I’m a big Transformers G1 Jetfire fan and this Hasbro release of Jetfire looks amazing. I’m looking to pick this Transformer at Toys’R’Us. Check out the review by Optibotimus:
Transformers Generations: Jetfire
October 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Mighty Orbots aka GX-40 GODMARS
October 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you’re 0f a certain age growing up in the 1980s, you might remember this cartoon – Mighty Orbots. From Bandai Japan, this diecast toy is a solid homage to the cartoon series with all 6 robots and various accessories.
Star Wars: Battle on Endor – Black Series
October 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you like the Star Wars’ Black Series line-up of 3″ and 6″ figures, then this Toys’R’Us exclusive that dropped a few weeks back should be on your “want list.” This is the Black Series – Battle on Endor Pack. This set is for the 3″ Black Series figures which features 8 figures: Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Ewoks Stemzee, Ewoks Chubbray, Imperial Officer, AT-ST Driver and Stormtrooper in this set along with the AT-ST Walker.
Charley’s War: A Boy Soldier in the Great War
October 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
War is neither romantic or fun. Some of the greatest anti-war movies are films about war like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Born on the Fourth of July, and in the comic medium, two British comic legends, author Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) detailed the heroic and horrific realities of World War I in Charley’s War, a comic strip that started its run on September 1979 and up to January of 1985. This newly released collection by Titan Books, Charley’s War: A Boy Soldier in the Great War collects the first 4 volumes of the strip.
Artist Martin Hsu releases “Blacky” Vinyl Figure
October 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On a brezzy night in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury area, Kidrobot held a Artist Signing and Release Party for super talented artist Martin Hsu. A few weeks back, Martin released his latest vinyl artwork – “Blacky” – the dragon/dog 4″ figure. The figure is limited to 300 pieces worldwide, so you might want to pick it up, since it’s also sold at a reasonable price of around $25.00USD.
Matty Collector DC Comics Total Heroes
October 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Total Heroes is another line-up of DC Universe 6″ action figures and you can find these figures at big box stores like Target and Wal-Mart. I bought a few of these Total Heroes like Batman and The Flash, since I liked how they look and it was ten bucks. Now these already sold out at Matty Collector, these are Total Heroes Ultra editions, meaning they come with more accessories like various interchangeable faces, hands and weapons. The Batman Beyond figure looks really cool and you can probably find them online somewhere at the $25-35 price range.
Figma Marvel Action Figures
October 8, 2014 by 2 Comments
I’m a big fan of the Marvel Legends 6″ action figure series since it’s affordable and detailed enough to collect and play with. And when you want to move up to the next step yet can’t afford the Hot Toys pricey $200 per figure, then I would suggest the Figma action figure line-up from the Good Smile Company.
Figma Samus Aran (Metroid)
October 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From the Japanese toy manufacture Good Smile Company comes the Figma Metroid Samus Aran action figure. The pose-able and articulate 6″ figure comes with a stand and various accessories.
Boba Fett’s LEGO Star Wars Slave I
October 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Everybody’s favorite Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett and this time his personal spacecraft get’s the LEGO Star Wars Collectors treatment this coming January 2015. The LEGO 75060 Slave I craft is super detailed with many cool play features.
A $5O Pen! But it Transforms.
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Can I sell you a pen that cost over $50.00USD and holds not too much ink? Well, you will buy it if you’re a Transformers and G1 Optimus Prime fan. Produced by Sentinel Toys, this is Optimus Prime Convoy pen! In robot mode, the action figure looks close to the classic G1 cartoon series and has good articulation. After you’re finishing playing with it and you need to do some homework, you can transform it into a pen.
30th Anniversary Ghostbusters 2 Packs
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Celebrating 30 years of the iconic film Ghostbusters, Mattel has launched a 2-pack action figure exclusive on their Matty Collector website. The first 2-pack features Peter Venkman & Egon Spengler and the second 2-pack features Ray Stantz & Winston Zeddemore. The 6″ figures are articulate, comes with various accessories and special 30th anniversary packaging.
Metal Build ARX-8 Laevatein (Full Metal Panic!)
October 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When I was on my anime-marathon watching a few years back, one anime that I had fun viewing was Full Metal Panic! This is the latest Metal Build release from Bandai Japan, the ARX-8 Laevatein mecha.
LEGO DOOM Diorama
September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When I was a wee young lad, one of the very first FPS I played was the game DOOM. It’s been 20 years since Doom premiered, and here’s a LEGO tribute to this iconic game.
