20090407 Giveaway - Lay DThe folks at Kanojo Toys want to keep sending over the latest samples of cutting edge Japanese technology - because it seems that a load of you are buying stuff from their store through the partner placements dotted around the site ^^;
This time i...
Figure DangerFigure collecting is not only an expensive hobby - its also a dangerous one too. There are unseen dangers awaiting our figures everywhere. The first example of danger is when the relatives come around and bring their kids. The boys lunge for the Gund...
Diablock EvangelionI remember playing with loads of Lego when I was a wee lad but only wished they had coolsome sets like these Evangelion mechas (I presume these are mobile suits of some form) back then. Have not really watched all of Evangelion as the ones which I sa...
Bishoujo Figure ConventionI had an invite for Tuesdays Miyazawa Model Fair but couldn’t go because of work (darn work!) but the good news is that Monpuchi went and you can read his photo coverage at his site.
The good news is that I also got invited to the up n coming BFC...
Wall O FiguresYou've seen a Wall O gundams, so how about a Wall O figures?
Was over at Hobby Stuff the other day and this is what I saw as soon as I walked in. Unfortunately I didnt have my Kit O Weapons with me so I couldn't gas the owner and take these home.
Y...
G.K.ismOK I admit it. I didnt know about the G.K.ism garage kit fair held last Sunday. Though I wouldn't have been able to go anyway as it was put-up-xmas-decorations-and-clean-up-house day.
But Monpuchi-san did go and brought us a ton of pics which you ca...
Haruhi FiguresHaruhi 2! Not.
Was speaking to some folks at Kadokawa (they own Haruhi) and when asked about a Haruhi follow up, they said that they have no plans and would not really be possible to produce one as the group that created the original Haruhi have all...
Plamo RadiconHeres the final bunch of photos from the Plamo Radicon show.
The Keroro Gunsou medium sized toys with the changing eyes would speak phrases such as the time when you spoke to them. Cool but could be noisy.
The Yamato ship was impressive with moving...
AirgunYou've seen a handful of air guns from TGS but how about some more including rifles and machine guns?
The way they displayed the guns looked pretty boring. What they should have had was maids with machine guns instead. Something like the ones in th...
Model VehiclesNot sure how much you dig this type of stuff but I thought these were pretty interesting. They had videos of remote controlled planes and copters flying around which is tempting me to get one. Maybe I could modify a White Base kit with propellors on...
Figure EventContinuing with the Plamo and Radicon show shenanigans. Today we feast our minces on the figurines starting off with Boukenjya Pink. Is Boukenjya cool or is it cool? I have trouble making up me mind. You can watch the OP for Boukenjya at You Tube.
N...
Armored CoreHeres the Armored Core stuff from Friday. I've only played it (cant remember which version) a few times on the PS2 but didnt really get into it. The mechas are cool though.
Speaking of PS2, I got my PS3 secured to arrive on the 11th of November as...
Mikuru AsahinaAs the saying goes - "either you know it or you dont." But in this case I bet most of you figure fans know about this one. I think these pics where released recently however and I thought that Mikuru would look great on the top page ^o^.
Mikuru is b...
GundamSo you've seen a couple of models using the no-paint technique and here is the 20 page+ guide to help you achieve the same effect. If you are reading this on the top page, click through to view all images.
Im not going to translate everything as m...
GM SniperI found my self starting to drool after looking at the coolsome weapons that come with the up n coming release of GM Sniper out at the end of September.
I personally prefer this over the GM that came with the GFF RX-78 Ver Ka - the colors and the...
ZudahSo you thought you would give the no-paint technique a go but would like more scans to reference too - how about these scans of HGUC Zudah?
Come to think of it - I should probably dig up the several page how-to on this technique from a previous Deng...
Figure DisplayThose who are not reading the RSS feeds will notice a design change to the top navigation banner. The previous flash banner was over 300K and while I personally liked it I'm not too sure if having navigation in flash was a good thing. I chose to go f...
