Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Incoming: ACI Toys 1/6 scale Gladiator: Spartacus Exclusive Parade Version 12" Figure

ACI Toys has just announced their Special Exclusive (Parade Version) of Spartacus! ACI 1/6 scale Gladiator: Spartacus Exclusive Parade Version 12-inch Figure will feature: An Addition of New Paint Version Head, New Parade Version of Helmet, New Parade Version Armour & Shield Set, Red Parade Cloak, New Parade Version of Curved Sica and New Parade Version of Costume


It will be started for sales exclusively at ACI Toys International Ltd very soon! 100 pcs made worldwide. And only 25 pcs will be reserved for acitoys.com VIP and members.










Looks like this is for die-hard Spartacus fans ;p

Pre-order Flirty Girl Collectibles 1/6 scale Angels: Cate, Moxie and XiuLan 12-inch Female Set

Flirty Girl Collectibles has another upcoming 1/6 scale FEMALE character type set with the head sculpt included that is going to be released soon. These female head sculpts will fit mainly the Triad Toys, Cy Girl 2.0 bodies, ZC bodies and a majority of the taller female bodies that have the ankle cup at the foot that will accept the standard bootfoot style boots and footwear.

This time, Flirty Girl Collectibles (FGC) will release three different head sculpts and three different 1/6 scale outfits.


One of the three being released is CATE2012-1 ORANGE (Cate). Cate will come with Highly Detailed Female head sculpt with Brown hair, Orange Sparkle and White Faux leather bodysuit (rear zipper closure), White Faux Leather belt with Orange buckle, White Faux Leather Boots with side zipper closure (FGC smooth heel boot-foot design). Note: body, hands and pistol not included in the set. Scroll down to see the other 1/6 scale gals that FGC will be releasing.




Flirty Girl Collectibles MOX2012-1 BLACK (Moxie) will come with Highly Detailed Female head sculpt with Blonde hair, Black Sparkle and White Faux leather bodysuit (rear zipper closure), White Faux Leather belt with Black buckle, White Faux Leather Boots with side zipper closure (FGC smooth heel boot-foot design). Note: body, hands and pistol not included in the set



Last in the line-up of Flirty Girl Collectibles 1/6 scale Angels: Cate, Moxie and XiuLan 12-inch Female Set is XIU2012-1 RED (Xiulan). XiuLan will come with Highly Detailed Female head sculpt with Black hair, Red Sparkle and White Faux leather bodysuit (rear zipper closure), White Faux Leather belt with Red buckle, White Faux Leather Boots with side zipper closure (FGC smooth heel boot-foot design). Note: body, hands and pistol not included in the set



And here's a picture of Flirty Girl Collectibles 1/6 scale Angels: Cate, Moxie and XiuLan 12-inch Female Set standing together. Click on the picture for a bigger and better view


Note: The Flirty Girl Collectibles 1/6 scale Female character sets are designed to work with most 1/6 scale female bodies. Boots are only compatible with bodies that have an ankle cup design (example: triad, phicen, cy girl, etc).

Estimated arrival mid / late december 2012

Pre-order at SMcG Customs HERE or TFH (The Falcon's Hangar) HERE

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Happy Halloween from The Scarecrow mini figure, part of Playmobil Figures Series 3

Halloween or Hallowe'en, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows. According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve was originally influenced by western European harvest festivals and festivals of the dead with possible pagan roots, particularly the Celtic Samhain. Others maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has Christian roots. [source: wiki]

Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.


The third series of crazy playing and collecting fun with PLAYMOBIL Figures (or Fi?ures) is already here! PLAYMOBIL launched 24 new fun characters for boys and girls (12 for boys and 12 for girls), adding to the creative line-up of figures from its mystery bag. The figures come unassembled with various interchangeable parts and accessories. They can be combined and assembled to the heart’s content.




This Scarecrow mini figure is one of the 12 Playmobil figures (fi?ures) released as part of series 3 and how appropriate it is to feature it on Halloween ;p


It's a pretty nice figure that is well thought out and put together, with the long black overcoat and the garden fork (also spading fork, digging fork or graip)


Its face or head is a jack-o'-lantern, which is typically a carved pumpkin, named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack o' lantern.


In a jack o' lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved out, and the lid replaced. It is typically seen during Halloween.


Monday, 29 October 2012

Preview Sideshow Collectibles G.I. Joe Series 1/6 scale COBRA Major Bludd 12-inch Figure

Feared, merciless and despised; all traits of a brilliant tactician, war criminal, mercenary, murderer and yet another scale in the COBRA organization. Born in Sydney Australia, Major Sebastian Bludd served in the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, the French Foreign legion and as a third world military adviser for hire prior to his involvement with the terrorist organization known as COBRA.

