tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47958118102188726422023-11-16T04:44:38.237-08:00Battle Beasts News: The DST YearsAdam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-30838697628731097712022-10-11T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-11T01:00:00.157-07:00Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Moreek Burst Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p></p><p>
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<a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/221011-beast-saga-clear-moreek-burst.shtml" rel="lightbox[2463-beast-saga-clear-Bat]"><img align="left" alt="Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Moreek Burst Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics2/2463-beast-saga-clear-Bat2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>If you loved Moreek, you'll like <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/221011-beast-saga-clear-moreek-burst.shtml"><b>Moreek Burst</b></a>. I say that a lot about the clear guys. The Bat <i>Beast Saga</i>
toy was redecorated and blind-packed, and odds are you didn't buy one.
I mean, I started taking pictures of this toy in September of 2012, and
just finished shooting it a couple of weeks ago for this review
finally. I need to build a better <i>Beast Saga</i> display.</p><p>[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/221011-beast-saga-clear-moreek-burst.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] <br /></p></span>Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-13357900801538384542019-11-14T04:30:00.000-08:002019-11-14T04:30:05.871-08:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Kugarrec Onell Design<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/191114-armorvor-kugarrec.shtml" rel="lightbox[2143-onell-cougar-armorvor]"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Kugarrec Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/2143-onell-cougar-armorvor2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Another nod to a classic and rare action figure, <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/191114-armorvor-kugarrec.shtml"><b>Armorvor Kugarrec</b></a>
hit as part of a trio of new creatures near the end of September. And
it's good. Our new pal evokes a classic figure from the Laser Beasts
range known in English as "Scope Cougar," named after the game early
20-something toy collectors do at Target at toy runs. And now that I
have alienated all of you, I can just gush about this one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/191114-armorvor-kugarrec.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-81327188418959206422019-11-12T00:00:00.000-08:002019-11-12T00:00:08.965-08:00Review: Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Rhino and Scorpion - Blue and Green Glow<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191112-rotb-blue-glow-rhino.shtml" rel="lightbox[2143-Rhino-glow-blue-rotb]"><img align="right" alt="Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Rhino and Scorpion - Blue and Green Glow Action Figures Set" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/2143-Rhino-glow-blue-rotb2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>A
surprise! In June 2019 I got a message from Jon "Little Rubber Guys"
Karis with glow in the dark blue and green versions of his Rhinoceros
and Scorpion figures. No names, no dates, just a surprise - and of
course, I immediately had to photograph them for a review in the future.
I shot <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191112-rotb-blue-glow-rhino.shtml"><b>Rhino and Scorpion - Blue and Green Glow</b></a> individually, and it turns out they'd be a four-pack. Ah well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191112-rotb-blue-glow-rhino.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-73818419669126798382019-10-31T00:00:00.000-07:002019-10-31T00:00:03.572-07:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Neo Wyverillian<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191031-armorvor-wyverillian.shtml"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Neo Wyverillian Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/2140-onell-dragon-armorvor2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Along with the Kugarrec and Arthrodak flavors, the <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191031-armorvor-wyverillian.shtml"><b>Armorvor Neo Wyverillian</b></a>
dropped three new heads on us all at once - which is kind of stunning,
given the Armorvor has only been a Wolf and Neo-Granthan for the last 8
years. Due to Matt Doughty's hesitance to waste anything, this figure
is particularly curious - the dragon head is painted grey plastic, and
the wings are molded in red plastic. What other parts are hiding out
