The Evil that Lies Within...
Everybody has that line they obsessed over in childhood and later obtained, only to find that the toys weren't all that hot.
Inhumanoids is one of mine.
I greatly enjoyed the cartoon, and wanted to relive the adventure (on a shelf, imagining playing with them). So I picked up lots over the years and this was the end result before they were terminated.
There were just so many missed opportunities on this line. The Earth Corps should have been tied in to Gi Joe, as they technically were on the show via the presence of some Sunbow toon mainstays; the way to do this would have been a 3 3/4 figure with removable armor.
The monsters, as crazy as this sounds, should have been bigger.
My stupid nerdy dream is that Hasbro will launch something similar to Matty Collector and put out a dream Inhumanoids line. But I so know it would tank harder than anything you could imagine. Perhaps someday.
Inhumanoids is one of mine.
I greatly enjoyed the cartoon, and wanted to relive the adventure (on a shelf, imagining playing with them). So I picked up lots over the years and this was the end result before they were terminated.There were just so many missed opportunities on this line. The Earth Corps should have been tied in to Gi Joe, as they technically were on the show via the presence of some Sunbow toon mainstays; the way to do this would have been a 3 3/4 figure with removable armor.
The monsters, as crazy as this sounds, should have been bigger.
My stupid nerdy dream is that Hasbro will launch something similar to Matty Collector and put out a dream Inhumanoids line. But I so know it would tank harder than anything you could imagine. Perhaps someday.
Comments
The toys, as you said Doc, could have been infinitely better had they done a bit more work on them. Growing up, I never had any of the Inhumanoids themselves, just Herc Armstrong (my only Earth Corps guy), Granok, Redlen & Magnacore whom I got for Christmas one year.
I vividly remember going to Toys 'R' Us with my dad & buying a Terrascout vehicle on clearence for $0.99, but when I got it home noticed it was missing a piece. We then had to go back to the store & exchange it for a new one.
I finally managed to get the majority of the toys from the line (all the Earth Corps, Inhumanoids & both vehicles) not too long ago and it's cool to finally have them. I still need a better version of Metlar, as mine was bought loose and has had some severe plastic shattering done to his hips hindering his ability to stand correctly. In time, I hope to get a MIB version of him to replace my busted one, but he works for the meantime.
Also the Trapuer is the coolest vehicle EVAR.
I purchased the updated Earth Corps from the brilliant customizing duo know as "Boskoes" and they inspired me to update the entire line. Would love to hear what you think.
wow. Completely awesome customs.
Keep up the good work - Magnacore could use with a sweet update.
Thanks for the comments everybody. If I can somehow wrestle the Inhumanoids license away from whoever currently has it, I know who will get the first run of figures.
Inhumanoid monsters :
3 monsters
D-compose
I found these images on the
Toy Break forum in this post.