tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27625360011153144072024-03-25T20:46:30.946+02:00MOTU UniverseThis Blog is dedicated to all of us that played with He-Man, Skeletor and the rest of the Masters of the Universe Figure line when we were kids, way back in the 80’s and early 90’s.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Interview with Toy Collector: Juan Vermaak!</strong><br /><br />Welcome to my Seventh interview segment, where a collector answers 13 short questions. The same questions will be given to every collector appearing in this segment.<br /><br />I’m really excited to welcome South African Masters of the Universe Collector, Juan Vermaak onto the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Juan:</strong> Well, I grew up in the East Rand. After school, I went into the family business. Been doing it ever since, and I enjoy every moment. Amongst my hobby of collecting, I also enjoy biking, gaming and spending time with my family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Juan:</strong> I think it is something that has come along since my childhood. I’ve always loved action figures and it takes me back to being a kid again. I have always been a MOTU fan, so when Mattel started with the classics line back in 2008, that got me back into collecting on a more serious note.</span></div>
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<strong>MOTU!: 2.</strong> How long have you been collecting?<br />
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<strong>Juan:</strong> Since about 2006<br />
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<strong>Juan:</strong> Mostly MOTUC, but also Marvel Legends, Mortal Kombat, WWE figures, Statues, and whatever I find appealing at the time.</div>
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<br /><strong>MOTU!: 4.</strong> What’s your grail and favourite piece in your collection?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I would have to say Scareglow. I have always loved the look of the figure and the fact that it glows in the dark is awesome.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 5.</strong> What collectors inspire you?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> There are so many but to mention a few, Dewald van Tonder, Daniel Dixon, Marc Welgemoed, and Cobus Potgieter. I have also made some amazing friends with some of them through the years of collecting.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 6.</strong> What is your most embarrassing moment as a collector?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I can’t recall of any embarrassing moments, But I will keep you posted if any do arise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 7.</strong> What is your favourite MOTU Filmation or 200x Series Episode or MOTU Mini Comic and why?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> “The Power of Grayskull” from the 200x cartoon must be my favourite episode. I have always loved the 200x cartoon. I think this specific episode because of King Grayskull’s sacrifice he made to protect his kingdom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 8.</strong> What would you change about the collecting community?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> The fact that some guys sometimes ask ridiculous prices on their figures making it almost impossible to complete your collection or make it worthwhile buying the figure, instead guys should put decent pricing on their figures, one can not expect to get rich overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 10.</strong> What MOTU character do you most resemble?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> If I really have to pick one that mostly resembles me, I would have to say Prince Adam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 11.</strong> Is there one thing that collectors may not know about you?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> No I don’t think so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 12.</strong> I notice that a lot of collectors also collect comics (myself included). What do you think is the common factor that draws some people to both of these hobbies?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I think for me, it’s when you read a comic book, for those precious few minutes it takes you away to a place where you can actually believe in what happens in the story. The way good always prevails over evil, and what’s better then reading a comic book and just looking at you’re figures after a good story. If that makes any sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 13.</strong> And finally, what is it about the hobby that has kept you collecting for all of these years?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> There’s always something new coming out at comic book conventions, so it makes it almost impossible to stop collecting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Well thank you so much for joining me today Juan. It has been an immense pleasure and I’m sure my readers will enjoy reading your answers as much as I have!<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> Thank you for having me.<br /><br /><br /> </span>MOTU Universehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788380329557857001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762536001115314407.post-13361244166454914092017-09-15T06:11:00.000+02:002017-09-15T06:11:30.308+02:00Who will inherit my MOTU Collection when I die?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More often than not, I have collectors over who buys figures from me or even just friends dropping by for a visit. Once they have seen my MOTU collection there are normally some questions.<br /><br />I thought it would be a good idea to share some of these questions and answers with you on my block. <br /><br /> I was asked the below interesting question by one of my friends. He wanted to know:<br /><br /><strong>Who will inherit my MOTU Collection when I die?</strong><br /><br />A very relevant question and one that we don’t think off very often.<br /><br />I can think of four options:<br /><br />1. The obvious choice for me would be that my son will inherent my MOTU Collection one day. He is 6 years old now and he shows a lot of interest in MOTU. The 1987 MOTU Movie is one of his favourite movies and I always have to explain to him what the origin of each character is and how they relate to each other.<br /><br />2. The second option will be that my MOTU Collection be sold and the funds raised in the sale will be placed in an Investment Account and this will go towards my son’s tertiary education one day.<br /><br />3. The third option is that my whole collection go’s to a Toy Museum to be displayed and the rich history of Masters of the Universe be explained to generations to come. I am actually not even sure if there is a Toy Museum in South Africa.<br /><br />4. The fourth option is that a current MOTU Collector inherits my MOTU Collection. This is not my favourite option and not one that will be explored by me or my family.<br /><br />The above question really got me thinking and hopefully you guys will also start thinking what you will do with your collection one day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Interview with Toy Collector: Tom Ace</strong><br /><br />Welcome to my Sixth interview segment, where a collector answers 13 short questions. The same questions will be given to every collector appearing in this segment.<br /><br />I’m really excited to welcome American Masters of the Universe Collector, Tom Ace onto the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Before we start with the magic 13 questions, can you tell us a bit about yourself?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> I was born in 1982, and Masters of the Universe toys were the first toys i remember playing with. I had a lot of the figures, some vehicles and of course Castle Grayskull and Snake Mountain. Currently I work in the IT field, and also have a graphics business making signs, decals, logos, wraps and many other things. I have 3 kids and I'm proud to say that they are growing up appreciating MoTu and other fine 80's properties like Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters and SheRa. They also have a fairly good 80's toy collection that they love playing with.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 1.</strong> What inspired you to collect?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> I was at my cousin's house several years ago and he was throwing away a few boxes of his old toys. When I saw they were HeMan toys I instantly had a ton of memories come back to me and I told him I'd take them. I got SyKlone, Grizzlor, Hordak, Buzz-Off, Mantenna and Stinkor. None were complete but I didn't care. It was just cool to see those things again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 2.</strong> How long have you been collecting?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> Once I stopped playing with my toys in the 80's and 90's they all got sold at yard sales, or donated to Goodwill. The only things I have from my childhood are my baseball cards. A little over 4 years ago was when I got those 6 incomplete figures from my cousin, and that started it all. I found their weapons to complete each one, then started buying the other figures I had as a kid. Once I had all the figures, vehicles and playsets, I started collecting all of the merchandise, and that's what I mainly look for today. There were so many things made with the MoTu logo on them, that I doubt anyone could ever have every piece that was produced. I still see things that I didn't even know existed, so that keeps the collecting fun and exciting still.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 3.</strong> What do you collect?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> I mainly collect MoTu. I used to have fairly large Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters and Star Wars collections, but decided that MoTu was always my first love, so I sold off all of that stuff and went all in with MoTu. I love all the figures and toys, but the MoTu merchandise and odd ball pieces are what I love collecting the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 5.</strong> What collectors inspire you?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> When I first started collecting and joined some Facebook groups, there was this guy who everyone talked about. (Joe Amato) He was/is THE MoTu guy. So I started asking him a million questions about toys or merchandise pieces or anything else MoTu related that I hadn't heard of, or that I was looking for. It seemed like every time I found something unique I would send him a picture, and he would say that he had that piece, and he's had it since childhood. He has a giant collection, and almost all of it was from his childhood. That's pretty cool to hang on to that stuff all those years. There's several other collectors that have inspired me as well and helped me find some rare items. It's fun to see other people's collections because someone always has that one piece that you've been dying to get but haven't found yet. Keeps me motivated to stay on the hunt!<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 6.</strong> What is your most embarrassing moment as a collector?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> When I first started collecting I found a bunch of vintage (so I thought) cardbacks and boxes. I had just got them all displayed and was feeling pretty good, until someone pointed out that they were all from the commemorative series. I didn't even know there was a commemorative series at that time, so I was totally disappointed. I didn't spend too much money on them though so that was a good thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 7.</strong> What is your favourite MOTU Filmation or 200x Series Episode or MOTU Mini Comic and why?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> I'm an old school guy. I only like the original stuff. That's what I grew up with, and that's what I have memories of, so that is all I focus on. The New Adventures (which is totally digusting) and 200x have never piqued my interest. As for my favorite filmation epidsode... I would say it would be "The Dragon's Gift." I thought Granamyr was so cool as a kid and always wished they made a toy figure of him back then.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 8.</strong> What would you change about the collecting community?