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Keith Thomas
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| Posted: 28 October 2010 at 10:53pm | IP Logged | 1
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Kaiyodo's SF Revoltech version of the Toho monster Angirus (1968) has finally appeared Sweet, I'm going to have to track down all the non-Godzilla kaiju. I used to love those as a kid.
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Bill Mimbu
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| Posted: 29 October 2010 at 7:00am | IP Logged | 2
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"Oh, you miserable bags of bones! Pick yourselves up and sally for- aack!" 
Okay, wrong movie quote... However, couldn't help thinking that with Kaiyodo's other Sci-Fi Revoltech action figure, the Skeleton Warrior from JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS. [HLJ Link] Have him team up with the previously-released Jack Skellington, battle the Alien Warrior, or recreate a JB commission by hunting down some appropriately scale accessories and have him reading a book or sitting in a chair drinking coffee...
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Dwayne Gassmann
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| Posted: 01 November 2010 at 11:22am | IP Logged | 3
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Upcoming Sideshow Hobgoblin Comiquette.
LINK to more pics and info.
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Bill Mimbu
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| Posted: 02 November 2010 at 8:02am | IP Logged | 4
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For Yamato / Star Blazers fans, Bandai is putting out a "Soul of Chogokin" version of the Earth Defense Force Flagship Andromeda, from the Comet Empire storyline: [HLJ Link] "Soul of Chogokin" implies that this will be a (mostly) die-cast metal production, unlike the previous "Soul of Popynica" Yamato, which ended up being mainly plastic with some die-cast parts. Not sure if it have any action features like it's predecessor though. If I wasn't already committed to the new Yamato and the upcoming Marvel & DC Bishoujos, I'd be picking it up. As it is, the Yen / Dollar exchange rates are really bad right now.
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Robert White
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I think I like this one. Though it is a tad sultry for,
Sue. Still, great sculpt. Love the invisible effect. 
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Bill Mimbu
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Though it is a tad sultry for, Sue. *** A little too "Tricia Helfer-ish" for my tastes, but I do agree it's nice eye-candy. At least it's not as over-the-top as the Rockin' Jellybean one...
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 02 November 2010 at 5:35pm
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Joe Hollon
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Has a good KING KONG statue ever been made? I'm not a model/statue guy but that's my favorite movie and something like that could potentially really interest me. I figured there might be some folks with some opinions about such things (if such things even exist).
By the way (and boy do I hate even having to say this) I'm only interested in representations of the original, real KING KONG. Ya know, from 1933*.
*I've referred to the "original" KING KONG before and had people think I meant the 1970s version. Sigh....
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Bill Mimbu
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| Posted: 02 November 2010 at 6:12pm | IP Logged | 8
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Well Joe... There's this one: 
It's a 1933 King Kong limited edition statue made with arrangements with the estate of Merian C. Cooper Not sure if it's still available [Monsters in Motion Link] Searching through HLJ's archives found some 1933 King Kong action figures (tie-in to the Peter Jackson movie) by X-Plus, but they didn't look so hot IMO.
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Keith Thomas
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Has a good KING KONG statue ever been made? The McFarlane one wasn't too bad, though it's not really a statue http://www.toymania.com/features/spotlight/kong.shtml
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Joe Hollon
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Hm....yeah, that McFarlane is ok. Bill do you have a link to the figures you said were not so hot? I'd like to check them out for myself.
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Chad Carter
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So that's what Pyro would look like if he was cut in two with his greasy grimy gopher guts falling out. Always wanted a statue that depicted that.
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Bill Mimbu
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Bill do you have a link to the figures you said were not so hot? I'd like to check them out for myself. *** Joe, they're all sprinkled in with the Godzillas on this HLJ Search page [Link], but they're all long gone now (the 1933 T-Rex doesn't look bad). Still bemoaning not picking up the X-Plus Gorosaurus (from King Kong Escapes and Destroy All Monsters) when I had the chance.... I heard he's now going for $2000+ on some Japanese auction sites.
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 02 November 2010 at 7:33pm
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