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TOYSREVIL's Movie News Round-Up April 6-April 12.2014
Check out the above "Peter "Star-Lord" Quill-centric "Extended Trailer" for the film "Guardians of the Galaxy" (or as Stevens remarked on my FB - more "extended scene" than "trailer" - so true tho ;p), which also saw "activity" this week via Entertainment Weekly Page pics and a LEGO reveal (Also posted #onTOYSREVIL).
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" avoids discussing further about Turtle-faces and instead teases Turtle-Hands via posters, and we get to see "Master Splinter" via LEGO Reveals (Also posted #onTOYSREVIL). I'm not hating on this incarnation of TMNT tho (not much anyways) and am always open to reboots and reinterpretations ... within my personal tolerance, of course lol
While "X-Men: Days of Future Past" saw Character Posters (PopcornX / XMENonFILM) - although I miss seeing Colossus and Kitty "Shadowcat" Pryde's romance, especially on Joss Whedon's ru on "Astonishing X-Men" comicbook ... "Quicksilver" ran ahead of the pack for a magazine image feature and TV commercial promoting burgers (Also on PopcornX). Not to be left out, the rest of the X-Men had their feature in the pages of Entertainment Weekly as well :)
GODZILLA had an new extended video (above), a new Poster & Movie Still, while Japanese superhero "Kikaider" gets a REBOOT. Coincidentally I just rewatched "Space Battleship Yamato" on DVD again yesterday/last night, and am always keen to see "re-boots". Go watch the original Episode 1 of the "classic" version, for comparison!
Paparazzi News comes in the form of Character Designs for Captain America & Black Widow in "The Avengers: Age Of Ultron" while filming in South Korea (somehow feel kinda "filthy" for posting this tho… might not be doing more of this … or maybe I will LOL ;p)
Promo Art by Hasbro for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" showcases the "entire lineup" of robots - although there are more Dinobots than just 3 x Decepticons? LOL (Also posted on PopcornX) … and Grimlock gets a solo image showcase and dimension description!
Highlight of the week has to be my preview of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (Also posted #onTOYSREVIL) which also showcased some "fanart".
And finally something which I haven't posted anywhere else, as it is not necessarily a "feature film" per se, but I reckon would make a splendid "noir" live-action short, IMHO: "Batman: Strange Days" - Bruce Timm's Batman 75th Anniversary animated short, "featuring a lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Dr. Hugo Strange."
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TOYSREVIL's Sunday Toys & Design Feature (April 13 Edition)
There are essentially two ways to enjoy a toyful Sunday, at least in my book: (1) visit the weekly Sunday Flea Market at China Square Central, and (2) Gawk at images online for toys I have no information for … which I now present to you, my gentle readers, as a weekly-weekend blog-feature! Marvel at the yummy pics with basic to zero-information LOL
Credits Due: Jeremy Brautman used to do a feature like this on jeremyriad.com, before he 'up-n-left' and co-authored the new upcoming book "Art Toy 2.0", so my tip of the hat to his forward-thinkingness :)
Above-Left+Right: "The Simpsons LEGO mini figures" is available NOW in the United States (specifically Kansas) and Greg Merreighn has them in-hand! (Top pic via too) Last reported for a May-release … this'll surely wake up my toy-desires! #OMGMGOMG
Bottom-Left: Shocking PINK colorway "PickleBaby" sofubi by Leecifer to be available at the 5-Eyed Dragon 2 show launching April 12th @ Dragatomi (Check out the preview of works online now). In an edition of 25pcs priced at US$75 each!
Bottom-Right: Hand painted by Mark Nagata, the "Sabretooth Kaiju Negora"
Above: Max Toy Co's "Mecha Nekoron MK3" mini sofubi gets painted treatment by @quackmaxx (with images by @nixon_3aa) - to be available soon in the U.S. - ohgosh but do I want this bad - #OMGMGOMG
Bottom: The first painted edition of Teresa Chiba's "Chiba Kibunadon Fish" is on pre-order now from US$40 via maxtoyco.com! Last we saw of this winning Kaiju Gals design-creation was the final sculpt + test shot!
Above-left: Francesco de Molfetta's "American Idol" done by FLABSLAB. So that's where all the burgers went LOL
Above-right: "Glow In The Dark Blue Spirit Pocket Master" by Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey to be available at Wondercon 2014.
