Toy links
From Krypton.
“… this custom is not meant to represent an endorsement of the political candidate.”
Sigma 6 Wraith.
More fine work from Boskoes Toys.
Micron G12 formation super link.
A clever fanmode by shinnosuke. Check out the Super Air Glide fanmode, too.
Yo Joe.
Dustin Baetz went to work on the 25th Anniversary figures and improved them quite a bit.
Heavy duty.
Katarina Rina used Zoids Blox parts for this Busou Shinki custom.
Robo12.
A striking Lego mecha MOC by mechpalace. (More.)
Iron Horse.
An old timey Lego MOC by MrTruck. (More.)
Hoist-ko.
Click on the image for a closer look at this Transformers-inspired fanart.
Socket Poppers.
“… what do you get when you cross a barbarian, a robot and the biker from the Village People?”
Toy fad du jour.
“… 2.5 Bakugan are sold every second in the U.S., and if you lined up everything sold end to end, by December, it is expected to span the length of more than 120,000 football fields …”
Trouble in Toyland.
“Of the 3,800-odd toy firms in Dongguan, no more than 2,000 are likely to survive the next couple of years. … since 2006, the total cost of producing toys has risen by about 60 per cent, while contract prices have gone up by an average of just 10 per cent.”
Toy links
Thunderwing.
A phenomenal repaint of the Movie Megatron figure. (Click on the image for a closer look.)
Neo Henshin Cyborg.
The clear plastic makes it difficult to convey how cool the figure is through photos but tatsuru does a fine job.
Captain America Android.
“The custom figure was based on the Joe Madureira’s stunning variant cover to Ultimates 3 #5.”
Wings’ Odin custom.
“I noticed he didn’t have a set look so I designed the look by lifting ideas from different appearences over the years.”
V3 (Kamen Rider the Next version).
Another cool SIC-style custom by Killing Monkey.
Zoids Blox gattai.
This neat Misodrill fanmode was originally intended to be a homage to Beast Wars Magnaboss.
Battle-damaged S.C.M. Gundam Exia.
Damien Sancho used the cloak from Kamen Rider Zeronos Vega Form soft vinyl figure for this custom.
Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider IXA Burst Mode.
G.S.R. used the head from a HDM IXA figure, parts from a Twin Hero IXA soft vinyl figure and a Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Plat Form figure for this custom.
The orange and grey.
A striking Lego mecha by scouzy. (More.)
Cobra-a-a-a!
A custom Lego minifig by Legokilla01. (More G.I. Joe Lego minifigs.)
March of the BATs.
An awesome diorama display at Collecticon 2008.
The anatomy of a Lego minifig.
An imaginative illustration by Jason Freeny.
Mad in China.
“Smart Union, a supplier to Mattel, had not paid its 6,500 employees in the export-oriented southern city of Dongguan for two months … The number of Chinese firms exporting toys overseas halved in the first seven months of 2008, compared to the year before …”