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Elgin Park: The Realistic Miniature Car/Town Models Gets a Book
1 year ago
Since we’ve last interviewed Michael Paul Smith about his Elgin Park project, he’s been busy with a photo book for Elgin Park. Now it has been announced by Prestel Publishing that the 144-page book is coming in May 2011. The book features Michael Paul Smith’s realistic town/car photos with essays More >
Pre-Order Your Tron Stitch Today!
1 year ago
Awhile back, we did a report on the awesomeness of Scott Zillner’s Tron Stitch, a collectible that any fan of Tron and Stitch would be dying to have. It seems that at last this rare collectible will be available for the first time in a limited number. How limited? There are only 300 in the More >
Transformers 3 Toys Reveal Hints of Film’s Story
1 year ago
Here are some photos of the Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon toy line with Sentinel Prime and Megatron. Entertainment Weekly is now covering toys apparently, and Hasbro gave them the exclusive including The Ark, the one that was the Autobot’s headquarter in the original cartoon. In the movie More >
Combining Toys and Video Games Together: Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
1 year ago
Activision has announced a new game in the works that bridges in the gap of toys and video games, Skylanders Spryo’s Adventure. Spyro the Dragon is back with his fellow toy characters ready to be played and transported into the video game realm.
There are 32 unique toy characters each with their More >
Snarf Revealed for New ThunderCats Cartoon Plus Action Figure Gallery
1 year ago
The folks over at Warner Bros. Consumer Products have released some new images of the ThunderCats line of action figures. Here you can also check out the reveal of Snarf, the new Pokemon. Who knew a new ThunderCats cartoon would get this much attention (many of them negative)?
I for one am looking More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza Round up
1 year ago
Lets Start with a little interview:
The lady in the video is Ms. Yumi Hoashi, Vice President of card business for Konami, who was the person in charge of everything that is the Yu-Gi-Oh card game.
Yu-Gi-Oh Extravaganza is a first time ever event held in the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event More >
Zone of the Enders Revoltech Coming April
1 year ago
Zone of the Enders was a fun and underrated series that was produced by Hideo Kojima. Thanks to the powers that be, we will be getting a Zone of the Enders Revoltech figure. The mech to be turned into a figure is Jehuty. It will be available on April 15th for 2,850 yen in Japan.
The coolest thing More >
It’s Time to Duel – Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza
1 year ago
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza will take place in Los Angeles Convention Center on the 22nd and 23rd of January, which is only a week away. For those of you who still wants to go to the 2011 World Championship Qualifier, also known as nationals, will have a chance to get your hands on an invitation More >
Bad Robot Mascot Gets His Own Figure
1 year ago
Easily one of the most memorable production studio mascot is JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot. Bad Robot’s face has graced many of JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk’s productions, from the early days of Alias to the big screen in Super 8. Now, for the first time he is finally getting his own figure!
QMx Online More >
Get Your Own Pint Size Daft Punk Tron: Legacy Figures
1 year ago
Straight off the Grid, Medicom announced this week that they will release figurine sets of the French electro-duo Daft Punk. The Japanese toy company will release 3 sets including 12″ figures also a Be@arbrick and Kubrick set. All 3 sets will feature the group’s new look from the film Tron: Legacy. More >
Wolf Link and Midna Statue: OMG, Her Hair Lights Up!
1 year ago
Midna, how I love thee, especially her true form <3. I’m not a big fan of Wolf Link simply for the fact that he gets bossed around by Midna too much. Come on man, grow a pair.
