Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common roundup of the most recent toy information tickling our wallets. This week: Super7 goes again to Springfield for one more wave of Simpsons Ultimates figures, Mirage joins Hasbro’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts toyline, and right here’s your probability to have fun 30 years of Jurassic Park with, in fact, Barbasol. Test it out!
Super7 The Simpsons Ultimates! Wave 4
Apparently making an attempt to show it’s a Simpsons super-fan by nonetheless refusing to offer us primary variations of Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa, Wave 4 of Super7’s The Simpsons Ultimates! line digs even deeper into the animated collection’ earlier episodes with 4 new figures that precisely zero collectors have been pining for. The brand new additions embody seven-inch variations of Satan Flanders, Radioactive Man, King-Dimension Homer, and Mike Tyson parody Drederick Tatum; as with previous waves, every comes with a load of equipment and swappable heads and fingers. They’re available for pre-order now for $55 for Flanders and Radioactive Man, or $65 for Tatum and Homer, with delivery anticipated a while within the Fall.
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Lego Marvel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Ant-Man Development Determine
Lego has lastly launched one in every of its 9.5-inch tall buildable figures that can be utilized alongside its normal minifigures with a brand new Ant-Man Development Determine you could simply fake is the character supersizing himself. The 289-piece determine contains plenty of articulation, and comes with a microfigure of the Wasp—though you’re going to have to determine if she’s miniaturized and Ant-Man is normal-sized, or if she’s normal-sized and Ant-Man is definitely supersized. It’s available for pre-order now from Lego for $30, with delivery beginning on Might 1.
Hasbro Transformers Studio Collection Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Deluxe 105 Autobot Mirage
Why Hasbro is so decided to rewrite Transformers lore in its movies—the one factor followers are actually shopping for tickets for—is unknown. Those that grew up with the unique cartoons, toys, and even comedian books know Mirage as a Ligier JS11 System One automobile in his alt automobile mode. However for the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, he’s stealing Jazz’s identification, remodeling right into a Porsche 911 Carrera with some heavy cross-branding with the automaker. Hasbro’s $25 toy model stands simply 4.5-inches tall in bot mode, however converts to a surprisingly correct 911 in 24 steps. We’re guessing Porsche had numerous say in how that last mannequin turned out.
Lego Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Units
It’s onerous to say if there shall be extra units on the way in which as soon as the movie formally hits theaters on Might 5, however Lego has revealed its first run of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 units… which actually don’t reveal far more than what we’ve seen in the trailers. The smallest of the three is the 67-piece, $10, Guardians of the Galaxy Headquarters which incorporates Star-Lord and Groot minifigures. The 330-piece, $35, Baby Rocket’s Ship is a step up from there, together with each grownup and child Rocket minifigures. After which there’s the 1,108-piece, $100, New Guardians’ Ship, which incorporates 5 minifigures: Mantis, Drax, Star-Lord, Nebula, and Lego’s very first Adam Warlock determine. All three units are set to be accessible beginning April 1, however pre-orders usually are not but reside.
Pokémon Tenth-Scale Wailord Poké Plush
Pokémon Day is slightly over every week away (sure, in fact it’s a factor) and forward of the worldwide festivities, the Pokémon firm has revealed a suitably large model of one of many largest Pokémon on the market: Wailord. This Wailord Poké Plush is simply one-tenth the size of the 47-foot character within the video games, which suggests it measures in at slightly over 57 inches lengthy. For those who’re tight on house at residence, you might have simply discovered your new mattress. It’s presently available for pre-order on the U.S. model of the Pokémon Middle web site till March 13 for a whopping $420, however received’t truly ship till November, later this yr.
Paragon FX Group Jurassic Park Cryogenics Canister
This yr marks the thirtieth anniversary of Jurassic Park, so you’ll be able to anticipate to see much more merchandise for the movie that arguably modified summer blockbusters without end with its groundbreaking use of pc graphics. Paragon FX Group is kicking issues off with a reproduction of one of many movie’s most memorable props that many assumed can be the catalyst for a sequel: the can of Barbasol shaving cream Nedry tried to make use of to sneak dino embryos off the island. This replica version comprises no menthol or cooling, nevertheless it does speak in confidence to reveal a pop-up centrifuge rack filled with tubes inside. It’s created from precise CNC machined aluminum for accuracy which is why this reproduction will set you again $400, with pre-orders available now, and delivery anticipated someday this summer.
Lego BTS Dynamite
If the letters B, T, and S lined up in that order don’t imply a lot to you, then congratulations on avoiding popular culture information for the previous few years. BTS is a South Korean “boy band” fashioned means again in 2010 that has since develop into such a worldwide phenomenon that Lego has deemed the group worthy of a set recreating the music video sit for BTS’ mega-hit, Dynamite. The 749-piece, $100 set contains minifigure variations of the complete group—Jung Kook, Jimin, SUGA, RM, Jin, and j-hope—with equipment like microphones and a stage filled with hidden Technic gears that make the figures dance in unison on prime whenever you flip a wheel. Will probably be accessible beginning March 1, however isn’t accessible for pre-order but.
Jada Toys Hollywood Rides RoboCop and 1/24-Scale 1986 Ford Taurus
The filmmakers may have simply put RoboCop, the way forward for crime-fighting, in a souped-up automobile rivalling the all the time over-the-top Batmobile. As an alternative, Delta Metropolis’s defender drove what the remainder of the town’s police drive did: a humble 1986 Ford Taurus, which, on the time, form of seemed futuristic in its personal proper. Jada Toys has a 1/24-scale die-cast model of Robo’s experience en route, with opening doorways, trunk, and hood; rubber tires; and a light-weight bar on prime. It additionally comes with a 2.75-inch RoboCop figurine, however we’re undecided if it has sufficient articulation to climb inside, or what pricing shall be. Other automobiles on this line at this scale have bought for $20 every.
Playmobil Citroën 2CV
Ooh-la-la. In recent times, Playmobil has introduced us many fantastically detailed toy variations of real-life vehicles—together with a racing Porsche and Knight Rider’s KITT—however its newest launch is dialing down the speedometer. That is Lego’s tackle the enduring French Citroën 2CV, first launched to the world in Paris means again in 1948. It’s a really utilitarian automobile, placing seems to be second, which Playmobil has managed to seize with this miniaturized model that includes room for 4 passengers, a detachable hood, a gap tailgate, and swappable headlights. It’s debuting this month in Europe for £44.99—or roughly $54.
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