Toy links
Toy production: making the mould. [via]
Symbiote Studios is blogging about the toy production process.
CustomCon. [via]
“CustomCon is a fictional toy show showcasing the work of several customizers. You will not find these toys in your local toy store.” We particularly like the Marvel and Legion of Super Heroes customs done in the distinctive Justice League Unlimited toy style.
Samurai and his lady.
A classy photo of cleric’s Dollfie dolls.
Lego town growth.
The man on the box of this year’s 10184 Town Plan set is the kid who was on the 248 Town Plan Board set from 1967.
Light your darkest hour.
A neat Autobot-logo pumpkin for Halloween.
Microman on Hoth.
The Micro 100 Wars blog has the Microman commandeer the Hasbro Star Wars Power of the Force Hoth Battle playset and then later unwind at the Mos Eisley cantina bar.
Win a signed copy of Tokyo Underground.
“All you have to do is be a CollectionDX member and leave a comment below. One winner will be pulled at random from the comments October 31, 2007.”
Japanese toy review roundup
The following reviews are in Japanese but they include a generous amount of photos so they’re well worth checking out.
Tamabase looks at the Takara Tomy Microman Wecker Signa figures. He provided a comparison of bust sizes in case that influences your purchasing decisions.
Tamabase also looks at the Takara Best of Cool Girl Alternative CG-EX3 Ash figure.
Ken-O looks at the transforming Ace figure from the South Korean CGI series Ironkid (a.k.a Eon Kid).
Yusuke looks at the Kaiyodo Revoltech Yotsuba figure. He also created two digirama starring the figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai does a multipart review of the 1995 Takara God Silverion DX boxset from the Yuusha Goldran series.
Len looks at the Tomy Zoids Kadou Ou Berserk Fuhrer figure from 2001.
Esuyu reviews Takara Transformers Car Robot Fire Convoy from 2000. One of the finest Optimus Prime toys produced.
Hinatiki reviews the Takara Transformers Binaltech Dead End figure from 2004.
Silencer reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Encore Starscream figure.
Misodrill reviews the Toy Biz Mega Morphs Thing figure from 2006.