Big Mechs, Small Mechs, and Mechanized Moons Are the Toys of the Week

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common spherical up of the most recent and best in merchandise from throughout the web. This week, Bandai’s Gundam Universe figures transcend the time, Aliens will get an unconventional mannequin equipment, and making the right Death Star shot could be tougher than hitting an exhaust port with an X-Wing. Check it out!

Good Smile Company Aliens MODEROID Power Loader with Ellen Ripley

The query as to why big, overly sophisticated mech fits are a greater different to easy forklifts for shifting cargo on a spaceship was succinctly answered throughout the climactic finale of James Cameron’s Aliens. You merely can’t defeat an alien queen utilizing a forklift, and, as Good Smile Company proves with this new 12th-scale model, a 10-inch duplicate of a Power Loader in your toy shelf goes to look quite a bit cooler than a miniature forklift. Available for pre-order now by means of Good Smile Company’s online shop, the ~$83 collectible is definitely a mannequin equipment you’ll have to construct your self, nevertheless it’s properly articulated with working pistons, versatile wiring and hoses, and even comes with an identical scale Ellen Ripley determine who can climb aboard.

Playmobil Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

It’s uncertain that avid toy automobile collectors would have thought that in the future they’d be filling their cabinets with Playmobil units as an alternative of Hot Wheels die-casts, however the different maker of claw-handed figures has been delivering some extremely detailed replicas from the motorsports world that grownup collectors can not ignore. What began with a assortment of BMWs and Porches ultimately blossomed into some wonderful popular culture car units (together with the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 and the Back to the Future DeLorean), and now Playmobil is recreating automotive royalty with new additions that embody a stunning Mercedes-Benz 300 SL slated for a May 2022 launch that includes working gullwing doorways. Pricing isn’t identified but, however since these are plastic toys you’ll be able to count on the Benz to return in at underneath $50.

Bandai Gundam Universe Gundam Shenlong, Master Gundam, and Sazabi

Bandai’s newest wave of 6″ scaled Gundam action figures has been revealed, adding new mecha suits from Gundam Wing, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and the iconic Gundam movie Char’s Counterattack. From Wing comes Wufei’s suit, the Shenlong, which includes his beam glaive (which can be stored on the suit’s back when not in use), as well as a fully articulated extendable right arm, as it appears in the original anime. The Master Gundam from G Gundam meanwhile eschews accessories outside a swappable “Darkness Finger” to replicate one of its special moves from the mecha-combat-focused series, while the Sazabi—the famous final mobile suit piloted by Char Aznable—includes a rifle as well as a large beam tomahawk as seen in the movie.

The set of three figures—costing roughly $30 apiece—is ready to launch first in Japan in May. [Bandai]

Star Wars Death Star Maze Game

If you thought old Ben Kenobi had a hard time locating the tractor beam controls on the original Death Star, navigating hundreds of miles of seemingly endless corridors is a walk in the park compared to getting this tiny ball-bearing through this nightmarishly complex Death Star maze. Making the challenge slightly less impossible is the fact that you’re only tasked with navigating through half a Death Star in this $18 puzzle accessible for pre-order by means of Entertainment Earth. No matter what a ghostly voice may let you know, you’ll need to maintain your focusing on pc switched on whereas fixing this one.

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