Articles for December, 2007
Posted by: vader at 12:25 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2007
As some of you may know, I’m also privileged to be one of the moderators on Action Figure Insider – which I personally consider to be the best source of toy news and information. While I do receive communication and press copies on the latest products directly from …
Posted by: vader at 12:55 am on Friday, December 28, 2007
Hot Toys introduces their DIORAMA MASTERPIECE SERIES featuring the AVP-R PredAlien vs Predator pre-painted diorama kit.
This highly detailed sculpture captures the Predator in battle pose versus its enemy the PredAlien hybrid. Set on top of a an Alien corpse base, this beautiful diorama set stands approximately 12 inches tall….
Posted by: vader at 11:46 pm on Monday, December 24, 2007
From all of us at AFHUB, we wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Posted by: vader at 7:00 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2007
Last night (December 22), AFHUB regulars gathered to dine and exchange war stories at the Saisaki Japanese restaurant in SM Megamall in Ortigas. In attendance were both long-time buddies from several years back when AFHUB wasn’t even in existence yet, as well as many new friends we’ve made via our …
Posted by: vader at 8:55 am on Friday, December 21, 2007
From Diamond Select Toys…
We’re extremely pleased to reveal the next Minimates in the Battlestar Galactica line will be based on the classic version of the interstellar franchise. Two box sets featuring characters from 1978’s original Battlestar Galactica series will be released early next year – just in …
Posted by: vader at 12:07 am on Thursday, December 20, 2007
IGNITE sends us some photos of their CU-061 Knight Templar SUB-FIELD MARSHAL (XIII century) action figure. The Knights Templar were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders during the middle ages. We’ve seen them in popular films like the Da Vinci Code and Indiana Jones and the …
Posted by: vader at 10:43 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Hot Toys sends us photos of its latest Predator model kit. This time, it’s from the sequel to the original Predator movie – Predator 2.
This battle damaged Predator, stands approximately 35 cm tall, has more than 22 points of articulation and comes with amazingly detailed sculpting. It …
Posted by: vader at 6:00 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
HARLEY QUINN 1:6 SCALE Deluxe Collector Figure
The Joker’s girlfriend, Harley Quinn, is added to the 1:6 scale line this month. Realistically proportioned, this deluxe collector figure comes clothed in her own authentically detailed fabric costume with character-specific accessories and a display stand.
Packaged in a deluxe 4-color window …
Posted by: vader at 12:30 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Mattel’s Scott Neitlich (a.k.a. Toy Guru) sends us the 7th batch of answers to some of the questions fans have asked. Around the 1st and 15th of every month, Mattel provides us with official answers to several questions we have gathered from the online community. This …
Posted by: vader at 1:09 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2007
Last November, Cason Pilliod (whom we all know better as Casimir) acquired a 10-inch Bane action figure off of eBay. He admits that this is something he doesn’t normally do – purchasing figures ahead of their actual market release. After waiting for a little over 2 weeks, the big version …
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