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July 24, 2008

Medicom News: Regular Releases...

And here we are!

First up is the legendary, iconic, mysterious Captain Harlock. Known for mostly looking cool and giving speeches on what a boy must do in his life to be a MAN (he and Kenshiro should get together and pen a tome of MAN or something) this is actually a 2.0 Captain Harlock medicom. The first one came out years ago (and I mean years) and at one time fetched 800 bucks on the secondary market. Yep believe it. This Leiji Matsumoto creation is something I can blab about forever but I won't. I will say that this looks 100% fantastic in every single detail. If you have a pair of balls and call yourself a man you must get this (too much?).



And now we have Kamen Rider Black RX. Ok, this is a mixed bag for some. Yes he's cool and he's got a light saber (and multiple forms and a car. You can tell this was in the 80's when the Japanese economy was kicking ass because Black RX had every weapon and vehicle you can think of). Some really dug the series and some didn't. After all this was the sequel to Black but it might as well have been a different timeline. It's a mixed bag but cool regardless.



This is the Dark Knight version of the suit from the movie The Dark Knight. Looks great, looks awesome. Another great outfit by Medicom.



If I were August Ragone I'd rattle off tons of shit about Ultraman Leo. Sadly I ain't August Ragone but you don't have to be to fully appreciate how nice Leo looks. I admit I was never into the Ultra stuff but they do look great together on a shelf. :)



And here's mister Space pimp himself Mr. Han Solo. Looks nice, looks great. Am I going to buy it? NO. I already have my Return of the Jedi Vader so I'm happy for life. But since this is the year of Harrison Ford 1/6 I guess one more can't hurt and he looks really, really nice.

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Medicom News: Limited Releases... WATAAAAAA!!!!! (yes again)

I know what you are thinking. "What's up with posting the limited Medi's first?" Simple question easy answer; there are only three limited Medi's while the regular releases are five hence I can't pop it out as fast as I can this one.

So lets move on.

Well finally some more pics (tiny as they are) of the Summer Wonderfest Kenshiro from Hokuto No Ken. This year Japan has been celebrating the 25 anniversary of this legendary series and this Kenshiro harkens back to the look of the old show with the red shirt underneath the jacket (although he didn't start off with the boots, he wore shoes. Those boots came later.... yeah yeah nerd alert. Or I could just be seeing things and that "red shirt" is just a shadow).

All I can say is hell yeah and I'm like getting five (I really don't need a new suit).



Next up is the queen of the fighting game genre. This is Chun Li (duh) and she can add a Medicom to her enormous list of items devoted to her. She's the merchandise queen and well she'll look great on this site.



Next up is Kohei Jinnai from Crows X Worst. I wish I can tell you other than the obvious that this is a GLAM store exclusive. Tell you things like how awesome he is. Unfortunatly goddamnit I can't read Japanese and Tendou is at SDCC living it up with all the hot west coast bitches (no not really).

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July 20, 2008

BM PROJECT: I'll Keep Looking For It, Together With My Gundam


Bandai has finally unveiled what one of the main reasons for starting the BM line of 1/6 figures, To do 1/6 figures of characters from Gundam series of course! To celebrate the launch of their new Tamashii webshop Bandai is offering a very special Exclusive for all you Gundam 00 fans!! a 1/6 BM Figure of our Main Hero Setsuna F. Seiei!! Setsuna will be a web exclusive and will be ready for online orders between the dates of July 29, 2008 - September 3, 2008. Price is set at 17,640yen and he will ship in September. Although it's not insanely short, it's Not a very long window either, so any of you guys or gals who want to add Setsuna to your 1/6 collection should jump on this ASAP before the window passes.

Does this mean we'll get all 4 Gundam Meisters?? If anything I wonder if we'll get Setsuna (Age 21) Season 2 version announcement to coincide with the highly anticipated premiere of 00 Season 2?? My only complaint will be that it seems that Season 1 Setsuna uses the standard RAH301 Body which will make the season 2 version out of scale is they were to do it, unless this Setsuna will be a bit shorter when he's released. I really don't want the 2 Setsunas to be the same height. Anyway I sure hope we see more Gundam characters soon and not just 00 but from all Gundam series. This announcement has open the door to many possibilities. I knew it was inevitable we would get BM Gundam characters eventually. With so many Great licenses under Bandai's belt the possiblities for the future of BM are endless and Gundam is a Bandai Staple so I am sure we can expect BIG things from BM in the future.

