RockinHard's Top MOTUC Pictorial/Review Countdown!

[RockinHard]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

EDIT: forgot Shadowfall1976 - he has been a mainstay as well!

[SunDevil]

No, Rockin, THANK YOU! This has given a lot of us, myself included, plenty of happiness from checking in every day. I love the effort, the photos and the list itself, even the figures we disagree on. Flipshot Top-10? Crazy!

So Mer-Man, Teela and...who else? I'm missing someone...

I CAN'T WAIT until the list with all the figures in it yet to be released. RIO BLAST #1!!! Hey, a guy can dream...

Thanks again, Rockin! Hope the sadness fades and things turn around for you, my friend!

[D-Nizzy]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, but thanks again for this list. It's been something I look forward to every day! I wish there were more than 3 entries to go!

[Lewd_Squirrel]

I love your list, so far.

[Lich Leech]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

Sorry to hear about your troubles man.

Thanks for making this thread - I've not been here long but it's been the most watched by me. I'm always checking back to see if there are new photos/reviews.

[Zargon]

Sorry to hear about your problems, but while silent on this thread I have been enjoying every bit of it!

[MOTU_Maniac]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

No need to thank me, my friend. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am actually going to be a little sad for it to end. So, THANK YOU for doing this for all of us.

I know it started as an outlet for you, but it has been an outlet to me as well. It has allowed me time to step away from my life and enjoy your thoughts and photos.

Looking forward to your Top 3

[Vikor]

Glad to have contributed. Great thread. I'll be sad to see it end! ... but looking forward to the last hurrah!

[Micro-Man]

I thank you, RockinHard, for giving us such a wonderful thread to get together and appreciate the awesomeness of MOTUC through your photography and commentary! This has been my favorite topic here by far and I'm also sad to see it come to its conclusion, this is so much fun. I'm also sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm glad this has helped you get through tough times. This is what I appreciate about this community the most...Not the Doom N' Gloom Killin' teh Lein stuff but the genuine comradery and celebration of the best qualities that make MOTU more than just a toy line!

Ok, bring on the Top Three! Sigh, I'm still way behind on Gygor so I'll probably be posting here a week after it's all over, heheh!

[MegaGearMax]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

You're welcome, Rockin'.

[shadowfall1976]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

EDIT: forgot Shadowfall1976 - he has been a mainstay as well!

Last but not least!!!

No prob, it was cool, and I got a little behind....I missed the last batch....

I also know taking time to do things like this helps me when I am a little down, that and my music.

[horseman1981]

I have not posted much here,but I have been checking this thread half a dozen times a day,I have enjoyed your thoughts,rankings and of course,your pics. I have really enjoyed everyone's comments on your rankings as well.

I look forward to another countdown from you,hopefully soon.

[RockinHard]

#3

Teela

The figure basically set the standard for the females in the line, and the figure’s face sculpt/paint job remains one of the best alongside Catra, Adora, and Netossa. What really makes this figure special aside from having two heads, the staff, the sword, and shield is the details and overall update. This is the version of Teela I always wanted as a child and now adult. The vintage version looks almost silly with the lack of details and its facial expression, while the 200x version just got the essence of Teela wrong (making her an overly-detailed teenager). This version shows Teela as mature, warrior-like, and a little on the sexy side. It’s a cross between FILMation, the cardback art, and the vintage figure, taking the best elements from all three. Though her waist is difficult to move articulation-wise, it’s of little consequence when the figure is one of the best updates of the line. I love the figure.


Warrior, Goddess, Oh yeah!

[Barezz]

Finally got all caught up here. Great pictures of Teela, and I LOVE that group shot of the Heroic Warriors!

This has been a good, fun thread and I'm excited to see who will take the last two spots

[He-Dad]

First I'd just like to say, sorry to hear about the rough patch in your life and I'm glad you found joy in doing this thread. I hope things turn around for you soon. Next, no need to thank me as you've given me something to look forward to everyday as well! Your pics have been amazing and I've enjoyed participating in this awesome journey. So again, thank you so much for an awesome thread. (Also thanks everyone for keeping this thread SO POSITIVE!!! It's been awesome to go into a thread with no negativity and just all around general awesomeness). Now to Teela.....I'd put her in the top 10 for sure so glad to see her up there. She definately set the bar high for females and I agree, this is the Teela we've always needed!

[Weasel]

As we go into the top 3, I need to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread, particularly Micro-Man, He-Dad, Lich Leech, MOTU Maniac, Hadley, and Whiplash7 who have posted A LOT. Also, Weasel and Vikor who have posted a good amount as well. Wouldn't have been able to continue on this thread without you. A lot of sadness has fallen into my life lately, and doing this thread has helped to counter that. Thank you.

