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Border Patrol (Part Two): Marvel Legends Blade, Hercules, and Star Lord

Part two of our make-up edition of Border Patrol features three Marvel Legends customs:

Marvel Legends Blade by AC Custom Figures – feels like a lot more love went into this custom than if Hasbro had actually released Blade as a variant to Punisher as originally planned – apparently Hasbro had produced a stake gun for Blade, but since the figure never came out, they released it as an accessory for a G.I. JOE figure – they tracked the gun down and have included it with this custom – ends Dec 18, 2013 19:00:23 PST
Marvel Legends Hercules by Loosecollector – this is a previously owned custom that takes the originally Hasbro release from the garbage dump and cleans it up in a big way – ends Dec 18, 2013 18:14:30 PST
Marvel Legends Star Lord by Draubner – I am not familiar with this rendition of Star Lord’s costume – is it a Marvel Now! redesign or something from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie? – I liked it better when Star Lord had a mask covering his face, but I’m sure the movie studios don’t like it much when you hide the big star’s mug – ends today, Dec 17, 2013 13:07:18 PST

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

Border Patrol (Part One): 1/6 Scale Movie and TV Edition

Since we skipped an installment of Border Patrol with CustomCon 36 going on last week, we’ve got two for you today. First up, I noticed that the top dollar customs this week have been dominated by 1/6 scale figures from the big and little screens. Here’s three of them:

Blondie from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by SixIceCubes – a lot of 1/6 scale custom figures from the movies start with kits, and this is no exception – however, the headsculpt has been resculpted and repainted – a lot of attention to detail was put into his clothing accessories, so they would both look right and move right – ends Dec 19, 2013 18:26:29 PST
Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead by Iminime – here’s a custom kit up from Iminime being sold by a previous owner – the kit comes with two headsculpts, a squinting bloody one and the other with a normal expression – previous owner added a wedding ring and watch – ends Dec 18, 2013 08:57:39 PST
Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver by Rainman – this custom is from a pretty rare kit of just 30 pieces – this one is bring put up by a previous owner, and he also has the Taxi Driver Travis Bickle soldier version up for grabs – both include everything except for the bodies, and not sure why those would be excluded – ends Dec 22, 2013 16:53:59 PST

In AFP’s Border Patrol, we scour active eBay auctions for customized action figures that you won’t want to let slip by!

Build Your Own Dwarven City of Erebor – All You Need Is 80K LEGO Pieces

With the Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug opening this past weekend, my wife found this LEGO re-creation of the Dwarven City of Erebor on YouTube. If you’ve got 80 thousand spare LEGO pieces hanging about, and have the talent of LEGO enthusiasts Jack Bittner and Blake Baer, then you too may be able have your own Gimli-sized Erebor. I was most amazed by the waterfall and lake below it. And then there’s the giant Dwarven statues adorning the gates to the inner city. Fantastic!

I don’t know if Desolation revisited Erebor in its glory, as we saw it at the beginning of the Unexpected Journey – I haven’t seen the movie yet. But I’ll guess that there’s at least a glimpse of it again, if Peter Jackson stays true to the pattern of repetitive flashbacks he used in the LOTR trilogy. Have you seen the movie? If so, please let me know how you liked it.

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Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rocksteady and Bebop Quick Packaged Pics #NickTurtles #TMNT #CaseysBack

I’ve fallen so far behind on pics from my collection. Here’s a few quick shots of Rocksteady and Bebop from the Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection. Sorry – they’re still packaged, even though I intend to open them. When you consider that Playmates went this route instead of the obvious Shredder / Foot Ninjas, it’s remarkable because these are two fully-tooled figures. Upon closer inspection, there were some cuts to make it more feasible – looks like there’s no hip swivels or ankle joints.

You can still pick up the TMNT Rocksteady and Bebop at ToysRUs.com – they’ve got the exclusive on these two figures. Despite the shortcomings with the leg articulation, if you’re a TMNT fan, I think they’re still must-haves.

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Batman Holiday Special: Christmas Toys! – BillsComics.com

With the holidays right around the corner, Bill has put together another classic comic. His Batman holiday special pits the Dark Knight against the Joker, Harley Quinn, and Toyman – who else, on Christmas? With multiple threats facing Gotham City, Bats gets an assist from Black Lightning.

Be sure to check out more of his comics at Bill’s Comics.

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