For the last month, artists have been hard at work transforming a giant mound of snow into a 53-foot tall bust of Optimus Prime peering over a wall. The sculpture will debut at this year’s Asahikawa Winter Festival in Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture starting today and running through February 12th.
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James Struthers sings about a forbidden bromance with Optimus Prime.
See the music video after the break.
If you’re looking for a really, really unique nerdy gift, consider a custom ukulele from Etsy seller Paul Celentano, who can provide you with an instrument shaped like Pac-Man or the Autobot logo. Each ukulele is handmade and can be turned into almost any shape or size to fit any occasion.
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Using plastic canvas, magnets and copious amounts of talent, Lord Libidan created this badass cross-stitched Optimus Prime model that actually transforms. Check out an additional photo after the break.
Hasbro was kind enough to send Nerd Approved a few selections from it’s exclusive Comic-Con lineup this year, and we wanted to show you pictures of two of our favorites: The Star Wars “Revenge Of The Jedi” Vintage Collection set and the Optimus Prime-themed Nerf Barricade RV-10.
Check out all of the pictures after the break.
I did what any red-blooded American did over our holiday weekend. That’s right, I went to see a movie. This was after consuming roughly my own body weight in hamburgers and hot dogs while hanging out with friends all afternoon. I almost didn’t go to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon because it was getting a love it/hate it response from people and I was desperately afraid I’d fall into the hate it camp. There’s nothing as disappointing as walking in to a movie thinking it will be fantastic, but wandering out a few hours later wishing you could get a refund. [Minor spoilers ahead]
To celebrate the release of Transformers: Dark of The Moon, Nerd Approved has teamed up with Hasbro to give a lucky reader a giant box stuffed with brand new Transformers toys!
Seriously, this box is absolutely LOADED. The winner will receive an Optimus Prme Cine-Mask with built-in 3-D glasses that can be worn in RealD-equipped theaters, an enormous Sentinel Prime figure with light up eyes and sounds, a Mechtech Sideswipe figure, Cyberverse Optimus Prime and Barricade figures, a Topspin Speed Stars vehicle, IronHide dog tag and a Transformers: Dark of the Moon t-shirt (size large).
To enter, simply “Like” us on Facebook and comment in the contest thread and/or follow us on Twitter and retweet this post with the hashtag #TransformersToys (up to 1x per day). You can also email us at contests@nerdapproved.com with “Hasbro Transformers Contest” in the subject line.
This is one of the best boxes of goodies we have ever given away, so makes sure to get in on it! The last day to enter will be Friday, July 8th. A winner will be chosen at random. Good luck!
Check out more images of the toys after the break.
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We got our first glimpse at the upcoming Transfomers: Dark of the Moon during the Super Bowl, but that’s nothing compared to what you’ll see after the break.
The third installment looks like it is shaping up to be a lot better than the second—thank God.
Remember that epic Megatron tank build by Yang Junlin aka “Steel Legend” (or Legend of Iron)? Well, that’s not the only scrap metal Transformers sculpture he’s been working on. In fact, he has a veritable army of bots—some of which are pictured after the break.
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