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January 6, 2025 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Mysterious Mysteries and Vehicles on the Slab (er, HasLab). 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: Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Bombshell
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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 Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Bombshell is from 2014, and at the time it was great - a little guy, with a gun mode too? For ten bucks? I wasn't complaining - but Hasbro has since upgraded him to a deluxe class, and that'll probably be the new standard for the coming decade. I still like this one, though. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Keshi Corner Adds a New Old Yoshi
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Via Keshi Corner on Archive.org Yoshi (Sticking Out Tongue) (Yoshi's Island) - Keshi Gomu Rubber Figure 3D Scan! If you're visiting a site called 16bit.com, you no doubt recognize the dinosaur and his distinctive pose. And now you can download a file and spin him around, or print one out on your magic toy spitting machine.
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Thinly Sliced Ham
January 3, 2025 |
Star Wars Review: C1 (Penguin, Holiday Droid Factory)
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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: C1 (Penguin, Holiday Droid Factory). This was the "secret" figure in last year's Disney Advent Calendar - and it's pretty good. The flourishes look like a cross between a rockhopper penguin and a certain mouse, and while it doesn't have a radar dish it does have a wreath. Read the whole review.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator, Titanigods, Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, and over a dozen more.
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January 2, 2025 |
Review: Mattel He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection She-Ra 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!
New and maybe in a store near you! The Mattel He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection She-Ra Action Figure is here to celebrate her 40th anniversary. I didn't see her in many stores, but I was going around on New Year's Day and found a dozen of her in a Walmart near Fisher-Price toys - with other Turtles, Origins, and Masterverse toys- with no space for them on the action figure aisle. Maybe it's worth hunting, or order one online. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!
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Print Your Own Star Trek Playsets with Alan
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Via alanyoung001 on Thingiverse: Star Trek 3D Printable Playsets Galore. Make the Voyager Ready Room, the original series McCoy's Six Bay, or The Next Generation's transporter room, observation lounge, or Ten Forward. They're ornate, big, and ready to be lit - I don't know if I can pull this off, but I hope to try some day! Give these a look.
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Goodbye, 2024
December 31, 2024 |
Review: Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Cyberverse Universe Chromia 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!
She might still be in stock at a store near you! Hasbro Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Cyberverse Universe Chromia Action Figure is decent, colorful, and pretty sturdy. Chromia has been getting a lot of love in the past decade, but there's probably still room for a Sunbow-specific release as a space truck too. I got this one because of the extremely bright coloring. Read on!
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Nintendo World Championships: Week 25
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Via Nintendo: Competition #25 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. This is a really fun set.
This week:
Taking Flight (Kirby's Adventure) - in which you get over the hump.
Half-Pipe (Super Mario Bros. 3) - in which you jump twice quickly.
Water Divination (Kid Icarus) - in which you go for drinks.
Cliff Jumping (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) - in which you must avoid the bubbles of death.
Kraid Raid (Metroid) - in which you blast the mini-boss.
I had an easy time with this one, which I assume most of us who had these games as kids might say.
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RIP Jimmy Carter, Morrison Hotel
December 30, 2024 |
Star Wars Q&A at Galactic Hunter
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Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Star Wars Competition and Skeleton Crew Figures (or Lack Thereof). 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: Hasbro Battle Beasts Sir Sire Horse
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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 Hasbro Battle Beasts Sir Sire Horse is from 1987, an era where toys tended to get smaller, cheaper, and had more vehicles and accessories than they do today. Were they more fun? Well, I think so - this one had a fire/wood/water riff on paper/rock/scissors thanks to a sticker in his chest, and a big axe. His arms could swivel, and he could stand - but it was a pretty fun figure. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Keshi Corner Adds a Full Set of Yoshi Scans
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Via Keshi Corner on Archive.org Yoshi (NES) Keshi Gomu Figures by Nagasakiya, Complete Set! The NES and Game Boy classic matching game from 1990 wasn't exactly widely beloved, but I liked it - and had no idea there were toys. There are now 3D scans of the whole set, so give 'em a look or print out your own!
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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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Revenge of Krentist
December 27, 2024 |
Star Wars Review: Jango Fett (The Retro Collection)
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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jango Fett (The Retro Collection). While a little too nice for a Kenner-style figure, it's not an unlikable toy. The jet pack is similar (but different) from what we got on Boba, bis blasters are cool, and the paint is more or less as good as any modern Jango toy. You should give it a look! Read the whole review.
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Roll Your Own New Battle Bones
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Via Angelic Omen on Cuts3d.com: BATTLE BONES- MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - ORIGINS - VINTAGE. It's a fan-made .stl file that, if you have a 3D printer, you can actually make a new Masters of the Universe Battle Bones toy. He's done a lot of really good stuff, so be sure to take a look at his various makes and models. The model is "pay what you want," and if you've got a big enough printer to pull it off you should probably kick in a few nickels to keep designs coming - he makes a lot of very good (and free) stuff. And some paid tuff, including stuff to make Eternos Palace, which is beyond my current capabilities.
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Nintendo Switch This Week
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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Prison Escape Simulator: Breakout Master, Sudoku Classic 2, Eggconsole Babylon PC-8801mkIISR, and over a dozen more.
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