Maschinen Krieger

 

Maschinen Krieger 
By far, one of my little dream figures. I'd love to get one and properly customize it. Of course, I'd have to learn to expertly use an airbrush before that happened. :)

At a price point of  over $1,300 for the Snowman version (Hobby Link Japan - http://www.hlj.com/product/MED30328) it's one of the more pricey 1/6th scale items out there, but it's oh so cool. 

The SNOWMAN version may be too cute for some, but there are other versions

I have to say that i like the "Original" S.A.F.S. version of this the best, though I think a repaint would be interesting. Maybe a more extreme camo version or one with some additional details dropped in. Something like the 08th MS Team Gundam looks. More like a tank.

The version above really hit a lot of the marks that I was talking about earlier. A detailed cockpit with some nice attention to detail. It's a great piece I will never own. :)

 

Sea Monkey

Kenny Wong and Ashley Wood do have their way with figures. Yes, at times I have a hard time with the threeA repainting madness. Multiple paint ups of the same figure. They tend to wear out their welcome after a while.

"Here it is in red....yellow.....blue.....camo...."

But, they make cool figures. Damn cool.

The new DAMN COOL! figure they have going is THE SEA MONKEY. This deep dive suit kicks much buttocks. Light on external details, but heavy on style, this figure would be a fantastic addition to my collection! :) Sadly, there still is no release date for it. (Or price)

More great steampunk-like goodness. You get the great bendy arms, air hoses and dive windows. This LONGS to be weathered and detailed. A nice rust or patina would be fantastic on this figure.The inside would be cool to detail out as well. There are multiple pipes, cords and tubes that would add another level of cool if painted. I always freeze up when I think about painting these figures. Especially when you're dropping hundreds of dollars on them.

And, of course, you get the delicious driver for the figure as well. The bikini clad, Ashley Wood special in all her femme fatal glory.

I can see a few downsides with the figure - they must be called out. These are not "action figures". There's not a lot of action here. There will not be action pose possibilities for either of these figures. They are really just art pieces. But, sweeeeeeeet art pieces. 

From http://threeawiki.com/Sea_Monkey
"Sea Monkey is a figure created and designed by Kenny Wong, and produced by ThreeA under the Showcase toy line, that marks the first collaboration between Ashley Wood and Kenny Wong. This figure is a part of Kenny's Copperhead-18 universe and features a female pilot named Snowpea who will be Ash's contribution to the product. Although Sea Monkey has been featured at both Hong Kong Venture (2009) and Taipei Toy Festival (also 2009), the figure still has yet to see release."

ToysREvil has a little work in progress video up as well.

DIG Copperhead

The DIG - Copperhead-18 is another one that got away. After making a MASSIVE purchase (for me, anyway) of an IRON MAN, I'm having a little buyer remorse after seeing that this figure is $200 and it has a custom style that would have gone well with my APEXPLORER. Less mainstream and more cool than IRON MAN, but without the tie to my childhood that IRON MAN holds. So...I guess I'm still ok with it. I guess. :)

The figure is a KENNYSWORK figure and has a fantastic, fantasy aspect to it. Very Jules Verne or steampunk. There are multiple versions of the figure, but it had a rather limited run, so the market wasn't flooded like 3A products of late. (With multiple repaints of the same figure coming on the daily. :)  )

Grab it if you can find it! (And, ship it to me. Come on. Be a pal....)  ;)

The DIG - Copperhead-18 Sixth Scale Figure features:
Copper helmet
Mesh Cutter
Pressure fish spear
Copper fake leg
Adjustable balanced regulator
Rebreathers
Chain-mail gloves
Copper bottom boot
Suction and Exhaust hose
Pressure suit
Metal detector and emergency air-supply (Mecha Pentapus)

iDoll Event

Danny Choo has some awesome shots from the doll event I Doll held in Hamamatsucho Tokyo.
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/22312/I+Doll.html

Danny Choo is amazing and so is the show! Take a look. Tons of great photos.

