Toy links
Robot in disguise.
A photo by Ali Tse.
ToyFare’s Justin Aclin on forgotten lines of the 80s.
“… one of the most exciting aspects of the gig is the pleasure I get from doing research on an article and coming across a toy line from my childhood I’d completely forgotten about.”
“You are trashing my scene!”
Neat digirama by Agenkolar.
The builders.
A cool shot by s^n+ºrrºs+rº. (See also.)
Nexus Maximus 2.0. [via]
Primus1 used the FansProject TF-Crossfire Aerial Team Appendage upgrade kit to improve the combiner. (More.)
Tri-Eye.
“His head is fully sculpted and articulated with hinges from Doctor Octopus’s tentacles.”
Big Bertha.
A custom by Leo Customs.
Toys in R&D.
“Johns Hopkins engineers are using LEGO pieces shaped like pegs to visualize the behavior of particles, cells and molecules taking place inside lab-on-a-chip devices at a scale that can more easily be observed.”
The Inhumanoids.
Redesigns by Doug Williams.
Evil Eye of Eternia.
A photo by Jason Jerde.
G.I. Joe at the movies.
1337W422102 has some amusing G.I. Joe movie crossovers.
The Mercenaut.
“… I specifically wanted to build a poseable figure without altering, cutting, glueing or painting any of the original pieces so that anyone else could easily build it if they wanted to.”
Classics Shockwave. [via]
A G1-style custom by Randall Lilly. (More.)
Bot-O-Matic.
A Lego MOC by Jordan Schwartz.
Mmm, Stormtroopers.
A photo by smartlego.
The Hero’s Journey.
Joseph Campbell got it totally wrong.
The Rocket Man.
“As a fan of the classic cliffhangers, I have long been fascinated with the ‘atomic powered’ flying suit used originally in Republic’s 1949 production, ‘King of the Rocket Men’.” (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Hercules.
“… I found the perfect base in this wrestling figure with the size and perfect smile.”
DC Universe Classics Vigilante.
A custom by DangerDrVenture.
You just got Sarged.
A Lego MOC inspired by both Red vs. Blue and Nathan Sawaya.