Arnold Austria's Top Ten Toys for 2014
WHAT-IS: *Celebrating 2015 with a series of "TOP TEN TOYS FOR 2014" as picked by fellow plastic-crack-addicts … eerrr … I meant "fellow toy collectors"! It doesn't have to be released in 2014, it just has to be purchased / gifted / unboxed in 2014. Living my toy-dreams vicariously through you collections! Share Your Toy-Joy, people!* [CLICK to read all]
Arnold Austria hails from The Philippines, and he is a Co-Principal Architect of JAGNUS DESIGN STUDIO, and as well an avid toy designer (creator of BOTOTOY) and a toy collector! Scroll down and read thru what Arnold has on his "TOP TEN TOYS FOR 2014"!
(#10) SOC Mazinger Z and Aphrodai 40th Anniversary by Bandai
WHY: "I started collecting Chogokins last year and I just got these re-issued babies."
(#9) Colossal Titan - Attack On Titan Mega World Collectible Figure by Banpresto
WHY: "I’m a big fan of the manga series."
(#8) Mini Trooper Boy
from INS
WHY: "Its a pocket size of the cool Trooper Boy figure by INS!"
(#7) Chogokin Chogattai SF Robot Fujiko F Fujio Character Robot from Bandai x Hiroshi Fujimoto
WHY: "Can't resist the cuteness of Doraemon and friends being transformed/combined into a big SF robot."
(#6) Transformers x Medicom Toy Bearbrick Collection from Medicom Toys x Hasbro
WHY: "I love both Bearbricks and Transformers"
(#5) Death Vader from Jagnus Design Studio x ImagineNationsStudios
WHY: "Our first collab figure with INS. First seen at The Vader Boy Launch/Exhibit in Secret Fresh Gallery."
(#4) The Chunky Knight from Alex Solis x Mighty Jaxx
WHY: "Attracted to it the first time I saw it at the STGCC 2014."
(#3) Fire-Cat 2014 by Joe Ledbetter
WHY: "I’m a Jled Collector and its Joe’s first independently produced vinyl toy."
(#2) Imagibation Skull from Jagnus Design Studio
WHY: "Based on a sculpture we did back in 2012. The Resin Figure was first launched at the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2014."
(#1) Mazinger Z from Three Zero
WHY: "I like how ThreeZero Reimagined one of the super robots I grew up with."