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From Jutland.
“Denmark’s Godtfred Kirk Christian sen, 47, is fond of remarking that even the best is none too good for children, and he should know what he is talking about: the worldwide success of his Lego toymaking business has all the ingredients of a modern-day Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.” A Time article from 1967.
Checklist (Storm Form)
Updated S.H.Figuarts, Figma and Robot Tamashii checklists with Kamen Rider Agito (Storm and Flame Forms), Billy Herrington and Masurao review links.
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Revoltech Samus.
Scroll down to see a custom by Soma Kustoms.
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Acrowawakka.
A custom Microman figure by misodrill.
Tags: custom, Microman/Micronauts
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Cobra-a-a-a!
A very cool Baroness portrait by Adam Hughes. (Check out his She-Ra as well.)
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Cobra-a-a-a!
Veronica O’Connell’s fantastic take on the Baroness.
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Eternal Strife.
micstryfe’s fine photo of a Final Fantasy VII Play Arts figure.
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My Little Demon.
A custom Gene Simmons-My Little Pony doll by Mari Kasurinen. (See also.)
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On G.I. Joe.
“… though the basic doll costs only $4, he comes with enough extra equipment to make a quartermaster’s head swim … A complete arsenal, in theory, would cost around $200, and many a family has found itself getting almost as far ahead of its original spending estimates as, say, Defense Secretary McNamara.” A Time article from 1966.
Tags: about, article, G.I. Joe, retro
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James May’s brick house. [via]
“As part of his BBC series James May’s Toy Stories, he plans to build a two-storey house in the middle of Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking. On Friday, more than three million Lego bricks were delivered to the vineyard in preparation for the task.” (Thanks for the link, samuel!)