Inaction man
A photo by BeccaG. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Zombie Optimus Prime (ver. Dark Awakening) custom.
Another brutal 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime custom by the TheTransTorture. (Related.)
Red King.
Reader also has some great digirama on his site.
Meet the Maker.
A photo by Icchaeyo.
Hasbro Visionaries ad.
The show was one of the finest of the 80s and the figures were beautiful.
Frank Welker interviewed. [via]
“When I did the voice of Soundwave, I was doing a bad impression of Barry White, ‘Baby, baby, baby, I want to kiss your nose’ …”
Langley
A photo by cgines. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
In Optimus Prime We Trust
Optimus Prime will save Christmas.
Optimus Prime has twinkling toes.
Optimus Prime protects toy shoppers.
Z’gok
A photo by Atari, Gracinha & Marco. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Pietro’s cardboard robots.
“… when I was a kid I was quite poor, so my parents could not afford to buy those beautiful Popy models… so I made them myself. Every anime-robot that came on TV from 1978 to 1981, I made it. In cardboard.”
Rokushin Gattai Godmars.
A Lego combiner inspired by the anime.
SOC Baikanfu pictorial.
An extensive photo gallery of the recently released figure by Dick Po.
Uh oh.
If we’re not mistaken, the standard operating procedure in this particular scenario is to scream shrilly but not run away.
Schmetterling startup manual.
Chibisuke Machine provides hints and tips for the Busou Shinki wave 7 figure he designed.
Samurai
A photo by kaonashi. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy review roundup
Michael Klien reviews the Hot Toys Pirates of the Caribbean Elizabeth Swann figure. Excerpt: “… this figure is in a league all of its own …”
Justin Bell reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Crimson Guard figure. Excerpt: “… the figure looks fantastic.”
Justin Bell reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Snake-Eyes (version 3) figure. Excerpt: “This figure is perfectly done …”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Marvel Legends Bucky figure. Excerpt: “This is definitely a figure no one ever expected we’d get, but it’s a nice one to have.”
Poe Ghostal reviews the Hasbro Marvel Legends Hydra Soldier figure. Excerpt: “Ten years ago, this would have been a great figure.” (See also.)
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Leader class Decepticon Brawl figure. Excerpt: “If you’re going to get a Brawl, the Leader Class version is the one to get.”
EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Deluxe class Final Battle Jazz figure. Excerpt: “You can live without it if you want to; no big loss.”
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Deluxe class Bumblebee (Concept Camaro version) figure. Excerpt: “… a superb rendition of this very popular and prominent Autobot!” (See also.)
Jon Clarke reviews the DC Direct Batman and Son Batman, Joker, Ninja Manbat, Robin and Damian figures. Excerpt: “These figures are a perfect representation of Kubert’s brief run on Batman …” (See also.)
Jon Clarke reviews the Hasbro Marvel Legends Fantastic Four Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing, Dr. Doom, Mole Man, Namor, Silver Surfer, Ronan the Accuser and San Diego Comic Con exclusive She-Hulk figures. Excerpt: “This set may not be perfect but it’s the best we’ve gotten yet since Hasbro took over.” (See also: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.)
From days of old
BikerTrashWolf does a video review of the 2006 Hasbro Transformers Cybertron Soundwave (part 2) figure. Excerpt: “Not for everybody but then no figure really is.”
Actar does a video review of the 1999 Bandai Choshinka Series MetalGreymon figure. Excerpt: “Get this figure.” (See also.)
Mike reviews the 1986 Hasbro G.I. Joe Lifeline figure. Excerpt: “… he is made great by his accessories.”
Model kits
Rob Braun reviews the Kotobukiya Super Robot Wars PTX-003C Alteisen 1/144 scale kit. Excerpt: “”Kotobukiya proves that Gundams are not the only cool looking robots in model kit form.”
Jason Devall Kotobukiya Super Robot Wars Real Personal Trooper Type-1 1/144 scale kit. Excerpt: “… a fine addition to your robot collection!”
After the war
A photo by luarembepe. (Creative Commons-licensed.)
Toy links
Kaiyodo Assemble Borg explained.
Robert Baldwin provides details on the most promising action figure line of 2008. (Gallery.)
S.N.A.K.E. 2.0. [via]
Based on the design from the G.I. Joe vs Transformers comic.
Dark Thoughts.
The power of the dark side …
Unproduced Star Wars toys.
Oh, the look upon a child’s face when he unwrapped his gift to see “The Force.”