So the guys at First 4 Figures have created an exclusive Wolf Link and Midna statue. It’s the second statue of the 1/4 More >
TRON: Legacy Pop-up Shop Grand Opening Party with Gallery
1 year ago
November 18, 2010 – Disney hosted a grand opening party at the Royal/T Cafe for the TRON: Legacy Pop-Up Shop. The entire place was decorated in TRON style with neon blue lighting and a grid pattern wall containing code. I thought to myself, “This is what it would be like to party in the GRID!” More >
LBCC DAY 2-3 and Gallery
1 year ago
Day 2
This day was a beautiful day, at first it was projected to rain, but it was nice and sunny. Today there were cars from movies and TV shows. Also since it was a day before Halloween lots of cosplayers came out and they came out in full force. Characters from my childhood to characters for More >
Boba Fett Statue (Cloud City Version) Brought to You by Kotobukiya
1 year ago
Check out the badass that is Mr. Boba Fett, the Cloud City version. Yeah, the one that got knocked down by Luke Skywalker’s deflecting abilities and really didn’t get a chance to kick ass because he got eaten by a sarlacc. The point is, he looks cool, and is the silent/mysterious type. Anyway, More >
BlizzCon 2010! Day One with Gallery
1 year ago
Today was an exciting day for me. I went to my very first BlizzCon, and it was of great! I was so excited that I couldn’t get any sleep because I was too eager to go. I am not really a World of Warcraft, or WoW to some folks, fan, but I am a fan of the StarCraft, Diablo, and WarCraft series. I More >
Catwoman Re-Illustrated as DC Bishoujo Statue from Kotobukiya
1 year ago
Kotobukiya is at it again with their line up of Marvel and DC babes. This time, we have a nice photo gallery from Kotobukiya featuring the DC babe that Batman can’t take his eyes off of, Catwoman. She’s the second line of DC Bishoujo Statue, after Batgirl, and is illustrated by Shunya Yamashita More >
Marvel’s Black Cat Bishoujo Statue is Cute and Sexy from Kotobukiya
1 year ago
Kotobukiya has plans to release a Black Cat bishoujo statue. We have here plenty of nice photos of the statue for you guys to check out. Marvel’s Black Cat has been redesigned by Shunya Yamashita, who has been doing the designs for the Marvel Babes Bishoujo line. She looks a hell of a lot cuter More >
MegaHouse Queen’s Blade Risty Figure Review & Gallery
1 year ago
Oh yes, it’s time for another figure statue review. This time it’s the muscular and sexy Risty (or Listy) from Queen’s Blade. From MegaHouse, this figure is based on Jun Tsukasa’s art design (original Risty art created by Eiwa). The design differs from the anime, since in this one, she is More >
Linkin Park Gets Their Own Gundam
1 year ago
I remember one of the first things that really sparked my interest in Linkin Park was their inclusion of Gundam figures in their hit music video Somewhere I Belong. At the time I was in high school, Gundam Wing was airing on Cartoon Network’s Toonami and you could even find Gundam models at any More >
Holy Crap Those Look Real! Interview With Modeler, Michael Paul Smith
1 year ago
Michael Paul Smith is the man behind Elgin Park, a miniature town that looks and feels so real, that his gallery has been viewed over 23 million times. What was a simple hobby of photography and modeling, has now become an internet phenomenon. He was even featured in the NY Times! John Spartan More >
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Revolution Special Edition
1 year ago
The Duelists Revolution is upon us, and now The Revolution goes even further with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Revolution special edition that contains 3 packs of Duelist Revolution and 1 of 2 variant cards: Drill Warrior or Gold Sarcophagus.
Both cards are great in any deck allowing for some powerful More >
Mickey Mouse Throws It Down with Manny Pacquiao
1 year ago
It’s the showdown of the century, Mickey Mouse and Manny Pacquiao will face-off in the Mickey x Manny vinyl set from MINDStyle. This limited edition Monotone figure set will be available in the US and in Team Pacquiao stores in Asia.
The release of the figures was set to coincide with the Pacquiao More >
10-ft Tall Gundam Built out of Model Scraps
1 year ago
Take a second to think about how many models you’ve built in your lifetime. Now, out of all those models, how much leftover plastic have you thrown away? Well, one man’s trash is another man’s Buster Rifle. On display today, at the Chara Hobby show in Tokyo, is a Gundam entirely made out of “model More >
Miniature Car Models and Buildings Come to Life
1 year ago
At first glance, when I looked at the images, I thought these were real cars. But it turns out it’s the work of Michael Paul Smith, miniature car model and buildings extraordinaire. He’s very passionate about the mid-1900s, a time where he has cherished memories to the point where he created a More >
Kotobukiya’s Phoenix Bishoujo Statue Review: Marvel’s Girl Turning Japanese
1 year ago
Marvel and Kotobukiya have teamed up before to give us bishoujo statues of Black Widow, Rogue, Psylocke, and Scarlet Witch. Now they have just released their Phoenix statue that comes in either regular Phoenix or Dark Phoenix version. Bishoujo is Japanese for “beautiful young girl”, and thanks to More >
