Russian Terminator

Posted by Miss Cellania in Pictures, Toy & Video Games on July 19, 2009 at 9:54 pm


A Russian hobbyist put together a diorama of World War II action figures assembling a terminator to fight the Germans. Oh, this isn’t just one scene, but a series of photographs that tell the story. I particularly liked the part where the commanding officer selected a face for their creation. The title of the post is “Laughter is Stalin’s Secret Weapon”. Link -via Metafilter

 
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10 Failed Toy Lines Based on Movies

Posted by Miss Cellania in Movies & SciFi, Toy & Video Games on May 20, 2009 at 8:42 am


Because Star Wars created a demand for movie toys (and none existed when the movie premiered), toy companies now make them available before they know whether the movie is a hit or a bomb. This makes for lots of wasted product when a movie tanks. Topless Robot has ten examples they should have seen coming. I had no idea there were action figures for Battlefield Earth! I want one, just for the kitsch value. Link -via Digg

 
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Repainted Action Figures

Posted by Miss Cellania in Toy & Video Games on January 7, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Topless Robot lists The 10 Best Repainted Action Figures of All Time.

They’re the bane of many an action figure collector’s existence–repaints. That’s when a manufacturer takes an existing action figure, paints it in all-new colors and tries to pass it off as a new figure, such as “Arctic Batman.” This allows the company to squeeze a little more profit out of the expensive mold they created for the original figure. Collectors hate them, kids are indifferent to them and the figures warm the pegs. But once in a while, a figure is repainted (along with a few minor tweaks) and is passed off not as just a new figure, but a brand-new character. The results are often laughable but, once in a while, kinda cool.

Pictured is TC14, who resembles another robot we all know and love, but couldn’t be the same, because he is silver! Link -Thanks, Keith!

 
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