Cinematic Toys

Artoo, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. The other day I realized that while this blog already has several posts there hasn’t been any true starting post, the one that kicks things off and explains what it’ll be all about. Part of the reason why that’s missing is that this blog has gone through several iterations [...]

Star Wars Republic Commando – Vode An, Brothers All, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Legal disclaimer: The following story is considered Fan Fiction. All entities used are the legal properties and registered trademarks of Lucas Film Limited. I am not affiliated with Lucas Film or any of their subsidiaries or license holders. “Some time after [...]

ALIENS revisted, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. This is an alternate take on ALIENS’ story progression. I like to analyze movies and toss ideas around how to change certain scenes if I had a say (while I certainly hold no claims of any improvements whatsoever, they simply are ideas along the lines of "what if") [...]

Appleseed, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Yamato action figures of Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires from the 2004 anime Appleseed based on Masamune Shirow’s manga of the same name. I very much enjoyed the movie right the first time I watched it and can definitely recommend it if you like Animes such as Ghost in [...]

Battlestar Atlantia – Konami, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I really enjoy photographing small scale models and am often impressed with the quality and detail of Japanese Gashapon. This types of trading figures are rather popular in Japan and come in sealed boxes (so called “blind-boxes” as the exact figure contained is unknown). Each series [...]

The Creed, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. For as they sow So shall they reap A hundredfold Wind they have sown Storm wind they will reap Contempt they have sown Vengeance they will reap For every despicable utterance One of them shall fall Until the assessor has fulfilled his deed And the reaper descends on [...]