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Vinyl mini-figs are very popular in collecting and now The Loyal Subjects have released a very detailed 3″ vinyl figures of G.I. Joe with approval from Hasbro. Designed by Les Schettkoe the Series 1 set features 8 popular Joes: Cobra Commander, Destro, Duke, Snake Eyes, Zartan, Storm Shadow, Gung-Ho & Snowjob and also 3 chase figures.
As a kid I could never get the G.I. Joe Skystriker and because of Robotech and Top Gun, I wanted this toy even more. When Hasbro re-issued it 2011 for it’s 30th Anniversary, I was able to pick one up. I think this is one of the coolest G.I. Joe toy vehicles ever. And now fans have been building really amazing custom Skystrikers.
These toy robots will be great stress relievers in your cubicle. Combat Creatures – the Attacknids can fire battle discs at unsuspecting co-workers. Batteries are not included. From the office desk, grab the remote control and sync these Attacknids together for the attack.
Hasbro’s G.I. Joe toy line has had some famous real-life characters join the team, like WWF wrestler Sgt. Slaughter and NFL Chicago Bear lineman William “The Fridge” Perry, and now, you can add Wu-Tang Clan member RZA to the list. Maybe it was just me, I found it hilarious that RZA was playing the Blind Master in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. I was cracking up and enjoyed the stiff dialogue he had in the movie. What I liked about the movie was all the ninja stuff which hearkens back to Larry Hama’s old Marvel Comics G.I. Joe universe.
Have your very own Iron Man 3 movie playset with this Boxo Papercraft Iron Man 3 Playset.
Aren’t LEGO’s Duplo toys for little kids? Not anymore – it’s Duplo’s Pulp Fiction series. Your kids can play build and play with these foul mouth hitmen – Vincent Vega & Jules Winnfield.
Check out this nerd kudos gift.
A custom “Fallout” Monopoly-style board game as a birthday present for the wife. It’s not easy, since it took 8 months to make this.
We are at the Kidrobot Release & Swap party in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury store. Kidrobot launch their new Street Fighter 2 packs! Our Ramen hosts Edward Ballar & Ramon Angel check out the Kidrobot SF 2-pack party.
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Wowza. This is pretty neat. From the He-Man Master of the Universe world, here’s a custom built LEGO Grayskull Castle by David Frank (AKA Fraslund).
Hot Toys is H-O-T! Another cool Cosbaby series, this time from the upcoming Iron Man 3 film. This super cute Iron Man figures stand 3″ tall and they ship out this month of April 2013.
Any Portal 2 fans here? The Chell action figure is here standing 7″ tall, with 20 points of articulation, display base and light-up Portal Device. The figure is limited to 15,000 units, so you might want to pick up this collectible figure.
MSRP: $24.99USD
For more info, go to: ThinkGeek – Portal 2 Chell action figure.
One of the hit cartoons back in the 1980s was Jem & the Holograms and the action figure dolls by Hasbro were pretty cool. Each character came with their individual musical accessories, the figures were poseable and it came with a rad cassette tape of songs from the cartoon series. With the approval from Hasbro, Integrity Toys has been making high-end Jem & the Holograms figures and just announced their line of the girl-band – The Misfits, arch-rivals of Jem & the Holograms.
This LEGO DUPLO is fun for everybody – kids and adults! From Disney animated film Toy Story comes the Pizza Planet delivery truck. It’s only 13 pieces, since the DUPLO line is for kids from ages 2 to 5, but it comes with a Buzz Lightyear and alien figure.
MSRP: $19.99USD
Buy it @ Entertainment Earth – LEGO DUPLO – Toy Story – Pizza Planet Delivery Truck.
Ever wonder how you would build your own LEGO Batman Tumbler and Batwing? Well, Taiwanese LEGO fan builder Velociraptor provides incredible detail step-by-step instructions and LEGO pieces you will need. Oh, since the guy is Taiwanese, the site is all in Chinese writing, but hey, you can just look at the JPEG images.
If you’re a fan of AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead”, check out this cool LEGO diorama tribute by Kyle (K.Kreations).
For more diorama detail images, go to: MOCpages – The Walking Dead.
In the past Incubot Productions have made some really cool USB flash drives with iconic Japanese anime robots like Voltron and Gigantor. Now Incubot wants to put out this cool legendary anime robot – Grendizer 4GB USB flash.
The head and arms have some articulation, the detail on the robot looks amazing, it comes with a USB saucer, and 4GB of solid state flash! What more do you want? Check out their Kickstarter page for more info and details on how to buy this groovy robot.
More 1980s goodness, the iconic Back to the Future time machine car – the DMC DeLorean. Yes, there’s been many toy versions of this, but this exclusive version for Entertainment Earth is the best, it’s the Back to the Future II DeLorean 1/15 scale with hover conversion kit for flying. And it has electronic sounds and effects too. The only bad thing is it doesn’t come with a Doc Brown or Marty McFly action figure, but you can fit some 3 3/4 action figures like G.I. Joes in the seats.
MSRP: $49.99USD
For more details of the toy and to buy it, go to: Entertainment Earth – Back to the Future II DeLorean.
If you grew up in the 1980s, you may remember the NBC TV show Knight Rider. Out now and only available @ Entertainment Earth – the coolest ever Pontiac Trans-Am ever – the Knight Rider KITT car. The 1/15 scale toy car has electronic lights and sounds, and features iconic KITT voice of William Daniels. The KITT car can spew out 4 phrases:
“I am KITT….”
“All systems functioning.”
“May I recommend you engage my auto-cruise mode?”
“Michael, I detect vehicles…”
If you really hate the Marvel standard 4 inch Iron Man action figures, why not order a Revoltech Iron Man?
Japanese toy company Kaiyodo’s latest Sci-Fi Revoltech action figure – the Avengers Iron Man Mark VII. The figure is slightly pricier at around $60 but you gets lots of cool details, inner workings of the Iron Man suit, and highly articulate ball joints which makes this very posable.
MSRP: $57.00USD
Grab one @ BigBadToyStore.com – Revoltech Iron Man Mark VII.
MaiHiro x HoneySoYummy Contest
MaiHiro is an artist collab group creating and designing cool toy characters and they are giving away a Golden Ninja Spiki Necklace. This giveaway is easy, it takes only 3 easy steps – 1. Like this photo on Honey’s Instagram, 2. Share and like this post, 3. Comment on this photo.
For more info, go to: MaiHiro.net
These plastic green figures aren’t Army Men, but AJ’s Toy Boarders sporting a skater figure in a skating action. The plastic toys come in a 24 pack count with 8 different skating action poses.
If you just can’t enough Marvel’s the Avengers, check out this neato PVC 3″ figure set featuring – Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Black Panther and Ant-Man with The Wasp.
MSRP: $19.50USD
Buy it @ Marvel.com – Avengers PVC Set.
If you can’t get enough of the fowl mouth talking bear TED, here comes the 16″ talking plush teddy bear toy. Seth MacFarlane’s TED comes alive with somewhat PG-safe lines for the kiddies.
MSRP: $31.99USD
Buy it @ Big Bad Toy Store – TED.
Cool Dark Knight Rises trailer made with LEGOs!
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