Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 110 Show Notes

Introduction

• About the podcast

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• What are we drinking?

Con News

• Coil Con
• NYCC Hasbro Transfomers
  • Panel: Preceptor (first time in Microscope form since the 80s) and Twinferno (Monsterbot), Sky Shadow (added layer of puzzle to it). Trypticon’s leg.
  • TR Official pics
  • RID Official pics
  • TR preview night pics
  • RID preview night pics
• NYCC Super7 MOTUC
  • Pixel Dan’s Wrap Up
    • New items – Toy version of Faker head, new Acala swords for Skeletor and Faker, blonde hair tiara Teela head
    • New deco on Ram Man (orange tunic from)
    • No new pricing
    • 8 MOTUC and 8 Filmation
    • They are using the same factory
    • Same packaging
    • Moving in the right direction with Thundercats
  • Super7 Ultimate Editions
  • Snake Mountain being priced out
  • Card art Prints
• NYCC Hasbro Star Wars Panel (pics)
• CICF 2016
• Power-Con 2017 Teaser

Toy News

• God Optimus
• Hasbro Q and A Google Hangout
  • Elimination of Build-A-Weapon means better case assortments
  • No Hovertank planned
  • There will be another TBS 6 fan poll next year, with a 3.75 coming later
  • For the 40th Star Wars anniversary, ‘There’s a big celebration coming, and it will lead into the classic line, but it’s too early to reveal any details yet.’
• Wave 3 Titans Returns in package
• Club exclusives
• MP diecast figures: Inferno/Optimus and Grapple/Magnus

3rd Party

• Another MP Springer
• Dime Novel Legends
• Maketoys Jazz
• New Acid Rain
• MP Monsterbots
• New HACKS
• Diaclone Severo

Store Report

• Walgreens Vintage C3Po
• 2-packs hitting
• Rogue One Exclusives: Walmart 5 PoA 3-pack, Rogue One TBS 3.75, Kohl’s 5 PoA 4-pack, Walmart TBS 6 Scarif Trooper, Misc. 5 PoA 4-pack
• Target Saga 5 PoA 7-pack

Online

• Maketoys Nightbeat
• EE ROTS Trooper TBS 6 4-pack
• Captured Prey Updates
• MP Shattered Glass MP10
• Takara 10th Anniversary

What We Got

• Roger
• Swage66
• Vern
• Slick

Listener Feedback and Questions

• AAA: What retro video game characters/series would you like to see made into an action figure and which company of your choice should make it? (NECA VG series, Rastan and Rygar) and Have you ever made your significant others play toys with you? (Nerf guns and board games don’t count)

Grab Bag

• Star Wars – Amazon series about Toy Wars
• Transformers – Comic Humble Bundle (Free Devastation on PS4)
• MOTU – Hallmark Ornament
• G.I. Joe – Huckberry Gear

Peace