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.
Hima-toy reviews the Yamato Proto Garland 1/15 scale set from the Megazone 23 series. (Related.)
Goe reviews the Bandai Movie Realization Evangelion EVA-01 set. (See also.)
Ken Murasame reviews the Bandai Mobile Suit in Action Gundam Dynames figure from the Gundam 00 series.
Gamu and C-zone:A review the Bandai HCM Pro Gundam Virtue figure from the Gundam 00 series. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Helldiver figure from the Patlabor series. (See also.) (Related.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Banpresto Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden ART-1 exclusive figure from the Playstation 2 game’s Limited Collection Figure Box set.
Silencer reviews the Bandai Medicom Toy Souchaku Henshin Series x Kubrick Masked Rider Kamen Rider 1, Kumo Otoko and Kamen Rider 2 figures. (See also.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Medicom Toy Bearbrick Pepsi Nex x Fox 24, Prison Break, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Fight Club and Titanic figures. (Related.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Konami Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Yoko on MMS figure. (See also.)
Silencer reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Encore Ratchet figure.
Ebi reviews the Hasbro Transformers Allspark Power Cliffjumper figure. (See also.)
Soh-dr reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Movie New Bumblebee figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Transformers AT-AT Driver/AT-AT figure. (See also.)
Mondo reviews the NECA Aliens versus Predator Requiem Alien Warrior figure.
C-zone:A reviews the MegaHouse Climax-D Kintaros Imagin and Ryutaros Imagin figures from the Kamen Rider Den-O series. (See also.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Hyper Hobby Big Figure Keyholder Kamen Rider Den-O exclusive figure.
Sappy reviews the Bandai HDX Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2 and Kamen Rider V3 trading figures from the Kamen Rider The Next movie.
Retro reviews
Sousuki reviews the Takara Tekkouki Mikazuki figure. (Related.)
Pitapa256 reviews the Hasbro Transformers Pretenders Classics Bumblebee set.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Ultra Magnus figure from the Transformers Micron Legends Magna Convoy DX Toys ‘R’ Us Japan exclusive set. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Beast Wars Transformers Rattle versus Terrorzaurer set.
Otaudo reviews the Bandai S.I.C. Kamen Rider Faiz figure.
A li’l bit robo, a li’l bit raptor
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Trebz.
Toy links
Lady Command customs.
Acroyear is in trouble now because aside from improved articulation, these updated versions of the vintage Lady Command Microman figures sport dramatically larger busts.
Superman returns.
Courtesy of a digirama from Hock.
Tyco Dino Riders: a Toyfare retrospective.
“Tyco took great pains with the design of the dinosaurs and billed them as ‘Authentic 1/24 Scale’ replicas. They were so realistic, in fact, that the Smithsonian Institute reissued several of the toys sans armor!”
Ken Tanaka visits Giant Robot.
David Ury interviews Eric Nakamura, the magazine‘s editor and publisher.
Blogroll 2.0
Added The Quotable Optimus Prime and Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation to the blogroll.
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Toy links
Micronauts walker mech.
Microbry used the Irwin Toys ReBoot Exo-Skeleton toy for this. Check out his custom Acroyear Phantom Demons and the Microman-compatible Lego Bionicle Barraki Deep Sea Patrol mech as well.
Close combat.
Extraordinary toy dioramas. (More.)
Mecha Powered Suit.
A remarkable Lego creation.
Fastball special.
An X-Men-inspired digirama by Zelevol.
The Doll Affair.
Photos from the recent Asian ball-joint dolls event.