Die-cast Kaneda's Bike from AKIRA

Akira (アキラ) is a 1988 anime film written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo based on his hit manga. The film is set in a futuristic and post-war city, Neo-Tokyo, in 2019. One of the coolest image thatcame out of the movie was Kaneda Shotaro and his custom-modified motorcycle.



Before the 1/6 scale version of Kaneda's Bike, there was this Bandai Soul of Popynica PX-03 Die-cast Kaneda's Bike, released in 2004. Kaneda’s bike in AKIRA is just awesome and while there had been a few attempts at making a nice toy of the bike, none came anywhere as close as the PX-03 Soul of Popynica Kaneda’s Bike (before the release of the 1/6 scale version, that is).

The bike comes with a Kaneda figure that is stuck in a seated pose. But then,the beauty is in the Bike itself.

PROJECT BM! Tetsuo Shima from AKIRA

Bandai has already released the Soul Of Popynica 1/6 scale Kaneda's Bike at a whopping price of SGD650 with the 12-inch Medicom Project BM Kaneda Shotaro to follow at SGD280 (You gotta have both - they are a pair, after all), now there's gonna be Kaneda’s rival, Tetsuo.

Kaneda’s rival, Tetsuo, makes his debut as an amazing 12 inch figure (approx. 300mm)! Featuring an additional "post-awakening" screaming head as well as a normal head, plus amazing post-awakening right arm parts - you can choose how you would like to display him! His boots are made of a special soft material that facilitates numerous poses and he features an amazingly authentic costume! His cape even features a super-fine wire that allows you to recreate the feeling of wind and motion for dramatic reenactments! Built on the RA330 body and featuring a special figure stand, this figure can be posed in almost any position you can imagine!







Release Date: late Oct 2010

"Oh $H!T"

That's my first reaction when I saw this picture posted over at the Cave of Cool.

In most parts of the world, we only run for cover when it rains; these people have it worse than you and me. We just have to wipe away the rain from our bodies, they might just be wiped out!

ToysCity 1:6 SBS (Royal Navy Special Boat Service) PREVIEW

Coming soon from Toys City: this 1/6 scale British Royal Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) operator with a fantastic Sean Connery head sculpt as he appeared in "The Rock (1996)"!! This is a MUST HAVE for me :)

"The Rock" is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island and the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay, director of Bad Boys, and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. Sean Connery was cast as John Patrick Mason of MI6 and former British Army SAS, the only inmate of Alcatraz to ever successfully escape.

This Toys City SBS boxed set will include the t1.0 body with real-like headsculpt, smock combat jacket, combat field pants, shirt, 1961g chest rig, watch hat, HK 417 assault rifle, rifle magaize x 7, 1x4 tactical scope, rifle suppressor, tactical sling, Para Ordnance P14.45 pistol, pistol magazine x 4, holster, assault gloves, belt, D-ring, wrist blade, outdoor waterproof spats, rescue harness, leg drop pouch, tactical headset, 3-litre hydration pack, tactical kneepad, and hiking boots

The SBS is manned by ranks drawn mostly from the Royal Marines and carries out a similar role to the Army's SAS, but, traditionally, with more of a focus on amphibious operations.

In other words, the SBS are the Special Forces division of Great Britain's Royal Navy, in a way like the US Navy SEALs. They get to pick and choose their own equipment and weapons, thus rarely hardly look like a standard British soldier. Such is the case with this Toys City figure. He is outfitted in a black hooded parka, desert MARPAT pants, black knit cap, tan kneepads, and black waterproof gaiters. He is armed with the HK417 Assault Rifle with Silencer in tan paint scheme. His chest rig is a London Bridge Trading Model 1961G.

In Singapore, you can be an SBS Captain too, just join SBS (Singapore Bus Service) Transit and be a Bus Driver because that's what they call their drivers - "Captains", supposedly because they are captains of their "ship" (but it's only just a bus) - what a joke LOL ;D







The outfit and gear looks GREAT too but it'll all probably go on an alternate 1/6 body. I'll be using the head sculpt for another John Patrick Mason kitbash ;p

Looks like they got the scope on backwards

This will be my ninth (9) 1/6 scale Sean Connery head sculpt. You can see the other seven different HS in my post "No Country For Old Men" HERE :)

You may pre-order this figure HERE

Update June 24, 2010: ACTUAL IN-HAND pictures HERE

Hot Toys Whiplash!!! Teaser

After War Machine, the next figure from Hot Toys is the 1/6th scale Limited Edition Whiplash Collectible Figurine from the upcoming "Iron Man 2" movie!

