fashionably late entrance!). That's right Trent is back, and he's missed you all so much he's got a monologue prepared - a snappy summary of all the toy goodness and nerd rage that's built up over his last 3 months in exile. Did he manage to cast the ring into the fires of Mt Doom? How hard is it to sculpt seagull crap on a figure? And how does hearing a small cartoon Thundercat roar turn Trent into the embodiment of Walter Matthau? Tirade over and it's on to the latest news. Neca raises the bat for a herculean effort, and it pays homage to Jean Claude Van Damme's best role to remain firmly on the cutting room floor. Funko reneges on Buzz-Off being the last POP to be done in the Masters of the Universe styling, with a bevy of new characters including the first 10-inch treatment for one bone-head. And its time to see what other colours are available for Black Widow figures. We know you guessed white... but any chance we might see 50 shades of grey? It's on to the latest scores and one of the boys has managed to find a personal holy grail item 23 years in the making. And to round it all out, another listener question, this time from Michael Flatters, and we can assure you its got absolutely nothing to do with GI Joe. On that note, we think we did pretty well to not talk about Joe's... Although we might have mentioned it once, we think we got away with it. YO JOE!

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