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> I'm not sure what I'd change really. I think the collecting community is pretty good. Especially with all of the great Facebook groups. It's nice to meet other collectors and help eachother out whenever possible. Especially meeting people from other countries. There is so much MoTu merchandise that other countries had that USA didn't, so it's nice to have contacts all over the world to help find items you never knew about.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 9.</strong> Forums or Facebook groups?<br /><br /><strong>Tom:</strong> Facebook groups for sure. Forums are like going back in time. Facebook groups and messages are so much quicker and user friendly. It's nice to ask a question, or share a new item and have instant feedback.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So very often, I have collectors over that buys figures from me, or even just friends that visits and normally there are some questions they ask me regarding my MOTU Collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided it would be a very nice idea to answer some of these questions on my Blog.<br /><br /><strong>One of the questions that is often asked:<br /><br />Why do I collect and display my MOTU Collection loose and not carded (MOC)?</strong><br /><br />One of the biggest arguments when it comes to collecting and displaying action figures is whether or not they should be carded, or in their original packaging, or loose and set up in themed displays, complete with accessories such as vehicles, weapons and furnishings.<br /><br />The first thing is that you as a collector must decide what you want from your collection. Meaning that how, are you as a collector going to get the fullest joy from your collection?<br /><br />Secondly, no one should dictate to you how a collector should collect.<br /><br />In my case, I made the decision that I want to display my MOTU Figures loose and the reasons are:<br /><br />1. I want to be able to touch them and enjoy the wonderful sculpting that went into each figure<br /><br />2. I want to display them and pose them differently, with different accessories, etc.<br /><br />3. Remember every time you rearrange, dust or clean your figures, it will be the only time that you will have a chance to, “play” with your figures.<br /><br />4. Play value and Sentimental value is very important to me.<br /><br />5. As far as resale value, surprisingly, the value does not depreciate a great deal as long as the item is mint and complete with all the accessories it came with. Some figures loose that had low production runs will always have high value, even if they are loose, but complete. Here I am referring to MOTU Figures like Shadow Weaver, Fisto etc.<br /><br />6. Displaying my figures loose also enables me to make use of less storage space.<br /><br />To me collecting MOTU has always been a hobby for me and I love to free the toys from their package. I would not say I play with my toys but I certainly get enjoyment from holding the actual item in my hand and seeing what it can do.<br /><br />No matter which type of action figures you decide to collect, this is a hobby that is really fun and rewarding. The more figures you add to your collection, the more fun and addicting collecting becomes. The only problem you are going to have is finding enough money to keep adding to your collections, and finding the space to display everything.<br /><br />Come on, admit it. Deep down inside, you really want to play with your action figures.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> On the opposite end of blood loss, what has been your favorite custom to date? Not necessarily your favorite character, but one that just turned out exactly, or better, than you planned.<br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> My favorite custom project was working on a couple that was getting married, and wanted me to make a custom action figure of their significant other. The best part was she did not know I was making a custom action figure of her, and he did not know I was making a custom action figure of him. Then when they were exchanging gifts, they gave each other the surprise of their life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Do you have upcoming MOTUC customs that you're excited to be working on, or planning out?<br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> I am working on some Thundercat customs that I cannot wait to finish up, along with customs for the people who pledged for the Power of Grayskull Documentary!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Where can people see more of your work? Also, what is the best way for someone to get in touch with you for commissions?<br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> You can view my work on my Facebook Page at Joe Amato Custom Creations - </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Joe-Amato-Custom-Creations">www.facebook.com/Joe-Amato-Custom-Creations</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />For custom work, you contact me at: <a href="mailto:mijafre@sbcglobal.net">mijafre@sbcglobal.net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Thanks Joe, great talking with you! We look forward to seeing more sweet new customs from you during 2017.<br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> Thank you for letting me be part of this great Q & A! And 2017 will be a great year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am a very big fan of the Pre-Eternia, Grayskull Era and I am also a big advocate that all the concept figures should be made into the MOTU Classic Line. I am actually not sure why this hasn’t happened yet. Maybe it’s because of some licensing issues or it’s just that there is so many other more important characters that hasn’t be made yet, and they are getting preference, for example The New Adventures Figures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It’s for this reason that I decided to go the Custom route to get these figures into my MOTU Collection. I already own a <a href="http://motu-universe.blogspot.co.za/p/custom-motu-reviews_25.html" target="_blank">Custom Guerr-Or</a> and I now decided it’s time that I get a Custom Torak Figure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Torak was the first hero Mark Taylor had created as the protagonist for a male action figure line. He was a Gladiator / Caveman type feel to him, brandishing a short sword and helmet. He could be viewed as the earliest version of He-Man from a drawing, and could be one of the many “He-Men” that existed between King Grayskull and Prince Adam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />1979 – Torak (He-Man) & Early Skeletor Concept, by Mark Taylor<br /><br />Aug 15, 1979 – Category Management Teams Memo<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The prototypes in the pic is one of the 3 original prototypes Roger Sweet used to pitch the idea for the MOTU Line to Mattel's Management, more exactly the one based on Mark Taylor's drawing (Torak). The other 2 were all Roger Sweet's design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Original Message from happymonkeyshoes<br /><br />2012 marks He-man and the Masters of the Universe's 30 years in existence. As many know, I am a huge fan, and wanted to mark it in some way. So Each month I will be celebrating with a character drawn for those who have kept the series going in some form. To start this is a merit of the first drawing before He-Man existed by Mattel creator Mark Taylor and he named this fellow TORAK - Hero of Pre-History. He’ll never see it, but without Torak we may never have had He-Man!<br /><br /><strong><u>Torak Recipe:</u></strong><br /><br />The body that I used was a Vykron body with the Normal He-Man Head. Paintwork and Armor was done and made by the very talented <a href="http://motu-universe.blogspot.co.za/2016/08/toy-customizer-frikkie-stroebel.html" target="_blank">Frikkie Stroebel (Blue Hands Customs)</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I decided that the perfect weapon for Torak will be The Sword of Ancients as it appears in the Mask of Power episode. I think it’s the perfect weapon that fits in the Pre-Eternia Era and Torak will be the perfect hero to wield the Sword of Ancients to defeat the Evil Powers of Skeletor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Interview with Toy Collector: Daniel Dixon</strong><br /><br />Welcome to my Fifth interview segment, where a collector answers 13 short questions. The same questions will be given to every collector appearing in this segment.<br /><br />I’m really excited to welcome South African Masters of the Universe Collector, Daniel Dixon onto the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Before we start with the magic 13 questions, can you tell us a bit about yourself?<br /><br /><strong>Daniel:</strong> Yes, No problem. I’m a South African living on the south coast in a place called George. I am in the automotive industry selling second hand vehicles. I’m married to a awesome wife and I have three kids.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!: 1.</strong> What inspired you to collect?<br /><br /><strong>Daniel:</strong> I would say my fascination with fictional characters. Since I can remember I always loved the idea of good versus evil and good always prevailing. Obviously MOTU was my very first experience into these worlds and therefore I enjoy Motu the most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I got this article from a friend of mine when I started collecting Masters of the Universe Figures a couple of years back. I am not sure who wrote it and I don't know who I can credit it to, but this is a very useful article and one that I have followed to insure that my MOTU Figures stays in great condition!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Remember Vintage MOTU figures are more than 30 years old and they are very fragile, especially the legs. The first thing that usually breaks is the rubber cord that connects the leg to the body. Don’t pull on it or bend the legs to far over please!!!!<br /><br />Taking good care of your action figure collection is easy. It takes very little time, and will help your collection last longer, making for nice displays and maintaining their collectible value. Just like any collection (stamps, coins, comic books), action figures can be susceptible to environmental factors and aging. A few simple steps will help keep your action figures looking like new.<br /><br /><strong><u>Why Do I Need to Care for My Figures?</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The materials that action figures are made from are far from indestructible, and can, over time, show signs of aging. Paint can chip or rub off, the plastic can become discolored or dirt, grime and dust can build up.<br /><br /><strong><u>Your Action Figures' Most Dangerous Enemies:</u></strong><br /><strong></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>· Direct Sunlight:</strong> Too much direct sunlight can cause the plastic to become faded and blotchy. <br /><br /><strong>· Heat:</strong> Intense heat, usually in conjunction with direct sunlight, can cause the plastic to become soft and misshapen. <br /><br /><strong>· Humidity:</strong> High humidity can cause the paint on the action figures to peel and chip, can cause decals to fall off and joints to loosen, causing your figures to have a hard time maintaining their poses. <br /><br /><strong>· Dirt and Dust:</strong> Dirt and natural oils from your fingers can cause a grimy buildup on your figures if handled too much. Dust, while not really harmful to the figure, can build up and make for a less than pleasing display.<br /><br /><strong><u>How Do I Care for My Figures?</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are a few simple steps that will help to keep your collection in great shape. It's smart to get into the habit of regularly maintaining your collection, perhaps by setting aside one day a month to devote to the upkeep of your figures.<br /><br /><strong><u>Helpful hints:</u></strong><br /><strong></strong></span></div>
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<strong>Peter:</strong> For my “adult” collecting life, it actually started when I was probably 16 or 17 when the new Star Wars: Power of the Force line started to make their appearance in stores. I saw Boba Fett and bought it immediately, not thinking anything more of it. It was a cool figure and the first Star Wars figure I had seen in a store in a very long time. Then I went back and got Darth Vader because, well, he’s Darth Vader. Remember how buff those other figures were? The proportions were nuts!<br />
