Toy links
Saint Seiya Gallery.
A gallery of Saint Seiya action figures past and present. The site is primarily in Spanish but there are a lot of English translations throughout the site. Don’t miss the Da Vinci Myth Code section where efforts are undertaken to decode the hidden meaning of the Greek text on the Myth Cloth packaging.
Toy production: painting and shipping. [via]
Part two of Symbiote Studios’ look at the figure production process. (Part one.)
Polywen’s Lego Mecha.
Check out the Bat–Mecha.
Transformers Minerva custom.
A repaint of the Transformers Movie Deluxe figure Arcee by pisuwo.
Joy of toys.
We have exactly the same look on our faces when we have an action figure in our hands.
Prowl.
It’s nice to see Transformers characters other than Optimus Prime get the cosplay treatment. More: 1, 2, 3.
Japan beefs up the SDF.
Okay, not really. But there are signs this will come true one day.
Gargamel Microman
A photo by khunter.
Messrs. Rotten, Vicious, Jones and Cook.
Kubrick figures due March 2008.
Japanese toy review roundup
The following reviews are in Japanese but they include a generous amount of photos so they’re well worth checking out.
The G reviews the Plastica Outer Skin accessories designed for the Busou Shinki figures. (See also.)
Autobase reviews the Hasbro Transformers Robot Replicas Frenzy figure.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Girls in Uniform Masked Rider Edition figures from various Kamen Rider series.
Hikari reviews the Medicom Toys Real Action Heroes King Joe figure.
Ebi reviews the Takara Tranformers Deluxe Barricade figure from the movie.
Transformers Baka Ichidai does a retro review of a 1984 Takara Transformers Ironhide figure. The figure will be reissued by Takara in December 2007 as part of its Encore series.
Ken Murasame goes retro with a review of the 1997 Takara Beast Wars Convobat figure.
Toy links
Darthleon customs gallery.
Amazing custom figures based on comic and movie characters.
The Lord of Darkness.
An incredible Microman custom by Dark Horse.
Sky Gundam.
Plamoo’s stop motion animation of Gundam figures reenacting the Sky Girls opening.
Master Chief digirama.
Kenmoo used the Joyride Studios Halo 2 series 4 action figure.
Halloween Spawn.
A nice photo by pairadocs of the McFarlane Toys series 24 figure.
Fenrir’s Saint Seiya blog.
“Latest news on Saint Seiya Myth Cloths, OVAs, Other Saint Seiya figurines, Lost Canvas as well as photos and creations from the author.”