Voting for the 4th and final Quarterly custom contest for 2014 is underway! This is the only opened themed contest for 1:18th figures on the web every year. The competing customizers are battling for bragging rights and a cool Star Wars Geek gift certificate… but most importantly, a chance to have their custom action figure on the Mount Rushmore Custom Legends as CUSTOM OF THE YEAR!
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From Toy News International:
“S.H. Figuarts Injustice Batman & Joker Figures Revealed
Jay Cochran
Shown below are new images for the upcoming S.H. Figuarts Batman and Joker figures based on the DC Comics Injustice Video Game from Tamashii Nations. The figures which stand around 6.2″ tall will be released overseas in November for 5,800 Yen each. Batman will come with a face mask, interchangeable hands, a grapnel gun and Batarangs. The Joker comes with a gas mask, multiple interchangeable hands, pistol, knife, crowbar, joker card, chattering teeth and two heads.
In the US the figures will be released in December for $57.99 each through Bluefin.”
Future Marvel figures shown at Toy Fair
Congrats to Mayhem Custom Member Marine-73 for an amazing 30th custom of Alpline, ARAH Accurate. Marine-73 has won the first spot on the Mountain with the Gen Hawk Award
Courtesy of Action Figure Insider:
“New LEGO® Star Wars™ Building Sets Inspired by Upcoming Star Wars Rebels™ Television Series Land on August 1 @ToyFairNY #LegoPreview
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR – LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced new LEGO® Star Wars™ products based on the new Star Wars Rebels™ animated television series scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel this fall before it appears regularly on Disney XD. The action-filled series will introduce a cast of exciting new characters in the Star Wars universe. The new building sets were unveiled at a Disney Consumer Products event Monday, February 17 by Freddie Prinze, Jr., who stars as “Kanan Jarrus” in the new Star Wars Rebels series. The company presented him with a custom 2-foot tall replica of his minifigure made completely out of LEGO bricks by Master Builders.”
LEGO Star Wars Rebels Building Sets Launch August
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We’ve been following Chaos Customs Crew member oreobuilder everyday in January as he revealed one fantastic showcase after another for us. Here is the wrap up and overview. This was without a doubt the best month of customs I’ve ever seen in a series of this size. Amazing figures, displays and photos and just one hell of a good time. THANK YOU!
Carded images are starting to show up of Wave 1. See the thread for pics and figures.
If you have not had a chance to see his magnificent project of re-doing the 70’s Adventure Team figures you are missing out on a beautiful display of customs and photo’s from the Chaos Customs Crew member. Here is a quick review of the last 6 days. View the threads for many more beautiful pics
Congrats to Nath_1977 for his Centurian, Power Xtreme, Modern Jake Rockwell for being named Mt. Rushmore Customs Legends Custom of the Year on OG13 for 2013. It’s been through the rounds and went up against the best of the best. Posted during the 1st Qtr, The Tradition, it stood the test of time and came out on top. Please help me congratulate Nath-1977 for a fantastic custom.
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Another amazing custom figure from BorisPing. This time we’re showcasing Night Creeper for your entertainment.
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From the desk of Bucky:
“I saw a great Outback custom at a dealer booth that set the wheels in motion. Not sure who’s it was, but it was a heavy duty roc torso, with dtc outback arms and head. I thought it was a great idea, and decided I wanted to try it, but get away from the Roc torso.”
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From codenameflint:
Dave Dorman is releasing a limited edition GI Joe A Real American Art Book. Contained in the book is artwork from the GI Joe Real American Hero toy line. I’m super pumped at the anouncement of this!
Below is information directly from Dorman’s website.
“Between the mid 1980’s thru the early 90’s I had the great pleasure to work with Hasbro toys producing art for in-house use helping create the design of GI Joe action figures. This work was for production only and not intended for reproduction, promotion, or packaging. I have had many fans over the years ask about this art. Because there is continuned interest to this day to see these unpublished pieces, I have taken your wishes and decided to publish some of these in a small book. While there have been a few articles in collector’s magazines and online interviews about this work, and a few scattered publication of a couple of pieces, this will be the first real collection my Hasbro work from this period.
The art featured in the book will be full color paintings produced to make the GI Joe toy figures look as if they would in real life. I will also feature some of the pencil preliminary work that went into my painting preparation. The art covers both Joe and Cobra and some variations of uniforms not produced.
The book is 6″ x 9″ full color with card stock cover, 24 pages including cover. The edition size is limited to 250 copies. All copies are signed by the artist, me, Dave Dorman. I have kept film of these works in my archives, as I do with all of my artworks, and so the reproduction of the art is the best you will find.
I have included the cover and a few interior pieces of art to tease you of what is to come. If you are a GI Joe collector or fan, or just a fan of my work, you will find this book a fun retrospective on a wonderfully creative time in my carreer. “
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“It can’t rain all the time”.
But Eric Draven custom figures make it us feel warm and fuzzy when it does. New OG member darthstreams shows off The Crow custom figure and cardback.
In 1979, prototypes for 3 ¾” action figures for the ALIEN film were developed but never manufactured. Through our network of industry and collector contacts, Super7 has unearthed reference material and original 34-year-old prototypes and will now make these “lost toys” a reality.
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The Predators Series 8 Buzz Continues! The hype around Predators Series 8 Action Figures keeps growing louder, and rightly so. The latest in NECAs hugely successful Predators collection takes the line in a bold new direction with the first-ever figures of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch Schaefer (Series 8 features Jungle Extraction Dutch and Jungle Patrol
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The latest images provided by Idle Hands show Michonne, Merle Dixon and more new figures from McFarlane Toys.
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