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Post by Morandir on Feb 21, 2016 11:00:49 GMT -6
A friend showed me these last night. If they don't scream "Carcosa," I don't know what does! Realm of the Underworld |
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Post by tkdco2 on Feb 21, 2016 22:58:05 GMT -6
Pretty cool! If you prefer large-scale miniatures, they'd be perfect.
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Post by burningtorso on Feb 24, 2016 0:07:26 GMT -6
Those look to be about the scale of the old 80's Masters of the Universe figures. Does make me want to start working on my 1/18th scale Carcosa figures again.
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Post by Malcadon on Feb 24, 2016 15:51:21 GMT -6
Yeah, MotU action figures are cool. By the way, anyone familiar with third-party MotU actions figures like Sungold's Galaxy Warriors? Galaxy Warriors was one of those odd third-party toylines that looks like cheap knockoff MotU figures that kids would just throw into their MotU collection as some miscellaneous goons or lesser side-characters (if not shun them outright), but where in fact knockoffs of the works of Frank Frazetta (if you are going to ripoff anyone, ripoff from the best) with some iconic actor's faces thrown in, that end up making such original sculpts, that they are kind of their own thing. The weird irony was that GW end-up being emulated by way more shabby third-party toy companies than Mattel's MotU line. They go way beyond Masters of the Universe. You'll also fund emulations or outright ripoffs of Princess of Power, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sectaurs, Trolls, and others. The figures or molds were also repurpose to make generic wrestlers or commandos. Here are the official Galaxy Warriors lines are Galaxy Warriors, Swords and Sorcerers, End of Time and Freedom Fighters. Here are a list of knockoff Galaxy Warriors lines that use their scupts: Combo Heroes (??), Cosmic Force (ESF), Dino Fighters (Simba), Dino Warriors (Unimax), Flexatron (S&T Sales), Galaxy Heroes (Mannix), Galaxy Fighters (Sewco), Heroines of the Enchanted Empire (??), Lords of Insects (??), Monsters of the Galaxy (Camy), Monsters Warriors (Mannix), Muscle Warriors (??), Nightmare Warriors (MTC), Pirates of the Galaxseas (Remco), Speclatron (S&T Sales), Skull Force (Toys N’ Things), Troll Fighters (Simba), Turly Gang: Fighters for Freedom (Europlay), Underworld Warriors (??), Warrior Beasts (Remco), et al. (Yes, there are SOOOO many other toys like these!) Their are some other third-party MotU/PoP lines that show some more originality. Soma's Fantasy World are entirely original sculpts; although, they would get copied by Defenders of the Planets (Sparkle Toys). Galoob's Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones was an emulation of Princess of Power with original sculpts, and they were copied by Galaxy Girl (Sungold), Goddess of the Ultra Cosmos (Lucky Bell), and others. Yeah, some of them get ugly; more so, the copy-of-a-copy knockoffs. There are some neat little nuggets in the pile. One of the figures in the above lists that I'm most fond of having as a kid was Combo Heroes' Satana — an evil warrior/wizard with half his face a skull! (Think Aaron Eckhart's role as Twoface form The Dark Knight) Yeah, he was (as my friends put it) "half a Skeletor", but he looked even better, as he was half hansom evil guy, half skull-faced sorcerer. As a kid, that was rad as hell!  (although, mine looked a little better than this) |
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Post by ritt on Feb 25, 2016 22:05:22 GMT -6
The world of Masters of the Universe rip-offs, wanna-bes, and homages is delightfully strange.
My fave lines as an 80's brat were Arco's weird-ass "The Other World" bendy figures, the very van art-ish "Dragonriders of the Styx" by DFC, and "Blackstar" by Galoob (Based off the very short-lived science-fantasy cartoon).
