In the wild, mouse at the ready, hunting down links
Microman Ryukendo.
A superposable figure to complement the kiddy-aimed figure.
China plays.
“… China now has more than 8,000 toy manufacturers with annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan (6.25 billion U.S. dollars).”
Go figures.
“… retail sales in the U.S. toy industry declined less than four percent …” but “Action Figures & Accessories, which showed a three percent decrease in 2004 over 2003, rose over four percent in 2005, exceeding $1.3 billion in sales …”
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– Monday, February 20, 2006
The 5cm-tall figures from the Pyrates line are rather well-articulated for block figures. The head, shoulders and hips are ball-jointed, the elbows and knees are hinged and the wrists have swivel joints.
However, you shouldn’t expect superposability from such a stubby-limbed figure. The ball joints don’t have a great range of motion and the legs, in particular, are prone to popping off. To put it in another way, pirates don’t do kung-fu side kicks.
The lower-half of the figure is attached to the upper-half via a simple peg which can be removed. I suppose you could swap around figure halves.
The paint job is generally good but there might be a minor blemish or two. It’s forgivable considering how small these figures are.
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– Sunday, February 19, 2006
Manchester United are out of the FA Cup.
It’s hard to get worked up about this even when the defeat came at the hands of old nemesis, Liverpool. United clearly weren’t up to the task and Reina had the easiest of matches. It was depressing to see United resort to punting the ball upfield in order to bypass the Liverpool-dominated midfield. If Ferguson needed any additional incentive to put a midfield-dominating player on the shopping list this summer, this match will have provided it.
The most notable moment about the entire encounter from United’s point of view was towards the end of the match when Alan Smith suffered a serious injury as he charged down a shot by Riise. You know it’s particularly bad when a player as tough as Smith puts his hands to his face.
The League Cup now represents United’s only realistic chance of silverware this season. It may lack the prestige of other competitions but it should at least provide Rooney an opportunity to win the first winner’s medal of his career. He would definitely deserve it.
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– Saturday, February 18, 2006
What’s going on here?
“Hey, Bob, could you check for skidmarks?”
Worse Case scenario.
Bear in mind the Case in question happens to be Loyd Case, the former tech editor of Computer Gaming World.
Drama in Real Life.
It’s tragic yet not without elements of absurdity. To prove his love to a hooker, he tries to kill himself then kills her when she laughs at him. He unsuccessfully attempts suicide through various methods and is now sentenced to death.
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– Saturday, February 18, 2006
Microman vs Beast Wars.
A Kamen Rider Hibiki-inspired tableaux.
Realistic action figures.
Trauma counselling not included.
The Key to Planet Love.
This looks to be an essential component of the Instant Break-Up Kit.
Happy Lupercalia. [via]
Smear the blood of a she-goat mixed with that of a dog on two children’s foreheads and later point the arresting officers to the above link.
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– Wednesday, February 15, 2006