Sasara KusugawaFans of ToHeart Xrated will probably want to get their grubby mitts on this cutie figure of Sasara Kusugawa. I can already hear you saying "love how her belly button shows."
You belly button lovers will have to wait until 25th of September but can p...
Blanc NeigeSorry about the site looking like poo for the past few days - I'm not sure when things broke. I'm on the road in Orlando for the Microsoft MGX conference and while in the NorthWorst lounge yesterday I checked in some CSS and could have broke somethin...
Wendy GarretI was beginning to think that this figure of Wendy from gunsword was never going to come out - was initially due out in March and I first mentioned her back in January - its been a long wait. Will take some pics for her gallery as soon as the weather...
Kotona EleganceI remember playing with Tomy's Zoids when I was a wee lad and to think that 20 years down the road that Zoids would take the form of Anime with CG Zoids...
Now we all know that anime is not anime without cute characters and Zoids continues that trad...
King GainerSorry about the missed Friday post - just got back from a business trip to Hong Kong. Our schedule was packed with meetings, meetings and eating good food ;-) Some nice pics coming soon.
First found out about King Gainer from the figures at the Wo...
WitchbladeWitchblade has been a series that Ive been trying to regularly keep up with and made a point of doing so since I discovered it at the Tokyo Anime Fair.
Without giving too much away, Witchblade is a story that revolves around some sort of bracelet c...
PeriborgAre you fed up being a boring human? Are you envious of the characters in Ghost in the Shell because they get to replace bits of their bods with coolsome borg parts? Well be fed up no more thanks to Hori and their Periborg devices.
This is a bit of...
HobbyStuff4UIf you are looking for a trustworthy source for your Japanese toys n figures then you ought to try out HobbyStuff4U. Brought to you by the same folks who bring you GeekStuff4U who just happen to be the same folks who also bring you Akihabara News....
Getter 1Have not had the chance to see any of the Getter stuff but we all know thats a bad excuse not to get hold of the coolsome figures when we see them. This is a very nice figure of Getter1 by ArtStorm due out June but has a price tag that may serve as a...
Mizuho Kazami FigureWe've already taken a look at a couple of Mizuho figures - the pocky one and the Down Hair Gold Cast one but this has to be the nicest of the lot.
Released this August by Goodsmile Company and costs a very reasonable [currency=4449] at AmiAmi (23% o...
Sherrice AdjaniNot too familiar with Sherrice Adjani or the anime series called Scryed that she appears in, but I am familiar with cute figures when I see them (・∀・)ｲｲ!!
This Figure of Sherrice comes out on the 25th of July and costs [currency=3190] ([currency=8...
IgunisIt was at the World Hobby Festival 2006 where I first clapped my beedy minces on this gorgeous figure of Igunis and have been waiting what seemed like an eternity for her to go on pre-order. Still have to wait until the 25th of July though when shes...
Yurika MisumaruNever seen Nadesico but always see the name and characters here and there and everywhere. For those who have seen it and enjoyed it, you may also "enjoy" this figure of Yurika Misumaru out this August.
Yurika will cost you [currency=5040] and is bei...
Bakuretsu Tenshi AmyThere have been quite a few figures released from Bakuretsu Tenshi already and the next one is Amy.
Amy is being released by Alter and will be with us end of July - folks in Japan can order theirs now at Amazon for [currency=4001].
Chara HobbyThe Chara Hobby 2006 is *the* (and usually biggest) toy event and this year it will be held at Maku Hari Messe on the 19th and 20th of August. From looking at the official page, you can see that all the big players will be there including our fav mag...
IkkitousenAs reported by Monpuchi, These Wonder Festival exclusive kits of Kano Uncho and Ryofu Housen are being released this July as completed painted figures. As you can see from Monpuchi's site these figures are showing a tad more than the usual which coul...
AJAX RatingAdded a Rating system to Figure.fm using some AJAX - works fine on localhost but not sure how well it will holdup in production - will be watching how it behaves. The votes that you accumulate contributes to your rank - you can see where you stack up...
