I’ve been seeing these new McFarlane Toys The Walking Dead 7″ Action Figures for a while and was excited about the fact that they scaled perfectly with the Neca figures that I have collected over the years. These McFarlane figures are not action figures at all since the only thing that moves is the head — slightly. […]
Book Report: “Action Figure Carrying Cases” by Philip Reed
Philip Reed must never sleep. By day, he is the CEO of one of the most popular gaming companies out there, Steve Jackson Games, and by night, he is a prolific blogger and writer (oh, and he’s also a really nice guy!). His latest book, Action Figure Carrying Cases, hit the streets this week after another successful Kickstarter run […]
Hake’s releases the Kraken in their current auction
It’s always Christmas morning when a new Hake’s auction catalog is released. The latest offering, Auction #217 is online now, and after a recent upgrade to their websit, you can now super-size all of the images. Check out some of my favorite items below… “CLASH OF THE TITANS” LOOSE ACTION FIGURE SET Clash of the Titans is one of […]
Terminator 2 Ultimate T-800 figure from NECA
The new Ultimate Terminator 2 T-800 figure from NECA raises the bar significantly for action figure collectors. This figure comes with three heads that you can easily swap onto the figure, and an arsenal of different weapons. This sort of customization has been around for a while with the larger 12″ scale figures from Hot […]
Planet of the Apes – 8″ retro figure by NECA
Well, this guy FINALLY arrived at my local Toys R Us. I’ve been hunting for one of these NECA Soldier Apes for months, and had almost given up hope of ever finding one, but last night, there were a half dozen of them on the shelf. I’ve never been big fan of the original Mego […]
Lights, Camera, Action Figures!
So, there’s a theme going on this week — action figure photography. Taking photos of action figures is one of my favorite hobbies, it’s like being a photographer to the stars, without the big budget and celebrity egos. Action figures are just lifeless lumps of plastic, but you might be surprised at how life-like those figures […]