Bo Peep
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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.
Mojya reviews the Kotobukiya Square Enix Final Fantasy VII Play Arts Cloud and Hardy Daytona set.
Hima-toy reviews the Volks Super Robot Wars Original Generation Full Action Figure Series Dygenguar Dengeki Hobby Magazine exclusive figure.
Gamu reviews the Wave Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex MSDF Type 303 Arm Suit (white version) 1/24 scale figure.
Gamu and Goe review the Bandai HCM Pro Gouf Custom 1/200 scale figure from The 08th MS Team OVA.
Damien Sancho reviews the Takara Tomy Micro Action Plus Dream Warrior Wingman (red version) and Winar set.
Syuuamamori reviews the A-Label Mado Gokin Demonbane figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews Bandai Soul of Chogokin Baikanfu (part 2) set from the Machine Robo series. (See also.)
MaruH102 reviews the Takara Tomy Actic Gear 25th Anniversary Scopedog (Marking version) 1/48 scale figure from the Votoms series.
Ganhoo reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Suzuki figure from the Doko Demo Issho game series. (See also.)
Ganhoo reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Toro (head variant) figure and Kuro (head variant) Friend Shop exclusive figure from the Doko Demo Issho game series. (See also.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Pocco figure from Yamashita Shunya’s Sweet Dreams art book. (See also.)
Ledmb4da and Hirohiro reviews the Konami Sky Girls Sakurano Otoha on MMS figure. (See also.)
Len and Hikutori review the Konami Busou Shinki Firearms Zelnogrard figure. (See also.)
Len reviews the Konami Otomedius Aoba Anoa on MMS set. (See also.)
3kcc reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Hot Rodimus figure. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Equip and Prop volume 8 Dan and Goruba set from Garo Special: Beast of the White Night.
Gamu reviews the Yamato Votoms Fyana (space version) 1/12 scale figure.
Toybu reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Allspark Power Stealth Bumblebee figure.
Mondo reviews the Hasbro Spider-Man 3 Unleashed 360° Venom figure.
Ken-O reviews the Mattel The Batman Shadow Tek Batjet Shadowbot set.
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Atelier-Sai Duel Maid Shelby (normal colour) trading figure.
Len reviews the Plastica Outer Skin f-face Suhama footwear accessories for Busou Shinki and MMS figures.
Hikutori reviews the Media Factory Beck Guitar Collection 4th Stage 1/12 scale guitar replicas.
Retro reviews
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Equip and Prop volume 4 Garo, Gouten and Madoukoku set from the Garo series.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Convoy figure from the Good Bye Convoy set.
Reisende reviews the Bandai Mechanic File White Base trading figures.
Lost sheep
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Toy links
Zombie Zombie. [via]
An absolutely brilliant stop-motion video paying homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing and starring G.I. Joe figures.
Figure sculptor Jean St. Jean interviewed. [via]
“Rarely does a final PVC toy look like a hand painted prototype. In fact, never does the final product nail the prototype. Concessions have to be made for cost and for practicality of reproduction.”
Surrender your mysteries to Zoidberg!
A Lego MOC by AdmiralStupid. (See also.)
Transformers ver. Duel Knights.
Impressive Duel Knights fanmodes resembling Convoy, Beast Convoy and LioConvoy.
Fallen Angel Type Holboran.
Kiral Batros’s custom Busou Shinki. Click on the thumbnail images for full-size images.
Lego-style Stormtrooper papercraft. [via]
Piro model has more paper models including Gundam and Votoms mecha.
The Empire’s new recruits.
Dave Zav’s Stikfas and Microman join the Stormtroopers. (More: 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It’s a thriller.
Vincent Price reads a horror book to an appreciative crowd.
G.I. Joe versus Army Men.
Matt Fryer loves the underdog.
Toy customiser Sillof interviewed.
“I am currently planning a line that is all original designs of my own original characters right now.” (See also.)