Toy review roundup
Michael Crawford reviews the Hot Toys Predator 2 Lost Predator 1/6-scale figure. Excerpt: “… you won’t feel like you got some sort of steal, but you’ll know why you spent that much money.”
Jeff Parker reviews the Hot Toys Alien 3 Dog Alien 1/6-scale figure. Excerpt: “You couldn’t describe it as a bargain, but the work lavished on it certainly makes it fair …”
Poe Ghostal reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Skeletor Mattycollector exclusive figure. Excerpt: “While I think this is a great sculpt, there’s no question it’s lacking in a lot of the traditional hallmarks of what is often considered great action figure sculpting …”
Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Universe Deluxe class Generation 1 series Smokescreen and Beast Wars series Dinobot figures. Excerpt: “(Re: Dinobot) I think this design team is just not Beast-compatible.”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Universe G1 Series Deluxe class Cyclonus with Nightstick set. Excerpt: “He’s easily the best of this newest batch, so snap him up as soon as you see him.” (See also.)
Darren Cilenti reviews the Hasbro Transformers Fast Action Battlers Desert Blast Brawl figure. Excerpt: “The tank mode looks good and the colours are good, but I’m not sure this is enough to save the mould.”
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Marvel Legends Ares series Vision Wal-Mart exclusive figure. Excerpt: “Did we really need another?” (See also.)
Nathan Newell reviews the Bandai Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Super Legends Green Power Ranger figure. Excerpt: “This is pretty much what I’ve been waiting for all these years …” (See also.)
Action Toy Review reviews the Mattel DC Universe Classics Cyborg Superman figure from the Toys ‘R’ Us exclusive Cyborg Superman and Mongul Super Enemies Figure Pack. Excerpt: “… we are lucky that Mattel has decided to re-release this action figure at a reasonable cost because it certainly is not worth the $80-$100 that most eBay sellers were asking for before the new 2 pack arrived.”
Corey Tincher reviews the Mattel Batman The Brave and The Bold Cyclone Spinner Red Tornado figure. Excerpt: “… this toy is probably the most disappointing B:BatB figure out yet.”
EVA Unit 4A reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E Search ‘N Protect EVE toy. Excerpt: “… I don’t think that Thinkway Toys could have done any better.” (See also.)
Updatedude reviews the Bandai Ben 10 Alien Collection Diamondhead figure. Excerpt: “A neat little toy …”
Artemis reviews the Lego Bionicle 8698 Vultraz set. Excerpt: “… he’s cruising around impressing the bimbos while the honest goody-two-shoes Bionicles look on in envious fury.”
Artemis reviews the Lego Bionicle Barraki 8916 Takadox set. Excerpt: “… a creepy-looking and fun figure.”
Retro reviews
yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Death Star Trash Compactor (Luke Skywalker and Han Solo) and Death Star Trash Compactor (Princess Leia and Chewbacca) sets from Star Wars: A New Hope. Excerpt: “… a really excellent diorama.” (See also.)
Updatedude reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Deluxe class Wreckage figure. Excerpt: “When Wreckage first came out, he was arguably one of, if not the best Movie Deluxe available.”
Toy links
Speeder.
This Assemble Borg fanmode looks ready to break the land speed record. (Click on the image for a better look.)
Ultron.
A fine custom by Tonyz Customz.
Old school.
Jack Szwergold is posting a lot of neat Microman-related scans on Flickr.
Ghost of Mars.
A photo by shadowowl.
Neo Henshin.
A painting by The Robert Droid Project.
Toys and auction houses.
“The house recently sold an empty box that had once held a Hornby Dublo model of the locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley for a staggering £1,300 …”
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.
(Please do not hotlink images on these sites.)
Kanon reviews the Volks N.E.X.T. Linebarrel (Super Limited version) Volks exclusive 1/144-scale figure.
Taoo reviews the CM’s Corporation Mecha Action Series DX Zerberus VR-Maxima figure from Votoms: Blue Knight Berserga Story.
Mojya reviews the Banpresto Kiba Musha Gaiden Knight Gundam (lance and sword versions) and Kiba Musha prize toys. (See also.)
Gamu and Red review the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei D-07 Cyclonus figure. (See also.)
Hinatatiki reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-13 Hound figure. (See also.)
Gamu reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei D-06 Galvatron figure. (See also.)
Toyhunter reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Crossovers Iron Man figure. (See also.)
Damien Sancho (part 2) reviews the Happy Well RoadBot Kawasaki Ninja ZX12R 1/10-scale figure. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Bandai DX Chogokin VF-25S Messiah Ozma Custom from Macross Frontier. (See also.)
Ramuna (part 2) reviews the CM’s Corporation Brave Gokin Gakeen (normal colour version) set. (See also.)
Reisende reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Glasgow Tamashii Web exclusive figure from Code Geass. (See also.)
Nekonekokoara reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Zartan figure. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Mattel The Dark Knight Battle Armor Batman and Bruce Wayne 4-inch-scale two-pack.
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Mattel The Dark Knight Batman and Two-Face 4-inch scale two-pack.
K3 reviews the Bandai SDX Knight Gundam figure. (See also.)
Ebi and Koshihara Hitoshi review the Bandai Henshin Belt DX Decadriver role-playing toy from Kamen Rider Decade.
Retro reviews
neko no tesaki reviews the Takatoku Toys Dorvack Kahen Mecha Mugen Calibur 1/55-scale figure.
neko no tesaki reviews the Bandai Saint Seiya Saint Cloth Series Aries Cloth figure.
Esuyu (part 2, part 3) reviews the the Bandai Soul of Chogokin GX-03 Combattler V set. (See also: 1, 2, 3, 4.)
MaruH102 reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gohkin Getter 1 (normal version) figure from the Getter Robo Armageddon OVA.
MaruH102 reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gohkin Getter 1 (full mantle version) figure from the Getter Robo Armageddon OVA.
MaruH102 reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gohkin Getter 1 (test and training machine version) Anime Export exclusive figure.
MaruH102 reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gohkin Getter 1 (original weathering version) Anime Export exclusive figure.
Esuyu reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars Metals D-59 Jaguar figure. (See also.)
Alfes reviews the Takara Transformers Collection 8 Inferno figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers C-109 Stepper figure from Transformers: The Headmasters. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Car Robot C-005 Artfire figure from the C-011 Spychanger DX6 set.
Mondo (part 2) reviews the Ohtsuka Kikaku Hyper Hero Collection Box Ultraman (C type) versus Uchuu Kyouryuu Zetton set.
Nekonekokoara reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Valor vs. Venom Kamakura with Ninja Lightning Cycle set. (See also.)
Toy links
Them!
“When I was small, my dad and I used to watch monster movies together … I decided to commemorate this experience with a diorama as a gift for my dad.”
Titan Command (ver. 2009).
misodrill’s cool homage to the vintage Microman Magnemo figures.
Time Warrior.
Zina’s outstanding Stikfas custom.
Gigantic.
This is the tallest Assemble Borg fanmode so far. (Click on the image for a better look.)
Gundam Double X.
An abstract but still identifiable Lego MOC. (Click on the image for a better look.)
Schnell, schnell!
A fantastic photo by castor photo.
Obelix and the magic potion.
It turns out Getafix’s concoction was a lot less exotic than he made it out to be.