Yearly Archives: 2007

Xevoz customs - part 6

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Shocka

Today's batch of custom Xevoz designs ups the ranks of the Sectoids and the Reptosaurs, two woefully under-represented races in the line. The Horned Grappler is a lot like my beloved Bone-Cutter toy: he's very much like a real bug, … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Update for Thursday, August 23

Posted on August 23, 2007 by OAFE

Blow out your candles and make a wish - it's the OAFEnet Email Update! Yes, the new logo at the top of every page has not been lying to you: OAFEnet has just turned five years old this week. Holy … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Buffy

Posted on August 22, 2007 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Diamond Select's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Initially picking up where Moore Action Collectibles left off, the DST Buffy … Continue reading →

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Xevoz customs - Part 5

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Shocka

After the massive flood last time, today we just have one Meta Beast, the Savannah Lord. Originally called Solar King, this lion is plain, but it works for him. His mask looks like it plug into his chest similar to … Continue reading →

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This week in comicshops - 08/22

Posted on August 20, 2007 by OAFE

Find out what toy-related items you can get at your local comicshop this Wednesday.

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Creature from the Black Lagoon

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

Poe scribbles: I've wanted the Creature from the Black Lagoon from the Toy Island line of Marvel Legends-style Universal Monsters ever since reading a (bad) review. But since my only options for getting one seemed to be paying $100 for … Continue reading →

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Xevoz customs - Part 4

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Shocka

This guy hawflakes is posting his custom Xevoz designs so fast! I love it! Because I fell behind, here's a huge batch: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Xevoz customs - part 20 Xevoz customs - The Steam Age Take a virtual … Continue reading →

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OAFEnet Update for Thursday, August 16

Posted on August 16, 2007 by OAFE

The OAFEnet Email Update: now DRM-free! We've got a double-update for you this time, because last week we didn't send one. So settle in for a lot of new reading material.

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Poe - Legendary Comic Book Heroes

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Poe Ghostal

Poe says: My ideal action figure line would feature 6", well-sculpted, highly-articulated characters from all sorts of genres: robots, spacemen, aliens, cowboys, superheroes, cops, spies, wizards, trolls, mobsters, soldiers, and so forth. But here's the thing: none of them would … Continue reading →

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Even MORE Xevoz customs!

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Shocka

hawflakes is back again, this time with a Meta Beast and a Hyperfury! The Hydro Maiden is too generic, but the fire hydrant leg and the faucet head help a little. She likely would have been cast in translucent plastic, … Continue reading →

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