Mattel MOTU Chronicles Movie Figures

Damien said:
:ROFLMAO: I -meant- that lots of people have gotten in King Grayskull and he is apparently built on the same body. So, barring some issues with his overlays, same ROM. I don't have my KG yet, so I can't speak to how differently they move from KG having those overlays. They definitely look like they'll get in the way a bit more than HM's do.
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I read your text too quickly due to my jealousy that I didn't realize you were talking only about King Grayskull. This does not change my jealousy.

That's a great mod, @Poe Ghostal - I'm totally doing that when I get home. Good gawd, it's just such a great looking figure, the cape just adds greatness.

Is there a wired cape that can be donated to Scare Glow?
 
Now I'm kicking myself, -hard-, for getting rid of Masterverse KG when I got rid of most of my Masterverse figures. That is so much better.
 
Damien said:
Title of your sex tape!
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"7 inches of Trapjaw" sounds like a weird, kinky Saw trap. But hey, I don't judge! I'll try anything once!

With as fast and loose as WalMart seems to be with a lot of stuff, I wish I had one a bit closer to me. Target has always been a bit of a stickler in terms of street dates, and they've been doubling down here recently. But if these are all still set for release this coming weekend, then I can hold out. Has there been any chatter of a restock of Scareglows? Or a first stock on the website?
 
Damien said:
Thinking on that.. it is rather bizarre that they over-designed one of the first figures that customers were ever going to get, to the point where it's inhibited on the main thing that they seem so proud of with the new figures - and certainly the thing most collectors will immediately be interested in. "Let's give these new figures the most articulation a MOTU figure has ever had - and the second figure people will ever hold should definitely barely be able to move because of how we design the secondaries." Bizarre.
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It's not a huge knock against the figures. Both of the releases feel like they want to be "grand openers", both with significant character picks, and over the top designs before anything else. They did that exceptionally well. I just hope range of movement is heavily included in the design process of harnesses and overlay pieces going forward, especially if the designs are entirely brand new.
 
Niko (protozoalord) said:
It's not a huge knock against the figures. Both of the releases feel like they want to be "grand openers", both with significant character picks, and over the top designs before anything else. They did that exceptionally well. I just hope range of movement is heavily included in the design process of harnesses and overlay pieces going forward, especially if the designs are entirely brand new.
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Yeah, but that's why it's bizarre. They had that chance with KG. It's a new body that they knew KG would be the 'test' for with a lot of people. And the design is completely new. Yet they chose elements of that designs to completely inhibit the movement of all their new articulation. It doesn't make the figure bad by any means, but it's a fuckin' weird choice nonetheless.
 
Damien said:
Yeah, but that's why it's bizarre. They had that chance with KG. It's a new body that they knew KG would be the 'test' for with a lot of people. And the design is completely new. Yet they chose elements of that designs to completely inhibit the movement of all their new articulation. It doesn't make the figure bad by any means, but it's a fuckin' weird choice nonetheless.
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Absolutely. The ability to hold a sword aloft is especially important for this guy, adding pauldrons that make it really clunky to achieve is the single oddest choice imaginable. He can still hit the pose in some capacity, just takes a bit of a fight.
 
Niko (protozoalord) said:
Absolutely. The ability to hold a sword aloft is especially important for this guy, adding pauldrons that make it really clunky to achieve is the single oddest choice imaginable. He can still hit the pose in some capacity, just takes a bit of a fight.
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It's like going to the gym all year, putting in the work to get those killer biceps and shoulders, and then hitting the beach in a hoodie that's three sizes too big.
 
docsilence said:
The KG overlays are really unobtrusive. I’m not really desperate for movie figures yet but I am very interested in the future of Chronicles. KG is my favorite figure this year.
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I entirely disagree. His hips can only comfortably hit a V stance and mild crouch without fiddliness and force. The harness has already stretched elsewhere, I do not trust it to not just outright rip eventually. Plus the pauldrons just don't look good on any pose that has an arm properly raised, if not making those poses impossible.

Probably the best figure I've gotten this year, but not without its flaws.
 
Poe Ghostal said:
Saw this suggested in a YouTube review and tried it myself - using Revelations King Grayskull's wired cape on Chronicles KG. It's a pretty easy swap - you just pop new KG's epaulets off, pull off the cape, put the epaulets back on, and then use the Velcro straps to put Revelations' cape on. Looks much nicer and has a lot more posing options.

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Ok I tried this with an extra Revelations King Grayskull cape I had used for swaps. Forgot there’s a big fur pelt attached to the wired cape. Before I even tried to fit it, I found that the pauldrons from Chronicles KG were actually glued on. Pulling one off made me regret it, so I’m leaving Chronicles KG intact. The cloth draping down is fine enough for me. I’ll experiment more with swaps once the Chronicles line has become more common.
 
NORM said:
Ok I tried this with an extra Revelations King Grayskull cape I had used for swaps. Forgot there’s a big fur pelt attached to the wired cape. Before I even tried to fit it, I found that the pauldrons from Chronicles KG were actually glued on. Pulling one off made me regret it, so I’m leaving Chronicles KG intact. The cloth draping down is fine enough for me. I’ll experiment more with swaps once the Chronicles line has become more common.
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Yeah, maybe my figure's cape just wasn't glued down that strongly, but I was able to pop the pauldrons and cape off without any damage to the cap. The fur pelt doesn't look too bad from the front, though it can bunch up if you've got the sword sheathed.
 
It's getting so close to the release and pre order date for the movie merch. I am so excited for the 25th. Not since the Star Wars midnight releases for the Prequels figures will I have bought so much movie merch as soon as possible. But I am going to buy copious amounts of Masters of the Universe merch.

I'm not sure how, but I'm about to buy so much MOTU merch that the Geneva Conventions are going to have to be rethought and revised.
 
Yesterday I popped in to a Walmart to see if they had Scareglow. No luck on that front, but they DID have Chronicles He-Man and Tri-Klops. Picked up the He-Man to try him out...definitely a really well made figure. No, he isn't really worth the $30 he came out to after taxes, but he is a really detailed, nicely articulated piece that makes me want to see what else Mattel has in store for the line. He isn't perfect, by a long shot, but this is a very well done figure that I'll be fiddling with on my desk for the next few weeks.
 
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