New school
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Atari, Gracinha & Marco.
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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
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
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Andres Rueda.
Toy links
The Commander.
A classy digital painting by Timothy Lim.
Metroid Space Pirate.
A custom figure by Shinobitron. (See also.)
Sledge Trooper.
Cool photos by Boogeyman13 of the Xevoz figure.
Mass-shifting gone terribly wrong.
An amusing photo by Joriel “Joz” Jimenez.
The secret origins of diecast robots.
“… when a licensor loves a licensee very much, they exchange contracts and blueprints and nine months later robots roll out of the factory.”
Customs
Added a Customs section to the blogroll and added Toycutter.
Busou Shinki checklist updated
Added Busou Shinki wave 5 Dengeki Hobby Magazine repaint reviews to the checklist and streamlined the Busou Shinki category.
Bart
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by ste3ve.
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.
Syuuamamori reviews the Volks Super Robot Wars Original Generation Ausenseiter Dengeki Hobby Magazine exclusive figure.
G.S.R reviews the Takara Tomy DX Yatta-Wan set from the Yatterman series.
G.S.R. reviews the Takara Tomy Yatta Action Series Yatterman 1 and Yatterman 2 figures and the Yatta Figure Yatterman 1 and Yatterman 2 figures from the Yatterman series.
MaruH102 reviews the Marmit Dai-Gokin Mazinger Z (version 3) figure and Daigokin Jet Scrander toy.
Gamu, Toybu, Damien Sancho, Goe, Shishioh and Mondo review the Bandai SIC Kamen Rider Wild Chalice Tamashii Nation 2008 exclusive figure from the Kamen Rider Blade series.
Gamu and MaruH102 review the Bandai SOC GX-01R+ Mazinger Z (10th Anniversary version) Tamashii Nation 2008 exclusive figure.
Gamu reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Aries Shion (black version)/Pope Shion Tamashii Nation 2008 exclusive set from the Saint Seiya series. (Related: 1, 2.)
Hima-Toy reviews the Konami Busou Shinki Siren Eukrante (black version) Dengeki Hobby Magazine limited edition figure.
Tamabase and Hima-Toy review the Busou Shinki Mermaid Ianeira (black version) Dengeki Hobby Magazine limited edition figure.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Mobile Suit in Action (MSIA) Gundam Exia Clear Coat Edition lucky draw figure from the Gundam 00 series.
Ganhoo reviews the Bandai Go-Onger Engine Combination Series Engine Birca and Engine Gunpherd toys.
Ebi and Pokotannu review the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei Convoy figure. (Related.)
Yuki Bune and Pokotannu review the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei Ligier figure.
Yuki Bune reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei Megatron figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Real Gear Robots Zoom Out 25X figure.
Mondo reviews the Max Factory Figma SP-001 Chouyusha Haruhi Playstation 2 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi game exclusive figure. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato re-reviews the Max Factory Figma Izumi Konata (Cosplay version) Wonder Festival and mail order exclusive figure from the Lucky Star series. (See also.)
MaruH102 reviews the Takara Tomy Actic Gear Pailsen Files Ex Standing Tortoise (Valley of Death version) 1/48 scale Wonder Festival exclusive figure from the Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files OVA. (See also.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Soryu Asuka Langley figure from the Evangelion series. (See also.)
Sappy reviews the Taito High Performance Cosmo Dragoon 1/1 scale toy from the Galaxy Express 999 series. (See also.)
G.S.R. reviews the Bandai Core Fighter Selection FF-X7 Core Fighter (RX-78-2 Gundam), FXA-07GB Core Fighter (MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam), FF-XII-Fb Core Fighter II-Fb (RX-78GP01 Fb Gundam #1 Fb) and WD-M01/System-Turn-A99 Turn A Gundam Core Fighter trading toys from the Gundam franchise.
Review roundup
Nekonekokoara reviews the Toy Biz Marvel Legends Showdown Logan and Chopper Rider Pack.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Wing Eagle Rider toy. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars AutoJetter figure from the VS-19 Tonbot versus AutoJetter set.