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Halo Action Figure Theater.
A photocomic by Elnea.
Forever blowing bubbles.
A very cool portrait by TCM Hitchhiker of the Hasbro G.I. Joe Comic Pack 14 Cpl. Breaker figure.
Duckraiser.
Demon to some. Duck to others.
Cloud Strife ver. Kingdom Hearts.
A custom figure by SomaKun.
The articulated barbarian.
JFAK075 used parts from the Jakks WWE Build N’ Brawl Batista figure to improve the articulation of the Chap Mei Beast Raider Savager Warrior figure.
Robosapien Akihabara assault. [via]
The revolution begins.
McFarlane Toys Lead Concept Artist Jin Han interviewed.
“In time, you will be seeing more poseable figures from McFarlane Toys …”
Robert Burden’s Toybox exhibit.
“… aside from all of my conceptual reasons for making this work, part of me just wanted to see a really big Battle Cat painting …” (See also.)
Sophisticated toys at cheap prices.
“Riding on what engineers call the ‘trailing edge’ for components, toy companies have been able to use second- and third-generation parts from other industries to vamp up their lines or create new ones without upping prices.”
How action figures are made.
An informative article by Randy Schueller.
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Starscream ver. Lego.
Johnny Tang’s awesome MOC is comprised of over 500 parts and stands 37cm tall. (See also.)
Guardian Angel of Abused Dolls.
See also.
My Little Po- … *snikt*.
A custom by Jupiter Graphics.
Megaplex and Convoy City?
Creative base fanmodes using the Transformers Henkei figures.
The Perils of Motherhood.
An amusing photo by horsenbuggy.
Toys and boardgames of the 70s. [via]
Shogun Warriors, Micronauts, Suckerman and more.
i-Sobot plays golf. [via]
The Takara Tomy robot sinks its putt. Eventually.
Batman loves cats.
Poe Ghostal’s recreation of the sequence from Batman: Year One.
“Those are some hot wheels.”
“Four billion Hot Wheels cars have been produced since 1968 … Hot Wheels have become highly collectible, with one rare example — an original rear-loading Spectraflame pink 1969 Volkswagen Beach Bomb –fetching close to $72,000 at an auction in 2000.” (See also.)
Toy anniversaries.
“With equal parts nostalgia and a few newfangled gimmicks, the goal is to elicit excitement in kids and grownups.”