27 Jul 2010

It's Arnie and Mr Eric Draven

   
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Both arrived today. Both are amazing. I'll be taking some proper pics and putting them up on Flickr soon.

26 Jul 2010

Sarah Connor arrived in the mail today

My first 1/6th scale figure - and my first Hot Toys figure - arrived today. It's the one, the only, Sarah Connor from Terminator 2. T-800 Arnie should be arriving tomorrow, and then I'll be taking a bunch of pics of them looking badass together.

22 Jul 2010

Meh. My Macally Bookstand iPad case is coming unglued

For an $80 case that's not really acceptable.

16 Jul 2010

T-SHIRT WAR!! (stop-motion music video)

15 Jul 2010

Henry is excited for the newest addition to the family

12 Jul 2010

Monstrosity!

       
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Finally got my NECA 18" Alien into some sort of acceptable pose and standing up on his own. The legs were almost impossible to get into the sockets, and I ended up having to use hot water and a hairdryer to get the plastic pliable enough to work with. Not to mention lots of help from @sporry who managed to summon all available upper body strength to get the bastard leg pieces into the sockets once and for all.
 
I had to spray the knee and ankle joints with silicon to get them to budge even a millimetre. The ankles still won't bend... They probably would if I forced them, but I'm scared the feet will snap off (there have been several accounts of this happening - scary stuff). Luckily, the pose works for where I've set him; he's on a high surface looking down at everyone, ready to pounce and rip them apart.
 
Despite the leg/joint issues, the big fella was an absolute bargain at AU$60. The detail of the sculpt and the paint work is amazing. And I'm still getting over how massive he is. Even with the ruler and the 7" version of the Classic Alien, the photos don't reveal the scale very well. Plus, he's hunched forward in the pose I put him in. Seriously, this guy is HUGE and looks pretty menacing when you see him in person.
 
High res photos are on my Flickr.

 

10 Jul 2010

See that lettuce-looking thing near the tomato?

Yeah, that's not lettuce. That's a quarter of a fracking onion.

Maybe HJ's know I don't like onion and they're just making it easier for me to pick it off?

10 Jul 2010

Oops. I accidentally more toys. :)

         
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18" scale Alien figure. It's a double-sized version of the 9" one I got a few weeks ago. He was staring at me and wouldn't let me walk past without buying him. I swear it.

Darth Maul Mega-Collectible figure. His lightsabers really light up! Oooooh... Like him or not, he looks badass here.

Tatooine Showdown figurine set. I'm not really *that* much of an Episode 1 fan, but love the battle stances on this one. And I like Tatooine. And it was cheap :)

Would have liked to see more original Star Wars super-sized figures at the Nexus Toy Fair; I was after a Han Solo and Boba Fett. But hey, maybe next time. Got some bargains and I'm happy. The Star Wars toys definitely dominated the place. There are some pretty hardcore collectors there with some mega collections, many still in their original packaging.

Not me, though... I'm gonna open the boxes. *gasp!* :D

9 Jul 2010

At the Nexus Toy Fair

Holy crap, this place is spectacular!

29 Jun 2010

iPad is good for watching videos while you work :)

Rhiannon Floyd

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