Here's a herd of horses ready for a stint on the silver screen...or maybe just a day at Cosplay Con. Check out these My Little Ponies who have been madeover to look like characters ranging from the cast of Star Wars to Heath Ledger's Joker.
My Little Pony gets a Hollywood makeover [Guardian]
This may very well be the most awesome thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
Seriously.
Mattel is making a special edition Barbie doll based off Tippi Hedren's character in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller The Birds, right down to her carefully-tousled blond hairdo and tacky '60s pea green outfit. And it comes with little birds to attach to her! Awesome!
Now when do we get the Ken as Norman Bates with bonus "Mother" outfit?
"The Birds" Barbie Doll [Wonderland]
The newest Lego Star Wars set is positively epic. This 16" Death Star, complete with crew, heroes, and villains will set you back almost four hundred big ones. On the plus side, it makes for an incredibly classy centerpiece at Thanksgiving dinner.
Cool Stuff: 3,800 Piece LEGO Star Wars Death Star [Slashfilm]
I've never really been into the whole papercraft thing, but I just might have to make a few of these...Cubecraft offers a wide variety of free downloadable paper toys. Just print them out and fold them up, and you've got yourself a cubey Hellboy, Kirby, or of course the Weighted Companion Cube if you're feeling lazy.
You can make some pretty cool stuff out of Legos, but you ain't seen nothin' until you've seen these top ten neato Lego gadgets.
Yup, that's totally a Difference Engine. Steampunk and Legos unite once more!
10 Coolest Lego Creations [Oddee]
What is it about steampunk and Star Wars that makes them go so well together?
An amateur action figure designer whipped up these steampunk-style Star Wars action figures in their spare time. They're not official, and you can't buy them, but they're quite well-made and hella entertaining.
Chewbacca. Has a crossbow.
Awesome.
Also don't miss the Victorian-era Justice League.
Steampunk Star Wars Action Figures [sillof.com]
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A cool new wave of Star Wars Mighty Muggs is on the way, succeeding the first few generations. This new series includes Luke with pink-eye and some sort of lightsaber baseball bat, a Yoda/Grinch hybrid, and what I'm pretty sure is the best Lando toy ever.
I like the Leia, too. She looks very...Princess Peach.
Pimpin' Lando Returns With Friends [Topless Robot]
The fusion of Disney and Star Wars has been explored before, but this time it's official. Here's a preview of a new series of action figures that feature Disney and Muppet favorites as Star Wars characters. My favorite's gotta be the Darth Maul Donald Duck.
Muppets and Disney Star Wars Action Figures [Slashfilm]
A Brazilian art exhibit that places Barbies in flagrante delicto with other (female) dolls has provoked a lawsuit threat from Mattel, and apparently some stern disapproval from Barbie herself.
A company spokesman said: "Barbie is a very proper lady and she is not happy about being portraited as something that she isn't.
"We are going to sue and we hope that this teaches people a lesson. Also, Barbie is 46 years old, she should be respected."
You hear that? Barbie is not happy. Do not mess with Barbie. Barbie is a proper lady. Respect the Barbie.
Lesbian Barbie upsets Mattel [PinkNews]
These Lost Kubrick toys are seriously adorable, and they even come with semi-appropriate accessories. Locke comes with a throwing knife, Kate comes with handcuffs, Sawyer comes with...I'm not sure what that rectangle is supposed to be. A book? The letter he wrote to the guy that conned his dad into murder-suicide? Dammit, what is it?!
Unanswered questions. How appropriate.
Lost Kubricks and 1/6 Jack Shepard by MediCom [I Like Toys]
Remember that book, Harold and the Purple Crayon? Awesome, right? That children's book by the brilliant Crockett Johnson, about a little boy with a magic crayon that could draw a whole world in the air. You loved that book! You always wished you had a real "purple crayon," with which to draw things that would then become physical, material objects.
Well guess what! That purple crayon is real, thanks to some Swedish designers who have put together the technology of 3-D motion capture and 3-D printing. Sort of an obvious idea, when you think about it—but so is every truly great invention, and you didn't come up with any of those either. Unless you're Shuji Nakamura. In which case, dude, you are totally my hero.
Okay wait what was I talking about. Oh right! Magic furniture. At the website for FRONT Design, you can see it for yourself: Sketch Furniture—the furniture you can draw in the air. Are you excited? I'm excited. Video after the jump.
Hasbro Toys recently cut a deal with Universal, setting up at least four film adaptations of Hasbro properties to be produced. The list of possibilities include Magic: the Gathering, Battleship, Ouija, Stretch Armstrong, Clue, and Monopoly (to be directed by Ridley freaking Scott. Seriously?).
I don't see how most of these could conceivably be any good, with the possible exceptions of Clue (as long as they don't try to base it off of the classic 1985 film), and maybe Monopoly if Scott is really directing. Spoiler alert: Rich Uncle Pennybags is a replicant.
I mean, for real. Can you imagine a possible universe where Stretch Armstrong is a good movie? I didn't think so.
Hasbro, Universal Roll Dice On Monopoly, Battleship, More [Rotten Tomatoes]
