Toy links
Name’s Ash. Housewares.
“I love the versions of Ash that appear in the AoD comics, with Ash being really muscular and more hardened from fighting through time – so I went for a mix of the comic stylings.”
The collector.
Justin Manny used Transformers Animated Activators Optimus Prime as a base for this cool Pipes custom.
Scarabos.
“It really looks like a lost Mego vehicle made just for Antron, who seats inside perfectly even with all his weapons attached …”
I thought you said you were done making weapons?
It’s completely harmless.
Mari Kasurinen interviewed.
“… I’ve decided never to sell My Little Edward Scissorhands because he’s so good when it comes to opening letters.” (Her customs were recently featured in Guardian’s Life & style section.)
On display.
“How do you turn your living room into a pop-culture museum? That’s the question I’m going to try and help you answer in a set of articles dedicated to the art of toy display.” (Part 2. Part 3.)
Points of Articulation.
“… figures with lots of PoA but can’t even frickin’ stand on their own power, ala Revoltech.” For a counterargument, see the few thousand photos in the Flickr Revoltech pool featuring Revoltech figures standing on their own.
Labour of love.
“The 20ft by 2ft wooden model features shops, houses and even a cinema with miniature billboards advertising films the couple watched on their first dates.”