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11.23.05 by Widge @ 2:43 am  Are you ready for some DOOM? Of course you are. And Palisades is here to help you with some of the best sculpted, most intricately designed action figure and playsets I've seen in this Invader Zim series 1.5. I mean, seriously, the only thing more involved than this is the rubber nipple fetish version of the Mr. Horse figure. Let me show you what I'm talking about. Up there you've got Zim with all of his various consoles. First of all, the figure itself comes with six points of articulation (neck, shoulders, elbows, and waist). The consoles all come with 5mm bendy connector pipes so you can configure your own setup for his various screens (which you can put decals on to create the screens' content). There's also a minimoose, a robot bee, an Irkin sandwich and a spider-backpack with fully articulated legs. You just pop off his regular backpack, put the spider on and go to town with it. Insane. Categorized as: Reviews and Toys
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10.26.05 by Widge @ 2:58 am    When I tell you that the reason this line from the McFarlane's Spawn toys is called "Regenerated"--namely that it's remixes of previously released figures--your first assumption is that this is an attempt at double dipping. Slap another paint job on something and call it good. Easy enough to do, right? Well, first up--one of these figures was originally released in 1994, for God's sake. And the versions we have today are hellaciously different than before. New and improved, you might and should say. First up, going left to right up there, let's take a look at Cyber Spawn, which has the spirit of the original, but that's about it. The spirit is what's important, though, because it's basically like a mecha/Transformer enthusiast's wicked wet dream. Spikes, metal, shiny bits and a metallic claw for a right hand that looks like something you'd use in one of those arcade crane games--if you were trying to, you know, pick up and drop a live and pissed off puma down the chute. Your mileage at getting it to reflect light to the extent in the photo shown above may vary. Categorized as: Toys
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10.17.05 by Widge @ 4:40 am Well, we told you about the first series of these guys when they hit a few months back. Now for those of you who are chomping at the bit to get the 2nd series (November, folks), you might want to take a look at this series of "Redeployed" figures.   When McFarlane talks about Redeployed, they mean that they've taken the aforementioned first series, done some resculpts, repaints, and changed up some accessories. So you've got another round of the same soldiers: Army Ranger, Navy SEAL, Marine Corps Recon Sniper, Marine Corps Recon, Army Desert Infantry, and the Air Force Special Forces Command CCT.   However, another change-up is that if you already own the first series, these guys can create "squad-based" operations. In other words, they bring their buddies along to kick your ass. All except for the sniper...they traditionally work alone, I guess, and don't play well with others.   Some might pooh-pooh this and say, well, it's just double-dipping. Well, we might agree with you but McFarlane makes it clear from the get-go that these are for people who agree with us that "nothing exceeds like excess" and that if you couldn't get enough of hardass figures, you'll go and buy more. So these are for you. So you get the same attention to detail, the same incredible sculpts, and even more guns. I don't see how anybody can lose on this deal. For more info, check out their website. Categorized as: Headsup and Toys
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09.11.05 by ScottC @ 2:38 pm  Playmobil has apparently created (at some point, since it's not for sale at present) an airport security checkpoint playset. Body Cavity Search Room sold separately. Think of the pastels. Now you're hurting. Found over at Boing Boing. Categorized as: Toys
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08.28.05 by Widge @ 4:42 am  Mother of God, now I think I've seen it all. Thanks to an entry on MAKE Blog, we found a site dedicated to adult-sizing and generally modding the living hell out of Big Wheels. There's also rallys, upgrade kits and all kinds of mayhem. And of course, they have the Big Wheel variant I thought was the coolest when I was but a mere Widgelet: the Green Machine. No amount of modding could make it so my can would fit on it now, though. Ah, for my misspent youth. Categorized as: Stimuli and Toys
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