Welcome back to Toy Aisle , io9 ’s roundup of the merchandise most likely to cauterise a hole in our wallets this week . Today we ’ve get a Boba Fett - inhale Nerf chargeman , some retro Batman action figures , a nerveless way to build your own Lego Transformers , and an alarmingly endearing Xenomorph plushie .
Nerf Rival Star Wars Battlefront Apollo XV-700 Blaster Set
Nerf ’s 70MPH Rival blasterswere announced over two years ago , and while theline has expanded over the yearswithbigger and better armament , this is the first branded circle we ’ve seen . The Rival Apollo XV-700 blaster , one of the original models in the line , has now been contribute a Boba Fett - inspire makeover with a new blusher occupation that looks customized for a Mandalorian soldier . Available in the do month for $ 90 but only at Gamestop locations , the new Seth , which is actually tie to the Star Wars Battlefront game , also includes a matching face masque because these are the first Nerf toys you ’ll want to get into aegis for .
Funko Batman ‘66 Action Figures
Modern mean solar day “ retro ” build always seem like a baffling deal — paying roughly the price of a modern figure for something specifically project to reckon and be bad than a forward-looking figure is a bizarre prospect , even if you have it off the retro aesthetic of classic legal action figures . Funko ’s “ ReAction ” line of toy tried to do just that ( and more often than not , go ) , but their own articulated 3.75″ human body that have come to take its place do a much more telling job of equilibrize the retro vibraharp of older - school figures with at least some decent , albeit basic , articulation and sculpting . The latest series based on the authoritative Batman boob tube show work out perfectly for the look , balancing retro kitsch with some action number fun . Batman , Catwoman , Mr. Freeze , Batgirl , Batgirl , King Tut , and Bookworm take form the first waving that hit shelves next month , alongside a Batmobile playset that let in the dynamical duo . [ Funko ]
ThreeZero Sixth-Scale X-Files Agent Mulder Figure
Mulder ? Is that you ? ThreeZero is teasing its first sixth - scale X - Files fig based oneveryone ’s favourite alien hunter / FBI agent : Fox Mulder . The alikeness is close enough to David Duchovny that you ’d plausibly recognise and discontinue him on the street to say hi , but you would n’t be so certain in a glowering restaurant . There ’s no pricing or availability information just yet , or any indication that he ’ll come with a gray - skinned exotic add-on , but we ’re hoping an Agent Scully figure is n’t far behind . [ ThreeZeroviaToyark ]
Plush Alien Xenomorph
H.R. Giger is responsible for creating one of Hollywood ’s most terrific excess - terrestrials , and Etsy’sAbalabais responsible for turn those Aliens Xenomorphs into a puppet more adorable than a pup . These hand - made plush creation are about the size of a Golden Retriever , and made with wire - supported sheepskin so they can be posed and really stand on their own four legs . At $ 350 these are n’t cheap as far as plushy toys go , but they ’d probably be good than a teddy bear for scar off all the thing that go bump in the dark . [ EtsyviaLaughing Squid ]
Transformers: Cool Projects for your Lego Bricks
If you grew up in the ‘ eighty , two of your bighearted passions were doubtlessly Lego and Transformers . Master builderAlex Jones(no , not thatAlex Jones ) has managed to fuse both of those popular toys with a serial of Lego Transformers model that can actually metamorphose . But or else of just staring at his aggregation with enviousness , you may now in reality build these creations yourself with an upcoming $ 20 book , transformer : Cool projection for your Lego Bricks , that includes building instructions for many of these models . [ AmazonviaThe Lego Car Blog ]
Shin Godzilla NERV G Weapon
Shin(kawa ) Mecha Godzilla ' NERV ' designed by Yoji Shinkawa will be out in July from Sentinel.pic.twitter.com/vylvxNsUEI
— HIDEO_KOJIMA ( @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN)May 9 , 2017
Okay , so this is n’t a “ new ” toy — it was previously revealed as part of a Godzilla x Neon Genesis Evangelion crossing course of toys , but this awesome Mechagodzilla designed by legendary TV biz creative person Yoji Shinkawa — well known for his illustrative workplace on Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders — is on its way soon , and huge plaything geek and long prison term collaborator Hideo Kojima of late got an former look at the net figure . It ’s Godzilla - esque alright , but it ’s more like a hybridisation betweenShinkawa ’s body of work on Zone of the Endersand Evangelion than it is a Godzilla / Evangelion mashup , really . Either way , it ’s awe-inspiring , and you’re able to get your hands on it in Japan when it releases in July .
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