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

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.

Toy review roundup

Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut and Grimlock figures. Excerpt: “(Grimlock) doesn’t really try anything astounding, settling for a solid update of the G1 design. But this is not a bad goal to have …”

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut figure. Excerpt: “… the biggest letdown for this Voyager-class toy was his size compared to his on-screen counterpart.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager class Deep Space Starscream Target exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… unless the plan was always to do these repaints and force fans to double-dip, why not do them right in the first place?” (See also.)

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Prowl figure. Excerpt: “… this will probably be one of my top favorites of the whole line.” (See also.)

Engineernerd reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Monkey Man figure from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Excerpt: “For a ‘Monkey Man’ figure, I expected a bit more from the monkey.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest Cannibal King Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones 1/6 scale figures. Excerpt: “Jack is in the running with only a couple other sixth scale figures at this point for best of the year.” (See also.)

Poe Ghostal review the Mattel Movie Masters The Dark Knight Batman with Crime Scene Evidence figure. Excerpt: “… we’re seeing a raising of the stakes in the movie-based action figure market.” (See also.)

Jeff Saylor reviews the NECA Alien Alien 18-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “… at this price point, it is a bona fide bargain.” (See also.)

Matthew Kessen reviews the NECA Alien Alien 7-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “If your other action figures need to be menaced by something, it comes highly recommended.”

Jess C. Horsley reviews the Tonner Doll Company Lara Croft, Tomb Raider Legend doll. Excerpt: “… few fans will want to miss this one …”

Chong Kah Fai reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Chrysaor Krishna and Merak Beta Hagen figures from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)

Retro reviews

Matthew Kessen reviews the Kenner Star Wars Patrol Dewback set. Excerpt: “… the creature’s face sported an enigmatic, reptilian Mona Lisa smile.”

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Grand Pope Shion figure from the Saint Seiya series. Excerpt: “I’m glad I grabbed him …” (See also.)

Toy review roundup

Shocka reviews the Jakks Pacific Rocky The Meat accessory pack. Excerpt: “That’s right, the beef that Rocky beats on to get stronger comes in its own package as its own character.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Storm Shadow figure. Excerpt: “For a figure that’s only differentiated by a new head and about half an ounce of paint, the single-carded Storm Shadow is a very good toy.” (See also.)

Phillip Donnelly reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Wild Bill figure. Excerpt: “… it’s a great update to his original figure …” (See also.)

beef reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Snarl figure. Excerpt: “… I was disappointed with the figure at first.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Mattel The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker two-pack. Excerpt: “It’s nice to have a Batman to pose with other 4″ scale figures like Star Wars, but this Dark Knight is going to get his butt handed to him by even the Stormtroopers.”

Tom-Tom reviews the Mattel DC Superheroes Man-Bat (albino version) San Diego Comic Con exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… a bit disappointing for an exclusive.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E iDance WALL-E and InterAction WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “I like the deluxe action figure the best so far, but for parents looking for electronic toys for their kids, all three of these make a great gift idea.”

Sean Huxter reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E Cube ‘N Stack WALL-E, Search ‘N Protect EVE and U-Repair WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “For the money, and in comparison to the others in this line, (the U-Repair WALL-E) is the masterpiece.” (See also.)

Michael Crawford reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ssejjhhorr exclusive figure. Excerpt: “This is another winning release by the Four Horsemen.” (See also.)

Jason Devall reviews the DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figure The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker 13-inch figures. Excerpt: “… these are some of the finest DC Direct offerings in the 1:6th scale to date.” (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech YF-21 (Guld version) from Macross Plus. Excerpt: “Despite being bested by the GNU series YF-21, it is still a worthy purchase and worth adding to your collection.” (See also.)

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