there for future release?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/191031-armorvor-wyverillian.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-8499567124913101862019-09-21T14:00:00.004-07:002019-09-21T14:00:57.102-07:00New Armorvor Heads - Inspired by Classic Battle Beasts?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://onelldesign.blogspot.com/2019/09/savage-cybernetics.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://onelldesign.blogspot.com/2019/09/savage-cybernetics.html" border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="700" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cRpOB1OJ_DptcQLY47q4NBQ_U9Rt5qOUYox-xLjjgn7-a31WylYtxeo4CsrS-qMhRbrDABrzIX-Gf5C9J88Yc1HCGL0oeYKwNlrFASp2DZhVyan5LUUu87An-Z4Z4Un0adlu6dc8prAH/s800/sept19-sneak.gif" width="450" /></a></div>
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Why even phrase it as a question? Dropping in about 28 hours, Onell Design posted a preview of its <a href="https://onelldesign.blogspot.com/2019/09/savage-cybernetics.html"><b>Savage Cybernetics</b></a>. Three new Armorvor heads are visible, one of which is a clear nod to the holiest of molies, Laser Beasts Skull Grotess. Previous Armorvor figures have been great, and we've had Wolf, Armored Wolf, and dinosaur-like Neo Granthan heads so far.<br />
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Presumably at least three figures are coming Sunday at 9:30 PM Eastern, so mark your calendars. Or don't, so I can get mine first.Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-44388833988310178792019-06-20T07:30:00.000-07:002019-06-20T07:30:00.820-07:00Adjacent Review: Fisher-Price Imaginext Pirates Shark Minisub Figure with Vehicle<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/190620-imageinext-shark-minisub.shtml" rel="lightbox[2102-imaginext-orca-sub]"><img align="left" alt="Fisher-Price Imaginext Pirates Shark Minisub Figure with Vehicle" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/2102-imaginext-orca-sub2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>It's not a Battle Beasts figure, but what is these days?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The Imaginext line has been a pretty good mix of toys aimed at younger boys. You've got big licenses like <i>Spongebob Squarepants</i> and <i>Batman</i>
alongside home-grown lines of pirates, planes, monsters, castles, and
interestingly no sign of He-Man. Part of a recent Pirates range, the <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/190620-imageinext-shark-minisub.shtml"><b>Shark Minisub</b></a>
is really neither. You get an orca figure and some sort of
barrel-based jetski with a periscope. It sold for about $7 and I
recently realized I had missed it, and due to the <i>Battle Beasts</i>
nature of the figure I had to run out and find one. Thankfully Kohl's
rarely marks things down in a timely fashion, so it was reasonably easy
to find one. The bulk of the rest of the line are humanoid sharks, with
a mix of sea life and strange mechanical things. There's a Shark Mech
Suit, which I don't <i>need</i> per se but I'm not going to skip it if I
see one in a store again. The line also has numerous human pirates,
including a Captain Hook-esque scallywag and Davey Jones (sadly not Davy
Jones), and several others. I gravitate toward the weird humanoid
animals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/190620-imageinext-shark-minisub.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-47429606853299276062018-09-16T21:21:00.000-07:002018-09-16T21:21:15.474-07:00Battle Beasts Minimates Desmodius - NYCC Exclusive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://awesometoyblog.com/2018/09/16/diamond-select-toys-return-to-new-york-comic-con-with-new-battle-beast-minimate/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://awesometoyblog.com/2018/09/16/diamond-select-toys-return-to-new-york-comic-con-with-new-battle-beast-minimate/" border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYmHgN8FJgI3FXM60lOgkRkZ8dDcyakSiUpgHv_J0lXXAPbga0iX4GczH2vv0nA3rif1J-q6bqqdZx4IvNK4cJKUjzsSa9xaEmRtKCCgvtyB5L7WdRdIwzq4S2MAvUWEXX1F3QXc9obg/s1600/0917bb.jpg" /></a></div>
I don't know how I'm going to get mine yet since I can't make it to NYCC, but Diamond Select Toys announced <a href="https://awesometoyblog.com/2018/09/16/diamond-select-toys-return-to-new-york-comic-con-with-new-battle-beast-minimate/"><b>Battle Beasts Desmodius</b></a> - a black bat, based on the former Toys R Us exclusive mold. It's a mere $6 if you get yours at New York Comic Con in October, and you probably should get one for me too. (Or somebody.) <br />
It's nice to see something new for this line! The last new release was a 2-pack in 2016.<br />
