The National Honor Society at Carbondale Community High School collected a huge box filled with toys and cash donations for the Marine Corps League's annual Toys for Tots drive, during a fundraiser held at the Terriers' opening basketball game Dec. 16.
CCHS students make donation to Toys for Tots
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Happy 2012 from Dragon Boy!!
Supahcute loves Dragon Boy!! Did you know that Martin Hsu‘s Dragon Boy has an official Facebook page? Well, now you do! Update: Martin just shared the latest progress pictures of the Dragon Boy resin prototype! The final prototype will be … Continue reading →![]()
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Tomopop Review: Alter's 1/8-scale Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
Like a lot of series, Strike Witches is one of those very popular shows that I somehow still haven't gotten around to watching completely. I've always enjoyed the character designs though, at least once I got used to the odd flight "suit" design, but the characters themselves always appealed to me.
One in particular was the lovely Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, who I took to from the moment I saw her. Those who know me know that shouldn't be a surprise, between the red hair and kemonomimi bent the series takes when the girls use their abilities. I've seen a number of figures released featuring her in particular, and it was Alter's take on the subject matter that I got my hands on. Click through to see if she flies high or I end up crying Mayday!
Figure Name: 1/8-scale Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
Figure Maker: Alter
Retail Price: ¥7,429
Available at: HobbyLink Japan
Of course, we have to start with the requisite box shot. Overall, there's nothing particularly remarkable about her container. It's an appealing enough design, with a cloudy motif that certainly fits the series, and the front and back windows are very large, providing a nice look at Minna within. There are no side panels, however, instead giving us merely a shot of the character without any plastic in the way.
One thing I noticed in particular after opening was "Why does this have instructions?" I'd never seen a figure that was already completed but still came with directions on how to put things together. As it turned out, the instructions were more than necessary!
While everything else was easy enough to figure out, slipping her gun into her grip turned out to be a complete nightmare. Presumably made for much smaller hands than mine, it turned out that you were required to remove the strap from the grip, slide it into her hand, then somehow manage to fit the strap back into the absolutely miniscule notch at the base, while somehow fitting your fingers between her sleeve and the grip itself. Needless to say, this took far longer than I would have liked, and I nearly gave up more than a few times. Yet, I forged onward, all for the sake of accurate photos!
However, that wasn't the only concern. Sticking with the series' aerial theme, Alter managed to keep her lifted off of her base entirely to provide the illusion of flight. While I do have worries that this might lead to a leaner in the future, what with being propped up on only one leg, you can see that they at least took this into consideration, and she's fitted sturdily onto a nice solid metal rod instead. This should hopefully counteract any weight issues. Time will tell!
To continue along with the illusion, Alter has rather ingeniously crafted the propellers at the base of her legs. They can spin freely, and the paint job creates the sense of rotary blades in motion rather than simply making a blurry translucent disc. For that, I commend them!
Should you choose to, there are also additional propellers that aren't in motion, and it's very easy to remove the caps on her legs to fit them in place instead of the default versions.
As for the base itself, there isn't anything particularly amazing about it, but it does fit the character with a nice translucent blue coloring. Plus, to add at least a little touch to the design, it provides some character stats such as her name, height and birthday.
If you ask me, they've more than made up for the simplistic base with the amount of detail that went into her design. You can already see the level of effort that went into her gun and the mechanics of her legs, but everything about her uniform is very classy as well. They nailed the crisp militaristic look, and the painting is excellent as well. There aren't really any missed spots at all, and they did a nice job keeping the silver only within the boundaries of her buttons.
I'm really happy with the figure overall, and she's been a great introduction to Alter's work. With my only concern being the potential for leaning in the future, I'd have to absolutely recommend her to any fan of the series, without a doubt. Just remember not to rage too hard when trying to deal with attaching that gun!
[Thanks to HobbyLink Japan for providing Tomopop with this review sample!]
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Hot Toys’ Red Skull Teaser
Hot Toys has offered up a teaser image of their upcoming Red Skull (a.k.a. Johann Schmidt) collectible figure. As you can see...he's holding the Tesseract (Cosmic Cube) from Captain America: The First Avenger. This powerful energy-filling cube and the notorious villain are rumored to reappear in The Avengers movie...
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set database: LEGO 4205 off road command center
set database: LEGO 4205 off road command center
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set number: 4205
set name: off road command center
theme: city, police, forest
year: 2012
pieces: 403
prices: us$40
minifigs: 3
new forest police sub-theme set.
set name: off road command center
theme: city, police, forest
year: 2012
pieces: 403
prices: us$40
minifigs: 3
come with an off road command center truck with trailer for transporting rubber boat.
the truck has a rear openable command center and a raisable satellite dish.
the boat has a big rear propeller fan and can seat 2 minifigs.
the boat has a big rear propeller fan and can seat 2 minifigs.
accessories included a cart, a paddle, life vests, handcuffs, a walkie talkie and a cup.
minifigs included 2 forest policeman minifigs and a robber minifig.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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minifigs included 2 forest policeman minifigs and a robber minifig.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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HAPPY NEW YEARS - Batman Comic Books From Around The Globe!
Since today is the first day of a brand-new year, 2012, I thought I would celebrate with some wacky BATMAN Foreign Comic Book Covers from around the World! Now, I'm not sure if this first image is CHINESE or KOREAN but I'm sort of leaning toward KOREA, ha! If anyone knows then please let me know. I don't mean to offend anyone, I'm just stupid and I only know how to read English, ha! But the cover is crazy beautiful!!The next two covers are bootlegs from Turkey called BATMEN! That one with the yellow cover that features the Joker, I have that "English" version, how funny! These are extremely RARE!
The next two photos are not actually covers, but are a few pages from inside another foreign reprint comic book and these are from GREECE. I totally love their Greek FONT with the unique letters.
