Ice sculptures at Winterlude 2013
Winterlude is a very popular annual festival held in Ottawa and Gatineau, Canada. It just celebrated its 35th convention and drew more than 600,000 guests this year. There were all kinds of activities for participants to enjoy, but one of the cooler activities for fans of figurines would be the ice sculpting competition. A total of 26 sculptures came from 11 countries to be hosted at the competition held in Confederation Park in Ottawa. It's impressive to see the range of subject matter that sculptures worked on. There were sculptures of science fiction classics such as the Alien Queen, to ones of fish and flowers and giant hands. There is a lot worth seeing and while I have a feeling these galleries barely scratch the tip of the iceberg if you will. Still, be sure to head over and check them out. [via Josée the first's Tumblr; also photos from Ottawa Photo Challenge blog] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
11:30 PM on 05.19.2013 Preview these rare Nendoroids Yukari Tamura & Nana MizukiWhen looking around for news to write about I stumbled into something pretty amazing. Check this out everyone. Good Smile Company is making a Nendoroid of Yukari Tamura and Nana Mizuki. It is a fantastic idea isn't it? ...
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4:00 PM on 05.13.2013 What Toys Are Up To: Golden WeekGolden Week is a week in Japan where there are many national holidays celebrated. This year, it was observed from April 29 to May 5. Many Japanese people have the whole week off of work to rest or travel. Tons of people take ...
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8:00 AM on 04.26.2013 Steampunk Star Wars creations: Even better than it soundsThere's nothing I love more than when something already awesome gets the steampunk treatment. Today's steampunk finds both come from the world of Star Wars. First up is this amazingly detailed AT-AT Walker made by Flickr use...
8:00 AM on 04.25.2013 Jude Mathis is released: ALTaiR posts assembly adviceYes! There is lots of good news for Tales fans this morning. ALTaiR's Jude Mathis from Tales of Xillia just shipped out to buyers. I'm hoping that mine shows up early next week. ALTaiR just kindly released some assembly advice on their blog which people who purchased the figurine may want to review. Hit the jump to see a few basic instructions on how to safely assemble him. via ALTaiR's blog
3:00 AM on 04.23.2013 HobbyLink Japan announces a plushie sale!Heads up. HLJ is holding a sale on plushies, many of them marked up to 70% off. There are plushies from many series, such as Pokémon, Dragon Quest and more. Also, do you remember that plushie of Anzu's stuffed rabbit t...
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