A new exhibition is trending in Shanghai. Flashing back to childhood, wind-up tin toys is gaining interest with a museum dedicated to tin toys of the past. The Shanghai Tin Toy Museum has 3,000 plus tin toys showcased.
Buzzing: Adult Coloring Books
September 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Amazon’s best selling books are coloring books not for kids, but for adults. The new craze and stress reliever for adults is coloring books for older people. So grab your colored pencils, markers and crayons.
Twindom – Make a self action figure with 3-D body scanning
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Eddie comes across 3-D Scanning to make a miniature figure of yourself! The company, Twindom, is freshly new and could have your figure delivered to you in two weeks. Beware, if you watch this video, you might get excited and just click Twindom to find the nearest Twindom 3D scanning facility near you to make that self-figure!
Sayori interviews forever Green Ranger – Jason David Frank
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sayori has been a longtime fan of the Green Ranger and was excited to interview Jason David Frank. . . And did I mention, she also loves watching a good MMA Fight. My only comment about Jason David Frank is, when he became the Green Ranger, he didn’t raise the bar, he knocked the bar out in what’s expected to be a true Power Ranger!
Metal Souls – Creatures and Figures out of nuts and bolts
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ramon is a big on collecting action figures, so when he stumbled upon these welded and bronzed metal sculptures by Metal Souls , he couldn’t just pass through with out mentioning how amazingly cool they were!
The Eddie meets Michael Rooker of Guardians of the Galaxy
September 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wizard World was full of surprises – just like how “The Eddie” was able to meet actor, Michael Rooker. Those of you that don’t know him as Yondu of Guardians of the Galaxy, will definitely remember as Merle Dixon from the Walking Dead series. He is well recognized as playing the bad guy that you hate and then love, as you can see in his character metamorphosis through the episodes in Walking Dead. And I’m pretty positive that he had fun playing Yondu, which I would have to say, “he has added so much character to the biggest scavenger-pirate of the galaxy!”
Sayori Chu interviews cosplay Wind of the Stars – Mel Hoppe
September 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our very own Harlequin, Sayori Chu, interviews Wind of the Stars cosplay, Mel Hoppe, at Wizard World Comic Convention on making costumes and making friends. Here we find out the topic on why do people cosplay is more than meets “living out a fantasy character”, because its also about clicking and bonding with others that love the same thing.
Welcome to Wizard World Comic Convention!
September 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen and Half crew crashes Wizard World as their extended adventure to meet their pop culture icon celebrities and finding that must have comic and figure for their personal collections. Find out what they have to say before they hit the convention floor. This promo is also a sneak peak at what to expect in their upcoming Wizard World videos.
Vinyl Pulp #7: Artist Daniel Fleres on Swanicorn & his custom Lolligag
September 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What a double dose of Vinyl Pulp! Yupe, we are still at Woot Bear for the “Vive La Lolligag! Vinyl Doll Release & Custom Group Show. We catch up with artist Daniel Fleres on his custom reinterpretation of the Lolligag doll and his upcoming vinyl toy project, the Swanicorn! It’s coming!
Vive La Lolligag! Vinyl Doll Release & Custom Group Show
September 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
On brezzy Saturday night, August 28, 2015 in the Richmond District SF, Woot Bear Gallery held the “Vive La Lolligag!” event. Both an art show featuring a collection of contemporary artist reinterpreting the Lolligag vinyl doll and a final release edition of the Lolligag doll, the grape colorway Lolligag figure.
Our Vinyl Pulp team was there to recap the event and interviews with the creators and artists on hand.
All New Star War Toys and Products: The Force Awakens
September 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Are doing a midnight run to Target for the new Star War Awaken toys? Friday, September 4, 2015 will kick-off around the world a celebration of new toys and products for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens film.
Here’s a look at all the toys:
Optimus Prime Voice Actor Peter Cullen on Devastation
September 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
PlayStation interviews voice actor Peter Cullen on being the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and the upcoming Activision game Transformers: Devastation.
Fallout Shelter (Android) Mini Review
September 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This game has only been out for about three weeks, on Android, and it doesn’t seem that I’ll stop playing it anytime soon. When Bethesda announced this game back during E3, I was excited to play something new that was Fallout related; though I would have to wait two months to get my hands on the Android version, but it was worth the wait. Not a day has passed since I haven’t been on this game; leveling up their abilities or sending them out in the Wasteland.
The game is simple enough. You are the Overseer or your own Vault, sort of like the big boss, and your job is to build your Vault while making sure the people that live in your vault don’t die. You’ll have to build water treatment plants, diners and power plants to be able to keep your Vault up and running. While running your Vault, you’re also going to have to deal with fires breaking out, Radroach and Mole Rat infestations, Raider invasions, and the scariest of all… Deathclaw invasions. I’ve had two Deathclaw invasions in a row and let me tell you, it is the worst thing that can happen to you. Your power, water and food storage goes down quickly and they can (and will) kill your Vault dwellers so fast that you had better equip every dweller with good weapons to defend themselves.
