Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of the good new toys round. This week, TMNT’s Michelangelo goes Gundam Heavyarms, Rise of the Beasts’s Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal get slick new Transformers toys, and Hasbro is popping Tornado into… an AR sport? Test it out!
Lego DC Batmobile Batman vs. The Joker Chase and Batwing: Batman vs. The Joker
Lego has already given us fantastically detailed variations of each the 1989 Tim Burton-era Batmobile and Batwing, however at $250 and $200, respectively, they’re each dear choices for even avid Lego collectors. Arriving in August are two smaller-scale variations of each automobiles that each embody numerous enjoyable particulars with out breaking the financial institution. The 438-piece, $48 Batmobile (obtainable for pre-order now) incorporates a cockpit giant sufficient for a Batman minifigure to occupy (or the included Joker minifig), a gap trunk, a flaming exhaust, and a lever that raises a pair of blasters into firing place. The 357-piece, $38 Batwing has a pair of stud launchers, a storage compartment for Battoys, Batman and Joker minifigures, and, just like the bigger model, an “indentation on the underside that enables it to be held on the wall” for show functions.
Hasbro Transformers Studio Collection Optimus Prime
Launched as a part of a brand new “Buzzworthy Bumblebee” assortment, Hasbro’s new Transformers Studio Collection Optimus Prime is predicated on the character’s look within the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which is a design being carried over from 2018’s Bumblebee, and one which extra carefully resembles the ‘80s G1 toy. Standing 6.5-inches tall, the determine consists of sword and arm cannon equipment, and goes from robotic to truck mode in 34 totally different transformation steps. It’s obtainable from Goal for $35, however also through Hasbro Pulse in limited quantities, with transport beginning in August.
Hasbro Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Command & Convert Optimus Primal
Paying homage to Robosen’s self-transforming Optimus Prime toy, final week Hasbro revealed an identical toy for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Optimus Primal as a part of the movie’s merchandise push. It comes with a $125 price ticket as an alternative of the $750 Robosen is asking for its Prime, and watching Optimus Primal transform in response to a voice command helps clarify why: you most likely do extra remodeling when preparing for mattress. Nevertheless it might be a enjoyable toy for a child who can’t be bothered to make use of their creativeness, boasting over 100 combos of sound and movement. It’s available for purchase now by way of Hasbro Pulse.
Scorching Toys Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse Miles Morales and Spider-Man 2099 Sixth-Scale Figures
In the event you’re a Spider-Man fan unfamiliar with the time period, ‘price range,’ then Scorching Toys has some excellent news for you. The corporate revealed new sixth-scale figures of each Miles Morales and Miguel O’Hara (aka Spider-Man 2099) based mostly on their appearances within the upcoming sequel, Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse. Each figures stand round 12-inches tall and have 30 factors of articulation, with the Morales determine’s joints hidden behind hidden behind a spidey swimsuit that includes an embossed net sample. Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse will hit theaters on June 2, however these new figures received’t be launched till late 2024.
Snap Design Growth and Warmth Boys TMNT Mecha Michelangelo Determine
Late final 12 months, somebody’s TMNT fan fiction got here partly true as Snap Design Growth and Warmth Boys revealed a brand new line of figures with the ninja turtles turned into towering, heavily armed mechs. The gathering launched with a Mecha Leonardo, however the second addition, Mecha Michelangelo (come on, Mecha-langelo was proper there) is now obtainable for pre-order from on-line shops like BigBadToyStore. The nine-inch tall determine options numerous articulation, and unimaginable arsenal of weapons and rockets together with super-sized nunchaku, and a tiny Mikey determine to function the mecha’s pilot. You’ll be able to pre-order one now for $180, with transport anticipated later this 12 months.
Takara Tomy Studio Ghibli Die-Solid Anime Automobile Assortment
Final 12 months’s collaboration between Takara Tomy and Studio Ghibli on a line of die-cast toy vehicles based mostly on automobiles showing within the studio’s animated movies was so fashionable that it’s now being expanded. The new additions to the line embody Jiji the cat from Kiki’s Supply Service who rolls round in a chook cage on wheels, and the tiny three-wheeled transferring truck from My Neighbour Totoro over-packed with furnishings and different belongings. Each automobiles shall be available starting in mid-July for about $10 every, however will also be pre-ordered now for many who dwell in Japan.
Hasbro Transformers Studio Collection Voyager 103 Rhinox
With the upcoming movie rekindling curiosity within the Beast Wars Transformers who selected animals over automobiles for his or her alt-modes, we’re additionally getting some modernized toys that includes improved detailing, higher paint jobs, and extra advanced transformations. The 6.5-inch tall Studio Collection Voyager 103 Rhinox goes from robotic to rhinoceros mode in 29 steps, and features a hammer weapon accent that switches to a rocket launcher. It’s available for pre-order now from Hasbro Pulse for $35, with transport anticipated in early October.
Hasbro Tornado Air
Of all of the basic get together video games which have been round for many years, Tornado, which first debuted again in 1966, is usually essentially the most difficult to play since you want a big house to put down the playmat, and also you want members keen and/or capable of twist and contort their our bodies. The brand new Tornado Air wants neither. The sport now takes place on the display screen of a cellular gadget by way of an app that may detect coloured wrist and ankle straps worn by one or two gamers. Just like the basic sport of Tornado, gamers try to succeed in for coloured dots showing on display screen by way of augmented actuality know-how. It appears much like video video games like Simply Dance, and whereas Tornado Air doesn’t require gamers to contort their our bodies as a lot, it nonetheless seems to be prefer it might be an actual exercise. The game is available now for $20, whereas the app is a free obtain.
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