In Real Life

These Avengers Action Figures Look So Real You’ll Think They’re Tiny Actors

Bar none, Hong Kong outfit Hot Toys make the most realistic action figures on the planet. So it’s nice to know that, with The Avengers destroying box office records all over the planet, Hot Toys has the licence to produce large, expensive and very fancy figures based on the movie.


May 18, 2012
In Real Life

Why Grown Men Make Things Out Of LEGO

We feature a lot of LEGO here on Kotaku, for good reason: it’s awesome. But nearly every spaceship or Star Wars diorama we show you aren’t made by kids, or Danish engineers. They’re usually made by grown men.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

A History Of Gender In LEGO Minifigs

There was a bit of an uproar earlier in the year when LEGO introduced a line of modified products targeted exclusively at girls. To provide a little context for that uproar, social media marketer and LEGO fanatic David Pickett has written a great feature breaking down the history and statistics of just how many LEGO characters/figures have been dudes and how many have been ladies.


May 15, 2012
In Real Life

Batman Figures Pull A Knife On Arkham City’s Finest

There are two kinds of Batman: Arkham City action figures. There are the standard ones, and there are the expensive ones. These are a new line of the standard ones, but before you let that put you off, some of them look pretty great.


In Real Life

Segas Greatest Hero Had An Action Figure

If you think I mean Sonic, get out. And don’t come back.


In Real Life

This Life-Size Lupin Figure Is Over $6000 And Looks Crappy

Professional crook Fujiko Mine has her own new Lupin anime. She looks sexy and fantastic. This new life-sized Fujiko figure, though, does not.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

An Afternoon Spent With $350 Worth Of Lara Croft

You know you’re about to unwrap something expensive when a box that you know contains a Tomb Raider collectible needs to be carried into my house by two people.


May 12, 2012
In Real Life

Japan’s Remote Controlled Cockroaches Will Invade Your Kitchen

RC cars? Been there, done that. Planes? Old hat! But cockroaches? *Leans forward*


In Real Life

Why Isn’t There Official Akira Lego?

Because, damn, there really should be. This do-it-yourself LEGO take on Kaneda’s bike from Akira was spotted by Hobby Media‘s Francesco Fondi and it’s fantastic.


May 11, 2012
In Real Life

These Amazing Video Game Guns Actually Fire

Brian Johnson makes replica video game weapons. Unlike other ones that just look nice, though, he goes the extra mile and has them functioning as actual NERF guns.