Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords Ggrapptikk Action Figure

Originally teased to fans as "Ultimate Edition Barlowe Tribute Ggripptogg figure" in a solicitation for the $100 Volcan Rock level of the Power Lords Fan Club, the plussed-up signed figure turned out to be the blue Ggrapptikk. He's a very low run painted figure, exclusive to club members. He was $40 alone, or part of the $100 level - which was about $40 above the next membership level, but signatures were exclusive to the higher club level. He's twice the price of the regular red Ggripptogg, but you get three extra heads, four extra arms, an extra skirt, and an extra stick. Do you need these parts? Well, no, but it's a nice option to have. The biggest complaint about this figure that I have is that he's a "trooper" and yet army-building him is prohibitive due to price and the low edition size. Ah well. At least it's pretty spectacular!
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Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords New York Comic Con Exclusive Ggrapptikk Grunt (Purple) Action Figure

While fundamentally similar to the pink version I reviewed last year, the Ggrapptikk Grunt (Purple) its sibling and now that we've had a few of these guys, it's worth looking at him again. I'm writing this just days after the fully-painted figures Ggrabbtargg, Ggripptogg, and Ggrapptikk went on sale giving us a grand total of 8 flavors of this mold with multiple heads so far. In short, this is a mold that mere weeks from now, a lot of fans are probably going to be ready to never ever want to buy again, but it's still a good mold - this wasn't the best version in terms of paint, but it's still charming. It just feels so, so much older than it is given the advancements in deco we've had since February.
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Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords Barlowe Color Concept Ggripptogg (Grey and Black) Action Figure

Another year, another premium-priced exclusive! No doubt due to Toy Tokyo needing to make a few bucks on the item, 2014's Power Lords exclusive Ggripptogg (Grey and Black) costs nearly twice as much as a normal Ggripptogg - even the ones with added deco were only $15 each. It's a shame - not as bad as the Outer Space Men of 2012, but what are you gonna do? I bought it, and curse me kilts, it's good. This figure - and indeed everything Glyos always ever - can benefit greatly from a color change, and it turns out that the Ggripptogg body looks better with a) added paint and b) less pink. Who knew?
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New Power Lords On Sale Friday

The (temporarily) FanEXtasy exclusive Ggripptogg and other figures will be on sale Friday at 3:00 PM EST.  Click here for more.

So that's 3 Ggripptoggs, 2 Power Soldiers, and whatever scratch-and-dent items may be up for grabs.

Exclusive Power Lords Ggripptogg On Sale Saturday

Coming to Toypocalypse 4: FanEXtasy in New York this Saturday, this $25.00 Barlowe Concept Color Ggripptogg is said to be in limited supply - but if history is any indication, you should be able to snag one given that it costs twice as much as a normal one.  Click here for more details, and we'll do our best to provide some sort of coverage on Saturday as time permits!

Four Horsemen Power Lords New York Comic Con Exclusive Ggrapptikk Grunt (Pink) Action Figure

Technically a new character in the Power Lords canon, this Ggrapptikk Grunt (Pink) is one of two figures at New York Comic Con - the reverse color was sold there as well, with spare heads as of yet undistributed. Each figure is made of 17 pieces, with a two-piece staff. While larger than the Power Soldiers, they are slightly simpler with no ankle joints but instead four wrist joints.
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Power Lords NYCC Ggrapptikk Grunt Figures Arriving

The 2013 New York Comic Con Ggrapptikk Grunt Exclusive Action Figures are shipping now - mine arrived Wednesday of this week (November 6) via USPS.  As far as I can tell, there was no ship notice.  One of mine was #303, the other was #154.

For those who ask about delivery times in the future, orders were up on October 17, the item was postmarked on November 4, and it arrived November 6.

So that's 18 days to ship, 2 days to arrive for those keeping track.

Which proves what I've been saying all along, that FedEx - previously the exclusive means of delivery from Store Horsemen - sucks.  USPS tends to be a lot faster, so huzzah and kudos to the Horsemen to switching to a much faster and cheaper shipping method.

Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords New York Comic Con Exclusive Ggrapptikk Grunt (Pink) Action Figure

Technically a new character in the Power Lords canon, this Ggrapptikk Grunt (Pink) is one of two figures at New York Comic Con - the reverse color was sold there as well, with spare heads as of yet undistributed. Each figure is made of 17 pieces, with a two-piece staff. While larger than the Power Soldiers, they are slightly simpler with no ankle joints but instead four wrist joints.
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Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords Power-Con Exclusive Elite Power Soldier Action Figure

This is the white one! Despite being from Power Lords in 2013, this white Elite Power Soldier looks more like it fell out of a Star Wars concept sketch from 1975. The helmet, coloring, and unique chest sculpting reek of McQuarrie's early trooper concepts as well as one of the various female "Luke"s, so I think most older action figure fans will see this in person and be immediately drawn to it. The fact that it's a well-engineered figure is just a lovely bonus.
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NYCC Power Lords - Not Available to General Public

It took a couple of days, but the Ggrapptikk Soldiers sold out and will not be sold to the general public.   If you aren't already buddies with a club member, it might be time to make some new friends so you won't miss out on future releases.

Power Lords Ggrapptikk Grunts For Sale Now

Yes, they are!  If you're a club member, that is.  These items are not yet sold out - click here to get Ggrapptikk Grunts at Store Horsemen.  Singles or the set are available, and club members enjoy a 10% discount.

Given that the figures did not sell out at New York Comic Con 2013, have not sold out yet, and require a pricey club membership to order, it is very likely there will be some units for sale for non-club members on October 19, 2013 at 3:00 PM Eastern.

