Toy Power Podcast

Thundercats retrospective, Mystery box of goodies, Insurance

Welcome to this special edition of the Toy Power Podcast. Yes folks, its a mid week release but its for a good cause! Today we cover the entire length and bredth of the controversy surround Super7's latest MOTU offering. The amazing 2-packs that caught us all by surprise and then were gone before we knew about it. And boy-oh-boy didn't the community react... From the vitriol to the silver lining, it's all here as we take both an analytical and emotional look at what transpired. Has this changed your MOTU buying habits? Where do Super7 go from here? And the big on: Are the lads still onboard? But it's okay, we won't end on a downer - we also look at our most recent scores and ultimatley, end up talking about the love shown by the wider toy collector community. Awwww! 

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Today on the Toy Power Podcast, our good friend Davey once again joins to discuss the reference-filled masterpiece that is, Ready Player One. We cover all the non-spoiler and spoiler-iffic details in this amazing film. Is it just me, or is this movie aimed squarely at us 30-something collecting/pop-culture/nostalgia-prone big-kids? Did we rate it or did we hate it? (HINT: We loved it!) Trent also throws in some music-related quiz questions to keep us all on our toes. Watch as Davey use his Jedi-mind powers to make us think he won again... In keeping with the retro theme, Frank takes us back to a time when we could have possibly bought Commander Keen toys in the return of our segment, the Toys That Could Have Been. So grab your Pogo-stick and bounce along this very retro-digital ride of an episode!

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Today on The Toy Power Podcast, do not adjust your headphones, this is the new Trent 2.0. It’s amazing how similar he sounds to our good friend Davey Damaged. And its a good thing he’s here to help cause there is a MEGA-sized meal of toy, movie. gaming and tv news to digest! There’s Masters stuff from both Super7 and PowerCon, Jabba’s Sail Barge is set to take off, some leaks about the upcoming DC Multiverse line and is Mego actually staging a comeback? There’s also some of our favourite type of news - Crossover news! Who says you can’t have deserts before the main? Then there’s an extra helping of gaming news with more mini-consoles than we potentially need! Justice is finally served in the pro-Donkey Kong world while MA-MA-MA - MASK gets an exciting announcement. There’s new trailers on the menu for Solo, Deadpool and apparently Fantastic Beasts 2. We call for the cheque with a couple of Soapboxes - one that we can all relate too and another sneaky online practice that will shock you!  All this, plus those extra fries that fall into the bottom of the bag, will keep you chock-a-block full!

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On this weeks show, we put on our thinking hats and create a toylike that never existed. Joining our little Fellowship is none other than the GSTU Networks own Philip Keating! From the depths of Ben's brain, the Toy Power Podcast proudly present : Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior; the toyline! We hop in the Delorain and travel back to a Kenner-made toyline featuring the Interceptor, a dog and Travis Jones. Oh sorry, I mean Lord Humungous. Ben's pitch is so realistic, we could practically see ourselves buying them off the shelf. Has he been working on it for 30 years? We then transition into another round of the Toy Power Quiz where we learn that Trent should not do impressions and Teddy Ruxpin may be Teds Grandpa? We close it all off with a new segment, the TPP Soapbox where we each have 60 seconds to vent about a particular topic : the state of the DC TV universe, Toy stores in Aus and just what the hell is Nintendo doing?

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It's our 60th episode and what better way to mark the milestone than capping off the Masters discussion from last week? This time we cover the big playsets, the holy grails, the artwork and come rare toys. Is WonderBread He-Man really Conan in disguise? How complete are our own Masters collections? We also delve into some of our Masters-related stories growing up and find out a few things: Darren is the Master of Inhalers, Trent was ALWAYS going to be an accountant, young Frank was terrible at looking after his toys and Ben had a magic cupboard. We then close it off with some Vintage Toy Awards including the best use of Magnets and the most under-rated toyline of all time! 

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Yes folks, its the big one. This episode of the podcast is all about the most Powerful Toyline ever created, our beloved He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Or as it was once known, Lords of Power! We dive deep into the vintage craze that started it all. Everything from the scale, the style, the name, the variants, action features and vehicles. Just how did they capture lighting in a bottle? Is Tony Abbott secretly He-Man? And we scrub Isengard off Ben's holiday plans. Infact there's so much stuff to talk about, we had to split it into two episodes! And if that's not enough Masters for you, prepare for a rick-rollin' quiz from Ben about - you guessed it - Masters! Cause you can't have too much of a good thing! We're also on Patreon now so you can show your support of our little show. Come join friend of the show Jose Gonzales who is already onboard!

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Today on the podcast the gang go through the latest toy-centric news. There's new product from Hasbro, Mezco and whoooole slew of super-trailers to cover. Deadpool, Infinity War and finally some footage of Rise of the TMNT. Is this the show that finally makes us feel like 30-something year olds? There's also more sobering news on the closure of Toys 'R Us. Is KB Toys making a comeback? Moral of the Story: Don't be that guy. We then deep dive into Super7 and their latest Masters of the Unvierse offerings. The good, the bad and the very bad. Trent lays it all out with a detailed rating system. Speaking of systems, we're not convinced that Darren understands the metric system... Moral of the Story: Super7 Masters figures : Are you still in? 

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Today our four musketeers are reunited as we look at the latest entry into the MCU, the unstoppable Black Panther! I'm sure you've heard all the press, now hear what the boys have to say. Yes, we are 4 white dudes but what's not to love about T'Challa - or even Chadwick Boseman (who is DAMN fine for his age!). And whats the link between Walking Dead and Black Panther? Is there a pending controversy coming to Halloween? Trent also questions the monarchy rules of Wakanda. And have we seen the future Iron Man? We not only do spoilers in this episode, we go to Town on them! We close it all off with a hearty rendition of our latest scores. Did Ben make ANOTHER amazing purchase mid episode? Trent also regales us with one of the best eBay experiences this side of the equator. Shout out to our good mate Oliver Jones @eyemaketoys (insta) and eBay seller davebearpa for some wonderful stories. You just gotta love how global the toy collecting community is! (and the crowd goes: NAWWWwwwww! ) 

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Today on the show we get to know another member from Breaking the Panel, the man, the myth, the brains of the operation, Mr Paul Klotz! We then join forces to cover the serious topic of Toys 'R Us and their (at the time of recording) possible closures. What does this mean for the industry going forward? Darren gives  a wonderful tribute on the anniversary of of the closure of John Martins and its legendary toy store. Then its all about the characters who fill our comic pages, the big screen and our toy alises. Have we reached saturation point? Are the big toy companies pushing out too much product too fast? Are we burnt out? Frank brings it home with a unique quiz that the gang are annoyingly good at! With all this goodness, we run a little buit longer than usual.... Also featuring: Conan the Barbarian Impressions, Elle McPherson, BvS and more digs at our network friends than should be legal! 

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