1/48 scale diecast Ingram from WAVE

1/48 scale diecast Ingram from WAVE. how much diecast? Who knows. But it's pricey at 13,800 yen. 195mm tall.

Due Jan 2010.

Iconic ship from the 1983 anime sees toy form

I'll admit, I havent seen Crusher Joe in 15 years. I have it on a VHS tape, bootlegged from Laserdisc, not subtitled. Still, It was very cool to watch, and I loved the design in it.

The Minerva is the ship of the Crusher team led by Crusher Joe. Wave is also releasing a figurine of navigator Alfin to coincide with this release.

The ship is made of abs and diecast and measures 23cm long. It will retail for 18,800 yen and is due out 10/2009

My favorite Patlabor design is rendered in a nice 1/48 scale!

1/48 scale works out to be 6.5 inches tall, which is not huge. That's been the major issue of contention with this Wave WHAM figures - the price to size ratio. At about 14,800 yen, or about $150 USD, you get a six inch tall ABS and PVC figure. That's right, no metal.

Still, it looks rockin'. Features opening visor, removable gear that attaches via magnet, and opening air brakes. Due September 2009.

High end action model of the updated main mecha from Panzer World Galient

This high end action model of the updated main mecha from Panzer World Galient looks beautiful, but does not come cheap. The Tetsukyojin is made out of ABS, PVC and Diecast and stands 23cm tall. The figure is mostly plastic with diecast used in the joint structure.

Like most of the Wave W.H.A.M. line, this seems way overpriced at a whopping 23,500 yen. I think I will stick to the CM's version, than you very much.

Due out in October 2009 from WAVE.

Small, cool and affordable.

Maschinen Krieger G-PAWN, plastic kit, 100mm, Wave - due 12/08. 2,100 yen.

Wave showed shots of new kits from Macross, Votoms, Panzer World Galient and Machinen Kreiger

Some interesting things coming up from Wave

1/100 VF-1S kits

1/72 Destroid kit

Powered Suits

SAFS

Panzer World Galient

Votoms

Features a conservatively dressed Motoko

1/24, W.H.A.M. Tachikoma , 2nd GIG Version, from WAVE. This time Motoko Kusanagi is dressed for business.

Articulated Tachikoma, fixed pose Motoko, all plastic, 90mm tall, 4,800 yen. Due 11/08.

Fully completed toy of the MSDF TYPE303 Armsuit White Ver from Ghost on the Shell

Promo pictures of Wave's MSDF TYPE303 Armsuit White Ver. This is part of their W.H.A.M. line and is a fully completed PVC/ABS toy, not a model kit. 1/24 scale (120mm tall) includes figure, variant hands and gun. Available March 2008 for 6,800 yen.

A repaint of the diecast transforming SDF-1 from WAVE.

1/5000 scale ABS/PVC/DIECAST completed toy of the SDF-1 Macross, Movie Color Edition. This toy hits the streets Jan 2008, and will retail for 14,800 yen.

Summer 2007 Wonderfestival! Loads of new Chogokin and Revoltech. All that news that I see fit to print!

Lots of catch up to do.

First of all, it's Wonderfestival! Links lead to external sites, so here we go!

• Soul Spec Dragonar
• Soul Spec Blacks Arena from Nadesico (oh god please make a spec Gekiganger!)
• Soul of Chogokin GodMars
• Soul of Chogokin Irongear
• Soul of Chogokin Shin Jeeg
• Soul of Chogokin Baikanfu
• Soul of Chogokin Raideen with Base! (GX-40S )
• Sofubi Angels from Evangelion
• New S.I.C.
• Revoltech Patlabor Brocken Labor and HellDiver
• Revoltech VF-1A
• Revoltech Rei Ayanami
• Revoltech Tetsujin 28
• Revoltech Black Gaiking
• Revoltech Patlabor...Movie version?

More Wonderfest Coverage:

• ToyboxDX thread
• DannyChoo
• GA Graphic
• MGBB
• AltJapan
• Yacolog
• AnimeNewsI

Yamato Toys 50cm Lynn Minmay Figure

Macross 25th anniversary figure

Yamato VF-1s and YF-19 Black Versions

Wave SDF-1 Repaint

Kaiyodo Revoltech Shin Getter and VF-1S

Shin getter will be #37 and VF-1s will be #36

Rail Girls

from Luna, due November - 5,600yen for a case of 8. Cute girl Personification of your favorite Japanese Rail lines!

Aoshima Shin Seki Gokin Ova Shin Getter Robo Version Getter 1 Full Mantle Version

From Aoshima due late september for 12,800¥

Baragon Reissue (Black version)

150mm tall from SLASH, due mid August 3,900¥