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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9 round up of the latest in wallet-draining plastic goodness. This week: Star Wars gets ready for the holidays, droid style, Mattel reveals its wildest ever Masters of the Universe playset, and 8230; teeny tiny trains Check it out! Image: Mattel Creations MOTU Collectors Masters of the Universe Origins Eternia Playset There w stanley mugs ere lots of reasons t stanley water bottle he 80s were a boom time for toys, not the least of which being the gigantic and elaborate playsets released for lines like G.I. Joe and Masters of the Universe. Mattel has been digging deep into the nostalgia bin for its MOTU re-releases, but to its credit, its also been updating the new figures with more detail and articulation than their 80s ancestors had. Its now ready to do the same for the classic toy lines playsets, starting with the Masters of the Universe Origins Eternia Playset featuring the Lions Head Tower in the middle of Grayskull Tower and Snake Mountain, and measuring in atthree feet tall and four feet wide. Theres a monorail track connecting all the towers with three motorized vehicles, elevators and trap doors, and an exclusive King Grayskull figure for those who backed this crowdfunded release during the f stanley bottles irst week. Yeah, unfortunately Mattel is looking for 5,000 backers to cough up $550 before November 10 for this thing to actually go into production. Image: Shop Disney Star Wars Droid Factory Advent Calendar Legos advent calendars have always appealed to us most around t Seiw Futurama Celebrates Christmas in August in a New Episode Clip
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