EDIT: forgot Shadowfall1976 - he has been a mainstay as well!

I'll be waiting for Rockin's _____ _______ Countdown soon! You can fill in the blanks however you want!

[vancak]

I may be the only person who doesn't like Teela's face. I think that the figure is great, but I just don't like the face. I don't like the blush on her face, and I think that it could have been warmer. I think a Filmation head would make this figure perfect. To me, She-Ra, Adora, and the Sorceress have the best faces in the line, not only because they're the prettiest, but because they are straight Filmation. Again though, overall, Teela is one of the best figures in the line.

[RockinHard]

#2

Wind Raider

This thing is perfect. Yes, perfect. No stickers, has amazing details, utilizes working action features, includes an awesome rotating stand, and the figures (aside from caped figures) fit easily in the cockpit. It is without question that time and love when into the sculpt of this, and that includes the amazing, beautiful boxart as well. It’s hard to grasp how much care went into creating this vehicle until holding and actually studying and gazing over it. It absolutely baffles me when fans say they don’t want or collect vehicles when we are given something so amazing and essential to the line as this. I hope we at least get a Battle Ram, which is the most essential in most minds, so that we can have at least two vehicles and some Sky Sleds instead of just one lonely vehicle, but I’m sure many of us would never object to a Horsemen-sculpted Roton, Landshark, Talon Fighter, Attak Trak, Road Ripper, or Dragon Walker. Never.


The coolest soaring bucket ever!

[Cottonwood]

Whoa!!!!!
Thought Teela would be no. 1 .... She is an amazing looking figure.
IMO, the first and best of the female figures.
Cant wait to see who takes the honors!!!
Good job on this epic thread and you Rock.

[RockinHard]

#1

Mer-Man

My favorite figure as a child, my favorite figure now, Mer-Man literally looks like it was pulled off the classic cardback of the vintage toy. I always wondered over and over why Mattel made the “cat-head” version of Mer-Man over what was seen in the cartoon, or even better, on back of that vintage toy package. The Four Horsemen did right, and we finally have that cardback version, the one I and many wanted as a child, which is a dream come true. And man, does it look awesome. That head sculpt with that extra neck sculpting to look like gills just makes it all the more perfect. The armor and both the corn-cob sword and the trident are excellently sculpted and detailed. Meanwhile, we also have the option to pop on the vintage head for a quasi-vintage figure. I also can’t help but to mention the cool and welcome Toys R Us variant in blue, utilizing the same sculpt but in mini-comic colors and a two-tone sword, even if it does fall short of the awesomeness and long-sought after cardback version. Mer-Man is my favorite character, and definitely my favorite MOTUC figure.


Not a better water-sucker in the galaxy.










The TRU variant











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A pic of my current collection.

[Barezz]

Mer-Man is VERY high on my list... I have never ranked them like this but he is darn close to #1. Loved him as a kid, and he was part of what got me really going with Classics.

And those cases for your collection are great! Very cool way to display them!

But you may need a third one soon by the looks of it

[Romadon]

Bravo, well done bro, it was joy and pleasure following this thread.....plz keep updating the list as new figures come out.
Do you think Mer-man will ever be knocked off the number one spot? like maybe Mantenna, or Castke Grayskull, what other figures not yet release
have sentimental value that may have a shot?

[RockinHard]

Awesome, Rockin. Glad to hear there's a sequel on the table. This thread brings some much needed, pure enjoyment and fun to the discussion. It's a symbol of the happiness that toys can bring us.

I agree.

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No, Rockin, THANK YOU! This has given a lot of us, myself included, plenty of happiness from checking in every day. I love the effort, the photos and the list itself, even the figures we disagree on. Flipshot Top-10? Crazy!

Thanks again, Rockin! Hope the sadness fades and things turn around for you, my friend!

Thanks for sticking with it. Thanks for the kind words.

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Sorry to hear about your troubles, but thanks again for this list. It's been something I look forward to every day! I wish there were more than 3 entries to go!

Thanks, that's awesome!

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I love your list, so far.

Thank you, sir!

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Sorry to hear about your troubles man.

Thanks for making this thread - I've not been here long but it's been the most watched by me. I'm always checking back to see if there are new photos/reviews.

Thanks, I'm glad you have enjoyed it!

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Sorry to hear about your problems, but while silent on this thread I have been enjoying every bit of it!

That's great to know. Thanks!

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No need to thank me, my friend. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am actually going to be a little sad for it to end. So, THANK YOU for doing this for all of us.

