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Toyark sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has opened up pre-orders for multiple upcoming releases from Extreme Sets. The new Pop-Up Dioramas include new 1/12 Scale dios, as well as new 1/18 Scale Dios, which scale perfectly with your 3.75″ to 4″ Figures. The sets work great for figure displays, as well as photo shoots. As you may know, we use Extreme Sets dioramas quite often in our own photo galleries. The sets include:

You can find the full slate of Big Bad toy Store’s available Extreme Sets by Clicking Here. The new pre-orders are due out in the second quarter. See new images after the jump.

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Time for another round of epic diorama action courtesy of Extreme Sets!  Extreme-Sets.com has been producing pop-up build it yourself dioramas made of cardboard for a hot minute, they are currently on Wave 6.  This round includes The Cave, which is perfect for Mr. Wayne and the family, A Bank and Vault (2 sets), so you can have the full setup getting robbed, a new Subway option in 59th Street, recreating the epic NYC hub, a floor pack featuring simple tiles to use with other sets or even by themselves, and the Abandoned House 1.5, this time all the spook without major graffiti.

We encourage you to check our previous galleries to see how they all work and thoughts on the system overall.  In short, it’s awesome for a shelf or for use in toy photography.

We’ve run all these by themselves to show what they can do, and you can expect we will continue to use them throughout 2019 in our action figure galleries and reviews.  Their re-configuration and ability to be broken down and stored quickly is perfect for toy photography.  If you have open space for display or shelves that fit these guys, they work great for dynamically displaying a group of figures together rather than just stuffing them in there single file like we tend to do.  And hey, if you have kids – they’re a perfect play session waiting to happen!

Read on to check out our pics courtesy of the ES team, and hit Extreme-Sets.com to grab your copies!  They even have some of the older sets still in stock as well.  Use coupon code TOYARK at checkout for 15% off your order!

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Today we’re taking a look at one of the new releases from Extreme Sets. For this photo shoot, we check out the Elevator Hallway Pop-Up Diorama. Much like the Extreme Gas Station, this set features a massive scale display along with some impressive engineering to bring your scenes to life.The Elevator Hallway Dio includes four wall panels with working doors, two smaller wall panels, three floor pieces, and a full elevator with working doors. Each of the main wall panels are 20″ long by 12″ high, and work perfectly for 6″ scale to 8″ scale figures. The set is available now from Extreme Sets and is priced at $44.99. You can order it directly from Extreme Sets by Clicking Here. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order!

Extreme Sets provided us with the Elevator Hallway. After the jump you can see my photos and my thoughts on the release.

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Fans who have followed us for a while have seen that we’ve been using numerous Extreme Sets Pop-Up Dioramas to add an additional bit of life to our photo shoots. Extreme Sets offers numerous diorama displays all made from light weight cardboard, making them easy to set up, and even easier to store. As new sets are released, they have moved beyond simple walls and floors and into more elaborate designs that add a whole new dimension to your photos and displays. One of their newest releases, and the set we’re looking at today, is the Extreme Gas Station Pop-Up Diorama.It includes everything needed to set up a corner gas station display, complete with overhead and pumps.

Extreme Sets sent along the Gas Station for us to check out. After the jump you can find over 40 photos of the set, along with some figures to show how well they work.

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Extreme Sets produce cardboard based diorama sets designed to work for your display set ups and toy photography.  They interconnect using a slot system allowing for both simple and complex staging areas.  We’ve been a big fan of them here since getting a hold of some last year.  Today we are going to take a look at another one from their latest wave, Multiverse Collection Series 5.  The Abandoned House 2.0 is an upgraded version of their original Wave 1 Abandoned House set, just like the Deranged Alley 2.0 is an upgrade of the original (and both are my personal favs now).

This set comes with 6 wall panels, 3 floor panels, and 2 columns.  4 of the wall panels now have doors that are pre cut to open and close.   This door aspect has been awesome in my opinion, especially for photography.  It allows for great wide angle shots and adds dimension to the scene.  And if you have the room in your display, you can layer figs behind them on both sides. The entire set has a LOT of graffiti on it.  Even the floors.  This differentiates it from the original set.  While it is well done, I would have preferred a little less.  Or at least a couple panels with, a couple without.  Apparently some cardboard teenage delinquents got in there and really went to town.

Tabbing is great, all panels slide together well and stay in place.  These sets now use a white backing to add some stability to the cardboard, that also helps with the ease of tabbing.  I personally put a little thick tape along the seems of the floor panels on the under-side to keep them together tight.

