Yearly Archives: 2006

Street Fighter: Ibuki addendum

Posted on May 19, 2006 by OAFE

Today's review of SOTA's Street Fighter Series 4 Ibuki pointed out how the style of the figure's hip joints messed up the sculpt of her pants. But it didn't have to be this way! Look at Will Harbottle's original sculpt, … Continue reading →

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A blog-premiere review: Battle Crawlers

Posted on May 17, 2006 by yo go re

You ever pick up something as an impulse buy, only to find that it's just about the awesomest thing ever made? It doesn't happen often, but when it does? That's something to talk about.

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Monkey Boy - The Final Product

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Sometimes I have to wonder... do toy companies actually care about their final product? It seems like more and more companies are focusing on how nice their prototypes look. Do these people actually see their final product? DCD to me … Continue reading →

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yo: Vaporware

Posted on May 9, 2006 by yo go re

Small company Shocker Toys has just announced a line of comic-based toys called Indie Spotlight. Now, the idea is a great one, but there are a few problems that strike me right away:

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yo: keeping my head above water

Posted on May 6, 2006 by yo go re

You ever feel like you've got too much to do? I always feel a bit guilty when we don't get a review up right away - yes, we let other sites worry about trying to be first with a look … Continue reading →

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yo: Are you Curious about George?

Posted on May 5, 2006 by yo go re

Found one of ToyBiz's Curious George figures recently, and just dropped the review. Why is this one getting a special mention when none of the others ever seem to? Because the monkey is just so cool. This is a really … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - Toys for the NOW

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Poe's earlier blog about his top ten toys of all time got me thinkin', and I realized that if I were to compile a list of my top ten toys, most of them would probably only be a few years … Continue reading →

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yo: What I Know Is...

Posted on April 30, 2006 by yo go re

I am addicted to porn. Mental porn. See, I absolutely love knowledge, and the fact that the internet brings me so much of it so quickly. I love being able to learn anything at all with a few minutes' work … Continue reading →

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Monkey Boy - Gosh Darn Exclusives!

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Monkey Boy

Exclusives. Yeesh. In the past, I had always said to hell with exclusives, they were just too hard to deal with. I remember as a child, my brother and I collected Dick Tracy figures from the movie, and we never … Continue reading →

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yo: Wal*Mart Legends - some good, some bad

Posted on April 29, 2006 by yo go re

Stumbled onto a truly massive haul today, getting most of the Wal*Mart -exclusive Marvel Legends in one fell swoop. Kitty Pryde, Ms. Marvel and Bearded Sentry were sold out, and I didn't much care for the one Thor they had. … Continue reading →

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