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Issue #108 - 2001
Issue #108 - 2001
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Issue #108 - 2001 |
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Lee’s Toy Review Issue # 109 2 Cover Issue: Cover 1--"Operation Restore Hope Gunner" (Dragon) Cover 2--"Megatron, Starscream, & Thundercracker" (Takara Transformers) Featured in this issue: (begins pg. 61) For all you adventurers out there, it’s time again for the chills and thrills of MASK! For your viewing pleasure in this 12-page guide, we have decided to show you this collection both loose and boxed/carded, which is something that is rarely done! Naturally, the regular series begins this cavalcade; the collection moves along into the hard-to-find "Split Seconds" series...do you need this section??? We also show an extremely sparse set of toys that have traveled the world round to join our collection. Take a look, take the lead, and go get Mask-ed! Other Issue Treasures... (pg. 4) Monthly G.I. Joe File: # 16-HAL; Heavy Artillery Laser (pg. 131) Transformers: Generation One Profile: #1--Optimus Prime (pg. 12) Up from bbi in November/December 2001 are the "U.S. Navy Seal UDT" and "Soviet Spetsnatz"...Get up close and personal in Lee’s pictorial run-through of these amazing combative creations. And find out where you, too, can keep tabs and keep one step ahead of the general bbi public! (pg. 14) Takara’s Transformers are taking over! Generation One pulls back the curtain on "Acts 1,2,3, & 4" of the neo-version of the classic robots in disguise. Each figure comes in painted form, and an alternate "clear" form; if you’re snatching up the "Act 4" cases, you’ll find some pewter pieces along with the painted... Are you a real, 80’s-made Transformers buff? Well, you just may swoon when you set your sights on the "Optimus Prime" porcelain bust we have featured...right here! (pg. 24) Alright, kids...it’s time for the best line ever to be released by the hands of man...The Simpsons! Read down the product list for Christmas of 2001, and a preview of what’s to come in the following year. This is a fabulous tool for those of you who need every, single, solitary figure, playset, and accessory that Playmates can conjure up. Get a first-hand look at "Officer Marge", Hans Moleman, Dolph, Cletus the Slack-jawed yokel, Edna, and some delicious new playsets Oh, it’s just too much fun... (pg. 28) This month, Dragon gives an intimate portrait of a U.S. M249 SAW Gunnner, Operation Restore Hope; a NAM-MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observation Group); and the first of the Action:18 series. See packaged variations of the WWII series accessories, such as the German anti-tank rifle Set 1 and Set 2, cammo variants, and of course, the equipment included with each figure. As usual, it’s amazing! (pg. 32) We shed light on Playmates’ non-Simpsons endeavors. They put their own spin on Lord of the Rings. You build your own fantasy playsets from mini building blocks, and each character can electronically interact, using different expressions/ sounds in each of the various environments. You create, they chat with you...now that’s a toy! Also, flash back to the mid-90’s craze, or even further back to the birth of the 70’s-originated TROLL dolls. This time, they’re back all dressed up in special themed attire, and what’s more, they have a secret to tell you. Press a button on their hand, and they’ll give you a special message! Is there anything these things can’t do?! (pg. 35) AESOP: The One-Eyed Doe ...part 2 of 4... (pg. 42) Find out just what that wonderfully kooky Mezco company has up its sleeve...Watch out for the Scary Tales, a frightening feast of characters from your favorite childhood bedtime stories. Included in the line are twisted, terrifying versions of Alice (Caucasian and African American versions available), Li’l Red, the Wolf, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit. Get a sneak preview of the artists’ rendition of the exotic new 3" PVC tribe, Tiki Mon. This series meshes actual Tiki art with the edgy flare only Mezco can produce! Also on deck is a pack of citified kids who call themselves HOODZ. Watch out soon for the spray-paint’n, Adidas wearin’, thugged out guys near you. (pg. 44) Can you believe these things aren’t real?! McFarlane’s Sports Picks releases NFL Series II, highlighting Daunte Cooper, Marvin Harrison, Mark Brunell, and more! Are you a movie maniac?... well, prepare to cringe and cower before these Movie Maniacs like the Candyman, Blair Witch, Freddy Krueger, the 18" Ash, Terminator T-800, and a few other ghastly grinning faces... Also, in this wave of McFarlane madness is the 12" Gene Simmons, complete with an extra long tongue! (pg. 48) Do ALL toys in the entire world have their own molds, own sculpts, own ideas and models? In this review of Star Wars gadgets,figures, and all types of play things, Gus Lopez and Ron Salvatore expose the previously produced items that have been cleverly touched up, re-detailed, or simply re-themed to pertain to the blockbuster trilogy. See where the "Ewok Family Hut" originated, what the "Luke Skywalker AM headset" was before there was a Luke Skywalker, and many more before/after shots of Kenner’s and other companies’ creative corner-cutting. (pg. 52) Lee’s shows off thirteen fresh figures from the G.I. Joe... line; some are re-boxed or re-carded, some sport a brand new sculpt, and some are worth seeing just because!!! Us Army MP--Saigon Defender, US Army 10th Mountain Division, (modern day), US Air Force High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jumper, and more... (pg. 56) Sideshow Toy keeps Universal Studios Monsters creeping through the night with some new 8" figures; Dracula, The Phantom, and some glow in the dark creatures are this month’s features... 12" figures from the gut-buster, Young Frankenstein emerge, including The Monster, Igor, and Frederick. And, from one of the greatest 80’s fantasy films, a limited number of sets of the heroes, Jen & Kira, from The Dark Crystal are offered. Hurry, only 7,500 sets have been made and issued! (pg. 83) DMV goes "All-American", sporting Mattel’s Hot Bird, feast your eyes on a holiday exclusive, and the new 100% Hot Wheels. This month’s casting call keeps the Hot Bird fire burning, and tantalizes your die-cast tastebuds for some new releases by both Hot Wheels and Revell. Corgi pays tribute to the Unsung Heroes, featuring a UH-1C "Huey" MEDEVAC US 50405A. Not to miss! * The Collectors’ Goldmine: (pg. 111) Included in every issue is an up-to-date, 17 page price guide, complete with every collectable from Austin Powers to the X-Men. Every collector’s MUST HAVE! |
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