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Masters of the Universe Classics Jet Sled, DC Universe Classics Huntress and Comedian Headline Mattycollector September Sale

Mattycollector September Sale

For a month with the regular Club Eternia figure pushed out by a month (October will have Lord Dactus and Mantenna doubled up), it still feels like there’s a lot to buy. That’s because the Jet Sled vehicle, potentially the front half to a Battle Ram, is on sale with a pilot called Sky High. The Jet Sled and pilot cost $50, raising the question of why include another random figure. Sure, there were palace guards that rode the Jet Sleds during the original cartoon, but things really got exciting when Teela, Man-at-Arms, or He-Man jumped on one to go chase some Evil Warriors. I think Mattel missed out on a potential army builder vehicle here.

On the DC front,we’re coming down to the wire on Club Infinite Earths and Watchmen with Huntress and the Comedian. I’m still a little shocked that I’m going from three subs this year down to none in 2014, since I’ve decided to cherry-pick Masters of the Universe Classics (when Mattel offers day of sale) and DC was canceled.

Early Access starts Thursday at 8AM PST and will run for a day. Kudos to Mattel – even though their announcement makes no mention of it, the Jet Sled will be available, joining DCUC Poison Ivy and MOTUC Stratos. For convenience, here’s the link to Early Access. The regular sale starts on Monday at 9AM PST.

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Masters of the Universe Classics Battle Cat-Man by Joe Amato

Joe Amato sent over pics of his latest custom, the Masters of the Universe Classics Battle Cat-Man. Hey, if Castle Grayskull can be transformed into Castle Grayskullman, then I can see how Battle Cat could become Battle Cat-Man, given all those times He-Man pointed his power sword at him to give him a dose of the Power of Grayskull. Joe’s gone all out with custom packaging and a fully sculpted removable helmet for the man-sized tiger head.

Battle Cat-Man is available on eBay if you want a shot at this one of a kind Masters figure – but I think you’ll have a lot of competition for him. The auction ends Saturday afternoon.

Toy Guru Takes to the Airwaves for Last Chance Mattycollector Subscribers

Matty Tracker 2014 - T-3It was the Invasion of the Pod People this week as Mattel was making its final push for Club Eternia, Club Infinite Earths, and Ecto-1 subscribers. Toy Guru may have officially been out of the office, but that didn’t stop him from participating in a handful of podcasts to get the message out – the decision for these subscriptions to move forward is in our hands now. I’ll encourage you to listen to as much of these as you can, especially if you are still on the fence, or even dead set against subscribing.

Having spoken with Toy Guru more than a few times over the years, I can say with confidence that he loves the brands he represents, and as a collector, he wants to put the best product out there. If part of the reason you are thinking about skipping the subs this year is because of him, I’ll suggest you separate the message from the messenger. He can come off as too sales-oriented – I think that’s because he is very well-prepared before he speaks publicly, making his spiel seem more like a sales pitch and therefore less off the cuff and genuine. Try to take that into account as you listen to these podcasts:

How To: Swap Hands Easily on the Masters of the Universe Classics He-Man

He-Man New Adventures He-Man Hand Swap 1

Once this was pointed out to me I just couldn’t unsee it – a regular Masters of the Universe Classics He-Man can’t hold his sword straight up in his iconic pose when HE HAS THE POWER! He can get pretty close, but since he just has an ordinary swivel wrist, he’s perpetually stuck holding the Power Sword nearly perpendicular to his forearm.

The latest He-Man variant, New Adventures He-Man doesn’t have that problem. In addition to the wrist swivel, he also has a hinge in each wrist. On his right wrist, the hinge allows him to move his hand back and forth, like a conductor tapping his baton against his lectern, or a politician gesturing emphatically that he did not have sexual relations with that woman. In other words, that means that NA He-Man can point his sword straight up.

If you’re like me, you’d rather the real regular He-Man be able to do the pose (did Mattel call it Grayskulling?) – in this post, I’ll show you how I gave He-Man the New Adventures He-Man hands. And don’t worry – even if you’ve never customized before, you can do it too – there’s almost no way you can screw it up.

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Watch Mattycollector’s Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull Update Video

Castle Grayskull and Club Eternia Pitch Matty Tracker 2014 - T-4

Toy Guru has posted a video update of Castle Grayskull’s progress on YouTube. While he did highlight that Mattel has made the opening of the JawBridge larger, that was all that he really covered in terms of what improvements they’ve made since Toy Fair. For those of you still mulling over the decision on whether to keep your pre-order or to try to purchase day of, we’ve got the full list of Castle Grayskull improvements here.

What did he talk about then? Well, he spent nearly half the video pitching the Club Eternia sub, which I think is in striking distance with four days left to go.

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