Kick ass retro and steampunk figurines (Punkadyne Labs (Punkwalrus))

While looking for Grand Moff Tarkin images (don't ask), I came across this little gem:

http://www.sillof.com

This guy does custom figurines in various styles, mostly steampunk, but a few creative twists are here and there. My favorite so far is the 1942 Han Solo. Posted in: figurines , retro , star wars , steampunk

Retro video game shopping (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Lemme tell you, shopping for retro video games is something wonderful, over here in Japan. While most of us are stuck to eBay in the Netherlands, over here you'll find loads of shops dedicated to the subject.

So far, my favourite is Super Potato, who have shops in both Den Den Town and Akiba. As you can see from this video at Akihabara News, their Tokyo shop is huge. With over 50.000 titles at your disposal, it's hard not to spend huge amounts of money :)

I was amazed to find -very- good prices on PC Engines (~Y1800 for a complete set of hardware), Wonderswan Crystals (~Y5000 for a brand-spanking new one, complete MIB) and Famicom Disk Systems (~Y3500 for a complete set).

It's just a shame that most of the stuff won't work in Europe, without convertors or step-down power convertors. But damn, the price is right! :)

Posted in: akihabara , den den town , retro , video games