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After looking at the back of the card for a week or two and seeing the other characters, I figured it wouldn’t hurt just to go out and get the rest of the set. I did and I was hooked back into collecting toys. I continued on with all the Power of the Force figures they released and grabbed some McFarlane stuff that was blowing everyone away in the 90s (like the Movie Maniacs line as I’ve always loved horror movies). It hasn’t stopped from there.</div>
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<strong>Peter:</strong> I collect MOTUC, Star Wars 1/6 scale figures from Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys, horror movie figures by NECA, and TMNT stuff from NECA, MegaBloks, and DreamEX. <br />
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I recently got back into collecting 3 ¾” Star Wars figures when The Force Awakens came out. I left collecting Star Wars figures in that scale just before they started Revenge of the Sith figures. I regret missing out on the Revenge of the Sith line (and would still like to score myself a complete collection), but at that time, I was putting myself through higher education and didn’t have the money to keep collecting every single figure, so I just stopped completely with Star Wars. At that time I was also collecting Playmates’ line of The Simpsons figures and I could really only afford to collect one line so I stuck with them. I still need some of the later waves to complete that collection.<br />
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<strong>Peter:</strong> That’s tough. If it’s MOTU, it’s hard not to say Castle Grayskull as who would imagine that in this day and age that we actually got one in scale with the new figures. I JUST got the very first King Grayskull this week, too, as I had never gotten one when they first went on sale, so that’s a very important piece for me, too. I still need to get Twistoid and Rotar as I missed out when they went on sale, so currently that’s my grail of completing my MOTUC collection.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!: 7.</strong> What is your favourite MOTU Filmation or 200x Series Episode or MOTU Mini Comic and why?<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> For the MOTU Filmation episode, it would have to be “Song of Celice.” For some reason, that episode, its characters, and plot have stuck with me ever since I first saw it on TV. I rented the VHS tape numerous times when I was a kid (until someone made me a VHS copy). I was thrilled when Lizard Man was actually released because I had wanted a toy of him since this episode. I hope they finally release a Celice figure one day.<br /><br />I can’t say I have a favourite mini-comic because many are awesome but to pick one off the top, I would have to be “Masks of Power.” I love the art, the story, and the demons that end up wearing the masks. I think many in the collecting community are hankering for those demons to finally be made into action figures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 8.</strong> What would you change about the collecting community?<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> I’m not sure I would change anything and here’s why: people have the freedom to express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction in any way and it can bring about good ideas, discussions, and debates. The people who personally attack others without having the knowledge of the “behind the scenes” stuff can actually make you realize that you don’t want or need to be that kind of person in the collecting community. <br /><br />I totally understand the frustration behind MattyCollector’s 2016 year but to attack members for their thoughts or perceptions (or their frustrations that they’re allowed to have over it), boggles my mind. Then again, I’d rather have people spout off what they want to rather than be censored. People have the power to ignore it or not respond back to anything they choose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>MOTU!: 11.</strong> Is there one thing that collectors may not know about you?<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> I spend hard earned money on my collection and I feel I should be getting my money’s worth, so I can have harsh opinions when things aren’t right with a certain product (see my thoughts on the Club Grayskull Evil-Lyn figure as an example, and that was toned down from my original draft). <br /><br />I guess most people wouldn’t know that I love sour candy, am an avid gamer (although being dedicated to my site and having a toddler kinda has put gaming on the backburner over the last year), and I try not to take anything for granted. I try and see the glass half-full in life.<br /><br />I also have bought, since the beginning of MOTUC being available, two of every figure. I’ve purchased three or more if the figure had a second (or third) head, so I could display all the possible options on my shelf. I keep one in the box to display and place a figure posed in front of the boxed one. I have no idea why I had the notion to start doing that. Perhaps I expected the line to go for a year or two and it would look cool. When I realized the line was heading into its third year, I couldn’t just stop buying like that because I had already come so far. Now I have almost absolutely no room in my man-cave area – which my wife totally supports (thanks, baby!).<br /><br />I’m doing my best to get better at photography and editing the pictures. I also started doing videos for my YouTube page I started last year. I embed them in my articles (when applicable) so people can enjoy my articles for entertainment purposes or to help them decide whether or not they want to spend their hard earned money on a product. I need to get better at them – but I enjoy writing more than talking on camera.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 12.</strong> I notice that a lot of collectors also collect comics (myself included). What do you think is the common factor that draws some people to both of these hobbies?<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> Both are entertainment mediums that people use to escape the stress of everyday life. Comics provide a world where people engage in amazing stories and are captivated by the art and characters. People connect to the characters and the stories and like to show what they connect with through something tangible by purchasing action figures or other collectibles. <br /><br />Some people enjoy movies, TV shows, food, books, board games, “reality” TV show garbage, or any other form of entertainment and connect with those in different ways outside that specific medium as well. People who enjoy specific movies and TV shows also buy collectibles or action figures from those mediums as well, so comic fans doing the same with action figures or collectibles is no different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!: 13.</strong> And finally, what is it about the hobby that has kept you collecting for all of these years?<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> My wife laughed at me the first time I said this but it’s so true: I think collecting action figures is like collecting little pieces of art. Sculptors bring these things to life and a team of people work on the logistics to get these things to us. As adults, we can appreciate all the hard work that goes into these things and the companies are trying to provide the best product they can. That’s why I also have such a mint on card/mint in package collection. I love the art and design that go into a lot of packaging that’s used to bring these items to us (just look at what NECA has done with their “Ultimate” line – beautiful).<br /><br />I think that’s also why there’s such rage online when something isn’t delivered as well as it should be (like the recent Black Series Princess Leia or certain MOTUC products): there’s passion from a very dedicated group of people. I know that the majority of us in the collecting world want to provide constructive criticism and not spread negativity, but I’m sure there are cases were the negativity/anger is definitely valid for some people based on specific criteria. I guess the final point of this rant is that we’re not owed anything as collectors – we should be grateful we get anything at all made from our favourite brands and characters. If you don’t like it, vote with your wallet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Well thank you so much for joining me today Peter. It has been an immense pleasure and I’m sure my readers will enjoy reading your answers as much as I have!<br /><br /><strong>Peter:</strong> Thank you very much for asking me to answer these questions. I had a lot to reflect on here. I hope your readers also check out my website and also chime in on my MOTUC features. All my social media is linked to the main page, so if anyone also wants to like and follow on FB, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as subscribe to my Youtube channel, that would be great! Cheers and thanks again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Joe Amaro from Amaro Studios has been working in the toy industry for over 15 years. Including working with the Four Horsemen designing and sculpting the MOTU Classics Battle Ram, The Wind Raider, The Talon Fighter, Night Stalker, Stridor and The Hover Robots. <br /><br />As a hobby he also customizes action figures. Toy customizing has quickly become an ever-increasing hobby thanks to adult-collector toy lines, and the slow pace at which they release new product. There’s nothing stopping you from creating your very own ideal action figure. <br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Hi Joe and thanks for taking time out to do this interview with me. Ever since I saw your custom Dark Soldier Head I became a instant fan. I bought 2 heads and now I own 2 custom Dark Soldiers that goes with my 1987 MOTU Movie Display. You have made some awesome customs over the years and your work is just getting better and better. <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> That is awesome, thank you for your support!!! <br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> So Joe, how did you get started doing action figure customs? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> I think like everyone else I started when I was a kid. I really wanted the band from the Star Wars Cantina so I made my own. In the 90’s ToyFare magazine had a completion to design an action figure line. I entered some ThunderCats and won. I was then hired as a freelance artist to make customs for all three Wizard publications: ToyFare, Wizard and InQuest Gamer. That’s when I really started taking customizing more seriously. The customs that everyone remembers from those days are the Bearriors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> You do a lot of sculpting on your figures, not just the same old repaints seen elsewhere. What materials do you generally use to "make the magic happen"? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> I use all kinds of clays and materials. It really depends on what I am trying to create. But generally I use Sculpey and Magic Sculpt. <br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Your paint jobs are very well done. Can you tell us a little on your technique for getting a sweet paintjob that gets past the pesky joint rub problem? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> A trick on joints is to sand them down a little, just enough so that the paint does not rub off. Also applying thin coats is very helpful, like with an airbrush. But in the end it is really unavoidable. <br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Any horror stories of something gone horribly wrong? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> Horribly wrong? Not really. The motto in the Amaro household is “Anything can be fixed” There have been several times where I had to restart or redo something. The second time around it is always better. <br /><br />But as far as horror stories, one time my wife asked me to make ramp so our Yorkie “Killala” could get on the bed. So my thought was to not only make a ramp but also a G.I. Joe fort. While making it I severely cut my hand. I was cutting foam core and I had a big pile of trash on the table. I did not know but buried in the pile of trash was also my Xacto knife. When I went to move everything into the trach I used my hand to swipe it off the table. My Xacto stuck into my plam and slashed me open. I need 7 stitches. The doctors were concerned that I cut my tendons, but luckily I did not. I think anyone who works with an Xacto knife has a similar story. Haha </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> On the opposite end of blood loss, what has been your favorite custom to date? Not necessarily your favorite character, but one that just turned out exactly, or better, than you planned. <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> That is a difficult question…I can think of two…my Classics Mumm-Ra, it came out close to perfect. My custom Conan the Barbarian is another. Those two are some that have gotten the most attention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />I also do a lot of original sculpts that I technically call “customs” because I make them so I can use them with my figures. My two favorites of these are my Mythic Legions Dragonian Knight and Dragon that I made for the Four Horsemen show Toypocalypse. The second would be my Jabba the Hutt for the 6” Star Wars figures. Both of these are completely original sculpts. You can see work-in-progress pics on my Facebook page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Do you have upcoming MOTUC customs that you're excited to be working on, or planning out? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> Not MOTUC, but ThunderCats. I am currently sculpting Mumm-Ra’s tomb. I hope to have some casts for sale at Power Con this year. You can see a work in progress pic here. I want to try to have some more customs to show at Power Con.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Where can people see more of your work? Also, what is the best way for someone to get in touch with you for commissions? <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> You can view my work on my Facebook Page at Amaro Studios - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/amarostudios/">www.facebook.com/amarostudios/</a> <br /><br />For custom work you contact me at: <a href="mailto:amaro.joe@gmail.com">amaro.joe@gmail.com</a> <br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Thanks Joe, great talking with you! We look forward to seeing more sweet new customs from you during 2017. <br /><br /><strong>Joe:</strong> Thank you! I hope I get to meet you guys at Power Con this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Writer: James Shull, Chris Weber, Karen Willson<br />Artist: Gerald Forton<br />Colorist: Connie Schurr<br />Cover Artist: Gerald Forton<br />Released: 14 February 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For over four years, Masters of the Universe had its own newspaper comic strip! This story continued the tales from the Filmation cartoon bridged the saga to the space-themed New Adventures of He-Man cartoon relaunch. The comic strip only ran in selected newspapers and was never reprinted, so most fans have never read it... until now! For the first time ever Dark Horse brings you a collection of these strips, restored and ready for you to unleash the Power!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Lots of scanning of old comics and talking to the strip's creators, lots of phone calls and emails to people and places around the world, tons of internet searching/research, lots of interlibrary loans and countless hours spent at libraries, and a couple of trips to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. made this book possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />The He-Man and the Masters of the Universe newspaper strips ran every day for four and a half years (1986-1991) in newspapers and comics collections all around the world. In the US, where it was created and distributed, the strip ran in only a few newspapers - about 10 of them from what could be find. But it was also published in Brazil, India, Greece, Serbia, Australia and other countries, and translated into a variety of languages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />This project owes so much to the amazing talents and hard work to the restoration team, which consisted of Dušan Mitrović, Leanne Hannah, Eric Marshall, Justin Huehn, Val Staples, Brett King-Ruley, Joey Cacciatore, and James Eatock (who restored the last week of strips a few years back).<br /><br />Many cool stories await you. You'll see familiar friends such as He-Man, Skeletor, Battle Cat, Teela, Man-At-Arms, the Sorceress, Hordak, Ninjor, Orko, Clamp Champ, and many, many more. You'll also see all new characters, places, and beasts such as Duke Tiberon, Lady Miranda, the Faultmaster, Queen Iandir, the mysterious tomb of Kartan, the ancient Thamalia Tower, the frigid Northern Isles, fierce Stiganors, ravenous Snow Sharks, and more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This collection features four and a half years of comics strips, the majority of which have never been seen by most fans! The newspaper strip comic continues the Filmation MOTU & POP cartoon adventures and bridges the story to the New Adventures of He-Man cartoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This is a must-have for He-Man and She-Ra fans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So as you know by now, the big news from NYTF 2017 was that Super7 revealed their take on the Masters of the Universe Club Grayskull Filmation MOTU Classics and also the 2017 Power-Con Exclusives.</span></div>
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The other news from Super7 at NYTF 2017 was that Super7 be will releasing a Eldor and He-Ro in the Vintage MOTU look. These figures was never released in their Vintage look.</div>
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<b><u>Pixel Dan takes a look at all the MOTU Reveals from Super7:</u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was a fantastic NYTF 2017 for Super7 and Masters of the Universe. Great reveals!!! Every single figure is a winner and just love them all!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No pricing was mentioned as yet, but I think we will find out soon what the pricing will be. The figures will be on pre-order as a set of four for both the MOTU Classics and the MOTU Filmation Classics. There will also be a payment system available. I hope that the International MOTU Collectors wil be able to order the Power-Con Exclusives again this year. Information on the Power-Con Exclusives will be available very soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well done to Super7 for a job well done!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Hi Matthew and thanks for taking time out to do this interview with me. Over the last couple of years, you have been doing some amazing MOTU paintings and your work just becomes better and better every time you paint something. The paintings you did to raise funds for the MOTU Fan Movie, Fall of Grayskull were top class. I think Daniel Benedict is a very proud man to have you in his corner when it came to raise funds for his MOTU Fan Movie!<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Thank YOU for reaching out. I’m honored that you wanted to speak. And yes, it was more than a pleasure to help Daniel with his amazing project- he’s such a great guy!<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Can you tell us a bit about yourself?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I was born, and now currently live in Louisville, Kentucky, USA- home of Bluegrass music, horse racing, and bourbon whiskey. Not a bad place to be. I’m raising two young boys on a steady diet of MOTU, LOTR, comics and cartoons. It’s amazing that a five and an eight year old can share the same love of pop culture at their (almost) forty year old goofy papa.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> So Matthew, how did you get started doing MOTU Paintings?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> One day i just started painting three or four years ago. I love color and I love MOTU, so it was an obvious thing to arrive at this subject. The colors of the MOTU/POP characters is what drew me to them as a child. Faker blue, Moss Man green, Skeletor blue, Prince Adam lavender. We all know those colors immediately. They’re totally iconic. Maybe I will create a series of color field paintings using only the color schemes of MOTU/POP guys. Only color… there’s an idea...<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> How long have you been doing MOTU Paintings?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Well i guess, now that you mention it, since 1986 or so. I have a water color activity page of Trap-Jaw framed and hanging in my kitchen. This may very well be my first MOTU work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What inspires your works?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Other artists. Contemporaries. Alessandra Fucarino for example. She’s the best customizer around in my opinion. Hands down. And although we work in different mediums, she inspires me. And I’m so happy to announce that she and I have many exciting joint projects planned. Stay tuned!<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Which of your artwork pieces is your favourite?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I love them all, but I guess the Grayskull Dungeon Grate. It’s huge and it’s one of the only MOTU paintings I’ve kept for myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Is there an artist you relate to?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Many, many. I identify with Andy Warhol’s philosophy of art. I love classical Roman sculpture. Norem is my favorite MOTU guy. He’s unreal. In comics, Mike Allred. He’s amazing. And Frazetta. Wow. To have that guy’s talent and vision...<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What would you call your style?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Colorful Pop Art. Hopefully ‘quickly sold’ as well!<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What is your preferred medium and why?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Acrylics. They’re bright and they dry fast. I work fast, so they’re perfect for me.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> How did your work develop throughout the years?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I’m becoming more patient. I’m trying not to rush so much. But I always fear I’m overworking something if I take too long… And I’ve been using progressively smaller brushes as the years pass.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What is the most fun in creating MOTU Art?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> The love received from the fans of the property. When my work is complimented by a fellow MOTU collector, it just makes my day!<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Do you use real people as a reference for your art?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I use photographs. I really would love to paint from a live model, but the opportunity has yet to present itself.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Did you ever feel like giving up?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Nope. I would paint even if nobody was watching. But it’s definitely more fun with an audience.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What's the worst thing about being an artist?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Not creating. If I don’t paint for a couple of nights, I go absolutely insane.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Is there a purpose to your artwork?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I sell my work relatively cheap. Intentionally. I call it ‘gateway art.’ Everyone should be able to afford, collect and display original art in their homes. Not only the very wealthy.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> How do you feel when people interpret your artwork differently?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I love it when people read into my work. It’s flattering that they take the time. They usually find some unintentional detail that was previously unknown to me. They make me see my own work with new eyes. It’s a gift.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> What advice do you have for aspiring artists?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> The term ‘gateway art’ is copyrighted. You can’t use it. Haha- kidding! Advice? Well, just do it. Don’t talk about doing it. Just put the brush to canvas. All will be well.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Do you have any upcoming MOTU paintings that you are planning or currently working on?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> I painted an image of a boxed vintage He-Man. I think that particular one’s in Daniel Benedict’s collection now. I’d love to do the whole vintage run of these guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Where can people view all your awesome work that you have done so far?