Masters of the Universe Classics Mekaneck Figure Review 

But that action feature had such a satisfaction in performing it though. The twist and pop of the head was just so oddly satisfying. lol

Great review! Thank you! The lack of vac-metal goggles bugged me, too, so I ended up putting some chrome-foil stickers on the lenses, and they look much better. As for the hole in the back of his armour, I just took the vintage spare "red dot" from Stinkor's armour and plugged it into Mek's back. Question: Did anyone else think Mekaneck's club doubled as a telescope when you were a kid?

I appreciate all of your breakdowns on motu classics.

I also totally agree with Dan about this being one of the best most accurate updates of a classic figure, and I do believe that purple/violet/plum is Dan's color. He makes me almost want to buy one of his t-shirts as he models his exclusive tee in this video... almost :)

"Once you see it, you can't unsee it"... Lol, thanks for pointing it out to us then :)

LOL, I like the way P-D, doesn't hold back on posing these guys! On this review, particularly, it really made me chuckle when Dan kept rotating the figure's head on its "super neck" mode. I'm still chuckling about it as I post this.

Didn't he have telescopic eyes in the original series? they should have added a head with extended telescopic eyes

Another great review! We finally have Mekaneck! :) This is one of my favorite characters and I think he turned out great! The visor looks fine to me. As someone else said, I also envisioned the visor as wired into his eyes like Tri-Klops so the placement does not bother me at all and it looks great to me anyways. Some fantatastic figures coming out this month and next month. I'm glad there are no Voltron Lions coming out this month out so my wallet can have some relief.

I've been waiting a looooong time for this figure. I had just about every toy from the eighties but have since lost or discarded all of them...except for this guy and Ram Man....ironic that Mattel has chosen to make me wait that long for those two!

Awesome figure, awesome review. I can live with the 'misaligned' helmet as I can envisage the goggles being 'wired' directly into his eyes in a similar way to Tri-Klops, so it doesn't have to line up exactly. Really wish the goggle lenses had been painted a different colour though...

I have to say... i was missing the motuc reviews, really happy about this figure :)

Cool review as always. Battle Cat complainers have to say something, about his helm... I'll take him anyway, and nothing can stop me! And Buzz-Off will have a friend!

My cousin Chris in Action Figure form, there is no end to the neck there, that neck goes on forever

I have the 200X version of him and Tri-Kolps. Also I might get 3 of the MOTUC Mekaneck figure to keep the neck extension going.

The face looks like He-Man's. I love how the figure captures the classic look. Now give me Ram-Man and I'll be happy.

I find this argument funny every time. Have you noticed that all the ankles have been fixed and the latest 6 or 7 figures have now come with super tight joints? It's a new piece, kind of akin to He-mans hair which was glued on at various angles on the figures. And like he says it's hardly noticeable except from certain angles.

shirts are always so amazing ...

I would FAR rather have to twist his waist than have to plug and unplug a couple sections of neck. And forget about what i said about Super 7 being a good new home for MOTUC. They have completely sucked at *every* possible corner they could. Super 7 can burn. The only changes they'll make is screwing everything up worse than Matty did.

Nice review Dan. Get those Snake men up I'm dying to see them!

or to explain the vein disconnect from his heart, mekaneck actually has a tiny fetal midget body below his head and the blue body thats visible to us is a grafted on frankenstein-esque atrocity. yeah, he's not scary at all!

About the goggles...I was really looking forward to him, I hope that it was just that particular figure because I can't unsee it. We may have another Stinkor reversed arms upon us

They said that you are not allowed to change your subscription info on line. I don't know if someone actively went in & changed it, but I assume they did because when I went and checked, it was back to the old account & doesn't matter if you believe me or not; it happened. & you can't just empty your accounts or tell them not to allow purchases on a card that you are actively using. That means I have to cancel the card, which is what you just told that guy that he didn't have to do...

But twisting the body so the neck came up was the whole meaning with this figure...

Can he stretch other parts of his body ... where it really matters? Just a little 2 inches can go a long way.

My favorite character!!

love your shirt!

The He-man action figures now, are way better than the original.

and soon, Dragon Blaster Skeletor and the Snake men 2-pack will be here

I'm still a bit disappointed that his visor has no clear screen with sculpted eye visible through...would have been a prefect detail addition. Sigh...budget cutbacks showing 4HM. Still a great figure.

