Articles in the Toys Category

Never Leave the Basement: Custom SlotMod Slot Tracks
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Posted in Toys on 16 August 2012
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Now, you have an excuse to never leave the basement … SlotMod’s will build your dream slot track for you … Humm, Speedway of the South or Radiator Springs? Lots of fun videos to check at the site.

Papafoxtrot Modern Wood Block Ships
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Posted in Toys on 12 August 2012
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Papafoxtrot has made modern container ships in the old school wood block style … Nice LNG! They are not cheap but they seem to made of high quality and top notch design … and yes, each element comprises of a block of wood you can assemble and unassemble. Or to be ultra, ultra realistic … […]

Back to the Future 1:15 Scale Time Machine DeLoreans
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Posted in Toys on 8 July 2012
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Entertainment Earth has 1:15 scale versions of some of the various versions of the Back to the Future DeLoreans as assembled by Doc Brown … The hover version as seen in BTTF 1 and 2 … pretty cool Lights & Sounds version … ” … Wheels pop out for “flight mode”! The wheels spin, the […]

X Games Hot Wheels Double Dog Dare Loop … They Live!
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Posted in Mattel, Toys on 8 July 2012
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At this past weekend’s X Games in Los Angeles, California, the two drivers simultaneously traversed a pair of 66-foot-tall loops at an exact speed of 52 MPH, managing to pull 7 Gs as they ran up and over the two life-sized tracks. After several practice runs last week, the safety nets were removed as the […]

Own Your Own Foul Mouth Movie TED Teddy Bear Plush
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Posted in Toys on 7 July 2012
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He’s no Winnie the Pooh … It’s crazy TED … Who wouldn’t want an R-Rated Movie TED Talking Teddy Bear? Available to Pre-Order from Entertainment Earth. There are also some other versions but what’s in the fun in those? 🙂 Now that TED is a massive hit, wonder what other foul-mouth plush movie we will […]

Comic Book ART Posters
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Posted in Disney, Toys on 28 June 2012
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Nice classy Comic Book ART posters on archival paper (beats tearing it out of your comic book). At Beyond the Rack (sign up or sign in). Marvel posters range from $79 to $349 … just a sample shown here … And while not cheap at Entertainment Earth (@$475), signed and very limited glicee print (only […]

Are Hot Wheels Supposed to be NSFW?
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 4 June 2012
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Sure, HR might write you up for looking at Hot Wheels at work but normally just for wasting time looking at toys … The Hanna Barbera ones are also out but it’s not really a Flintstones car if you can’t put your feet through the floor.

Entertainment Earth Model Kit Buy One – Get One 50% Sale
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Posted in Toys on 1 June 2012
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Entertainment Earth has a nice selection of model kits – Buy One Get One 50% Off.

Mattel Monster High Holiday Exclusives 2012: Get Ready To Go to Every Store …
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Posted in Toys on 13 May 2012
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Monster High is getting the exclusive treatment at a whole slew of stores this holiday/Christmas season. The Coffin Bean Giftset (Costco) Includes Clawdeen Wolf and Draculaura, Coffin Bean shop, couch, chair, coffee table, food piece-count and a “Monster Beat” magazine.   Customized Assortment (Kohl’s) This assortment includes Monster High ghouls Operetta and Clawdeen Wolf dolls. […]

80’s Cartoon Theme’s Remixed: You Can Dance If You Want To …
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Posted in Toys, TV on 9 May 2012
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80’s “Cartoon” Themes Remixed – were they actually cartoons or 30-minute toy infomercials? 🙂 From DJ Tee HERE.