Friday, June 28, 2013

Action Figure Friday- Maxx Steele's Robo Force- Coptor!


In the latest Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff podcast, Jeff and I talk about the Maxx Steele Robo Force toy line. I have been holding off on posting any of these toys until we posted the show. I am so happy to finally show some of these toys off. Robo Force was created by the Ideal Toy Company (CBS Toys) in 1984. Each robot had crushing arm action feature and a suction cup on their bottom. As theoldrobots.com put it, "they resembled customized daleks." I came into possession of almost the entire run of the very short toyline due to a friend who wanted them to go to a good home. Well, fret not, they did go to a good home indeed. I need to say,"Thanks, buddy! I enjoy having them."

Today's Robot from the Maxx Steele Robo Force toy line is Coptor. Coptor is the enforcer of the Robo Force team. He is also the oldest of the good robots and was built by Dr. Fury. I honestly have not gone to watch the Robo Force cartoon, so I am not entirely sure where Dr. Fury falls in line of this series canon. Before I knew of the cartoon, I thought that there was just robots for this story line. That thought was based on the few mini comics that I had read. I would've been fine with that idea, but now that I know there are humans, I am absolutely intrigued. I guess I will have to watch this cartoon. So anyways, Coptor here is a really awesome robot to have in your Robo Force collection. One of the things that I love about this particular robot is that you get the only radio (to call Maxx Steele) in this toy line. The radio fits nicely into his back for storage along with a couple of slots for his firing weapons. He also features a free spinning rotor on the top of his head. One good thump, and Coptor is ready for a fun filled flying mission! That is until the rotor stops. Then Coptor will fall far from the sky. What can I say, there has to be some level of realism to everyone's imaginative play time. It helps build character.




Jeff and I have recorded a special episode of a dramatic reading of Maxx Steele Robo Force's mini comic, "Fortress of Steele"! You can listen to it on the marvindogmedia website! 

I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Monday, June 24, 2013

Pin-up of the Day- King Randor!


Oh King Randor, are you the true ruler of the burger? Are you the Burger King? There is no relation between the two, but come on, someone was inspired a little from the other! King Randor is the father of Adam in the Masters of the Universe story. As a kid, I always wanted a King Randor action figure. Now that I am older, I still want one and the Classics version of him too. He has a really cool color scheme and great design elements. He looks a lot like the Burger King which is always a plus in my mind. He can rule my hunger and feed me delicious whoppers any day! You can also see this here on my deviantart gallery.


I had a blast on the DELol show. I was there talking about Xenex the Bug Man, my custom toys, and Jeff and I's podcast, Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff. Here's a link to the show I'm on (episode 42). If you haven't listened to the DELol show, you are truly missing out.

I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Friday, June 21, 2013

Action Figure Friday- Maxx Steele's Robo Force- Blazer!


In the latest Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff podcast, Jeff and I talk about the Maxx Steele Robo Force toy line. I have been holding off on posting any of these toys until we posted the show. I am so happy to finally show some of these toys off. Robo Force was created by the Ideal Toy Company (CBS Toys) in 1984. Each robot had crushing arm action feature and a suction cup on their bottom. As theoldrobots.com put it, "they resembled customized daleks." I came into possession of almost the entire run of the very short toyline due to a friend who wanted them to go to a good home. Well, fret not, they did go to a good home indeed. I need to say,"Thanks, buddy! I enjoy having them."

The robot I am talking about today is Blazer. Blazer is the Saxophone playing firefighter/ firestarter robot of the Robo Force. He was voted most likely to resemble a firefighting engine in his robot graduating class. Ok. I was kidding about him being in school. Robots don't go to school, they are programmed. Back when I was a kid, I always wanted a Blazer, but I could only find Maxx, which I owned. When I got the box of Robo Force toys that was given to me, I was a giddy that I finally got a Blazer. One of the things that I never realized about this robot was that his head cannon is a basic water blaster which works  like a water bulb that you use to clean out your ears. It's an extremely simple feature, but very effective. Along with his head cannon, he has the basic crushing arms feature and suction cup that seems to barely work that all of the Robo Force robots sport. Now, I'm not exactly sure what all accessaries Blazer came with, but from his package picture, I think that the two red blasters was all he had. I am pretty sure that this comic also came with him since it features him more than the other in package comic I have for Robo Force. These toys are very simple. Their vehicles are simple, and even the playset, The Fortress of Steele, looks a bit simple, but I will have to say that they do have a great punch of action features and play value. If you are able to get some of these toys without having to spend a fortune, I say go for it. They are fun to have, fun to talk about and fun pieces to show. 

