Toy links
Creating your own vinyl toy.
“The cost of making a figure can be as expensive or as cheap as you make it … The cheapest production costs for soft vinyl figures are similar to the cost of putting out a limited CD independently …”
The Iron Mobile.
A scratch-build inspired by a vehicle that appeared in a single panel of Marvel Adventures Iron Man # 4.
Take-G’s wooden toys.
Fantastic handicraft by Nakagawa Takeji. Prices range from US$60 to US$6000.
Larry Hama on writing filecards. [via]
He wrote the majority of the bios for the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toys.
Mego Super-Heroes ad from 1973.
“Imagine what the gang’ll think when they walk into your room and see SUPERMAN and BATMAN holding up volumes on your library shelf—super-hero bookends!” Yeah, nothing says cool more than bookends.
Man meets bear.
Someone has clearly not seen Grizzly Man.
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In Prime We Trust
Optimus Prime has street cred.
G1 Powermaster-style. Denver, USA.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
A beautiful Movie-style piece. Australia, we think.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Almere, Holland.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Klang, Malaysia.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Adelaide, Australia.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Movie-style. Toronto, Canada.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Pat Lee-inspired. Montreal, Canada.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Payback for The Agenda part 3. Philadelphia, USA.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
This is so old school, it’s in black and white. Amsterdam, Holland.
Optimus Prime has street cred.
Lacking details but still unmistakable. Germany.