Flash Gordon and Ming Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention Exclusive

Mantooth — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:56:00 +0000

I don’t spend a lot of time talking about new things on PlaidStallions but dammit, this is the toy I’ve wanted since I was ten!-BH

Flash Gordon and Ming Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention Exclusive

Evil Emperor Ming is
out to destroy Earth but not to fear. Flash is here to save us all… in 3
3/4-inch scale, that is! From Bif Bang Pow! comes the Flash Gordon Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention
Exclusive.

The action figure set
includes both Flash Gordon and Emperor Ming. Each detailed figure has 9 points
of articulation and comes with its own sword accessory. Packaged in a unique
full-color box that includes a fold out diorama of Hawk City, this Entertainment
Earth convention exclusive gives fans the chance to recreate the memorable Hawk
City scene from the 1980 film Flash Gordon. Will Ming emerge victorious
or will Flash save the day once again? It’s up to you, but not for long. This is
a limited edition of only 2,400 pieces, each of which comes individually
numbered.

Available for the
first time on July 8, 2015 at the Entertainment Earth booth #2343 at San Diego
Comic-Con, fans will have the first opportunity to grab this individually
numbered and limited edition exclusive!

Not attending San
Diego Comic-Con 2015? *PRE-ORDER your Flash Gordon and Ming Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention Exclusive at Entertainment Earth now!

(*NOTE:
Pre-orders made before San Diego Comic-Con 2015 are not guaranteed to be
fulfilled based on limited supplies. Available units will ship after Comic-Con
2015 while supplies last.)

Other
Entertainment Earth exclusives include a Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Tina Fey & Amy Poehler 3 1/2-Inch Action Figures Set of 2, Adventure Time Traveling Jake Tin Tote Gift Set – Convention Exclusive, the Batman Classic Chair Cape – Convention Exclusive and more.
More than 25 Entertainment Earth convention exclusives will be announced until
San Diego Comic-Con. Visit Entertainment Earth and all of our social media networks for
the latest Entertainment Earth and San Diego Comic-Con
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See more of our Flash
Gordon collectibles here!

About Bif Bang Pow!

Bif Bang Pow! designs
and develops first-rate memorabilia from well-known licenses such as The Big
Lebowski, DC Comics, KISS, Flash Gordon, Penny Dreadful, Mike Tyson Mysteries,
The Big Bang Theory, Star Trek, Saturday Night Live, Adventure Time, Regular
Show, and The Twilight Zone. Founder Jason Lenzi is a seasoned
television producer and the ultimate fan of cultish pop culture, so when he
created his company in 2005 he took the fan’s perspective. His idea was to
bring items to the marketplace that he himself would want to own. Cultivated
from TV, movies, books, comics, music, and more, Bif Bang Pow!’s mission is to
provide high-quality action figures, toys, and collectibles to the massive cult
audience (and kids of all ages) that wishes these toys were already in their
collection.

About Entertainment
Earth®, Inc.

Entertainment
Earth® – entertainmentearth.com – is
the preeminent pioneer and innovator in the worldwide online retail and
wholesale toy, gift, and collectibles industry, offering unparalleled expertise
and an ever-expanding selection of over 22,000 licensed products. Founded in
1996 and based in Simi Valley, California, Entertainment Earth is renowned for
its popular website and print catalog, and its groundbreaking best practices
that include a Mint Condition Guarantee, Risk Free Shopping, and Hassle Free
90-Day Returns.

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Spotlight: Zica Six Million Dollar Man

Mantooth — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:38:00 +0000

Welcome to a new feature on PlaidStallions, the
spotlight, which will revolve around items such as toys, books and DVDs
available today that give that retro vibe to me.

I’m hesitant to call them reviews, mostly because I personally don’t think action
figure criticism is something I want to do. If I like something, I’ll post
pictures and give reasons why I enjoy it and you make up your own mind up whether
it’s right for you or not.

Our first spotlight subject is the latest thing to hit
my doorstep, the ZICA Six Million Dollar man action figures. Read it after the jump:

Like a lot of 70s kids, I spent many a summer day
running slowly and making sounds as I did it, Steve Austin was my first
superhero. While, I absolutely loved the Kenner toy line as a boy, I do
remember not loving the fact that Steve couldn’t hang out with General Urko and
Robin.

It seems I wasn’t alone in this because the past few
years have seen all kind of toy wrongs being righted; Bif Bang Pow has beenreleasing Six Million Dollar Man and other 70s properties in Mego scale, much
to my delight.

The 3 ¾” retro revolution began last year with Super 7’s awesome Alien series
and ZICA announced their Six Million Dollar Man line quite quickly after. Both
fall into the category of “Kenner should have made these!” and it seems that if
you love the format, you’re in for a great 2014.

While I’m not a big Alien fan, the mad genius behind a
lot of that (Hi Frank!) put so much care into making you believe it was
produced in 1979 that they had my money on sheer principle.

The folks at
Zica had the advantage just because they had me at on the onset but I am happy
to say, they didn’t let me down.

The figures are sculpted in a retro Kenner style,
while crude, they perfectly encapsulate what the figures would have looked like
in 1978, that’s the key here. Also, the likeness is terrific, Steve captures
Lee Majors simply and Bigfoot looks like the original Kenner figure, shrunk
down in size. Perfect!

The packaging closely emulates a Kenner action figure
package, which pretty much became an industry standard size in 1979. The art
work is great and highly reminiscent of the Kenner SMDM artwork, though it has
been clearly recreated. It would have been easy to use photos but the folks at
ZICA chose to hire an illustrator, another lost art of toy packaging.

Kenner Bigfoot meets his non motor cycle riding counterpart.

I normally have no bones about sending modern toy
packaging to the recycle box but these gave me pause.

There are three figures in the set, Steve Austin, Big Foot and a variant blue track suited
Steve. That variant actually happened in the Kenner day, so it’s so toy nerdy I
think it’s great. I’ve decided to keep that Steve carded, so it’s win/win.

The world’s greatest heroes finally meet!

Zica is promising four more figures in the set, I can honestly say that
I’m on board and hope for more from them in the future.

I got my set from the good people at Entertainment Earth but you can
also pick them up at the ZICA website.

Got a comment or a suggestion on the Spotlight concept? Please drop me a
line or leave a comment below.

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Flash Gordon and Ming Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention Exclusive

I don’t spend a lot of time talking about new things on PlaidStallions but dammit, this is the toy I’ve wanted since I was ten!-BH

Flash Gordon and Ming Hawk City Scene 3 3/4-Inch Figure Set – Convention Exclusive

Spotlight: Zica Six Million Dollar Man