Toy News 12/8/2022 – Lego The Lord of the Rings, Hasbro Alien Rangers
Welcome to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things wonderful and plastic. This week, Lego returns to the Lord of the Rings with some improbable new sets, at Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning collection goes ninja crazy, and our first look at Transformers: Rise of the Beasts the toys arrive. Check it out!
Lego BrickHeadz The Lord of the Rings Aragorn & Arwen, Frodo & Gollum, and Gandalf & Balrog
With the rings of power recently ends its first season on Amazonthere is renewed interest in The Lord of the Rings, then Lego is revisiting the original Peter Jackson trilogy with a new collection of BrickHeadz collectible minifigures. The one to get is obviously the $20,348 piece Gandalf the Gray & Balrog together with fun flame effects and an adorable little fire whip. The 261 piece also comes in at $20 Aragorn and Arwen set featuring each character in their Return of the King wedding outfits. Coming in a little cheaper at $15 is the 184 pieces Frodo and Gollum together due to the smaller size of each figure, which like the other two setswill be officially available from Lego from January 1st.
Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection 5-Pack Alien Rangers Figures
Aquitar’s short-lived Alien Rangers hail from a time often forgotten Power Rangershaving only appeared in a short 10-episode miniseries between the Mighty Morphin‘ and Zeo eras. That’s probably why instead of eking releasing them in individual versions across waves of the Lightning Collection, Hasbro decided to drop them all in a special box – a rarity for the company’s approach to completing Ranger teams in plastic form. There are no other unmasked heads here, so what you see is what you get: the five Rsrages, their energy blasters and swords, as well as alternate hands and weapon effect parts. It also means, Sentai fans, you can blur your vision and pretend it’s just a Ninja Sentai Kakuranger box-today is Ffriday in california, after all. It costs $121 and is expected to be released by summer 2023.[[[[Hasbro Pulse]
Lego Speed Champions 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
We’re already big fans of Lego’s Speed Champions range with surprisingly faithful recreations of the real thing.life sports cars in relatively affordable sets, but now even more then, with the company bringing the iconic vehicles of the fast furious movies online. After the Speed Champions version of Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger, we now get a 319 piece version of Brian O’Conner’s Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) from the second film, including a figurine version of the character. The set will be available from January 1 for $25.
Hot Toys Marvel She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk 1/6 Scale Figure
Hot Toys is known for its incredibly realistic head sculpts of characters that it turns into 1/6 scale action figures, but it’s a vastly simplified process when the character already exists as a detailed 3D model, like this. is the case with She-Hulk: Lawyerof Jennifer Walter in Hulk mode. This 14-inch figure sticks to S from She-Hulkpandex bodycostume instead of the character’s more formal courtroom outfits, but comes with 10 different swappable hands with various gestures. The figure is loaded with 30 points of articulation, including no-sew elbow and knee joints that are completely hidden, plus a pair of roll-up eyes for expression adjustments. There’s no pricing yet, but availability isn’t expected until Q1 2024.
Hasbro Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Studio Series Voyager 99 Battletrap and Deluxe 100 Bumblebee
Jthere must be a law in the books somewhere that says you can’t have a new Transformers movie without a bunch of new Transformers toys. In the wake of the first Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer, Hasbro has unveiled the first two new toys based on the film: another $25 Bumblebee variant (why does Hollywood think he’s a fan-favorite character?) that converts from robot mode to Camaro mode in 23 steps, and a $35 figure based on a new character, Battletrap, which converts from robot mode to a tow truck wielding a wrecking ball in 30 steps. Both are available to pre-order now, but won’t ship until April next year.
Four Horsemen Santa Claus Figura Obscura
Your house is probably filled with shelves full of action figures, but when the holidays roll around and all your festive decor goes up, there’s one that’s probably absent: Father Christmas, Father Christmas, Père Noahl, or however you refer to the mythical character. Four Horsemen fixes it this year with a new six inch, very articulated, and Kris Kringle Well Dressed Action Figure which includes a sled full of accessories, such as a walking stick with a hanging lantern, a pine tree, two heads with different beard lengths and a bag full of toys – but no real sled. The figure is available now for $60but trying to get one shipped to you before the 25th can be a challenge.
Mezco Toyz One: 12 Collection Dick Tracy Vs. Flat Set
Though a comic book staple for decades, we haven’t seen much of Dick Tracy since the character’s Hollywood 1990 release with Warren Beatty and Madonna. He’s an iconic hero, though, and definitely worth having. Mezco Toyz’ One: 12 collective body treatments, associated with one of the detective’s many distinctive enemies: Flattop. This two-pack isn’t cheap at $195 with expected delivery in late 2023but each six-inch figure comes with a large sculpt, full cloth outfit, and a mountain of accessories, including three interchangeable head sculpts for Tracy and four for Flattop.
Hasbro star wars The Bunker of Endor Vintage Collection
Grab any kid on the street and ask them what’s high on their holiday wish list, and nine out of 10 will say “a miniature concrete bunker.” Hasbro is once again several steps ahead of all other toymakers vying for kids’ attention and parents’ money with this Endor Bunker playset, loosely based on a similar game published by Kenner there are several moons of Endor. As it is part of Hasbro star wars The Vintage Collection, the playset even comes in retro Kenner packaging and includes a single Endor Rebel Commando Scout Trooper Disguise 3.75-inch figure. The set is available for pre-order now for $60, but won’t ship until June of next year.
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