Setsuna will be available for preorder beginning on the 29th of this month at the official Tamashii site, here!



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July 14, 2008

ME: "Yes There Will Be a Medicom Kenshiro Gallery."

But not yet. We're so busy here as the crack staff at Henshinhobby.com try to balance the rigors of work and... work (exciting isn't it).

Below is a little comparison between the classic Kenshiro vinyl from Bandai circa 1985 and the recent Kenshiro released by those talented Medicom guys in Japan.

Expect this and gallery and others soon enough (the Kenshiro teaser won't be up until the gallery is mostly shot) but for now enjoy the clash of past and present.

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June 26, 2008

Medicom News: Limited Releases

Said I'd talk about the limited releases and so here I am.

First up is Shadowmoon and you have to send off mail away info that comes with the Kamen Rider Black Medicom. Needless to say this bit of news is what excited me the most. Next we have an olive suit version of Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I doubt this will be the last Snake we get from that game. To wrap up this post we have Kouichi Haruyama from CROWS X WORSE and Father of Ultra.









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June 24, 2008

Medicom News: "Here's My Card."

So here we are with some more info on SOME of the Medicom's that were shown in the Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008.

Here we have a Batman Begins suit V2 that appears in The Dark Knight, the Heath Ledger Joker again from The Dark Knight, Piccolo from Dragaon Ball Z and The Nega form of Kamen Rider Den Oh. All the appropriate info is on the images themselves.

Next up, the limited Medi's.









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June 20, 2008

MEDICOM News: Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008

NOW we're talking about HUGE news!

I don't know where to begin so before I go on I'll give credit to newsvisualmedia.com/HK for their pix.

These are pix from the Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008 and let’s just go down the list of what we see…





We see Shadowmoon from Kamen Rider Black for the very first time as he’s standing next to Kamen Rider Black AND Kamen Rider Black RX. Needless to say they look vicious and I must get them.

We then see unpainted prototype parts for a new Kamen Rider Stronger RAH 220. Not much to really say as there is no finished product but the pick confirms that they are making one.

Next up we have a contingent of Kamen Rider Den-oh characters. We see a closer image of Momotaros (that’s the red demon looking guy with the cup who also happens to be the most popular guy in the series), the PLAT form of Den-Oh (the plain white one) and the Nega Den-Oh Form .

Next up we have a couple of Ultramen. We have Ultraman Leo (the one with the smaller horns) and Father of Ultra (YES)!

Next we have the Toriyama character section. We Son Goku along with an incredible Piccolo and a VCD of Son Gohan (Freeza Saga version). Then we have Arale and Obotchaman from Dr. Slump.

After that we have The Dark Knight one-sixth. We see Bruce Wayne, Batman and the Joker. Joker’s head looks amazing. I like the Hot Toys clothes more but I like the head of this one better. Gotta get both I guess.

On the Star Wars front we have an Episode III Anakin Skywalker and a classic Episode IV Han Solo. Han looks great… easily the best looking Han I’ve seen, great proportions. There are some clone troopers and some kubrick’s and a VCD or two. Big news obviously is the Ani and Han one-sixth.

Next we have two incredible one-sixth from the CROWS : Z.E.R.O movie as the two rivals Serizawa (the dude with the flowered shirt) and Genji are well represented here. I actually feel like watching the movie again. Next to them are several other Crows characters from the manga. It’s worth mentioning that the dude in the green trench is KOUICHI HARUYAMA and he’s a fan favorite. The TFOA guy you see with the big curl is Shogo Nurata. Next to Shogo is Tesho who is also a TFOA (which stands the Front of Armament).