I can't wait

LOL. At least you're polite about it, unlike some of the other "people" on here...

There are several people on here that just can't accept people's opinions. I would swear they own stock in the company, or they work for them or something. If we make one comment about not liking a figure or an error that was made, they go berserk!!!

It's based on the original action figure, not the 200X or Filmation cartoon. Does that help?

I don't understand why people can't accept that everyone is different & has different experiences in life? What worked for you may not work for the next person. They gave me 2 free figures for my troubles, doesn't mean they'll do that for the next person. Just like you found a way to cancel your account, which only works if you've only used one credit card/atm card on their site. Bank also said that once you use a card with a merchant, they can re-use unless cancelled...

Great review.

I liked the mechanical action feauture better.

who ever came up with the name Mekaneck is a god

Yeah tried that. They still used my old number. They put it back in... twice, & then blocked me from being able to change my card number on the subscription. Had to file a fraud report and everything. I ended up with 2 free figures out of the mess, but still can't cancel the sub...

Imagine Mekaneck, Tallstar, and Rattlor in a fight. XD

I would FAR rather twist his waist to raise his neck (which you seemed to think was a hassle?) than having to connect seperate lengths to extend his neck. more parts to lose- and considering they got Roboto's gears turning, it would have been easy. I also take back my statement that the move to S7 is a good thing. they're already totally frippin' everything up: Months late on Ultimates, no more chance to buy Ultimates, higher prices, forcing fans to buy 4 figures at once even if they only want 1, 2 or maybe 3, AND they went back on their word of packaging that allows the figures to be removed and replaced without damaging the card or bubble. If they make MOTU as cruddy, sloppy, poorly painted and just junk like their "ReAction" line and keep it all online only, they'll ruin it for everyone.

Great update

AWESOME!

They even sent out an e-mail telling everyone that you have to call in order to change your subscription card number & that it cannot be changed any other way & if there are no funds they will use the old card on file. So what is there not to believe? They aren't perfect. It is hysterical though that you actually think I would take time to make up a story to some guy that I don't even know. I guess now you'll start cursing me out too...

Mekaneck is another Figure I wish they did a Combination of both Era's as One then just One over the Other Now most of the Body I have no Issue but I think the Green goggle's just kinda worked better as well goggle's more so then the Silver that don't really look like goggles at all or even that he can see through them that well also I think a Darker Blue would've worked better too I don't know why but the bright blue on him just look off putting to me & not in a good way

He's a spy, not a sniper :)

I agree with you 100%

Yeah you can. Delete your old card or change the info on the one there. It's easy. I did this with no problems. If you want them to not take any money, write in a random number, you'll get an account mistake and they will close your sub just fine.

Does anyone else find it odd that a character whose skill it is to see far distances comes with a melee weapon?

Again someone has to say it. Where is the QC Mattel? I swear every month it's something else. I've been waiting for this one for a long time. Really disapointing about the helmet. I'm so glad I didn't sub next year, I am sooo over this line.

gah no eyes!? extending body parts!? so mekaneck is the slender man!?

you find the argument funny? We are paying over $30 a figure. I don't think it is unreasonable to want certain parts of a figure to fit properly. Also the last 6 or 7 figures have not come with super tight joints for me. When you are paying more than you are for any other action figure I think you can expect QC to be better. This line doesn't get a free pass because it's He-Man.

Awesome

Mekaneck: NOPE!!

The line is geared towards collectors & wouldn't do well in the stores. If they were in the stores, they would cost a lot more & no one but the rich collectors, trust fund babies, & guys living in their moms basements would be able to buy them. As it is they break your pocket when they release more than one figure a month. Would prefer if they only did one item a month, but they sell them to make money, so I understand why they release so many...

HOO RAY !

Mekaneck was always the "Aquaman" type character for me. Yeah he's a 'heavy hitter' but.....just between you and me.....really? Like, really? I mean, dudes' superpower is being a giraffe....that's it. I'm joking. I love him. The cheese factor sells it for me :)

I've always loved Melaneck (name sounds Canadian 😊), his color scheme has always looked fantastic and still does with this Classics Version- something about it works so well (note: some US re-releases have a darker blue suit and very rigid hands that look as if painted with nail polish- the "flesh-tone" hand-paint can chip if you don't take an extra second to carefully put his club in his hand). This is a beautiful figure. I doubt I would've noticed his goggles (how could those cheapskate Matty Collector knobs skip his classic mirror goggles and STILL charge 1. Subscription fee, 2. On top charging $25-35+? I'm glad Matty quit and turned it all over to Super 7.

