We were invited out to a Mezco Pre-Toy Fair Event today. At the event, they announced the release of a Thundercats Mega Scale Tygra! That’s right, we’re going to be one step closer to finishing the line up of 14″ Classic Thundercats!
We also found at that Mezco has the ability to do Thundercats in their One:12 Collective 6″ Scale Figure lineup. they don’t have any current plans to do so, but the ability, if they so desire, is there.
Check out the announcement artwork after the jump.
The highly anticipated Thundercats Minimates Series 3 is now listed as “In Stock” at Action Figure Xpress. Included in the series 3 box set is:
• Tygra
• Cheetara
• Wilykit
• Wilykat
• Ro-Bear Berbil Bill (mini figure)
UPDATE:
Art Asylum has posted a brief blurb on the release. We’ve mirrored it. You can read it after the jump as well as see some images of the individual figures.
Larry Kenney the man best known for his voice work as Lion-O on the 1980s cartoon Thundercats will be a guest at the 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo on April 14th. In recent years, he has reprised this role for ThunderCats references on the animated series Family Guy. He was also the voice of Bluegrass in SilverHawks, and voiced Claudus, Lion-O’s and Tygra’s Father in the 2011 Thundercats reboot. Mr. Kenney will be available all day for autographs and photos.
The 2013 Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be April 14th, 2013 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre – 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern),Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.
Pop Culture Shock has announced that their line of Thundercats Statues is no more. The Tygra and Cheetara statues will not be produced. Sideshow sent out letters to those who pre-ordered Tygra and then PCS responded, via Statue Forum, and confirmed that the line is indeed no more. Here are some quotes from Pop Culture Shock.
“Well we did our part. We made an amazing Tygra statue. IMO the single best ThunderCats collectible ever.
But only a few ordered it. Less than 50% of the number we need to go into production.
Im truly sorry as i had high hopes for the ThunderCats line, but it seems that most fans only wanted Lion-O and Mumm-Ra.”
When asked if the line is officially over…
“Unfortunately, yes.”
“We only cancel when the pre-orders are very very low. So low that we would lose money going into production.”
“The numbers were very very low. About as low as Lord Raptor which I DID go into production on (against my better judgment) and now have a warehouse full of them.
I cant afford another Lord Raptor situation.
You seem pretty reasonable and understanding. Im at a loss to see how others see this as my fault…
They need to blame the TCats fans for not ordering a gorgeous statue that Khurram Alavi spent months sculpting and Mike Najera did a masterful paint job on.”
“If our deal wasnt up in 6 months Id regroup and try to sell them direct through me. I only have to sell half as many if Im selling directly.
However, the deal is up soon and I cant afford to write another giant check on the *hopes* that it works out. Just far too risky.
I think you are right in that the market spoke and most TCats fans really only want Lion-O and Mumm-Ra. To most that is as complete a line as they need.”
“200 is our minimum to go into production but that doesnt fluctuate depending on the piece.
Tygra didnt come close to 200”
So there you have it folks.You can see the Tygra Here and the Cheetara Here.
Pop Culture Shock Collectibles has released a more detailed gallery of their upcoming 1:4 Scale Mixed Media Statue of Classic Tygra. The statue is due out first quarter 2013. Check out the mirrored pics after the break! (And, you can check out our in person shots at SDCC 2012 here too :))
Here you can check out the remainder of our San Diego Comic-Con 2012 coverage from our Network sites Hisstank.com, Thundercats.ws and Touknation.com. We’ve covered everything from G.I. Joe, Thundercats, Power Rangers, Chogokin, S.H. Monsterarts and more.
G.I. Joe
• SDCC 2012 Coverage – G.I. Joe Display Images – GI Joe News
• Sideshow Collectibles SDCC 2012 Major Bludd Reveal! – GI Joe News
• SDCC 2012 Sideshow Collectibles Baroness Reveal! – GI Joe News
• Mimoco GI Joe And Transformers Mimobots – GI Joe News
• SDCC 2012 GI Joe Mimobots Display – GI Joe News
• SDCC 2012 Hasbro GI Joe Head Sculpts, DESTRO Invades SDCC And More – GI Joe News
Thundercats
• Mezco Panthro and Mumm-Ra at SDCC 12
• SDCC 12 – Icon Heroes Thundertank and Minimates
• SDCC 12 – Few More Mezco Thundercats Pics
• SDCC 12 – Thundertank Statue Photo Gallery
• SDCC 12 – Thundercats Minimates Photo Gallery
• SDCC 12 – New Thundercats Minimates Revealed
• SDCC 12 – Pop Culture Shock Tygra Statue
• SDCC 12 – Future Thundercats Minimates Info
Tokunation
• SDCC 2012 – S.H. MonsterArts Display – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• San Diego Comic-Con 2012 – Ultra-Act Gridman – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• SDCC 2012 – Super Robot Chogokin Daizyujin – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• SDCC 2012 – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Display – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• SDCC 12 – Power Rangers Final Victory Figure Gallery – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• SDCC Power Rangers Panel News- Megaforce Source(s) Confirmed AND MORE! – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
• SDCC 12 – Power Rangers Super Samurai Mini-Fig Gallery – Toku Discussion at Tokunation.com
Our crew is just in from San Diego Comic-Con 2012 with images of a bunch of new Thundercats Minimates revealed. Revealed were series 2 and series 3.
Series 2
• Slithe
• Jackalman
• Monkian
• Vultureman
• Wolfrat (bonus miniature figure)
Series 3
• Cheetara
• Tygra
• WilyKit
• Wily Kat
• Ro-Bear Berbil (bonus miniature figure)
See pics after the jump.
Well, we missed these posts earlier this month. These were posted back in the beginning of June. Sorry just noticed them and we are updating now. PopCultureShock has posted teaser images of their upcoming Thundercats Cheetara and Tygra Statues. No release date yet and remember, these are still works in progress.
Click the headline of the story for the images.
Thanks to Dumah from Thundercats Lair, we have word that a Brazilian toy company called Bandeirantes has released a few completely new Modern Thundercats figures. They stand between 15″ – 16″ tall, have limited articulation and are made from Vinyl. They come with no accessories or weapons. Included are:
• Lion-O
• Tygra
• Panthro
• Cheetara
• Mumm-Ra
There is also a backpack, a scooter and 2 different bikes.
Click the headline of the story for some images.