After that we have the Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) lot. Big thing in this shot is that we get to see a Jagi one-sixth (the one with the helmet). Now that I think about it this is the first posable Jagi character figure in ten years (I think the last one was from the Kaiyodo 199x line). The Kenshiro in the middle is a darker blued version of the first of the first release of the Kenshiro figure. It looks like it’s based from the current movie series. We can’t see the other shoulder pad so we don’t know exactly which version it is. It could be the Wonderfest one but it’s hard to confirm by the image here.

Next we have the iconic Captain Harlock. This is the second release of Captain Harlock from Medicom but the first one was released about a decade ago. Needless to say he crazy awesome and one could only hope that this means that Medicom will go back and re-do the previous releases like Ashitano Joe and Black Jack in an updated DX form.

Next up is JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure Part Seven: Steel Ball Run. Gyro Zepelli is one of the two main characters (the more popular one). Hopefully this means Johnny Joestar and other JoJo characters from other storylines are next. We all saw JoJo one-sixth coming rvrt since the WF Bao was released.

Next up we have Chun Li from Street Fighter. What sticks out here the most is that she has the muscle thigh action thing going on and she looks like she’s from Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Also it’s great to see a new posable female body from Medicom. Maybe they’ll release a Street Fighter Zero one where she’s wearing the tights to. Can’t get enough Chun Li!

We have a new Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. This shouldn’t be a surprise since the first Medicom Snake had several releases. And I’m pretty sure that won’t be the last Snake released either.

Next up we have Sweeny Todd…. Moving on…

And Finally Indiana Jones gets another figure in the Medicom Library as we have a great representation of the late River Phoenix as a young Indiana Jones from my favorite movie in the series, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Whew.

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June 02, 2008

Medicom News: Limited Releases... RAH 220 Sakurajima Cost How Much?!!

And now since I know you just couldn’t sleep without it, the limited Medi news is here.

Before I go into the details I gotta say that I MUST own this. Not just because I’m a huge fan of the Sakurajima look but I also have the original limited RAH 220 (from years and years ago) Sakurajima. What sucks is that he goes for 16,800 YEN (160.90USD). That’s no chump change. This is a Kamen Rider #1 Sakurajima Toei Hero Exclusive website offering. Expect him to hit the streets December of this year. He’s RAH220 #57.



Next up is HANAKI GURIKO from Crows X Worst. This is a Glam Store exclusive which will be available this month and goes for 14,490 YEN (138.77 USD). Hanaki is RAH #386.



And rounding it this update is RAH #414, Akiko Fuji from the original Ultraman television show from 1966. To get her you need to send in the mailing coupon from Ultraman C-Type Medicom. She goes for 13,440 YEN (128.72 USD) and will also be released January 2009.



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May 29, 2008

Medicom News: Musicals, Flops and Disappointments Abound...

Some of these images have been floating around but I was waiting for Medicom to put them up on their own site and now that they have we can talk about 'em!

First up is a flop. A flop that only an idiot could not see coming and that's Speed Racer and this month Medicom offers RAH #413 the mysterious Racer X. He goes for 17,640 YEN (167.17 USD) and will hit the streets on November 2008.



Next is the disappointment (movie wise) is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This Medicom is limited to and 2008 pieces, RAH #400. From the looks of it it's obviously the older Indy from the fourth movie. His yen is 17,640 YEN (167.17 USD).

You also will be able to buy him from indianajones.com. It's not on that site yet but soon will be. He will also hit the streets November of this year.



Almost everything I said about Indy above can be used for Mutt Williams except he's not limited to anything and he’s RAH #411.



And rounding it this update is RAH #412, Sweeney Todd. He goes for 17,640 YEN (167.17 USD) and will also be released this Novmeber.



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May 01, 2008

Err... about That Superman/Clark Kent 2-n-1 Gallery

Funny thing about that. Drives were damaged... images were lost... babies cried. It was like the Titanic but less epic.

Worry not, the gallery will be put up. Seriously it'll be up sometime soon.. Fer Real.

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April 26, 2008

BANDAI X MEDICOM News: Limited Releases

While my feelings for the Kamen Rider Den-Oh series is pretty well known I can say that we're getting a release of Momotaros. He was my favorite character in the series and I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard (far from it actually).

