Toy Fair 2018: Lanard Shows Off RAMPAGE Action Figures **UPDATED 1/13

About a month ago we were mulling over Toy Fair plans and someone from my crew asked if Lanard was going to have a booth now that they've dipped their plastic toes into the warm waters of licensed action figures. Of course, I had no idea, and while we did have new contacts at the company from our Kong coverage, what they did month to month was, sadly, still a mystery. Not having anything to add to the conversation, I offered the shot in the dark disguised as fact "Maybe they'll get in touch when they are ready to show off their Rampage toys!" The call went silent. "They are making Rampage toys? WHY AREN'T WE WRITING ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW??!!" I explained I was kidding, but really, it was the obvious next step for the company. That said, I thought I'd throw the idea out there and see if anyone knew anything. I got a lot of people who wouldn't talk about anything and then one smirking "Paul...NO COMMENT." ...Which made me happy dance. Unfortunately, between then and now, Lanard was unreachable for confirmation and juicy monster pics, but they clawed their way onto the internets anyway, and today, we can show them off!

Toy Fair 2017: Lanard on Kong: Skull Island

If it's one thing this world needs, it's an unlikely hero! Lanard have long been the unsung heroes of kids looking to beef up their soldier and terrorist ranks on the cheap, providing 3.75 inch everything from weapons packed action figures to military vehicles and mechs to cut them down to size. Now Lanard bring their low cost soldier battle experience to a major movie property pitting Samuel Jackson against a giant, Kaiju-sized King Kong of Skull Island!

To the delight of horror fans, the Kong: Skull Island toy line mostly resembles The Mist ..and that's frikken awesome. I'm gonna need about 6 giant spiders, 4 dino birds and a massive tentacle monster. No tentacle monster? Damn. I guess a mountain sized gorilla will have to do.