Toy Fair 2013: Master of the Universe Classics

Early MOTUC Leaks from Toyfair

Another "oops" from old Mattycollector it seems. Some web detective work outed all the new stuff to be shown at the annual Toy Fair event in NY.

Castle Grayskull from Matty Collector, One Time Deal.

Above this text is the initial rough rendering of the proposed MOTUC Castle Grayskull up for pre-order. It is big, it is expensive, and it is going to be awesome. Now many of you have previously read my post on falling out of love with MOTUC where I gave you my 2 cents on the line and I stand by that. This is not a figure though this is a PLAYSET! A big ass playset in scale with the MOTUC toys, so yeah it is going to (maybe) be one hell of a fun piece.

Falling out of Love With Masters of the Universe Classics

Masters of the Universe Classics, a line that has granted the wishes of so many MOTU fans. Incredibly wel-sculpted figures from the Four Horsemen, great bio cards for each figure, and a plan to release the bulk of the MOTU, POP, NA, and even 2002 series. It was PERFECT, until it wasn't.

I was on board day one. I refreshed the hell out of multiple browsers desperately trying to get through the checkout screen on Mattycollector for my prize. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it did not. For quite a few years I cherry picked my favorites and had no buyers remorse. I finally had incredible versions of my favorite Masters of the Universe figures that I remembered so fondly from my childhood! As they say though all good things must come to an end.

Over the last year I have abandoned the line. It is not because I did not want the figures, far from in fact. The real issues were elsewhere and I am not the only one in the fan community to feel this way. MOTUC had three strikes, they are as follows: