Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of all issues fantastic and plastic. This week, Lego returns to Lord of the Rings with some unlikely new units, Hasbro’s Power Rangers Lightning Collection goes ninja-mad, and our first take a look at Transformers: Rise of the Beasts toys rolls in. Check it out!
Lego BrickHeadz The Lord of the Rings Aragorn & Arwen, Frodo & Gollum, and Gandalf & Balrog
With the Rings of Power lately wrapping up its first season on Amazon, there’s a renewed curiosity in The Lord of the Rings, so Lego is revisiting Peter Jackson’s authentic trilogy with a brand new assortment of BrickHeadz collectible figures. The one to get is clearly the $20, 348-piece Gandalf the Grey & Balrog set that includes some enjoyable flame results and an lovely little hearth whip. Also coming in at $20 is the 261-piece Aragorn & Arwen set that includes every character of their Return of the King marriage ceremony outfits. Coming in a bit cheaper at $15 is the 184-piece Frodo & Gollum set because of the smaller measurement of every determine, which, like the opposite two units, will formally be out there from Lego beginning January 1.
Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection 5-Pack Alien Rangers Figure
The brief lived Alien Rangers of Aquitar are from an oft-forgotten period of Power Rangers, having solely appeared in a brief 10-episode miniseries between the Mighty Morphin’ and Zeo eras. Which might be why as an alternative of eking them out in particular person releases throughout waves of the Lightning Collection, Hasbro has determined to drop all of them in a particular field set—a rarity for the corporate’s method to finishing Ranger groups in plastic kind. There’s no alternate unmasked heads right here, so what you see is what you get: the 5 Rangers, their blasters and energy swords, and a few alternate fingers and weapon FX components. That additionally means, Sentai followers, you’ll be able to blur your imaginative and prescient and faux that that is only a Ninja Sentai Kakuranger field set—today is Friday in California, in spite of everything. It prices $121, and is ready to launch by summer time 2023. [Hasbro Pulse]
Lego Speed Champions 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
We’re already huge followers of Lego’s Speed Champions line that includes surprisingly trustworthy recreations of real-life sports activities automobiles in comparatively reasonably priced units, however now much more so, with the corporate bringing the enduring autos from the Fast & Furious films to the road. Following the Speed Champions model of Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger, we’re now getting a 319-piece model of Brian O’Conner’s Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) from the second movie, together with a minifigure model of the character. The set can be out there beginning January 1 for $25.
Hot Toys Marvel She-Hulk: Attorney At Law She-Hulk Sixth-Scale Figure
Hot Toys is understood for its extremely lifelike head sculpts of the characters it turns into sixth-scale figures, but it surely’s a course of made significantly simpler when the character already exists as an in depth 3D mannequin, as is the case with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s Jennifer Walter in Hulk mode. This 14-inch determine sticks to She-Hulk’s Spandex physiquego well with as an alternative of the character’s extra formal courtroom outfits, however does include a ten totally different swappable fingers with varied gestures. The determine is filled with 30 factors of articulation, together with seamless elbow and knee joints which are utterly hidden, plus a pair of rollable eyes for expression changes. There’s no pricing but, however availability isn’t anticipated till the primary quarter of 2024.
Hasbro Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Studio Series Voyager 99 Battletrap and Deluxe 100 Bumblebee
Tright here needs to be a legislation on the books someplace that claims you’ll be able to’t have a brand new Transformers film and not using a bunch of latest Transformers toys. Hot on the heels of the primary Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer, Hasbro has revealed the primary two new toys primarily based on the movie: another $25 Bumblebee variant (why does Hollywood assume it is a fan-favorite character?) that goes from robotic to Camaro mode in 23 steps, and a $35 determine primarily based on a new character, Battletrap, that goes from robotic mode to a wrecking ball-wielding tow truck in 30 steps. Both can be found for pre-order now, however received’t ship out till April of subsequent yr.
Four Horsemen Father Christmas Figura Obscura
Your dwelling might be crammed with cabinets filled with motion figures, however when the vacations roll round, and all of your festive decor goes up, there’s one which’s most likely lacking: Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Père Noël, or nonetheless you check with the legendary character. Four Horsemen is remedying that this yr with a brand new six-inch, extremely articulated, and well-dressed Kris Kringle figure that features a sleigh filled with equipment, like a strolling workers with a dangling lantern, a pine tree, two heads with totally different beard lengths, and a sack filled with toys—however no precise sleigh. The determine is available now for $60, however making an attempt to get one shipped to you earlier than the twenty fifth could be a problem.
Mezco Toyz One: 12 Collection Dick Tracy Vs. Flattop Set
Although a comic book e book staple for many years, we haven’t seen a lot of Dick Tracy because the character’s star-studded Hollywood outing again in 1990 with Warren Beatty and Madonna. He’s an iconic hero, nonetheless, and positively price of Mezco Toyz’ One: 12 Collective figure treatment, paired with one of many detective’s many distinctive foes: Flattop. This two-pack isn’t low-cost at $195 with shipping expected in late 2023, however every six-inch determine comes with a terrific sculpt, a full material outfit, and a mountain of equipment, together with three swappable head sculpts for Tracy and 4 for Flattop.
Hasbro Star Wars The Vintage Collection Endor Bunker
Grab any child off the road and ask them what’s on the high of their vacation want checklist, and 9 out of 10 of them will say “a miniature concrete bunker.” Hasbro as soon as once more stays a number of steps of all the opposite toy makers vying for youths’ consideration and oldsters’ {dollars} with this Endor Bunker playset, loosely based on a similar playset released by Kenner many moons of Endor in the past. As it’s a part of Hasbro’s Star Wars The Vintage Collection, the playset even is available in retro-ish Kenner packaging, and features a single 3.75-inch Endor Rebel Commando Scout Trooper Disguise determine. The set is available for pre-order now for $60, however received’t ship till June of subsequent yr.
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