Toy links
From Hell.
A spectacular Photoshop’d photo by Tj Tantiangco of the NECA Kratos figure.
Everyone needs someone to look up to.
A fine photo by Jeff Costa Bravo.
Danbo ver. Lego.
An MOC by Delmac-Ind. More.
Venom Spawn.
“… a match made in hell.”
Zelnogrard powers up.
Misodrill demonstrates how the Takara Pluster World Action Pluster Series is compatible with Busou Shinki figures.
Believe the propapaganda.
A Smurfy piece of art by Domnx. (See also.)
Air Guitar Pro. [via]
A video showcasing the acoustic version of Takara Tomy’s nifty toy.
Yujin’s capsule toys.
“Of course, the design is important. But also, if we are not having fun with our job, then there is no spirit to a new product, and it doesn’t really catch on.”
On inventing toys.
“Shrinking toy store shelf space and competition from video games means it’s tougher than ever for entrepreneurs to get their inventions into the hands of kids.”
A G.I. Joe collector’s history.
By James DeSimone. Check out the rest of the site.
Monsters among us
Added The Gallery of Monster Toys to the blogroll.
The detective
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Adrià garcía.
Toy review roundup
yo go re reviews the DC Direct Trinity Ra’s al Ghul figure.
yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Buzzer figure. (See also.)
Terry Dizard reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Doc mail-away figure. (See also.)
Goldrich Castillo reviews the Bandai SOC GX-01R+ Mazinger Z (10th Anniversary version) Tamashii Nation 2008 exclusive figure. (See also.)
Michael Crawford reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones German Officer and Cairo Swordsman 1/6 scale figures from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Allspark Power Deluxe Stealth Bumblebee and Salvage figures. (See also.)
Michael Klein reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest Cannibal King Jack Sparrow and At World’s End Will Turner 1/6 scale figures. (See also.)
Svelte Corps reviews the Lego Indiana Jones 7627 Temple of the Crystal Skull set from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
David Yeh reviews the Tonner Doll Company Harry Potter Lord Voldemort Tonner Direct exclusive and Dobby dolls from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movies respectively.
Michael Klein reviews the Tonner Doll Company Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann in Court Gown dolls.
Jon Clarke reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones wave 1 carded figures (part 2), sets and vehicles.
Retro reviews
WIKD reviews the Kenner Techno Zoids Storm Tiger kit.
Mike reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Tiger Force Frostbite figure from the Tiger Cat set. (See also.)
Tom Prankerd reviews the Select Convertors Mini Bot Wagon and Van figures, and Spies Focus figure.
The explorer
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by didbygraham.
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Toy links
Wicket victorious.
Those teddy bears are vicious.
Tonyz Customz’s custom Old Snake.
“… after just getting the new statues(hardly any articulation) from Medicom Toys I felt Old Snake needed some fully articulated love.”
Blazing Saddles.
A Lego diorama by Joseph Pinaud.
The Punisher.
A very cool portrait of the Marvel Legends figure by Ken Batallones.
Speedlines.
A photo by LuciusVorenus.
Cobra-a-a-a!
Another nice portrait of the Commander by Timothy Lim. (See also.)
Shinkiformer.
Scroll down to see a Busou Shinki Zelnogrard figure transforming with the help of Trans Scanning Bumblebee parts. (See also.)
Magnemo power.
Microman MagnePowers fanmodes. (Click on the images for a better view.)
Toy packaging: then and now.
“… while today’s toy packaging is certainly state-of-the-art, it’s also probably racked up some of the very biggest crimes in the entire packaging industry in terms of excess and waste.”
Eye and flesh tone painting guide.
By figure customiser Jin Saotome.
If you only knew the power of the blogroll
Created a Star Wars section for the blogroll and added Rebelscum, Yak’s Pub, Star Wars toys Flickr pool and Stormtroopers Flickr pool.
Skull One
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by Eneas.
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.
Tom reviews the Konami Great Impact Model Series Gurren Lagann (part 2) from the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann series. (See also.)
Mojya reviews the Banpresto Gundam Kiba-Musha Den Real Type Musha Gundam and Musha Kiba prize figures.
Damien Sancho reviews the Kotobukiya Square Enix Final Fantasy VII Play Arts Cloud and Hardy Daytona set. (See also.)
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite C.A. (Char Aznable) Gundam ver. Ka Casval’s Custom 1/100-scale figure from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren’s Ambition game. (See also.)
MaruH102 (part 2, part 3) and Tamabase review the Bandai Soul of Chogokin GX-41 Raideen and GX-41S Raideen DX Fade In sets. (See also.)
The G reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Amami Haruka (Gothic Princess version) figure from The Idolmaster game.
Syuuamamori reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Suzuki figure from the Doko Demo Issho game series. (See also.)
Syuuamamori reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Toro (head variant) figure and Kuro (head variant) Friend Shop exclusive figure from the Doko Demo Issho game series. (See also.)
Machu reviews the Max Factory Figma Suzumiya Haruhi (uniform version) figure from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. (See also.)
K3 reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Lancelot figure from the Code Geass series. (See also.)
Mondo reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Sutherland (Normal version) from the Code Geass series. (See also.)
Len reviews the CM’s Corporation Mecha Action Series Gaiking the Great (the combined form of Gaiking, Raiking and Balking) from the Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu series. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Beast Wars Tele Omocha Series TM-SP DX Convoy figure.
Retro reviews
Gamu reviews the Volks Super Robot Wars Original Generation Full Action Figure Series 021a Guarlion Custom Trombe limited edition figure and 006a Grungust figure.
Acro_characin reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Unicorn Jabu figure from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Car Robot C-025 Super Mach Alert figure.
They await you, creator
A Creative Commons-licensed photo by woodleywonderworks.