Under construction
A photo by sillygwailo. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Marek Wozniak has more photos from the 25th Annual Model Train Show in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Toy links
Transformers Landcross custom.
pisuwo used the Kabaya Change Dasher candy toys for this.
Squirrel Girl custom. [via]
Doctor Doom quivers in fear.
Busou Shinki Strarf custom.
Jerky modded Strarf’s arm with a microgrenade-launcher and created a mech using her armour and some Gundam model parts.
Waiting for Gobots.
“Both franchises originated in Japan. The Gobots based on Machine Robo line of anime, Transformers based on Dia-… oh-h.” (More videos by Elephant Larry.)
Kratos.
A nice photo of the NECA God of War II Ares Armor Kratos figure.
Warrior of the Zodiac. [via]
So who would win in a fight between Warriors of the Zodiac and Knights of the Zodiac?
Yet more clones
A photo by the biella. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
In Optimus Prime We Trust
More clones
A photo by Gaetan Lee. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Heavy DigKong.
A Mugenbine fanmode by hanpen made from parts of Heavy Mammoth and DigKong.
Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form custom.
G.S.R used a Climax Form non-posable soft vinyl figure and a Souchaku Henshin Sword Form figure.
Revoltech Vermilion Squadron.
SR../Blood Zwei repainted a Revoltech Super Valkyrie VF-1 in Kakizaki’s movie colours to complete the trio. (See also.)
World’s happiest Optimus Prime.
We suspect there’s a big smile behind the face plate.
The hunt.
Fried Toast captured the Microman Predator in action. The Empire is going to need more clones.
For the win
A photo by jaycoxfilm. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
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.
soh-dr reviews the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Den-O 5 Form Set Toys ‘R’ Us Japan exclusive set.
Mojya and Takanishi review the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Den-O Liner Form figure.
Ken Murasame reviews the Bandai Ben 10 DNA Alien Heroes Upgrade and Wildmutt figures.
yuki bune reviews the Bandai Myth Cloth Appendix Pegasus Seiya (casual wear) figure from the Saint Seiya series.
momodani reviews the CM’s Corp Sunrise Mecha Action Series Scopedog (Blue Knight version) limited edition figure from the VOTOMS series.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Mobile Suit in Action Gundam Exia figure from the Gundam 00 series.
Ebi reviews the Bandai DX Denebick Buster role-play toy from the Kamen Rider Den-O series.
Ebi reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Fast Action Battlers Blade Shield Barricade figure.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Sunrise Robot Selection 2 Muteki Kojin Daitan 3 trading figure.
Blast from the past
G.S.R reviews the 1984 Takara 1/100 Joint Model Giant Gorg figure.
Gamu reviews the 2006 Takara Tomy Dual Model Zwei DMZ-02 1/18 Strikedog set from the VOTOMS series.
kuronuko yamato reviews the 2004 Takara Microman Micro Action Series Casshern (movie version) figure.
kuronuko yamato reviews the 2004 Takara Microman Micro Action Series Batman (Flight Gear version) figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the 1990 Takara Transformers Microtransformer DX Skywave figure.
esuyu reviews the 2004 Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Kaixa figure from the Kamen Rider Faiz series.
Model kits
Goe reviews the Kotobukiya Alt Eisen 1/100 scale kit from the Super Robot Wars games.
k2o reviews the Bandai HG Gundam Gundam Kyrios 1/144 scale kit from the Gundam 00 series.
Gamu reviews the Bandai HG Gundam Dynames 1/44 scale kit from the Gundam 00 series. (See also.)
Geza reviews the 1995 Bandai HG God Gundam 1/60 scale kit from the G Gundam series.
hinatatiki reviews the 2002 Bandai BB Senshi Musha Hyakushiki kit.
Showdown
A screencap from Konami’s Busou Shinki Diorama Studio software featuring the CG models of Knight Xiphos and Fort Bragg.
One of the neatest things about the Busou Shinki line is the way it brings together action figures and PC software. There is, of course, Battle Rondo, which is a straightforward online PvP game, but Diorama Studio is the more intriguing of the two Busou Shinki programs. Diorama Studio essentially puts an action figure on your PC and it’s mindboggling how the concept could be expanded further. The only drawbacks of the program are the language barrier and the steep learning curve but the concept is full of potential.
Can you imagine an MMO that ties-in with an action figure line? Buy a figure or an accessory pack and you get access to a new character, weapons or armour in the online game. The figure, of course, would serve as an offline representation of your character and with interchangeable parts, you could mix and match to create a customised avatar in the game.
Ah, the possibilities …
Toy links
ROM Spaceknight custom.
bohnded’s custom figure of the toy turned comic character.
Yotsuba rocks.
ebty shows how the Revoltech Yotsuba figure and the MediaFactory Beck Guitar Collection 2nd Stage 1/12 scale guitars go awesomely well together.
Shinki balance.
master takamura apparently didn’t use any tricks to put his Busou Shinki MMS figures in these incredible poses.
Lego Darth Vader.
Lego made only six of these scaled up and glued creations. More pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4.
SigmaCore’s pixelart.
Mostly Transformers with a few Microman and Diaclones ones.
The myths of Made-in-China toys.
“All of the products recalled so far in 2007 amount to about nine-tenths of 1% of the 3 billion toys sold in the United States each year.” The piece is by Allan G. Hassenfeld, a former CEO of Hasbro.