Loathed and wanted around the globe for his many crimes and disregard for human life, this ruthless mercenary is proficient with a staggering variety of weapons and combat skills, all of which are wielded by a razor sharp tactical mind. Bludd has served the role of field commander and assassin for COBRA, but he has no loyalty except to himself and his bank account. Cold and calculating, not even COBRA Commander trusts Bludd.


He has been involved in plots within the COBRA organization and high command which would cause many to question the Commander having Bludd on the payroll. Many within COBRA keep him at arms length so as to not let him get to close. His skills though would persuade even his most hated enemy to recognize his talents, albeit with disgust. One would not think this evil killer would have a passion for poetry unfortunately his poetry lacks the skill he possess in combat. Major Bludd is an asset to COBRA (if the price is right) and loathed enemy of the JOES. No pity. No compassion.




Sideshow Collectibles presents the Major Bludd Sixth Scale Figure. The COBRA organization's go-to mercenary gets the Sixth Scale treatment, joining our acclaimed GI JOE Sixth Scale figure series. Fully loaded with an impressive array of weaponry, along with a highly detailed costume and accessories, Major Bludd is a must have addition for any JOE or COBRA collector.


The Major Bludd Sixth Scale Figure features: Detailed 1/6 scale Major Bludd Head Sculpt, Helmet (Removable), Detailed reactive armor heavy chest plate, Armor enhanced cybernetic arm featuring fully articulated fingers. Multi-barreled sabot rail gun, includes three (3) fin stabilized sabot darts. Detachable harness stores four (4) additional fin stabilized sabot darts. 9mm sub-machine gun, includes four (4) magazines. .50 caliber heavy barreled revolver, Major Bludd's dog tags and bloody dog tag 'trophies', Detailed combat boots with boot knife and sheath








Sideshow Exclusive: Alternate portrait with scarred eye and clip-on augmented optical unit


Sunday, 28 October 2012

1/6 scale S.W.A.T. 12-inch Action Figures - We really need more of them to form a bigger team!

Remember when 1/6 scale Norman Stansfield called for "EVERYONE"? See my earlier post HERE of bad cop Stansfield and good cop of Gotham City Police Department Jim Gordon with a bunch of 12-inch S.W.A.T. figures. Well, here's "everyone" that were gathered for that particular toy blog post i.e. some of the 1/6 scale S.W.A.T. 12-inch figures I had assembled for the photo shoot :)

S.W.A.T. (special weapons and tactics) teams are elite tactical units found in various law enforcement agencies trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers. SWAT team members' duties include: performing hostage rescues and counter-terrorism operations; serving high risk arrest and search warrants; subduing barricaded suspects; and engaging heavily-armed criminals. They are often equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns, assault rifles, breaching shotguns, riot control agents, stun grenades, and sniper rifles. They have specialized equipment including heavy body armor, ballistic shields, entry tools, armored vehicles, advanced night vision optics, and motion detectors for covertly determining the positions of hostages or hostage takers inside enclosed structures.


If you didn't manage to get a good look at who's who that were posing for pictures because the focus was on the two main cops, here's your chance to see the nine S.W.A.T. action figures I picked for the shoot. There are more but the camera angle can only take in that much ;p Scroll down to see who they are.


Starting with one of my most recent acquisition: This 12-inch GCPD S.W.A.T. figure is basically the Hot Toys Toy Fairs Exclusive "The Dark Knight" 1/6th scale Gary Oldman as Lt. Jim Gordon (S.W.A.T. suit version) Limited Edition 12-inch Collectible Figure Set (reviewed earlier HERE and HERE) without the head sculpt. I switched out the head so that I could put on the helmet and goggles to obtain a complete S.W.A.T. figure (you can't do that with the Jim Gordon head). See more pictures of this figure in my earlier post HERE.


This is Dragon Models Limited DML 1/6 scale San Francisco Sheriff's Department Special Response Team (SRT) 12-inch figure "David Wong", released in 2003. MORE pictures HERE


1/6 scale New York Police Department (NYPD) Emergency Services Unit (ESU) "Bill Smith" 12-inch action figure by Dragon Models Limited, released in 1999. MORE pictures in my earlier post HERE


1/6 scale Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) 12-inch figure of Colin Farrell as Jim Street in the 2003 film "S.W.A.T." along with Samuel L. Jackson as Sergeant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson, LL Cool J as Officer Deacon "Deke" Kay and Michelle Rodriguez as Officer Chris Sánchez. See MORE here


Hot Toys 1/6 scale Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) 12-inch figure (version 2.0) with MORE pictures HERE and HERE


BBI Elite Force 1/6 scale Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) 12-inch figure "Sergeant Mendez" came with lots of stuff and was most affordable. Check out MORE pictures of this fine 12-inch S.W.A.T. figure HERE. BBI figures were really value-for-money and very well produced. Alas, those days are a thing of the past now.