<a href="https://awesometoyblog.com/2018/09/16/diamond-select-toys-return-to-new-york-comic-con-with-new-battle-beast-minimate/">Read more about Desmodius here</a>.Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-19312189805185823752018-07-01T16:14:00.003-07:002018-07-01T16:15:42.073-07:00Imaginext Adds Battle Beasts to Series 11 Mystery FiguresMattel through Fisher-Price has released a new Battle Beasts figure! Sort of. The toy isn't called that, but it's clearly a 3-inch tribute to Hasbro and Takara's Triple Threat Snake. I posted this to Twitter earlier.<br />
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On the left: <a href="https://twitter.com/battlebeasts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@battlebeasts</a> Triple Threat Snake from <a href="https://twitter.com/Hasbro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hasbro</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/takaratomytoys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@takaratomytoys</a>, 1987. On the right: <a href="https://twitter.com/Mattel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mattel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FisherPrice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FisherPrice</a> 2018 unnamed Imaginext Blind Bag Series 11 figure. I like this one a lot. <a href="https://t.co/hI3Z7cDwDZ">pic.twitter.com/hI3Z7cDwDZ</a></div>
— Adam Pawlus (@Adam16bit) <a href="https://twitter.com/Adam16bit/status/1013549078905360384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-62476967115689469162017-11-03T00:00:00.000-07:002017-11-03T00:00:02.481-07:00Review: Hasbro Battle Beasts Sabre Sword Tiger<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171103-battle-beasts-50-saber-sword-tiger.shtml" rel="lightbox[1827-tiger-battle-beasts]"><img align="right" alt="Hasbro Battle Beasts Sabre Sword Tiger Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1827-tiger-battle-beasts2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Of all the toys I expected to see remade in 2017, <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171103-battle-beasts-50-saber-sword-tiger.shtml"><b>Sabre Sword Tiger</b></a> was not one of them. Hasbro put one out in <i>Transformers</i> as "Fengul," a Titan Master companion to Grotusque. It's the second <i>Battle Beasts</i>
head companion figure we've seen so far, and this was as good of a time
as any to look at its inspiration from thousands of years ago, back in
the 1980s.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171103-battle-beasts-50-saber-sword-tiger.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-32404630560770250092017-10-18T00:00:00.000-07:002017-10-18T00:00:21.099-07:00Review: Diamond Select Battle Beasts Minimates Stealth Vorin<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171018-dst-battle-beasts-stealth-vorin.shtml" rel="lightbox[1815-stealth-vorin-battle-beasts]"><img align="right" alt="Diamond Select Battle Beasts Minimates Stealth Vorin Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1815-stealth-vorin-battle-beasts2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Speaking of beasts, I overpaid for the <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171018-dst-battle-beasts-stealth-vorin.shtml"><b>Stealth Vorin</b></a>
on eBay a few years ago - shortly thereafter, I was at an industry
party filled with dishes of them for free, like after-dinner mints.
Oops. The line was a few years in the making with a decent amount of
fanfare - there was even a comic series which you had to order a bunch
of to get this figure as a premium. (Selling a lot of #1 matters.) It
was cheaper to buy the toy on eBay than to pony up for the comics, so
it wasn't a total loss. This figure is a redeco of the normal Vorin
(there are two sculpts of the ram) complete with shield and sword.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/171018-dst-battle-beasts-stealth-vorin.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-42675252772728010912017-07-27T00:00:00.000-07:002017-07-27T00:00:10.872-07:00Review: Diamond Select Independent Comic Book Minimates Battle Beasts Ruminant and Spyrnus<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/170727-dst-battle-beasts-giraffe-shark.shtml" rel="lightbox[1756-indie-battle-spyrnus-ruminant]"><img align="right" alt="Diamond Select Independent Comic Book Minimates Battle Beasts Ruminant and Spyrnus Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1756-indie-battle-spyrnus-ruminant2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>How the heck did I miss these? <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/170727-dst-battle-beasts-giraffe-shark.shtml"><b>Battle Beasts Ruminant and Spyrnus</b></a> snuck out a few years after the last/first <i>Battle Beasts Minimates</i>,
a short-lived line that I assume only got another release to keep the
trademark in Diamond's hands and out of Hasbro's. I was genuinely
shocked to see these at Toys R Us, so I bought them on sight - as luck
would have it, they were also on clearance. Upon further investigation
we've sold them at where I work for quite some time but I had no idea.