Der ist so cool!

Fantasticccc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why are so many Collectors assholes? Anytime someone expresses their own opinion or talk about a bad experience they had, there has to be 5 or 6 Idiot Boxes that have to attack them. Like it's such a disruption of their lives if someone doesn't agree with them. Now just to prove me right, at least one is going to say something negative about my comment & act like a 12 year old that just learned foul language & curse me out...

Excelent!!!

nice!

They won't allow you to change your card unless you call them, & if the new card doesn't work, they just go & use the old card without even asking. That's what happened to me. I changed cards, & the new one expired, so they used my old one causing my account to be over-drawn...

Original action figure...

no matter how ridiculous some masters of the universe characters get, mekaneck has always been the most disturbing and unrealistic for me. since he's only tech-modified, he must have a robot brain, no organic eyes/ears to cope with the extreme pressure change and distance of blood from the heart, and according to the 200x cartoon - have infinite self-replicating material for his neck as it rises infinitely.

I was gonna ask you the same question. Look if you can't take insults, then you shouldn't insult people. Next time someone gives you a polite response & tries to answer your question for you, you say thank you, not call the person a tool. You act like an ignorant child, you get treated like an ignorant child...

maybe he don´t need eyes to see...

Thumbs up coz Mekaneck is a loveable douche! :D

You calling me a tool? Why would Mattel state that they're breaking people's pockets? I'm realizing there are a lot of angry guys on here with no lives. You try to help them, and they get nasty with you...

& figures are still being sent with loose joints...

Trying to apply logic to a series that has magic, animal men, & giant talking green tigers. In real life none of these characters in comic books could exist. The Hulk would have been blown up & the Fantastic 4 & Spider-Man dead from radiation poisoning.

hope so but I think its the same problem that he man have with his too high hair.

If you stop responding, the jokes will stop. I think you like the abuse or you wouldn't have started this. You tried to cyber-bully me, but I bully cyber bullies. Don't like it, do you? Do you even know what you just did? Any nut can just come to your house now because you put your address out there. You should be worried about protecting your family, not inviting strange men over to check them out.

Why are you so passionate about this line that when anyone says anything you get so bent out of shape? I mean seriously, I really have to wonder about people that treat this line like it is their life. To cancel a sub you have to cancel your credit card. That's kind of rediculous. Years of problems that haven't been fixed and you are calling me a cry baby. When you resort to name calling you have already lost buddy. And I'm not sure how my displeasure is wrecking it for you?

You don't have to get the figures you know, if you're unhappy with the product you should vote with your wallet. Truth of the matter is, and why I find your argument funny is that it's the same old regurgitated argument, when the facts are that quality control has gone up, of course all of them won't be perfect but you're asking too much for a side product that started as a test idea. What you want is the perfect product because YOU feel the price is too high. QC has gone up that's a fact.

The head is terrible. He was my favorite. So sad

What does my ripping you a new one every night have to do with fighting? & what does "othere" mean? & it should be "other than" not "other the". You should be collecting Hooked On Phonics instead of figures...

If you smell his armor, it smells like Stinkor! Seriously!!!

Que feo con el cuello

Grg

I don't believe you. Sorry. This is too far fetched. First of all there has to be a person who actively blocks you from using a standard interface, I very much doubt they would do that. You could always just empty your accounts - and/or tell your credit card company to not allow purchases on those cards.

Actually you can cancel the sub just fine, so bs on that. And QC has gone up, show me one single figure with faulty ankles the last year please - it's not an opinion it is fact, that people complain over the smallest things is one thing, that it completely ruins a figure is something else. In any other line small things like that are easily overlooked. Now you're mixing DR into this which just shows how weak your argument is. And good, one less cry baby to listen to.

Oh, and you also took down your response with your address in it. So don't act like you're tough you damn Jersey Shore Reject!!!

the 2002 is better