Awesome Toys

Seo Gyeong-deok channels his lifelong love for anime by painting Gundam models and other figures in a vibrant two-dimensional cartoon style. Thestory met with Seo to learn more about his craft. He also accepts commissions. You can see more of his work on his Instagram page. Turn captions on.

Camino Audio’s upcoming Star Wars Bluetooth speaker is a life-size bust of Darth Vader, complete with his chest computer and a clenched fist. Inside are two 2″ tweeters, two 2.75″ full-range drivers, and one 4″ woofer. It also has four 2.1A USB charging ports at the back.

Beloved game developer CD Projekt Red just launched a merchandise store. Its flagship offering is this limited edition 12″ tall Geralt Ronin Figure. The statue depicts the hero of the Witcher series as a samurai. It’s made from polystone, comes with two heads, and is hand-painted.

Restoration already takes a lot of care, time and effort. Hand Tool Rescue did that with a Super Soaker from the 90’s and chronicled the whole thing as a stop-motion film, taking over 4000 photos in the process. We love the bit about the last screw.

Jason Freeny’s long-running series of dissected vinyl figures are often limited to his art shows. But this dissected Spongebob Squarepants figure is available from Mondo. It’s 10″ tall and has a glow-in-the-dark variant.

While it’s not quite as awesome looking as the TRX-4 based Ford Bronco, the Sport version of Traxxas’ rugged off-roader still has amazing ground clearance, portal axles, and is ready to take on any terrain. Measures 21.9″ (l) x 9.8″ (w) x 9.5″ (h). It’s also available in kit form for $50 less.

Takara Tomy’s Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 action figure features Megatron as he appeared in Beast Wars. The figure can transform between the Predacon’s humanoid and T-Rex forms. It comes with a tiny toothbrush for the T-Rex head.

Colin Furze made an airsoft replica of the briefcase machine gun in Kingsman 2. It’s also remote-controlled, but the real trick was figuring out how to cock and trigger the gun with one switch. Believe it or not, there’s actually a lethal version of this setup from decades ago.

Mezco Toyz’s latest One:12 Collective action figure features the crazy vigilante, Moon Knight. The incredibly detailed collectible comes with two heads, eight hands, a crescent blade, a staff, a pair of nunchucks and a grappling hook baton.

Mondo’s sixth-scale Kratos action figure is based on the character’s appearance in the PS4 title God of War. It comes with two heads, six hands, a Leviathan Axe, Blades of Chaos, Mimir, his shield, and more. The exclusive variant comes with fully upgraded Axe and Blades.

Created by Chicago’s Mechanical Design Labs, the RODA is a beautiful and hypnotic desktop object. Spin the brass wheel up to speed with its ripcord, and set it on the aluminum stand, or hold it in your hands and balance it on your fingertip. Bearings allow it to be spun on its vertical axis too.

Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid action figure of Doctor Strange from Avengers: Infinity War. It comes with a lot of parts and accessories for a ton of posing options. You get three faces, multiple hands including the many arm effect, magic circles and more.

One of the most iconic weapons in science fiction has to be the M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens. Parabellum Arms couldn’t get his hands on an actual pulse rifle, he decided to build the next best thing – a wooden replica that fires rubber bands as either a machine gun or shotgun.

Hot Toys’ Deluxe Avengers: Endgame Hawkeye action figure showcases the new look of Jeremy Renner’s character. The toy comes with a masked head, a removable hooded vest and arm guards, 12 pairs of hands, a bow, a katana, a dagger, 10 arrows, 12 arrowheads, and four shuriken.

Want to build a cool little toy for your desktop? Watch this clip by Amr MCI in which he shows us how to construct a tiny battery-powered tank that is powerful enough to climb over obstacles. Making the drive wheels from rolled up tape is a neat hack.

LEGO enthusiast Lachlan Cameron designed and built a remote-controlled Technic scale model of Ken Block’s Ford Mustang Hoonicorn. The all-wheel drive toy has working steering and suspension, doors and a hood that open, and lights.

Wolverine joins Bandai’s Manga Realization Marvel-inspired samurai action figures. The toy stands about 7.1″ tall, and is partially made of flexible materials for varied posing options. It comes with two pairs of hands and four sets of ridiculously long claws.

Kidrobot has Spongebob rocking out below the sea, in studded boots and gauntlets, donning makeup that would make Gene Simmons proud, and using Patrick Star as a doormat. The 8 inch-tall figure is just one of the many from the Kidrobot x Spongebob collection.

PowerUp’s R/C paper airplane kit lets you perform tricks. Use the Dart’s app to do a barrel roll, a loop, an Immelman turn and more. The motor can propel paper planes up to 25mph, and you can even attach landing gear. Save $10 in The Awesomer Shop.

These books are the perfect gift for any Star Wars fan. Each one comes with a laser-cut and engraved 3D wood model of an iconic vehicle, spaceship, or droid. Display them as-is, or paint them to your liking. The accompanying books provide background details.

Mezco Toyz did a fantastic job nailing the look of Pennywise the Clown from the 2017 remake of IT. The 12th-scale action figure comes with four horrifying heads, eight hands, a balloon, a paper boat, a severed arm and a framed painting.

SEGA joins the mini classic console bandwagon with the Genesis Mini. The miniature retro console looks just like the SEGA Genesis, and will come with two wired controllers. It will have 40 video games, including Altered Beast and Shining Force.

Soundwave statue, superior. Other collectibles, inferior. Pop Culture Toys Collectibles follows up its cel-shaded classic Optimus Prime with one of the Decepticons’ resident cassette player. The G1 Soundwave statue has a base that includes Rumble.