<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> My gallery is: </span><a href="http://www.pcpfh.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.pcpfh.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I’m up to nearly 500 pieces at the moment. That’s a lot of paint! I also post work in progress photos on my personal <a href="https://www.facebook.com/matthew.humble.750" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Thanks Matthew, great talking with you! We look forward to seeing more awesome MOTU paintings from you!!<br /><br /><b>Matthew:</b> Thank YOU again, pal. Keep in touch...<br /><br /><b>Check out more of the amazing art of Matthew Humble!!!</b></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome to another awesome Toy Customizer Interview!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Toy customizing has quickly become an ever-increasing hobby thanks to adult-collector toy lines, and the slow pace at which they release new product. There’s nothing stopping you from creating your very own ideal action figure. Today we are talking with a guy who goes by the name of Juan Luis Salido Bruque from CUSTOMOTUCS KEMAO.<br /><br />Juan Has made some awesome customs and he can basically make you any MOTU Classic figure that hasn’t been made yet!!!<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Hi Juan and thanks for taking time out to do this interview with me. (<a href="http://motu-universe.blogspot.co.za/2017/01/toy-collector-juan-luis-salido-bruque.html" target="_blank">Click here to read the interview if you missed it</a>) Ever since I interviewed you as a Toy Collector and I saw the incredible custom figures you have made I decided I must do a follow-up interview with you. That awesome Custom Bravestarr and Custom Tug-O-War figure are awesome.<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Can you tell us a bid about yourself?<br /> <br /><strong>Juan:</strong> Hello again, friends. I'm a big fan of MOTU, I make my own creations and I also direct the Spanish podcast <a href="https://www.ivoox.com/en/podcast-cueva-del-terror_sq_f1253570_1.html" target="_blank">La Cueva Del Terror</a>. (a.k.a. The Fright Zone) with other Spanish Collectors. (La Cueva Del Terror - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cuevadelterrorpodcast/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>)<br /> <br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> So Juan, how did you get started doing action figure customs?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I started painting Warhammer figures about twenty years ago. From that I went directly to do some sculptures, since I studied the Art in Spain. My first custom I made was with the 200X MOTU Figures. I didn't have money for an exclusive Moss Man so I created one for myself with a Beast Man. After that, I made some more characters, but for a while I was doing nothing. When the MOTUC arrived, I got some cheap ones through the net and started to create some characters and also to create existing figures like Fuerza T and Blackstar. I haven't stopped since. Now I share my hobby with my friends Jordi from Toplus Customs, Fer from Mismotus and Pablo Gerrero Masilla. We exchanged pieces and knowledge.<br /> <br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> How long have you been customizing figures?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> My first custom was Tara, sister of Seahawk. I did it in 2010. I think by 2020 I will do her daughter. LOL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> You do a lot of sculpting on your figures, not just the same old repaints seen elsewhere. What materials do you generally use to "make the magic happen”?<br /> <br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I use materials that I try. There are some like Super Sculpey, which despite being used by many people, I do not end up liking. In the end I discovered a material that is made in my city and has no brand. It is only sold in a store here and is a mixture of two components. Sometimes I use more typical materials. In the USA it is easy to do this job. Here it is more complicated and expensive.<br /><br />As for painting, use Montana Spray and Liquitex paints. Sometimes I do not like the result. Some colors go sticky, but I keep experimenting without stopping.<br /> <br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Your paint jobs are very well done. Can you tell us a little on your technique for getting a sweet paintjob that gets past the pesky joint rub problem?<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> As I said, I usually make a first Montana Spray base. Then I paint details with acrylic paint and brush. Sometimes I use the airbrush with Tamiya.<br /><br />The problem with joints and painting is the eternal dispute for a customizer. Personally, I do not play with my customs, so I do not worry much. I have tried many ways to solve the problem, but sooner or later, the painting comes off. The trick of protecting with a thin layer of super glue or sanding the area, does not always work. I must say that MOTUC figures are not very well made and this problem is in many of them.<br /><br />There are some customizers that have found the solution and hide it. The day I find out, I'll make it public. On the other hand, those customizers who say that they do not skip the paint on the joints, I would like to touch their figures and check it. But well, as I said before, I do not play with my customs. Some, I know that I can articulate them and with others, I must be very careful .<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Any horror stories of something gone horribly wrong?<br /> <br /><strong>Juan:</strong> A lot of things have happened to me. Let some figures change the tone of color after a few months. That in summer they fall by the heat and that the painting sticks to the ground. Let the chrome paint never dry. Let the 4 Horsemen take out the character I created or thought to create. The last horror story I'm living with is creating the Galaxy Rangers. It's costing me a lot, because they have more work than I thought at first.<br /> <br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> On the opposite end of blood loss, what has been your favorite custom to date? Not necessarily your favorite character, but one that just turned out exactly, or better, than you planned.<br /> <br /><strong>Juan:</strong> I think my favorite is Bravestarr, but I have better ones. STRAGON, for example, is my masterpiece. The problem is that it is a little away from MOTUC and looks like a Seventh Kingdom character, but I love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ICE HACKER is another beast that I like very much, although I am pending to change the tail and to restore it a little.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love STARRBLOOD. It's based on a bootleg figure I had when I was a kid. The GUERREROS DEL ESPACIO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I recently met the creator of those bootlegs and now I am friend with his son, another collector of MOTUC. K'TLOR is a very cool character. I used a head from Kevin Kosse, sometimes I use pieces from other creators, I really like to think of a kind of collaboration between two artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">KING CRINGER is just that. A collaboration between two. It is a creation of my friend Fer. He gave us some of his works but Jordi Toplus and I asked him for permission to transform it more. And there is the result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TUG O'WAR is a beautiful design by Axel Giménez. In addition, it is very simple to create. Hopefully you are prepared to leave this year through Super 7. LILITH and ASHURA did it at the same time. Two characters for the POP line, very bizarre but with beautiful colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">QUICKSILVER and MAKO are top five. I created them to be able to have the podium of the Thunderforce next to Lion-O. Thunderforce was a project to join the series of Thundercats, Silverhawks and Tigersharks, but did not take place at the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Actually I don’t do commissions at the moment, but perhaps in a few weeks.<br /><br /><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Thanks Juan, great talking with you! We are look forward to see more sweet new customs from you during 2017.<br /><br /><strong>Juan:</strong> Many thanks to you. Everything done for the benefit of our Masters Of The Universe is appreciated. A greeting to all.<br /> <br /><br /> </span></div>
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<br /><b>MOTU!:</b> 7. What is your favourite MOTU Filmation or 200x Series Episode or MOTU Mini Comic and why?<br /><br /><b>Juan:</b> It’s easy. The Last Stand. The King Grayskull episode. It was great to see the beginning of all the MOTU history. The Battle Lion, Hordak in action. The seconds of life of Calix, like Saurod in the MOTU Cannon film.<br />
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<br /><b>MOTU!:</b> 11. Is there one thing that collectors may not know about you?<br /><br /><b>Juan:</b> I’m very transparent about my personality with collectors. I usually talk about my experiences with collecting and try to help them. We have very long social gatherings about it, in our podcast. In Spanish unfortunately.<br /><br /><b>MOTU!:</b> 12. I notice that a lot of collectors also collect comics (myself included). What do you think is the common factor that draws some people to both of these hobbies?<br /><br /><b>Juan:</b> Comics come to life our favourite characters. I think is necessary to create a history of them. It creates a kind of soul around the character and it’s very important. And I have to say that both hobbies have a common factor, the nostalgia.<br />
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<br /><b>MOTU!:</b> Well thank you so much for joining me today Juan. It has been an immense pleasure and I’m sure my readers will enjoy reading your answers as much as I have!<br /><b></b><b></b><br /><b>Juan:</b> Thank you so much for the interview. I hope everything is good for us this year and that we help each other to increase our collections, without treading on each other. Regards!!!<br />
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<b>Check out more <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzKDcpVdKXuE3rPcWUCIsA" target="_blank">YouTube Video Clips</a> from the awesome MOTU Collection of Juan Luis Salido Bruque!!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />I didn’t plan to go out and buy these figures and to start collecting the whole lot of them, but I am surely impressed with these figures. I am planning to pick up a few more of them and I already have Skeletor, Beast Man and Tri-klops on the way.<br /><br />He-Man comes as a 3” figure with 10 different points of articulation. He also comes with his signature accessories, the Power Sword (Filmation) and his Shield. Strangely he doesn’t come with his Battle Ax. The weapons are painted a nice bright silver and it is also made from a very sturdy plastic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to my Second
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marc:</strong> I am 42 years
of age and live in Despatch, close to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape
Province of South Africa. I am a law lecturer and also run a recording studio
part-time. I love the 80s and everything it brought to the table, hence my love
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marc:</strong> I always had
a love for MOTU, since I got my first figure, He-Man, way back in 1983. The
overall look and amazing quality of the figure, as well as the included
mini-comics and card artwork, inspired me to collect more and more of these
toys. When I went to high school, at the beginning of 1988, I stopped
collecting, due to my interest in music escalating, and also because of the
discontinuation of the original MOTU-toy line. I have, however, never forgotten
my MOTU and never got rid of my action figures and playsets. During 2012, I
made some inquiry about the availability of MOTU and found out about the
Classics series and…well, now I have a substantial Classics-collection! I also
augmented my vintage collection since 2012. My inspiration has therefore had to
be my love for the toy line and the unforgettable childhood memories it brings
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MOTU, but limit myself to the vintage- and Classics line. I have 2 200x-figures
