Tonight on “When Animals Attack!” …
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Toy review roundup
Michael Crawford reviews the Sideshow Collectibles Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins Sideshow exclusive 1/6-scale figures. Excerpt: “… you get the impression that this is an entirely new breed of Sideshow figure.”
Josh Bernard reviews the Yamato GN-U Dou Macross Plus YF-19 and YF-21 figures. Excerpt: “… these can be thought of as Yamato’s answer to Kaiyodo’s Revoltech line, but these are larger with better quality material.” (See also.)
Dan Wakerhauser reviews the Hasbro Iron Man Iron Man Mark 01, Iron Man Mark 02, Iron Man Mark 03, Iron Monger (Opening Cockpit and Super Fist Smash versions) and Titanium Man figures. Excerpt: “Titanium Man … actually turns out to be my favorite figure …”
Poe Ghostal reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive The Helm of Xaanm exclusive figure. Excerpt: “This little piggy went to the market – to crush his enemies, see them driven before him, and hear the lamentations of their sows!”
Dan Wakerhauser reviews the Playmates TMNT Mutations Mutating Leo, Mutating Raph, Mutating Don and Mutating Mike figures. Excerpt: “… these new versions have very little to offer and some very notable drawbacks.”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Landmine figure. Excerpt: “… one of the best Transformers of 2008.” (See also.)
Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe Prowl and Blackarachnia figures. (See also.)
Sean Huxter reviews the Diamond Select Toys Star Trek Communicator toy. Excerpt: “If you see this on a shelf, do not let it sit there. Take it home.”
Retro reviews
NekroDave reviews the Bandai Power Rangers Mystic Force Manticore Megazord set. Excerpt: “… if I could swap this thing for a large cheese pizza right now, I’d do it in a heartbeat.”
Lionel reviews the Tomy Zoids Clear Murasame Liger and Redler Special Color Z-Point campaign exclusive kits. (See also.)
This is the life
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Toy links
Transforming Lego VF-1J.
A very cool MOC by tkh. (See also.)
Cardboard warrior.
A Microman Solid Snake custom figure.
Toys with toys.
Cognition well and truly dissonated.
Big Jim and the Masters of the Universe.
“… some of the concepts may have been reused when designing MOTU …”
“The Greatest Toy Auction on Earth”.
“… the 1,500-lot event will feature a $2 million selection of pop culture items, toys, and collectibles from the 1970s and ’80s, with a special emphasis on Star Wars and GI Joe action figures. … The top-estimated lot of the sale is a rare version of Star Wars character Boba Fett that originally was advertised as a ‘rocket-firing’ action figure … (valued at) $100,000-$150,000.”