VIP Toys Tour in Medellin, Colombia

Do you guys remember the post I did about VIP Toys a while back? Of course not. I don't even know if people read this blog. But if you do, then you may wanna check out this vid I did during my visit in April. Took me forever to get this up, but it's up now. Thanks to Leonardo and VIP Toys. Like them on Facebook!

Bandai Ben 10 4" Way Big figure

I meant to show you guys this a LONG time ago but I forgot, so here it is. It's a 4" Version of the Way Big figure I showed you guys before. It's a good bit smaller but I like this version more than the bigger floppy legged one.

This version is well articulated

Marvel Universe Ultron 3.75" Action Figure

I got this on an impulse because I had some TRU coupons that needed using. So I picked up this little guy because he looks darn cool. The figure however was not what I expected. It was rather flimsy and hard to pose symmetrically the way I like. The included stand does wonders for the posing. I absolutely love the finish. Not too shabby

Bandai Exclusive S.H. MonsterArts Little Godzilla

I've made a commitment to myself to focus my collection to robots I absolutely must have, but an exception to the rule is Ultraman and of course Godzilla stuff! I just received the new Little Godzilla figure and I LOVE it! It comes in a Tamashii Exclusive box. Stay tuned for video review soon. In the meantime, enjoy the pictorial.

Impossible Toys Spike and Daniel Exosuit-01 & Exosuit-02 figures

If you thought the Impossible Toys Sparkplug and Spike figures were cool, you may want to check out the Exosuit figures of Spike and Daniel. Again these don't necessarily scale well with anything specific. In fact, they don't even scale with the aforementioned figures. Nonetheless, really cool stuff. The set will run you $19.99.

Impossible Toys Sparkplug and Spike figures

Despite some of the negativity surrounding these figures, I do like these. I just believe they are misunderstood. They don't exactly scale well with any specific "scales" (aside from G1 figs that use Diaclone pilots) of Transformers but they are really cool to have nonetheless. I mean really, does anything in the Transformer toy Universe ever scale well? You got aircraft the size of a car, a gun bigger than a truck etc. They go for $10 for the set and make a great addition to any TF fanatics collection. Check out my review for these figures.

S.H. MonsterArts Little Godzilla

I just got little Godzilla in so you can expect a review very soon. Its not what I thought it was going to be but it is still super cool.

S.H. MonsterArts Fire Rodan

I just got this in not too long ago and Ive been wanting to review it but I feel like I should dig out Godzilla and MechaGodzilla to do a proper review as there are accessories included that work with those other figures. As soon as I can get a hold of the other two, Ill get to filming the review.
EDIT: REVIEW NOW UP ON CHACHIPOWER CHANNEL!

New pics of 2012 Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures

I finally got around to snapping some shots of the figures including Kranng which I got recently. I really enjoy the turtle figures but I have to admit that the other figures are a bit lacking. The turtles have full articulation while Splinter and the bad guys have limited articulation.

First I'll start off with the 11" Battle Shell Michelangelo figure.

Here is a comparison with the 4" Michelangelo figure.

The shell opens up to store away his weapons.

Let's move on now to the awesome 4" figures.

Leonardo

Leo and his Katanas

Donatello

Don and his Bo Staff

Rafael

Raph and his Sais

Michelangelo

Mike and his Nunchucks

Shredder

Shredder's comes with weapons that are not shown here.

Kraang

Kraang is removeable from his robotic body and has two guns not shown.

Splinter

Splinter and his cane

The whole gang. Only missing the Foot Soldier and April O'neil

They are out now at your local Toys R Us! Watch my video reviews below:

NECA Battle Damaged Robocop

It's finally out! I have been looking forward to this release and it's out there available for purchase. I'll be doing a video review of this soon. Looks awesome.

Bandai S.H. Figuarts SpaceGodzilla

Just got this in recently for review on collectiondx.com. I gotta say this thing is really really cool. Make sure to check out the full review on collectiondx.com.

DC Universe Batman Legacy Batman First Appearance Action figure

I like to get my dose of Batman figures once in a while but I am very very picky. I mostly only like the classic style Batman. You know the blue and grey suit ot the black and grey. I dont like Batmans with backpacks, missile launchers, scuba gear etc. I like a simple classic Batman. I ended up seeing this fellow at TRU where they had apparently opened up a case of these as they were EVERYWHERE. I noticed two things. His ears were weird and he was wearing purplish/pink gloves. It was either an old Batman design figure or a crazy doctor dressed up as Batman getting ready to do a rectal exam. Either way, it was going to be cool. So I bought it. Check out the review of this Batman as he appeared in the 1939 issue of Detective Comics back in the day when he wore silly gloves.

