Archive for January, 2008

Crows X Worst Umehoshi-ikka Busts

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

As a die-hard Crows Worst fan, I have to keep on spamming this blog with the latest in Crows X Worst toys.  If you search for Crows X Worst on any Asian auction sites, most likely you’ll find a bunch of mini busts from the Crows series.  However those have been replaced by the Blacklist […]

Oh No It’s the Cops

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Want your 12 inch figures to have the proper gear if he/she ever decides to to join the police force?  Here’s what you need, this set of police gear gashapons.  You will have your chance to get one of the following:  A siren, PA, Police tape, signal stick, loud speaker, and a 2-way.  All sized […]

Snake’s Supper Gashapons

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Teaching your kids (or yourself) about natural science is important.  That’s why you NEED to buy this set of Snake’s Supper capsule toys. You will get a stretchable and gooey like snake with a randomly boxed “food” toy.  The choices are a frog, a rat, a rabbit, another snake, or if you get real lucky, […]

Donuts and Croissants Phone Strap (or keychain)

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Now that your phone has a camera, internet browser, email capabilities, GPS, and mp3 player all in one package, what other enhancement could you possibly have??  How about some donuts and croissants and all other sorts of realistic sweetness?  These will be available in Feb and are made out of soft plastics so they feel […]

Gag Manga Biyori (Hilarious Comic) Gashapons

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Gag Manga Biyori 搞笑漫畫日和 or “A good day for gag manga” is a series of five minute short cartoons helmed by famous anime director Akitaro Daichi. When I first watched this series I was really laughing my arss off. You can find a bunch of these, I think 12 total (see video below), if […]

Hunting Trophy Capsule Toys

Monday, January 14th, 2008

The 3D encyclopedia series added a new lineup to their collection: The Hunting Trophy Gashapons Series!  Looks like we got ourselves a deer, bison, wild boar, moose and several secret animals.  Maybe the cubbies and Big Foot will be included in the next series?

Rambo 4 Official Machette Knife Replica

Friday, January 11th, 2008

In spirit of the new Rambo 4 movie, here’s the official licensed replica of the machette Mr. Rambo himself used in the movie! Now you can be as “stylish?” as Stallone and as badass as Rambo…

Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Gashapons - April Release

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Gashapon and trading figures collectors may be very familiar with all the Saint Seiya character figures, but this is the first time ever for the Myth Cloth (Armors) to be made into capsule toys.  The first collection of Myth Cloth will have Pegasus, Dragon, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Aquarius.  Scheduled to go on sale in […]

How to Roto Mold Your Own Toy - Jester’s Toy

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Designer toy collectors probably have all thought of making / manufacturing their own toy at some point but really have no clue about how to do it. Well even I as an industrial designer have not seen the make-ur-toy-from-garage process presented in a step-by-step fashion. But thanks to R* for linking me to […]

Gundam Painting Contest - Part 2

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Since the last Gundam Painting Contect post was so popular, I’ve decided to post the runner-ups of the contest as well, again from ToysDaily. The two above are Doraemon Gundam and Gundam Goku (LOL). Some of the other clever ones are:
Captain American, Evangelion EVA001, Mazinkaiser and Ironman.

See Part 1