Toy links

Sonic Diver Rei-jin.
Scroll down for typically awesome digirama by Tamaki’s Little Treasure.

Fortress Maximus.
A terrific Transformers custom by Corvus.

Downtown Action Brown.
“… one baaaaaadass mammajamma!” (More.)

Strarf on graph.
A striking shot of a Busou Shinki Strarf figure by Don Solo.

Vroom vroom.
A nice photo by ANVRecife.

Iron Man Mark 1.
Oh wait, sorry … this is Iron Man Mark 1.

Tiger the Great.
A Microman custom figure of the villain from Tiger Mask.

Attack of the 50-foot Janitor.
A diorama by Leo Lau.

Political figures.
“Our competitor isn’t offering the fundamental change that purchasers of mass-produced, candidate-related toys are seeking in this presidential election.”

Pixar’s toy stories.
“Toy love–the child’s belief that a piece of cloth or a machine can have life, feelings, personality–is at the heart of many Pixar movies …”

Toy links

Kabuto.
Grandmother said this: Killing Monkey makes outstanding SIC-style custom Kamen Rider figures.

Tim Shinn’s Movie-style Soundwave custom.
“Made from everything but the kitchen sink.” (More: 1, 2, 3.)

Doctor Doom: Sorcerer Supreme.
An excellent custom by ResIpsaLoquitur.

Freezing Hoth.
Your Trooper will freeze before you reach the first marker!

08th Mobile Suit Team Strarf.
A very cool Busou Shinki Strarf custom using parts from the Master Grade RX-79(G) Gundam kit.

Noeling’s Cher custom.
“Original factory paint was completely removed and fully repainted very painstakingly to resemble a young Cher.”

My Little Chopper.
A highly unusual My Little Pony custom by AnimeAmy.

The Lord of the Lego.
“Best. Homemade. Gift. Ever.”

The 10 greatest playsets of all time.
“… toy companies are making fewer and fewer playsets available … which is why we gratefully look back at the 10 greatest playsets of all time.”

The downside of the Xevoz Rune Slayer.
“All my life I wanted to be an Arcaster …”

Toy review roundup

svelte_corps reviews the Lego Agents 8635 Mission 6 Mobile Command Center set. Excerpt: “I love it to pieces and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone, whether for parts or for play value.”

Deinonychus reviews the Lego Agents 8634 Mission 5 Turbocar Chase set. Excerpt: “I’m very comfortable recommending this set to anyone.”

Michael Crawford reviews the DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figure The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker 13-inch figures. Excerpt: “This Ledger Joker is the best Deluxe 13″ figure DCD has produced.”

Matthew Kessen reviews the DC Direct Batman The Killing Joke Collector Set Batman and The Joker figures. Excerpt: “Bolland’s straightforward artistic style is captured beautifully.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Expanded Universe Pre-Cyborg Grievous figure from the Star Wars Visionaries comic. Excerpt: “… it’s cool to see where he came from.” (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech YF-19 (Isamu version) from Macross Plus. Excerpt: “While I prefer the styling of the GNU YF-19, this one has it beat on accessories.” (See also.)

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Allspark Power Deluxe Salvage figure. Excerpt: “Salvage is actually a sort of double homage …” (See also.)

Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Optimus Prime figure. Excerpt: “This is just about as show accurate as it gets.”

Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager class Deep Space Starscream Target exclusive figure. Excerpt: “While still not perfect, the color alone is an improvement over the original release.”

yo go re reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ggruxx and Ssejjhhorr exclusive figures. Excerpt: “… you can’t appreciate the good without the bad.”

Artemis reviews the Hasbro Spider-Man Mary Jane figure from Spider-Man 3. Excerpt: “… a very dull figure.”

Scott Rubin reviews the Bandai Ben 10 Alien Force Humungousaur and Swampfire figures. Excerpt: “… fun figures for kids, and neat collectibles for more adult fans.”

Josh Bernard reviews the Mattel Hot Wheels Speed Racer Mach 5 1/24-scale toy. Excerpt: “… the Mattel version is a bit more expensive, it is still a great piece.”

Retro reviews

WIKD reviews the Tomy Zoids EZ-076 Brastle Tiger kit. Excerpt: “… an awesome addition to any collection.” (See also.)

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth Hades Shun from the Saint Seiya Hades OVA. Excerpt: “For fans of the show, Hades is a nice addition … .” (See also.)

Toy links

International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 reports by Toybu (part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5), Damien Sancho (part 2, part 3), Hinatatiki (part 2, Bandai: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and Shimazou (Takara Tomy and Konami).

Life on the Death Star.
“How many times do I have to tell you that Lord Vader’s Lightsaber is not a toy?!”

Shootout on Cobra Island.
Wild Bill is outnumbered and outgunned but not outdone in this excellent diorama by fifthconspiracy.

Action Master ver. 2.0.
Scratch-built Convoy and Lambor custom figures.

Lego Sea Dragon.
A creative MOC by tkh. (Be sure to view his other cool Saint Seiya Lego MOCs.)

A rose for Nanna.
Supersteen apparently created this Lego MOC for their 7th anniversary.

Cliffjumper ver. Animated.
A Transformers custom by grayfox.

Ragin’ Cajun.
A nice custom Stikfas figure by Sabermaker.

Wingdom Gundam. [via]
A custom HCM Pro Wing Gundam figure by Nick.

Toys and art from recycled material. [via]
“They’re all hand made in the townships around Cape Town and the artists make a living from selling them.”

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