Expect him to hit the streets of Japan in October of this year and goes for 17,640 YEN which converts to 170.49 USD (yay economy).

And below is the mail order release Plat Form of Den Oh. His retail is 17,640 (170.49 USD) and won't be out until February of 2009. Yep boys and girls 2009. I wish they did Ryotaro but oh well.



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April 23, 2008

MEDICOM News: Crimson Speed (Yeah Not My Best Title)

Well here are a couple of new items MEDICOM has shown us today. First and foremost the seeing the imperial royal guard finally making it's way to the RAH line is a great sign. Sign for what? Sign they'll do the Emperor (you know, the greatest character to come out the entire saga) that's what! Looks fairly sweet but we're not being shown his whole uniform at the moment. I don't doubt it will be great but there is no visual yet. However from the pic he does come with his force pike.

Expect him to hit the streets of Japan in October of this year and goes for 17,640 YEN which converts to 170.49 USD (yay economy).



Next up we have a Speed Racer medicom. This nostalgia infused protagnonist is now an RAH. If you've read this blog before then you know I could care less so the less said the better. He goes for 17,640 YEN (170.49 USD) and will be out as the same time the Royal Guard (I.E. October).

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April 19, 2008

1/6 NEWS: Motoko and Batou by... SKYNET?!

Seriously, Skynet? Not Medicom or Hot Toys or even Takara - F'n SKYNET is doing it. Wow. I didn't even think they where around anymore. I do have a couple of their dolls already. I have the Golgo 13 and the old Kenshiro (the Real Japanese Hero's line) and while they were cool (The Medicom stuff back then was better) at the time they by no means compare to what's out there now. That horrid old body makes the Sideshow Art S. Buck body look like a milestone by comparison (I think they used the old Hall of Fame body).

Now I guess SKYNET will be giving us a 1/6 Motoko Kusanagi and Batou from the famous series GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX. In all honestly they better impress because they aren't cheap as both retail for 15,540 YEN each (151.53 USD... what a crap conversion rate). Both plan on being released July of this year. I have my doubts but we'll see product pics soon enough. The figure line art is below.

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April 13, 2008

ENTERBAY News: Never Slap A Chinese Guy in the Face...

No, not something I'd recommend and especially not to this guy.

ENTERBAY has had this pic for a while on their site and I figure it would be good to post it here in case people haven't seen it already. I still crack up at this image. Every character Bruce played wore their emotions on their sleeves and Chen Zhen is no exception to that rule. I have a lot of questions about this release (it is my favorite Bruce movie after all so I'm beyond curious really).

I know what this Bruce SHOULD come with but who knows what the reality will be. Anyway, click below to see what an enraged Chinese man looks like.

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March 26, 2008

BM News: Who is ZERO??


It's a bit late I know but for those of you who don't follow BM Project has revealed more detailed images of Lelouch as Zero based on his new look from the 2nd season Code Geass R2.The images look great and out of all the Medicom announcements this month I am most excited about this one. Zero wil be released in September and will retail for 16,800yen. All you Code Geass fans don't forget to watch the Premiere of Code Geass R2 Next Sunday April 6, 2008!!!

Peace Out!!




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March 22, 2008

Medicom News: Back in Black!

So this isn't really new news for those who look at import items but this is the first ad we've seen of The Kamen Rider Black Medicom. And in the ad he's doing his trademark pose. Man I am literally jumping up and down as this piece is a long time coming. I've been waiting for this DX release for years. Years.

It should also be noted that Shadow Moon is the mail away. Just thought you'd might want to know that. Some might find that bit of news... important.

What's my take? I want two of them. Let me clarify, I want two of each (who really needs a new suit, shoes a haircut... soap).

KAMEN RIDER BLACK: 17,640 YEN (177.11 USD)
Street Date: October 2008



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Medicom News: I Guess One More Doesn't Hurt...

The world simply doesn't have enough ALIEN merchandise. I've come to accept that now. Medicom hasn't done one in years so I guess it's time for them to pop out another. This one though takes us back to the first Ridley Scott ALIEN movie that started it all. This ALIEN is the obviously H.R. Giger designed one. You can tell because it looks like a huge cock from the profile (you can't miss it).

