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Medicom brings some Tron Kubricks and Bearbricks to light

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:25:16 +0000

Hope you haven’t had enough of Tron merchandising, because no doubt you’re going to see plenty more before the movie comes out. Medicom is prepping 3 sets of Kubrick and Bearbrick figures with a MSRP of $20 each. These are some of the nicer ones I’ve seen lately so here you go :

Medicom releasing a SDCC exclusive Tron Bearbrick figure

Dr_Teng — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:07:47 +0000

Medicom is known for releasing plenty of exclusive or otherwise limited Kubrick and Bearbrick figures so it’s not a surprise they’ll have one for a highly anticipated movie at SDCC, Tron! Limited to 1500 and available at the Diamond booth, no pricing announced yet.

Medicom announces a variety of upcoming Harry Potter toys

Dr_Teng — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:09:07 +0000

Gotta admit, I’m shocked that Medicom grabbed the Harry Potter 12″ licence instead of Hot Toys, considering the popularity of the series and the amount of characters they could release. That said, Medicom’s Real Action Hero release isn’t looking too shabby, though I bet it’ll be very light on the accessories, which is a real shame. The Bearbrick and Kubrick sets look good, I’m sure those’ll be a hit with collectors. Check out the images under the cut.

Lost Kubrick Toys diorama

Dr_Teng — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:35:58 +0000

Spent some of my free time lately working on a little diorama. I’ve been meaning to get back into these sorts of things so I started small. Made this in a few days. Tore apart a frame I picked up from Value Village, repainted it, found a proper image of Hawaii and modified it in a few ways to make it more Lost appropriate, and left in some space for future expansion just in case.

I’m pretty happy with it. It’s got a few minor imperfections. If I ever decide to buy the Lost 1000% scale Bearbrick, I’m going to remake this within an acrylic case. Do a whole beach setup like those Warhammer guys do it. I’ve got some more ambitious projects planned soon related to a business I want to start up, so hopefully in the next few weeks I can start putting even more neat stuff up.

Thoughts about Kubrick Toys

Dr_Teng — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:59:01 +0000

I was in New York lately and when I hit up Toytokyo, I saw that they had a ton of those random box Kubrick figures in stock. I’m a huge fan of LOST and Metal Gear and there isn’t that much LOST or Metal Gear merchandise that I want, so what the hell?

In my first LOST box, I received Charlie with a little guitar. In my first Metal Gear box, I received Old Snake with a little gun.

The funny thing is, I don’t even like how they look. I used to think they were garbage, and I still think they’re kind of ugly. But I’ll tell you, these damn things are addictive. I ended up buying a load of them and getting the entire Lost set. The whole random box thing? It’s annoying as hell. People defend it by saying oh, it’s a surprise! It’s not a surprise. You’re paying $6-$10 a box and if you’re looking for that one last figure, LAFFO. GOOD LUCK.

I’m just lucky I’m not a hardcore collector that wants the chase figures. Figures that’re 1/48 or 1/96? Are you kidding me? The Metal Gear chase figures are the best, because they’re clear camo versions. If I’m going to pay $50 for a tiny figure the size of a LEGO dude, I damn well want it to have paint.

I’d like them a little more if their legs could fit into LEGO pegs but what can you do. Despite their goofy appearance, they’ve had some great licences (like Alien and Back to the Future!) so I think these stupid little things will start to grow on me.