tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post6145775528993522000..comments2023-12-18T21:04:53.693-05:00Comments on Toys and Tomfoolery: MASHERS!Alexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-53156645398338054922015-09-07T13:41:42.713-04:002015-09-07T13:41:42.713-04:00Ha! Good point, I suppose each time it's goin...Ha! Good point, I suppose each time it's going to look like it's broken. Hadn't thought of that.<br /><br />Yes, the early Marvel ones had hinged shoulders, but they removed that (probably to save costs) in the last few waves. Any new ones no longer have the hinged shoulders, but they do still reuse the first molds for repaints, so those ones will still have hinged shoulders. Same with the Transformers ones. Guess they just started where they are currently, with the Star Wars ones. I agree, at any rate: I wish they had kept the hinged shoulders. Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-85981897526809503272015-09-07T13:29:11.287-04:002015-09-07T13:29:11.287-04:00That's an awesome story! I imagine you'll ...That's an awesome story! I imagine you'll just be hanging out in toy aisles now to assist wayward grandparents and score free toys, huh? Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-2706742340311502852015-09-07T13:27:53.692-04:002015-09-07T13:27:53.692-04:00She kind of discovered it while playing with them....She kind of discovered it while playing with them. Of course, the first time Bossk's arm came off she looked at me and said "Uh-oh." I told her it was OK and just popped the arm back on. Every now and then the forearms would pop off while she was playing and she'd bring it to me to repair. At this point she's still to young to get the appeal of the mashing.<br /><br />The only thing I'm disappointed with is that these don't have swivel/hing shoulders. The Marvel mashers look like they do. Otherwise, we're having fun. Last night was spent hitting and knocking over Darth Maul and Bossk with a giant Hulk ball. Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-44376313106385774652015-09-05T15:30:45.895-04:002015-09-05T15:30:45.895-04:00Good advice! I woulda said the same thing, honest...Good advice! I woulda said the same thing, honestly. Funny you mention Monster High - my wife got into those, not long ago. They're really cool, in terms of design. She recently got this robot one with a chrome belt and all sorts of great detail on the body (including a "power" symbol, like on a computer, on her forehead). When I found out they had a mix-and-match series for Monster High, I went and got my wife the whole series for our last anniversary.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-90018301685853644872015-09-05T14:38:13.365-04:002015-09-05T14:38:13.365-04:00Those are really great. I was in the toy store and...Those are really great. I was in the toy store and a grandfather asked me which mash up he should get. I had to explain to him that he really needs to get several of it so his grandson can mix and match for various characters new and old. We spent a half hour talking about toys while he filled his cart with a bunch of different mashups. He bought me a Monster High doll just for helping him out.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-13950512169432626222015-09-05T00:54:29.517-04:002015-09-05T00:54:29.517-04:00I'll be honest: Bossk looks delicious. Kinda ...I'll be honest: Bossk looks delicious. Kinda fried, ya know? I don't blame her. <br /><br />Anyway, speaking of small heads: These guys are a bit smaller than the rest of the Mashers! I bought Vader, a Storm Trooper, and Boba Fett. I'm not really bothered by the smaller bodies, but I guess the parts won't work as well with Heroes - it'll work vice versa, though. I've already got gigantic Venom arms on Vader and it works out hilariously. Jetfire mixes well with the Storm Trooper too, making a cool space robot. <br /><br />So, just out of curiosity: Did she start pulling these apart on her own, or did you show her first?Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-84256659614465966002015-09-05T00:44:15.579-04:002015-09-05T00:44:15.579-04:00So, I bought almost all of the Star Wars Mashers a...So, I bought almost all of the Star Wars Mashers at the midnight Force Friday events. I'm checking them out little by little and letting the little one observe them. I'm definitely not letting her have them alone as they heads are pretty small and come off fairly easily. Still, she likes them, and we had a little but of fun today. Until she declared she was going to eat Bossk. Seriously, she told me that she wanted to eat the Bossk figure. Weird, huh?Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-48827088009506195562015-09-03T01:13:38.030-04:002015-09-03T01:13:38.030-04:00Yeah, I'm looking forward to the Star Wars Mas...Yeah, I'm looking forward to the Star Wars Mashers! I wana pimp out some Storm Troopers. And yeah, I bet a two year old would get a kick out of these. Parts are nice and big enough for small hands.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-9896063374340883022015-09-03T01:11:48.360-04:002015-09-03T01:11:48.360-04:00In most cases, the joints are SUPER stiff. I'...In most cases, the joints are SUPER stiff. I've only got a loose joint on one or two. Then, in one extreme case, the deluxe Optimus had this crazy rubbery plastic for parts of the hips joints - you would NEVER use that kinda plastic on hip joints. They were normal joints, but the rubbery plastic and stiffness of the joints equaled just ripping the leg right off. I'm assuming it was a fluke, 'cause none of the others were like that, and I bought the normal release of Optimus as well, and his hips were fine.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-76820381943599005612015-09-02T20:15:58.123-04:002015-09-02T20:15:58.123-04:00What's your luck been with joint stiffness? I ...What's your luck been with joint stiffness? I only have four Mashers but one has really loose hip joints.JaceGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688014574196876697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-48993043187586172552015-09-02T16:01:33.635-04:002015-09-02T16:01:33.635-04:00I've always liked the Sigma 6-esque stylings o...I've always liked the Sigma 6-esque stylings of these. I've thus far held off although I am interested in the upcoming Star Wars Mashers. My little one just turned two so I think that she could play with these with Dad's supervision. We actually found the Anakin and Darth Maul sets at K-Mart last Tuesday night but they wouldn't ring up yet. They're cool, though, and my little one does know who Darth Maul is so she was really interested in the set. Star Wars might tip me over on these.Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-89383736947994548722015-09-01T23:57:28.324-04:002015-09-01T23:57:28.324-04:00Hadn't thought of it that way! Good point, th...Hadn't thought of it that way! Good point, there certainly is a Sigma look to the designs. Then, of course, the mix-and-match of Xevoz, though nothing will ever match the style and part count of that awesome series (that I totally need to cover). Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-32850066049941296552015-09-01T23:41:57.790-04:002015-09-01T23:41:57.790-04:00Sigma + Xevoz = Mashers!Sigma + Xevoz = Mashers!Dr Synhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662331056153128519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-39752694669833396282015-09-01T20:51:54.071-04:002015-09-01T20:51:54.071-04:00Ha! Yeah, the aftermarket for some games is WAY w...Ha! Yeah, the aftermarket for some games is WAY worse than that little toy. Seems like it happens for a lot of those old mech games, too. I really want Metal Warriors for the SNES, but that always seems out of my willing-to-pay range. At least Cybernator was cheap, for some reason. I don't think a lot of people realized that was awesome, and possibly the best Gundam game that was not Gundam.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-55422935570040565962015-09-01T16:59:22.714-04:002015-09-01T16:59:22.714-04:00Yeah, that's the problem with low-run stuff li...Yeah, that's the problem with low-run stuff like that. Would have been fun to paint up, though.<br />What hurts more is the aftermarket price of the game - I bought it back in 2005 for 20 bucks or so and now it's almost 200% of that.Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-83369138232999791472015-09-01T16:31:37.496-04:002015-09-01T16:31:37.496-04:00I actually found out about it at a time when I cou...I actually found out about it at a time when I could have preordered, but I just couldn't bring myself to drop that much on something so small. Granted, I totally understand the price VS small production range and the standard independent toy costs, but it still hurts, as a consumer. He does make some great stuff there, though.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-35277193992946546572015-09-01T16:18:29.408-04:002015-09-01T16:18:29.408-04:00One of your hovertexts reminded me of how disappoi...One of your hovertexts reminded me of how disappointed I was that I missed out on this:<br />http://mechazone.storenvy.com/products/13767147-metal-gunnerDraculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.com