I assume that's not a good sign when someone who desperately wants to
buy anything with "Battle Beasts" on the box has no idea that they
exist, and since they were never on the front of the pegs at Toys R Us
until May of 2017 I had no idea they were a thing I could buy. They're
good - a whole <a href="http://www.16bit.com/sdcc2013-dst-battle-beasts.asp">second series</a>
was shown At Comic-Con in 2013 but didn't make it out. That's part of
what made this even more surprising, but good on Diamond Select Toys for
having the thought of getting something out of its design investment
and releasing them anyway. Even if it was ultimately to what was
clearly a dud of a reception from fans and
would-have-liked-to-have-supported-it fans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/170727-dst-battle-beasts-giraffe-shark.shtml">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-88726861358494278922016-06-16T00:19:00.000-07:002016-06-16T00:19:01.071-07:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Neo Nonilla Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/160616-armorvor-neo-nonilla.asp" rel="lightbox[1466-glyos-pink-armorvor]"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Neo Nonilla Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1466-glyos-pink-armorvor2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Think pink with the clear glittery <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/160616-armorvor-neo-nonilla.asp"><b>Armorvor Neo Nonilla</b></a>.
Colored like a rabid Lisa Frank binder, this nifty figure brings you
the Neo Granthan head with the classic wolf helmet and a backpack. And
glitter. So much glitter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/160616-armorvor-neo-nonilla.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-34045506320991208222016-02-18T05:47:00.000-08:002016-02-18T05:47:14.639-08:00Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Eledram Burst Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/160218-beast-saga-clear-eledram-burst.asp" rel="lightbox[1381-beast-saga-clear-Elephant]"><img align="left" alt="Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Eledram Burst Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1381-beast-saga-clear-Elephant2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>If you loved Eledram, you'll like <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/160218-beast-saga-clear-eledram-burst.asp"><b>Eledram Burst</b></a>. The elephant <i>Beast Saga</i> toy was redecorated and blind-packed for a pretty fair price, and odds are you didn't buy one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/160218-beast-saga-clear-eledram-burst.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-60805435006978210712015-12-22T00:25:00.000-08:002015-12-22T00:25:00.378-08:00Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Aljaylo Burst Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151222-beast-saga-clear-armadillo-aljaylo.asp" rel="lightbox[1339-beast-saga-clear-Armadillo]"><img align="left" alt="Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Aljaylo Burst Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1339-beast-saga-clear-Armadillo2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>They're here, they're clear, and people didn't get used to it. <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151222-beast-saga-clear-armadillo-aljaylo.asp"><b>Aljaylo Burst</b></a>
is part of the third and final series of blind-boxed figures from this
line, and he came at three per shipping case of 24 figures. He's a lot
like regular Aljaylo, minus paint and opacity. The weapons and plastic
form are virtually identical.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151222-beast-saga-clear-armadillo-aljaylo.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-51595918907474401002015-12-11T01:01:00.000-08:002015-12-11T01:01:00.085-08:00Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Bunikis Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151211-beast-saga-rabbit-Bunikis.asp" rel="lightbox[1332-beast-saga-Bunikis]"><img align="left" alt="Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Bunikis Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1332-beast-saga-Bunikis2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>The
1980s and 1990s were packed with toys remembered fondly by today's
adults thanks to a large amount of marketing and a ton of print. Things
like <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151211-beast-saga-rabbit-Bunikis.asp"> <b>Bunikis</b></a> and <i>Beast Saga</i> are probably going to be
remembered by a few Japanese kids and American toy bloggers - nobody
else seems to have much memory of this line already. I was hoping for a
huge line that eclipsed the original <i>Battle Beasts</i>. While we got a few awesome figures, it fizzled out quickly - but hey, we got a rabbit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://16bit.com/fotd/151211-beast-saga-rabbit-Bunikis.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-65846826944577887272015-12-03T00:30:00.001-08:002015-12-03T00:30:04.284-08:00Review: Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Buffam Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">
<a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151203-beast-saga-bull-buffalo-buffam.asp"><img align="left" alt="Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Buffam Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1326-beast-saga-Buffam2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>I can't believe it, but <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151203-beast-saga-bull-buffalo-buffam.asp"><b>Buffam</b></a> has been sitting on the edge of my photo studio waiting for me to review him for over <i>two years</i>. I bought the entire figure line - blind boxes and all - because man, was I excited about <i>Battle Beasts</i>.