in my collection, but that line, as well as the New Adventures-line, had never
been my focus. Apart from the action figures and playsets, I also have a
collection of DVDs, mini-comics, Golden Books, as well as quite a number of
Classics- and vintage figures and playsets mint on card.</span></div>
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Holy Grail of Motu, namely Eternia! And Cobus, I think I can share my gratitude
towards you with all the readers – thank you once again for informing me about
this awesome playset and assisting me to obtain it! I will never forget it and
am very thankful towards you.</span></div>
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from you, there are quite a few who are inspiring, like Dewald De Lange, Dewald
van Tonder, Jaun Vermaak, Jacques Bindeman, as well as overseas collectors like
Joe Amato, James Michael Barksdale, Tom Ace, and many many more (sorry if I am
leaving out names – it is not intentional, as I salute all collectors out
there!). I just wish that I can meet some of these collectors in real life,
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Cobus, you know this one, but let me share it with all the readers…I bought the
vintage “Cliff Climber” and “Tower Tools” on Ebay for an excellent price. I was
so excited about these accessories, but only when it arrived, I realized that,
what I have bought, are ONLY the boxes, with nothing in it! I immediately
checked the Ebay-advertisement again and saw that I made a mistake…but to this
day, it is hilarious and I will never forget it!</span></div>
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Filmation episode must be “The Witch and the Warrior”, in which an unusual
partnership is formed between Teela and Evil-Lyn. With regards to 200X, the
opening episode was quite good, where we learned more about Keldor. My
favourite mini-comic is undoubtedly “The Search for Keldor”, because it
features amazing characters like Clamp Champ, King Randor, Scare Glow, Ninjor
and of course, the Sorceress. And, of course, the Eternia Towers also feature
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honest: I do not visit collector community-sites very often. However, having
said that, the times when I have visited sites like He-Man.org, as well as your
own page, MOTU Universe, made me realize how serious collectors are about
quality and their love for MOTU. I therefore wish to say “Keep up the good
work” and continue to inspire collectors, and especially new collectors, to
nurture their love for MOTU. There is a lot of new collectors who require
assistance in knowing where to get figures and playsets. Community sites can
therefore attempt to assist them by providing information of this nature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marc:</strong> Haha, this is
a difficult one…maybe Sy-Klone. I am always in a whirlwind, busy with
something! Somedays, I wish I have his speed and agility to get everything in a
day done.</span><br />
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2012, I said to myself, “You are only going to buy the ‘boss’-figures in the
Classics-line, namely He-Man, She-Ra, Skeletor, Hordak and King Hiss.” Yeah,
right! Before I even received them, I bought another bunch of figures, because,
if it is MOTU, I find it hard to resist! Due to running out of space (and also
because collecting is expensive!), I now stopped collecting for a while…only to
have bought some of the Super 7 MOTU Ultimate figures last weekend! It seems I
am addicted to MOTU!</span></div>
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that a lot of SW collectors also collect comics (myself included). What do you
think is the common factor that draws some people to both of these hobbies?</span></div>
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comics complement the toys. For me, there is (and has always been) something
nostalgic in holding the actual toy in your hand, while reading the comic and
see that particular character in a storyline. I therefore think that the two go
hand in hand. The comics can also direct you interest in particular directions
you will have never imagined. An example from my own experience, is my interest
in the Powers of Grayskull-line, which, sadly, never got off the ground in
1987. I have read the MOTU Classics-mini-comics that came with Dragon-Blaster
Skeletor, Thunder Punch He-Man and Snake Man-At-Arms, and that spawned my love
for the POG-line. I immediately hunted figures like Preternia Disguise He-Man,
He-Ro, King Grayskull, as well as Tytus and Megator. Later on, I was also
fortunate enough to get the 3 dinosaurs, namely Tyrantisaurus Rex, Turbodactyl
and Bionotops. My greatest find, also having a foundation in Preternia, was
however the Eternia-playset. Therefore, never underestimate the power of a
comic! Look what it brought to my collection!</span><br />
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undoubtedly say, and have said it before, the absolutely great memories from my
childhood. The 80s where the best years of my life, and He-Man and the Masters
of the Universe, contributed probably more than half thereto. To this day, when
I look at my collection, I am taken back to my childhood and the furious
battles between He-Man and Skeletor. I will never never ever forget it!</span><br />
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you so much for joining me today Marc. It has been an immense pleasure and
I’m sure my readers will enjoy reading your answers as much as I have!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marc!:</strong> Thanks so
much for granting me the opportunity to talk about my collection, Cobus! I
really do appreciate it. Thank you for being such a good friend and all the
best with your blog. And to all the readers out there: enjoy your MOTU and I
really hope to meet you someday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome all to my latest interview segment, where a collector answers 13 short questions. The same
questions will be given to every collector appearing in this segment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Dewald:</strong> Hi Cobus, Thank you for the opportunity
to chat to you. I must congratulate you on your blog. It is quite fun and
informative. I am 37 years old, live in Pretoria and love my dogs and have
quite an extensive collection of succulents too. I normally go overboard when I
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love for action figures and filmation. You just tell yourself that you are too
old for that so you move on. Until I discovered e Bay and saw all the MOTU
stuff listed and realized that there is an entire community out there that
collects. So, I immediately jumped in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Dewald:</strong> I mainly focus on 80’s lines. I also
have some movie themes and then your normal DC and Marvel figures. My main
collection is MOTU. I have almost all the vintage figures, vehicles and
castles, 200X, Commemoratives and Classics. Anything MOTU is awesome. I also
collect Thundercats, Turtles, but the vintage and classic stuff, A Team, Bionic
Six, Filmation Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Matrix, Lord of the Rings and recently I
succumbed to STAR WARS too. I have DC and Marvel figures as well and a small
collection of Batmobiles and the Ecto 1 from Ghostbusters. Basically anything
that I find cool and awesome I’ll look into. I’ve also recently started moving
more towards statues which are in a class of their own and have a few novelty
items too.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Some of the None MOTU Items Dewald Collects</strong></span></td></tr>
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really love but my boxed King Grayskull (Normal and Bronze versions) is my
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the fellow SA collectors like you, Gerrit van der Merwe, Jaun Vermaak, Frikkie
Stroebel, Daniel Dixon, Johan Cloete, Marc Welgemoed, Jacques Bindeman and
Dewald de Lange. Each collector has a different approach to collecting and their
own unique focus and excitement. I’ve learnt a lot from all of them and the
community part of it all, where everyone tries to help each other, is really a
great part of being a collector. I also have a friend in the US, Jason Swart,
who has thought me a lot and always help to get items that I struggle to get.
We actually became friends through E Bay, when I bought one of my early figures
from him. Frikkie with his customization also takes this to a whole new level.
I love his work. Very inspirational.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Dewald:</strong> My most embarrassing moment was not
knowing who Han Solo was while engaging with a huge STAR WARS fan. I’m yet to
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where MAA is turned into crystal and He-man and Teela meets up with Granamyr to
save him. I guess it is just a feel good story and I must say, Granamyr is just
awesome. There are many of the mini comics that are very cool. Funny enough the
cover of ‘Dragon’s Gift’ is one of the most memorable. The 200x cartoons are
just awesome. They give all the back stories of the characters so I’ll have to
say I love the whole lot. Just sad that the last episode was not made as an
episode but remained in comic form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Dewald:</strong> Sites like He-man.org are such a huge
positive for the community. I’ve relied on them for so much information and
opportunities to have discussions and get views from international guys. But
the collectors (not everyone) love to complain and act out. That would be one
thing I would have wanted to change if I could. We all have our complaints but
there is much to enjoy and so many positives and excitement in collecting.</span></div>
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why but I just find them easier to interact with. Again, He-man.org has been
one of the site forums I used to check out daily.</span><br />
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and wants to keep people happy. He makes a mess of things but still I can’t
imagine MOTU without him. But, who I resemble, mmmm, it is a tricky question. I
would have to go with Moss Man. He is seldom in the forefront but does good and
plays his part. Kind of a behind the scenes kind of guy.</span></div>
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collect I tend to go big. I’m a completest and find it VERY hard to leave
anything out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> 12. I notice that a lot of SW collectors
also collect comics (myself included). What do you think is the common factor
that draws some people to both of these hobbies?</span></div>
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‘streams’ as separate. The cartoons, the movies, the figures and the comics.
They all belong to the same universe. You might not collect everything but your
heroes move between all of these. I love MOTU. So I collect MOTU comics as
well. Not that I don’t like other comics but I don’t read the rest that much so
I stick to MOTU. So, it is all part of the same cookie. Some just like the
filling more than the biscuit. LOL!</span><br />
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hobby that has kept you collecting for all of these years?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Dewald:</strong> To me, it is the escape. Collecting is
my escape world. The back stories, the process of getting your display done,
the fascination of just looking at all of them in silence appreciating the art
and the creativity, what they meant to you as a child and what their stories
are to you now as an adult collector. Even remembering the issues, we had to go
through to get some of these. The friends I’ve made is equally as awesome.
People that understand where you come from and the appreciation of it all.
Plus, I just love figures!!! I love it!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Well thank you so much for joining me
today Dewald. It has been an immense pleasure and I’m sure my readers will
enjoy reading your answers as much as I have!</span></div>
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a chance to just think about collecting and why I still enjoy it so much. All
the best and may your blog go viral!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to another
awesome Toy Customizer interview!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As you know by now, toy
customizing has quickly become an ever-increasing hobby thanks to
adult-collector toy lines, and the slow pace at which they release new product.
