Toy links
Cobra-a-a-a-a!
Cosplay by Jennifer.
Sa-ra-a-a-a-ah!
“As Putin rears his head and comes to the air space of the United States of America, who ya gonna call?”
The beast from beyond.
“… when it came out it was seen as so advanced that there were articles in my mum and dad’s newspaper about it …”
Batteries Not Included.
A fantastic collection of vintage toy ads. (242MB, 58:25)
The Ringer.
A fine custom by jazz04porche.
Jarknoid Ho-Ho-Ho.
An Assemble Borg fanmode by GOMATEN. (Click on the images for a better look.)
Mecha 4.
A powerful-looking Lego MOC by jeks. (More.)
Arthur Gugick’s Afghan girl.
Lego art inspired by a famous National Geographic cover. (See also.)
Face.
“Limiting a complex living alien machine to understandable and visible earth devices or machine parts seems…uh… limiting.”
Monster mash.
A diorama by dorothyalice213.
“… the primary reason why I’m fascinated by microscopes to this day.”
A photo by El Dave.
Michael Lau profiled.
“… whether it’s painting or working on comic art or crafting toys, it’s all art, he reckons.”
8-man.
A Microman custom inspired by a character from the 60s. (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Iron-Knife.
A 6-inch G.I. Joe custom by moondogg74.
Assemble Valk.
A triplechanging Assemble Borg fanmode inspired by the Macross Valkyrie. (Click on the image for a better look.)
The Transformers Periodic Table.
By Samuel Campo.
“You Call These Toys?”
“… the toys may cost too much for what they offer. Many parents, all too familiar with child-size attention spans, are wary of the latest fad.” (A Time article from 1987.)
Some assembly required.
“He became so upset that he started breaking the pieces apart. She wept in frustration.”
Mani Zamani’s Wooden Queen. [via]
“… my first attempt toward creating an action figure based on one of my characters with the use of wood.”
Great BS Robo and Lightning Zanba.
Assemble Borg fanmodes by Mr. P. (Click on the images for a better look.)