This is a strange sensation, I’m kind of at a loss for words tonight. How rare is that?! Ok, maybe that’s not entirely true, but my mental state is a rare one. This week I told someone I felt like a placeholder. It’s like somehow I wasn’t really a part of what was going on [...]
round about: leaf ballerinas & architectural geodes
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Review > 6″ Blazing Sword Voltron (Voltron, Mattel)
Voltron is an interesting property. It began in Japan as Beast King Golion, an anime that ran from 1981-1982. The show was dark and featured torture, murder, slavery, and genocide in addition to the usual monster-fighting heroics.It wasn’t a ratings beast (pardon the pun) in its native country, and in 1984 the animation from the show [...]
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New 2012 BATMAN TOYS and MERCHANDISE Update
OK, This is sort of an unusual post because I usually focus on sharing news about one product at a time but all this news came in at the same time so here we go!
First, we reported awhile back about the new BATMAN Batmobile Hot Wheels Car in the DC UNIVERSE Line by Mattel. But at that time we didn't have a photo of it because it had not been made public yet. Well, here it is!
Next, here are some new BATMAN and ROBIN items to keep an eye out for. Here are some fun toys in the DC SUPER FRIENDS Toy Line by Fisher-Price ( also owned by Mattel ). They're called "Little People Wheelies" and the cool thing is they're only $4.00, that's smart.
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Natural History Museum Space Picture Viewer
Children aged six and over can enjoy some amazing views from space using the new Natural History Museum Space Picture Viewer from Brainstorm.
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Damian's BATMAN BAT-SUIT COSPLAY at Australia's SUPANOVA Pop Culture Expo
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Poster of the History of Auto Makers
This is a ZOOM view of the poster … Yep, Toyoda Spinning and Weaving became Toyota. Toyo Cork Kogyo now operates under a different name – I’m guessing not much cork revenue these days. You can magnify and zoom around the full poster here (along with ordering info). Tweet This Post
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Limber up with this Hakufu Sonsaku re-release
Oh, hey, it's Hakufu! You know, Ikkitousen's original main character before everyone started focusing on Kanu and Ryomou for one reason or another. While I like Kanu just fine at least, I'm glad to see some creators focusing on the rest of the cast, particularly ones as important as Hakufu--even if it is just Griffon doing a re-release.
She was released first quite a few years ago, though, and you can definitely see she's not up to the standards of today's figures. That isn't to say she's a bad release mind you, and I definitely find it a very cute design for those of us who like the racier side of things. Plus, as always, I'm a huge fan of that vibrant, sunny hair! If you missed her the first time around, you can grab her in July for around ¥6,800.
[ Pre-order at Hobby Search ]
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Bat-Libs Contest > Winners & Runners-Up
The fine folks at Figure of the Day have made their choice and a winner has been declared in the Bat-Libs contest! But hold on, we’ll get to that. This is possibly my favorite contest ever on PGPoA…you’ll soon see why. One thing to point out: I realized too late that I should have specified [...]
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Mud Puddle Snybora
Rotofugi will be releasing the newest Snybora colorway from Squibbles Ink and Chris Ryniak. The Mud Puddle Snybora is tan vinyl that's been hit with a burnt sienna rub and dark brown sprays. This version will be available today (Friday April 27th 2012) at Noon ET via the above link.
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Springtime Shope Update!
I loaded up the etsy shop with 40 brand new monsters yesterday,
and 7 have already found new homes!
Do some online window shopping HERE!
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Research and Markets: China Sourcing Report 2012: Toys & Games - Shipments during the 10 Months from January 2011 Were ...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Sourcing Report 2012: Toys & Games" report
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YouTube Star Toby Turner Joins ‘Annoying Orange’
Collective Digital Studio announced that YouTube star Toby Turner is joining the cast of the highly anticipated television series, Annoying Orange. Known as Tobuscus to his fans, Turner has gained a huge following through his comedy videos, including literal trailers, LazyVlogs, and the web series “Cute Win Fail.” Turner will join co-creators Dane Boedigheimer and [...]
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Recurring Bronchitis Discomforts – Smoking Details of the Ahead of time Symptoms regarding Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis symptoms chronic bad breath be dismissed as being a nagging smoker’s shhh. For other folks however the catch is far worse like they are triggered with serious bad oxygen and regardless of they have a shot at seem never willing to rid ones own mouths from bad preference and fragrance. Curing this particular [...]
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Jesse Moore and Callgrim Explode Tonight
Jesse Moore over at Callgrim has announced details of his launch tonight (April 27th 2012) that will include a few big ticket items. These will go up for sale at 9:00PM ET. And while the prices might be a little out of the Glyos galaxy, Jesse has simply gone off on these customs. Amazing worth, [...]
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BotCon 2012 - Convention Exclusives Shattered Glass Junkions Wreckgar, Scrap Iron, and Junkheap Gallery w/ Bios
One of the BotCon 2012 convention exclusives are the Shattered Glass Junkions, a three-pack of figures for $99 including Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron (using the eHobby exclusive Scrapheap head mold), and Junkheap (using the Hasbro release of the same name). These figures all have the same deco with different head molds and are quite the bunch. Read either the bios below or jump right into the gallery!Thanks to soundwavempl for the set!WRECK-GARquot;Oh, we have such sights to show you...quot;A hastily assembled m
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Happy Arbor Day: NASA Pic of Every Tree in America
Happy Arbor Day! So, be careful if you chop down a tree, NASA has a photo of where it was … Of course, when I think of trees, I start singing this song (watch out that ….. treeeeeeeeee). Hey, youse in the Midwest, I think you need more trees though I guess maybe it’s just [...]
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BotCon 2012 - Convention Exclusives Shattered Glass Optimus Prime and Timelines Kick-Over Gallery and Bios!
Optimus Primequot;All sentient being are free to follow me. Refusal means destruction.quot;Drying a major offensive in Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant, Optimus Prime was severely damaged and his Laser Core almost extinguished. Abandoned by this own warriors, he managed to drag himself to a CR Chamber in a remote outpost nearby. With the help of each local tech, he was able to fashion a new, upgrade body. Reborn, this body not only provided Optimus with more strength and faster processing power but it
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BotCon 2012 - BotCon 2012 - Transformers Octopunch and Spinster Convention Exclusive Action Figures Image Gallery
click the image below to view the entire gallerylt;img src=quot;http://tformers.net/g/generated/17543/botcon-2012-convention-exclusives-shattered-glass-octopunch%20(4)__scaled_600.jpgquot; /gt; Check out the images of the Octopunch and Spinster Convention action figure now in the gallery and share your comments on this figure after the jump.
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BotCon 2012 - Transformers Darkmount Convention Exclusive Action Figure Image Gallery
click the image below to view the entire gallerylt;img src=quot;http://tformers.net/g/generated/17544/botcon-2012-convention-exclusives-the-bard-of-darkmount%20(4)__scaled_600.jpgquot; /gt; Check out the images of the Darkmount action figure now in the gallery. Thanks to soundwavempl for the toys. Check out the shots and share your comments on this figure after the jump.
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BotCon 2012 - Transformers Soundwave Headband Convention Exclusive Action Figure Image Gallery
click the image below to view the entire gallerylt;img src=quot;http://tformers.net/g/generated/17545/P1040533__scaled_600.jpgquot; /gt; Check out the images of the Soundwave Headband action figure now in the gallery. The set is selling at $5 USD for the headband, card and ziplock bag. Thanks to soundwavempl for the toys. Check out the images and share your comments on this figure after the jump.
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