Antigravity Platform
You’ve got the whole world (floating) in your hands: the Antigravity Platform is basically a big electromagnet that levitates and illuminates your goodies via an included magnetic stand.
You’ve got the whole world (floating) in your hands: the Antigravity Platform is basically a big electromagnet that levitates and illuminates your goodies via an included magnetic stand.
You could call ‘em blockheads, but for Adult Fans of LEGO it’d be a compliment: AFOL: A Blocumentary takes apart LEGO fans and reveals a surprisingly witty and skilled group of hobbyists.
Even Tony Stark would be impressed with Hot Toys’ rendition of War Machine; the 1:6 scale Iron Man figure features two portraits and articulating fingers, gatling gun, and waist plates.
Sure, this 12″ Beachhead figure comes from the fictional GI Joe universe, but his accessories read like a real-life Ranger loadout with a mind-blowing 30+ separate items.+
Other than a strange-looking Commander, we’re pretty impressed by DC Unlimited’s Mass Effect 2 Series 1 action figures; the four-piece set includes Tali, Thane, Grunt, and Shepard.
Iron Man’s better-armed half wears monochrome well in this slick 13″ War Machine Armor Statue; it packs a wrist-mounted cannon and shoulder-mounted plasma and gatling guns.
Hanging a device that can create inter-spatial gateways over your desk may not be smart, but these 4″ Companion Cube Fuzzy Dice ensure you’ll always get the drop on GLaDOS.
Show your coworkers who’s boss with this Alien 18″ Figure (22″ when upright); it not only includes an extendable inner mouth, but everything from the neck to the tail articulates.
Stay a-head of the Overwatch with this 1:4 scale Headcrab Plush; measuring only 6″ it can only wrap its claws around tiny noggins, but at least you’ll only need a tiny crowbar to kill it.
This Snake Eyes vs. Red Ninjas diorama will leave you as speechless as the silent Joe himself; 12″ high, it features hand finished polystone figures and a stunning sand platform base.
Loaded with an arsenal that rivals small countries, this 12″ Sarah Connor figure will send any cybernetic organism packing; includes assault rifle, shotgun, pistol, and combat knife.
Introducing the LEGO MOC to end, crush, and recycle all other MOCs: Dave DeGobbi’s Crawler Town is a giant “Eco-punk” mobile city with hangar, solar panels, airport, and more.
At 24″ this Super Shogun Stormtrooper may be a little short for a life-sized one, but it’s super-sized for collectors; it features rotating wheels on the feet and a Rocket Punch firing fist.
San Francisco-based Fatlace and YoYoFactory take the legendary toy back to its old school roots with a wooden Yo-yo; it comes laser etched with Fatlace graphics and is only $10.
Hot Toys goes all out with this stunning 12″ Iron Man Mark III; made with over 300 pieces, it includes light-up eyes/ARC reactor, 7 pairs of hands, 2 chest plates, 2 helmets, and more.
Looking like a cross between Unicron and the Tokamak, this LEGO CubeStormer puts humans to shame and humanity on notice: it can solve a Rubik’s cube in only 12 seconds.
The propeller doesn’t leave much room for smuggling Jedi, princesses, or droids, but Hasbro’s R/C Millenium Falcon is no piece of junk: it flies up to five minutes at a time. Thanks, Thorir!
Hasbro’s Star Wars AT-AT gets galactically sized; 24″ tall and 28″ long, it fits up to 20 figures inside and includes a zip-line, articulated legs, LED lights, sounds, and a pop-out speeder bike.
V-Day is probably the only day these Control-a-Man and Control-a-Woman controls will “work;” they’re customized for each gender, but it’s telling that both share a “mute” button.
Its signature howl is the last thing SG-1 wants to hear, but this Death Glider makes an ideal gift for Goa’uld and Tau’ri alike; it includes a Stargate/DHD diorama and is limited to 1500.
As promised, Toy Story 3’s second trailer is now up: while we get a better idea of the plot, we’re loving Pixar’s slightly risqué sense of humor–nice ascots and lincoln logs, anyone?
A prelude to a full trailer due out today, teaser #2 for Toy Story 3 is appropriately filled with new toys including a robot, insect-dude, octopus, and a barrel boatload of monkeys. Thanks, Thorir!
Go green (and fast) with Horizon’s H-Cell 2.0, which converts RC electric cars, robots, and boats to run on hydrogen; refill using Hydrostik cartridges or via a Hydrofill refueling station.
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