This is the 1999 released Dragon Models Limited DML 1/6 scale Hong Kong Police Force Special Duties Unit (SDU) – nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊 – 12-inch figure "Michael Chan", the Assault Team Leader (with extra helmet added). The SDU were the elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. The unit was formerly trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China. See MORE pictures HERE


And this is a Kitbashed 1/6 scale Hong Kong Police Force Special Duties Unit (SDU) Assault Team Member using mostly Dragon and Medicom parts and accessories. Check out the pictures HERE


This is actually a kitbashed foot soldier / trooper of COBRA ("COnversion by Blackmail, Revolution and Anarchy") Command on account of the COBRA logo on his pants but in reality, this could be any one of those Special Assault Forces ;p You can see MORE pictures of this figure HERE


And here are all the 12-inch "S.W.A.T." figures you have seen above standing together for a group picture. Click on the picture below for a bigger and better view :)

click on the picture for a BIGGER and BETTER view :)

This is JAWS for real - as seen by Australian photographer Sam Cahir who lived to tell the tale

As reported in the DailyMail – see the full story HERE

One man came this close to a shark and survived to tell the tale. Better yet, he took pictures of it despite being circled by the hungry shark for two hours! These pictures were so incredible I just had to share ;p

These terrifying pictures show the moment a photographer was circled by a hungry shark
but brave Australian photographer Sam Cahir refused to panic during the real-life Jaws scenario. Instead he reacted by getting in the water with his camera to capture these incredible shots. Sam had been taking part in a Great White tagging trip when he found himself face-to-face with the deadly predator off the Neptune Islands, South Australia.


Sam said: 'The Mako made some menacing passes. On a number of occasions she almost swallowed the camera whole, allowing me to shoot straight down her maw. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I feel humbled to have witnessed such a display of nature's quirkiness.'




Sam was taking part in work carried out by the Fox Shark Research Foundation, which was set up by Andrew Fox, the son of famous shark attack victim Rodney Fox, in notorious shark infested waters.


Sam said, 'This Mako was audacious, bordering manic. At one point I had a Great White and a Mako circling for the tuna bait. The Mako literally browbeat away a Great White and not just any Great White Shark but a very large dominant male maybe six times her mass and twice her size - it was amazing. Once the Great White left, the Mako decided I was the next threat to her free meal. She circled me for around two hours making intimidatingly close passes.'




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222419/Thats-bad-fish-Real-life-Jaws-scenario-ill-tempered-shark-circles-photographers-boat-hours.html#ixzz2Abd6NVK5
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The only shark pictures I have are shots of miniature ones i.e. 1/6 scale sharks - check out my post "Shark Attack" HERE and also the Action Man 1/6 scale Great White Shark HERE

Saturday, 27 October 2012

Pre-order Blitzway Ultimate Masterpiece Series 1/6 "Carlito" Limited Edition Collectible Figure

Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino and Sean Penn, with Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, and Viggo Mortensen in supporting roles. The film's featured song, "You Are So Beautiful", was performed by Joe Cocker. The film follows the life of Carlito Brigante (played by Al Pacino) after he is released from prison and vows to go straight and retire in paradise. However, unable to escape his past, he ends up being dragged into the same criminal activities that got him imprisoned in the first place.


Blitzway Ultimate Masterpiece Series BW002 1/6th Scale "Carlito" Limited Edition Collectible Figure Features Newly sculpted head of ‘Carlito Brigante’ in ‘Carlito’s Way’, Slim muscle PVC & ABS body with over 30 points of articulation, 4 Extra hands (6 hands in Total), A Silver color plated gun and a black gun, A Jack-knife (Silver color plated), A Golden necklace, A Golden bracelet, Gold color plated Sunglasses, A bunch of Dollar bills (1/6 scale), A bottle of beer, A Gold color plated watch, Leather like Jacket, dress shirts, vest, necktie, pants and belt plus Black shoes with socks. Extra dress shirts. A Figure Base with Metal name tag (W 12.5cm x L 12.5cm x H 2.3cm)




Al Pacino as Carlito Brigante. Pacino came to "Carlito's Way" directly from his Oscar-winning role in "Scent of a Woman". To get into the character, he accompanied Torres through East Harlem. There he could absorb the sights and atmosphere. Pacino first envisioned Carlito with a ponytail, but his visits to Harlem showed the men there were not wearing their hair that way. The beard was Pacino's idea. The black leather coat fit the period setting.










Release: December 2012. Production details might be subject to change without any prior notice.

You can pre-order Blitzway's 1/6 Scale Carlito Brigante 12-inch figure from "Carlito’s Way (1993)" at BigBadToyStore HERE or The Falcon's Hangar HERE