Looks great from the image but I think I'm still "Alien-ed out" at the moment.

Just remember, in space no one can hear you (or your wallet) scream.

ALIEN: 18,900 YEN (189.76 USD)
Street Date: October 2008



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MEDICOM News: "Don't Call Me Junior!!!!"

Well this is a nice surprise!

Seems like everyone and their mom is doing Indiana Jones Merchandise. You have great companies lke Kotobukiya and Sideshow working hard to make quality Indy items and now you can add Medicom to the list.

Medicom has not one but TWO one-sixth to offer us. They have Indy with several accessories that span the first three movies (including the Holy Grail from my fav Indy Flick, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). Looking at him I LOVE the expression, the clothing and again the Medi is great at making postures and poses look natural.

His dad, Professor Henry Jones looks great right down to the facial hair color. He comes with his brief case and his trusty umbrella. I would have liked to have seen him come with the dairy (which was so vital in Indy Three) but that's only a minor gripe.

At least from the look of the ads these look great. Which Indy toy (err... "collectible") is right for you? Who knows but I love having the option to choose.

I know which one I'll get and I WON'T choose poorly. :)

Indiana Jones: 17,640 YEN
(177.11 USD) Street Date: August 2008

Professor Henry Jones: 17,640 YEN
(177.11 USD) Street Date: August 2008







EDIT: This is great news and it totally makes up for that terrible Mr. Bean News we heard a couple of days ago.

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March 19, 2008

Enterbay News: Ecce Homo Qui Est Faba



Behold the Man Who Is Bean

In a move that I can only describe as shocking, Enterbay has announced that they will be releasing a 1/6 Mr. Bean in their Real Masterpiece collection. All we know right now is he will, of course, come with Teddy. No word on any firecrackers at this time. Probably looking at something in the $150-200 range

For the non-Brits in the audience, Mr. Bean is a character created by famous British comedian Rowan Atkinson, described as a child in a man's body. Mr. Bean has been hailed as a modern Charlie Chapman for his silent, highly physical comedic style. In 1991 Mr. Bean won the prestigious Golden Rose, the highest honor in the Rose d'Or Festival entertainment awards.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of Rowan Atkinson from his Black Adder series (#16 on the BFI list of best Brit Coms.) I will get this for my 1/6 collection if only for that.

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March 06, 2008

ENTERBAY News: Ready For A World Tour?

Obviously someone is or else they wouldn't be making this. What is this you ask? Why it's the Jay Chou one-sixth from Enterbay! God forbid they do a Donnie Yen one-sixth but hey what do I know, I'm just a consumer.

Here's some info on it (and I don't hate Jay Chou. Seriously the last time I posted about Jay the site got a big jump. Can't hate someone who brings THAT many hits to the site. Onto the 411...)

"2007 JVR Music International Ltd. All rights reserved.Retail Price is $ 899 HKD

This version (Version A) will be release in Hong Kong in May.Another version B (Cow Boy Version), which also release in May.

All styles are designed by Jay."

Designed by Jay?

Don't know why but that line reminds of the "you know it's safe because it's been tested on animals" bit. Anyway to further annoy my patient audience enjoy these images and of course a Jay Chou video (which apes 300 big time).



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February 24, 2008

MEDICOM News: A Rider, A Saiyajin, A Giant and a Plane Crash Survivor Walk into a Bar...

Ok we have some releases Medicoms to talk about (I know Winter Wonderfest has happened and well.... I'll get to the awesomeness of that show later).

SUPER SAIYAJIN SON GOKU isn't a standard release but a mail away (the coupon for it comes with the standard release Son Goku). It's a not the first appearance SS version, which I though thought it might be (as it fits with the regular Son Goku better but hey, whatever). Son Goes for 15,540Y (144.63 USD) and is due out 12/2008. That's along wait my friends.

Next up we have another ULTRAMAN. This is Ultraman C-Type. He goes for 13,440YEN (125.07 USD) and will hit the streets 8/2008.

