Battle Bones MOTU Origins & Masterverse Mini Comic Concept 3D Blueprint

Yerco, the amazing and talented 3D artist, is giving collector’s an early Christmas present as he has rendered a creature that we are sure will never see the light of day in the MOTU Origins line. Battle Bones Battle Bones is the resurrected skeletal remains of a giant dinosaur-like creature. It is capable of transporting individuals between the bones of its rib cage. Its mouth could be used to store accessories and Yerco has designed the Battle Bones to scale with both Masters of the Universe Origins and Masterverse figures. Battle Bones is a timeless classic and if you missed out on the vintage creature, and if you have a 3D printer, you can recreate this baby in all of his glory! Additionally, considering that the current vintage Battle Bones tend to break easily due to the poor aging of the plastic, they’ve become very expensive and fragile vehicles. For this reason, this design is an excellent option both for those who don’t own one and for those who do but prefer not to risk damaging it. Yerco is so generous as he is offering this Battle Bones 3D blueprint for free but, if you are in the giving mood, you can leave him a tip on his Cults3D page.

From a design perspective, you’ll notice it mainly in the upper plates, designed in a stegosaurus-like style. Yerco has designed the jaw on a hinge system so it can open and close just like the vintage design.

Battle bones can hold 12 figures and you can 3D print one for the Heroic Warriors and Evil Warriors. Here are more details:

Battle Bones is more than just a prehistoric skeleton. It’s the perfect fusion of an action figure and a collector’s case. This impressive transporter features:
🔹 Capacity for 12 figures, 6 on each side, firmly secured in its “ribcage”.
🔹 Articulated jaw that “devours” enemies or stores accessories.
🔹 Concept design by Ed Watts, the mastermind behind the iconic Dragon Walker.

You can download the 3D blueprint for Battle Bones below:

Battle Bones in the MOTU Mini Comic

Battle Bones was first seen in the mini comic “Skeletor’s Dragon, in 1984. At first, Skeletor is commanding Battle Bones to be his slave and use it for evil. But by the end of the comic, Battle Bones is serving He-Man and the heroic warriors! Look at the smile on their faces!

Battle Bones came out in 1985 and was meant to be a carrying case for your MOTU figures. It could hold 12 of your favorite characters and the mouth opened up to hold all of the accessories! According to the Battle Ram Blog, Battle Bones was designed by Ed Watts, who also designed the Dragon Walker. His concept (shown below) is very close to what was actually produced by Mattel, but the body was elongated, and a handle was added on the back. Also, the teeth, eyes and horns were modified as well.

Below is an image of the actual vintage Battle Bones package that Mattel produced. It included some beautiful artwork illustrating how the unique carrying case actually worked.

Photo of actual vintage Battle Bones carrying case that Mattel produced. Check out the center spine bones you can use as a handle. All the MOTU characters are all lined up and ready to travel. How cool would it be if we actually got one of these today?!

Battle Bones Teases

Battle Bones has only been featured a couple times before on the MOTU Origins card back art thus far. You can see him prominently in the swamp background on this Mosquitor card back artwork.

Dragon Blaster Skeletor Card Art

Once again, Roy and team knocked it out of the park as we see Dragon Blaster Skeletor spraying his venomous spray toward Thunder Punch He-Man who is attacking riding in the Bashasaurus! And by Dragon Blaster Skeletor’s side is Two Bad making his 3 card art appearance! You will also notice a couple of playful dinosaurs in the background! Is this a hint that we are develaing into Preternia and the Powers of Grayskull line soon? Also, one of the dinos have his ribs exposed, could that be a tease for Battle Bones?