The Tokyo Diorama Set
September 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you weren’t satisfied with this year’s lame Bandai America’s Godzilla Destruction City playset, why not try ALGERNON Product Geocraper – Tokyo Scenery Vol. 1 series? Yupe, this toy line is called GEO-CRAPER, something got lost in translation here, but I digress. This is a great way to build a mini-toy diorama playset and putting your toy kaijus on display.
Masterpiece Transformers Wheeljack
September 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This is a definite must-buy for G1 Transformers fans – the Masterpiece MP-20 Wheeljack. Like all of the Masterpiece series the robot modes and articulation is great, but this car mode looks sweet as Wheeljack is based on the Lancia Stratos Turbo 5 rally car.
Super Deformed Big Head SDF-1
September 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Macross (Robotech) fans will enjoy this cool SDF1 toy from Master Made. The SDF1 Makuros gets the cute super big head treatment. The Makuros is also transformable and has articulation. It comes with a neat base stand and two Veritechs with stands.
ILLEST x Voltron
September 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
As a kid growing up in the 1980s and watching lots of cartoons on the tube after school, the animated cartoon Voltron has a special place in my heart. Just dropped is the coolest of cool collabs – Illest x Voltron. This mini-capsule collection features kids tees, adult tees, keychains, stickers. and 1 lanyard.
A1 Presents Carpe DIEm
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We caught a glimpse of this cool looking comic strip Carpe DIEm earlier this year with the Titan Comics/Atomeka anthology collection Monster Massacre Vol. 2. Now this collected edition offers 104 pages of action/adventure and off-beat humor. Carpe DIEm is a team of super agents named after each day of the week hoping to save the world from crazy evil villains.
Carpe DIEm is formed by the mysterious Sir 8th Day who is a little eccentric and clumsy and usually decisions are made by his butler Jude. Jude is like Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy, Jude was created in a test tube and now is an intelligent talking Koala bear. Sir Sunday is an ex-Triad gangsta and is the old and wise field general for the team. Like all super-agent teams, you gotta have a sniper, and that is teenager Lady Saturday. What team doesn’t have a ninja? Like G.I. Joe, Carpe DIEm has Sir Friday the ninja assassin who rarely speaks. And these guys even have a Doctor Strange like character, that is Sir Thursday, the Shaman sorcerer who combines Eastern and Western magic. Like all super teams, you gotta have a big fat guy, Sir Wednesday, he’s the muscle. And why not, let’s throw-in that loud obnoxious like American, Sir Tuesday.
A1 Presents The Weirding Willows
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Comic book creator Dave Elliot creates a new Alice in Wonderland universe and re-imagining of famous literary characters from the 19th century. Like ABC/Disney’s TV show Once Upon A Time, “The Weirding Willows” is where the worlds of Wonderland, Oz, Neverland, Olympus, Mars and Earth collide. This trade collects issues #1-6 of The Weirding Willows with bonus commentary and artwork.
Kendama USA
August 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It may look like a simple wooden toy game, it’s not as the Ramen crew finds out! The Ramen crew visits the Kendama USA booth over at Japan Expo: 2nd Impact. The game requires hand eye coordination and is fun for all ages. The “Ken” is the wooden handle that catches the “Tama” the ball and you will be amazed at the many cool tricks you can do.
DIY Baby Groot Figure
August 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From the hit summer flick Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, one of the fan favorites is the alien plant Groot. If you seen the movie, you will know about the baby Groot because it’s so cute. Here’s a neat tutorial by NerdECrafter on making Polymer Clay Pot version.
Japan Expo: 2nd Impact 2014 @ San Mateo Event Center
August 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen crew attended the anime convention imported from France, Japan Expo at this past weekend’s San Mateo Event Center. The Ramen team of Eddie, Ramon and Jonelle roam the floors and stages to soak-in the event.
GODAIZER: Animated Film (19 Minutes)
August 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you like giant robots and kaijus, this animated 19 minute Godaizer is just for you. This may have been released 2011, this independent animated flick caught me my attention again. Directed and produced by Hillary Yeo and the Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Full Size LEGO House in Denmark
August 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
The hometown of LEGO will be building a full-size LEGO house in Denmark. The LEGO House will be a LEGO museum showing the history and how LEGO came to be. Look for the LEGO House to open in 2016.
The Art of John Alvin
August 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
Here’s a list of movies you may have seen in the theaters or at home these past 40 years: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Arachnophobia, Blade Runner, E.T., Cocoon, The Goonies, Short Circuit, The Golden Child, Spaceballs, The Lost Boys, Empire of the Sun, Willow, Batman Returns, Darkman, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Aladdin, Jurassic Park, The Little Mermaid and Star Wars. What do all these movies have in common? The wonderful artwork and iconic movie posters done by artist John Alvin.
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