Category: Toys/Models
Halcyon Power Loader Model: a model-building exercise article by: GF Willmetts.
Introduction A couple years back, moving in a new bookcase into my front room, I hadn’t anticipated the whoopf! of air pressure putting it in place and sending my Halcyon model of the Aliens’ Power Loader flying off the top of an adjacent slice of furniture, trashing it and the difficulties in repairing the arm […]
Battlestar Galactica: let’s get modelling with the Chief (video).
Aaron Douglas, the actor better know as Battlestar Galactica‘s Chief Tyrol, assembles and paints various Battlestar model kits for your glorious viewing pleasure. And let’s face it, who better to help build Cylons, Vipers, and Base-stars than, the good old Chief himself? Chief, we salute you!
Building a Star Fleet punch-up diorama from Star Trek (model DIY video).
There’s nothing that warms the heart more than a right punch-up between a sneaky Klingon starship and a Star Fleet vessel. Luckily, we have a DIY video from BHT showing you how to arrange this duel to the death in model-form. You should have stayed cloaked, you bad old vangnIS tlhInganpu’.
Round the Hornby: December 2020 (model show).
If you like your model railway layouts Hornby-style (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), then here’s a nice hour-long video show from Hornby Magazine‘s Mike Wild, Mark Chivers, and Richard Watson as they jump all over all the new pieces of kit in the latest edition of the Hornby Magazine (#162).
Mando does Merch (new Star Wars merchandise) (video).
Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito, reveal the latest products and digital content inspired by The Mandalorian Star Wars live action TV series.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Collectibles by John Buss (book review).
I would contradict writer John Buss over ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ being the prime TV 1960s American spy show as ‘I Spy’ and certainly ‘Mission: Impossible’ lasted far longer. With the latter two, they had books and annuals but not the merchandise compared to UNCLE which was more family friendly. All merchandise is from the […]
The Avengers And New Avengers Collectibles by John Buss (book review).
I pulled a copy of this book, ‘The Avengers And New Avengers Collectibles’ by John Buss, really to look up information about the original Corgi ‘The Avengers Gift Set’ as to whether Steed’s Bentley should be red or green. Primarily, Corgi already had the car and went red then green. As the first season was […]
LEGO steampunk Paris (video).
Do you like steampunk? And Paris, city of lights and riots? And LEGO? Then you’ll be bricking it when you see this here video!
Decapitated talking Deadpool Head from Hasbro (news).
Hasbro has just released an interactive talking and slightly decapitated Deadpool Head. Nice. One for any kids you really hate at Christmas. Get yours over at https://amzn.to/3dcWD2t
I love big Aliens and I cannot lie… the price-tag, not so much (news).
If you are a fan of the original Alien movie and the big ugly H.R. Giger-created ultimate killing machine (aka the xenomorph or Internecivus raptus), then how about a life-size model of one for your millionaire pad? Well, if you’ve got a spare $8000 to spend, then have we got the gift for you! This […]
