I don’t know what these custom builders are up to, first it was Omega Supreme, and now the Dinobots Combinior “Extinction”. Frenzy_rumble, the artist behind this model, put together an idea he had about the Dinobots and created this awesome model. Previously I always just remembered Grimlock and the Dinobots, they were clumsy but they were powerful autobots, not the smartest bunch but you wouldn’t want to be on their bad side. This model is a combined version of all five Dinobot the limbs, Slag, Snarl, Swoop and Sludge, form around their leader, Grimlock, who forms the torso and combine into the massive robot “Extinction.” I love the “DYNO” and “MYTE” on each hand!

In the original fiction, the Dinobots were the Autobot’s wrecking crew. If it was big and needed to be dead in minutes, you’d call for these boys, but unlike other subgroups that came later, one thing these guys couldn’t do was combine into a bigger robot. Customizer frenzy_rumble aims to change all that with this beautiful piece of toy.

Link: Tomopop

This is the coolest thing that Japan has ever done, they still have the full scale 1/1 Gundam in Japan and now they have moved it to Shizouka. Shizouka is the manufacturing headquarters of Bandai models that make the Gundam models for distrubution all over the wold. Its supposed to open in July and stay until Jan 2011, I love that they keep moving it from city to city since last year and notice how many people want to see it. Some time it isn’t just about the numbers, sometimes its about the passion for it, and the Japanese have a passion for big robots and especially the history of Gundam, I still hope they have it around long enough for me to be able to visit Japan and see it.

At last some more info has come out regarding Mazinkaiser, this the quick preview, a little too short but at least its something. Now Mazinkaiser is the evolution from Mazinger Z, the bigger and better machine, and just from the few seconds of fighting, it looks like its going to be one hell of an anime!

Bruce Wayne as Batman kicks ass, he is really superhuman in that suit but now DC has taken a different angle. I’m not really following the whole comic line of Batman at the moment as it has gotten pretty confusing at times to follow them. Now DC has taken a new timeline for Bruce Wayne or to be exact, a Bruce Wayne in every time line, various Batmen of the line: Prehistoric Batman, Witch-hunter Batman, Wild West Batman and the dreaded High Seas Batman. In my opinion the Pirate is the coolest of the bunch, with the cowboy following right after.

Link: Tomopop

Its revival of the 80s cartoons, I just can’t believe how good this is going to be. First the Thundercats come back on Cartoon Network, and now they are bringing back Voltron, well a different bunch of people are. Now they are working on a new animated feature, and the movie is being worked on as well, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done for the movie, they want to get the right story, a character driven story, and the effects and lion robot eye candy will come together around it. It seems the people working on it will learn from the mistakes of Transformers and G.I.Joe, and Voltron is going to end up being one of the best 80’s cartoon adaptations that we’ve seen so far. Its slated to be released for the 2013 target with the TV show being a build up for it.

The new show will be called Voltron Force, and it will air 26 half-hour episodes next year on Nicktoons. I’m just hoping that both adults and kids can watch it, I don’t want it being too kiddy because its airing on Nicktoons and destroying all of my past love for Voltron, my original love of anime before I even knew that anime was. The series follows five space explorers who pilot robotic lions that combine to form Voltron, an invincible guardian sworn to defend the Universe. The series will remain faithful to the old show, while introducing new recruits to fight alongside the original characters.

Link: GeekTyrant

The new ThunderCats will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science and boasting ferocious battles with the highest of stakes, the grand origin story of Prince Lion-O’s ascension to the throne – and of those who would thwart his destiny at any cost – takes on epic dimensions in this sharp new telling. As the forces of good and evil battle each other in the quest for the fabled Stones of Power, Lion-O and his champions learn valuable lessons of loyalty, honor and mortality in every episode.

This is the best news I have heard yet for any story reboot, NEW THUNDERCATS!!!! After watching the show a few times recently its still pretty good and story isn’t too shabby but now they have young and old fans to impress. This came from WB Animation and going to debut on Cartoon Network, I love a lot of the animated shows that have come on to Cartoon Network, one of them being Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Now a new Panthera and a deeper story to planned out, I just hope they do it justice, I can’t wait to see it.

Link: GeekTyrant

A lot of the model companies are releasing some cool old school robots, I have my share of Mazinger Z & Great Mazinger, and now they have released these two cool models. It doesn’t help that both of them are AWESOME in their setting and I love the accessories that go with them, the background of those photographs make them look larger then life. I recently I was watching some old school anime and they are still good to this day. I heard that they may be doing an anime revamp but I just hope they don’t take too long to do it, it would be fantastic.

Link: Tompop

“The story of an unlikely and troubled teen forced from his home planet across the galaxy on an epic journey. Eventually to return reborn as the freedom fighter known as Azureus.”

Simply put this is a badass ninja doing badass things, an unstoppable future ninja taking everyone and everything out of his way. To think that this is only a short feature film from of the shelf software is amazing, from the team “Black Sun Entertainment”. After watching it I wish that his a full feature length movie, now that would be cool.

The other day guy I got a text from the guy working at Bou Saleh’s Anime Shop in Muthana that they got a new shipment of items to check out. So I decided to go check it out on the dusty day since I haven’t picked up a model in sometime, and they had a nice selection to see. Whenever I walk in there I feel like a kid in a candy store, I want a room like that with all the models.

After taking a look around I picked up a couple of Gundam Models, the Gundam Unicorn is brand new but the Shin Musha Gundam has been around for at least a year now. Both are really unique machines, one is based on the new anime and other one is based on a battle samurai. Being Master Grade means it will take a lot of work to put these guys together, usually I try to stick to ready made ones but they were really cool and so I picked them both up. I know that I probably won’t have the time these days to put the models together but I will some time in the summer and they will be cool looking for sure. But I have no place what so ever to put them but that isn’t a factor when I get them.

Picked Up:

• Shin Musha Gundam – Master Grade 47 KD
• Gundam Unicorn – Updated – Master Grade 50 KD

The title of the Art work is “If Super-Heroes Were Women?”, now this is an interesting twist of thought, what would the female versions of some super heroes would look like. Some of the concepts are pretty cool and some are extravagant, but the best of the bunch is Hell Girl, Splinter Cell, and Astro Girl, Super Heroes we have known to be male figures and turned them into female superheroes. Serious geeks love some of these characters but a few are missing, like a female Wolverine or Iron Man, but I always thought comic drawings are really cool.

Link: Cinematical

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