Cool Mantis toy!

[FieroRumor]

Picked this up last week:

Pretty neat.

 

[robo mantis]

that is cool

 

[Ian]

No way! That's totally awesome.

I never see anything mantid related in UK stores...

 

[Shelbycsx]

Awesome man!! I want to get one and put it in a cage, so that some mantids can live on it! lol

 

[ponchot]

So can we get some photos out of box?

How is it?....Looks great!

 

[Shelbycsx]

Here's a pic that i found on the net

 

[Jay]

Hehe. My wife got me one of those for Christmas. She said "I'll get you a whole bunch and then you'll have a colony and you won't have to have to worry about raising bugs". I told my wife that it just wasn't the same but the magnetic toy was pretty fun to play with just the same. :roll:

I was bored so I put my Magna-mantis in the rubber chrysalis thing and hung it from the door of the refrigerator while I was staying at my in-law's house over Christmas. My sister-in-law was opening the refrigerator and did not see it at first. Then I heard her scream. She had no idea what it was and she looked pretty creeped out.

My review of the Magni-bug praying mantis-

Fun: Yes. Especially when it is hanging out of the rubber chrysalis thing and freaks your teenage sister-in-law out.

The same as the real thing: Not even close.

 

[robo mantis]

lol did you put it there to scare people?

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

if anyones got a ps2 i recommend getting 'War of the Monsters', you can play as a colossal mantis that destroys cities. it's one the best two player games on the ps2 in my opinion. i have it mint condition but no ps2 anymore

it's quite a rare game now but usually can be found on ebay.

here's a screenshot:

 

[robo mantis]

lol that reminds me of that classic movie the killer mantis

 

[Rick]

Awhile back I saw this mantis head mask at the store.

 

[Ian]

if anyones got a ps2 i recommend getting 'War of the Monsters', you can play as a colossal mantis that destroys cities. it's one the best two player games on the ps2 in my opinion. i have it mint condition but no ps2 anymore it's quite a rare game now but usually can be found on ebay.

here's a screenshot:

Lol, Jonald, you're a nut

 

[Shelbycsx]

Mantis on the mushroom... :wink:

 

[ponchot]

OK I love that magnetic toy!

I just bought one on Ebay, total with shipping

$15.90. The photo convinced me. Thanks, Im

always looking for Mantis items & that one is

a great find. I'll try to get a cool pic out of box

for you all next week.

 

[ddvw123abc]

hey Johnald I have played that game along time ago and its great the preying mantis has difrent forms that you buty with tokens.

Its got a like honeybee form

a orchid looking one

and a budwinged color

 

[ponchot]

OK, I got my toy & I love it.

Good details:

The color & detail is great.

The wings open up if wanted too.

The movement of the arms is fun for dif poses.

The price was well worth it.

Weak details:

The head seems heavy, and tends to fall down, I removed

the batteries from eyes & helped a bit.

The light up eyes are cool, but not needed.

The legs are a bit weak, but no biggie'.

That "storage bag" is just plain creepy. Threw it away!)

More pictures:

 

[OGIGA]

Time to feed it some fake insects yet?

 

[FieroRumor]

Thanks for the "remove the guts from the head" idea, I agree that the head is pretty heavy. I also trimmed the spot where the abdomen meets up with the magnet, which allowed for him to stand up straight better. I used the bag to gross out my little nephew.

 

[FieroRumor]

Awhile back I saw this mantis head mask at the store.

I bought that mask, and it's gonna be the head to my mantid robot...