Kamen Rider Time! We have here Kamen Rider Den-Oh. I admit it, I didn't watch much of it. Not that it's bad but was turned off by different aspects of it. But since I am collecting all the Riders I can't wait to have this one on my shelf. Den-Oh goes for 19,740YEN (183.74 USD) and will hit the shelves 9/2008. Also it should be noted that this is a (duh) BM X MEDICOM release.

And finally here is Jack from LOST.

I don't watch LOST. Everybody at Henshinhobby.com watches lost. Except for me. I still don't get it. Anyway Medicom is attempting to jump into the pop culture American consciousness with this release of JACK SHEPHARD from LOST. Jack goes for 15,540 YEN (144.64 USD) and will hit the streets on 8/2008..









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February 05, 2008

Gallery Teaser: "I Don't Feel Tardy"

Sure this has taken me awhile to do and I am late by my own schedule but I'm not done yet. There are still quite a few shots I still want to get and well I don't want to rush anything. Last thing I want is a half-assed posed Superman on this blog *shudder*.

Regardless I do see at light at the end of the tunnel.



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January 24, 2008

Medicom News: Some LIMITED and EXCLUSIVE 1/6 for You to Gawk Over!

First up is Baoh. Man I had to do a double-take when I first saw him. First I instinctively thought RAOH (a forgivable mistake) then it hit me, "Oh... BAOH". I have an old VHS tape of him somewhere in the blackhole of the Gatack household (aka the basement).

Anyway he is a Winter Wonder Fest exclusive that goes for 17,640 YEN (165.35 USD) and will be released Feb. 2, 2008.

Next is something different. Not another RAH figure but two accessories. You get the Red and Yellow parts to recreate your fav Wingman scenes. Of course that means to fully enjoy the Wingman Medicom you need to have THREE Wingman 1/6. Ouch. The parts are a mail away offer and you guessed it, the coupon comes with the standard Wingman release.

One very interesting facet about the Wingman Medicom is that the production is being done under the watchful eye of creator Masakazu Katsura. If that name sounds familiar then you've probably seen his other, very famous work Video Girl Ai.

Only in Dream Warrior Wingman can you dream on becoming a super hero and actually be one. I really wouldn't mind seeing that series again. It's been awhile.

Yen is 17,640 (165.35 USD) and due out October of 2008.

Kamen Rider ZX (you know, the one from that movie where they all fought a giant robot to really bad disco. Don't remember? Good.) and he's a loaded up rider with extra hands and accessories. He goes for 17,640 YEN (165.35 USD) and is also due out October 2008.

Rounding out the update is the cult classic Ultra Q character, Kanegon. This is a sorta "gold" version where in the episode he eats money and glows/glitters a bit. He's also a winter Wonder Fest Exclusive. His yen is 13,440 (125.98 USD) and is due out Feb.24, 2008.

***whew***







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January 23, 2008

Medicom News: Some Regular Release Medicom's on the Way!

Man do we have quite a few Medicom's to talk about today. First off we have Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell (I know magazine scans of her have been out for a but I was waiting for the offical Medicom site pics to appear). More specifically it's the version from the Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society movie (alas no trench). Motoko is due out August 2008 and goes for 17,640 Yen (165.62).

Next up is Misa Misa from ever popular Death Note. This version is for lack of a better term Prisoner Misa Misa. This crazy in love one-sixth goes for 15,540 Yen (145.92 USD) and is due out June 2008.

Next up is Ultraman Ace. He hits the streets July of 2008 and he goes for 14,490 Yen (136.05 USD)







*Oh yeah, there's also the Bruce Lee international version.Safe to say this is the same Bruce Medicom that's offered on the Sideshow site. Doll wise it's no different than the one Medicom released last March. Find out everything you need to know about the Medi Bruce HERE.

Posted by Gatack at 09:14 PM | | Comments (0)

Medicom Gallery: HENSHIN... IN STYLE!

As in Stylish Collection that is!

This is another gallery of the defunct Medicom Stylish Collection line. The star of this gallery is the one and only Hongo Takeshi aka Kamen Rider #1!