Skeleton Mobile Suit

A fantastic exoskeleton figure from MGBB (http://www.mgbb2005.com/mgbbactionfigure/Home/Home.html)  featured on the TOYBOT STUDIOS site.
http://www.toybotstudios.com/2011/09/custom-exoskeleton-16-scale-figure-by.html



First, I love the fact that there are obvious found objects on here. The boosters in back to be specific. (From MACROSS) They have always been fun and it's cool to see them used like this.

The figure also makes use of some other items from other figures and the painting and detailing locks them all together brilliantly. The cool, sci fi, clean look is great here. I've seen a lot of bashes that go for the post apocalyptic look and that's all fine and good, but the GHOST IN THE SHELL / Anime cool look works really well for this application. Spraying and painting everything to match is the way to go.



It really looks like some of the classic mobile suit gear as well. Flying power suits that give the wearer more fighting power. AND, there's NO SKIN INVOLVED! She's not wearing a friggin BIKINI under the suit with her breasts waving around in your face! :)  While this may give a slight advantage when fighting someone who is easily distracted by the female form, it does NOTHING to protect. Always drove me bonkers seeing that done. Sure, I like the female form, but let's try to focus a bit and pick a genre to work within! heheheh

This is a grand effort from the maker and it looks amazing. It's really inspired me to do another custom kitbash. Maybe something to fight my IRON MAN figure! :)

I think the idea will be to use what i have around the house as the first round of idea items, then MAYBE buying something under $15 at a TOYS R US to round things out if I need something larger.  This worked out really well for me PROJECT ROBO (http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcojojo/sets/72157623529074532/) - snagging a silly, kid robot and bashing it up to be a little more sci fi cool. :)

There is a complete breakdown of the process and parts for this figure located here:
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixth-scale-action-figure-news-reviews-discussion/626551-exoskeleton-police-officer-cassandra-new-images-added.html

MGBB has a lot more cool cool on his site. Make sure to take a look at the GALLERY http://www.mgbb2005.com/mgbbactionfigure/Gallery.html

BATMAN and JOKER 1989

DEAR LAWD! Why can't I win the lottery?! WHY?!

First, I'd buy a new house that had a MALCOJOJO ROOM, then I'd buy all the dumb shite I want. First on my list - BATMAN, JOKER and BATMOBILE 1989!!!!!!  Fantastic. Delicious. Wanted!

More DARK KNIGHT goodness

FIGURES.COM posted more photos of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES figure. It looks FANTASTIC!

They have more photos on their site:
http://www.figures.com/forums/news/15965-dx12-dark-knight-rises-1-6th-scale-batman-bruce-wayne-figure.html

And you get a lot for the large sum of cash you need to pop down for this figure. 

The 1:6th scale Batman/ Bruce Wayne Collectible Figure, due out fourth quarter 2012, features:

- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Batman/ Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises movie
- Two (2) interchangeable heads including:
- One (1) Batman head with patented Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) and three (3) interchangeable lower part of faces capturing his classic facial expressions
- One (1) newly developed head sculpt of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in the movie with accurate facial expression, detailed wrinkles and skin texture
- Approximately 32 cm tall
- Batman body with 32 points of articulation
- Three (3) pairs of interchangeable gloved palms including:
. One (1) pair of fists
. One (1) pair of relaxed palms
. One (1) left open palm
. One (1) right palm for holding batarang

Costume :
- One (1) newly developed complex Batsuit featuring fabric costume covered with armor
- One (1) cape
- Two (2) interchangeable belts including one (1) detailed utility belt with cell phone and accessories and one (1) magnet featured utility belt attaching to the sticky bomb gun
- One (1) pair of forearm gauntlets
- One (1) pair of black boots

Weapons:
- One (1) grapnel gun
- One (1) transformable sticky bomb gun
- One (1) light-up electronic gun
- Two (2) batarangs
- Two (2) mini mines

Accessories:
- (1) adaptor for connecting Batman and Batpod
- One (1) deluxe stone-like light-up figure stand with steps, Batman/ Bruce Wayne nameplate and the movie logo

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Kojun
- Head Painted by JC.HONG
- Head Art Directed by JC.HONG

Of course, you'll have to pick up a BANE, CATWOMAN, TUMBLER and BATPOD to complete your set! :)

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