Old school

Plastic Rhino by modomatic
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by modomatic.

Megatron: the early years

Megatron was soft and cuddly.

Megatron was rambunctious as a youngster.

Megatron was prone to boo-boos.

Megatron met someone special.

Megatron decided they would be best friends forever.

The big fight.

The aftermath.

Megatron came to a conclusion.

Megatron developed a mean streak.

Megatron made a new best friend.
Surely this friendship would last forever.

New school

DSC01605 by Atari, Gracinha & Marco
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Atari, Gracinha & Marco.

Toy links

Shockwave plushie.
Another fantastic creation by SuzyWong.

Millicent ver. Full Weapon.
A striking Siren Eukrante fan-mode by Randolph.

The light fantastic.
A very trippy photo by rt44man of Bumblebee.

On a mission no one has yet survived.
An impressive R-Type digirama by ElDave. (See also.)

The art of Liliana Porter.
“She creates unique pieces by drawing from her collection of miniscule toys and figurines that look like the type of objects one would find in a Cracker Jack box. She combines these tiny ready-made toys with minimalist oil paintings and pencil sketches to produce pieces of art that are almost theatrical in their static simplicity.” (See also.)

Only 9 shopping months left

Merry X'mas by hkitago
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by hkitago.

Toy review roundup

Captain Collector reviews the Hasbro Iron Man Iron Man Mark 01, Iron Man Mark 02, Iron Man Mark 03, Iron Man Prototype, Iron Monger, Iron Man Repulsor Red Prototype (Target exclusive) and Stealth Operations (Wal-Mart exclusive) movie figures.

Stinkhead reviews the Rokenbok Conveyor Company Start Set and Power ROK Lift.

Michael Crawford reviews the Hot Wheels Speed Racer Deluxe Battle Vehicle With Figure Mach 5 set.

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Comic Packs 13 Koffi Arana and Bultar Swan two-pack from Star Wars: Purge. (See also.)

Jess C. Horsley reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Aliens vs. Predator Requiem Predator 1/6 scale figure.

C.J Stunkard reviews the DC Direct Justice Superman (armored version), Batman (armored version), Green Lantern (armored version) and Aquaman (armored version) figures.

Wonkimus Major reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei Megatron figure. (See also.)

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Screen Battles Desert Attack set.

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Screen Battles Final Stand set. (See also.)

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Hasbro Transformers Real Gear Robots Wire Tap V20 and Night Beat 7 toys. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Ayanami Rei figure from the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. (See also.)

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Bandai Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mercury Ranger Disney Store exclusive 12-inch figure.

Outlaw reviews the Playmobil 4175 Amphibian Vehicle with Deinonychus set.

Outlaw reviews the Playmobil 4174 Spinosaurus with Dino Nest set.

Outlaw reviews the Playmobil 5818 Knights, 5823 King Nepture and Mermaid, and 5824 Gladiators two-packs.

Retro reviews

yo go re reviews a bootleg of the reissued Takara Transformers G1 Convoy figure.

Old school

Peruvian Dolls by Andres Rueda
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Andres Rueda.