One small step for Playmobil
A photo by fdecomite. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
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.
Hima-Toy reviews the Yamato The GN-U Galaxy Cyclone Braiger figure.
Mojya and silencer review the Kaiyodo Revoltech Danboard (a.k.a Danbo) figure from the Yotsuba&! manga. (See also.)
hohijii reviews the Konami Busou Shinki Ach figure. (See also.)
kuronuko yamato reviews the Bandai S.I.C Takumi Collection vol 9 Kamen Rider 1 and Kamen Rider 2 trading figures from the Kamen Rider The First movie.
sappy reviews the Bandai S.I.C. Takumi Collection Cyclone and New Cyclone bikes from the Kamen Rider the First movie.
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the MegaHouse Climax-D Momotaros Imagin and Urataros Imagin figures from the Kamen Rider Den-O series.
Taku1 reviews the Bandai HD-S Kamen Rider Den-O 1 figures. (See also.)
hirohiro reviews the Atelier-Sai Duel Maid Girl’s Weapon Shadow variant figures.
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Yujin SR Shooting Game Historica R-9A (R-Type Final), OF-1 Daedalus (Image Fight), Medarion (Gradius 2), Vic Viper T301 (Gradius V) and Silver Hawk (Darius) trading figures from classic shoot-’em-up games.
From days of old
tetsu9118 reviews the 2005 Romando Kinnikuman Second Generations Aggressive Fighters Kevin Mask (Armor B version) mail order figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the 2006 Takara Transformers Galaxy Force Chromia (white version) DVD exclusive figure.
Damien Sansho reviews the 2004 Hasbro Transformers Universe Nemesis Prime Target exclusive figure.
Takanishi reviews the 2004 Takara Transformers Super Link Laserwave figure.
Transfomers Baka Ichidai reviews the 2003 Takara Transformers Super Link Shockwave figure.
Matryoshka
A photo by yasmapaz. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Kid at play.
A charming piece of photomagic by gadgetgirl.
LMO-Japan 2007.
The Lego Military theme Offline group has some fantastic MOCs in this gallery. There are armoured fighting vehicles, nice renditions of famous mecha, comic characters and much more.
Gold-plated Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Pegasus Seiya.
Due March ’08, limited to 20,000 pieces and retailing for 15,750 yen to commemorate the success of the Myth Cloth series which has thus far shipped over 3,000,000 units in 17 countries since 2003.
Revoltech Starscream and Hot Rod.
Close-up photos.
Points of Articulation. [via]
Poe Ghostal’s new toy blog.