Kotobukiya 1/7 Scale Darth Vader Vinyl figure

I was taking a ride on my motorcycle yesterday when I realized I was within the vicinity of a comic book store I visited years ago called Zapp Comics. I decided to see what's up and they were still there. Awesome! I googled them first before going in because I didn't want to walk in and walk back out all weird-like. The only word I had to read to know they were awesome was "Godzilla". Bam! I was there. They didn't have much in the way of Godzilla but boy did they have comics and comic figures. Wow... I am not a comic fan but they had real cool stuff in the way of action figures. I strolled to the back of the store and saw a HUGE box with Darth Vader on the front. I looked at it and though to myself "another thing I can't afford. Well that was until I saw the price: $49.99. I thought to myself, this can't be. I grabbed it and then realized I was on my motorcycle. There was no way I was going to lug it back. So I left on the journey home, stopped for pizza and Googled it's price. Turns out it was a good deal. SO I drove back and picked it up. Real cool guys there. I got home and snap-fitted the cape, head, light saber and arms and was left with this sexy beast.And I do mean sexy.

Video Review coming soon.

Evil Dead 2: Farewell to arms

Just picked this guy up today at a local TRU. Looks pretty nice and I kind of dig Bruce Campbell movies so look forward to a video review soon.

Evil Dead 2 "Farewell to arms"

Update 3/31/12: So I decided to open the figure to check it out and it was missing a left hand. Clearly it is shown in the picture above but at the time of opening, I didn't see it and never thought to refer to the picture above to see if it originally came with one. Originally I had complained about it missing but then I painfully found the hand in my shoe when I went to wear it. However, when I was "messing" with it, the elbow snapped really easily. I was bummed out. I really wanted to like this figure. So I had to go out and get another which turned out fine. Video review is finally done so check it out.

6" Thundercats classics Lion-o and Mumm-ra

Didnt realize these were out already. These were the only ones left. They look REALLY cool. Can't wait to check em out and get reviews up.

Bandai Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Heroes Action Figure - NRG

Been almost a month since my last post. To be honest, I had a long post full of updates that just disappeared while working on it, so I let if be. Now I'm back to kick it off with some toy reviews. I will try to do aome more reviews in the future to keep things going.

Today to kick it off, I'll be doing NRG from Ben 10 since he is a pretty cool design.

NRG is a figure that to put it shortly is contained inside this specialized suit because his real form cannot be contained otherwise because he is a bundle of radioactive energy.

Bandai did a great job with the sculpt. Looks like he popped off the screen. This is not the small one that's available. It's a good deal bigger and features some gimmicks.

The back has some extra bits because of the gimmicks. There is a hinge visible for the hatch and the compartment for the button batteries used for the light gimmick.

A big disappointment is the articulation. While the arms do swing up and the legs swivle for no good reason, that's pretty much it. No elbows or knees. Not a deal-breaker but it would have been nice to have a bit more. The good thing is that it keeps the figure clean if you are a display-only collector like me.

One of the things that bothered me about the smaller NRG figure was the fact that the hatch didn't open...

...fortunately, this version does have an opening hatch that reveals his insides.

It is nicely detailed and lights up when you hold down the chest emblem!

A nice surprise was the included bar of clay(?) that is meant to be molded into whatever shape you like. It's meant to replicate NRG's tru form. So it's definitely not candy as made evident by the little warning symbol. I'm actually surprised this is included in this day and age of safety standards where anything could be considered dangerous. All it takes is for someone to plug up their ears with this or choke on it and it goes the way of the old-school robot missiles.

This photo cannot accurately capture how cool this looks. Trust me, it's awesome.

You can find this figure for $12-$15 currently. Check it out. Video coming soon.

Godzilla (1964 Godzilla vs. Mothra) by X-Plus

Strange...was watching Godzilla vs. Mothra and then I got a Mothra for reviewin the mail...then I saw this. Coincidence? Hope this shows up in the mail!

Godzilla (1964 Godzilla vs. Mothra)
XPLUS
11,400 yen. Jan. 2012