Bottom line, it’s another solid set for the 1:12 / 6 inch scale, and if you want to display or shoot horror figures, zombies, or just straight creepy urban figs (think – Batman and his baddies), then this will work.  There are enough to choose from now that you can get something for almost all the genres.

If you’re interested after you check it out: The fine folks at Extreme-Sets.com have given us a coupon code for a discount on your orders. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order!

Read on to see over 35 HD images to see what it can do!

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Today we are taking a look at an exclusive colorway of the One:12 Deathstroke figure by Mezco Toyz. The Previews Exclusive PX version is primarily black instead of blue with the half orange mask and orange highlights throughout the weaponry.  He comes packed with an unmasked head, 2 sets of extra hands, sword, sheath and strap for it, and 5 different guns each with removable clips or ammo.  As with all One:12 figures, it is a stunning piece that addresses most high end collector’s needs.  Full range of articulation at every conceivable point, detailed sculpt, meticulous paint and weathering.  Bottom line, he stands firm as a badass on any shelf you place him.

In conjunction with the gallery for this fine piece of plastic, we are also busting out the Extreme Sets Deranged Alley 2.0 Pop-Up Diorama.  This is a remix of the original Deranged Alley set, which happens to be my favorite of all they’ve done so far. This version comes with 6 wall panels, and 2 of them now feature doors.  It also has 2 brick columns and 3 floor panels.  Overall it gives you much more range for display or photography needs.

Read on to check out both items in depth with over 95 HD images available!

Entertainment Earth

Related Entertainment Earth links: All One:12 Figures, One:12 Catwoman, One:12 Ghostbusters, One:12 Black Panther.

Background featured in pics below are from Extreme-Sets.com. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order!

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In 2017, we completed more photo shoots than any other year we’ve been live. We shared over 270 Total Collectible and Action Figure Galleries, totaling well over 350 action figures and collectibles. Between the three main staff members, we spent nearly every day this year photographing and prepping a photo shoot to share with our fans and readers. While I can’t promise that we’ll keep up that blistering pace in 2018, I can promise we’ll continue to bring everyone some fantastic galleries throughout the year. So, if you would like to revisit any of our photo shoots, or feel like you missed a few dozen galleries, you can see the full selection of photo shoots after the jump!

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If you’re a fan of our toy and collectible photo shoots, then you’ve no doubt seen that we’ve been using numerous Extreme Sets Pop-Up Dioramas to add an additional bit of depth to our shoots. These cardboard backdrops and displays are getting more and more elaborate and detailed with each new release. One of their newest releases was the Asylum Pop-Up Diorama. With this set, fans can set up a multi-room hallway or an extra long decorative wall, perfect for numerous comic book, horror or sci-fi figures. With this set, you get not only the static walls, but multiple functional doorways, a prison cell wall and flooring.

Today we’re taking a look at the Asylum set, with a full gallery, including some fully set up scenes to showcase how this set can be used. After the jump, you can find out my thoughts on the display set, as well as over 45 photos of the Asylum Pop-Up Dio.

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Tonight we are taking a look at another Extreme Sets Pop Up diorama, “The Building 2”. This is their second full building offering, this time one story tall. The Building 2 can be combined with previous building / alley environments to build out your Extreme City. It can be configured in a square with a roof attached to mimic the building, or, opened up to act as building fronts in a backdrop scenario. We’ve also cracked open the Ground Pack, a separate release with panels for three types of flooring – concrete (seen here), metal grates and sewer panels. Read on to check out some additional thoughts and images of it in use!

Also of note: The fine folks at Extreme-Sets.com have given us a coupon code for a discount on your orders. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order! They are also offering 25% off on orders over 120 USD with an email sign up at the moment.

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Next up in our look at the latest round of Extreme Sets display dioramas is the Animated Port Pop Up from Multiverse Series 4.  The set looks to be inspired by what the docks looked like in Batman The Animated series, though it is not directly based on it or anything else.  It works with 6/7 inch figures perfectly and comes with a huge single piece background, along with 3 containers that open up and several crates for scattering around the scene.  Any kind of urban environment figures will work here, Marvel, DC, Turtles and the like.    Read on to check out some additional thoughts and pics!

Also of note: The fine folks at Extreme-Sets.com have given us a coupon code for a discount on your orders. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 15% off your order! They are also offering 25% off on orders over 120 USD with an email sign up at the moment.

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