Gumball Machine Bots : Droid of the Day – 02/29/2020

I came across a set of RETROBOTS gumball machine robots that had pretty cool looking heads. They didn’t come with names but I took a minute and gave them all some names. Optix, Grilz, Diskz, Shadez, Shox, Stitchez, Toxic, and Wavez

The are marketed by a company called A&A on Amazon Marketplace

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I got these from Amazon.

Optix
Wavez
Diskz
Grilz
Shadez
Shox
Toxic
Stitches

Bucket (R1-J5) : Droid of the Day – 02/28/2020

“A battered, decrepit old droid addled by outdated, glitching programming, Bucket has been Jarek Yeager’s loyal astromech for years. Despite the droid’s eccentric behavior, Bucket is a capable mechanic.” – Databank entry

Bucket shows how cool an astromech droid would look without it’s fancy shell.

This figure came in a 2 Pack with Jarek Yeager as part of the Star Wars Resistance line made by Hasbro in 2019.

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Still available from Amazon and probably easily obtainable from stores like ROSS or 5Below.

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Size & Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS blank figure
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Skeletor Bat Fight : Droid of the Day – 02/27/2020

Weird robot bat thing that Skeletor can wear.

This figure was an accessory pack as part of the Mattel Masters of the Universe 2000 mad in 2000

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Twenty years old now only leaves trade shows and Ebay.

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Helmet
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Evil Robot Drone : Droid of the Day – 02/26/2020

The name sums it up. Leader from the Incredible Hulk used these to wreck lots of havoc.

This figure was part of the Incredible Hulk Smash and Crash as part of a two pack that includes a Leader figure. This line is from Toy Biz made in 1997.

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Being 20+ years old Ebay is where I found this figure. Amazon Marketplace does have one available at the moment as well.

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Sergent Tabbs : Droid of the Day – 02/25/2020

Cats in Space… I’m not sure if this is a cyborg cat but I like to think it should be.

Sergent Tabbs was part of the Robolx Series 9 single carded figures made by Jazwares in 2020.

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So far Sgt Tabbs only shows up in the Amazon Marketplace. I found it at retail in a Target.

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Accessories
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Robot Chicken : Droid of the Day – 02/24/2020

Robot Chicken is the mascot from the show Robot Chicken.

This figure is from a two-pack that includes a 6″ figure of The Mad Scientist and this roughly 3.5″ figure of the Robot Chicken. The set was part of a very small 1:12 scale line made by Jazwares back in about 2010ish. I picked the set up at a Toys R Us.

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This set occasionally shows up on Ebay so keep an eye out for that one. There is also a similar figure made by Kid Robot which will be in a later DotD. I also have the Mad Scientist in my box of stuff to sell.

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Captain Action : Comic Adventure Heroes by Zica Toys

Character summary :

Caption Action was created back in 1966 as a competitor to GI Joe for the Ideal Toy company. He is basically a character that has access to multiple super heroes outfits and their characteristics when he wears them.

This figure is the Headliner of the Comic Adventure Heroes line made by Zica as part of a Kickstarter campaign. Production took a few years and these were all released in 2020. They are available for sale at BBTS and on Zica’s webstore.

Sculpt:

Captain Action’s sculpt is a fairly generic muscular human wearing a body suit.

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Paint:

Paint is all pretty crisp and well done.

Accessories:

  • Extra head sculpt (that looks like The Office’s Michael Scott to me)
  • Removable hat that fits really well
  • Ray gun pistol and holster that attaches to belt
  • Ray gun rifle
  • Lightning short sword and holster that attaches to belt
  • 4 sets of extra hands (Trigger finger, Fists, Magic, Regular grip)
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Articulation:

  • Barbel neck
  • Double swivel pin shoulders
  • Double swivel pin elbows
  • Swivel pin wrists
  • T-ball hips that connect to the torso and sits in the crotch
  • Double swivel double pin knees
  • Swivel “rocker” ankles
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Size & Scale :

All of the figures in the Comic Adventure Heroes line are a little on the smaller side of modern 1:18 figures.

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Size & Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS blank figure

The heads do fit pretty well on other figures like Marauders and Boss Fight Studio if you need a body for the extra head.

