Toy Power Podcast

Today on the Toy Power Podcast, we kick the New Year off; by looking back at the previous year that was?!  Yep; that's how we roll!  We asked our listeners to vote under twelve different criteria's of what they thought from last year. These questions included: - Best Movie - Best TV Show - Best Non-Toy Category (Statues, Video Games, Merchandise etc.) - Favourite "pre 2020" toy purchase (did you b...

In our final episode for 2022, Malcolm Hobbs and his extreme Transformers knowledge is back as we tackle the second of our famous Intraspectives. Legitimacy of the word aside, this one is all about those Robots in Disguise as we pick G1, Beast Wars, The Bayverse and Masterpiece as our toylines of focus. What do these toylines mean to us? Can we seperate the movie(s) from the toys themselves? In a...

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast, we hit the ground running with several topics to cover.  We even have Special Guest Malcom Hobbs on board, and we cover off the 'Get To Know You Questions' first.  Then we move onto some of the big News topics that are hitting our radar. Lots of Playmates talk, Transformers Haslab updates, more from Thundercats & MOTU Origins, plus a beautiful nod to Father...

This week on the Toy Power Podcast, we have our number one listener from Luxembourg - Master John Caulfield!  He is here to school us about all the history, mythology & general amazing things about Mythic Legions!! This line has just about taken over John's plastic addiction & now he even customiser's some of the many things available that compliment this line!  Hear first-hand about his t...

We might be a couple of members down, but that won’t stop us sending the news your way. In an all too familiar pattern, we mourn the loss of another pop-culture icon: may the Power Protect him, always. Of course there’s the usual players of Marvel Legends and More More McFarlane, but we get some unexpected reveals from the Masters at Mondo. And when we say we bring you the big stories, Super7 took...

This week on the Toy Power Podcast, we have local legend DaveyDamaged back once again in the studio to help us cover a slightly different topic...  Yes, we love Action Figures and the Worlds & Stories built around them!  But what if we could keep those stories alive when eating breakfast, bathing or even at school??  This ep - we have a Show & Tell focus around Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

This week on the Toy Power Podcast, we are joined by the great man himself: DaveyDamaged!  With an intro plug for his Calendar we than swing things into the latest News circling our radar.  Kevin Conroy's legacy, Eternia green lit & then some fake news that tricks Ben into promoting.  Xmas on Cybertron, plus the announcement of TMNT Ultimates Wave 9.  More news regarding a ghost from Thunderca...

This week on the Toy Power Podcast we talk to the delightful Emily Lind!  With a spooky theme right from the start, you are in for a trick or treat!  The fun get to know you questions, and then it's time to shine some light on the amazing shrine that she has built around Peter Crushing.  A fascinating insight to the famous Grand Moff antagonist from Star Wars & how one builds a shrine on this...

Today on the show, I'm not even on the show! Yes as I, Francis Ignatious Calixto Allan, sit here and write this, I can neither confirm nor deny the contents of this episode as, I simply wasn't there! But after having done this nearly 300 times, here's my speculation: Trent says something wise and outlandish, Ben says "100 percent" 80% of the time and Producer Scot, well he must have done something...

Coming in from the deep south today, we get some fire and brimstone as Producer Scot challenges us to come up with some Hot Takes facing the toy industry. Last time Frank got controversial on a beloved toyline, it became a bit of a thing, so strap yourselves in folks! But to even us out, out of the north, a swift cold front sweeps in direct from Canada. Thanks to our amazing friend Colin, we get t...

With PulseCon and NYCC reveals banking up, this was always gonna be a long, crazy episode. So crazy we forgot to tune Trents mic apparently! In this extended episode we cover it all from the usual suspects from Star Wars, Marvel Legends, DC Multiverse, Origins, NECA and Super7, but also the road less travelled with Nacelle, Mondo, Toho and too many more to name. We also unpack the recent closure o...

This Week on the Toy Power Podcast, we are catching up again with Special Guest Brett.  Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, this will not be covering the most recent October Fair itself, however, we instead take a look back at how Brett has built up this awesome calendar event.  Now in its 8th year - how did it all start & find out why he can never stop!  Getting the inside scoop from B...

Today it’s news day and we are Trent-less – Enter the Brett! His hair and voice are almost a match only with 1000% more comics! There’s some surprises from Hasbro, a cool cool Leo figure to tempt the hell out of Frank but the bulk of our chat comes down to price. Be it massive LEGO sets, super cheap Batmobeasts and at the other end, a crazy HasLabs project that has already courted controversy.  Ar...

