Toy links
There will be blood.
An ominous Lego vignette by Cade Roster.
Iron Knight.
Tony Stark is about to get medieval thanks to Dietz Mallo.
5 … 5 … 5.
1/6 scale custom figures of Kamen Riders Faiz (normal, Axel and Blaster forms) and Kaixa.
Lego Mach 5 modded.
“I couldn’t help but notice that the Mach 5 model was lacking a level of polish and style that I had come to expect from LEGO’s designers.”
Spy Heli ver. Meccano.
Misodrill’s Microman have commandeered the motorised Meccano Multi Model 20 set.
Wha-a-a-at?
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by exrorro.
In Optimus Prime We Trust
Optimus Prime is a pony. [via]
Optimus Prime is a racing horse.
Fanmode faves
Fanmode presents about 400 toy-related links every month and it’s likely some of them may have slipped your attention. Here are ten of our favourites for April ’08.
Zombie Zombie. [via]
An absolutely brilliant stop-motion video featuring G.I. Joe figures paying homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing. Snow Job and Outback were born made to play MacReady.
The Toys! Exhibition. [via]
The site takes forever to load thanks to all the images but it’s worth it. Enjoy the toy-inspired art, gasp at the prices.
The Scream.
ANVRecife trumps Edvard Munch.
Kojun’s Al Pacino.
Stunning detail work by a Korean 1/6 scale figure customiser.
My Little Alien.
An amusing combination of cute and terrifying by Mari Kasurinen.
All right ramblers, let’s get rambling.
A custom Quentin Tarantino figure by Kyle Robinson.
Battle Convoy.
The Transformers Classics are fantastic homages to classic characters but one anonymous Japanese toy fan thought the subline could be improved. (Click on the image for a slightly larger version.)
Saving Private Lego.
More Lego movie posters.
Misery loves company.
The Microman Material Force figures have featureless faces but as these four panels demonstrate, the superbly-articulated figures are adept at conveying emotion through body language. (Click on the thumbnail image for a better view.)
CustomCon 19.
“… CustomCon is a ‘fake’ convention, whereby customizers present their latest creations and recipes as if unveiling a new line of real toys to retailers.” The Great Pulp Heroes and Cohen the Barbarian customs are especially neat.
Toy links
Bumblebee beats Optimus Prime. [via]
Fantastic stop-motion animation by Patrick Boivin. (Mute the audio if swear words bother you.) Be sure to view his Bumble B-Boy video, too.
The Digirama of Suzumiya Haruhi.
Starring the recently released Figma figure.
Ultra Magnus powers up. [via]
This custom trailer for the Transformers Classics version of the character transforms into battle armour for the robot mode.
Optimus Prime is junk.
“Made from scrap materials such as paper clips, coins, toy parts, old batteries, electrical wires, tin cans, tv and radio parts … I hope to finish it before the second TF movie comes out …”
Speed racer.
A Lego mosaic by pat markey.