This was a real fun gallery to work on. Sure there were... difficulties but it came out fine in the end.

Enjoy!

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January 21, 2008

HOT TOYS Gallery: "But We Will Never Leave You. Even in the Face of Our Deaths."

Took a while huh?

Well not a super long time but longer than I anticipated (don't expect the 2-n-1 Supes for at least a month) but I'm glad I was able to able to do a gallery of him regardless.

I wouldn't say this is one-sixth of the year as some have humorously said. Honestly with all the stiuff that's coming out this year from Medicom, Hot Toys and Enterbay it's safe to say that it won't be one-sixth of the year but for simply fulfilling a fanboy wish it definitely earns a special place on my shelf.

Enjoy the Gallery folks.

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January 13, 2008

Gallery Teaser: "...But He Will Never Be Alone."

Oh yeah.

I'm sure you were expecting this and if you weren't shame on you! Expect the father of the Last Son of Krypton to make his Henshin Hobby debut soon.

I wonder if his 2-in-1 HT son will follow? *coughyescough*



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January 09, 2008

ENTERBAY News: So They're a Little Late...

Big deal. I don't think anyone really expected ENTERBAY to release both ETD Bruce in December anyway. Regardless I can't wait to get my hands on them. In the meantime ENTERBAY has put up some pics of their new BL-2 Body.

This is what they've said about it;

"THE NEW BL-2 body for ENTER THE DRAGON.

Improvement applied on the Waist and the Knee to enhance the total action movement and the beauty body line. especially while wearing the tight suit like GAM EOF DEATH or the cat suit in ENTER THE DRAGON.

ENTERBAY’s body concern on "Total Styling and Body line" instead of giving so many articulation joint to improve the action movement , therefore we deisgn to give it the minimum but reasonable articulation to make all the classic pose while look great with cloths or ever nude.

Just below that is the TV series opening which I get a big time kick out of. It's also share little in common with it's manga counterpart but whatever, apples and oranges. Both are good."





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December 26, 2007

MEDICOM News: No Matter What You Always Gotta Have 20,000yen In Your Wallet At All Times.

Fan Favorite Actor Odagiri Joe is finally Immortalized in beautiful 1/6 scale form!!! Based on his famous role in Popular Detective Drama Jikou Keisatsu (Time Limit Detective) Kiriyama Shuuichiro (Played by Odagiri Joe) is a detective that has an interest in solving unsolved cases that are past the statute of limitations. A past time that he does without permission for his own uncovering of the truth. The Kiriyama 1/6 figure appears with his signature hairstyle, police uniform and even includes an inscale "I Won't Tell Anyone" Card. He is joined by a figure of the female lead of the show Mikazuki Shizuka who was played by Popular actress Asou Kumiko. This way you can have Kiriyama and Mikazuki solving cases together! Both figures will be available in July '08 for the price of 15,540yen (tax included)

As this is one of my favorite shows expect to see a gallery of them both at some point!



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December 24, 2007

MEDICOM News: "Too late, my time has come..."

Yep it's time alright.

True I haven't paid much attention to the musician releases from Medicom. I guess it's because I'm not huge fan of the Rolling Stones. Actually I think they suck and it's sad a pathetic that Mick Jagger is 60something years old singing "Satisfaction".... something he said he'd never do.

But I digress.

But when it comes to Freddy Mercury? Yeah I'm there and I'm glad Medicom did my favorite version of him. For those who don't know him or what he sounded like just click the video below and be prepared to see what a REAL front man sounds like.



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MEDICOM News: More Son Goku Images!

Here are some more images of Son Goku. I get more excited and excited with each picture. The outfit, hair and face look perfect.

Man I can't wait to do a gallery of him!!!

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December 21, 2007

MEDICOM News: Cha La Head Cha La..

THE GODS LOVE ME!!

After updating some gut wrenching news about the upcoming Dragon Ball movie I needed something like this to make me believe in the forces of good again. Medicom has done just that by announcing that on deck for 2008 (July actually) is an RAH of Son Goku!!! This Son Goku looks to be based off the early Freeza arc (pre-Super Saiyajin).

