In Optimus Prime We Trust
Hollywood Optimus Prime.
This is the best costume we’ve seen.
Shinkis love Optimus Prime.
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Optimus Prime beats Geoge Washington. [via]
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Optimus Prime is a kind of magic.
Optimus Prime gets under your skin.
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Optimus Prime has a cardboard personality.
Optimus Prime has feet of clay.
Laa-Laa took the cancellation the hardest
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by BeccaG.
Toy links
Bukiborg fanmodes.
Kita082’s creations based on the Kabaya candy toys.
Prime versus Megatron.
A modern reenactment of that classic scene from the 1986 movie. (FLV format, 4.84MB. The direct link is here.)
Ultra Magnus has some issues to work out.
Role-playing aids the self-improvement process.
Where Toys Come From.
A fantastic article about toys and the toy industry from a 1986 issue of The Atlantic.
Really hot wheels.
“In November, Bonhams held an auction of one man’s lifetime collection of Matchbox models.” The winner “… paid well over $25,000 for the entire collection.”
Blogroll updated
Added Flickr Busou Shinki group to the blogroll and the Busou Shinki links list.
This is how Jurassic Park 4 starts
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by mugley.
Toy review roundup
Jess C. Horsley reviews the Hot Toys Appleseed Saga Ex Machina Deunan Knute and Briareos (part 2) 1/6 scale figures.
Fred Meyer and Justin Bell review the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Comic Pack Scarlett and GI Joe Hawk, Destro and Cpl. Breaker, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, Duke and Cobra Commander, and Dreadnok Torch and Ripper two-packs.
Scott Rubin reviews the Spin Master Storm Hawks Aerrow, Finn, Junko, Stork and Dark Ace 4-inch figures.
Scott Rubin reviews the Character Options Doctor Who The Ood, Dalek Sec Hybrid and Dalek with Mutant Reveal 5-inch figures.
Scott Rubin reviews the Character Options Doctor Who Judoon UV Scanner and Pen toy.
Scott Rubin reviews the Character Options Doctor Who The Doomsday 5-inch figure gift set.
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith AT-RT Assault Squad Battle Pack Target exclusive set.
Avi reviews the McFarlane Toys 24 Jack Bauer Boxed Set 2 set.
Poe Ghostal and Khalil review the Mattel DC Universe Classics The Demon, Etrigan, Orion, Red Tornado, The Penguin, Crime Stopper Batman and Rex Mason, the Element Man Collect and Connect figures. (See also.)
David Yeh reviews the Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars Episode IV Obi-Wan Kenobi and Princess Leia Sideshow exclusive 12-inch figures. (See also.)
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Mattel Justice League Unlimited Blue Devil figure.
Engineernerd reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Saga Legends Fan’s Choice RA-7 figure.
Hyun reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Super Valkyrie VF-1J figure from the Macross series.
yo go re reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Megatron figure.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager Class Thundercracker figure.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Jungle Bonecrusher figure.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager Class Rescue Ratchet figure.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager Class Starscream Target exclusive variant figure.
Retro reviews
John Kenneth Muir reviews the Ideal Electroman figure.
Simon Skey does a video review of the Max Factory Bio Fighter Guyver 1 figure. (See also.)
PrimeG1984 does a video review of the Hasbro Transformers G1 Sixshot figure.
mechanical_wunder reviews the Tomy Zoids Zenevas Memorial Box 1984 EMZ-01 Merda, EMZ-02 Gator, EMZ-03 Molga, EMZ-04 Geruder, EMZ-05 Zatton kits. (See also.)
Go Lego
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by manfrys.
(Related.)
Toy links
Ghosts episode 4.
Generals Joes’ impressive G.I. Joe photocomic continues.
Red Devil.
A striking photo of a Dollzone doll with Volks wings.
Born to be wild.
“Oui loves playing with human toys and posing for photographs.” Somebody get Oui a Flickr account.
Woodinicle.
A Bionicle Takua carved from basswood.
Lego on a high.
“South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow after his ascent.”
OAFE Fox Sports Robot giveaway.
“Everyone is invited to enter, and no purchase is necessary.”
Blogroll expands
Added a Stikfas section to the Fanmode blogroll. Added Creepy Dolls to the Flickr section.
Smile, smile
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by ***claire***.