This may not be an official Transformer, but this is probably the closest you’ll get so far to real working robot that transformers into a vehicle. Built by Kenji Ishida of JS Robots, this is Version8 of his design. I’ll say that it’s very impressive and can’t wait to see what kind of improvements he … Continue reading »
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Counting Down the Days to Christmas – LEGO Star Wars 2011 Advent Calendar
This is actually something really neat we are doing with our son this year for Christmas. We’ve always wanted to do an Advent Calendar for him but never really knew what to for him as we didn’t want to just give him candy or useless little trinkets. Well, when I saw this, I knew we had … Continue reading »
Street Fighter 3-inch Vinyl Figures Coming to Kidrobot Stores
I’m a big fan of vinyl toys, especially those that are featured at Kidrobot. They are usually really cool looking and are in essence, tiny pieces of vinyl art. If you’re a fan of Capcom’s popular STreet Fighter series, you’ll be happy to note that Kidrobot will be selling blind assortments of 3-inch vinyl Street … Continue reading »
Mario, you better not eat that…
Poison shroom alert! Mario and Luigi should not be in the area when you crochet this…… just a suggestion.
And the winner is…drum roll please…
A month ago I posted a Sackboy giveaway and here is the video announcing the winner. Congratulations! Subscribe to my channel for more giveaways.
Every Autobot Vehicle from the Original Transformers Cartoon (1984-1987)
I saw this over at Autoblog and having lived through the 80′s, Transformers was one of my favorite cartoons at the time. In fact, I still have a special place in my heart for the original ones so seeing this really brought back some memories. The above pic is just a snippet of the massive … Continue reading »
LittleBigPlanet Sackboy 4″ Action Figures at ThinkGeek
Next Tuesday is the day that the LittleBigPlanet 2 hits store shelves. If you opted not to get the Collector’s Edition of the game, then you’ll be missing out on your very own Sackboy plushie. Don’t miss out on the fun of owning your own Sackboy though as you can now purchase Sackboy action figures … Continue reading »
Vinylmation: Star Wars Series 1 Figures – Launch Events This Week at D-Street Locations
This Vinylmation series was developed by Mike Sullivan and especially for the Disney Parks. It will not be available for sale via the on-line Disney Theme Park Store or at local Disney Stores. There will be 12 figures total and again, will only be available in the parks and not online. There will be 2 … Continue reading »
See Mario’s Insides…and Some of His Guts
Was browsing the web for some Mario pics when I came across this posted over at GadgetSin.com. It’s from artist Jason Freeny who seems to do a lot of these anatomical sculptures. [via GadgetSin]
The Simpsons Series 2 Minis Now Available from KidRobot – I’ll Take One Zombie Homer Please
KidRobot now has The Simpsons Series 2 characters for sale in blind boxes. Each box is priced at $9.95 and include 1 random 3-inch vinyl figure. There are 25 new figures total that you can collect but since these come in blind boxes, you’ll most likely need to buy more than 25 to collect them … Continue reading »
The LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle – The Bentley of Shuttles
I really love what LEGO is doing these days with the Star Wars line. If they weren’t so costly, I probably would be the proud owner of every LEGO Star Wars set. With that said, you are looking at LEGO’s newest Star Wars set, the Imperial Shuttle. This thing is huge with a wing span … Continue reading »
Voltron! Defender of Your Data by Incubus Prod.
Now that’s a USB flash drive to be proud about. Voltron: Defender of the Universe has been miniaturized to defend your data. It’s a 3.5″ USB flash drive so it’s not the smallest drive out there, but what other flash drive comes with the Blazing Sword? Description From days of long ago, from uncharted regions … Continue reading »
The Toy Collector: Toys R Us Sightings 09.05.10
No matter how old I get, I will always have a fascination with toys. It died down a little as I got older but after having my son, my love of toys has come back full force. I love weekend outings to Toys R Us and I often see toys that I wish they had … Continue reading »
DJ Lance and Lard Lad Dunny Arriving to Kid Robot Stores September 2nd
If you have children, you know what Yo Gabba Gabba is and who DJ Lance is. In fact, you may even be a fan yourself. I know I am. As weird as the show it, it is very catchy and children seem to really love it. Kid Robot will be releasing a 3-inch DJ Lance … Continue reading »
The Toy Collector: Limited Edition Star Wars Chrome Stormtrooper!
So I was at Toys R Us earlier and I noticed that they were giving out a free Limited Edition Star Wars Chrome Stormtrooper with the purchase of any Star Wars Lego construction set. Well, I didn’t want to buy a whole set just to get the 1 Stormtrooper so I asked the nice lady … Continue reading »