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Michael Lau profiled.
“… whether it’s painting or working on comic art or crafting toys, it’s all art, he reckons.”
Checklist (Drake version)
Updated S.H.Figuarts checklist with Kamen Rider Drake review link.
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8-man.
A Microman custom inspired by a character from the 60s. (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Tags: custom, Microman/Micronauts
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Iron-Knife.
A 6-inch G.I. Joe custom by moondogg74.
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Assemble Valk.
A triplechanging Assemble Borg fanmode inspired by the Macross Valkyrie. (Click on the image for a better look.)
Tags: Assemble Borg, fanmode
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The Transformers Periodic Table.
By Samuel Campo.
Tags: Transformers
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“You Call These Toys?”
“… the toys may cost too much for what they offer. Many parents, all too familiar with child-size attention spans, are wary of the latest fad.” (A Time article from 1987.)
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.)
Nuu reviews the Bandai S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Drake figure from Kamen Rider Kabuto.
Gamu and Damien Sancho review the Bandai Robot Tamashii Gaddess Tamashii Web exclusive figure from Gundam 00.
Gamu and Damien Sancho review the Bandai Robot Tamashii Booster (for Garazzo, Gadessa and Gaddess) Tamashii Web exclusive accessory set from Gundam 00.
Maruo reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Alternity Suzuki Swift Sport Cliff (Supreme Red Pearl version) figure. (See also.)
Yuki Bune (part 2) reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Revenge of the Fallen RD-16 Devastator set. (See also.)
Alfes reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Atomic Lugnut figure. (See also.)
Mojya reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Yamaguchi Sanada Yukimura figure from Sengoku Basara. (See also.)
Gangu Shiro reviews the Bandai Kamen Rider Double WFC 03 Kamen Rider Double LunaTrigger figure. (See also.)
F2 reviews the Medicos Entertainment Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Dio figure. (See also.)
Mojya reviews the Good Smile Company Actsta Subaru Nakajima figure from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. (See also.)
Yo reviews the Max Factory Figma Emiya Shirou (casual wear version) figure from Fate/stay night. (See also.)
Yuki Bune reviews the Max Factory Figma Hatsune Miku (live stage version) Wonder Festival Summer 2009 and web exclusive figure. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Mugenbine DX Mugenpharaoh set. (See also.)
Ebi reviews the Bandai SDX Superior Dragon figure. (See also.)
Koshihara Hitoshi reviews the Bandai Minipla Samurai Gattai Mougyuudaioh candy kit from Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers 03 Wheeljack figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars C-7 Rhinox figure.
Red reviews the Takara Transformers Super Link SD-01 Nightscream figure.
Yo reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Laevatein figure from Full Metal Panic!
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Some assembly required.
“He became so upset that he started breaking the pieces apart. She wept in frustration.”
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Mani Zamani’s Wooden Queen. [via]
“… my first attempt toward creating an action figure based on one of my characters with the use of wood.”
Tags: custom