Archive for the 'Toys' Category

Off to San Diego!

July 22, 2008

I’m about to go pack and get ready for bed as I leave for the airport at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow.  I’m both excited and nervous, but mostly jsut looking forward to the whole thing!

If you’re interested, I will be making updates, but how and when depends on my computer access for the [...]

The Gun Show

July 12, 2008

if you don’t get it, you most likely don’t know Transformers as well as you think you do….

The Animated Cliffjumper Project

June 27, 2008

Cliffjumper - one of my favorite of the original G1 Autobots.  He had such a great personality compared to that chicken little Bumblebee.
When it came to toy form, however, Cliffy seems to always get the short end of the stick.  For the most part, his figure has been a similar -if not clone of- the [...]

I love having these turtles: NECA’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

April 20, 2008

It’s safe to say that like many my age I too owned many a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figure in my life. The originals were a large part the “end of days” when I was still buying toys only for play, while the latest movie figures were also well done enough for me to [...]

Starscream meets Starscream

November 23, 2007

“Well, with it being the holidays and all, I figured I’d pay a visit to my new cousin.  I was told he was named after me; time to see if he lives up to the namesake.  But where the hell does he live?”

“Maybe that chicken-legged guy over there will know.”

KA-CHA-KA-CHA-CHA-KA

KA-KA-CHA-KA-CHA-CHA-KA-CHA
One awesome Generation 1 inspired transformation [...]

Quick hit: Mario and Starscream - odd pair or great couple…

November 14, 2007

Just two words describe this game:

Friggin’ epic.
Remember that feeling you got when your were a kid and you got to play a game you really wanted for awhile and when you finally played it it was all you wanted and more?  Mario Galaxy is that all over again.  Sooo much better than I actually thought [...]