In the wild, mouse at the ready, hunting down links
“Ultra Optimashgus Prime.”
There was a malfunction when Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus stepped into the space bridge.
Pepsi Microman.
Or would that be Micro Pepsiman? A fan-custom.
Takara Tomy Air Guitar Pro.
2625 yen, shipping in July. My concern is at that price it’s not going to be anywhere near as cool as I want it to be.
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– Tuesday, April 24, 2007
A photo of a Revell Robotech Robolinks Force 30 set in mecha mode.
Robolinks was Revell’s repackaging of Takara’s Blockman line. It was a cleverly-designed building block system in which each individual block was a robot action figure. How cool was that?
But wait, it gets better.
The interchangeability and connectivity was based on 5mm pegs and ports which meant Blockman/Robolinks figures and accessories were compatible with over three decades’ worth of Takara-designed action figures — everything from vintage Henshin Cyborg to today’s Transformers Classics.
For whatever reason — lack of marketing, lack of interest or just bad timing — Blockman never took off and Takara never saw fit to reissue the old figures or revisit the concept.
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– Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Like the old joke goes, this is so old school that school was spelt with “ch” instead of a “k” back then.
This minibot from 1985 is a poor toy by today’s action figure standards but the show character was one of my favourites. An ebullient aviator only slightly less egotistical than Sky Lynx, Powerglide was one of those entertaining minor characters that stood out.
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– Sunday, April 22, 2007
A photo of a Hasbro Beast Machines Mirage.
There were some stellar Vehicon designs in Beast Machines — Mega Tankorr and Deluxe Jetstorm are still among my favourite Transformers — but Mirage isn’t one of them.
This Basic-priced Vehicon had a decent Formula 1-ish vehicle mode with a satisfying transformation but the robot mode was decidedly odd. Strange proportions coupled with significant kibble on the forearms meant it was difficult to make out the robot mode.
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– Saturday, April 21, 2007
Singapore’s G.I. Joe collectors.
The article is on the Ministry of Defence’s site. Odd or entirely appropriate?
Kids sell toys for dad.
“Three brave youngsters are selling their favourite toys on the internet to send `the best dad in the world’ to America for medical treatment that could extend his life.”
The geek: the tastemakers of our generation.
“Hard-core fans represent a small piece of the viewing public, but they influence geek culture, journalists, Wall Street. You don’t want them to trash your project.”
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– Friday, April 20, 2007
