Toy links
Yotsuba!
“Imagination: Use it or lose it”
Tags: digirama, Flickr, photo, Revoltech
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Frank Welker interviewed.
“Soundwave in French is not to be believed.”
Tags: article, Interviews, Transformers
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.)
Gamu reviews the Bandai S.I.C. ((Super Imaginative Chogokin) Limited Negataros Imagin Tamashii Web exclusive figure from Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) Kamen Rider Kiva (Kiva Form) figure. (See also.)
Gamu reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii Advanced GN-X Tamashii Web exclusive figure from Gundam 00.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii Turn X (Moonlight Butterfly ver.) Chara Hobby 2009 exclusive figure from Turn A Gundam. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii Tristan figure from Code Geass. (See also.)
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Gundam Fix Figuration Wing Gundam (early type) Chara Hobby 2009 and Tamashii Web exclusive figure from Gundam Wing. (See also.)
Koshihara Hitoshi reviews the Yamato Macross Do You Remember Love? VT-1 Super Ostrich (2009 version) 1/60-scale figure. (See also.)
K3 reviews the Bandai S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Diend figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
Yo reviews the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Titan Form) figure. (See also.)
Yo reviews the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Mighty Form) figure. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Kaiyodo Assemble Borg Jarknoid Zain figure. (See also.)
Ken Murasame reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Yamaguchi EVA Production Model-02 (new movie edition) figure from Evangelion 2.0. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Hibiki Ongekiko figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
Itsuki reviews the Hasbro Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Voyager class Long Haul figure.
Alfes reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Revenge of the Fallen RA-16 Dune Runner figure. (See also.)
Alfes reviews the Hasbro Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Voyager class Megatron figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Revenge of the Fallen RD-13 Ravage figure. (See also.)
Transformer Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Revenge of the Fallen RD-04 Soundwave figure. (See also.)
Red reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Revenge of the Fallen RD-15 Ejector figure. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Max Factory Figma Tsuruya-san (Cultural Festival maid version) figure from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi series. (See also.)
Nekonekokoara reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Troop Car set from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ebi and Soh-dr review the Bandai Memory Gadget Stag Phone toy from Kamen Rider Double.
Soh-dr reviews the Bandai Memory Gadget Spider Shock toy from Kamen Rider Double. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Ramuna reviews the Bandai Haou Taikei Ryu Knight DX Ryu Knight Zephyr figure.
Ramuna reviews the Bandai Haou Taikei Ryu Knight DX Ryu Mage Magidora figure.
Ramuna reviews the Bandai Haou Taikei Ryu Knight DX Ryu Ninja Bakuretsumaru figure.
Ramuna reviews the Bandai Haou Taikei Ryu Knight DX Ryu Priest Baurus figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Galaxy Force GX-02 Soundwave figure.
Toy links
Ares by Arez.
This custom of the Marvel character is based on a Masters of the Universe Classics He-Ro figure.
Tags: comics, custom, Marvel, MOTU
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Slithe.
Fabiano Lima‘s stunning CG render of the Thundercats villain.
Tags: art, retro, Thundercats
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Red hot iron.
“It’s not as flashy as the Sideshow version, but when you light it right it doesn’t look too bad.”
Tags: 1/6, comics, Flickr, Marvel, movie, photo
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The Spielzeugmuseum.
“The oldest is a stone cube with what appears to be faint symbols, dating to 800 B.C. Perhaps it was an early precursor to the white-and-black die.”
Tags: article
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The Toy Society. [via]
“… make a toy, leave it somewhere … make someone happy.” (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
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Panthro 3D.
Arthur Duque’s incredible render of the Thundercats character.
Fanmode faves
Fanmode presents a few hundred toy-related links every month and it’s possible a few may have slipped your attention. Here are ten of our favourites for August ’09.
Loved by good, feared by evil. [via]
Fanmode generally steers clear of toy-related links that make the rounds on major sites but this MeFi-linked Lego Voltron creation by Mark Sandlin was too brilliant to pass up. (See also.)
Musha Robo. [via]
A fantastic Gundam-ish Lego MOC that looks great and is articulated to boot.
Lego Assassin.
Keshen’s Lego reenactment of the Ninja Assassin trailer. (YouTube, 2:04.)
The Mercenaut.
A fantastic Micronauts fanmode by Argonaut X and some cool retro-style graphics to show it off. (See also: 1, 2, 3, 4.)
Tickled Pink.
For some reason, Stormtrooper cosplayers tend to gravitate towards the 501st Legion Vader’s Fist instead of the legendary 502nd Legion Hello Kitty’s Paw so this sixth-scale custom by Queenie will have to do.
Doug Williams’ Inhumanoids.
Impressive updates of Metlar, D’Compose, Tendril and Auger.
The Baroness.
What is it about the Baroness? What is it about a beautiful bad woman in skintight clothing that’s so appealing? It’s such a mystery. (See also.)
Retro Joe.
We hope Dave Perillo does other toy icons in his charming style. (Be sure to see his Cobra piece as well.)
The Ballad of G.I. Joe. [via]
“Cobra Commander loves 70s boogie …”
State of the hobby.
“… while adults support action figures’ long tail, kids still rule the action figure aisle. The slice of the collector dollar is still smaller than the kid demographic.”