If you’ve got a few hours to spare, you might enjoy reading the Amazon customer reviews of the Playmobil Security Checkpoint. The amount of time spent on these is staggering. There’s a ton of them, but here’s one of my favorites: My family was planning a vacation to Europe, so I purchased this item to [...]
Telecomm by adriano_gatilho Poe’s note: FLINT: “No, look, I’m telling you, Cobra’s real plan is to flank us from the west– DUKE: “Look! Cobra Commander’s picking his nose!” FLINT: “Cut that out! It wasn’t funny the first time, and you’re getting the monitors all greasy!” OTHER DUDE MAINFRAME: “Welcome to Whattaburger, may I take your [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Scott Neitlich (Mattel’s “Toy Guru”) wrote an interesting post for the Matty Mattel Facebook page that I think deserves another look.
Scott Rubin reviews the Toynami The Masterpiece Collection Robotech The New Generation VFB-9H (Rand version) figure. Excerpt: “The fighter mode does suffer from a sort of anti-kibble …” (See also.) Corey Tincher reviews the NECA Street Fighter IV C. Viper figure. Excerpt: “… she’s actually a great action figure and solid first entry for NECA [...]
A037 Hawkman by HamSalad Poe’s note: Dammit. Get here sooner!
I’m trying to get my mind off the possible weeks-long wait that may be in store for my DCUC6 order. The good news is, my Skeletor and Starfire/Adam Strange set should arrive tomorrow. That will help salve the pain. Have I mentioned I’m rooting for the Gargoyle? This weekend, I went on a toy hunt [...]
Now, I’m a big believer in the idea that 99% of unofficial news on the Web should be taken with a heaping spoonful of salt–and if it’s on a fan forum, you might want a whole bowl. And the last official word I received from CSC is that DCUC6 hadn’t arrived and wasn’t expected until [...]
2009′s FANtastic Exclusive: Round 1 is up! PGPoA endorses the Gargoyle! First look at Playmates Star Trek figures based on the upcoming movie. WTF happened here? Kirk looks like Dwight from The Office playing dress-up. What’s even funnier is Art Asylum’s far, far superior figures based on the original show are now available at Toys [...]
Some of the folks at He-Man.org came up with an interesting idea: everyone posts how many Skeletors they bought and then they sum them up. So far they’re up to 516, which adds up to $10,320 in sales. It’s a simple way to get some immediate insight into how well these toys sell.
Jeff Parker reviews the Hot Toys The Dark Knight Bat-Pod 1/6-scale toy. Excerpt: “… for me it’s as near perfect as it could get …” Jess C. Horsley reviews the Hot Toys The Dark Knight Two-Face/Harvey Dent 1/6-scale figure. Excerpt: “… Hot Toys once again proves they can make some of the best mass-produced heads [...]