It's time for us to spotlight the Wild World of Wrestling!  To help us shout out the correct information; we have the Ring-Master man himself: Mr Criss Fresh!  After a little bit of local toy aisle chats, we get to the crux of how wrestling became the juggernaut that it is known to be.  Through the eyes of Fresh, how did Wrestling hit his radar as a kid.  A captivating story of Fresh following Wre...

Lots of new toys to talk to but if there too much of a good thing? Can Mattel stop leaving getting their wires crossed? New Masters comics! Has the price of LEGO reached an all time high? It sure is LIFE SIZE. And lets not forget all the chat coming out of D23 – Thunderbolts, trailers, blasts from the past. And yes – we chat about THAT spitting incident! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypow...

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; Scot introduces a brand new segment called: Intraspective!!  But in deciphering the meaning behind it, does Ben spoil the future of this topic?  Anyhow, this is a chat about a large property - this time being focused on our beloved Masters Of The Universe.  We chat to four (out of the many), toylines that have made a huge mark on our lives in one way or another....

It’s news day and we bring the weird and wonderful to you! But first we hear about Scot’s guest appearance on DVG and – Weird is right word! McFarlane brings the heat this time while we get stuck on the Mickey Mouse aspect of GI Joe. Then there’s MOTU controversy as Ramen toys get in on the action while we debate Mattel’s latest entry to the Origins line. But on the subject of weird, I think we ha...

We wanna be the very best – like no one ever was. But to do that, we need someone to help show us the power inside. And who better than the Master Battler, Scotty The Toy Hunta! This guy is so dedicated, he wrote us our own guide to all things Pokemon! Learn the very start of this mega-franchise from the creators upbringing, to the cards, the games and of course the toys. It’s all here in Scotty’s...

The gang is back together again and Trent regales us with some hilarious Lego adjacent tales. Then it’s onto the news and there’s some tasty morsels to get too. There’s the our favourite chefs serving up their main courses: Super7 Ultimates, DC Super Powers, Marvel Legends, and Ramen’s finest noodles. And for a side dish, how about an unproduced dish not seen since the 90s all topped off with of H...

It's a milestone and boy does this episode go the distance! Streamed live on Facebook we have one of the biggest and most emotional unboxing episodes ever. Scot and Ben bring some amazing toys to show off but Frank steals the show with a tribute to the one and only Darren, that has to be seen to be believed. #MoreMOTU Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener...

We finally get around to all the SDCC news that was literally being announced when we last recorded. And yes, Franks silly statement from a couple of weeks ago comes back to bite him. Super7 gives Scot a figure he never knew he needed, while The Toddfather starts out with some 90s vibes. There’s some great reveals from GI Joe land and a big tease for the next HasLabs project. Then its movie/tv rev...

This is one helluva Jaw-some episode - It's the first of many puns in this hilarious ep with our good friend Sam Cripps. He takes us through his love for the 90s juggernaut Street Sharks. From the iconic packaging, the pun-tastic names, the 90s fashion and of course what could have been with unreleased greatness. As part of his research Ben stumbles upon some seriously obscure spin-offs and the pr...

"It's the MOST wonderful time of the yearrrrr!" Who DOESN'T love SDCC? But even before we get to that, it's been a big week of toy news to cover. This party is packed with our best friends: Ultimates, Mythic Legions, 80s Commanders, The Todd and yuuuuge ThunderTank. And that's for starters! For the main event it's a buffet of goodies with Mattel providing the main course - so much MOTU that we kno...

Today on the Toy Power Podcast, it’s all about Producer Scot! He’s the man behind the show who keeps us all in line and IS the Toy Power engine room. Learn where he grew up, what he did, where he’s been and what life had in store for him. Find out the special bond that he and Darren had along with how his future wife made her intentions known! And how about that heartfelt advice… (I’m not crying,...

Today on the show we travel to the house of Producer Scot and we are Trent-less. We will talk about Mega-Construx if we want to and Mr Lego Master can't stop us! There's lots more in here though with new Ultimates, Turtles from a trio of different companies, Todd seemingly NOT touting his latest figure, Mattel shooting themselves in the foot, a LEGO creation we didn't know we needed, and is this t...