I'M CLOSING DOWN.... FOR NOW

Hey folks!

I want to thank ALL of you for stopping by my little blog for the past few years.

I still have a passion for toys and action figures, but some recent, big changes in my life have left me with precious little time to actively work on bringing you the latest toy news in a timely manner.

So, rather than disappointing all of you with "old" news and slow updates, I'm going to be taking an indefinite hiatus from the site.

Hopefully I'll be able to return at some point in the future-- and with my larger plans, which were to include a YouTube channel that would bring weekly toy news and reviews.

Thank you all again for your support over the years and hopefully I'll be back before you know it!

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - MEZCO - ONE:12 COLLECTIVE - JUDGE DREDD

The second figure from Mezo and the One:12 Collective will be this amazingly definitive version of Judge Dredd.

The Toy Biz version was definitely bad ass, but Mezco's 6 inch version clearly blows it away.

I'm really anxious to get one of the Mezco's new figure in hand (the other being The Dark Knight version of Batman, due out some time this month) as this style of figure, at this level of quality, hasn't been attempted before.

All the figure in Mezco's One:12 Collective line will feature cloth costumes, extra hands, (in some cases, extra heads) and a variety of character-specific accessories.

With Dredd here, I would have liked to have seen something more metallic used for his right shoulder armor, but it's still a great looking figure.

Judge Dredd will retail for $65. No firm release date has been set yet.

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - NECA - PLANET OF THE APES - 8" RETRO STYLE GORILLA SOLDIER

Here is the final image for the packaged version of NECA's upcoming 8" Gorilla Soldier from the classic Planet of the Apes film.

I still think he would greatly benefit from a bandolier and belt, but I'm thinking that we'll eventually see a second version of this figure that will include those two items. (You know NECA!)

This figure is due to be out this (January) month for around $29.99

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - NECA - ALIENS - POWER LOADER TEASER IMAGE

NECA has given is a little work-in-progress teaser of their upcoming Power Loader from the Aliens film.

With the Power Loader coming, I'm sure it won't be long before we see some images of Ripley in her Aliens outfit as well.

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - BANDAI - S.H. FIGUARTS - AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - IRON MAN MK 43

Another Iron Man figure is incoming.

This time out it's the Mk 43 that will be one of the armors featured in this May's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Judging from the final photo in this series, it looks like Bandai also has plans to release Thor, Hulk and Captain America from the upcoming film as well.

He's set to be released in April for 66.99

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - HASBRO - SPIDER-MAN LEGENDS INFINITE - 2015 SERIES 1

Robot Kingdom has obtained this image of the full wave of figures from the upcoming Spider-Man Legends series.

Included will be the following --

Ultimate Spider-Woman
Spider-Girl
Spider-Man 2099
Anti-Venom
Daredevil
Classic Spider-Man
and the build-a-figure will be Hobgoblin

Many of these figures were shown at SDCC last year, but there are certainly some nice surprises in the final assortment, like Anti-Venom and a much-needed new Daredevil figure.

TOY NEWS FOR 1/8/2014 - HOT TOYS - ALIENS VS PREDATOR - "HOT ANGEL" TEASER IMAGE

Hot Toys has released this "backstage" image of an upcoming figure from a series called "Hot Angel".

This series will see uniquely designed female figures based on artist's designs and original concepts. The first in the series will be this character set in the AvP universe.

This series was announce a long time ago and had seemed to slip into limbo, but now with this new image, it seems that Hot Toys is back on track.

While I find it pretty cool and unique, it's not something that I think will end up in my collection.