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Patronize Me!
They Put Leto in SkeLETOr?
December 23, 2024 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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  Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Skywalkers, Retro Stuff, Here We Are In The Future (And It's Bright). It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update! We now have one for next week.
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Classic Review: Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Disruptor MK II Action Figure
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  Something new every day-- but this was posted 10 years ago today! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Posted 10 years ago! The Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Disruptor MK II Action Figure came out just over 10 years ago, and the molds are still in production. New colorways just came out last week, and some may still be available for about $6.00. The old one was good, but is sold out - so get the new ones. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Party City Shutting Down Operations
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  Via Yahoo and Bloomberg and elsewhere: Party City is going out of business . Last week Big Lots confirmed they were also ending their business, and Party City "told corporate employees Friday in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City is Òwinding downÓ operations immediately and that today will be their last day of employment. Staff were told they will not receive severance pay, and they were told their benefits would end as the company goes out of business." So let that be a lesson to us all.
The web site also posted a letter about the store closure and the sales to follow.
In the wake of the 2018 collapse of Toys R Us, Party City made some noise about "Toy City" being a thing - a great name, and a great idea, but it didn't really go anywhere. The company was famous for a fantastic all-year Halloween section in the back of most if not all locations, and it would seem Spirit Halloween's seasonal stores have taken a lot of that business. You might want to drop in your local store before the massive clearances begin, and pour one out for another specialty retailer felled by another buyout. My friend Steve worked there in high school while I was doing the toy journo online thing, and it seemed like a good place to earn a few bucks.
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Nobody Cares, Man
December 20, 2024 |
Star Wars Review: R1 (Holiday Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R1 (Holiday Droid Factory). This Advent Calendar figure is very tall, and mashes up a bell with a candy cane. It's not a bad idea, but it is a little on the weird side and may not have a home outside of a holiday set-up. Read the whole review.
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New Onell Design Glyos Drop Now
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  Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Onell Design December 19 2024 Drop Menu. New versions of Pheyden join some nifty builds made of Hubs and Swing Joints plus cool Sincroborgs. And, of course, more. Check 'em out!
The Sincromillian and Sentinel Drone 2-Pack seems like the big winner - $33 for two chunky dudes.
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Keshi Corner Adds Mario (Riding Marine Pop) Scans
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  Via Keshi Corner on Archive.org Mario (Riding Marine Pop) (Super Mario Land) - Keshi Gomu Rubber Figure 3D Scan! How do you print crystal-clear plastic at home? I have zero idea. (If you know how to do it on a low-end Bambu printer or can recommend a service, I'm all ears.)
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Masters of the Universe Origins Rio Blast - January 6
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  Via Mattel Creations: Masters of the Universe Origins: Rio Blast. He's one of few un-remade figures from the 1980s, and will probably be around $20.
Mark your calendars.
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Big Lots Shutting Down All Locations Everywhere?
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 Via Yahoo and Bloomberg and elsewhere: Big Lots Sale to Nexus Falls Apart, Plans Going Out of Business. This is not necessarily news - most locations near me have been closed for months, with the final closing and this article now saying that it won't sell to private equity but "will commence the sale of its stores in coming days to protect the value of its real estate."
A lot of deep discounters vanished in the last few years, which is surprising given the glut of product to be liquidated. Tuesday Morning and 99 Cents Only are both long gone, with Five Below and Dollar Tree growing. I hear Ollie's is also opening new stores, but not in my area yet.
It would be nice if this wasn't inevitable - I'm kind of surprised it had a glimpse of a chance given how many stores closed in the last quarter - but there it is. If one's open near you, stop in and enjoy what may be your last visit. Last time I went to one, they had some surprising Hasbro Walmart exclusives.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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  This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Winter Games Collection, EGGCONSOLE AQUA POLIS SOS MSX, Star Trek: Legends, and over a dozen more.
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At Something Else
December 18, 2024 |
Star Wars Review: Mandalorian Warrior (Amazon Exclusive 3-Pack, Epic Hero Series)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Mandalorian Warrior (Amazon Exclusive 3-Pack, Epic Hero Series) . This Amazon exclusive seems to be in stock and $1 off through that handy affiliate link, and while she's not completely perfect to the costume seen in The Mandalorian I haven't seen any other action figure toys of this character. I think she's great, and one of very few figures exclusive to Epic Hero Series. For that reason, you'll want this set. Read the whole review.
