Toys

"I was abducted, probed and experimented on by what I think were aliens although I'm not really sure. What I do know is I survived and have a print of the incident as proof…" From 64Colors comes the Marshall “Experiment” Print being a digital giclee print measuring 11 x 14" 285 gram cotton acid free archival paper with archival inks, pencil, acrylic paint and some sanding for texture, ANDD then mounted on 11 x 14 x 7/8" wood panel (Birch board cradled in pine). "Cradled edges are left unfinished so as to weather naturally... we like it dirty!" ~exclaimed 64Colors! Loving the strap=ons, Marshall!" (heh) - Limited to a signed edition of 20, and priced at only US$65 (excluding shipping), and can now be purchased online via www.64colors.bigcartel.com.

Surprisingly, many LEGO fans have never heard of the Ooni or of Galidor, LEGO’s failed action figure line and TV series from 2002. In my ongoing attempt to make Galidor cool, I give you the Ooni Brute. I envision him as a foot soldier of an invading alien army. His helmet assembly aren’t for breathing air, but for regulating internal body temperature because the Ooni are cold blooded.

The thing I love about rongYIREN‘s creations is his ability to pack in so much great design while maintaining playability. The Thumper is something the 10 year old me wishes LEGO had produced as a set so I could swoosh the removable, remote drone around while exploring an alien planet in a bouncy space rover.  That rongYIREN is able to do all this with a sparse part count is impressive, and is in keeping with the best of LEGO’s own product design.  Most adult fans of LEGO tend to build without thought to part limitations.  We create mocs that could never see production because it would be cost prohibitive to do so.  rongYIREN is that rare exception that is able to make great models without over building.  Why he isn’t already a designer for LEGO is beyond me. Hello Billund?

In other news, legorobo:waka snuck this beauty onto flickr, right in between a wall of large and generally unoriginal pictures expressing dislike for flickr. Consider it a mecha chaser.

The super cute Köf locomotive is one of the most distinctive shunters/switchers in the world. There are too many LEGO versions out there for me to link to, but this new one by Henrik Hoexbroe was pretty enough to force me to work out[1] how to use the new flickr interface for a blog post. [1] It’s slightly more annoying to navigate, and way uglier. But all the old functionality seems to be there.

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Curated by SubUrban Vinyl and Tenacious Toys with partners The Loyal Subjects and Hasbro On Friday, May 31st from 4-9pm, SubUrban Vinyl will become a G.I. Joe emporium with a family-friendly event dedicated to the most influential toy line of our generation: Hasbro’s G.I. Joe figures. The custom toy show involves 30+ of today’s most talented artists contributing 100+ custom toys. Based on The Loyal Subjects’ newly released line of G.I. Joe mini figures and featuring detailed sculpting and custom paint work, these production toys have evolved over the past few weeks into a vast array of one-of-a-kind sculptures at the hands of the artists below: ARTIST ROSTER: Alison Perez AVES Billy Roids Blazon Brikhaus Bryan Collins Cash Cannon Carson Catlin ChipSoup Dave Webb Dead Hand Toys DeeTen Don P Evilos Forces of Dorkness Fuller Ian Ziobrowski J Fury JacobJams Jason Chalker Jay222 JC Rivera Joe Scarano Juan Muniz Les Schettkoe Matt A* Mike Die Mr. Munk Nasty Neil Nati513 NEMO OsirisOrion Rusted Halo Shawn Wigs Tasha Zimich In addition to the custom toy show, Hasbro has agreed to lend SubUrban Vinyl props from the G.I. Joe movie, plus a few of their in-house artists to contribute custom toys and artwork. The designer of the GI Joe figures, Les Schettkoe, will be flying out for the opening night party, as will Jonathan Cathey of The Loyal Subjects. Hasbro employees will be in attendance as well. Several artists have created paintings and prints inspired by the G.I. Joe toy line. All original artwork and prints will be available to purchase at the SubUrban Vinyl shop, and online after the opening night as well. Les Schettkoe and The Loyal Subjects will be creating special, exclusive G.I. Joe t-shirts for the event. Food and drink will be provided. Artists will be in attendance for appearances and signings. The show will be up for viewing at SubUrban for one week. Any custom toys, artwork and apparel unsold at the opening night party will be made available online in the SubUrban Vinyl store. The opening night party runs from 4-9pm on Friday May 31st at the following address: SubUrban Vinyl 4 Frederick Street Waldwick, NJ 07463 phone: (201) 857-2480 LINKS: SubUrban Vinyl: www.suburbanvinyl.com Tenacious Toys: www.tenacioustoys.com The Loyal Subjects: www.theloyalsubjects.com Hasbro: www.hasbro.com

The Inland Terminal Model Railroad Club in Lawndale, CA, is seeking new members. The S scale club is housed in a club-owned 20 foot by 40 foot building and operates 2,000 feet of continuous run standard gauge mainline featuring a three-level helix. Also featured is a variety of equipment, including converted American Flyer. The layout was started in the 1950s as a freelance design. Once a classical configuration with two dispatch/operator stations the layout today uses wireless walk-around cabs for locomotive control. Track and turnouts are hand laid with mostly Code 100 rail to reflect the scale nature of the layout. In addition there is a 150 foot Sn3 single mainline and yard under construction. This club will be featured on the layout tour of the Thirty-third National Narrow Gauge Convention this coming August. The club is open on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. If you would like to attend, please contact either Reggie Cunningham (310-717-0130) or James McAuliffe (714-412-5093) to verify that the club is open. The Inland Terminal Model Railroad Club is located at 4734 West 152nd Street in Lawndale. Parking is available on the street or across Inglewood Avenue in the shopping center parking lot. Here is a map link: 4734 West 152nd Street, Lawndale, Ca - Google Maps Submitted by: Bob Chaparro Moderator Model Railroads of Southern California Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California : Model Railroads Of Southern California

Over the past few days a few images have been making the rounds from Mattel’s DC Unlimited and Batman Unlimited lines that can be found at retail.  These figures will be mixed in future assortments of the two lines.   The new figures are: Green Lantern from the Injustice: Gods Among Us (we already have Injustice Superman, Batman and Joker announced) video game and a 6″ version of Batman from the CG animated ‘Beware the Batman‘ series.  Both figures feature all new sculpts.