Toy Bender

Sideshow Toys has finally revealed in full lighting their truly awesome 12″ Snake Eyes. Feast your eyes upon his badassedness:

There are a ton more pics of this bad boy over on Sideshow’s site, so go there and check them out after you read my world shattering thoughts.

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In some super exciting news for G.I. Joe fans, Sideshow Collectibles has announced that they are getting the G.I. Joe license to make 12″ scale figures (i.e. fancy man dolls). More details are expected to be revealed at the upcoming Toy Fair. You can see an overly dramatic teaser video here if you feel like watching a bunch of muscle dudes in shadows.

As much as I like the idea of a higher end G.I. Joe toy, I don’t have high end collectible money so I’ll be sweating bullets when the time comes to make the big decision when the release the inevitable Storm Shadow.

What do you guys (and possible gals) think? And what figures do you think would be in wave one? I’m betting on Duke (boring!), Cobra Commander, Snake Eyes v2, and Storm Shadow.

I don’t do a lot of coverage of expensive ass collectibles simply based on the fact that I can’t afford to buy any toy that costs more than a McDonald’s value meal. This however, is simply too cool to ignore. Sideshow announced that it will have a life sized Cylon from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. There’s no word on release date, availability. or cost yet, but you’ve got to expect low quantities and one hell of a price tag.

Two things: 1. This should have been the much shinier and cooler looking original Cylon Centurion. 2. The eye visor better have the red light that moves back and forth or else it’s completely worthless.

It is nice to see that Battlestar Galactica has generated enough of a following that warrants making such an expensive collectible. I’d never have imagined anything remotely high class coming from Battlestar Galactica before the re-imagined series hit the air.

Sideshow toys released some images of the upcoming 12 inch Shaun of the Dead figures that should get the boxers wet of a few of you out there. They have both Shaun and Ed available for pre-order. Check them out:

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Sideshow Toys is offering a John Wayne figure of significant magnitude. This version of The Duke comes in a lovely tiger stripe camouflage scheme in all his John Wayne-ish glory. It’s guaranteed to get every blue blooded patriot and manly man of manliness’s heart fluttering.

For you regular readers looking for a hit of the usual awesome this, this sucks that, I have to warn you that I get a little term paper serious for a moment. You might want to watch a really bad martial arts clip until the next post if you’re not up for it.

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