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August 3, 2026 |
Star Wars Q&A Updated at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted Q&A: Quitting Star Wars or Star Wars Calling it Quits. It's new! Be sure to click through and read the update.
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Review: Mattel Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leonardo Action Figure
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 Daily figure reviews return until I am too tired to want to keep doing it! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues and my hopes is it will encourage you to kick in $1 a month to the Patreon which funds hosting for 16bit.com and Galactic Hunter! Help me keep the servers on and the toy pictures a-rollin'.
Green! Mattel Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leonardo Action Figure is some foreshadowing, now that Mattel has the keys to the TMNT kingdom. This one has two swords and a shield, making it a pretty nifty figure and a fun addition to Eternia... but I could really have gone for some sort of sewer playset. Read on!
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Classic Review: Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Apeface
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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! What a cutie. Before we got a full-size triple change, Hasbro gave us a good $5 Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Apeface. It's a little gorilla, and it can turn into a little jet or a little blaster. It includes a tiny robot, which can transform into a head for a larger Titan Masters toy. It was a pretty great way to do a low-cost entry-level kiddo toy, while also giving collectors and customizers something to play with.
Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!
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Nonnef Delivers Pit Slime as Snotty Plastic Pieces
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 Via Nonnef Productions: MOTU Static Slime. This $14.99 set has a handful of hard plastic slime pieces - not goo - that you can put in the nose of the "Fright Pit" skull and around a figure's shoulders. It's a better option for a display than to change out slime which is going to harden or get weird over time.
The maker also does a number of pretty nifty G.I. Joe and Transformers accessories, so go check those out too.
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Svengoolie August Schedule
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 Via Svengoolie: AUGUST SVENGOOLIE NEWS. Sven will be mostly in repeats, but Captain Kronos: Vampire last weekend was one I've missed. Next week is an encore of Man-Made Monster, with the House of Svengoolie doing The Land Unknown on August 15. The Raven is back August 22, with Trilogy of Terror on August 29.
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Target has 20% Off Jurassic World Toys
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 Via Target: Jurassic World Toys 20$ Off. Target stores have a few new exclusives and even at least one rerun this week, plus possibly (but probably not) new main line dinosaurs. Main line figures are weirdly hard to find. If you haven't looked lately, it might be worth checking to see if there are any worthwhile pick-ups.
For what it's worth, I've noticed that one of the new exclusives doesn't seem to be stocked at all Targets (yet?). The Kenner Firebeak-inspired Quetzalcoatuls might be harder to find in some neighborhood.
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Spider-Man Has $927M Weekend
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 Via Box Office Mojo: 2026 Worldwide Box Office. Anyone grumbling about movie theaters not doing well, it's kind of crazy that five movies have passed $900 million this year so far.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened last week and has already surpassed the new movie from two weeks ago, The Odyssey. This year probably won't pass 2002 with its $9.2 million (before inflation) take, but who knows? There's a new Avengers coming.
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