Watch The Man At Arms Forge A Real Life Sword of Omens from 'Thundercats'

Meet Tony Swatton, a 30 veteran blacksmith, forger of iconic weapons for feature films and real life Man At Arms. In his online series, he re-creates real life versions of some of the most famous fictional fan boy swords, including pieces of cold steel made famous in Masters of the Universe, Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings.

But how about we start here by sharing his geek awesome step-by-step process of making a real life Sword of Omens, the iconic blade held by Lion-O, Lord of the ThunderCats.

Well so what if Swatton mispronounces Thundera, as in the Eye of Thundera and the animated warrior cats' alien extinct home world, just wait until you behold the amazing final product.

And I will use any excuse to post the amazing ThunderCats opening credits, which I consider (as do many others) a kick ass masterpiece as far as '80s animated title sequences go.

SOURCE: AWE Me YouTube Channel

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TOY FAIR 2013: Ram Man Unmasked! What's Under the Helmet of He-Man's Tough Little Ally?

For all us old school '80s kids, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was an inescapable franchise, whether it be the Mattel toy line or the insanely popular Filmation animated series. Even when it teetered on trending to far into a boys club alomg came She Ra: Princess of Power to let girls in on the fun.The He-Man line was always a lot bigger and bulkier than our Star Wars and G.I. Joe 3.75" figures, so it always required extra imagination to mix and match characters if Skeletor decided to plan a sneak attack on Luke Skywalker.

At the 2013 Toy Fair, in addition to their massive Castle Grayskull play set, Mattel and MattyCollector unveiled a new figure in their Masters of the Universe Classics line: Ram Man, the heroic human bettering ram.

The series of highly detailed collectible action figures are impressive upgrades of the toys we grew up playing with. What makes this figure a little extra special is that we for the first time get a look at what the stout little guy looks like under the helmet, and it turns out he's a badass blonde!

The figure comes with his signature battle axe, and two heads, a helmet-less version and a the steel masked version we have all come to expect from He-Man's tough ally.

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TOY FAIR 2013: Mattel Unveils Amazing Collector's Edition of Castle Grayskull

The 2013 Toy Fair coverage continues. Mattel and MattyCollector.com held a special unveiling of their new products for fans and press who are in tune with items from Masters of the Universe, Batman, Watchmen, and Star Trek.

A true collector's item was unveiled that easily hit the mark with old school fans of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. For those of us old enough to have been hooked on the '80s Filmation animated show and maintained a generous toy shelf crammed with pieces from the original toy line, what we saw today was truly a marvel of retro appreciation.

The first public appearance of the highly detailed upgraded replica of the original Castle Grayskull playset and addition to Mattel's line of Masters of the Universe Classics was one of the highlights of today's kick off of the Toy Fair. The massive playset comes complete with all the accessories and features that we remember, hell I actually still have my old Castle Grayskull, including a throne room, jaw bridge, jail cell, elevator, Eternian flag and weapons rack.

Castle Grayskull is available now for online pre-order at MattyCollector.com for $275.

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