This year saw Nero given an upgrade when his trusty sword-arm was ripped away from him, as he began wielding Devil Breaker arms that ramped the stylish meter up to ludicrous new levels. Action so intense, that it can only be replicated in glorious painted polystone. Which of course has a price tag attached to it that is currently causing my wallet to experience what it feels like to be devil triggered.
At one point, Hot Toys actually made a 1:1 scale replica of the gauntlet, which could be worn if you happened to have a hand and forearm size of 68cm. The manufacturer of high end toys is back with another go at the fabled weapon of universal destruction, which has been shrunk down to a more manageable quarter-scale reproduction.
Meticulously crafted based on the appearance of Alita from the film, the movie-accurate collectible figure features a newly developed head sculpt with separate rolling eyeballs, her highly detailed body which displays the complicated mechanical design, beautifully tailored outfit with fine textures, a blade, a heart attachable to the body and multiple interchangeable hands and feet to match with the cyborg body. Along with the figure, it also comes with an elaborated diorama figure stand inspired by the battle scenes.
The NERF Rival Apollo XV-700 is a solid piece of plastic fun, looks great on the mantle and you’ll have a heck of an advantage in competitive NERF battles once you learn to master it.
Outside of the crafters who make 3D-printed versions or a few carpenters who can literally carve one out for you, a low-cost alternative of the iconic weapons of Overwatch simply don’t exist. Until now that is, because one of the more popular characters of Overwatch is getting some Nerf love.
Wish you could reset the entire universe with the mere wave of an Infinity Gauntlet? Sadly, you can't But at least you can pretend to do just that with this neat replica of the cosmic weapon.
On a shelf of Batmen, the Arkham Knight incarnation of the dark knight stands out from them. He’s massive, imposing and even if I can’t pose him the way I want to, he still looks good. Damn good.
Medicom’s MAFEX Robocop then, might be the perfect middle ground between detailed and accessible. Check it out below, or risk doing a 5-10 stretch in the Detroit prison system. Or even worse, being forced to watch Robocop 3.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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