Toy links

Shinobitron’s Batbike.
“I used the TFA Prowl and repainted the entire body black. I … replaced (Prowl’s head) with a Batman head from some figure from the mid 90s.” (See also.)

Transformers Animated Arcee.
A custom figure by pisuwo based on the Blackarachnia figure.

Kamen Rider Caucasus.
A SIC-style custom figure by Killing Monkey of the character from the Kamen Rider Kabuto movie.

La la la la la la la.
A Smurfing photo by paalia.

Lego artist Nathan Sawaya interviewed.
“… the sculptures are selling for tens of thousands of dollars.”

Toy links

Jack Walsh’s All My L’il Ninjas. [via]
Over six minutes of ninjas. Can it get any more awesome than that? Silence! (Episode 2. Over nine minutes of ninjas!)

Claudio Dias’ Bumblebee papercraft. [via]
Incredible.

Powerpinch.
Pisuwo’s custom Transformers Allspark Power Payload figure was inspired by the Beast Wars character.

She saved the world. A lot.
An excellent Buffy diorama by Sasha Powell.

FarePlay, ToyFare blog launches.
“This is going to be your best bet to get your favorite ToyFare-y goodness in the 29 days a month between issues.”

Fanmode faves

Fanmode presents about a few hundred toy-related links every month and it’s possible a few may have slipped your attention. Here are ten of our favourites for June ‘08.

Lady Roses Coral.
Bike transformers are tough to pull off. We consider the Gobots Throttle to be the best of the 80s and Transformers Animated Prowl to be the cream of the crop in modern times. That is, until we saw Basil’s 12,000 yen 1/18-scale garage kit. Takara Tomy, get this man a job.

Sonic Diver Rei-jin in action.
Tamaki’s Little Treasure may update infrequently but we still check the site almost daily because the new digirama is always a treat.

Barricade Girl.
A remarkable Transformers-inspired custom figure by shibamura_prime. (See also.)

What’s this?
Plamoo’s stop-motion toy videos are typically brilliant and nigh incomprehensible.

Cobraganda.
Wars are not won with ninja commandos alone. Chris Sims takes a look at G.I. Joe’s efforts to win hearts and minds.

The Meat.
We’ve seen some strange toys over the years but this accessory set from the JAKKS Pacific Rocky line was completely unexpected.

Cosmo Crusher, Gaia and God Mars (Lego-style).
Johnny Tang’s Lego reproductions of classic super robots are always link-worthy.

Gizmodo goes to Lego.
Learn what Lego calls its pieces, why both “Lego” or “Legos” are wrong, how many pieces have been produced since 1958, why Lego sets are expensive and what the best-selling set is among other things.

Cutar.
This isn’t the most intricate of Lego MOCs but we simply love the fact izzo was inspired by his son’s drawing. (More.)

Lego Darth Vader.
He’s more Lego than man now.

Toy links

Tell Lara I love her.
A cool Stikfas custom by Phil Ashby of the ABC Warriors character Mongrol.

Bukiborg.
Fanmodes made from Kabaya’s line of interchangeable trading figures.

G.I. Joe convention recap. [via]
“… the Joefans in attendance got the opportunity to take part in something pretty special… G4 Television’s COBRA Commander campaign for President in 2008!”

Tyco’s Incredible Crash Dummies.
“The endearing dummies had an unlikely birthplace-the U.S. Department of Transportation … (Tyco) found that the DOT’s female character, Darlene, didn’t play well with little boys, who cringed at the notion of cracking up a girl. So Darlene became Daryl. ‘He still has a strangely shaped chest …’” A Newsweek article from 1992.

My Little Tattoo.

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