NYCC Variant Power Lords Heads Coming Somewhere, Somehow

Two more heads - at least - are seen in these bags!  The picture has been circulating on the Source Horsemen and October Toys forums, supposedly from Facebook but as I am not on Facebook I can't find it.  I'm reading that these may go to Fan Club members - and I sure hope so!  It looks like Ggripptogg's head as well as the fishy blue redeco's head are in here.   More as we have it!

NYCC Power Lords Exclusives: Online Sale Thursday

PSA: The Outer Space Men NYCC White Star edition are up for grabs on Wednesday while the Power Lords Ggrapptikk Grunts will go on sale this Thursday, October 17, at 3:00 PM Eastern.  The Outer Space Men are open to the public, while the Ggrapptikk Grunts are going to Fan Club members only - how this will be done, I'm not sure yet.  Also, it means you may not be able to order both at the same time, allowing Store Horsemen to double their workload and restrict saving you on shipping should you wish to buy both sets.

The Power Lords figures are $13 each, $25 for the pair, and/or 25% off for Club Members.

The Outer Space Men are $70 for the lot ($35 per 3-pack), or $11/16 each.

NYCC Power Lords Revealed: Ggrapptikk Soldiers!

A short window from reveal to the release of these figures - less than a week - New York Comic Con's exclusive Ggrapptikk Grunt figures will be sold for $13 each (or $25 for the pair) this weekend at booth #102.  Click here to see big pictures and more at Source Horsemen.

Power Lords Fan Club members will get first crack at it, and that 10% discount qualifies. A pair of these guys should cost you US$34.50 delivered.  If you have friends into this line, I strongly suggest combining your orders to save on shipping, not only for you but also so the Horsemen have to pack fewer boxes and we all get our figures that much faster.

No specific on-sale time or date has been mentioned for non-con-goers, other than it will be after the convention closes on Sunday.  Stay tuned for more!

NYCC to Get Power Lords Exclusive - But What?

Coming to New York Comic Con, and confirmed at Source Horsemen, will be an unknown Power Lords item. It should be for sale at the Onell Design booth #102.  I don't know what it is - I would assume it's a recolor of Ggripptogg, but this is based on nothing.  It could be more Power Soldiers, which would be nice as those are great figures.  More as we have it!

Review: Four Horsemen Power Lords Power-Con Exclusive Power Soldier Action Figure

The Power Lords was one of those old sci-fi lines with a fascinating backstory and few loyal fans - it was born out of a catch-all sci-fi line based on the works of Wayne Barlowe back in the 1980s, but mutated into a line of more or less totally original designs between Barlowe and Revell, the manufacturer. This line has been in varying stages of development for years, and the Power Soldier was a surprise debut piece - rather than a clear figure like in Outer Space Men, the Four Horsemen took this license and instead opted to generate new, original "troopers" based on the original character Adam Power. There will be more - at least a blue and a red Power Soldier have been revealed in addition to the black Power Soldier and the white Elite Power Soldier.
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Power-Con Exclusive Power Lords Packaging

The Power Lords from Power-Con are shipping from Store Horsemen, and mine just came today.  While the Four Horsemen did show a folded-over header card packaging akin to the Outer Space Men exclusives, you can see here they opted to do a sealed plastic bag with a sticker, complete with a hand-written number.  The Power Soldier you see here is #27 of 250 (and then some), and we'll be reviewing him at the 16bit.com Figure of the Day on Wednesday.

We're experimenting with the new figure format in our labs right now and we're quite pleased with them.   As long as redeco fatigue doesn't set in, this is probably going to be the best Glyos-compatible figure you buy all year.  The parts are not fully compatible with all the other figures - we'll get to that soon - but there's a lot to love here.

Power Soldier Re-Run - Get the Missing Power-Con Figures

Did you miss the black and white Power Soldiers?  The bad news is that the Four Horsemen oversold the run to the tune of about 200 pieces.

Good news - the Four Horsemen are going to run more! Originally an underannounced 250 piece run, the duo will be open for pre-order for 72  hours beginning this Thursday, September 19.  Pre-orders will close Sunday, September 22.  For additional details, visit Source Horsemen.  All I can say is kudos for extending the run - as someone who (I think) made it in under the wire, I'm very happy to see more are being made and that collectors can get what they want (and that the Four Horsemen can take advantage of the interest in their sizable investment in development of this property.)

Power Lords Power-Con Exclusives Up, Sell Out Immediately

The on-sale time wasn't announced, but the figures were limited to 5 per person and sold out in just a few minutes.  The targeted on-sale time was 5 PM Eastern, and they didn't go live until about 5:09 PM.  They were "on hold" stating at about 5:20 PM, so they were indeed hot stuff.  The black soldier was the first to sell out, but both the Power Soldiers were gone in no time flat.

Here are the now no longer relevant details.

Power Lords Fan Club Details, Pricing, Ordering Revealed

The long-promised Power Lords Fan Club is up for ordering!  Source Horsemen has the full details, but here's the really short version, followed by the short version.

Shipping is $12 extra on all levels - even the $20 level. Level 2 is arguably the most compelling with an exclusive figure - but US residents will have to shell out a whopping $72 to get this one.

There are three levels, and shipping is not included.  If you want a figure, a shirt, an early order window, and a discount, it's $60 (+$12).  If you want some paper stuff and the early order window, it's only $20 (+$12).  If you want signed art and a whole mess of stuff, it's $100 (+$12).

It may be worthwhile for the discount. The membership lasts one year, and nobody is sure how many figures will be made in that first year.  Also, how badly do you want that exclusive Ggrabbtargg?