Modern Masters of the Universe

[Paul]

If anybody missed the Trap-Jaw figure, drop me a PM, Mattel gave us one at their Media Coverage party and I don't collect MOTU, so I thought I would pass it on to the guys in our forums.

[JACKOFTRADZE]

Wun-Dar completely sucks, bro!
You do know he was never officially produced, right?

I love this figure, I will not argue on Wun-Dar's awesomeness as he is not your cup of tea. But he was actually made back in the day. He is real and occasionally pops up on eBay. He usually goes for $200-$300. There has been a rash of customs coming up now but they are marked as such. The Wonder Bread He-Man is the rarest piece in the Vintage line and is more sought after than the Giants.

On another note I just got my Trap-Jaw sub figures. Trap Jaw is awesome! Those you ordered him will not be disappointed, the mangled jaw is a really nice touch. I should have BC and the stands soon, I am really looking forward to BC!

[Brian]

I received both Trap Jaw and Battle Cat over the past couple of days, and both are top notch figures I think.  Battle Cat in particular is one of my favorite toys in my collection, and I'm very happy I was able to pick one up.  Battle Cat was one of my favorite toys as a kid, and they transitioned it perfectly into the modern line.  I don't even feel that the price (of $30) was that bad now that I have it in hand, it is a pretty good sized toy.  I'm glad that more of these are going to be available later in the year, as I hope everyone who wants one is able to get one.  Looking forward to Panthor down the road as well.

[Jesse James]

I, like Paul, have a Trapjaw figure I have absolutely no need for...  Anyone interested is welcome to it.

[Ben]

Goddamn it, I hate UPS. Their website shows my Trapjaw and Battle Cat package was delivered, and of course, it's nowhere to be found. So I'm trying to file a claim for it, and I can't do that because 'scan activity occured within the last 24 hours.'

It's a big enough pain in the ass to buy these things; it's borderline insulting when the shipping gets messed up. About every three packages I get from UPS I have an issue with.

At least Matty keeps some stuff back in case things like this happen, but I SO wish there was the USPS option again. Anyway, thanks for letting me vent- this stuff just sucks sometimes.

[John C]

My BC and TJ showed up yesterday when I got home from work.  Both are awesome.  It's a shame a bunch of people missed out on these because of the Man At Arms glitch.  I saw that some people found the DC/MOTU 2 packs at TRU already in Illinois.  There are posts about it at he-man.org.

[Darby]

That sucks, Ben.     Hope it works out for you.

[Ben]

It worked itself out this morning. I went out to start my car before work, and my neighbor flags me down, asking if this huge box with my name on it was mine. I say yes, thank him for bringing it to me a 7:30 AM, and take it inside and pop open the box. Plastic nirvana.

Apparently, the numbers on houses here in CF aren't big enough for UPS drivers to read. The package was delivered to my neighbor, and not me.

Anyway, I finally just got these open about half an hour ago (long day) and they're fantastic. Trap Jaw is probably my favorite in the line already, and I just opened the figure. Battle Cat is amazing, and I'm surprised they managed to sell it for only $30 when figures are $20.

[Darby]

Success!!!

 

That's great.  Usually it's the other way around...

[ruiner]

You're lucky I'm not your neighbor, Ben! 

[Darby]

For real.   

I'm lucky I don't collect these.  These are really cool, but really expensive.  Kind of like the DCU stuff.  I love to look at it, would love to have it, but I just don't have the money/space.

[evenflow]

Hit up TRU yesterday looking for the 2-packs, no dice though.

[JediJman]

Hit up TRU yesterday looking for the 2-packs, no dice though.

I hit the local TRU this morning and saw no sign of them.  Just 50 Batman DCU figures from the Super Powers line.   

[JACKOFTRADZE]

It's crazy those 2pks are already selling for up to $90 on eBay. some people have no patience. Anyway here are some pics I took of BC and TJ in action. enjoy!

[JohnH]

Such violence.   

That's ridiculous about the 2-packs going for so much.  I was hoping to see them at TRU today just to see what the big deal would be, but they had nothing.  They moved the DC stuff two aisles down from the rest of the comic stuff (well, Marvel stuff at this point), and only had a few Classics and some clearance Dark Knight and Infinite Heroes stuff.  Nothing new.

BTW, if anyone's interested -I'm giving away a Battle Cat on my site. 

http://www.figureportal.com/2010/03/01/fp-contest-1-win-a-free-motu-classics-battle-cat

John