Myopia correction: then
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Sabrina Eras.
Toy links
What’s crackin’, li’l plushies?
“Fully jointed for poseability. 100% Handsewn.”
World of Warcraft papercraft.
Extraordinary.
Stay away, Bumblebee.
That’s Prime’s fight.
Power On.
Scott Rubin does an overview of the Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future toyline. (Bonus fact: J. Michael Straczynski was the executive story editor for the show and Babylon 5 was first mentioned on it.)
Barbie goes online.
“I think we’re going to see an explosion of toys that marry the physical with the digital …”
The Toy Show.
“… toys are not necessarily samples of insignificance, as is made clear in a current show, inspired by toys and ideas about play, pleasure and power.” (See also.)
Deal toys.
“…these customised trinkets have been exchanged for decades by bankers, rainmakers and corporate lawyers to celebrate their top-grossing transaction …”
See no evil
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by cgines.
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.
Damien Sancho, Goe and Tom review the Kaiyodo Revoltech Gurren Lagann Wonder Festival Preceding Edition exclusive figure.
Ganhoo (part 2, part 3) and G.S.R. review the Bandai DX Engine-O set from the Go-onger series.
Pokotannu reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Movie Arcee (G1 colour version) Wonder Festival exclusive figure.
Acro_characin reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Movie MA-20 Black Arcee figure.
Ken Murasame reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Sky Lynx reissued figure.
Gamu reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Appendix Aries Muu bust from the Saint Seiya series.
Acro_characin reviews the Takara Tomy Microman Micro Action Series Lupin III versus Microman and Fujiko versus Microlady sets. (See also.)
Mojya, Gamu, Acro_characin and G.S.R. review the Bandai S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider The Next Kamen Rider 1 figure. (See also.)
Goe, Tom and G.S.R. review the Bandai S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider The Next Kamen Rider V3 figure. (See also.)
Mojya reviews the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Zeronos Zero Form figure from the Kamen Rider Den-O series. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Bandai HCM Pro Gundam Virtue figure from the Gundam 00 series. (See also.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Tohsaka Rin figure from the Fate/stay night series. (See also.)
Sappy reviews the Banpresto DX High Scale Model RX-78-2 Gundam prize figure. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Leo Aolia figure from the Saint Seiya series.
Ganhoo reviews a bootleg of the Takatoku DX Galactic Gale Baxinger toy.
Retro review
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the CM’s Corporation Mecha Action Yuusha Series Gaogaigo figure from the King of Braves Gaogaigar Final Grand Glorious Gathering.
Toybu reviews the Bandai Digital Monster D-Real Omegamon figure from the Digimon Adventure 02 series.
Pokotannu reviews the Bandai Jogress Choshinka Paildramon set from the Digimon Adventure 02 series.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Brave Command Dagwon DX Dagtector 5 Shadow Ryu figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Brave Command Dagwon DX Kijuu Gattai 2 Guard Wolf and DX Kijuu Gattai 3 Guard Tiger figures.
Evil
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by scragz.
Toy links
Marcus Fenix custom.
Based on a G.I. Joe Sigma 6 figure.
Lego Shin Getter Robo.
Neat super robot MOCs by tkh.
QiXa.
A fine photo by ranmanekineko.
Oh hell, Kitty.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Internet’s next superstar.
The toy tractor collector.
“I’ve been collecting toy tractors for 60 years, and still take good care of them … It’s been fun, and it keeps me a young boy.”
Old school
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by jmt-29.
In Optimus Prime We Trust
New school
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by martiniko.
Toy links
Kyle Robinson’s Kyle Robinson custom.
“Finally I have been immortalized in plastic (too bad it was me who had to do it..heh).”
Drinker’s elbow.
An amusing Star Wars diorama by Niktom.
Nobody’s that lucky.
An old timey diorama by canadajack.
The Carter Toy Museum.
“… he started collecting toys casually about 40 years ago and ‘got serious’ about it 20 years later …” (The site.)
Seeing pink. [via]
“… now even gender-neutral toys aren’t so neutral.”