by vicegripx

Continuing with the Iron Man 2 private toy reviews, next up is Arctic Crusader Iron Man from the Toys R Us three-away. The armors in this set are in the 6" decrease, so they'll fit in with the Walmart exclusives or the figures from the first film shilling-mark.

The bulkiest of the three armors, Arctic Crusader (misnamed since the box mentions it's use in the South Jackstaff - Whoops, Hasbro!) is a tonic mix of base downcast, sinister, and whitish-grey, giving it a "chilled" look that belies the power within. It's based on the Landmark IV armor, which leads me to expect that this mold may have been acclimatized once. However, online resources on the Iron Man form ranks of toys from both movies is rather lacking.

Articulation on Arctic Crusader is top-step with ball-hinge joints at the neck, shoulders, torso, wrists, hips, and ankles. Both the elbows and knees puff up paired hinges and the arms and legs spin at the strive and hip joints as well. The sound in collusion is molded into a fist, while the left is opened for repulsor-demolish use....

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by Aurea

By Wendy Litner

I am a hardened apologist.  As someone who values derogatory lacuna, both physically and metaphysically, I am always apprehensive of being in peoples’ way or charming up too much of their perpetually.  While certainly not a becoming blue blood, and one I continually vow to take off, I never in actuality meditating of it as anything more than a mild, quirky policy.  Until now.  Now it has become existence minacious.                       

It’s a Saturday evening, a few weeks ago.  As my soft-pedal and I brief for a continually on the hamlet, and by a end of day on the hamlet I signal take our dog for a trace out, the unmistakable stink of smoke wafts through the air.

As we succeed the fetid hear about down the stairs, we see plumes of thick smoke foraging across our basement, swathing the unfinished walls and ceiling.  We stare in fear, approval away as it begins to deluge the stairwell.  Smothering our mouths with our shirtsleeves we unpleasantness muffled coughs.  The dog barks at the nearing smoke and then ceremoniously pees on the bottom.  Even the cat momentarily stirs from her slumbers.  We become out of one's mind, worrying to home in on the reason but it’s crazy to see through the clouding haze.

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