The AFB Podcast Episode 237: Playmates Star Trek The Motion Picture Kirk and Spock / NECA Cracked Tusk Predator / Sideshow Collectibles Aquaman Premium Format

Episode 237 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join Ben, John and Scott for a new show with the latest news and reviews.

This week, our Toys of the Week are:

• Playmates Star Trek The Motion Picture Kirk and Spock

• NECA Cracked Tusk Predator Action Figure

• Sideshow Collectibles Aquaman Premium Format Statue

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News covered in this episode:

1. Hot Toys Star Wars “Death Trooper” ⅙ action figure
2. Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars “Jango Fett” Premium Format statue
3. Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars “R2-D2” life size figure
4. Blitzway Ghostbusters ⅙ scale action figures
5. Hasbro Star Wars: Rogue One announcements, inc Star Wars Black
6. Lego Star Wars: Rogue One sets
7. Funko Pops - Star Wars: Rogue One
8. Jakks Pacific Star Wars “Big Figs”
9. 3A “Black Widow” stylised ⅙ action figure
10. Gangsters Kingdom - Heart 3 Bartley
11. SHF Bruce Lee (Yellow Track Suit)

The AFB Podcast Episode 183: Conan Rage of the Undying Premium Format / Conan The Barbarian Toy History

Episode 183 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join Ben, Eddie and Adam for a great new show with all of the latest news and reviews!

This week's show has a barbaric theme - Ben checks out the Sideshow Collectibles Conan: Rage of the Undying Premium Format Statue for our Toy of the Week, and then the team follow this up by giving Conan the Barbarian the AFB Toy History Treatment!

If you don't use iTunes, you can download Episode 183 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

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News Covered in this Episode

1. Nauts COO models - Monster File Figures “The Werewolf” ⅙ figure by headwoundyoda
2. Three Zero Breaking Bad “Jessie Pinkman” ⅙ figure
3. Square Enix “Black Widow” figure & Captain America
4. Dark Horse Game of Thrones preorders
5. Bandai Star Wars Movie Realization “Boba Fett”
6. Diamond Select “Deadpool” 8” retro figure
7. Doctor Who 12th doctor 5”
8. Kotobukiya “Lady Deadpool” Bishoujo
9. Toynami Altimite Dx Transforming Voltron
10. Beeline Creative 13” “Pulp Fiction” action figures
11. Funko new Pop vinyls & Gotham
12. Gentle Giant August 2015 solicitations

Conan the Barbarian Toy History:

Action Figures

• Mego - World’s Greatest Superheroes (1975) Conan
• Remco (1984)
• Conan the Warrior
• Conan the King
• Hasbro - Conan the Adventurer (1992):
• Conan
• Conan the Explorer
• Ninja Conan Oh the humanity!
• Conan the Warrior
• Thunder: Battle Stallion
• Toybiz (Date 2007)
• Legendary Comic book heroes (2-pack) & Here
• McFarlane Toys
• Conan Series 1
• Conan Series 1 (#2)
• Conan Series 2: Conan the Warrior
• Conan Series 2: King Conan of Aquilonia (Deluxe)
• Figures Toy Company (2014)
• Conan retro

Statues

• Sideshow Collectibles
• The Prize (¼ scale Premium Format)
• Fury of the Beast
• Rage of the Undying (¼ scale Premium Format)
• ARH Studios
• The Barbarian
• The Sacrifice (¼ scale) Deluxe Version
• Quarantine Studios
• The Brutal
• The Barbarian & Bronze
• CS Moore Studios
• The Conqueror
• Frazetta
• Hard Hero
• The Barbarian (1998)
• The Barbarian #2
• Dynamic Forces
• Alex Ross
• Dark Horse
• Snow Giants
• Classic Comic Characters

Busts

• Dark Horse
• Conan #1 2003 (The Slayer)
• Conan #2 2004 (The Conqueror)
• Conan #3 2008 (Savage Sword - Buscema)
• Conan #4 2011 (The Avenger)
• Conan #5 (Savage Sword #2)
• Moore Studios
• Unreleased bust (Frazetta)

Other

• Custom 1:1 scale bust
• Custom Bruce Timm statue
• Dark Horse “Conan vs The Frost Giants” PVC set
• Dark horse SDCC 2007 PVC fig
• M.o.t.U Vikor
• Wonder bread he-man

The AFB Podcast Episode 170: Sideshow Premium Format Punisher / Appleseed Comic Con Panel

Episode 170 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join John, Ben and Justin for a great new show with all of the latest news and reviews!

This week, our Toy of the Week is the Sideshow Collectibles Punisher Premium Format Statue, and our discussion topic is a recording of a live panel with John, Tim Baron and Brendan Barker at Appleseed Comic Con, exploring the connections between collecting comics and collecting action figures. 

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News Covered in this Episode

1. Mezco SDCC exclusive 1:12 Batman boxed set by Cilbert
2. Mezco 1:12 Judge Dredd “Cursed Earth” figure by timtamtommy2
3. Funko “Orphan Black” Pop Vinyl & Orange is the New Black by fillistyne
4. Funko JAWS Reaction figures & Gremlins
5. Judge Dredd Statue 3 Pack  
6. Sideshow Spider-Man Premium Format statue by Rager-Red
7. DC Collectibles “Justice League Dark - Swamp Thing” by toyle10
8. DC Collectibles solicitations for Sept-Dec 2015
9. NECA Predator Series 14
10. Marvel Select Savage Hulk action figure
11. Diamond Select Aliens Minimates Series 2 & Gotham Minimates Series 1
12. Kotobukiya Black Canary Bishoujo statue
13. FiguresToyCo teases Super Powers & Next Batman 66
14. 1/6 The Great Escape Steve McQueen DX Ver. by Star Ace Toys

The AFB Podcast Episode 163: NECA Alien Queen / Sinestro Premium Format Statue

Episode 163 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join Scott, Ben and Eddie for all of the latest news and reviews!

This week, our Toy of the Week is the ALIEN Queen Action Figure from NECA. 

Then for our discussion topic we continue our series on the DC Premium Format Statues from Sideshow Collectibles with the latest instalment - Sinestro. 

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News Covered in this Episode

1. Sideshow Darkseid Premium Format Figure
2. Figures Toy Company to Reissue Mego Playsets
3. Funko Pop Vinyl Sesame Street - American Horror Story Freak Show Pops!
4. Hot Toys ¼ scale Iron Man MkXLIII action figure from Age of Ultron Hot Toys A:AoU Hawkeye ⅙ action figure
5. New Marvel Legends set found on Ebay
6. 1/6th Stan Lee Figure by Go Hero
7. Marauder 1/12 Scale Weapons Kickstarter
8. 1/6 Threezero Ninja Turtles (movie )
9. Botcon 2015 first figure Reveal : Packrat
10. SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Dead Heat
11. Square Enix Batman: Arkham Knight ⅙ action figure
12. Blitzway Marilyn Monroe “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” statue