So looking at all these grayskull pics has me wondering...were architects of the castle vampires?
Masters Of The Universe
- Thread starter Bravestarr
- Start date
Maybe dracula went through the same dimensional portal as Captain Glenn. Maybe? Whoever built grayskull had to get computer tech from somewhere, and Eternia seems naturally devoid of such things.
Only if those previous vampires worked out a lot and wore loincloths.
I don't know WHAT you guys are talking about...I was just referring to the fangs on the front of the castle...
Mattel re-used a lot of parts for MOTU. I could totally see Castle Grayskull being reused for a Monsters toy line.
I will say that they reused stuff in very plausible ways. Even at age 7, I knew that he-man and man-at-arms had the same torso, but it didn't bother me. It kinda made sense for the world they had created. I really didn't care that Eternia only had one body type... But the way they repainted, sculpted new hands or shins or armor to give each one a little uniqueness was pretty clever, especially for the time.
But, grayskull is so distinct, I can't see it getting used for any other line.
But, grayskull is so distinct, I can't see it getting used for any other line.
I think it was pretty genius, actually. Hell, slap enough removable armor on a base body and it doesn't even matter what's underneath. That's one reason I like the Joe 25th/ME line, is because of the customization potential, yet Hasbro still hasn't seemed to get the most efficient use out of some of those molds with just creating new webgear and a new head. There's still probably 20+ ARAH figures alone that they could make with that method, not to mention new character potential.
The 30th line seems to have gotten smarter with use of better legs, like the Shock Trooper and SE base bodies. Those keep showing up, and I don't think most folks are really tiring of seeing them, either. Hell, I keep asking for more. Granted, they need about 3-5 new torsos/arms with varying sleeves and button-shirt styles, but toss those in at least 3 new ones and they won't need to create any more base bodies for years, just mix and match for nearly endless potential.
The 30th line seems to have gotten smarter with use of better legs, like the Shock Trooper and SE base bodies. Those keep showing up, and I don't think most folks are really tiring of seeing them, either. Hell, I keep asking for more. Granted, they need about 3-5 new torsos/arms with varying sleeves and button-shirt styles, but toss those in at least 3 new ones and they won't need to create any more base bodies for years, just mix and match for nearly endless potential.
The inherent problem with MR's logic is that it doesn't allow for a different SE, Duke, and CC in every wave. Hasbro isn't interested in giving us lots of new unique characters. They're interested in giving us slight variations of the same handful of characters ad nauseam.
My problem is the shitty versions of characters we're all sick off. We're running 10:1 Suck-to-Awesome ratios on a lot of the characters. I've yet to see a ME CC that is any good. Battle Corps CC is the bestest of all times and they still managed to botch the design in the ME.
Now, if they made a Duke that looked like he just fought his way out of the Mekong Delta, or a CC that didn't look like a fucking joke I'd buy them all day long, but let's face it, CC is always gonna look like some cosplaying fucktard. Seriously, Che Guevara with a fucking chrome face mask makes a more believable terrorist organization head than CC.
Don't even get me started on the ninjas.
Now, if they made a Duke that looked like he just fought his way out of the Mekong Delta, or a CC that didn't look like a fucking joke I'd buy them all day long, but let's face it, CC is always gonna look like some cosplaying fucktard. Seriously, Che Guevara with a fucking chrome face mask makes a more believable terrorist organization head than CC.
Don't even get me started on the ninjas.
But even with mediocre rehash joes, grayskull will be a sweet playset. I can't tell you how many times Cobra used grayskull as a fortress in my bedroom floor.... many a unsuspecting joe was crushed the closing mouth.
I'm getting a tad tired of the second-tier guys that they keep rehashing, too. I get it, Shipwreck, Beachhead, Snowjob, Firefly, Dusty, and a few others are cool figures, and we get (generally) pretty cool versions from them. But there were like 4 SnowJobs, 4-5 Shipwrecks, and the same shit with Beachhead, Firefly, and Dusty. All good figures, but would it hurt to get a Frostbite or other new arctic guy, or land gear Torpedo/Wet-Suit, or another desert guy to help Dusty out, or even a new version of Scrap-Iron for every other Firefly we get? Gung-Ho needs a fucking good update, but let's get 10 more Beachheads that all look roughly the fucking same. At least the POC one tossed in something new looks-wise.
Shit, even make up goofy new Cobra specialty Vipers, but between the main Destro/CC/Duke/SE/SS barrage that we get, and the secondary guys that we keep getting, they've got to have a few extra licensed names they held onto the trademarks for over the years.
Shit, even make up goofy new Cobra specialty Vipers, but between the main Destro/CC/Duke/SE/SS barrage that we get, and the secondary guys that we keep getting, they've got to have a few extra licensed names they held onto the trademarks for over the years.
That and Cat's Lair were the two most cross-property used playsets I had as a kid, and they worked well for Cobra. And maybe the Ghostbusters HQ, that worked for an urban Joe HQ too, if you looked away when considering scale.
The thing that always bugged me about Grayskull, is that A) it wasn't gray but green, and B) it looked more like a villain's hideaway. But it was so awesome, I didn't care.
