Toy links

Thunderbird and Sunfire.
Ibentmyman-thing’s cool custom figures of the Giant Size X-Men # 1 characters.

Asoblock fanmodes.
Fan-creations using Pregoods construction toys.

Bandai Dragonball Scouters.
What does the Scouter say about his power level? Ahem.

Mezco’s Hellboy toys.
“It’s not simple to market a toy with ‘Hell’ in its name … So on some packages, it just says ‘HB2,’ and instead of saying ‘Hellboy’ it just says ‘Red.’”

Marvin Glass profiled. [via]
“The Marvin Glass studio was amazingly prolific, their wide range of toys changed all of our lives. They were the Walt Disney of the toy biz.”

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Maya. [via]
A retro-futuristic Stikfas custom by boyette. (See also.)

Hex.
“… I decided … to do one of those dreaded and newfangled ‘reimaginings,’ meaning I’d put together a figure that was (loosely) inspired by Bravestarr, but which looked slightly less… well… stupid.”

Bukiborg fanmodes.
Misodrill demonstrates how Kabaya’s interchangeable trading figures are compatible with Transformers and Zoids thanks to their 5mm pegs and ports.

Gundam Strike Freedom ver. Lego.
A cool Lego MOC by r10cyd. (More.) Check out the transforming jeep and Ingram while you’re there.

The Empire’s darkest troopers.
Nobody messed with Stormlawyers and Stormauditors.

Solo.
Did Han shoot first or did jasontd78 shoot this photo first?

Beware the red moon.
A fine photo by Mishari Alreshaid of a Grendizer figure.

The Wild One.
kenmoo does a masterful job recreating the scene in the movie in which Johnny Strabler hangs out in a manga shop.

Toy fan Monte Williams profiled. [via]
“He should be easy to spot. He might be wearing a geeky T-shirt, or escorting his 4-year-old daughter, Maitea. One thing is certain: He’ll be toting a camera and some toy soldiers. … he photographs them outside, after mixing and matching the parts to create the biggest, baddest toys possible.”

Top 10 amazing Spider-man toys.
“… while Batman might have had more action figures … it’s your friendly neighborhood Spider-man who has starred on the widest variety of merchandise-some good, some bad, and much of which just makes no sense whatsoever.”

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Transforming bikes.
Very cool Lego MOCs by tkh. (More.)

Snapdragon + Apeface = Sky Lynx.
A creative, albeit old-timey, Transformers fanmode. (Click on the image for a closer look.)

Trap Jaw.
An impressive custom by Madtinker76 of the Masters of the Universe character.

Big in Japan.
“Japan’s pop culture has managed to elevate toys, once the sole domain of children, to a level of respectability.”

Toys for Liberia.
“A containerload of toys donated by hundreds of French schoolchildren left Paris on Friday bound for Liberia, where the playthings will be given to children forced to flee their homes during the West African nation’s civil war … more than 1,500 children and about 60 schools all over France have taken part in the project and donated hundreds of toys.”

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.

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