Figure Photo Op – Sand Dunes outside Yuma, AZ
While driving back from San Diego Comic-con, I stopped at the sand dunes just west of Yuma, Arizona. These dunes made for some fantastic faux-Tatooine photography. Enjoy!
Read more »New Wal-mart Droid Factory 2 Packs released
It seems that Comic-con opened up the flood gates on new toys. Spotted the new Wal-Mart Droid Factory 2-packs this morning. This set of 5 packs will build a Dark…
Read more »Figure of the Day 16 – DJ Domo
DJ Domo Series: Target Exclusive Domo Release Date: 2008 Comments: Domo has his roots as a TV network mascot in Japan, with the western world first becoming aware of the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 15 – He-Man
He-Man Series: Masters of the Universe (2002) Release Date: 2002 Comments:Everything old will be new again, or at least that’s the way it seems in the toy aisle. Given the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 14 – Graduation Day Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers (Graduation Day) Series: Sideshow Toys’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer Release Date: 2005 Comments: There have been many Buffy figures in many different scales, but Sideshows’ 12″ offerings are…
Read more »Figure of the Day 13 – Robot Heroes Jazz
Jazz Series: Transformers; Robot Heroes Release Date: 2006 Comments: I can’t believe that HASBRO knew that their younger skewing Star Wars line, Galactic Heroes, would ultimately result in similar lines…
Read more »Figure of the Day 12 – Remote Controlled R2-Q5
Remote Controlled R2-Q5 Series: Star Wars; Target Exclusive Release Date: 2009 Comments: Japan seems to get a lot of cool stuff before the US; Transformers, Godzilla and remote controlled Astromech…
Read more »Figure of the Day 11 – The Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor Series: Doctor Who; Classics Release Date: 2008 Comments: When Doctor Who relaunched itself with Christopher Eccleston’s season as the Doctor the amount of licensed Who merchandies ballooned. …
Read more »Figure of the Day 10 – Batman Heroclix
Batman Series: Heroclix Hypertime Release Date:2002 Comments: It’s a week before my trip to San Diego Comic-con 2009, so I thought while I’m looking ahead to the trip, I should…
Read more »Down Side to Build-A-Droid
While I enjoy extra stuff in the bubble as much as the next guy – what to do with all the extra torsos, arms, heads? I don’t even think I…
Read more »Figure of the Day 9 – Sideswipe
Sideswipe Series: World’s Smallest Transformers Release Date: 2003 Comments: Sideswipe (or to be technical Lambor) here was in the first wave of Takara’s short lived World’s Smallest Transformers series. These…
Read more »Figure of the Day 8 – Rebel Fleet Trooper
Rebel Fleet Trooper Series: Star Wars; Power of the Force 2 Release Date: 1997 Comments: What a difference 12 years can make. In 1997 this figure was huge, never before…
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