I’ll enjoy pics of these when they come out – no sale date revealed yet for the Tomorrow Queen – but I still have been able to resist jumping onto the 1/6 3A bandwagon. And for those of you who are 1/12 WWRp fans, great news – Ash has been posting on the 3A forums … Continue reading “threeA Toys Tomorrow Queen Preview Pics and WWRp Update”
I’ll enjoy pics of these when they come out – no sale date revealed yet for the Tomorrow Queen – but I still have been able to resist jumping onto the 1/6 3A bandwagon.
And for those of you who are 1/12 WWRp fans, great news – Ash has been posting on the 3A forums that a DIY / Gebi de Plume 2-pack will be dropped soon, and a 3AA-exclusive 3-pack including a WWRp Dropcloth will be part of that drop! Could be as early as the end of this month. Wow!
The Princess is coming…soon
Moldie’s got a lot to say about 3A and the Ankous, so I’ll keep the intro short. He’s done a bunch of guest reviews for us (see here, here, here, here, and here) – you think it’s time for him to become a regular on AFP?
Toy collecting is growing up. Those of us who grew up with the old Star Wars figures of the 70s and 80s and G.I. JOE and Transformers, a lot of us were sucked back in with well designed and heavily-articulated toylines like Marvel Legends, now largely considered a pivotal series in the history of action figures. All the while the whole concept of comics and pop culture as contemporary art has grown and infected the same generation, leading toys to become more and more about legitimate aesthetic and overall design and less about character recognition and franchise promotion, the toy world’s crust slowly cracked open exposing opportunities for new and diverse lines.
It’s no surprise that a company like threeA might shine under these circumstances. With the production of toy lines the likes of WWR (World War Robot, 1/6, twelve-inch scale) and WWRp (World War Robot: portable, 1/12, six-inch scale) which are promoting nothing except an artist (Ashley Wood)’s sense of aesthetic, toy collecting seems to be veering into a whole new direction of high-quality collectibles, and leaving, to some degree, the toy aisles to the kiddos.
But threeA’s not just about rendering grimy, diesel-swilling robots in vinyl. Not just about gas masks and one-sleeved renegade soldiers, nope. It turns out it’s also about an old-school classic adventure team with a contemporary, crusty twist. With a touch of “emo” for the whiney-kid set.
We’re talking Adventure Kartel, here – the details of which are fed slowly, tiny morsel by tiny morsel as new figures are released into the wild.
Ron’s note – no, you’re not seeing double. We loved the Noir de Plume so much, we had to have two reviews for it.
Back in Black
Continue reading “threeA Toys WWRp Noir de Plume – Quick Pics”
Right on the heels of his Red Under the Bed review, guest reviewer moldie13 is back – this time with a review of the Noir de Plume from the World War Robot portable line from threeA Toys. His previous AFP reviews include the WWR Heavy Bramble MK 2.5 Gravedigger and the WWRp Armstrongs.
The threeA deliveries have been insane as of late – it seems like every week since Christmas has been Christmas all over again. A little bit of threeA history – it takes quite a bit of time from the point at which toy orders are placed to the time toys are recieved, as threeA tends to make quantities to order. It’s a challenge for us collectors eager to have these things in our twitchy little obsessive compulsive hands. As I mentioned in the “Red Under the Bed” review, we’re talking nearly a year from the time the order was placed to the time the orders were finally in-hand, though that was a pretty severe case. It’s an issue threeA admits to and is trying to correct – though, admirably, they refuse to compromise quality for quickness. And unlike other small toy companies, they do actually deliver on their promises, and aside from personal nit-picks in regards to certain articulation elements, I have yet to be fully disappointed in an order.
About a week ago, I opened my door to find a small, relatively thin package shoved under my doormat. I hadn’t expected it, but I knew what it was instantly – the WWRp (World War Robot “portable”) Noir de Plume.
Tomorrow King Classics !
More details soon !
One thing, Wasabi comes with an RPG ! BANG !!!
3A Toys has been busily posting pics of more goodness coming our way. It’s mostly 1/6 scale figures, but I hope I’ll see some of this transition to 1/12 in the WWRp and Action Portable lines, like the Action Portable Tomorrow Kings pictured with that severed Baka head. I will want (but probably won’t be able to afford) and army of WWRp Grunts, if they ever make it to the 6-inch scale.
Stay tuned for some more WWRp goodness tomorrow as we double up on Noir de Plume reviews.