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Post by burningtorso on Feb 25, 2016 22:23:29 GMT -6
I always wanted "The Other World" figures as a kid. I wondered if the reason my mother would never buy those for me was due to the fantasy (gasp! Dungeon & Dragons) type theme to the figures. Like the cool Crystar figure set with the Sorcerer accessories. She refused to buy it.  |
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Post by ritt on Feb 26, 2016 10:43:15 GMT -6
. Like the cool Crystar figure set with the Sorcerer accessories. She refused to buy it. The Crystar crystal dragon was majestic, and I really wish I still had mine to use as a miniature. The horror and awe it would evoke when plopped down on the table next to dinky 25-28mm heroes would be glorious. Crystar and friends returned as supporting characters in Marvel comic's recent WEIRDWORLD mini-series. |
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Post by Malcadon on Feb 26, 2016 18:42:34 GMT -6
I like the knockoff MotU action figures more than much of the official MotU figures. The first wave (or so) of MotU figures were great with character archetypes that can stand on their own, and the mini-comics are awesome (I like them more than the more established animated universe). But the line quickly became on lame gimmick after another (telescopic neck, over-sized fist, body covered in fussy moss that stinks worse than Stinkor's ass). The knockoff MotU figures, on the other hand, were blank-slates. Although a number of them distinctly looked "Heroic" or "Evil", most were ambiguous enough to be ether or, or something in between. The general lack of backstory meant that you have to make-up your own, and without some cheap gimmick, the figure could be about the characters . As a kid with a strong, boundless imagination, that was a great thing. Oh, and with little plastic men figures, like Dragonriders of the Styx they make grate, inexpensive miniatures. I use cavemen figures for Ogres, as well as the many animals (zoo, ice-age, dinosaurs, etc.) figures you can find in stores. Sets like Dragons 'N Monsters and Warriors of the Galaxy are great, even if they are slightly large for most figures (being 26-28mm). Although, a number of Dragons 'N Monsters figures are knockoffs of fantasy miniatures form the '80s. And Warriors of the Galaxy suffered detail-lass with over-production, but if you had a figure with good detail, they look really nice painted. WotG was also unique with how they had hands designed to hold interchangeable weapons and shields, which inspired me to do the same with my own miniatures, as such:  (All this is done with toothpicks, brown ink and lots and lots of reaming with a hobby-drill. And yes, most of the weapons are from HeroQuest.)
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Post by Morandir on Feb 26, 2016 19:56:22 GMT -6
It's becoming quite clear to me from your replies that I wasn't exposed to nearly enough cool stuff as a kid; I've never seen any of this, and it all looks awesome! (Growing up in an evangelical household without TV probably didn't help). It was all Thundercats and Voltron for me. Now I want one of those Crystar figs...
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Post by ritt on Feb 26, 2016 20:37:02 GMT -6
The knockoff MotU figures, on the other hand, were blank-slates. Although a number of them distinctly looked "Heroic" or "Evil", most were ambiguous enough to be ether or, or something in between. The general lack of backstory meant that you have to make-up your own, and without some cheap gimmick, the figure could be about the characters . As a kid with a strong, boundless imagination, that was a great thing. This is a great observation. It's also true of the many exquisitely odd Star Wars rip-off figure lines of the late 70's. |
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Post by kesher on Mar 11, 2016 11:10:45 GMT -6
STYGIAN STARE ULYSSES TRANSLUCENT WARRIOR!
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Post by Malcadon on Mar 11, 2016 11:57:17 GMT -6
STYGIAN STARE ULYSSES TRANSLUCENT WARRIOR! Yeah, they manage to combine some old toy gimmicks — brightly-colored translucent plastics, guar gum "slime", and phosphorescent materials — to good effect. Its like the whole toyline is based around the old Masters of the Universe SLIME PIT™ set, where captives are placed in a pool of green slime and turn into mindless slaves. Mind-controlling slime and slime-drone slaves would make great features in any D&D-type game, including Carcosa! Also, imagine Bone-Men who, for some reason or another, have glow-in-the-dark bones. That would be cool and eerie!  |
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Post by Morandir on Mar 11, 2016 14:03:32 GMT -6
Hex 1310 has a Green Ooze Pool that enslaves people!
One of the PCs in my last Carcosa game, a Bone-man Sorcerer, ended up with glowing bones, IIRC as a result of some random mutation (probably from a chart I pulled from gods know where). It was definitely entertaining!
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Post by ritt on Mar 11, 2016 20:38:03 GMT -6
Its like the whole toyline is based around the old Masters of the Universe SLIME PIT™ set, where captives are placed in a pool of green slime and turn into mindless slaves. Back in the 80's, when I was in my teens and my cousin was around nine or ten, my late Grandma got him the Slime Pit (tm) for Christmas. As soon as his fussy, neat freak mom saw that tub of slime she shot my Grandma an icy glare of death LOL. |
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Post by Malcadon on Mar 11, 2016 23:16:25 GMT -6
Back in the 80's, when I was in my teens and my cousin was around nine or ten, my late Grandma got him the Slime Pit (tm) for Christmas. As soon as his fussy, neat freak mom saw that tub of slime she shot my Grandma an icy glare of death LOL. Yeah, my mom hated that stuff too. As a kid, I had a type of slime that shaped itself into a mold. It was a white, sticky, smelly, slime that got everywhere! She like to call it "toy jizz". |
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Post by tkdco2 on Mar 12, 2016 2:02:32 GMT -6
I remember getting a bucket of slime, with worms! But I was already in high school when He Man came out, so I never got the action figures.
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