Figure 8 – Lego (Town/City)
Looking to build your very own Legoland but not sure where to start? We highlight eight Town and City sets that are sure to please even the most discerning collector
Category: Figure 8
Figure 8 – 8 to Watch in ’11
Who’s to say what the coming year will bring to the toy department of your favorite store? Well, we here at PoP! are sure as hell going to have a go at it!
Jan 19, 2011 | 4 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Fansproject Protector
I friggin’ love the fine products made by Fansproject. Sure, they’re pricey, but they can add a LOT to a Transformers collection. The craftsmanship is amazing and the designs are fresh while still paying homage to the predecessors from yesteryear. I’ve gushed about their upgrades and figures in the past, and it’s time to take [...]
Jan 05, 2011 | 7 comments | View Post
Figure 8: 2010 Holiday Toy Buying Guide
This one’s not our usual fare, but tis the season to troll for hits!
Dec 08, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
Figure 8: Bulldogs
A run down of the coolest Bulldog toys, not of the squeaky variety, that won’t leave you laminated in doggy drool.
Nov 24, 2010 | 6 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Transformers Generations
Give praise to the lords of plastic for they have and will continue to bestow upon many wondrous tiny idols of the famed Robots in Disguise. For real, good times abound.
Nov 10, 2010 | 6 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Marvel Legends Fans’ Choice 2-Packs
Marvel Legends RETURN! Double the pleasure. Double the fun! Double the D’s!
Nov 03, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
Figure 8: Zibits
The mini-radio-controlled robots are featured in our first ever video Figure 8! Take one home and love it before it becomes self-aware and disappears all your housepets!
Sep 15, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Fansproject Crossfire 02 Bruticus Updates
Break out your wallet and get ready to weep before the might of concentrated Awesomesauce®. Fansproject has done it again.
Aug 25, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Lego (Medieval)
It’s time we pick apart some Lego sets – piece by piece – and find out which ones are the best of the best.
Aug 18, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – GI Joe: Pursuit of Cobra, Wave 1
GI Joe is back and bursting onto the scene in style. But what are the pros and cons of the Pursuit of Cobra?
Aug 11, 2010 | 6 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Marvel Legends: The Return
Marvel Legends will return in 2012…is it too early to start making a wishlist of Legends we’d like to see in the first assortment? Hell to tha naw.
Aug 04, 2010 | 10 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Action Figure Displays
You don’t REALLY have enough cool stuff, do you? I thought not. Have another slice of awesomeness and enhance your toy collection in a completely new way.
Jul 21, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
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Figure 8 – Bitchin’ Rides Vol. 2
Who needs Xzibit to pimp a ride? These little (and some not so little) plastic men already have bomb ass wheels, and there’s not a spinner in sight.
Jun 30, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Figure 8: Weird-ass GI Joe Vehicles and Playsets
It’s GI Joe against fiscal responsibility and sound engineering!
Jun 16, 2010 | 13 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Badass Playsets Vol. 4: Muppets and More
This edition showcases the rest of the amazing Palisades Muppet playsets and a few more gems from years gone by and even a newbie!
Jun 09, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Warbot Defender
After a few half-assed attempts at a Springer from Hasbro, we finally get the real thing. And this time, the real thing is in fact anything but thanks to the fine people at Fansproject.
May 19, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Iron Man 2
Could there be TOO MANY Iron Man 2 figures to choose from? Let us help you through this difficult decision with a point-counterpoint on the four main lines.
May 12, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – The Age of Apocalypse
Legion traveled back in time and accidentally killed his dad prior to his own inception, and all I got was a few action figures. Fortunately, eight of them were pretty freakin’ sweet!
May 05, 2010 | 9 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Badass Playsets Vol. 3
More playsets! This time, we’re going theme-heavy. So take a peek into the darker side at some maybe-forgotten entries into playset history.
Apr 28, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Avengers, Assemble!
So many Avengers… So many figures… So many choices to build the perfect team. This is one man’s vision of that team.
Apr 21, 2010 | 17 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Marvel Minimates Waves 33 & 34
How good can two waves of Minimates be? Not much better than this, I suspect. What sets waves 33 and 34 apart? click the link and take a look.
Apr 14, 2010 | 14 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – McFarlane’s Monsters
A couple of these are kinda hot, but most of them might make you pee a little. I’m just sayin’… You’ve been warned.
Mar 31, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Marvel Universe
A recent Fanboy Thunderdome prompted a full out investigation on my part regarding the pluses and minuses of Hasbro’s short order heroes.
Mar 24, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Licenses that should be Revoked
Sometimes sought-after toy licenses fall into the wrong hands, whether it’s through back-room-dealings, the almighty dollar, or the license-holder just not giving a shit. This week’s Figure 8 chronicles some of the biggest disappointments from some of the most beloved properties, and suggests new homes for the licenses.
Mar 17, 2010 | 49 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Transformers Animated
It’s been nearly a year since the last crop of “Transformers Animated” figures. With the release of the last few long-awaited molds, this looks like the end. We hardly knew ye, “Transformers Animated.”
Mar 10, 2010 | 24 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Articulated Timeline: Spider-Man
For a guy who’s always bitching about not having two nickels to rub together, Peter Parker sure does have an ecclectic fashion sense. Though, to be fair, his priciest duds WERE a gift from a lonely billionaire playboy.
Mar 03, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Toy Fair Special Edition: Best of Show
What happens at the Oscars when there are two supporting actresses who were better than any of the lead actors? One of the better performer’s is shortchanged while a lesser thespian walks away with a statue. Not so here!
Feb 17, 2010 | 10 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – When Todd Met Clive
It’s stuff like this that throws that whole “toys are for kids” thing right out the window. Grow a pair and check these suckers out.
Feb 10, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – The Secrets of Toy Fair
Behold, the seedy underbelly of the toy world, where… nah, I’m just kidding. But I bet there’s some stuff you didn’t know about this Mecca of nerd-dom.
Feb 03, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Upcoming 8 for ’10
January is almost over, and there are lots of plastic goodness to be had, so here are eight newsbytes about upcoming toys to look out for in 2010!
Jan 27, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Marvel Legends No More
I take a look at eight characters and teams that deserved the Legends treatment, and judging by the customs out there, I’m not the only one who thinks so!
Jan 20, 2010 | 25 comments | View Post
Figure 8 – Spawn
Admit it. Even if you haven’t read the comic since the ’90′s, you had more than a couple of Spawns on your shelf back in the day. Hell, you probably still do.
Jan 13, 2010 | 10 comments | View Post
