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Toy review roundup

The Sandman reviews the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael carded figures.

Josh Bernard reviews the CM’s Corporation Brave Gohkin EX Legioss and Tread (Eta) set from the Mospeada series. (See also.)

Michael Crawford reviews the Mezco Toyz Cinema of Fear Freddy Krueger 7-inch figure from the A Nightmare on Elm Street movie.

Michael Crawford reviews the Diamond Select Toys Minimates Marvel Civil War Action Figure Xpress New York Comic Con 2008 exclusive box set.

Jeff Parker reviews the Hot Toys Cosbaby Aliens vs Predator Alien Warrior, Grid Alien, Scar Predator, Chopper Predator, Celtic Predator and Alexa Woods figures.

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Saga Legends Sandtrooper (clean Sergeant variant) figure. (See also.)

yo go re reviews the Mattel DC Superheroes Clayface figure. (See also.)

Alex54 reviews the Lego Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 7624 Jungle Duel, 7625 River Chase and 7626 Jungle Cutter sets.

Scott Rubin reviews the Playmobil Romans 4276 Commander’s Tent set.

Rohml reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Trans Scanning TS-01 Optimus Prime set. (See also.) [via]

Retro reviews

Don Bledsoe reviews the Dragon in Dream Japan Samurai Date Masamune (International version) 1/6 scale figure.

yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Crimson Guard Direct To Consumer exclusive figure. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Tomy/Medicom Toy Kubrick Star Wars 4-LOM figure. (See also.)

Atom reviews the Toynami Robotech Super Deformed Figurines Veritech VF-1A figure.

Vroom vroom

Red flower power car toy by HugoDeschamps
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Toy links

Kojun’s Al Pacino.
Stunning work by a Korean 1/6 scale figure customiser. (More.)

The bike.
Mortaric depicts a pivotal moment in a young Clone Trooper’s life.

Scar Pheyden vs Armored Eidrallim.
Matt Doughty has a little fun with his own creations.

Master of metal.
GreenBioGuy’s impressive entry in BZPower’s 49th Bionicle-based Creations competition.

No evil shall escape his sight.
Simon Daoudi’s custom Mini Munny. He has work-in-progress photos here.

Gotham by Gaslight.
Okay, so it’s not really Gotham and it’s not really by gaslight but it is a striking photo by fengschwing.

Golightly.
tptron’s classy portrait of a doll based on a character from a classic movie.

Duck race.
Photos from the 2006 Dublin Duck Race on Dublin’s River Liffey.

Poe Ghostal is driven batty.
“There are just so many versions of Batman … I must choose among several very worthy, but not quite perfect examples of Bat-figure-dom.”

Ark’s Arklon.
“… full of bizarre gimmicks and modular bodies that let them be disassembled and re-combined like a crazy monster-themed Erector set.” (See also.)