Yearly Archives: 2005

Squashing the rumors about NECA's Balrog

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Shocka

Thousands of people are eagerly awaiting NECA's 1/6th scale Balrog - a massive action figure, possibly the biggest ever 1:12 action figure ever created, in scale with the other Lord of the Rings figures by ToyBiz. <i>And now, some more … Continue reading →

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New Reviews!! + thoughts on Marvel

Posted on March 4, 2005 by Shocka

Reading a couple of our Marvel Legends reviews got me to thinking... I'm generally a fan of comics (or "graphic novels"), with favourites including Sin City, Johnny the Homocidal Maniac/Squee, The Dark Knight Returns and anything else by Frank Miller.

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Movie Maniacs/Now Playing/Cult Classics

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Here's a question for our readers: are McFarlane's Movie Maniacs, SOTA's Now Playing, and NECA's Cult Classics all in the same basic scale? If I recall correctly, even the various Movie Maniacs aren't necessarily in scale with one another, but … Continue reading →

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ATFC - NECA is "Cult" leader with REEL TOYS.

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Here's Reel Toys' currently announced 2005 Cult Classics (and related) 7" scale slate for 2005. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' Through Previews - May '07 Flippin' Through Previews - March '07 Rustin - Cult Classics Ash addendum

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ATFC - Nightmares of Lovecraft

Posted on February 20, 2005 by OAFE

I'm a big fan of H.P. Lovecraft, so I've been eagerly awaiting SOTA's Nightmares of Lovecraft line, which they announced last year at the SDCC. The line is based on the written works of Lovecraft, rather than a film or … Continue reading →

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ATFC - Palisades (+ Frank the Bunny)

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

Welcome to Day 3 of our Armchair Toy Fair Coverage™. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Ultimate Quirk Combination Swedish Chef addendum Rick and Morty Mystery Minis - Squanchy review Fraggle Rock: Red addendum cus anime is teh s uck

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ATFC thoughts

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Shocka

Now, Poe's been sniping at me to try and get me to talk about Toy Fair, and I don't have huge amounts to say - I have other things to do and sights to see, but I'm in good spirits … Continue reading →

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ATFC - Hellboy and Goon: denied!

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

It seems Mezco has placed a no-pictures policy on their two most anticipated lines, Hellboy and the Goon. Their official explanation, by way of an online board rep, is "various different reasons [we're] not going to get into." <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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Our Toy Fair coverage begins today…

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Poe Ghostal

That is to say, our coverage of other websites' Toy Fair coverage begins today. Yes, while other websites run around a big building in New York, clogging their arteries with criminally-overpriced hot dogs, dealing with coy toy manufacturers and bumping … Continue reading →

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Action figures + cartoons = good

Posted on February 17, 2005 by yo go re

This Sunday, cartoon's Network's [adult swim] debuts a new show, Robot Chicken. It's basically stop-motion animation performed with action figures instead of clay. Thanks to a screener copy, here's an advance review: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Reprolabels Human Alliance Roadbuster … Continue reading →

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