Bottom-Left+Right: Nate Mitchell's "Squibs" and "Squib Kids 2.0" to be available at WonderCon (booth #1145) priced at US$40 and US$75 respectively (or both at US$100). Check out the intensively detail making-of via this Squid Kids Ink-blog entry!
Above-Left: Double Parlour x Scott Tolleson!
Above-Right: Sneak peek at collabo print between MAD Toy Design (IG @madtoydesign) & Scott Tolleson (IG @mrscotttolleson), for their appearance at Kidrobot Boulder next weekend.
Bottom-Left: "Iron Mayan" by Jesse Hernandez does Marvel's Iron Man with amazing results! tay tuned to his IG @urbanaztec
Bottom-Right: "Marvel Selfies" by Billy Butcher (see more here) sees Superheroes wielding iPhones and taking Selfies LOL
Above-Left: Okedoki reveals a new project prototype (headsculpt last teased here).
Above-Right: ANTZ's "Sun Wu Kong" gets the resin collectible treatment seen in this "Master Proto", thanks to My Tummy Toys - IG @mytummytoys (we last teased it here)
Bottom-Left: Panda Classic(Hoodie Panda)from Cacooca - Stay tuned to IG @cacooca for updates!
Bottom-Right: Action figures of Nadsat Boy, Nadsat and NoFuture from Kenth Toyworks heading up to Super Festival! #OMGMGOMG
Above: A veritable rainbow of "Teleporting Bunnies" from The PBKs will be invading your subconsciousness and toy-shelves soon! Check out the animated Instagram video on Ratking's IG @ratking … yes, you are indeed looking at 2 x halves of bunnies! How awesome is that? LOL
Below: Irresistible yummies courtesy of 1000 Tentacles! Now would you dare put them in your mouths? :)
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Time For Spring and Candy Dish Containers
I just love creating silk floral arrangements in all sorts of containers. I might use a basket, a metal container, a typical floral basin, glass vases, wooden crates, etc. Just about anything. So, when someone in the family asked me if I wanted a white milk glass candy dish they were throwing away I said - sure!
So, since I had put away all my winter silk arrangements I decided to make a small, cheery silk floral arrangement for the spring and summer using the white milk glass candy dish.
The arrangement is a combination of silk floral leaves, magnolia stems, lavender stems, and various other small spring like silk floral.
I was pleased with the way the arrangement came out. It was definitely a cheery arrangement for the spring and summer.
Candy might look be better in a candy dish and certainly be tastier - but this looked great. I was pleased with it and hope you like it too.
set database: LEGO 79119 mutation chamber unleashed
set name: mutation chamber unleashed
theme: teenage mutant ninja turtles
year: 2014
pieces: 196
price: us$25
minifigs: 3
come with a mutation chamber.
the chamber has a mutation switch, spinnable electrodes, an openable front entrance and a ladder.
minifigs included a victor minifig, a raphael minifig and a spider bytez minifig.
overall design is great.
The AFB Podcast Episode 111: The Batmobile in Toy Form with Special Guest Deane Aikins
Episode 111 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct download! Download and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now!
Then in our discussion topic, Eli and Scott catch up with Deane "Doc Terrific" Aikins to discuss all things Batmobile, including Batmobile Toys and Deane's own customs!
The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!
What's Shipping For The Week Of April 16, 2014
Zelda and Pokemon monopoly sets perfect for when you're 'board' and want to game
There must be some unwritten rule asserting that if it exists then eventually it will receive its own version of Monopoly. Although it seems that just about everything has been covered, the list of whatever-is-left has shrunk once again with the Legend of Zelda franchise getting its first Monopoly set while Pokemon will be receiving its SECOND Monopoly set (see the first here). Before anybody accuses Pokemon of monopolizing these things, bear in mind that about five hundred Pokemon have been added since that first Monopoly game.
Only the packaging images are available thus far (see gallery) although both sets are slated to release mid-August. They can be pre-ordered for around US$40 apiece, coincidentally the same MSRP as The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Pokemon X/Y (I'm not saying, but I'm just saying...). Oh well, it might be a good cure for "boardom".
[ Pre-order Zelda | Pokemon at Entertainment Earth ]
[ Nintendo World Report via Destructoid ]
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