With summer bearing down on us, the time is ripe to get your water arsenal ready for refreshing backyard combat. This Aqua Force Crossbow will get the job done with its pull-and-release action that fires water balloons up to 80 feet. In addition, the weapon includes 50 water balloons and a vinyl target, as well as an upper body workout that will help prepare your flabby body for the beach.
Product Page: ($47.09)
Hot Toys is expanding their line of eerily realistic Avengers figures with this 1:6 scale representation of super-villain Loki. The figure will include two versions of his magic scepter, two knives, a muzzle, shackles and a variety of interchangeable hands.
The Loki figure is slated for release in December and is expected to sell for around $220. Hit the jump for some additional photos.
Using 22 servo motors and an unbelievable amount of creativity and skill, Kenji Ishida fashioned this R/C Transformer that can covert from a car into a robot and back again in mere seconds. As you’ll see in the video after the break, the car is mobile, and the robot can move its arms, twist, spread its robo-boobs and walk.
Kenji has apparently built several previous versions of the Transformer, and more are expected in the future. We can only hope they will eventually end up on store shelves.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by antique aircraft, and the Sopwith Camel embodies everything I love about them. So imagine my delight when I learned that LEGO is about to release this badass version of World War I’s most successful fighter.
The 883 piece set introduces a number of new pieces and is intricately detailed, from a spinning propeller and rotary engine right down to functional control surfaces linked with string to the control stick. As a purist, I’m a little bummed that they didn’t add the signature 5 degrees of dihedral to the lower wing panels, but all in all it’s an awesome representation of the machine.
The LEGO Camel is slated for release in June at $100. A mini version will also be released around the same time. Check out a demo video and some additional pics after the break.
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are no strangers to cosplay, which makes it all the more fitting that they would take on Superman and Wonder Woman – after all, they have already proved their superhero strength by surviving 60 years of playtime with small children.
The new 6″ figures will come complete with Superman’s signature (but significantly less flattering) costume and Wonder Woman’s tiara, bracelets and lasso of truth. They are expected to hit websites and store shelves this August.
(via DC)
Spider-Man may be a superhero, but does he have the speed and stamina needed to race bugs up and down your walls? Find out with this R/C Spider-Man figure, which uses tiny vacuums to climb up, down, left, right, and upside down when placed on clean, dry surfaces such as windows.
Product Page: ($45)
An adorable Dr. Horrible is here, and he can be custom made for you in 1-2 weeks. This little plushie is handmade and ready to be cuddled. Villains like that. Really.
Please note he doesn’t come with Bad Horse.
Product Page ($30)
Professor T. Lemetry employed copper piping, 4 gauges, a valve wheel and various brass components to modify the hell out of a Nerf Vulcan Blaster, resulting in this steampunk “Goliathon”. Besides earning a spot with other Nerf/Steampunk masterpieces, the professor believes that the Goliathon harnesses “all the horsepower of a full-size steam locomotive” to “level a building, down an airship, or turn a man inside out” – all in one shot.
Although that may be a bit over the top for a toy, it is a truly awesome mod that can be yours for $350. Check out some additional pics after the break.
If you think you have an idea for the next Superman, you’ll need a way to work out the character’s appearance – that’s where this Create Your Own Superhero Kit comes in.
The kit, which is currently available for pre-order and slated for release in August, offers 3 articulated 4″ tall base bodies, 5 heads with different mask and hair configurations, 2 pairs of spare hands, 2 capes, 2 brushes, 6 plastic jars of paint and 1 decal sheet contained within a window-box package with a silver age comic book design.
The only questions are whether you’ll be able to craft the face in your likeness or conjure up a character more creative than The Flaming C.
Product Page: ($30)
An entire Battlestar made from Lego bricks is impressive enough on its own. When you learn that builder Garry King put together the Battlestar Valkyrie by only using reference images from the internet, you can’t help but bow down to his mad skills. But, it gets even cooler. The model is a behemoth; it weighs in at 111 pounds. It measures 122 inches long by 43 inches wide—almost twice as tall as me! That’s hard to wrap my head around—as is the five months it took for King to build the ship out of over 42,000 pieces.
I would never volunteer to help move it. I’m a wuss and couldn’t carry much of the weight, but mostly, I’d hate to be responsible for dropping something that took so much time to put together – even if the pieces are glued together. Wow.
View photos of the Valkyrie from all angles after the break.
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