Toy review roundup
ssjautobot does a video review of the unreleased Hasbro Transformers Animated Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime figure.
Lando da Pimp reviews the Lego Indiana Jones 7623 Temple Escape set.
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Combat Squad Black Ops Shockwave figure.
yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Crime Boss Destro figure. (See also.)
yo go re reviews the Happy Well Roadbots Lamborghini Murcielago 1/32 scale figure.
Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Seiya Saint Cloth Myth Merak Beta Hagen figure. (See also.)
Sanjeev reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gokin Type 66 Maser Cannon 1/48 toy. (See also.) (Related.)
Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Danboard (a.k.a. Danbo) figure from the Yotsuba&! manga. (See also.) (Related.)
RAC reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Mazinkaiser figure.
blueoctopede does a video review of the Kaiyodo Revoltech Megatron and Convoy figures.
Monkeyboy reviews the NECA Aliens versus Predator Requiem Alien Warrior figure. (See also.)
yo go re reviews the Medicom Toy Kubrick Halo 3 Master Chief Collectors Set.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Stockade figure.
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Cliffjumper figure. (See also.)
Benson Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Camshaft figure.
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie G1 Jazz Target exclusive figure.
Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Battles Legends class Cliffjumper versus Recon Barricade, Autobot Jazz versus Barricade and Rescue Ratchet versus Decepticon Brawl sets.
yo go re reviews the DC Unlimited World of Warcraft Orc Shaman Rehgar Earthfury figure. (See also.)
Adam Pawlus reviews the Yujin SR Shooting Game Historica Vic Viper T301 (Gradius V) toy. (See also.)
WIKD reviews the Tomy Zoids Berserk Fury Leo Shop Special Edition exclusive figure.
A blue streak
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by gifrancis.
Toy links
Lego Mospeada Cyclone.
Kyoupon’s Brickshelf gallery has more brilliant Lego recreations of Japanese characters and mecha.
Lego Stephen Hawking. [via]
Abstract but recognisable.
Aliens love cheeseburgers.
See also.
Light versus Dark.
Saber versus Dark Saber as captured by tassardar.
Ball-jointed necks: an appreciation.
“Of all the possible joints, I’d argue that it’s the most expressive.”
Adding a ball-jointed neck to your figure. [via]
A short guide by figure customiser Jin Saotome.
Onell Design Phase Arm accessory previewed.
“This little arm blaster looks pretty standard at first glance, but it has got a few twists up its mechanical sleeve.”
A Transformers party invitation.
“The party is for:” … conquest of Earth and Cybertron. Love and kisses, Megatron. (P.S. Soundwave is handling the music.)
yo go re’s 2007 Toy of the Year awards.
“Considering their prices, a DC Direct figure winning this award seems pretty unlikely …”
The Retrocrush Box of Glory.
“… toys have played an important role in all of our lives. We’ve created an initial selection of honorees to be inducted into our BOX OF GLORY …”
Fast wood
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Joe Shlabotnik.
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.
Hima-toy reviews the Yamato Proto Garland 1/15 scale set from the Megazone 23 series. (Related.)
Goe reviews the Bandai Movie Realization Evangelion EVA-01 set. (See also.)
Ken Murasame reviews the Bandai Mobile Suit in Action Gundam Dynames figure from the Gundam 00 series.
Gamu and C-zone:A review the Bandai HCM Pro Gundam Virtue figure from the Gundam 00 series. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Helldiver figure from the Patlabor series. (See also.) (Related.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Banpresto Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden ART-1 exclusive figure from the Playstation 2 game’s Limited Collection Figure Box set.
Silencer reviews the Bandai Medicom Toy Souchaku Henshin Series x Kubrick Masked Rider Kamen Rider 1, Kumo Otoko and Kamen Rider 2 figures. (See also.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Medicom Toy Bearbrick Pepsi Nex x Fox 24, Prison Break, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Fight Club and Titanic figures. (Related.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Konami Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Yoko on MMS figure. (See also.)
Silencer reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Encore Ratchet figure.
Ebi reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Cliffjumper figure. (See also.)
Soh-dr reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Movie New Bumblebee figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Transformers AT-AT Driver/AT-AT figure. (See also.)
Mondo reviews the NECA Aliens versus Predator Requiem Alien Warrior figure.
C-zone:A reviews the MegaHouse Climax-D Kintaros Imagin and Ryutaros Imagin figures from the Kamen Rider Den-O series. (See also.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Hyper Hobby Big Figure Keyholder Kamen Rider Den-O exclusive figure.
Sappy reviews the Bandai HDX Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2 and Kamen Rider V3 trading figures from the Kamen Rider The Next movie.
Retro reviews
Sousuki reviews the Takara Tekkouki Mikazuki figure. (Related.)
Pitapa256 reviews the Hasbro Transformers Pretenders Classics Bumblebee set.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Ultra Magnus figure from the Transformers Micron Legends Magna Convoy DX Toys ‘R’ Us Japan exclusive set. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Beast Wars Transformers Rattle versus Terrorzaurer set.
Otaudo reviews the Bandai S.I.C. Kamen Rider Faiz figure.
A li’l bit robo, a li’l bit raptor
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Trebz.
Toy links
Lady Command customs.
Acroyear is in trouble now because aside from improved articulation, these updated versions of the vintage Lady Command Microman figures sport dramatically larger busts.
Superman returns.
Courtesy of a digirama from Hock.
Tyco Dino Riders: a Toyfare retrospective.
“Tyco took great pains with the design of the dinosaurs and billed them as ‘Authentic 1/24 Scale’ replicas. They were so realistic, in fact, that the Smithsonian Institute reissued several of the toys sans armor!”
Ken Tanaka visits Giant Robot.
David Ury interviews Eric Nakamura, the magazine‘s editor and publisher.
Blogroll 2.0
Added The Quotable Optimus Prime and Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation to the blogroll.
Still rockin’
It’s 2008 and Fanmode’s patron saint is still numero uno in our book.
Hello, 2008!
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