New Kidrobot Toys

[#520 :]

There actually was a KR robot santa for preorder for a minute up at entertainmentearth.com  KR is weird about putting preorders up and taking them down, so who knows what will become of that.  Muchado, thanks!  I recently became the 19th best player of DK ever.  Here is my high score from last Sunday night.  http://www.twitch.tv/mickywinz/c/5163374
More to come

[#521 :]

Whoa, that is legit mickywinz! Congrats. Now go do it at Funspot

[#522 :]

*major bump*

Kidrobot are doing another wave of the blind-boxed Futurama mini figures.

Good news everyone! Kidrobot has heard your cravings for the year 3000 (and bachelor chow) and has brought back the best of the best of the Futurama crew for the Futurama Universe X Blind Box Mini Figure Series. Capturing your favorite characters in all new color ways from Kidrobot's Futurama series 1 and 2, this selection of 3-inch mini figures is sure to please even the toughest of Planet Express customers. Collect all 16 blind boxed figures today or we’ll see you in the angry dome!

They're also doing a 7" flocked figure of Nibbler and a 6" metallic orange figure of Hypnotoad.

[#523 :]

Looks like there is also a Golden Bender chase figure. The Fry and Leela look exactly the same as the first release though.

[#524 :]

Thanks for the info, guys! I don't have any Futurama merch beyond one comic and of course a bunch of calendars, but these look pretty cool

[#525 :]

Thanks for the info, these look good. Shame some of them are so similar to the first wave. Glad Futurama is still getting some new merchandise though. That reminds me, I have a whole box of these that I forgot I had!...

[#526 :]

Welp, you know what they say, Otis: there's no time like the present!

[#527 :]

Morbo looks horrible.

[#528 :]

For everyone who is interested in the rarities (UB = universe B color variant):

Fry: 2/24
Fry (UB): 1/48
Bender: 2/24
Golden Bender: 1/96 (just math)
Super King Bender: 2/24
Leela (UB): 1/48
Leela: 3/48
Zoidberg (UB): 1/96
Hedonism Bot: 2/24
Zapp: 2/24
Kif: 2/24
Morbo: 2/24
Roberto: 2/24
Robot Devil: 1/24
Calculon: 2/24
Slurms: 2/24

So, when you will buy a complete case you will get the following as the distribution in a sealed case as always the same with respect to the non-rare figures.

Guaranteed figures:
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2x Fry
2x Bender
2x Super King Bender
2x Hedonism Bot
2x Zapp
2x Kif
2x Morbo
2x Roberto
1x Robot Devil
2x Calculon
2x Slurms
1x Leela

The remaining 2 figures will be:
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a second Leela figure (50% chance)
Leela (UB) (50% chance)
Fry (UB) (50% chance)
Golden Bender (25% chance)
Zoidberg (25% chance)

With bad luck you are missing 3 figures after opening a complete case, with good luck you get one more UB variant + one of the rare figures. Then you still have to find the remaining UB variant plus the other rare figure. 
When you look at ebay, the only valuable figures will be Fry (UB), Leela (UB) (both comparable to series 2 Calculon or Hedonism Bot), Golden Bender and Zoidberg (comparable to Hyper Chicken).

[#529 :]

The "Universe X" repaints are a bit disappointing.  But it looks like we won't have to wait long for a proper Series 3 (and also a 7" Robot Santa):

Pictures from 2018 New York Toy Fair
http://www.figures.com/galleries/wppaspec/oc1/lnen/cv0/ab478

[#530 :]

Kind of hard to see from the picture but the Series 3 roster looks like:

URL
Scruffy
Leela (in red dress?)
Leela (w. two eyes)
Fry (in underwear)
Flexo
???
Chanukah Zombie
Kwanzaa Bot
Hermes
Amy
Chef Bender
??? (Golden Chef Bender?)
Space Pope
Professor Farnsworth
Bubblegum Tate

[#531 :]

whoa! That series 3 lineup looks nice.

I have a hunch that Leela figure could be in her lingerie. She always wears that red see-thru negligee that looks like a dress. That would makes sense to go with the Fry figure too. Hard to see from this photo but I would wager that Amy might be in her underwear as well. If not, she would just be a straight-up rerelease which wouldn't make sense since everyone else is either updated or new.

Hermes looks like he's in his limbo costume from How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back.

