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Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister may not be the ugly little dwarf from the books, but he is probably the best actor for the part there is, and now you can own the most impressive Tyrion figure ever made for $130(USD). It isn’t the ugly dwarf from the books of course, but it is an amazing likeness of the TV version – before the life-altering facial scar.

This impressive Game of Thrones figure will be available for pre-order starting on May 26th at 9am Hong Kong time (that’s 9pm Eastern time on May 25th.) It stands 8.7″ tall and includes interchangeable hands, a goblet, a book and of course his clothes. Unsurprisingly, a tiny version of Shae is nowhere around.

This level of detail is pretty stunning and I can’t wait to see threezero’s other GoT figures now. They are going to be amazing.

[Facebook via Kotaku]

If you loved the new remake of Godzilla, I’m sure you’d love to own a statue of the fat King of Monsters. Sideshow Collectibles will be releasing a line of collectibles based on the movie, and as a promotion the toy maker will be giving away a Godzilla maquette through an online raffle.

Here’s a very brief glimpse at the statue being made:

Run for the hills and head to Sideshow Collectibles to join the Godzilla giveaway.

[via Bleeding Cool]

We’ve seen all kinds of game controller plushies, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen one that can actually be used to play video games. Adafruit’s Becky Stern built the soft controller using their Flora Arduino-compatible platform and some conductive thread and fabric.

Even though Becky’s design looks like a squishy, oversize NES controller, your computer will recognize the plushie as a USB keyboard, so you can use it with any keyboard-based game. If you’re handy with stitching, perhaps you can modify Becky’s guide and make a plushie of your favorite controller. It would probably take a long time to build a full keyboard plushie though.

Make a plush browser and head to Adafruit for the full guide and parts list.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker stands out among other Zelda games for its distinctive art style, an anime-infused aesthetic that made Link as cute as a button. If you want to stare at him all day, get this Nendoroid Link action figure.

Good Smile Company’s action figure comes with equally tiny replicas of the Hero’s Sword, Hero’s Shield, Heart Container and the Wind Waker itself. It also comes with four heads, each with a different expression: smiling, nervous, serious and angry.

Lock on to your browser and head to Good Smile’s online shop to pre-order the action figure. It costs ¥4,000 (~$39 USD) and will be released this August.

[via GeekTyrant]

Check out this Kickstarter campaign for KitRex, which is basically a 3D paper velociraptor that you build yourself. 3D paper velociraptor? I’m in. You build the googly-eyed dinosaur by folding and tabbing together specially cut pieces of high-quality Bristol board. It balances on its feet. You can put googly eyes on it, feathers, and what ever you want.

This project came about because of a homework assignment in which creator Lisa Glover was asked to research a manufacturing process and demonstrate it in a unique way. So she researched industrial origami, and in about 50 hours she had designed, cut, and built a wearable 15-ft long velociraptor out of cardboard (shown above). When she decided to wear it to a costume party, needless to say she was the star of the evening. While you can’t buy her velociraptor costume, you can own this smaller, 3-foot-long version of the paper velociraptor.

KitRex is starting out by making paper raptors, but hopes to go on to make a complete paper menagerie of dinosaurs, including the mighty T. Rex.

The project has already made more than 12 times its original $8,000(USD) fundraising goal, because people love them some dinosaurs. If you want one for yourself, pledge at least $20 over on Kickstarter by April 29.

[via The Mary Sue]