I know the 3A site says September 6, but that’s because that’s Hong Kong time. For those of us who are timezone challenged, the Fighting JCs in 1/12 go on sale starting at 9PM EST today.
I have waited a long time for the Fighting JC to make it to the Action Portable scale, so I am all in! Don’t miss out!
When I was taking pictures for my laser pointer tutorials, my Akuma from the Square Enix Play Arts Kai Street Fighter line was indisposed. I had actually ripped one of his arms out of its shoulder socket, as the hinge that allows the forward / back motion was fused and ripped when I tried to free the joint. The customer service folks at Big Bad Toy Store were great, and sent me a replacement figure.
Set up for this shot was pretty simple. I shot in the dark with a 100 ISO setting on the camera, so the shutter would stay open for quite a bit of time. I had my LED book lights set to the sides, but pointed away from the figures so only a minimal amount of light would shine on them. Then I used my blue / purple laser pointer and mad made sure to move it all over the fireball accessory while the shutter was open – that way the pic would get a lot of bright light on the fireball itself, as well as throw off diffused purple highlights on Akuma and Ryu.
Faster than I could get a post up about it, in the past couple of days the Transforming Collections Toy Reference Book project on Kickstarter has exceeded its initial funding goal and will come to fruition. But Transformers fans, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t jump on this bandwagon to produce a book featuring those third party add-ons and accessories that make your Transformers kick ass.
Now that the project has the green light, any additional support will go towards the project’s stretch goals. We’re already closing in on the first stretch goal – at $1,500, the book will increase in size from 7″x7″ to 7.5″x7.5″. Bigger is better!
One of the best things about SDCC is running into old friends. Sandman and I were taking in the sights at ActionFigureXpress and the Four Horsemen’s booth when we bumped into Brian Stevenson, one of the three guys behind Spy Monkey Creations. We’re big fans of the Spy Monkey weapons and accessories they’ve made that are compatible with Masters of the Universe Classics and other toy lines (see our reviews of the Shields of Destruction and Deliverance, the Sword of Ages, and the Venom and Doppelganger accessory packs), so we asked Brian what was coming up next.
We spent the next half hour deep in conversation about the Weaponeers of Monkaa, which will be Spy Monkey’s first foray outside of accessories and into action figures. They officially launched the teaser campaign today with the first installment of the Weaponeers storyline – Chapter 1 of the Stranger’s Tale, The Old Miner. The backstory of the Weaponeers will be told in installments, a chapter every day or so, culminating in the launch of the line at PowerCon later this month.
What can you expect from this line? I’ll try not to spoil it, but there will be weapons (of course), an epic struggle between good and evil, and a new toy universe that will complement and expand the universes you may already be collecting. Stay tuned!
Update 9/6: Play Imaginative contacted me and requested that we remove the spec sheets – they are still developing the product and understandably do not want to have incorrect info in circulation, as that would impact their customers and licensors. Thanks for understanding!
At the Singapore Toy, Game, and Comic Convention, Play Imaginative announced that they would be making the Iron Man Mark VII armor in their Super Alloy line, which is 1/6 scale, super articulated, and made out of a lot of die cast pieces. Searching for more information, I found what look like spec sheets on the Toysdaily forum. I don’t think anyone would dispute that Hot Toys dominates 1/6 scale Iron Man, but I’m really curious to see what Play Imaginative will do.
The spec sheets certainly look promising – 50 points of articulation (including individually articulated fingers), LED lights in the helmet, ARC reactor, and hands, and a Hall of Armor lighted magnetic base. I hope this will live up to expectations – I love Hot Toys, but having an alternative will generate the kind of competition that will make the products better.
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