Modern Inventions

Publicity artwork for the Donald Duck cartoon "Modern Inventions", 1937.

Hong Kong Toys Part 2

One of my fave finds: The Thomas The Tank Engine Bootleg Transformer!!

Thomas The Tank Engine Bootleg Transformer

Devilman

Balzac by Secret Base

Giant Robo GR-2 Revoltech

The Love-Bot

Donald Duck Transformer (BlacknWhite Version)

Heavy Brambles Are Amazing

"ThreeA retail exclusive Heavy Brambles have dropped officially... There are two retailer versions of the 1:6 Heavy Bramble, African Defense and Western Desense. Each Bramble stands at 14.5 inches and holds a deadly 22.5 in rocket launcher sure to bring the smile to any toy collectors face...." I LOVE these two figures!!




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Hong Kong Toys Part 1

I had to really limit myself to what I wanted to buy on this trip as we really didn't have enough space to put everything! So the Mrs. allowed me 20 toys...

Ren & Stimpy Bearbrick

Old Japanese cartoon characters...

Getter Dix-Neuf Revoltech

Secret Base (Un)Lucky Cat Glow In The dark version

Relax Mag (Japan) chase figures

Ma.K Soldiers

Bertie Bot & Square By 3A Toys & Ashley Wood

Unkle Runaway Video

John Nolan, animatronics designer and director at Streetlight Films UK, whose credits include Where the Wild Things Are, Harry Potter, Clash Of The Titans, Hellboy 2, Warhorse, Brothers Grimm, Dr Who and Being Human, created an incredible UNKLE robot based on Futura’s Pointmen from the Psyence Ficton and Never Never Land albums.


Its splintered synths and a shuddering bass-line create an aggression and energy which Nolan harnessed within the robot’s marching stomp towards the camera.

Scott Robertson Concept Robots

Nice robot concept-art by designer, Scott Robertson...






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R2D2 Print by Kevin Tong

Kevin Tong’s amazing rendering of R2D2, titled “A Linch Pin Droid”, is a 24″ x 36″ screenprint with glow in the dark ink, has an edition of 400, and will cost $50. Actually, its already sold out!



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ASIMO Turns 10!!

The world's most advanced robot has turned 10!
To celebrate, Honda is releasing a free app for iPhone and Android called Run With Asimo. Take a walk through Asimo's history and control him too!
Check out the video below which features the robot on a madcap dash through its own history.
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Driverless Vans Reach China From Italy

Remember when Google's autonomous car did 1000 miles and everyone was impressed?

Back in July, a group of autonomous orange EVs from Vislab left Italy on a trip that would take them through cities like Moscow and wastelands like the Gobi Desert, all thanks to an array of laser scanners, cameras, and of course GPS.
It was a 13,000km journey (8,078 miles) that was made with minimal driver intervention and, thanks to the EV-nature of the vehicles, without stopping once for gasoline - though they were limited to about four hours of travel each day before having to recharge. They arrived in Shanghai on 28th October.

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Mecha Design by Andree Wallin

Amazingly rich and detailed Sci-Fi landscapes & Mechas by Andree Wallin. See 25 more amazing images HERE.




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Two Real Transformers

R2D2 Swimsuit

Australian fashion designer James Lillis has become an instant geek hero with the launch of an swimsuit inspired by the Star Wars droid R2D2. According to James, "there has been thousands of dollars worth of orders in just a few hours."
Expect a surge of geeks to the beach with cameras soon!




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Halloween Donald Duck Transformers Toy

Last year, I posted about the Transformers X Mickey Mouse Halloween toy, this year Donald Duck gets the evil treatment! As cheesy as it may sound, it's a pretty well crafted toy by Takara and will be available from HERE as a pre-order.




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Jan Cellaja Custom Jouwe

Jan Cellaja's custom for the past weekend's Jouwe Custom show at Toy Art Gallery looks great! It has a very smooth, clean finish and I'm sure will find its way onto a happy collector's shelf very soon...

A generic Jouwe

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