The two chases are tough. Maybe Bender with the red "Heil To The Chef" apron? That second chase almost feels like that bartender alien from the nudist planet in Benders Big Score. That would be an obscure one but Space Pope is sort of out there as well. Can't wait to find out.

[#532 :]

I almost bought some wave 2 when they came out, but they sold out so quick. Glad i got out of it, I am way too addicted to completion to buy one an then not buy them all.

Never understood the logic behind blind boxing and limited edition figures. The ebay resales make more money than the original creator.

The only way it makes sense is if,
a) toy companies don't like profits, or
b) the toy companies are also the ebay resellers!

[#533 :]

Chanukah Zombie

Damn, such an extremely minor character to include! The Mark Hamill love is everywhere.

I wish these things were easier to come across on the internet in the UK, outside of eBay. I have seen them in places like Forbidden Planet IRL, though. It's just a bit of a distance away to the nearest one, for me.

[#534 :]

The Golden Bender for "Universe X" blind figures is confirmed:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kidrobot-FUTURAMA-UNIVERSE-X-Mini-Series-GOLD-BENDER-CHASE-3-Vinyl-Figure-/222861508564?hash=item33e394bfd4

When I look at the picture, the manufacturing quality is very poor...

[#535 :]

200 dollars, Foooooook off.

And Kidrobot get basically none of that? Whatsupwiththat

[#536 :]

There’s a good pic of Golden Bender in the gallery link above.  Same quality as the Series 1 figure, just repainted:

[#537 :]

Here's a clearer picture of Series 3.  Still not sure what the top row mystery one is or what the pink dress Leela is.  I'm pretty sure the Amy is Chubby Kid Amy.

[#538 :]

Maybe the last mystery figure is a Poppler?!

[#539 :]

I think you are right about chubby kid Amy. The Leela one is 50s Leela from "Roswell that Ends Well." In this clearer picture you can see her red poodle skirt. The chase could be a poppler but now I'm thinking maybe one of the Amazonian women? The silhouette looks like hair to me. Can't wait to find out! Does anyone know when these are to be released?

[#540 :]

It is pretty Poppler-y.  Maybe Ndnd?  Something random like the Grand Midwife lady from Amphibios?  I think Fry might be "Bachelor Fry" and you're right about Leela, she's got a poodle skirt and a beehive.

Here's a cleaned up image:

[#541 :]

Anybody here to make guesses about the rarity?
I expect the pope to be the rarest figure together with golden chef Bender.

[#542 :]

Could the chase possibly be Free Waterfall, Jr.?

[#543 :]

Free Waterfall Jr. is a good guess. I was also thinking maybe Petunia? I agree Space Pope will probably be the rarest. I doubt that is a golden chef Bender though. I don't recall that  ever happening on the show. My guess is Bender with his other apron. (Heil to the Chef)

[#544 :]

The one on the bottom (B5) could be Mom.

[#545 :]

Could the top row mystery one be Zoidberg with an open/cracked shell?  His hands are a little claw-shaped and what I thought could be a cape, could be his tentacles/mouth instead (see the purple chase in the pic up above). 

[#546 :]

You've got the Chanukah Zombie and Kwanzaa Bot represented there--might the top mystery figure be Zoidberg as Jesus?

[#547 :]

Gorky, I think you nailed it... my money is now definitely on Zoidberg Jesus. Great call.

[#548 :]

I agree. The shape definetely looks like Zoidberg Jesus. Even the hair fits perfectly to the pictures I have found for him.

[#549 :]

Agreed and excited! “And I’m his friend Jesus!”

[#550 :]

Looks like you can pre-order Robot Santa for October. Nothing for the blind box series yet though.

https://toywiz.com/futurama-robot-santa-6-inch-medium-figure/

[#551 :]

Hi, I’ve been collecting these for a few years, I’m after a hyper chicken from series 2 and alt fry and leela, blue zoid, and golden bender from the new x universe series, anyone selling these ? I’m from the UK.

[#552 :]

The new 6 inch Robot Santas and keychain set is pretty cool. Features old Fry and Leela from the final episode.

https://pix.sfly.com/MKP2Wq

[#553 :]

Anyone heard any new info on the new series release ? Been a while now 

[#554 :]

so they finally got released. Probably the best series yet.

https://www.kidrobot.com/collections/futurama

the two chase figures are indeed Zoidberg Jesus and Chef Bender with his red "Heil to the Chef" apron

[#555 :]

Sweet.