Archive for January, 2010

• Capt Rex Helmet + 3 Saga Legends Figs for $19!

  Thursday, January 28th, 2010

  Kohl’s has the Captain Rex helmet on sale for $19.99. Use coupon code NEW3015 to save 10% and then apply coupon code FREEJAN to get free shipping.
  Then use the mail in form to get 3 free Star Wars Saga Legends figures.  Great deal all around!

• GI Joe and Star Wars Comic 2Packs @ TJ Maxx

  Monday, January 25th, 2010

  TJ Maxx (and Marshall’s I would assume) has come across a variety of GI Joe and Star Wars comic 2-packs priced at a very attractive $6.99.  Among the Star Wars ones spotted was Luke with Clone Emporer, the one with the white Darth Vader and Leia, and a normal Darth Vader and Grand Moff Trachta. [...]

• The Force Unleashed 2010 Boxsets

  Sunday, January 24th, 2010

  This year’s Toys R Us exclusive Star Wars: The Force Unleashed boxsets have been revealed on ebay (and reported on Rebelscum).  There will be 2 boxsets available, each comprised of a mixture of old and new figures.  The breakdowns  the Toys R Us exclusive Star Wars: the Force Unleashed are below.
  Set 1 of 2 will [...]

• Figure of the Day 82 – ‘Urban’ Smurf

  Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

  Smurf

  Comments: This Smurf is a bit outside the norm of my usual purchase, but Target’s 75% toy clearance is often motivation to pick up something different.  Obviously insipired by urban vinyl figure or Mighty Muggs this figure features a minimal design with a majority of the details coming from the paint decos.
  One thing of [...]

• Doctor #8 Prototype?

  Friday, January 22nd, 2010

  With the 2nd wave of Doctor Who classics pending any week now, speculation continues as to when the final 2 missing Doctors (Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann) will be joining their otherselves.
  While there are a few images out there of a painted Sylvester McCoy Doctor, the Paul McGann Doctor had yet to be seen.  This [...]

• Toys R Us Sales for 1/22-1/30

  Friday, January 22nd, 2010

  Toys R Us has published their ad for the week of 1/22 through 1/30.  Of interest are:

  Save $20 on any PS3 or XBox 360 game priced $59.99 or more when buying PS3 MAG or XBox 360 Mass Effect 2
  Save $15 on any Will game priced $39.99 or more when you buy Wii Tatsunk vs. Capcom
  All [...]

• Hasbro’s Marvel Secret Wars Wave 3 are out!

  Thursday, January 21st, 2010

  I stopped at Target on my way to work this morning and spotted the latest wave of Hasbro’s Secret Wars 2-packs…well not just spotted as I bought them all.  Have you spotted these in your area yet?   Enjoy the carded pics after the jump.

• Photo Op – Ice Cream Man

  Sunday, January 17th, 2010

  Built the stand from MDF and a bamboo skewer.  Cow print was drawn on and cleaned up in photoshop…banner was a print out from powerpoint.  This photo was a nice distraction from cleaning the house this morning!

• Sea Devils Rising

  Sunday, January 10th, 2010

  This isn’t the picture I intended to take this weekend, but here it is.  This is the result of a quick trip to Tempe Town Lake and a boat load of why-won’t-these-guys-stand-up frustration.

• Buffy’s Back at Sideshow

  Friday, January 8th, 2010

  Sideshow Toys’ has announced they are returning to Buffy after an all too long break.  The Buffy maquette will go on pre-order next week.  Click here to see the teaser image, and be sure to watch the video.  It shows the full prototype as well as some sketches for future maquettes.  No details on pricing [...]