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Conan Playsets from Brazil!

OK, I came out of "blog reconstruction mode" for a moment to bring you this, brought to my attention a long time ago by our Hyborian cohort Marek!

Manufactured by Brinqtoys of Brazil (look here and here), these three “Super Original” Conan playsets are guaranteed to serve up hours of fun, reenacting your favorite scenes from…?

The sales pitch:

"In the Hyborian Age created by Robert E. Howard, the Earth's continents were united, and it appears that this season Conan, a Cimmerian barbarian, is fated to become King. Produced with high quality plastic, including embossed details and hand painting, and packaged in a box with thematic engraving."

SET #1: The Savage Sword of Conan – The King, consisting of twelve items (Conan, dragon, hand of doom with the mark of a skull, banner, cage, cursed wall, pile of skeletons, sword, axe, bow and arrows, cross-bow)...

SET #2: Conan and the Warriors of Atlantis, consisting of six items (Conan, two warriors with weapons, two shields, one net)...

SET #3: The Castle Set, consisting of twenty items (Front castle set in hard plastic with embossed details, battering ram adapted to the castle, Conan, Skelos, Marok the sorcerer, Wonangus the warrior, two skulls, embossed wall, pile of skeletons, cage, bat, dragon skeleton, hand of Doom, six various weapons)...

Skelos? Marok? Wonangus? OK, someone please enlighten me.

Conan Mego!

I spotted this minty carded vintage Conan Mego figure and just had to post the pics. You can practically smell the 1970's coming off this thing...

Thunder, the Cimmerian Stallion!

The Fight Card!

Conan on THUNDER!

vs.

Wrath-Amon on DEMON HUNTER!

The Weigh In!

Lets get ready to ruuuuuumble!

This fight must have been sponsored by Budweiser, cause those stallions look more like a couple of drunk chicks having it out.

All I Want for Christmas is...The Wheel of Pain!

The average Joe might be using his garage to restore an automobile or perhaps refinish some antique furniture, but if you're a Conan fan extraordinaire like Samuel Encinas Garcia, the Conan the Barbarian movie has inspired you to build your very own Wheel of Pain!

Oh yeah! That would look so right in the backyard, right between the gazebo and the azaleas...screw the jungle gym, you kids get the hell outside and play with your new Wheel of Pain!!!

This info came my way courtesy of Carsten over at Movie Locations Spain. He's just finished a Conan Christmas Location Special, so head on over (click HERE!) and follow one of the links at the bottom to check it out! Your tour guide...none other than Carsten's pimped out REMCO Conan action figure!

Here's a better pic...check out that loincloth!

Reis Unmasked!

My apologies in advance Reis...I hope your sense of humour is at 100% when you read this...

I was snooping around on the internet last night, and came across a picture of our fantabulous host, Reis O'Brien, UNMASKED!!! You know, this guy...

Well, here it is...feast your eyes upon the mighty Reis!

WHOA! He likes his Mego Conan a little too much!

Original Conan the Adventurer Action Figure Production Proof Card Backs!

Here's a sweet production proof card back from the Conan the Adventurer line of action figures, based on the 90's animated series. A production proof is what they have to run by the big wigs at a toy company before everything goes to print. This is a one of a kind piece! This particular card was for Wrath Amon (the watered down villain of the series) who's the green dude on the right in the final pic. Another nice addition to these pieces is what appears to be the original inked drawing of the Wrath Amon character which was used in the toy packaging. Sweet!

Mego Conan Gets Some New Gear!

You guys may remember a little while back when my homeboy, Greg, hooked me up with a sweet vintage Conan Mego action figure and that I went all googley-eyed over because I had been searching for one since I was 13 years old. You can read my gushing post about that HERE. Well, you may also remember that the figure wasn't completely complete as far as completeness goes. And such was my love for this figure that I just had to get the poor fellow some new gear!

So I went to a site called Dr. Mego's Repros, who specializes in reproduction parts for vintage Mego action figures. The site is downright crazy looking so I was a little worried about ordering from him at first, but sometimes when you need a reproduction Conan axe, you can't be too choosy. Turns out that this guy is top notch!

Well, $30 and three weeks later my prized Conan Mego action figure is looking sharp with his brand new boots, belts, sword and axe! I've just gotta stop typing so you all can see him in all his glory...