Coming with full gear of highly detailed weapons and accessories, this collectible figurine shall be amazing enough to enter your collection, not to mention the newly developed head sculpt with realized likeness of the leading actor, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke! Another highlight of the collectible is the forceful muscular upper body which is widely covered in patterned tattoos! Just like other Iron Man collectible figurines, the light-up function is expected, presenting on his chest.

Holding sophisticated metal-like whips, wearing burnt and torn jumpsuit, carrying real-like electricity generator on his back, he is fiercely heading to battle against the armored superhero Iron Man!

VTS Stone Cold Killer OR Bruce Willis as Hartigan

Broads. Booze. Bullets. All part of the world we've come to know as Sin City. "Sin City" (full title: "Frank Miller's Sin City") is a 2005 American crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. It is a film noir based on Miller's graphic novel series of the same name.

The film is primarily based on three of Miller's works: one of them is "That Yellow Bastard", which follows an ageing police officer (played by Bruce Willis) who goes all out to protect a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer.

From Virtual ToyS (VTS) comes this Stone Cold Killers boxed outfit set similar to those previously released by Loading Toys. The box isn't very big because there is NO 1/6 figure inside.

VTS Stone Cold Killer 1/6 scale collectible set comes with the following accessories: a Killer head sculpt - is that a pun intended? (including a connecting neck post that will fit the HT, TTL etc. 1/6 figure body), Black dust coat, Blue shirt, Tartan plaid tie, Detective underarm holster, Black trousers, Leather belt, Black leather shoes, a 1/6 scale a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 magnum and a cigar.

Everything 1/6 except the head sculpt by VTS laid out for all to see

Nice details on the revolver with removable cylinder (fully loaded with six bullets) and fine stitching on the leather holster as well

John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is presented as a muscular and imposing man, capable of holding his own in a fight (I've plonked the Killer head on a HT True Type body). He also suffers from angina, which consistently affects his work, despite his attempts to ignore and fight through it. He is almost always dressed professionally, most commonly wearing an oxford shirt, tie and dress slacks, along with his signature trenchcoat.





A veteran police detective of Basin City, Hartigan is gruff, stoic and cynical.


Bruce Willis as John Hartigan, has a distinguishing cross-shaped scar on his forehead. IMHO this head sculpt by VTS is simply amazing and they managed to capture Bruce's likeness very well.



The very well produced and detailed 1/6 leather shoulder holster by VTS for Hartigan's Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 magnum. The quality of VTS accessories are much better than Brother Production's 1:6 Hard-boiled Harry (pictures HERE)

Close-ups of Hartigan's 1/6 well-polished and shiny shoes

Detective John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 magnum to rescue the young Nancy Callahan (Makenzie Vega), and also uses it to blow Roark Jr. (Nick Stahl) apart. Frank Miller made Hartigan use a .44 magnum as an ode to Dirty Harry. Note how Nancy's last name is "Callahan." Despite being a lefty in real life, Bruce Willis was nice enough to fake being a righty shooter for the film to stay faithful to the comics. See pictures of Brother Production Hard-boiled Harry HERE.



Here's Hartigan with his signature trenchcoat. He's not complete without it :)

The VTS Bruce Willis as John Hartigan 1/6 scale head sculpt is so good that you tend to forget how big this head is (check out that HUGE forehead of his). Funny thing is, when the head is too small (like most of the HS by Soldier Story), it becomes very obvious how wrong and out of proportion the head is but with this seemingly bigger than normal head sculpt, the difference is not as telling or obvious.

This is probably one of the signature poses of John Hartigan as he appeared on the "Sin City" movie posters

This is one of the BEST 1:6 pieces to be released so far this year and it is certainly value-for-money. It gets top marks for both quality and price. I'll definitely be looking out for more releases from VTS.