Modern Masters of the Universe

[Greedo The Green Menace]

I managed to get my order through on the second shipment today but it took a good 10-15 minutes due to all the traffic. Once again, Mer-Man sold out ridiculously fast, somthing like 4 minutes longer than the last order I beleive? I hope Matty increases the production runs on the upcoming figures a little more....otherwise I think Hordak is gonna be a bloodbath.

[John C]

I have not picked up any of the releases yet, but I will take a shot at Hordak.  If I get one, I will be happy.

[Greedo The Green Menace]

Septembers figure has been revealed to be Webstor in the latest issue of Toyfare. Pretty cool looking guy, the even gave him 4 extra arms on his backpack to make him more spidery!

[evenflow]

Glad that it has the more 200X look.

[Ben]

Haven't seen the pic yet, but I'm just glad to hear the news. Webstor was one of my faves from back in the day, so I'm glad to hear he's on the way this year.

[Greedo The Green Menace]

It doesn't really look more 200X per se, but incorperates some design elements from that version (the extra spider arms on the backpack, more eyes.) He uses the Skeletor body like the original figure did, so he lacks the spidery proportions of the 200X design. Either way though he looks pretty cool, a nice blending of design elements from both worlds.

In other news, for those not in the know, Mattel is offering a subscription service, which goes on sale near the end of May for the September-December figures, so anyone worried about not getting thier figure will be able to rest easy on the 15th of every month. Theres more details over at Matty Collector.

[drewlam]

Septembers figure has been revealed to be Webstor in the latest issue of Toyfare. Pretty cool looking guy, the even gave him 4 extra arms on his backpack to make him more spidery!

Have July and August been announced?

[Ben]

I believe July is Tri-Klops, and August is Man-At-Arms. 

[Brian]

So is anyone here going to bite on the subscription service?  Although I've had good luck getting each of the figures so far, it is tempting to not have to "worry" about it each month.  Plus, they seem to be selling out quicker each time anymore.  I'm considering it, and probably wouldn't even think twice if we knew for sure what each month held for the rest of the year.  I'm reasonably sure I'd want them all, but it all depends on the characters.

[Greedo The Green Menace]

I believe July is Tri-Klops, and August is Man-At-Arms. 

Other way around, Man at Arms is July and Tri Clops is August.


I'm gonna be biting the subscription, I've gotten all of them so far, I might as well finish off the year and theres only two left to be revealed so I think the odds are good that it'll be good ones. I'm tired of the hassle of trying to score against thousands of other rabid fans, ehehe.

[Ben]

Oh, my bad. That's good that MAA is earlier; I like that figure more. 

Can't wait to see how it unfolds for Zodac tomorrow. He can't be as popular as Mer-Man, but then again, Stratos sold pretty fast too.

[Brian]

Just got an order in for Zodac, but it was by far the most trouble I had.  Lots of refreshes to get through that process.  Oh well, in the end, the order apparently went through.  It does make me want to get in on that subscription service to avoid the hassle from now on though.

[Ben]

Yup, I'm going with the subscription service for the rest of the year. Screw this.

[Brian]

I see they have a little more information up at MattyCollector about the subscription service, and it looks like it only covers the figures released from September through December this year (with the 2010 service coming later in the year as well).  I guess we'll have more ordering adventures if we're interested in Hordak, Man-at-Arms, or Tri Klops.

[evenflow]

Ordered my Zodac earlier today. I could see him sitting for a while before it sells out.