That is so sweet.

Found some other pics...

 

I just realized the Famicom is part of the control panel!  

 

Tomato the Samurai (it's pronounced Toe-MaH-toe, you heathen scum) had encountered this dragon before, and bore the scars of it's cursed blood. But this time, he was ready. A little trick he'd learned from an assassin some time ago. "In hand to hand, they may have won, but a dragon still can't beat a gun."

(the pic is entitled "dual at dawn" and yeah, I screwed up the white balance on the LED light for sunrise. There are four lights involved, on Ulanzi LED (acting as sunrise) behind Tomato, a Neewer CN-126 white gel'd LED at about 45 degrees to the left, another Ulanzi LED set in the yellow spectrum (sorry, don't recall the setting) adding a touch of colour to him, and providing the rimlight to the dragon is the other Neewer CN-126 with a blue gel, pretty much cranked. Vape covers the fiddly bits in the background)

Still working on my posing skills, they are sorely lacking I know.

 

FOOLSSS! The Baronessss and her Vipers have arrived, and these men are not in FORMATION! I will rip out your heart, Bludd, if they are not at attention in five sssseconds!


DSC_0179.jpg by offramp_climber, on Flickr

 

Shang-Chi

Spoiler: Or…

 

Was a nice day for some Lego pictures:

 

IT'S PART OF A BALANCED BREAKFAST!


DSC_0277.jpg by offramp_climber, on Flickr

I had no idea these figures were a thing. But when I found Franken Berry tonight at the grocery store, I couldn't resist recapturing my Frankenstein shot from a few days ago  

 

Awesome! I think it's this one... but I thought I saw this and Count Chocula on BBTS.

 

Yeah, there was also a Count Chocula at the store, so I picked him up too.



They're from Jada Toys, so quality is kinda... iffy. Franken Berry's leg keeps falling off, and the neck joint design makes it extremely difficult to swap heads.

 

Mcfarlane Toys- Avatar: the Last Airbender- Sokka





Being a massive ATLA fan I was excited when McFarlane announced that they were producing a full line and even more excited when I saw them being unpacked at my local Wal-Mart. As I understand they are producing both a 5” basic line with limited articulation and accessories and a deluxe 7” line that is similar to his other collector offerings with more detail and better poseability. If I’m being honest, I was going to pass on the 5” figures as I didn’t really like the idea of poorly articulated figures (I have way too many Star Wars figures for that) but was sold on the fact that they had both hip and shoulder ball joints that make a huge difference for me.


Pros: I immediately decided to open and review Sokka first because he was passed over in the (disappointing) Diamond ATAB line and he is one of my favorites from the series. The overall design on this 5” figure is great and the head sculpt is really fantastic. Articulation is basic, but surprisingly adequate with head, hip and shoulder ball joints and pivots with swivels at the elbows and knees. I also really appreciate that he came with both his trusty boomerang and his sheath for storage. Oh, did I mention that he was only $15 canadian? Such a great value.


Cons: Sokka is an amazingly fun toy for $15 and I really can't complain. That said, joints at the wrists and ankle tilts (much like Mattel’s MOTU Origins line) would have made Sokka a toy of the year contender.































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