Everyone's favourite geek toy just got scarier: Lost characters as Kubricks

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Now these are flippin’ scary, and rather expensive too, at ¥14,979 (£74) for the above boxset, which contains seven characters from Lost.

I can see Jack, Sawyer looks dead-realistic, as do Sayid, a trim-looking Hurley, very bald Locke, and ‘ya’ll everybody’-singing Charlie. But please don’t tell me that’s Kate, squeezed in between her two men, Jack and Sawyer? I knew she had butch arms, but jeepers…

Daft Punk proves they're Harder, Better, Faster and Stronger with some limited edition Bearbricks

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Kubricks and vinyl toys’ popularity continue to soar (and not just amongst geeks), with these Daft Punk Bearbricks perfect proof of just how mainstream the once-cult toy collecting fad has become. It doesn’t mean I want them any less, of course!

Fans should be aware of why the French electronica duo wear helmets – as shown on the Bearbricks pictured – but if not, Thomas Bangalter from the dance act explains it quite well here. “We did not choose…