There’s nothing stopping you from creating your very own ideal action figure.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today I am fortunate
enough to be talking to one of the best Toy Customizers around, who goes by the
name of Mike from Evil Mike's Customs.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mike has made some
awesome custom MOTU accessories since the line started. He has made a wide
variety of things to supplement just about any character in the MOTU Line. I
have been keeping an eye on his work for a while now and I must say he just
keeps getting better and better.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Hi Mike and
thanks for taking time out to do this interview with me. Ever since I saw your
custom work I wanted to interview you. I must say that your creating awesome
add-on accessories for our MOTU Figures. Can you tell us a bid about yourself?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> Thanks for the
invitation to this interview! I really like the Masters of the
Universe-collectors-community and how everybody shares their part of this hobby
with each other. I'm really glad to get the chance to say something about my
work as a customizer.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I live in the northern
part of Germany and like most of us collectors and fan boys I got into MotU and
other great toy lines during my childhood.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> So Mike, how did
you get started doing action figure customs?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mike!: It all started
in 2009 when I discovered the MotU Classics figures. I'd say it's part of my
personality that I can't fully enjoy a franchise/toy line simply by consuming
the products. I guess I simply need more to do with it. So I enjoy contributing
to it by doing drawings, 3D renders or like in the last years mostly
customizing. The first 'custom' I did was painting MotU Classics He-man's axe
shield black to use it with Wun-Dar. And from that point I tried more and more
different techniques to create those parts of MotU lore for my collection that
weren't available on the official market: Dioramas, accessories or full custom
figures.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> How long have
you been customizing figures and creating add-on accessory kits?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> I'd say since
2010 until now. I think I didn't start directly in 2009 because I needed to
gather some courage to buy expensive figures and cut/paint/break them at first.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> You do a lot of
sculpting on your figures, not just the same old repaints seen elsewhere. What
materials do you generally use to "make the magic happen"?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> Since I
discovered 3d sculpting I do everything possible with the program 3d Studio Max
and have the items printed by the company 'Shapeways'. However, if I have to
sculpt something directly onto a figure I use the material 'Green Stuff' from
Gamesworkshop.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Your paint jobs
are very well done. Can you tell us a little on your technique for getting a
sweet paintjob that gets past the pesky joint rub problem?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> Well, mostly the
secret lies within using thin paint and applying two or three or even more
coats of paint. That creates a very smooth surface and achieves the best
results. The kind of paint is also a thing, of course. I use acrylic colors
from 'Citadel' or 'Vallejo'. Those can be mixed with water to make them more
liquid and they have a very nice silk mat shine that looks similar to the paints
on the official figures.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The joint rub
problem... the world would be so much better without it. I'd say you never can
eliminate this completely. Even Mattel's figures have suffered of this problem
if they have painted joints. I prevent that problem as often as possible by
using figures with the right color so I don't have to paint the joints. If
there is no other way you can disassemble the joints completely and sand down
the parts that will rub against each other so there is more space between them
or you can try to put some superglue (the one that doesn't get white) on the
painted parts. The superglue creates a plastic-like coat that is very durable
against the rubbing-off-issue. But be careful not to glue your joints together.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Any horror
stories of something gone horribly wrong?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> At the beginning
I didn't use acrylic, water-based colors but other colors that were oil-based.
These needed several days to get dry, smelled unpleasant and sometimes never
stopped to be sticky. I really ruined a few pieces with those colors. I guess
those experiences are part of the game and every customizer knows them.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> On the opposite
end of blood loss, what has been your favorite custom to date? Not necessarily
your favorite character, but one that just turned out exactly, or better, than
you planned.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> One of my very early custom figures was
a MotU Classics Dragon Blaster Skeletor. I personally liked that custom much
more than the official version by Mattel and it's one of the figures I still
regret having sold.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> I'm currently
working on quite an obscure variant. The New Adventures 'Battle Punch He-man'
for MotU Classics. It's quite special to me because it's the first time I
3D-sculpted complete body parts. As there were no boots in the Classics line
available that seemed to fit I tried to make my own boots and I'm really
satisfied with the results.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Regarding the
accessories, I created I'd say I'm very proud of all the different iterations
of Skeletor's Havoc Staff as these were all items I put an incredible effort
into to get them as right as possible.</span><br />
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see more of your work? Also, what is the best way for someone to get in touch
with you for custom commissions?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> You can view my
work on my Facebook at: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mike.mcevil"><span style="color: #c71818;">www.facebook.com/mike.mcevil</span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For custom work you
contact me at: <a href="mailto:evil_mike_comics@hotmail.com"><span style="color: #c71818;">evil_mike_comics@hotmail.com</span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My Shapeways Store is
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Thanks Mike,
great talking with you! We are looking forward to see more new customs from
you.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mike!:</strong> Thank you so
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If you want to check
out more of Mike’s Customs, click on the links below to for more reviews from
The Fwoosh and Pixel Dan!!</strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://thefwoosh.com/tag/evil-mike" target="_blank">The Fwoosh - Review Custom Work from Evil Mike</a></span></div>
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<br />MOTU Universehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788380329557857001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762536001115314407.post-79578534809222142372016-10-07T20:41:00.000+02:002016-10-08T07:31:05.135+02:00Super7 Reveals MOTU Classics at NYCC 2016<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So
as you know by now, the big news from NYCC 2016 was that Super7 revealed their
take on the Masters of the Universe. They call it the Ultimate Collection and
the following figures were revealed:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He-Man<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Skeletor<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ram
Man<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Teela<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Faker<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
must say that this was a wonderful idea from Super7 to release these figures
with extra accessories that was previously issued with other figures. It is a
master touch on the side of Super7!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<strong></strong><u><strong></strong><u></u></u><u><strong></strong></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Other
News:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Super7
will use the same factory as was used before. There will be no difference in
color or quality of plastic that will be used.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
final decision on pricing, but it seem like the price rage could be $30 to $35.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">No
final decision has been made on how the figures will be offered to Collectors.
It could be offered via a Sub System or a Pre-Order System.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It
seems like we will be able to start ordering the figures in November or
December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There
will be 8 Figures in the Ultimate Collection and 8 Filmation Figures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">More
reveals will follow at a later stage.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>7.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The packaging for the Ultimate Collection and the Filmation Figures will stay the same as the current packaging.</span></o:p></span></div>
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take a look at each figures:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He-man
will be released with the following accessories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alcala
Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Vintage
Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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x Classic Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
x Halve Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alcala
Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ax<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Shield<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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will be released with the following accessories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alcala
Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Keldor
Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Keldor
Cape<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
x Classic Power Swords<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
x Halve Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alcala
Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Havoc
Staff<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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extra that I would liked to have seen released with Skeletor is the Keldor 200x
Split Swords.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Man:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ram
Man will be released in the Vintage Mini Comic Colors and also as seen on the
Back Cards of the Vintage MOTU Figures. Ram will be released with the following
accessories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Un-helmeted Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Ax<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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extra that I would liked to have seen released with Ram Man is a Classic Head
with open eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be released with the following accessories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head, but painted Blonde<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Battle
Ground Teela Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Snake
Armor Classic Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Snake
Armor<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Staff<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goddess
Spear<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Something
extra that I would liked to have seen released with Teela a Golden Shield. This
will enable collectors to own a Prototype Teela. (Teela with Snake Armor,
Goddess Spear with Golden Shield)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Faker:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Faker
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will be released with the following accessories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Classic
Head<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Vintage
Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Battle
Damaged Head<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
x Classic Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
x Halve Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Alcala
Power Sword<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ax<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Shield<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Something
extra that I would liked to have seen released with Faker is his Red Vintage
Mini Comic Armor and also as seen on the Vintage Back Cards. A great idea will
also be to release Faker with his Classic Battle Damaged Armor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Final
Thoughts:<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Super7
really kicked off with a bang. At this stage they are enabling new collectors
to start collecting hard to find figures at a decent price. Hopefully this will
kick Ebay Sellers in the bud. Thanks so much for Teela. I think she never had a
re-lease before and she is one of the hard to find figures at this moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
think with Super7 leading the way a lot of Collectors will join the MOTU Family
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Well
done to Super7 and the team behind them. This is a job well done!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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MOTU Universehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788380329557857001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762536001115314407.post-2371620747160031342016-10-03T06:48:00.000+02:002016-10-03T06:48:06.082+02:00Anti-Eternia He-Man<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Anti-Eternia He-Man</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Most Evil Man in the Universe</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">He-Man? Nope, he isn’t! This almost
doppelganger is the ruler of a dark mirror world called Anti-Eternia. Ruling
from his Castle Hellskull, Anti-Eternia He-man was summoned by Skeletor via his
World Converter, the evil interloper might just be the most dangerous threat to
Eternia yet. By the power of Hellskull, I have the power!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Bio:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Real Name: Prince Adam of Anti-Eternia (Lord
Mada of Hellskull)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When Skeletor utilized the Elixir of Schneidor
to open doorways into other dimensions, he inadvertently created a pathway to
the Antiverse, a mirror dimension in which good and evil have traded places!
There He-Man is the most ruthless tyrant that Anti-Eternia has ever known.
