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.
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Lem (part 2, part 3), Ramuna and Koshihara Hitoshi review the Yamato Patlabor AV-98 1st 1/24-scale figure from Patlabor: The Movie.
Yo reviews the Atelier Sai Shining Blade Balflear and Arc-Enemy trading figures.
Yo reviews the Atelier Sai Shining Blade DX X-Million (silver version) figure. (See also.)
Mojya and Goe review the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Pegasus Form) figure. (See also.)
Mojya, Goe and Tom review the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Dragon Form) figure.
Goe reviews the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Mighty Form) and Kamen Rider Kuuga (Titan Form) figure. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Hokuto No Ken Revolution Shu figure.
nuu reviews the Max Factory Figma Suzumiya Haruhi (summer uniform version) figure from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi series.
nuu and F2 review the Max Factory Figma Hoshimura Makina figure from Shikabane Hime. (See also.)
Yo and F2 review the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Yoko (movie version) figure from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
Lem reviews the Medicos Entertainment JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure J.P. Polnareff figure. (See also.)
Red reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-8 Grimlock figure. (See also.)
Yuki Bune reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-16 Dinobot figure from Beast Wars. (See also.)
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Agito Tornador figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
G.S.R. and Maruo review the Bandai Final Form Ride Kiva Arrow figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
Ken Murasame reviews the Bandai VF100’s VF-25F Messiah Alto Custom 1/100-scale figure from Macross Frontier. (See also.)
Tettsun reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth Pegasus Seiya (broken Final Bronze Cloth version) Figure Ou exclusive figure from Saint Seiya. (See also.)
Tettsun reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth Appendix Gemini Saga (original colour edition) Tamashii Nation 2009 exclusive accessory set from Saint Seiya.
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Bandai Motion Revive Series (MRS) Kamen Rider Special Best Selection Momotaros Imagin trading figure from Kamen Rider Den-O. (See also.)
Damien Sancho and Gamu review the Banpresto Gundam Series Humable Model Rising Gundam prize figure from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. (See also.)
Damien Sancho and Gamu review the Banpresto Gundam Series Humable Model Shining Gundam prize figure from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. (See also.)
Nekonekokoara reviews the Hasbro Star Wars The Clone Wars Battle Packs AT-TE Assault Squad set. (See also.)
Alfes reviews Hasbro Iron Man Concept Series Iron Monger (Classic version) figure.
Alfes reviews Hasbro Iron Man Concept Series Battle Monger figure.
Gun0826 reviews the Hasbro Marvel Universe Human Torch figure. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Bandai DX Diendriver role-playing toy from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Maruo reviews the Takara Microman MagnePowers Robotman Cross figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Brave Command Dagwon DX Thunder Dagwon set.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Robots In Disguise USA Edition Sideways figure from the Sideways vs. Axer limited set.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Bandai Machine Robo MRJ Big Shuttle Robo figure from Machine Robo Revenge of Chronos.
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Sgt. Stalker (2007, narrow hips version) figure. (See also.)
Toy links
Big Sister.
A custom by Leon Arseneau inspired by Bioshock 2.
The man of bronze … in plastic.
“… I just really love the character, and I liked the idea of making a slightly different take on him.”
Transformers Animated Starscream (ver. G1).
A custom by Justin Manny.
Transformers Henkei Soundwave.
The head sculpt could use refining but otherwise this Ironhide-based custom works surprisingly well. (Click on the images for a better look.)
Variable Tripler.
The always creative misodrill based this transforming BJPM creation on the vintage Microman Beam Tripler toy.
Meatloaf again?!
An amusing photo by Mick.
Star Wars collector Stephen Sansweet interviewed. [via]
“For all the money spent (and probably sitting inside the barn–just one rare action figure from that first collection is now worth $2,000) Sansweet figures the real value is the memories. ‘For real fans, it’s about what it means to you, how you felt when you got it,’ he says.”