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Monday, September 27, 2010

Upcoming KOTOBUKIYA Japanese imports

[Source: aicn.com] MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS KOTOBUKIYA COLLECTION
DANGER ROOM SESSION SABRETOOTH FINE ART STATUE
Inspired by Jim Lee’s 1990’s era X-Men, sculpted by Erick Sosa, Sabretooth stands nearly 14 inches tall (in 1/6th scale with the other Danger Room Sessions members Wolverine and Psylocke). Beneath his feet is an amazing exclusive base consisting of snow-covered rocky terrain on top of a mechanical projector. Every mutant in the Danger Room Sessions series is mounted on a unique Danger Room holographic environment with translucent parts that glow with a built-in LED light in the base.
srp $179.99
Available in March 2011


Marvel, Sabretooth: TM & © 2010 Marvel Entertainment, LLC and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. www.marvel.com. All rights reserved. DC X BISHOUJO COLLECTION CATWOMAN BISHOUJO STATUE
Catwoman appears for the first time in the Japanese bishoujo (pretty girl) style inspired by the 90’s style of Jim Lee and based on original character art by world famous illustrator Shunya Yamashita!
Catwoman is constructed of high-quality pvc plastic and stands approximately 9 1/10 inches tall (in an increased 1/7 scale for DC X Bishoujo statues) atop an exclusive Gotham City Batman-inspired gargoyle base complete with two miniature cats! She’s the perfect companion to the Batgirl statue and will be joined by many other DC beauties in this sizzling line!
srp $59.99
Available in MARCH


TM & © DC Comics. (s10) STAR WARS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK BOBA FETT CLOUD CITY VER. ARTFX+ STATUE
Poseable in two ways (holding his gun at ease or aimed at his quarry), Fett comes with two different interchangeable arms and magnets in his feet for display on the included base!
ARTFX+ Statues are fun-to-assemble pre-painted snap-fit kits that can be easily put together in seconds without glue or modeling skill. Boba Fett stands almost 8 inches tall (1/10th scale) and is just the first in the all new Saga Collection!
srp $44.99
Available in MARCH


© 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. STAR WARS ARTFX+ STORM TROOPER BUILD PACK
Joining the ARTFX+ line, these two Storm Troopers are perfect miniature versions of the onscreen characters, with fully detailed armor and weapons. In fact, they both come with interchangeable four different kinds of arm parts and two different style of leg parts! So giving you the option of eighteen different posing combinations! Like the other ARTFX+ Statues the Troopers also have magnets in their feet for display on included bases.
ARTFX+ Statues are fun-to-assemble pre-painted snap-fit kits that can be easily put together in seconds without glue or modeling skill. The Storm Troopers stand nearly 8 inches tall (1/10th scale) and are perfect back up for the Saga Collection Boba Fett ARTFX+ Statue!
srp $74.99
Available in MARCH


© 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
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Yamato USA will be releasing the Zoids Shield Liger Non-Scale, Die-Cast Action Figure
Approximately 10.25” in length, over 17.00” including tail
Two hundred (200) parts in total, including approximately eighty (80) die-cast parts
Die-cast used in legs, chest, and waist
Twenty-four (24) points of articulation
Canopy opens & closes allowing boarding of Van Flyheight and Fiona pilot figures
Head Shield (E Shield) spreads out
Beams (Bazooka) lift from back
Missile Pods spread out from side
Six (6) kinds of figures: Van Flyheight (Standing), Van Flyheight (Pilot), Fiona (Standing), Fiona (Pilot), Zeke (Standing), Zeke (w/ Core)
Zoids Core
Both Zoids Core and Zeke with Core can be stored inside figure
Up-grade Parts: two (2) kinds of Fangs and 30mm Twin Beams (for tail)
Display Stand
Extra Decal Stickers

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A two foot tall, limited Shogun Warriors - Beast King Golion (aka Voltron) Jumbo Action Figure figure will be released in November. The 500 units produced will retail for $249.99.

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Linkin Park album A Thousand Suns will be packaged with the Japanese limited released of a HGUC 1/144 RX-78GP01Fb Gundam GP01Fb Full Vernian "Linkin Park Edition" Gundam model in November

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Ayanami Rei Ballerina style 1/7 PVC figure by Kotobukiya
CollectionDX has an interesting look at a second rate transforming toy
On the customs front
Obama as Gundam for the Red Carpet Kaiju show
Kaiju costume Munny
Votoms diaramas

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