Suffering a recent defeat to his arch-rival, the heroic Prince Keldor, the
Anti-He-Man escapes through one of the dimensional gates created by Skeletor’s
experiments and found himself on normal Eternia. His evil powers unstoppable,
he conquered most of the planet with his own alliance of evil warriors until
He-Man and Skeletor united to fight him. As a final betrayal, Skeletor
transported both He-Men to the Antiverse where He-Man helped Prince Keldor
overthrow Anti-He-Man in Castle Hellskull. Later Gwildor and Zodak from normal
Eternia used the Cosmic Key to allow He-Man to return to his own dimension.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Bio Credited to Gbagok – The Unofficial Masters
of the Universe Biographies</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Weapons:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evil Power Sword</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Battle Axe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shield</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Character Type:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Human</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Affiliation:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evil Warriors</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Personality:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Eternia He-Man is the Most Evil Man in the
Universe, a ruthless tyrant with a hunger for power and cruel domination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Companions:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Man-At-Arms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Orko</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Powers and Abilities:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Powers and Abilities are Equal to He-Man</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Agility</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Attractive Male</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Berserker Strength</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Healing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Immortal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Invulnerability</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leadership</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Magic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Power Item</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shape Shifter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stamina</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Super Speed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Super Strength</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Swordsmanship</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Telepathy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tracking</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Unarmed Combat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weapons Master</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wind Bursts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><strong><u>Reference:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">He-Man.Org</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Wiki Grayskull</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Wikipedia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">MattyCollector</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Gbagok</span></div>
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MOTU Universehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788380329557857001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762536001115314407.post-20355241957524771232016-09-26T11:44:00.001+02:002016-09-26T11:44:55.599+02:00Review: He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>He-Man
and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">From 1983 to
1986, He-Man and his twin sister She-Ra entranced a generation of boys and
girls all around the word with their animated adventures, offering not only
cartoon excitement, but also important moral guidance. Now, Dark Horse Books is
proud to present the first ever official companion to the classic series,
featuring over 500 pages of fascinating story synopses, animation process, and
trivia for every single episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and
She-Ra: Princess of Power!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Written by James Eatock, this book offers a summary
of each episode of He-Man and She-Ra episode that aired from 1983-1986. Each
page is nicely laid out with an episode synopsis, moral lesson, episode review,
bonus content, deleted scenes and episode plots, character and panel sketches,
memorable quotes, never-before-seen content and character designs, trivia and
much more.</span></div>
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following chapters are featured:</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chapter
1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">He-Man Season 1 (1983)</span></div>
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3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">She-Ra
Season 1 (1985)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chapter
5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Specials</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chapter
6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Abandoned
Episodes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My
copy arrived about a week or more back and I didn’t have any time to sit down
to read and page through this book. However, over the weekend I made time and I
must say when I started to page through this book I didn’t want to put it down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What
an amazing experience it was to read the tons and tons of information on each
Filmation Episode. The awesome illustrations just create another awe to each
episode and each chapter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Illustrations
of characters like Count Marzo,Uncle Montork, Lizard Man, Evilseed, Orko Masked
and Unmasked and then the awesome Dragon Walker and much, much more!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
whole book is just a wealth of MOTU information with so much rich unseen
material. It will really take a while to read through and to take in all the
amazing information that it presents to you as a reader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">He-Man
And She-Ra: A Complete Guide To The Classic Animated Adventures is an awesome
book that fans of the MOTU franchise will love. It’s a great read and includes
tons of exclusive content available nowhere else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
must buy for any MOTU Collector!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Available
at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506700640/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1506700640&linkCode=as2&tag=hmw2020-20&linkId=6ZT7IRWAJOPSOGZC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> !!! Order your copy right now!!!</span><br />
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MOTU Universehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788380329557857001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762536001115314407.post-43222087012163414402016-09-15T12:38:00.001+02:002016-09-15T19:44:40.150+02:00Artist: SiMo Sol<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Interview with Artist:
SiMo Sol</strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today I am very honored
to be talking with a guy who goes by the name of SiMo Sol.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SiMo Sol is a German
artist and one of the best artist around when it comes to doing MOTU paintings.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Hi SiMo and
thanks for taking time out to do this interview with me. Over the last couple
of years, you have been doing some amazing MOTU paintings and your work just
become better and better every time you paint something. The painting you did recently
at Grayskull-Con is another masterpiece, so I am very honored to be able to do
this interview with you.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Thanks. It's my
pleasure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>MOTU!:</b></span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Can you tell us a
bid about yourself?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>SiMo:</b></span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I was born in 1975
and I live in Germany. I have been painting since being able to think. I grew
up with Star Wars, He-Man, some of Marvels, most of DC Heroes. And drawing that
characters founded my interests in arts in early years. In the last years I did
more and more Oil Paintings about "Masters Of The Universe". I like
doing my very own homage’s to the old vintage Art and a lot of my paintings are
recreations of MOTU minicomic art of the first generation.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> So SiMo, how did
you get started doing MOTU Paintings?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Well, I did my
first MOTU painting in 2010. It was just a private thing, I was near to a
burnout and painted that as a kind of positive treatment. You know, good
memories and that stuff. The main thing about it was, to crossover the very
first media we had from MOTU. At 1982 there were the minicomics and the art
boxes, nothing more. So I made the crossover and I created my favorite
minicomic cover "King of Castle Grayskull" as an painting like the
classic box arts. It was almost a kind of homecoming. I shared whole the
process in a German MOTU community and the feedback was overwhelming. So I
continued with the next ones.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> How long have
you been doing MOTU Paintings?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> The first was
2010, then I made some other Projects, since 2013 I have been painting a MOTU
regularly.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What inspires
your works?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> That can vary. I
concentrate on the very classic take of MOTU, including characters and setups
of the first years in the 80s. Most of these paintings are recreations of ionic
drawings like card backs and mini comic motifs. I think, besides the right take
on the elements and characters itself, that is the main reason for people to
get my art right in that moment when they see it. It was already in their mind
in some way.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"King He-Man"
was an exception. I wanted a painting of him like it could hang on a wall in
Grayskull itself. That idea was born directly when the action figure was
revealed. As many of you might know, before MOTU was made in the way we all know,
it was supposed to be a Conan toy line, when it was developed. So I always had
in mind that Conan was the main reference for He-Man. Then King He-Man was
released, and I thought "Wow. Conan ended up as a bearded King, so does
He-Man now..." And I knew that I have to complete the circle by this
optical crossover with former weapons by his side and so on. It really has
become a great narrating piece. My only fear was that anybody would do it
before me, because it was so obvious to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Which of your
artwork pieces is your favourite?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> There is a lot
of passion in every single one, but maybe "The Prophecy of the
Legend." I like the peaceful setting and the lighting. But the King is
also a very special "baby".</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Prophecy of the Legend</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">King He-Man</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Is there an
artist you relate to?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Oh, not only
one. And I tell of them by homage’s in every painting I complete. The most
important names are Rudy Obrero and William George and Earl Norem just to name
a few. Since the Death of Earl Norem I have been painting He-Man's belt in
orange colours like Norem did, just to honor him.</span><br />
<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What would you
call your style?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Classic styled
fantasy oil painting.</span><br />
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What is your
preferred medium and why?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> That's easy. I tried
out a lot of media, but there is no better material for my art than oils. The
colours are intense, and oil is a patient medium. I can overwork painting again
and again. And I have to, sometimes I decide to change complete elements or
characters parts when they are actually finished.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Crazy, but I have to.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> How did your
work develop throughout the years?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> I just learn a
little bit in every painting. Each one had its own challenges. It's my own will
to get better. A painting is finished, when I can honestly say that I would
hang it up on my own wall. That mark is getting higher every time, but I do not
make any compromise with it.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What is the most
fun in creating MOTU Art?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> That maybe
probably placing the MOTU (and other related) Easter eggs. I am one of the guys
who was blasted by the idea of bringing E.T. to the Star Wars Universe. And I
love to hide things. I hided my name into some of the paintings, for example.
Not the signature, but as elements of the scene.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Do you use real
people as a reference for your art?</span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> I do. I've
learned that from Alex Ross, a fantastic artist. His version of Batman in
Kingdom Come for example is based on Gregory Peck. When I "cast" my
characters I mostly have the German audio plays in my mind. You must know:
audio plays are really a big thing in Germany. There were audio play series
which reached bigger sale numbers than Michael Jackson. To name one: Our
Man-At-Arms had the grumpy, adult voice of German actor Karl-Walter Diess, who
has died 2014. So today my visual imagination for him is based on Brendan
Gleeson, because his face is the perfect addition for that voice. And that's
the main reason I choose him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Did you ever feel
like giving up?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> No. But I am
honest to myself. If something doesn't work the way I thought it would, I have
to reconsider it. I never shun the effort to recreate a failed element in
another way.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What's the best
thing about being an artist?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> To create things
you ever wanted yourself.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What's the worst
thing about being an artist?</span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Pressure. But
because I do not accept commissions at all, I am free in my decisions what to
paint and when to do it.</span><br />
<br /></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Is there a
purpose to your artwork?</span><br />
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Fun, passion and
lifeblood. Of course there are different feedbacks.</span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some of them are just
like "great art" or "you are gifted". I feel flattered by
that of course. Or "how much!"- that's not so important for me in
particular. I don't paint just for a sale. But the greatest responds are like
"Hey, you bring back some memories to my mind. Your He-Man is a rendering
of that character like I ever wanted him. Thank you." I always have to
gulp when I read that things, because that is my own intension.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> How do you feel
when people interpret your artwork differently?</span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> To be honest
that doesn't happen very often.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> What advice do
you have for aspiring artists?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> If you think
that there is something strange in your painting, take it seriously. There is
something strange and you should wipe out the words "I'll leave it that
way, nobody will take notice." That won't work. Never. I know it. *laugh!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Do you have any
upcoming MOTUC paintings that you are planning or currently working on?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Yes. I have
three concrete paintings in my mind by now. After my actual painting I'm going
to take a small break to complete another project, but I will definitely start
the next painting soon. I think people who like my art can really look forward
to what will happen<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Where can people
view all your awesome work that you have done so far?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> They can view
all my work on my Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/simosolsatelier"><span style="color: #0563c1;">www.facebook.com/simosolsatelier</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MOTU!:</strong> Thanks SiMo,
great talking with you! We look forward to seeing more awesome MOTU paintings
from you!!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SiMo:</strong> Thank you so
much.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Check out more of the amzing art of SiMo Sol!!!</strong> </span></div>
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