Back not too long ago, I posted an Action Figure Friday where I talked about the Savage He-Man. I wanted to post an update on him since I have refurbished his paint. It took a while to get the color of his hair matched. I didn't have too much of a problem getting his boots and belt color correct, as well as his teeth and eyebrows. I know that he did not come with the Zodac black armor and blaster, but honor of what Mattel did with the Wun-Dar MOTU Classics action figure, I figured I would go ahead and get a black blaster for him. I'm very happy with this addition to my Masters of the Universe toy collection. 





I'm scheduled to be on the DELol show on Sunday June 23rd talking about Xenex the Bug Man, my custom toys, and Jeff and I's podcast, Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff. I'll be on air with Taffeta, the DELol crew and the Clever Girl Cabaret performers. If you haven't listened to the DELol show, you are truly missing out.

I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Pin-up of the day- Namor!

The lord of the sea in the Marvel universe is Namor, and Namor only! Ok, that was a bad joke, but what would you expect coming from me? I don't know too much about The Submariner. The most that I know comes from some varying stories of Fantastic Four. During those tales, the most we see of him deals with him and Sue Storm during the aftermath of them having an affair. That can't be a good defining moment for this man. I should find some good story arcs of this character and read up. This piece is for Taffeta Darling. Namor is one of her favorite characters and while I was in Galveston, the beach had inspired me. I took a little artistic license when it came to his necklace. From what I could tell, he doesn't actually wear one ever, but I felt that it made his aquatic assemble  feel like it belonged to the ocean. You can also see this piece here in my deviantart gallery


I'm scheduled to be on the DELol show on Sunday June 23rd talking about Xenex the Bug Man, my custom toys, and Jeff and I's podcast, Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff. I'll be on air with Taffeta, the DELol crew and the Clever Girl Cabaret performers. If you haven't listened to the DELol show, you are truly missing out.

I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Friday, June 7, 2013

Action Figure Friday- Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- April O'Neil!


I finally found a decent April O'neil action figure from the new Turtles toy line. I had been looking for this toy for a while, but every sample I came across had very sloppy paint on it. When I saw this sample I snatched it up. Upon buying this toy, I knew that there was not a load of articulation, but I am fairly happy with the joints that Playmates Toys was able to give her. Here's a run down of the movement. She has a ball jointed head, swivel wrists on both arms, ball hinged shoulders, a swivel waist and ball hinged thighs. That's not too bad considering the size and thinness of her arms and legs. The one portion of articulation I feel could have been worked into this toy's design is a foot swivel. I'm not sure if that would give to much more to this toy, but it could've been nice. April has way too many accessories for her to carry at once, but I like what she has. She has a load of training weapons. That can come in handy if you are creating a training scene for your Turtles. I have to give a pause for warning, two of the accessories are the smoke bomb eggs that Donatello makes in one of the episodes of the new animated television show. These eggs are tiny! I'm putting mine in a little bag in fear that I will lose them. When the first wave of TMNT toys came out, I saw April action figures all over the place. Now she seems to be increasingly harder to find on store shelves. If you haven't gotten an April yet, now is the time. This action figure has limited articulation in comparison to the four turtle toys, but considering her size, it's just right. April also has those awesome training weapons which can come in handy with anyone wanting to make a sewer DoJo display. All in all, I think April is worth adding to your Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's collection. 

You can find April O'Neil here on Amazon. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles April O'Neil




I'm scheduled to be on the DELol show on Sunday June 23rd talking about Xenex the Bug Man, my custom toys, and Jeff and I's podcast, Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff. I'll be on air with Taffeta, the DELol crew and the Clever Girl Cabaret performers. If you haven't listened to the DELol show, you are truly missing out.

I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Monday, June 3, 2013

Reasons I like running Kid's Club- If I ruled the World Crowns!


If I ruled the world Crown, by Taylor Lymbery
Outside of Podcasting, custom toy making, painting and illustrating, I do have a day job. On some Saturdays, I am the crafting expert for the Kid's Club in our store. This last Saturday, our craft was, "If I ruled the World", Crowns. The idea was to draw a scene of what the world would look like if you ruled it. The task for the kids was to use visual art to express an idea that would normally be spoken. The kid's projects differed based on their personalities. I had one girl who wanted everything to be made out of rainbows. People, food, the land, and even kittens would be made out of rainbows and would be bright,pretty, and happy. So, her crown was covered in rainbows. I had another girl on the opposite spectrum who's work was a bit like mine with the grouping of monsters, robots and aliens. All of her creatures were under her control and were all good friends. Me, I wanted all sorts of random creations and the Stay Puff Man to be disco dancing. Why disco dancing, because our muzak seemed to be stuck on ABBA's Dancing Queen that morning. What can I say, I'm influenced by my environment. 


I did buy a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days on October 4th-6th. If you are wanting a pre-Fan Days commission, let me know and I'll get it ready for pick up at that show. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
If you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!