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MOTU Origins Snake Mountain Revealed!

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Join Jay and John as they breakdown the full reveal of the Snake Mountain playset for Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Origins toy line! There is so much to unpack with this playset and with videos and photos provided by Mattel we can dig into all the details!

High resolution pictures and description of Snake Mountain:
https://geekdadlife.com/2023/04/new-images-product-details-of-snake-mountain-revealed/

Making of Snake Mountain: https://geekdadlife.com/2023/04/mattels-making-of-snake-mountain-video/

Snake Mountain Webseries Ep 1: https://geekdadlife.com/2023/04/check-out-episode-1-of-motus-snake-mountain-toymation-series/

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Entertainment Earth: https://ee.toys/PTZQIL
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/preview?isSlp=1&isPreview=1&asins=B0BN1GNGKW&linkCode=sl2&tag=geekdadlife0d-20&linkId=3379cbada07a320513c510c6b86d8452&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

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MOTU Origins Wave 8 Packaging Revealed!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news, like packaging, figure and character reveals in the Masters of the Universe Line by Mattel. We finally get to see all of Wave 8 of MOTU Origins in package. We also get to see some new figures revealed from the CGI He-man Toy line and show. Things haven’t gotten better for Mcfarlane’s The Batman figures, with a full wave of disappointing head sculpts. Hasbro announces that they have renewed their Star Wars and Indiana Jones License. We find out how much those Playmate’s Star Trek figures are going to be, and Super7 licenses out Silverhawks to another toy company.

We’ll share our latest toy hauls, try to Stump John, all of that and more tonight on Toy Geeks!

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Our Favorite Toys of 2021 (So Far…)

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Join John and Jay as they share their favorite toys of 2021 so far, as we reach the years half way mark. They also talk about the latest toy news like the reveal of the Target Exclusive MOTU Revelation Faker. They’ll also talk about the latest Convention exclusive reveals from Super7 and Hasbro. They’ll share their latest toy hauls and try and Stump John!

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My Grayskull : A My Buddy Parody Commercial for MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull

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A Parody of the Classic My Buddy 80’s Toy Commercial. Jay Loves the new MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull so much, he’s been taking it everywhere with him! Just like the My Buddy Doll from the 80s (well at least for the few children that weren’t creeped out by the MyBuddy Doll…)

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MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull is AMAZING!

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We review the fantastic Castle Grayskull from Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Origins toyline. In this 4K video review we breakdown the art, design and function of this retro modern playset and essential component to any Masters of the Universe Toyline. We compare it to a vintage example of a Castle Grayskull showing how Mattel upgraded the original while staying true to what made it special!

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MOTU Origins Lords of Power Collection : Power-Con 2020 Exclusive!

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We review the Power-Con 2020 exclusive set, Lords of Power. Featuring prototype versions of He-Man, Skeletor, Man-at-Arms, Mer-Man and Beastman! We take an in depth (and in 4k) look at the amazing packaging artwork and the Power-Con exclusive variants of these iconic Masters of the Universe Characters!

Link to article about the original Lords of Power figures!
https://battleramblog.com/lords-of-power-collection-at-the-dawn-of-he-man/

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Art of the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull with Nate Baertsch

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Learn from Nate Baertsch who with Axel Giménez and Roy Juarez created the beautiful artwork for Mattel’s upcoming Castle Grayskull from the Masters of the Universe Origins toy line. Nate Baertsch shares insider stories behind the making of the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull, like why they chose the more vibrant color scheme as well as stories about the new characters and planets that show up in the art.

Link to the podcast to hear full interview with over 30 minutes of additional insight!:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412

Nate’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/natebaertschart/?hl=en

Nate’s Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/natebaertschdesign/

Nates Deviantart Page:
https://www.deviantart.com/natebaertsch

Link to Axel Giménez’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/axel.gimenez/?hl=en

Link to Roy Juarez’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/its_me_roy/?hl=en

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Toy Geeks! Ep. 018 “The Art of Grayskull with Nate Baertsch”

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  Learn from Nate Baertsch who with Axel Giménez and Roy Juarez created the beautiful artwork for Mattel’s upcoming Castle Grayskull from the Masters of the Universe Origins toy line. Nate Baertsch shares insider stories behind the making of the MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull, like why they chose the more vibrant color scheme as well […]

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Mattel Creations (Clear) Skeletor, New Grayskull, and More Super7 Turtles!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about Mattel Creations and that new clear Art of Engineering Skeletor. They also talk about the surprise reveal and pre-order of MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull. They also talk about the 4th wave of Super7 TMNT Ultimates figures being revealed. All that and more on Toy Geeks!

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Toy Geeks! Ep. 017 “Crystal Pepsi Skeletor”

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Join John and Jay as they talk about Mattel Creations and that new clear Art of Engineering Skeletor. They also talk about the surprise reveal and pre-order of MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull. They also talk about the 4th wave of Super7 TMNT Ultimates figures being revealed. All that and more on Toy Geeks!

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