Toy review roundup
Jeff Parker reviews the Hot Toys Ripley and Power Loader set from the Aliens movie. Excerpt: “This thing is amazing, even at the hefty price point it’s still gonna make you glad it’s in your collection.”
WIKD reviews the Tomy Zoids Gun Bluster. Excerpt: “Not only does Gun Bluster sport more gold than a pimp in 1985, it does so with a very imperious style that makes it unforgettable from the first time one is lucky enough to lay eyes upon it.”
yo go re reviews the Doctor Who Werewolf figure. You will not read another toy review with this much use of the strike HTML tag this year.
Socialvegetable reviews the Takara Tomy Music Label Soundwave MP3 player and the Frenzy and Rumble headphones. Excerpt: “In the end, Music Label Soundwave, Rumble and Frenzy are great figures, but I’d definitely say that most of their value lies in their displayability.”
Kastor’s Korner reviews the DC Direct 13-inch Nightwing figure. Excerpt: “Over all it think this is my favorite Nightwing figure ever made, and one of the most impressive figures I have seen in years.”
Adam Pawlus reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Snake Eyes figure. Excerpt: “Five bucks for a ninja? I’m sold.”
General’s Joes reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary wave 3 figures Shipwreck, Stalker, Firefly, Red Ninja and Zartan.
Hinckley looks at the Lego 7036 Dwarves’ Mine set. Lots of photos to savour.
Toy links
Oblivious.
Those helmets do limit peripheral vision. (See also.)
Toys from trash. [via]
“The best thing a child can do with a toy is break it!” Yeah, right.
Sgt. Tommy Rieman interviewed.
“I wanted to be a G.I. Joe because it was a character that gave you hope and pride. As a kid, I always thought it was a great cartoon and that the action figures were awesome.” The Silver Star recipient has an action figure named for him as part of Jazware’s America’s Army: Real Heroes series.
Custom Transformers Movie Bumblebee. [via]
Somewhere out there is a Gundam missing weapons.
Hello Kitty sightings.
Unfortunately, the site hasn’t been updated in four months. Incidentally, is anyone wearing one of these? Come on, ‘fess up now.