Diamond Select's new line petered out after a wave, the Armorvor has
had only one beast head added since its introduction, and <i>Beast Saga</i>
died in about a year. It didn't get ported to the USA, and it didn't
really achieve much of an impact - it's doomed to obscurity, so it's
time to write about this bull.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151203-beast-saga-bull-buffalo-buffam.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-16690107693395700912015-11-16T01:05:00.000-08:002015-11-16T01:05:00.775-08:00Review: Hasbro Battle Beasts Bodacious Bovine<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151116-battle-beasts-68-bodacious-bovine-cow.asp" rel="lightbox[1313-cow-battle-beasts]"><img align="right" alt="Hasbro Battle Beasts Bodacious Bovine Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1313-cow-battle-beasts2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Have a cow, man! The <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151116-battle-beasts-68-bodacious-bovine-cow.asp"><b>Bodacious Bovine</b></a> came out as part of an eight-pack. It's a cow, but udder-ly devoid of feminine characteristics. You're going to love this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151116-battle-beasts-68-bodacious-bovine-cow.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-8390222804703993722015-11-05T05:47:00.000-08:002015-11-05T05:47:00.483-08:00Review: Hasbro Battle Beasts Eager Beaver<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151105-battle-beasts-44-eager-beaver.asp" rel="lightbox[1306-beaver-battle-beasts]"><img align="right" alt="Hasbro Battle Beasts Eager Beaver Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1306-beaver-battle-beasts2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Most of the figures I tracked down as a kid were aquatic in nature - so <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151105-battle-beasts-44-eager-beaver.asp"><b>Eager Beaver</b></a>
was another no-brainer. The figure shows that whole quasi futuristic
vibe you've come to love from Takara and Hasbro, with big armor and not
much in the way of pants. This unique style was largely cribbed in <i>Beast Saga</i>, and it's not too dissimilar from <i>Masters of the Universe</i>.
The outfit is unique in that it doesn't feel slavish to the
creature's habitat, and also shows off some of the more distinctive
features of the anatomy.</span>[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151105-battle-beasts-44-eager-beaver.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ]Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-42980909442623406192015-10-05T00:14:00.000-07:002015-10-05T00:14:00.184-07:00Review: Hasbro Battle Beasts Tanglin Pangolin<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1291-pango-battle-beasts2.jpg" rel="lightbox[1291-pango-battle-beasts]"><img align="right" alt="Hasbro Battle Beasts Tanglin Pangolin Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1291-pango-battle-beasts2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Since American toymakers tended to have (and still have) an allergy to really cheap toys, <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151015-battle-beasts-65-Tanglin-Pangolin.asp"><b>Tanglin Pangolin</b></a>
came out as part of an eight-pack. In the USA, series 3 was sold only
in boxes of eight while the other series were two-packs or packaged
with vehicles. This is one I didn't have as a kid and tracked down a
few years ago. I didn't even really know what a pangolin was, but I dug
armadillos and penguins and other creatures so why the heck not? These
are tree-dwelling insect-eating armored mammals, and they're endangered
which means kids of the 1980s probably were super into them. (I was a
manatee fanatic myself.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/151015-battle-beasts-65-Tanglin-Pangolin.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-39566321214449070142015-05-08T01:14:00.000-07:002015-05-08T01:14:00.556-07:00Review: TheGodBeast Kabuto Mushi Hunter Mushi Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150508-hunter-kabuto-mushi.asp" rel="lightbox[1177-hunter-kabuto-mushi]"><img align="left" alt="TheGodBeast Kabuto Mushi Hunter Mushi Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1177-hunter-kabuto-mushi2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Marty delivers his figures <i>fast</i>. I placed an order on April 25 for <b> <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150508-hunter-kabuto-mushi.asp">Kabuto Mushi Hunter Mushi</a></b>
- it was in my hands April 30. He is amazing. His figures are
really good too - since most are new colorways of a pretty good mold,
and I've been trying to cut back on armies, I only get these very
rarely... this Boba Fett-inspired figure came out in a batch resembling
Skeletor and other familiar faces. How could I refuse?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150508-hunter-kabuto-mushi.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-24022525096064361352015-04-15T01:36:00.000-07:002015-04-15T01:36:00.369-07:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Pyrotellica Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150415-neo-granthan-pyrotellica.asp" rel="lightbox[1160-glyos-granthan-pyrotellica]"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Pyrotellica Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1160-glyos-granthan-pyrotellica2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>Clear with more paint! The <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150415-neo-granthan-pyrotellica.asp"><b>Neo Granthan Pyrotellica</b></a>
is an orange release that looks like it probably owes a little bit -
OK, a lot - to Micronauts. The previous Armorvor toys have rarely been
