Fanmode favourites
Fanmode presents a few hundred toy-related links every month and it’s possible a few may have slipped your attention. Here are ten of our favourites for May ’08.
Bumblebee beats Optimus.
A smooth stop-motion video by Patrick Boivin. (See also.)
Iron Monger diorama.
A phenomenal piece by Passion Designs.
Trans Scanning Minerva.
If this had been a straightforward repaint of Trans Scanning Bumblebee, it would have been impressive enough but Pisuwo kicked it up a notch by incorporating the Headmaster gimmick as well. (See also.)
Lego Action Comics # 1.
It’s been 70 years since Superman’s debut and Lego fan levork decided to mark the occasion with a Lego version of that classic comic cover.
Robot-Models Transformers sculptures.
It’s good to know somewhere in this world there exists a 2-metre-tall Optimus Prime metal sculpture weighing 250 kilogrammes and costing almost five grand.
Classics Devastator.
Ptitvite finally completed his homage to the original Transformers combiner and what a stunning piece of work it is. The individual Constructicons look wonderful and Devastator is a thing of beauty.
Kamen Rider Garren King Form.
Kamen Rider Garren never received a King Form power-up so we’re glad to see figure customiser kenosyokutaku put his imagination and tools to good use.
My Little Godzilla.
The king of monsters, cutesy-style.
Toy packaging: then and now.
It’s not a topic usually covered or even considered so this article was welcome.
Yujin’s capsule toys.
PingMag talks to the folks at Yujin about the craftmanship and design of their 100 yen toys.