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Custom Figures Have Lotsa Gut(s)

12:00PM Owen Good | Homebrew action figure designer Donald “KodyKoala” Kennedy is working on a theme here — guts. As in Guts-Dozer, of Mega Man 2. And as in King Hippo’s dunlop spare tyre. More »

Custom Castle Crashers You Will Never Own

5:20AM Stuart Houghton | Teddy Troops are typical examples of that strain of kidult ‘collectible’ not-really-a-toy that they sell in those shops that also sell skateboarding clothes to people who don’t own boards, and never will. More »

Neon Xbox 360 Arcade Controller

9:00AM Brian Crecente | If you’re going to go to the trouble of getting an old-school arcade controller for your Xbox 360 it might as well have neon in it right? Right? ShaolinDrunkard, built just such a beast. His hand-built arcade controller uses parts from Sanwa and Seimitsu and then knocks things straight back to 1977 with LED backlighting behind each button and the knob. The whole thing is housed in a chunky oak box that screams arcade culture. the ultimate xbox 360 arcade controller [Technabob, via Gizmodo] More »

Custom Yoshi Wii For Sale

4:00AM Mark Wilson | A customised Yoshi Wii is up for sale on ebay. Warranty voided for the paint job, current bidding is at $US400 including an extra Wiimote, Wii Play and Mario Party 8. And for that value, our more anal side could overlook what appears to be streaks of unpainted white around where the case intersects with more case. No, it couldn’t. We’re that nitpicky regarding the accomplishments of others. Seriously, huge pricks. Children cry just looking at us. Yoshi edition CUSTOMIZED NINTENDO Wii CONSOLE [ebay] More »