I really don’t know how long this game lasts. Is it never ending? Will it game over once you reach your 1000th vault dweller? I’m not sure if I’ll ever find out that answer because once Fallout 4 comes out this November, like so many others, I will probably be playing this game a whole lot less. It’s a fun game. Even if you are not a fan of the Fallout series you can still have fun, trying to see how big you can make your Vault. Thank you Bethesda, for such a simple yet addictive and fun game; I can’t wait to see how your main title is going to turn out.
I give this mobile game an 8/10. So long from Vault 47.
The Iron Giant Movie Re-Release
August 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Not many people would remember this animated classic, The Iron Giant which came out in 1999. The Iron Giant gets a multiplex revival of sorts with this Signature Edition re-release with remastered sound and colors. The Iron Giant Signature Edition will hit theaters September 30, 2015 for a limited time.
Batman: Arkham Knight – The Novel
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of the most popular video games of the year for 2015 is Batman: Arkham Knight and if you haven’t gotten around to playing the game just yet, why not read the official novelization by writer Marv Wolfman to get your Batman fix? Batman: Arkham Knight – the official novel follows the same story-line as the video game with some extra background information and spicy tidbits for DC/Batman comic book lore.
It’s been a year since the Joker has died and a relative calm has presided over Gotham City, but all that is about to change as the Scarecrow unleashes a new fear toxin in a diner, causing everybody to kill each other. The Scarecrow gives an ultimatum to the citizens of Gotham that he will unleash the fear toxin all over Gotham City in a few hours. Now it’s up to Batman and his team to stop Scarecrow’s plan, while all this is happening a new player gets involved. Like in the DC Universe and Jim Lee’s Batman run “Hush” story-line, this new protagonist, the Arkham Knight knows Batman and his allies inside and out. In this fight against Scarecrow, we find that Batman has been exposed to Joker’s “blood” and as he carries on the fight to save Gotham City and his friends, Batman will be tested mentally and physically.
Campbell’s Soup Gets Star Wars Packaging
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Another Star Wars licensed approved! This time can soup-maker Campbell’s Soup cans will have branded Star Wars themed characters and slogans. Not only that you’re Spaghettios’ and Chicken Pasta Soups will get Star Wars theme-shaped items. I guess it’s time to hit Safeway and collect these cans.
CW Seed: Who is VIXEN?
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As the DC TV Universe expands with the likes of Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow shows, another tie-in to this universe will be on the CW Seed channel in animation form. The animated show will highlight superhero VIXEN. Here’s a look at her backstory.
Thakoon for DesigNation 2015
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I have to admit, I have never shopped at Kohl’s or stepped into one of their retail stores before, but American designer Thakoon Panichgul will have a limited-edition clothing line for Kohl’s DesigNation 2015. The women’s wear collection theme is all things London-inspired with a feminine-tomboy look.
Mega Man x Kidrobot
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Capcom is back again with another collab with Kidrobot. This time, the video game franchise Mega Man gets “Kidrobot-ified.” with a 3″ Dunny line and keychain line-up.
The Mega Man 3″ vinyl series features 13 figures to collect and 1 chase figure. A case will have around 20 blind boxes and probably cost around $230USD and each blind box is priced at $11.99USD.
Buy it @ Kidrobot – Mega Man 3″.
Vinyl Pulp #5: SDCC 2015 SF Dark Sakura
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Vinyl Pulp host “The Eddie” does a quick review of the SDCC 2015 Exclusive Street Fighter Dark Sakura figure. He gives his pros and cons of this BAIT Dark Sakura release.
Vinyl Pulp #4: Junko Mizuno’s Violet Soda Lady @ Kidrobot
August 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Another cool episode of Vinyl Pulp is out and this time we are at Kidrobot for the release of Junko Mizuno’s Violet Soda Lady 8″ figure. The Violet Soda Lady was released in 2012 for a 3″ Dunny series. Now, Kidrobot and artist Junko Mizuno go big with an 8″ Dunny Violet Soda Lady figure with some new accessories.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Announcements
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Disney-only convention D23 made some big splashes and one of them was the video game Kingdom Hearts 3. The Disney x Square Enix collaboration announced two new worlds for the game, the world of Tangled and the Big Hero 6 city San Fransokyo.
Star Wars Land Announced
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This past weekend was the Disney-only convention D23, which had many big movie announcements and other Disney-related items. Imagineer Scott Trowbridge showcased the upcoming Star Wars Land in both Disney parks Orlando and Anaheim. Plus they will be updating Star Tours with a new planet from Episode 7.
Frankie’s Garage: Bimmer Concepts @ Monterey Car Week
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re a autophile, then past weekend the mecca of all car shows, the Monterey Car Week took place at Pebble Beach, CA. BMW revealed 2 production ready concepts.
The M4 Coupe is already a solid performer, but BMW will offer another more powerful M4, the GTS Concept with more light-weight parts and aggressive aero.coupe.
Frankie’s Garage: The GT12 Road Monster
August 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of my fave auto journalists in the game is Chris Harris and in this episode he takes a look at a road and track monster, the Aston Martin Vantage GT12. The GT12 features aggressive aero parts, splitters, a big wing, bigger tires, some weight trimming and is limited to 100 cars.
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