Last, but not least, is a special ITALIAN version of a 1966 BATMAN TV Show Book. OK, I know that's not an actual comic book but it's still fun! Hey, do you live in another part of the world and have a few Batman comics from your country? If so, then please send us some pics, thanks!
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january loves every eskimo
We had almost no snow in December, but suddenly New Year’s Eve brought us snow, blustery winds, and cold. I would rather we’d had that on Christmas Day, not now! But Every Eskimo’s sweet felt friends will feel right at home around here. Perhaps the pocket bears of all colors, with the perfect wintery scarves. [...]
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A Little Bit On The Unofficial Zelda Side: By now, I’m...
A Little Bit On The Unofficial Zelda Side: By now, I’m sure you may have come across the definitive Legend of Zelda timeline provided by Nintendo. Well excuse me, princess, but Zac Gorman has one of his own.
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Mark Rudolph x Monster Worship First Full Color Edition Altar Beast
We haven’t seen Mark Rudolph’s Altar Beast since New York Comic Con, where they dropped a mixed part release in the Cotton Candy Machine colors at the CCM Event. Now Monster Worship has just put up the first full colored Altar Beast for sale in their Online Store. This release...
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Sideshow Collectibles Brings Back The Horror
The tenth entry in Sideshow Collectibles' 12 Days Of Sideshow event sheds light on future horror statues from Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark and Splice. Follow the above link to check it out.
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The Double B Squad
Tenacious Toys has announced an exclusive collaboration with U.K. artist Tesselate - The Double B Squad. The Double B Squad is made up of 8 pieces, each one a customized 4" Kidrobot Mini Munny. You can pick these up for $55.00 each. Double B are a pyrotechnics crew who specialise in hyper speed displays. Each [...]
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The Year in Dolls - A 2011 Montage
So many dolls; so little time.
I just spent a few fun hours going through the doll stuff that passed through my doors this past year. A fair amount of what is pictured went back out the same doors after I got bored, traded, or decided to 'reinvest' the funds. Some of what arrived isn't pictured probably because it hasn't even been photographed yet.
The original image is 5000 pixels square at 300dpi. This one is very reduced but if you click on it a larger version will open. Can you identify everything? Can you find Waldo?
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I just spent a few fun hours going through the doll stuff that passed through my doors this past year. A fair amount of what is pictured went back out the same doors after I got bored, traded, or decided to 'reinvest' the funds. Some of what arrived isn't pictured probably because it hasn't even been photographed yet.
The original image is 5000 pixels square at 300dpi. This one is very reduced but if you click on it a larger version will open. Can you identify everything? Can you find Waldo?
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Twenty Questions: Matt Doughty (Onell Design)
Over the years, I've awarded Onell Design with various "Best Of" awards here on Plastic and Plush. And while I've known Matt Doughty for some time now, I still had a number of questions that I was interested in...and I thought you would also be interested in. So, without further ado, check out our conversation. [...]
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Huck Gee Warhog and Hog Master Private Commission
A few days ago we posted images of Huck Gee’s Sushi Chef & Octo Samurai custom set done for KR boardmember johnnyvinyl. The sushi-themed set was part of an extensive, multi-piece commission project with Huck. Keeping with the duo theme, johnnyvinyl recently unveiled his latest HG commission -- ‘Warhog and...
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Show and Tell > McDonalds Muppet Babies
After seeing The Muppets earlier this week, it got me thinking of my personal favorite incarnation of the franchise, Muppet Babies. As I mentioned in my article last week, to me, Muppet Babies was Saturday morning. The show was well-written with lots of heart and good lessons for kids, but made it more palatable than a lot of [...]
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Hot price on Magic: the Gathering – Sutured Ghoul – Magic 2012 – Foil, now at $0.01 after 100% decrease in price!
Buy Now Magic: the Gathering - Sutured Ghoul - Magic 2012 - Foil's price decreased by 100% from $2.30 to $0.01 at Amazon.com.Magic: the Gathering is a collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. In Magic, you play the role of a planeswalker who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest. Your deck of [...]
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Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Next 2-Packs For 2012
Well, this list makes it seem like there are definitely CARS coming in 2012 … Here is the next 2-Pack list – commingled with the Crew Chief 2-packs so no idea on dates but you can generally expected them in this order though don’t stake your life on it! But what’s nice is most of [...]
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set database: LEGO 4438 robbers' hideout
set database: LEGO 4438 robbers' hideout
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set number: 4438
set name: robbers' hideout
theme: city, police, forest
year: 2012
pieces: 317
prices: us$40
minifigs: 4
new forest police sub-theme set.
set name: robbers' hideout
theme: city, police, forest
year: 2012
pieces: 317
prices: us$40
minifigs: 4
come with a robbers' hideout, a robber's car, a police car and a 3 wheeled atv.
the hideout has a garage for car inside.
accessories included a bear, binoculars, handcuffs, 3 gold bars, walkie-talkie and a red mailbox.
minifigs included 2 forest policeman minifigs and 2 robber minifigs.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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minifigs included 2 forest policeman minifigs and 2 robber minifigs.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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Magic: the Gathering – Sutured Ghoul – Magic 2012 – Foil’s price decreased 100% from $2.30 to $0.01!
Buy Now Magic: the Gathering - Sutured Ghoul - Magic 2012 - Foil's price decreased by 100% from $2.30 to $0.01 at Amazon.com.Magic: the Gathering is a collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. In Magic, you play the role of a planeswalker who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest. Your deck of [...]
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Disney Pixar CARS 2: Disney Store Sale
Ends tonight, while not every CARS/CARS 2 item is on sale to get the maximum savings (sale price + another 20%), it’s still nice. Tweet This Post
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