This Week’s Toy News Is Everything, and He’s Just Anaken

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the good toy information across the web. This week, Playmates ensures that the horrors stick with an replace to its basic ‘90s TMNT figures, The Marvels takes flight in Lego kind, Hasbro rolls out much more Transformers: The Film goodness. Test it out!

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Playmates Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Traditional 1991 Film Star Turtles

If the unique run of Playmates Toys’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures had arrived after the profitable 1991 live-action film, and never the comedian books and animated sequence, they might have most likely regarded extra like these four-inch “Film Star Turtles” with further pores and skin texturing, paint, and large goofy grins. Every of the turtles nonetheless consists of their iconic ninja weapons, and as with the unique TMNT figures, they’re all constructed from orange plastic once more. Sadly, for all of your Raphael haters, the Film Star Turtles are solely out there as a $40 four-pack via Walmart.

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Lego Marvel The Marvels The Hoopty

As excited as we’re for the return of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau as Photon within the upcoming MCU movie, The Marvels, the primary Lego set based mostly on the film isn’t precisely vital. The Hoopty would possibly include Lego minifigure variations of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Photon, and three Flerkens, however $90 is steep for a spaceship set constructed from simply 420 items, even when it has stud blasters, a big opening cockpit, and an in depth inside. It’s out there for pre-order now from Lego’s web site, with delivery anticipated to start out on October 1.

Scorching Toys Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Anakin Skywalker With Rooted Hair

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Is that this the primary reasonable Hayden Christensen Scorching Toys has ever made? No. Is it the primary to precisely seize the flowing locks of Anakin Skywalker circa Episode III with real-rooted hair like he’s a Barbie doll? Sure.

Scorching Toys first Star Wars launch in what it’s calling a “DX Artisan Version” sequence offers this 1:6 Anakin a serious glow up with a brand new headsculpt together with individually articulated magnetized rolling eyes and rooted hair, depicting the Chosen One as he seems within the closing film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Except for luscious locks, the determine comes with the lightsabers of each Anakin and Rely Dooku, depicting the climactic moments of their duel in Revenge’s first act, each of which could be lit up—the previous of which even consists of choices to make use of USB energy over a battery. There’s additionally after all a removeable Jedi cloak, and the standard assortment of alternate palms. No hairbrush although! The DX Artisan Version Anakin hasn’t been priced but, however he’s set for launch in late 2024.

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Playmobil Magnum, P.I. Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

Playmobil digs even deeper into the basic ‘80s TV barrel to convey one other iconic Ferrari mannequin to its kidult collector lineup. This time it’s the Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole pushed by Tom Selleck’s Thomas Magnum character in Magnum, P.I. The Ferrari was as a lot part of the forged as Magnum himself, and Playmobil’s recreation options pop-up headlights, a gap trunk, a detachable hardtop roof, plus Playmobil variations of supporting characters T.C., Rick, and Higgins. You’ll should wait till August to cough up the $80 to park this one in your shelf.

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Hasbro Transformers Legacy Evolution Stunticon Menasor Multipack

Introducing towering Transformers that assembled from smaller bots was an excellent transfer on Hasbro’s half. Characters like Devastator turned among the hottest Transformers within the unique animated sequence, but it surely was nice for toy gross sales, too, as youngsters had to purchase 5 – 6 Transformers toys to assemble these Cybertronian kaiju at dwelling. One of many earliest follow-ups to Devastator was the Stunticons, a group of high-performance race automotive, plus a transport truck with trailer, that assembled to develop into Menasor. Beginning on August 1, as a part of its up to date Transformers Legacy Evolution line, the Stunticons will probably be out there for pre-order via Hasbro Pulse for a steep $190, with availability anticipated later this 12 months within the Fall.

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Lego BrickHeadz Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles “Tails” Prower Figures

It’s seeming much less and fewer possible that Sonic the Hedgehog goes to get the identical therapy that Mario did as an digital interactive Lego determine with buildable ranges. The comfort worth for Sega followers is a bunch of smaller Sonic units that includes ramps and launchers that ship a sphere-encased Sonic minifigure blasting throughout your desk, and a few new BrickHeadz buildable figures revealed final week. Oddly sufficient, the 139-piece Sonic the Hedgehog and 131-piece Miles “Tails” Prower figures aren’t bought as a two-pack, regardless of Lego bundling BrickHeadz characters time and time once more. As an alternative, they’ll be $10 every when formally out there beginning on September 1.

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Hasbro Transformers Studio Sequence Commander The Transformers: The Film Extremely Magnus

Though the G1 model of Extremely Magnus was basically a white repaint of Optimus Prime out of the field, the Autobots’ second in command managed to distinguish himself from Optimus with a car-carrying trailer accent that turned an added swimsuit of armor for Magnus, making him taller and extra formidable-looking than Prime ever was. Primarily based on the character’s look within the ‘80s animated The Transformers: The Film, Hasbro’s new Transformers Studio Sequence Commander Extremely Magnus stands 9.5-inches tall when absolutely armored, goes from robotic to hauler truck mode in 43 transformation steps, and consists of 4 blasters, seven completely different blast results, and the Matrix of Management that matches contained in the bot’s chest. Extremely Magnus will probably be out there later this 12 months within the Fall with a $100 price ticket.

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Super7 ThunderCats Ultimates! Cats’ Lair

Following a 27-inch lengthy recreation of the ThunderCats’ ThunderTank that was revealed again in 2021, Super7 has determined its seven-inch Ultimates! ThunderCats figures want a spot to name dwelling, and so has created an nearly 37-inch tall Cats’ Lair playset. Constructed into a pretend mountain that opens to disclose an in depth inside, the Cats’ Lair options a pc command heart with glowing, swappable screens, a rotating weapons room that may be hidden away, a upkeep hanger for the ThunderTank, and a council chamber with a desk that seats seven figures. With a $650 price ticket, Super7 is now accepting pre-orders till September 17, however it’ll solely really produce the Cats’ Lair if 3,000 individuals pledge to purchase one, and on the time of writing it had solely bought lower than 1,000 pre-orders.

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Mattel Polly Pocket Collector Associates Compact

Mattel went laborious on the Associates nostalgia final week, but it surely wasn’t the $30 Little Individuals Collector set that includes all six characters “styled to commemorate fan-favorite moments from the sequence” that had us feeling nostalgic for snicker tracks. What as an alternative caught our eye was this elaborate Polly Pocket Collector playset that transforms from a espresso mug to a number of miniature recreations of set items from the sitcom, together with the Central Perk espresso store, and the impossibly spacious flats the characters lived in. You additionally get Polly Pocket-ized variations of all six characters, plus a bunch of equipment. Beginning at midday EST on July 24, you’ll be able to seize one via the Mattel Creations web site for $50.

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Droyd Romper Electrical Tricycle

In case your childhood pre-dated tablets and hoverboards, there was a superb probability you spent a majority of the Summer time cruising round your neighborhood on a low-riding tricycle whose massive plastic wheels made a deafening sound as they rolled over pavement. Mostly generally known as a Large Wheel (the model that may most likely lay declare to being the unique) they have been a staple of children who hadn’t but discovered to trip a two-wheeled bike, however many years later, youngsters don’t even should know the right way to pedal to trip the brand new Romper from Droyd. It appears to be like like an old style Large Wheel, but it surely packs a 24V battery and an electrical motor propelling it so far as three miles on a full cost, with a prime pace of six miles per hour. Sadly, the Romper comes with a $140 price ticket, and a weight restrict of 66lbs.