I know it started as an outlet for you, but it has been an outlet to me as well. It has allowed me time to step away from my life and enjoy your thoughts and photos.

Looking forward to your Top 3

That's good to read! Thanks for sticking through this!

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Glad to have contributed. Great thread. I'll be sad to see it end! ... but looking forward to the last hurrah!

I'm kind of sad too . . . thanks for sticking with it!

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I thank you, RockinHard, for giving us such a wonderful thread to get together and appreciate the awesomeness of MOTUC through your photography and commentary! This has been my favorite topic here by far and I'm also sad to see it come to its conclusion, this is so much fun. I'm also sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm glad this has helped you get through tough times. This is what I appreciate about this community the most...Not the Doom N' Gloom Killin' teh Lein stuff but the genuine comradery and celebration of the best qualities that make MOTU more than just a toy line!

Ok, bring on the Top Three! Sigh, I'm still way behind on Gygor so I'll probably be posting here a week after it's all over, heheh!

I appreciate your constant contributions, even if you fell behind! I started to knock these out the past week!

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You're welcome, Rockin'.

Thanks, Max!

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Last but not least!!!

No prob, it was cool, and I got a little behind....I missed the last batch....

I also know taking time to do things like this helps me when I am a little down, that and my music.

I appreciate you staying with this!

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I have not posted much here,but I have been checking this thread half a dozen times a day,I have enjoyed your thoughts,rankings and of course,your pics. I have really enjoyed everyone's comments on your rankings as well.

I look forward to another countdown from you,hopefully soon.

Thank you, sir! That's awesome!

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Finally got all caught up here. Great pictures of Teela, and I LOVE that group shot of the Heroic Warriors!

This has been a good, fun thread and I'm excited to see who will take the last two spots

Thanks! I'm glad you have enjoyed it!

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First I'd just like to say, sorry to hear about the rough patch in your life and I'm glad you found joy in doing this thread. I hope things turn around for you soon. Next, no need to thank me as you've given me something to look forward to everyday as well! Your pics have been amazing and I've enjoyed participating in this awesome journey. So again, thank you so much for an awesome thread. (Also thanks everyone for keeping this thread SO POSITIVE!!! It's been awesome to go into a thread with no negativity and just all around general awesomeness).

Thank you as always. It has been pretty positive. Actually, only a couple members came in with some semi-negativity. This thread was about celebrating the toys. It is pretty silly to become so angry because one believes all vintage should be a the top of the list, or all females, or all PoP. Quite silly. NO ONE is going to agree with the next person's rankings.

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Good job on this epic thread and you Rock.

Thank you for enjoying the thread!

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And those cases for your collection are great! Very cool way to display them!

But you may need a third one soon by the looks of it

Thanks, and no joke! I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do when Grayskull comes.

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Bravo, well done bro, it was joy and pleasure following this thread.....plz keep updating the list as new figures come out.
Do you think Mer-man will ever be knocked off the number one spot? like maybe Mantenna, or Castke Grayskull, what other figures not yet release
have sentimental value that may have a shot?

Thank you, sir. Mer-Man could be knocked off, yes, if I feel a figure truly is like "WHOA!!" Mantenna or Castle Grayskull definitely have shots at doing so. I really had no attachment to the Wind Raider. It's just that that thing knocked my socks off. Same goes for Flipshot.

[CptSpandex]

This thread alone brought me back to the Org time and time again over the past few weeks. Well done, RockinHard! Looks like you get some nice weather where you are too.

[RockinHard]

I again want to VERY much thank all those posters who contributed to this thread. It was fun, and I'm a little sad to see it end. It went on for well over a month. I'd also like to thank the overwhelming majority who kept this thread positive.

I truly hope to do another countdown thread in the future, but it will be a while - probably this time next year or so. There isn't much point otherwise without some significant numbers to increase the countdown. Of course, I would need your help, so hopefully the demand and traffic would be there for sequel. I'd look for it to be something like RockinHard's Top 150 MOTUC items, which would include Castle Grayskull, Mantenna, Castaspella, and all the releases through this time next year. For next time, along with more figures, I plan on having more pictures and a special video at the end. I've got lots of time to take more pics of existing figures and new ones coming out!

Thank you, all!

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This thread alone brought me back to the Org time and time again over the past few weeks. Well done, RockinHard! Looks like you get some nice weather where you are too.

Thank you, sir! That's awesome! Pretty decent weather, though incredibly hot in the summer. Some of these pics were taken last summer and I couldn't go in the weather for longer than about 15 minutes.