Toy links
Le Petit Dragon.
A trailer for a short film about a Bruce Lee action figure. (YouTube, 01:01. Related.)
Land of the Rising Fun.
“Some of the appeal of these toys is the attention to detail … Japanese companies are willing to spend the extra money because they know they can sell and absorb that cost. But U.S. companies have to hit price points and don’t always have the chance to make those decisions.” (An article from 2005.)
Jen Finity and Tuskey Ford.
“… my own little tip of the hat to the defining fantasy and sci fi artist of the last half-century.”
Queen of the Caribbean.
A very cool shot of a Playmobil ship. (See also.)
Eat your greens.
A photo by The Chairman 8.
Liger Zero.
A CG render by Tom.
Sight beyond monocular vision.
Lion-O as reimagined by Gustavo Dracko Santome.
Beautiful. Colorful. You.
A sixth-scale diorama by Jun Ho Kim.
Silent Hill.
Customs of two characters from the series.
Mo’ Wookie, Mo’ Problems.
Custom Playmobil figures by Benjamin Wright. (See also.)
Lego Lady Gaga.
A custom minifig by Little-Legends.
Shaina of Opphiucus.
“… Shaina as if she was a Golden Saint.”
Like a Phoenix.
A nice shot of Saint Seiya’s Phoenix Ikki. (See also.)
La motte de beurre.
A transformer designed by Laurent Libessart based on the Renault 4CV.
Bioscan Antron and Lobros.
Custom Micronauts figures by Jeff Anderson. (Thanks for the link, Dave!)
K.
“… made out of a sheet of poly styrene and is a complete hand made work.” (Related. Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Battleships.
“… the german Battleship Moltke (a modified Bismarck) and the british battleship Lancaster (a modified King Georg V battleship).” (See also.)
Professor Henry Jenkins on He-Man and transmedia.
“… these characters had a life beyond the stories we’ve been sold and told, and what happens next is literally and figuratively in the hands of the consumer.”
NPR on rebuilding Lego.
“There was a reignited belief in the core idea of what LEGO stands for, a systematic creativity building a tactile toy.”
Cobra Command.
“… over 8 feet long and 4 feet tall.”