A little blue

Art-toy by Julio Aguiar
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Julio Aguiar.

Toy review roundup

Jorge Pelaez reviews the NECA Player Select Raziel (Material Plane and Spectral Plane versions) figures from the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver game.

Artemis reviews the Diamond Select Toys Star Trek Deep Space Nine Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax figure.

WIKD reviews the Takara Tomy Zoids Generations ZGe-004 Liger Red Hiou Dengeki Hobby mail order exclusive kit. (See also.)

Jorge Pelaez reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Elder Predator 1/6 scale figure from the Predator 2 movie.

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Bandai Power Rangers 15th Anniversary Time Force Red Ranger figure.

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Saga Legends Clone Trooper Officer (Commander and Lieutenant versions) figures.

optibotimus does a video review of the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Bulkhead (part 2) figure.

Poe Ghostal reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics The Penguin figure. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Taito Super Robonics Raideen prize toy.

Jager reviews the Super7 Visighost (Valentine’s Day version) designer toy.

Retro reviews

WIKD reviews the Tomy Robo Strux Terox kit.

WIKD reviews the Kenner Technozoids Armored Gator kit.

WIKD reviews the Tomy Zoids Death Stinger ZS kit.

yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Long Range figure.

Andrew does a video review of the Takara Transformers Victory Deathsaurus figure.

Simon Skey does a video review of the Takara Transformers Robot Masters Thundercracker figure.

Ryan does a video review of the Hasbro Transformers G1 Commemorative Series Autobot Tracks figure.

Full of blues

LEGO Brick Brothers by bucklava
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by bucklava.

Toy links

Papercraft toys.
Ten sites with papercraft projects for you.

Johnny Dai’s Lego Optimus Prime.
More. Related.

Microman mecha.
Vintage discovers the Exo-Force Command E-Frame and the Star Wars AT-RT make perfect mecha for the Microman.

Arr, there be Corsairs here.
A cool photo by captchaos.

The intercepting fist.
A fine photo by Graphic Knight of an Enterbay Bruce Lee figure.

Binaltech history.
An overview of the events recounted in the Takara Transformers Binaltech character bios written by fan-turned-designer Ichikawa Hirofumi.

Lego designer interviewed.
“… when suddenly I was offered the job I had to ask my parents if it was OK if I quit high-school to become a Spaceship designer.”

On Hot Wheels.
“… 40 years-and more than 3 billion cars-later ….”

Secrets of toys.
Mildly interesting anecdotes.

US retail toy sales.
“Sales of Action Figures & Accessories were up 8 percent over 2006 …”