The Simpsons from McFarlane Toys

Scheduled for March 2007, McFarlane Toys will be bringing out The Simpsons Series 1.

Below: Itchy and Scratchy in the Spay Anything boxed set – yeouch!

Lego Batman

It’s Lego AND Batman, what else more could a fanboy need?

Lego Batman

Retro Geek Watches

I love the industrial designs on these! Here are some very cool retro geek watches from Japan:

Retro Geek Watches

‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean Replica

This ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean replica looks amazing! If you have the cash it’s for sale on eBay:

1981 DeLorean: DMC-12 BTTF Replica

“This DeLorean has been completely restored by me, (The manger of Delorean Motor Center) from the frame up, every nut, bolt, washer, wire, and part of this DeLorean has been eather replaced or restored at Delorean Motor Center in Garden Grove, Ca. I will also include my picture book of the restoration work, with the car. It runs and drives perfectly. This is the most dependable Back to the Future Delorean on the road.”

…ummm yeah, but does the time travel functionality work?

Soundrop Moe

Soundrop Moe is a keychain toy by Bandai that plays an ultra cute anime voice when you click on it:

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Amazing Star Wars Toy Collection

This looks like one huge Star Wars toy collection (over 60 photos):

Amazing Star Wars Toy Collection

…even with a broadband connection it took me several minutes for my browser to load all of the images!

Japanese Gangster Car Mods

The odd thing is that for “gansta cars” they look pretty cute:

Japanese Gangster Cars

“I must say that these are both bizarre and cool. These Japanese gangsters are very creative in modifying their cars. Take a look at some pictures…”

Custom Gundam Modeling

This is a great detail oriented video of a Japanese fan making a custom Mobile Suit Gundam model:

Original Transformers Catalogs

Any fan of the old-school and new-school Transformers has got to check out these catalogs. It’s cool that someone took the time to scan these in:

Transformers Catalogs

Cinta Hello Kitty

From Malaysia diva-in-training Karen Kong has created a sappy yet wonderful Hello Kitty tribute song:

From the video description:

“This is the story about a girl falls in love online and naively ran away from home, bringing with her nothing but her precious Hello Kitty doll – only to find out the cruelty of the world when she’s all alone celebrating her birthday, finally … after travelling to many different places, she finally whispers to her doll ‘hello kitty, please help me, i was wrong and i miss my parents, i wanna go home now ‘.”

Fate/Stay Night Toys

I stumbled across this great clip of a Fate/Stay Night toy from Japan:

So I then did a bit research and came across this cute smoker-friendly doll based on the Fate/Stay Night:

Here’s some background info:

Fate/Stay Night

“Fate/stay night (フェイト／ステイナイト?) is a Japanese visual novel game created by TYPE-MOON in 2004 that has been adapted into an anime television series by Studio Deen. There is also a manga series, currently serialized in the monthly Shōnen Ace magazine. It has enjoyed immense popularity, especially in Japan, spawning numerous adaptations, merchandise, memorabilia and amassing an extensive fanbase around the world.”

Vintage Halloween Photos

Flickr has a great group for vintage Halloween artwork and photos:

Vintage Halloween

NYC’s Village Halloween Parade

If you’re a fanboy near NYC this is the Halloween event to check out:

New York’s Village Halloween Parade

“This year marks the 33rd Annual New York’s Village Halloween Parade. Started by a Greenwich Village mask maker and puppeteer in 1973, the Parade began as a walk from house to house in his neighborhood for his children and their friends.”

Pocket Wookie

Pocket Wookie likes the ladies and has more fun than you:

Pocket Wookie

Science & Society Picture Library

This is an amazing collection of photos to explore:

The Science & Society Picture Library

“SSPL represents over a million images from the Science Museum, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television and the National Railway Museum. With over 50,000 images digitised, and dedicated staff available to help you research others, you are sure to find the right image. Our collections include 4000 personalities, the Daily Herald and Manchester Daily Express archives, and the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, William Henry Fox Talbot and Tony Ray-Jones.”

Below: A great photo of H.G. Wells.

Cosplay Wig Tips

Caution! Only cosplay professionals should put glue products near their hair:

Be a Ghostbuster for Halloween

A great howto guide, I love the level of detail put into the costume:

Be a Ghostbuster for Halloween!

“I thought this would be a great idea for Halloween (I love Halloween!) so in my usual over the top fashion I went, well – over the top. A buddy of mine wanted to do it as well. We tried to get his roommate into it too so we could have a third Ghostbuster but he didn’t think we’d be able to do it. He was wrong. 🙂

I made two complete packs, suits, belts and goggles in just over two weeks working mostly nights and weekends. I also made a ghost trap and pedal- it clips onto the belt just like in the movie. The guns come off the packs and the packs light up, as does the trap. I made two lighting circuits for each pack using a simple homemade 555 timer circuit, a few LED’s and 9v batteries. The trap weighs around six or seven pounds and the packs weigh about twenty- five pounds.”

A Pumpkin Computer

Sure any fanboy can go into a store and buy an Apple computer, but it takes a bit of DIY to create a pumpkin computer:

We’ve made a pumpkin into a computer…

Cylon Jack-O-Lantern

It’s a pumpkin! It’s a Jack-o-lantern! It’s an electronics project! It’s… a Cylon!

A trick-or-treat for Battlestar Galactica fanboys:

Make A Cylon Jack-O-Lantern

Pacman Undies

Because deep-down-inside every fanboy wants Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde on their undies:

Nintendo Pacman – Usual Suspects

…and of course you can use this pair to impress and/or scare off potential dates:

Stargate Lego

This is amazing, it even has motors in it:

Stargate Lego

“This rotating Stargate is 19 inches tall with light-up chevrons. An RCX drives a treadmill, which spins the inner ring randomly for x seconds, then reverses direction, seven times. Won best medium space award and best brick mod at BrickFest 2005.”

Steampunk Laptop

A Victorian looking laptop from a Japanese website:

Raptop Computer?

Lego Chewbacca

A Wookie made of little plastic brick bits:

Lego Chewbacca

Swimming Alien for Sale on eBay

Because on eBay nobody can hear you scream:

Life Size Fiberglass Swimming Alien Warrior Pre-Order

“This highly detailed Life size Swimming Warrior Alien is hand sculpted by a fully qualified prop artist and this rare prop itself took almost three months to complete involving intotal five person efforts for the production of this one Alien prop. This Life size Swimming Alien Warrior comes in 10 parts/sections : head, upper torso, lower torso, back tubes, mid & lower tail, left arm, right arm, right and left legs. This life size prop is well-thought plan designed for easy installations and also safer shipping & handling for both parties.”