Toy links
David Levinthal’s toy photography.
“From The Nutcracker to photographer Cindy Sherman’s mutilated dolls, artists have used toys to arouse reverie, pity, horror. Toys are abbreviations, archetypes: All men are square jawed, all women voluptuous. But toys also are helpless, and infinitely compliant.”
The Ghost Who Walks.
Jeffrey Van Hove used a Mattel Superman figure as the base for this custom of the Phantom.
Man-At-Arms.
“… I added some parts and painted others flat black, metallic red and blue to make him different/unique.”
Puck.
Remarkably this custom of the Alpha Flight character used a Juggernaut figure as a base.
Custom Mego-scale Dash Wing. [via]
“Space Glider was my favorite figure as a kid. There was something magical about the heavy metal figure that had light, attachable, transparent wing.” Also available in 1/6 scale.
Tryin’ to catch me ridin’ dirty.
Spock boldly goes where no man has gone before.
Through the fire and flames.
A striking photo by R.h. Karn.
Look Ma, no cavities!
A photo by Jay Roosa.
Save your rubber.
A Lego poster inspired by World War II propaganda. (See also.)
From Jutland.
“Denmark’s Godtfred Kirk Christian sen, 47, is fond of remarking that even the best is none too good for children, and he should know what he is talking about: the worldwide success of his Lego toymaking business has all the ingredients of a modern-day Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.” A Time article from 1967.
Revoltech Samus.
Scroll down to see a custom by Soma Kustoms.
Acrowawakka.
A custom Microman figure by misodrill.
Cobra-a-a-a!
A very cool Baroness portrait by Adam Hughes. (Check out his She-Ra as well.)
Cobra-a-a-a!
Veronica O’Connell’s fantastic take on the Baroness.
Eternal Strife.
micstryfe’s fine photo of a Final Fantasy VII Play Arts figure.
My Little Demon.
A custom Gene Simmons-My Little Pony doll by Mari Kasurinen. (See also.)
On G.I. Joe.
“… though the basic doll costs only $4, he comes with enough extra equipment to make a quartermaster’s head swim … A complete arsenal, in theory, would cost around $200, and many a family has found itself getting almost as far ahead of its original spending estimates as, say, Defense Secretary McNamara.” A Time article from 1966.
James May’s brick house. [via]
“As part of his BBC series James May’s Toy Stories, he plans to build a two-storey house in the middle of Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking. On Friday, more than three million Lego bricks were delivered to the vineyard in preparation for the task.” (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Classics Skyfire Prime.
Alpha Magnus’ superlative fanmode combining Jetfire and Optimus Prime. (A how-to video. YouTube, 5:46.)
Armed Base.
BBB’s Assemble Borg version of the Gundam Dendrobium Orchis. (Click on the image for a better look.)