Toy links
James May’s Top Toys: Meccano.
“I’m challenging this (class) to build a crane using the old-style Meccano and more importantly, the original instructions … what these kids don’t know is that the sadists at Meccano deliberately put mistakes in the instructions …” (An entertaining 6:57-long video.)
Indiana Jones (x8). [via]
Hasbro did a marvellous job of capturing Harrison Ford’s special face-altering mutant power.
Iron Man Mark 1 (Marvel Icons-style).
A fantastic custom figure by darthjrs based on a 12-inch Van Helsing Frankenstein figure.
Sasword.
Another impressive SIC-style Kamen Rider custom by Kenosyokutaku.
A toy trip to China. [via]
Marvin Chan, the founder of Singapore’s Museum of Shanghai Toys, visits tin and wooden toy factories in China.