New school
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Iron Shogun.
An excellent custom Iron Man figure by Justin Manny. (A work-in-progress shot.)
My Little Indy.
We named the pony Indiana.
Movie Tracks.
A Transformers custom.
Majin type MMS.
A demonic Busou Shinki custom by Katarina Rina.
Trap-Jaw and company.
A beautiful piece of Masters of the Universe art by Ben Templesmith.
Heads
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Greencolander.
Toy review roundup
yo go re reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ramathorr figure.
Poe Ghostal reviews the NECA Player Select Gears of Wars Marcus Fenix figure.
Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Thanatos figure from the Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Elysion OVA. (See also.)
Fred Meyer and Justin Bell review the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Snake Eyes (version 4), Duke (with JUMP pack), Spirit Iron-Knife, Wild Bill, Cobra H.I.S.S. Driver and Cobra Viper figures.
Thomas Wheeler reviews the Bandai FA (Full Action) Gekiviolet candy toy from the Juken Sentai Gekiranger series. (See also.)
Mike reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Indiana Jones figure from the Raiders of the Lost Ark. (See also.)
Michael Crawford reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E Cube ‘N Stack WALL-E and Search ‘N Protect EVE toys.
Oky Wan Kenobi reviews the Lego Agents 8631 Mission 1: Jet Pack Pursuit set.
Dunamis reviews the Lego Star Wars 10186 General Grievous set.
Scott Rubin reviews the Spin Master Storm Hawks Condor Battlecruiser toy.
Jason Devall reviews the Tonner Doll Company DC Stars Wonder Woman (Amazonian Warrior version) doll.
Retro reviews
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Universe Constructicons Long Haul, Quickmix, Buckethead, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Hightower and Devastator figures.
Josh Bernard reviews the Marmit The Fierce Legend of Super Robots Grendizer vinyl figure.
A Lego Second Life
A Creative Commons-licensed Second Life screenshot by Daniel Voyager from TSL.
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Kamen Rider Garren (King Form).
A fantastic SIC custom figure by kenosyokutaku of a hypothetical Garren power-up. More Kamen Rider customs.
Verde Buster Fort Bragg.
Gullwing used parts from the HG Verde Buster Gundam kit to power up his Busou Shinki Fort Bragg figure.
Micronauts Veritech Fighter.
Cool Robotech/Macross-inspired fanmodes by Dave Zav.
Lego Suzuki and Toro.
MOCs inspired by Doko Demo Issho. More.
The Joy of Plex. [via]
“There will always be a demand for transforming robots … Their puzzle-like nature has an enduring appeal.” (See also: 1, 2, 3.)
She’s got it where it counts, kid
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by carvalho.
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.
Shishioh, Mojya and Goe review the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Kiva (Garulu form) figure.
Kaede_sg reviews the Bandai HCM Pro Tieren Space Commander Type 1/200 scale set from the Gundam 00 series.
Gamu reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Super Valkyrie VF-1J (Maximilian Jenius version) Friend Shop exclusive figure from the Macross TV series.
Ganhoo, The G, Shishioh, Mojya, Gamu and Yuki Bune review the Kaiyodo Revoltech Gurren Lagann figure from the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann series.
Ganhoo reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Regult from the Macross TV series. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Sutherland (Purist version) from the Code Geass series. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Lancelot figure from the Code Geass series. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Trans Scanning Bumblebee set. (See also.)
Hinatatiki reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-02 Bumble figure. (See also.)
JJ9 reviews the Takara Tomy Tomica Hero Rescue Force Rescue Gattai Series Rescue Riser toy. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Bandai Battle Dragon Series Powered IXAA toy from the Kamen Rider Kiva series.
Ebi reviews the Bandai Henshin Belt and Fuestle DX IXA Belt and IXA Calibur role-playing toys from the Kamen Rider Kiva series.
Toybu reviews the Konami Sky Girls Elise von Dietrich on MMS figure. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Tom reviews the Bandai HCM Pro Gelgoog Herbelt Von Kaspen Custom 1/200 scale figure from the MS IGLOO OVA series.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Victory Multiforce Landcross combiner.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Legend of Micron Street Speed Micron Super Stunt Team DVD exclusive set.
Nekonekokoara reviews the Kenner Star Wars Deluxe Snowtrooper with E-Web Heavy Repeating Blaster set from The Empire Strikes Back.
Choo choo
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G.I. Joe versus Star Wars.
A Viper learns the hard way.
Cloud ver. Microman.
A cool custom figure of the Final Fantasy VII character by TeknoKyo.
Samurai Stikfas.
Boyette’s latest is his finest yet.
G-Bot.
“I made it using body parts from different action figures (Geyperman, Action Man, Max Steel…). The result is this multi-task biobot.”
Ninja battle.
The fact they’re big-shot movie stars now might have gone to their heads.
Military Maid Saber.
Best leave a very generous tip.
Navy SEAL machine gunner.
A 1/6-scale custom figure.
Aaugh!
Furry critters: the Stormtroopers’ only weakness. Other than a poor aim. And a predilection for headbutting doors.
Creating a custom helmet for figures.
A tutorial by Vince Callaghan.
Incoming Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner profiled.
“Goldner served as co-executive producer for the live-action (Transformers) movie … regenerating interest in the robot-inspired toys and earning the Pawtucket company …$484 million on sales and licensing fees … ‘That brand will never be the same,’ Goldner said.”