Gi-ant ro-bo-tto! [via]
Okay, it’s not technically a giant and it’s not technically a robot. But it’s a start. The Hyper Hybrid Model of First Gundam is a 1/12 scale assembly kit which takes about 4 hours to put together and will stand 150cm tall, weigh 35kg and have 14 points of articulation when completed. It costs 350,000 yen and is targetted at adults 20 to 40 years old.
Fatality.
Custom Microman Mortal Kombat figures.
Toy car authority passes on.
“Lillian B. ‘Lily’ Gottschalk, who gained acclaim for the scope of her antique toy collection as well as for her definitive book on the hobby, has died. She was 84 … When her husband became ill with cancer, the Gottschalks decided to sell most of their collection … The two-day sale brought in more than $1.5 million, then a record for a toy auction. Fourteen of the 715 toy vehicles sold for more than $10,000 apiece.”