Having read the original mini-comics, I understood that grayskull was just old and I thought it looked cooler in mossy green. and it was mystical. It looked like a villain hideout for non-MOTU characters, but it was so cool that I really didn't care. It was routinely inhabited by skeletor, cobra, decepticons, darth vader... it didn't matter.
I never had a cat's lair. I liked the TC cartoon just fine, but I was never into the toys. By the time it came out, I was too entrenched in Joe and TF to collect something else (plus the original figures sucked hard). But, cat's lair never struck me as "multi-purpose" as grayskull. Maybe I was just a tad old for TC, as I was 10 pushing 11 when it came out.
I never had a cat's lair. I liked the TC cartoon just fine, but I was never into the toys. By the time it came out, I was too entrenched in Joe and TF to collect something else (plus the original figures sucked hard). But, cat's lair never struck me as "multi-purpose" as grayskull. Maybe I was just a tad old for TC, as I was 10 pushing 11 when it came out.
Cat's Lair worked for all those crazy Sunbow pyramid-type strongholds Cobra made endlessly and seemed to have destroyed weekly. I just pretended it was a snake head or like the Sphinx or something.
I guess I can see that.
This is funny, but all those cobra temple/pyramid things... I had an obscure transformers base made entirely out of cardboard, like the cardboard cobra missile base. This thing, it was an awesome cobra temple:
This is funny, but all those cobra temple/pyramid things... I had an obscure transformers base made entirely out of cardboard, like the cardboard cobra missile base. This thing, it was an awesome cobra temple:
Attachments
-
$(KGrHqQOKpME6eOZ(vnjBO)e!W36BQ~~60_57.jpg -
$(KGrHqRHJBkE63Vtjgy4BO)e!cf9R!~~60_57.jpg -
$(KGrHqEOKn!E6tY!ms-cBO)e!if6,g~~60_57.jpg -
$(KGrHqQOKioE6YUUv)!jBO)e!uRSeg~~60_57.jpg
The fuck?! I don't remember seeing that EVER beforehand. I actually loved those cardboard playsets of the 80s.
It was really cool, but apparently it was relatively unknown. Even though it was just cardboard, I got a couple of years of solid play out of it before it finally broke down.
I've thought about recreating that thing, maybe with styrene sheet backing to make it a little more durable. One of a few thousand custom toy ideas I'd like to try in the coming years.
I've thought about recreating that thing, maybe with styrene sheet backing to make it a little more durable. One of a few thousand custom toy ideas I'd like to try in the coming years.
Oh gawd tell me about it...I've been off work since May and haven't gotten sh!t accomplished...slacker
Since May?! I thought you built Fords, no? I figured Ford was the one company actually doing good these days... Since May... you are a slacker! You must have a sugar momma. Does she have a sister?!
I've got some real sh!tty feet problems...since my job requires that I literally be on my feet the whole time, and I can't stand for more than a minute w/o wanting to cry, my doctor put me on restriction...I've been going to endless doc aps trying to figure it out...turned out I had tarsel tunnels in my feet (misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis originally)...I suffered for 3 1/2 yrs and couldn't take it any longer...hence the surgery...I tried EVERYTHING else trying to avoid it...sucks when simply taking a leak hurts, or showering or anything that requires me to not be sitting...
Dude, that sucks. I retract my slacker statements and hang my head in shame... Now that I think about it, I recall you saying it was hard to hobble into a DG to look for joes. I just assumed that you'd twisted your ankle trying something kinky 
how much longer until you go back to work?
You know what would make you feel better? Ordering a $200 castle playset!
how much longer until you go back to work?You know what would make you feel better? Ordering a $200 castle playset!
Last thing I need!...lol...being off and having so much time to shop is NOT good...
As of right now, I'm off until mid November...but I have nerve damage so who knows really how long it'll take to heal...the nerves have been pinched for soooo long...I might get lucky and it'll heal quickly...or, itll never heal at all (my worst fear)...
You'd think, eh, yer feet hurt, big deal...but after so long of 24/7 pain, it starts to affect so many aspects of your life...you just don't want to do ANYTHING...and that affects the people around you...
Anyway, He-Man!...YAY!
...I wanted to pick up trap jaw but I can't find him affordablly anywhere...
Moving forward...good news
Jon Chu?...jury's still out
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=68605
Jon Chu?...jury's still out
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=68605
So, Grayskull will be $250 + tax + shipping. While $300 is pretty damn steep for a playset, I'm going to have a hard time saying no to this one.
http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=13&itemid=19322
http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=13&itemid=19322
The manta is for a normal sized MOTU figure and the mystic hammer is for the 12 inch tytus
My issue too. I was so good the other day when they were selling Heman/Battlecat for $30.
I would get He-Man and Battle Cat and Skeletor, and Orko, and then it would snowball from there. So I never started. I also have no room for a Grayskull, but damn, it looks awesome.
Too bad Hasbro or the GIJCC will never give us a playset worth a half-shit.
Too bad Hasbro or the GIJCC will never give us a playset worth a half-shit.