Blogroll level up
Created a Diorama section for the blogroll and added Action Figure Comics, Tamaki’s Little Treasure, Hock, Omopura, Rider Graffiti and the Flickr Toy Digirama group.
Ernest and Terrible
A photo of a Lego robot creation by ~TimmyD. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Battle Damaged 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime.
A brutal-looking custom by TheTransTorture.
Transformers Classics Galvatron custom.
Another outstanding custom by Jin Saotome.
They drew first blood.
An excellent digirama by Hock featuring the Hot Toys First Blood Rambo 1/6 scale figure.
Showtime, Synergy.
A fine painting by Petite Madame of Jem.
Will fight giant monsters for food.
Times are tough even for the toughest of us.
Strategies to beat toy budget bursting syndrome.
Suggestions on how to stay within your toy budget.
One of those days
A photo by supernova3688. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy review roundup
Ben Yee reviews the Hasbro Transformers Chevrolet Aveo Swerve exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… this is a 100% new mold.”
Michael Crawford reviews the Diamond Select Battlestar Galactica Apollo, Hot Dog, Six and Caprica Six figures. Excerpt: “These should make most fans quite happy …”
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 8-inch Gung-Ho figure. Excerpt: “This isn’t the first time Gung-Ho’s tattoo has gone roving …”
Lando Da Pimp reviews the Lego Star Wars 7666 Hoth Base set. Excerpt: “I was sadly a bit disappointed with the Hoth set.”
Rob Braun reviews the Kotobukiya Armored Core Crest CR-C75U2 (part 2) kit from the Armored Core 3 game. Excerpt: “… this is really an amazing model.”
Rob Braun reviews the Kotobukiya Armored Core Crest C840/UL Lightweight frame 1/72 scale kit from the Armored Core 3 game. Excerpt: “… the CR-C840/UL is an exceptionally well produced model.”
Adam Pawlus reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Lando Calrissian Smuggler Outfit figure. Excerpt: “… it works– but the appeal of a figure like this is going to be more limited than some others.”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Classics Mini-Con Digger Team figures. Excerpt: “It seems pretty clear that Oil Slick and Grindor were the two originally intended to be paired together … Dirt Rocket is just the third wheel.”
Josh Bernard reviews the 2004 Bandai Kaneda’s Bike 1/12 scale set. Excerpt: “There have been a few attempts at making a nice toy of the bike, but none come anywhere as close as the PX-03 Soul of Popynica Kaneda’s Bike.”