There will be more images and a price point released within the next few days and whether or not this is a BM production of just Medicom solo effort but we'll get the answers soon enough.Just look at him, doesn't he look incredible? I still need to see more shots but man, they've nailed his look even down to the strands of hair he has sticking out.

2008 can't come fast enough!



UPDATE: Here we have a new image which is essentially an image of the ad that will run next month. The Price on him is 15,540 yen (136.25USD) and as mentioned before is due out July 2008.



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December 15, 2007

ENTERBAY News: Jay Chou Gets Shrunk Down to Size

Singer, actor, Heavenly King - All those words can be used to describe one person. A person of class and respect. However this isn't about Andy Lau, this is about Jay Chou (hey he's cool, seriously).

ENTERBAY in conjunction with Chou are doing a one-sixth. Jay will over see the production himself (I know, you were worried weren't you).

For those of you who don't know who he is check out the vid below. He's done a lot actually (and he is talented) but there is this sick desire I have to see a Mandarin hip hop video on this site. I don't even like hip hop to be honest but it's 2:41 AM and I feel like torturing myself.

Of course I would love it if one day, I don't know... ENTERBAY broke the news that they were doing a Donnie Yen one-sixth.

Until then here's Jay Chou.



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December 13, 2007

Bruce News: So THAT'S What the Bonus Outfit Looks Like...

And it's exactly as I felt it would look which is a good thing. Overall these images look great and get me more and more excited about this release. It's hard to tell what exactly is different with the proposed new body. I can't tell from these images. Oh well, I guess I'll have to keep speculating on this new BL-2 body.

Visually however it's so far, so good.

Enjoy the pics below.



BONUS IMAGE 02
BONUS IMAGE 03




FIGURE A IMAGE 02
FIGURE A IMAGE 03
FIGURE A IMAGE 04




FIGURE B IMAGE 02
FIGURE B IMAGE 03
FIGURE B IMAGE 04
FIGURE B IMAGE 05

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November 27, 2007

ENTERBAY News: Finally! Some Images!!

To absolutely no ones shock these look incredible. The images do show you what facial expressions both Bruce one-sixth will come with so besides looking awesome the images are also infromative. These babies should be out within six weeks so count those pennies or start making budget cuts (your friends and family don't really need all those gifts do they?)

Of course just like the images say, the final products could differ from the ones shown.

Doesn't mean I can't get a little excited tho'.



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November 25, 2007

MEDICOM News: The GLAM Era Isn't Over Yet!

Far from it!

A new BOUYA HARUMICHI one-sixth is on it's way to us very soon. This GLAM Store exclusive and limited figure as this one comes with two new jackets and a new head with a very, mischievous facial expression. It also looks like he has a new hand to but I'm not sure about that. Regardless this new Bouya is a must get.

Great, another thing to buy for the holidays. ^_^'''

RAH BOUYA HARUMICHI No.353
PRICE: 13,440 ( 124.01 USD)
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2007




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November 23, 2007

MEDICOM News: "You Got Sirens For a Welcome, There's Bloodstain for Your Pain"

Well that takes care of my DURAN DURAN lyric quota for today.

The popular and well made RAH Crows X Worst series continues to grow and grow. This time we have Hanaki Guriko and Tessho looking as good as they always do. I gotta say this line continues to be more impressive with each passing figure. The scale, sculpt and clothing quality continue to be top notch and all that does is make me look forward to what else Medicom has in store for us.

Expect both of these RAH to be released mid 2008.

RAH HANAKI GURIKO No.368
PRICE: 13,440 ( 124.01 USD)
STREET DATE: JUNE 2008





RAH Tessho No.369
PRICE: 13,440 ( 124.01 USD)
STREET DATE: JUNE 2008




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MEDICOM News: Kamen Rider SUPER 1 DX (AKA The Guy with The Sexy Tassels)

Outside of the Ultimate Warrior not many people can actually pull off the tassel look. Especially if you're a super powerful cyborg but I guess if you are a powerful cyborg than I guess you can wear