Beat the drums and prepare a blonde sacrifice for Kong
Bandai's much hyped (mostly by me) S.H. MonsterArts King Kong is now up for pre-order. The MonsterArts Kong, based on the character's appearance in Peter Jackson's King Kong, offers some fairly versatile display options as well as three possible faces. Unfortunately, the pre-order doesn't list him as coming with some accessories displayed at previous conventions although he seems to at least get a branch. That said, Kong sets something of a benchmark in being the first S.H.MonsterArts figure to include alternate head/face parts (yes, MechaGodzilla has an alternate head as well but it was packaged with Fire Rodan). In addition to the choice of three faces (standard passive, angry, and playful), Kong seems to include alternate hand bits in the form of closed fists, open hands, knuckle-dragging hands, and an item-grasping clenched hand. The closed fists are perfect for displaying the character beating his chest in a display of ape macho-ness. Bandai's S.H.MonsterArts King Kong will make a great display piece, if only as something to face down previously giant mutant lizards. He's slated for an April release and has a ¥5775 list price. [ Pre-order at HobbyLink Japan | Hobby Search | AmiAmi ] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:46 PM on 05.23.2013 More details come out about Bandai's Sailor MercuryUpdate: Tamashii has officially listed Sailor Mercury on their website. After the excitement for Bandai's S.H. Figuarts Sailor Moon died down a bit, a new sailor scout was spotted joining her friend at the Sofmap shop in Akib...
3:12 AM on 05.23.2013 Bandai announces Krillin as next S.H. Figuarts DBZ figureUpdate: Pre-order found at Big in Japan! Early this week, Tamashii Nations teased fans on Facebook and Twitter about a new figure they were going to announce. First they simply asked, "Name a bald character". Then on Twitter ...
7:10 AM on 05.22.2013 [Update] S.H. Figuarts Daft Punk debut on Tamashii Web[Update 2: Amazon listings are at the bottom. These figures will also be available for pre-order at BBTS and other US retailers - Kristina] [Update 3: New images added featuring alternate hands.] Right now, you should be list...
11:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Bandai/Bluefin part 2It's funny how being around a lot of something can make me want that thing. I never figured myself to be big on Gunpla, as I was never into Gundam. But seeing all the various model kits on display at Bluefin's booth was enoug...
7:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Bandai/BluefinAt Anime Central, Bandai had figures on display from their own line in the Bluefin booth, as well as D-Arts and SH Figuarts. There was nothing particularly shocking or brand new from them here. Most of their collection ...
5:00 PM on 05.19.2013 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Roll out the re-colors editionThere's a fine line between milking the cow and killing the golden goose. Bandai's Premium Web Shop walks the line like a guy with a blood alcohol level of 0.08. While a few of their efforts aren't too offensive, when you sta...
9:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Pokemon PlamoThere is more to plamo than just robots. In the past couple of years, Pokemon has gotten in on the plamo action. With several evolution sets already in production, there's a long way still to go before 649. They're inching ev...
6:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Shizuoka Hobby Show: new Gundam High Grade kitsThis year's Shizuoka has been my Itchy and Scratchy Land. Ready to go head over heels at all of the sights, only to be disappointed by the sameness of it all. That's not to say that there aren't gems and things to be excited ...
9:15 PM on 05.15.2013 Shizuoka Hobby Show: Master Grade Gundam 3.0It was just announced yesterday and I wasn't thrilled by the news. It's just what feels like Master Grade Gundam #47. There's a reason why it was made though and Bandai had to prove that today. With what looks like a 1/100 sc...
1:27 AM on 05.15.2013 Saint Cloth Myth project makes announcement via UstreamLast week, Tamashii Nations teased Saint Seiya fans with an announcement that they had a big news. Setting up a special page with just a banner and a video, all that was said was that the Saint Cloth Myth 10th Anniversary Project had an announcement. Their news would be revealed on May 15 on Ustream at 1:30 Japan Standard Time. So what was their big news? Click the cut to find out!
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