CROM! That's one bad ass looking Mego! So thanks to Dr. Mego for making repro parts available to collectors and once again, mad crazy thanks to Greg for one of the greatest birthday presents I ever received! (By the way, Greg's birthday was last Monday, so everyone say happy birthday to him for me!)

I'm going to say it again... CROM!

New Warcraft Action Figure Looks a Lot Like a Barbarian We Know!

Toy News International released some shots of the new DC World of Warcraft Unlimited action figures and one of the characters reminded me of a certain barbarian destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. So, although not officially a Conan action figure, a little bit of modifying and customization could turn this figure into one hell of a Conan! I'm probably going to have to grab one of these when they hit the stores.

Take a look!

You can see more pics of the other figures in the line and get more info HERE.

Conan Pit Fighter Version 2 Action Figure Out Now!

Well, it's supposed to be out now, but it looks like it's still on pre-order. But just giving you action figure fans a heads up that'll be available hopefully very soon. If you guys haven't seen the Version 2 Pit Fighter, he looks like this...

...as opposed to the original, seen below...

Both equally awesome, if you want my opinion.

You can read all about it and pre-order one HERE. What are you waiting for?!

I'm Almost Speechless...

Man, it really looks like 2009 is going to be my year, gang. Not only have I had incredible fortune as a collector and a fan of all things Conan, but I'm also fortunate in the kind of friends I have. My great friend and fearless DM, Todd made me a badass custom Conan action figure, Bubbashelby bestowed upon me an original Conan trading card, generous reader Kevin from Ohio completed a decades long search for my new Conan Endless Quest books, and then to top it all off, my good friend, fellow gamer and co-DM Greg gave me a belated birthday present today. We met for coffee and as I was hanging my hoodie on my cafe bar stool, he leaned against my tall Americano an original 1974 Conan Mego action figure.

Let me put this into perspective for you all. When I was 13, I was reading the letters section in the back of an issue of Savage Sword of Conan and in one letter, the reader mentioned that his favorite action figure when he was a kid was his Conan action figure. Up until that point, I never knew that a Conan action figure even existed. Fast forward about a year or so when I was in a bookstore in a mall, and I stumbled on to a book about antique toys. Flipping through it, I discovered the Mego section and lo and behold, there was the grim son of Cimmeria right there on the page. I must have stared at that picture for a full fifteen minutes.

Many years later, my fandom for Conan only increased and I never forgot the Conan Mego. I used to check flea markets and toy shows, with no luck. Eventually, sites like eBay began to give me proof that they were out there somewhere. I would occassionally check eBay in hopes that somebody would be selling one within my meager price range, again with no luck. I always figured that one day, one way or another, I would get one. Maybe I'd finally find one in an antique store or something. So for twenty-three years I have wanted a Conan Mego and today marks the day when I finally got to see one, hold one in my actual hands. I had never even seen one in real life before. And now, because my homeboy Greg is a kickass friend, I officially own one. And it's a beauty!

He's missing some parts, as you Mego-files will notice. Specifically his sword, axe, yellow belt and boots. However, there are some awesome websites out there selling repro parts for Mego action figures that I am definitely not above ordering from! Some serious collectors frown on repro parts... whatever. I even found a site that makes and sells reproductions of the original packaging backing cards. Once I get all the parts, this baby is going to be glorious!

What he still has is in great condition. The sword scabbard is missing a piece, but again, I can always order a new one. The loincloth (or as Greg liked to call it; the fuzzy diaper) is clean and in awesome shape. His wristbands are perfect! The figure itself is in remarkable condition; tight joints, clean body, no discoloration on the head and the hair looks like it just came out of the box. Greg definitely took care of his toys better than I did when I was a kid!

Which reminds me. I have to mention that this Conan Mego was actually Greg's from when he was a kid. Apparently his Mom kept everything in a box, stored away, and he just remembered he had it and now passed it on to me. And I promised him I will take great care of Conan. And you all know damn well that I will!

Here's some closer details of the figure...

"Aaaarrrggghhh!!!"

So, I'll wind this up by thanking Greg again for his thoughtfulness and generosity. I can't wait to order all his new little parts and to make look like new again! Be sure that I'll be posting updates on the progress, whether anyone here wants to hear about or not. ;)

Okay, I'm going to go play with my action figure now!