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Review: Mattel Matchbox Indiana Jones Ducati Scrambler
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Newish! I found the Mattel Matchbox Indiana Jones Ducati Scrambler in a Dollar Tree, and they had several of it. (I haven't seen any since I got mine, though.) The Tuk Tuk is out too... and is the better of the two. This bike is fine, but you should probably leave it in the packaging if you find one. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Adventures in 3D Printing
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 Via me on Bluesky: Further adventures in 3D Printing - here's Samus. The supports were printed on the back - might try feet supports next time.. After a lot of back and forth with my friend Seth I got a Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D Printer on sale for $180 ($20 off) and printed this digital model using 4g of the 20g including sample filament. (The other filament was shipped later, which is why I haven't printed out big, ridiculous things like The White Witch from Droids just yet.
It's not hard to do - but the quality is, so far, a little rough and this is only my first print. You have to unscrew some elements from shipping, screw in a couple of others, run a few calibration tests, and in like 20 minutes you'll have a Samus Aran about the size of a board game token.
Some things I wish I knew before I started: 1. Put it on a super-heavy piece of furniture or something bolted to the ground. If you put it on a TV tray, the tray will wobble. 2. The filament feeder may need some help to get going - and it will go through the literal motions and not spit out any material if it's not fed just perfectly (or heated up more, I'm not sure which.)
I have other material on order and am tempted to move little articles to 16bit.com from social media so they don't necessarily disappear. It's fun but kind of impractical in the sense that I don't know that many of the items I'm seeing and want to print are specifically catered for the strength of this particular medium. (Or I'm missing them.) It's way better than what cost a ton of money just a few years ago, and I still need to try stuff at a higher resolution if such a thing is even possible. It's certainly magical and I'm all ears if people have fun tips or tricks or recommendations for cool stuff to try.
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Frank Hated the Song
December 17, 2024 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Cyberverse Universe Slipstream Action Figure
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Good luck finding her, she's newish! Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Cyberverse Universe Slipstream Action Figure is a very good figure based on the Windblade from earlier this year. She may not be a Voyager-class, but she's still a solid figure and I love the colors. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 21
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 Via Nintendo: Competition #23 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. This is a great set.
This week:
Veggie Plucking (Super Mario Bros. 2) - in which you go pluck yourself.
Coin Collector (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you pick up some loose change.
New Heights (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you help Kirby get high.
Power Grab: Missile (Metroid) - in which you break through a barrier to get a Varia.
Destroyer of Dreams (Super Mario Bros. 2) - in which Mario builds a better Mouser trap.
This was a relative cakewalk, and a lot of fun.
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Power to the Mountains
December 16, 2024 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Newness and Characters and Line Graphs, Oh My. It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update! We now have one for next week.
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Classic Review: Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Eldor
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 Something new every day-- but this was posted 10 years ago today! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Posted 10 years ago! The Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Eldor brought a legendary "lost" figure back to life - and he's since had a release from Super7 and should be getting one in Origins some day soon, too. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Keshi Corner Adds More Ice Climber Scans
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 Via Keshi Corner on Archive.org Nana (Ice Climber) - Keshi Gomu Rubber Figure 3D Scan! It's amazing that so much of this great stuff is out there and now you can see it for yourself, with hi-res 3D scans. I'm hoping this happens with all toys before the plastic breaks down or they break and get lost. (There are some great Droids Keshi, for example. Yes, including a Vlix.)
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Walmart Cuts Price of Exclusive Transformers Thundertron 3-Pack and Ferak
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  Via Walmart: The de-facto online exclusive Transformers Legacy United Star Raider Action Figure Collection, 7" Converting Robot Toys, Christmas Gifts for Kids, 8+. This item went up for $59.97, then shot up to $90 for a few months , was $45 a month ago and $29.97 and now it's $22.48. For three figures, that's a steal - a lot of other figures are on sale too.
For example, Ferak is $10.08, down from about $35 which is what I paid in September. Oh well. Those that wait get a deal, so go grab one and be sure to look at other recent releases, as I'm seeing a lot of other markdowns too
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Support 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter via Patreon
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We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 1:00 AM my time on Monday!
Become a Patron!
If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!
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Impulse Buy
December 13, 2024 |
Star Wars Review: BB-8 (Holiday Droid Factory)
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 Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: BB-8 (Holiday Droid Factory). This Advent Calendar figure is a snowman, and we've had other snowdroids before - but this one has a teeny hat that I am sure is going to be a selling point. Read the whole review.
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Ad: Transformers Missing Link Sunstreaker and Cordon at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Tons of new pre-orders are up at Entertainment Earth, including Transformers Missing Link C-05 Sunstreaker and Transformers Missing Link C-06 Cordon! They're coming in 2025.
If that weren't enough, Spider-Man Retro Marvel Legends 6-Inch Action Figures 2025 Wave 1 are coming with Spider-Boy, Kaine, Chameleon, Electro, and many more. Well, two more. Order yours now!
    
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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 This week's batch of titles on the eShop: RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection, EGGCONSOLE Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II PC-8801mkIISR, Arcade Archives City Bomber, and over a dozen more.
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