clear, and those that have only had a tiny bit of paint. This is the
first one to have painted faces on clear plastic, making it unique for a
variety of reasons beyond merely being a new color with a newish head
sculpt. Seemingly fans didn't jump on this one, because it didn't sell
out quickly and actually stuck around along with his brothers beyond the
point that the orders actually began to show up. It's still available
as of my writing this, which is odd for a generally popular mold.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150415-neo-granthan-pyrotellica.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-60851791937946618652015-03-24T07:03:00.000-07:002015-03-24T07:03:00.228-07:00Review: Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Cerula - Green Scorpion with Grey Paint<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150324-rotb-cerula-painted-scorpion.asp" rel="lightbox[1144-Scorpion-painted-rotb]"><img align="right" alt="Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Cerula - Green Scorpion with Grey Paint Action Figures" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1144-Scorpion-painted-rotb2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>He's green! The Glyos-powered <i>Rise of the Beasts</i>
line is pretty fantastic, although it's hard to view them purely as
wholly their own thing. I keep expecting to see squat little guys, but
<a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150324-rotb-cerula-painted-scorpion.asp"> <b>Cerula - Green Scorpion with Grey Paint</b></a> is more of what a small
figure of the 1990s might look like, rather than the 1980s. The
overly-muscular creature is fundamentally the same as <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/141112-rotb-Cahriv-painted-scorpion.asp">Cahriv</a> except for the coloration.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150324-rotb-cerula-painted-scorpion.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-55397402613490307052015-03-23T01:16:00.000-07:002015-03-23T01:16:00.116-07:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Cliffstalker Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150323-glyos-neo-granthan-cliffstalker.asp" rel="lightbox[1143-glyos-granthan-Cliffstalker]"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Cliffstalker Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1143-glyos-granthan-Cliffstalker2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>The name is evocative! The <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150323-glyos-neo-granthan-cliffstalker.asp"><b>Neo Granthan Cliffstalker</b></a> is a brown, chocolate-flavored take on the <i>Battle Beasts</i>-inspired
Glyos figure. With an orange skin and a red Black Core, this feels
like many of the popular 1980s robotic toys out of Tomy. While not a
perfect match, it immediately reminded me of <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/120911-robostrux-brox.asp"><i>Robostrux</i></a> mixed with a little bit of the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. He is orange with blue eyes, after all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150323-glyos-neo-granthan-cliffstalker.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-22059022624208817772015-02-10T01:58:00.000-08:002015-02-10T01:58:00.074-08:00Review: Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Vrylless Action Figure<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150210-glyos-neo-granthan-vrylless.asp" rel="lightbox[1114-glyos-granthan-vrylless]"><img align="left" alt="Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Vrylless Action Figure" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1114-glyos-granthan-vrylless2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>While
the name (and an unhelmeted hand-molded head) existed for a while, the
mass-produced mold is new here! One of three releases, the <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150210-glyos-neo-granthan-vrylless.asp"><b>Neo Granthan Vrylless</b></a>
marks the replacement of the wolf headed Armorvor in favor of a
dinosaur-headed Granthan. Two other figures hit at the same time, each
of which use the classic Armorvor body with a new head. The wolf helmet
head is still here, and you get 18 total parts as always.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150210-glyos-neo-granthan-vrylless.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
<br />Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795811810218872642.post-38251802669511825042015-02-03T04:58:00.000-08:002015-02-03T04:58:00.036-08:00Review: Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Bal Kharn - Green Rhino with Grey Paint<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150203-rotb-bal-kharn-painted-rhino.asp" rel="lightbox[1109-Rhino-painted-rotb]"><img align="right" alt="Plastic Imagination Rise of the Beasts Bal Kharn - Green Rhino with Grey Paint Action Figures" border="2" hspace="9" src="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/fotd-pics/1109-Rhino-painted-rotb2-tn.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>He's different! Or at least, mine is. I was lucky to get an early sample of <i>Rise of the Beasts</i> <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150203-rotb-bal-kharn-painted-rhino.asp"><b>Bal Kharn - Green Rhino with Grey Paint</b></a>
is pretty fantastic. If you bought the first version, this is
basically an improvement in terms of color - the quality of that painted
black plastic release is impossible to match, but this one is still
quite good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">[ <a href="http://www.16bit.com/fotd/150203-rotb-bal-kharn-painted-rhino.asp">READ THE FULL REVIEW</a> ] </span><br />
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