Final thoughts:

I am a huge advocate for supporting independent toy manufacturers. This campaign shows how difficult it can be to make these. Props to Zica Toys for following through and delivering. I hope that they continue to make toys into the future. As for the figure itself, I really enjoyed it even though the source material is way before my time. It is a little shorter that I was expecting because they had made a big deal about the figures being made too small at one pint during manufacturing and had to get everything re-tooled.

Toy Fair 2020 – 1:18 Scale Action Figure News Round-up

So, I did not go so I am left Arm-Chair reporting. I will group news about 1:18 and 1:18 compatible figure new by company and line with links back to the source.

Boss Fight Studio

ToyArk BossFight Studio (Facebook)

  1. Vitruvian HACKS
    1. Series 2
    2. Z-Wave
  2. Hero HACKS
    1. Zorro
    2. Tarzan
    3. Flash Gordon
    4. The Phantom
  3. Court of the Dead

Mezco

ToyArk

  1. 5 Points
    1. Batman 66
    2. Addams Family
    3. Superman
    4. Space Ghost

Jazwares/Wicked Cool Toys

Preternia

  1. Fortnite
    1. Prickly Patroller SQ
    2. Bigfoot SQ
    3. Scratch JP
    4. 8-ball JP
    5. Kevin JP
    6. Ultima Knight EGSK
    7. Sweaty Soccer male
    8. Hybrid Stage 2 with The Baller (RC)
    9. Copper Wasp with ATK
    10. Peely with Hoverboard
    11. Yonder with Drone
    12. Red Hood and Dire
    13. X-Lord VM
    14. Dark Love Ranger VM
    15. Golden Ice King, Eternal Voyager S1 Box set
  2. Halo

Super 7

Toyark

  1. RUN DMC
  2. Notorious B.I.G.
  3. ol’ Dirty Bastard
  4. Slayer
  5. Venom
  6. Anthrax
  7. Megadeth
  8. Motorhead
  9. King Diamond
  10. Agnostic Front
  11. Rancid
  12. Iron Maiden
  13. Ghost
  14. Misfits
  15. Robocop
  16. They Live
  17. Teen Wolf
  18. Rocky
  19. Archie
  20. The Cabinet of Dr. Calicari
  21. Universal Monsters
  22. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  23. Transformers
  24. Spongebob
  25. TMNT
  26. Andre the Giant
  27. Back to the Future
  28. Aliens
  29. Knight Rider
  30. The Munsters
  31. Toxic Crusader
  32. Thundercats
  33. Chucky
  34. Halloween

Hasbro

  1. Star Wars
    1. Vintage Collection
      1. Slave 1
      2. GONK Droid
    2. Retro Collection
  2. Marvel Gamerverse
    1. Hulk/Abomination 2 pack
    2. Thor
    3. Captain America
    4. Ms. Marvel
    5. Taskmaster

Spinmasters

ToyNewsi

  1. DC
    1. Single Pack Grodd
    2. Single Pack Black Manta
    3. Gold Wonder Woman
    4. Gun Metal Cyborg
    5. Metallic Shazam
    6. Armored Superman
    7. Braniac
    8. Reverse Flash
    9. Catwoman
    10. Talon
    11. New 52 Bronze Tiger
    12. Killer Moth
    13. Copperhead
    14. Thomas Wayne Batman
    15. John Stewart
    16. Gorilla Grodd
    17. Lex Luthor
    18. Hooded Robin
    19. Joker black suit
    20. Nightwing Red
    21. Wonder Woman
    22. Aquaman
    23. Black Manta
    24. Gold Superman

HIYA Toys

ToyArk

  • Predator
  • Robocop

Jinx – Go Figs

Imperial Shipyards Figures.com

  1. Cyber Punk (5 PoA)
    1. Johnny Silverhand
    2. Dexter Deshawn
    3. Male V
    4. Trauma Team Security Specialist

Well Played Toys

Figures.com

  1. Lost in Space – Netflix

Hexbug

  1. Junkyard Robots

Playmate Toys

Figures.com

  1. TMNT
  2. Frozen 2?
  3. Power Players
    1. Wave 2 will have some cool looking Robots

Honorable Mentions

  • Hasbro Ghostbusters Demon Dog BAF
  • Hasbro Marvel Legends Gamerverse Abomination BAF (As a troll)
  • Hasbro Marvel Basics Gamerverse Hulk vs Abomination
  • Hasbro Marvel Legends Nimrod