Author Archive: Engineernerd
VAMP (Mk II)
The original VAMP is probably one of my favorite action figure vehicles. As one of the original vehicles in the line, it served as the workhorse land vehicle for the GI Joe team for a long time. But just as the recent versions of the figures have been update to reflect modern combat gear, it […]
Talk To The Skull and Win! Part 1
Here is picture number 1 for the “Talk to the Skull and Win Contest” presented by Figure of the Day. For all the contest details, click here. Now, get commenting!!!
Talk To The Skull and Win!
Here at TVFT we are really proud to have partnered with FigureOfTheDay.com happy to present the “Talk to the Skull and Win!” Contest! Contest you say? How do you enter? We tried to make it as easy as possible. Starting this week, we will post a picture for the contest in lieu of our normal […]
C-3PO (Star Wars Buddies)
Well you knew if I reviewed R2-D2, I’d have to review C-3PO. One of the stranger of the Star Wars Buddies, Threepio looks a bit more like a Solid Gold Dancer, than the famous protocol droid. Where R2 was mostly printed detail, C-3PO was achieved mainly with stitching. For example. the fingers are made by stitches, […]
Steel Brigade Delta (VAMP Driver)
I really wasn’t happy about having to buy a VAMP without Clutch. However, the 30th Anniversary VAMP is a package deal with Steel Brigade Delta. Steel Brigade? For the uninitiated, the original Steel Brigade figure was a Mail Away way back in the early days of the Real American Hero line. The idea was […]
Essential Captain America Volume 1
Okay. I’m sorry. I didn’t go see Captain America in theaters. Wanted to, just never made it. Now that I have that out of the way, let’s get on with the show. Before the film came out, I bought Captain America Essentials Volume 1. I wanted to do a little reading up on a hero […]
Matt Trakker (GI Joe)
I never owned any M.A.S.K figures as a kid. I thought they were cool, it was just Star Wars had totally captured my attention at the time. So a recent turn of events allowed me to make up for that. The first being the release of the line’s hero, Matt Trakker as a part of […]
Name That…Grind Time
This is not one of those finger boards that fill the Hot Wheels aisle. It is an action figure accessory.
Name That…Strange Beard
This person appears to have a shadow with a strange beard. Seemed appropriate with recent online interest in whiskers.
Warehouse Crates – Style B
Alright. I’m calling this Crate Style “B”. It’s slightly more difficult than “A”. Please read all the directions before starting, and have fun. (Be careful with the knives and glue guns people.) Tools you will need: Pen or Pencil. Small Ruler. Large Ruler or Straight Edge. Cutting Mat (Scrap Cardboard would work, but I prefer a cutting […]
Warehouse Crates – Style A
Alright. I’m calling this Crate Style “A”. It’s a little easier to build than “B”. Please read all the directions before starting, and have fun. (Be careful with the knives and glue guns people.) Tools you will need: Pen or Pencil. Small Ruler. Large Ruler or Straight Edge. Cutting Mat (Scrap Cardboard would work, but […]
Hero Power Captain America
Even as a kid, mismatched scale characters never really appealed to me. I understand the kid appeal of these larger figures, especially with a movie character like Captain America. Thanks to the folks at the Regal Movies on Twitter, I won one this guy through a trivia contest related to the new film. There is […]
R2-D2 (Star Wars Buddies)
Who would expect a hard metallic character like R2-D2 to make such a cute plush? Yes, he’s a fan favorite, but I never thought of him as warm and cuddly. And really he’s a pretty well done. There were plenty of ways they could have cheaped out here and didn’t. The only place they did, […]
Name That…Easiest One Ever
Even if you have never held this figure in person, you should have no problem figuring out who this is.
Low Light (Pursuit of Cobra)
Low Light is one of those GI Joe characters I know light about, but is still cool enough to warrant buying. I tend to lean more towards the realistic characters, and every Special Forces and SWAT team has a sniper right? I’m sorry, according to his card he’s a “Night Spotter.” Apparently, night spotters […]
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