Articles in the Toys Category

Greenlight Motorworld Series 7 Coming …
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 9 January 2012
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Greenlight budget line, Motorworld hits series 7 and continues with cool releases … these are around $3 and excellent quality with lots of metal and (synthetic) rubber tires in many cases. Coming soon … And as a follow up to the Greenlight Hippie VW 5-pack we featured a while back, none seems to have shown […]

Amazon’s Toys of the Year
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3, Toys on 4 January 2012
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It does not look like they actually want any voting … well, other than with your wallets. It’s funny that the Top 2 games are electronics games made back into 3D object game play. That Justin Bieber one is hilarious. In his world, I guess he’s taller than a Tour Bus … Did anyone buy […]

Kinetic Sculpture Metropolis II – Chris Burden (1,100 Diecast Track)
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Posted in Toys on 1 January 2012
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They might call it kinetic sculpture but it’s more like dazzling fun … “Metropolis II has 1,100 diecast cars traveling on 18 roadways “including one six-laner,” says Burden.” You can read more at FastCompanyDesign. You can see it operating at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Fun Look Back at the History of Hot Wheels
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Posted in diecast, Toys on 14 December 2011
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I don’t know if this line will make it … No point in opening these … 🙂 You can check the first Color hangers (1988) … and more at ColourLovers.

Vote For Your Toy of the Year
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Posted in Toys on 25 November 2011
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From the Toy Industry Association – the people who run the trade show Toy Fair, they want your votes for TOY OF THE YEAR. CARS 2 did not make the list … unless it’s hidden in some category, I did not click on every category … there are some CARS 2 items that made the […]

Amazon Launches Yoyo.com
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Posted in Retail, Toys on 23 November 2011
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Amazon has launched a toy site called Yoyo.com. The deal of the day is nice – you get 40% off the regular pricing. The Mattel CARS section is pretty much non-existent – no surprise as Mattel hasn’t really shipped much lately … the Starwars section looks decent. For just toy buying, there’s no particular reason […]

Toys From the 1980’s Video + Update
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Posted in Toys on 20 November 2011
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This guy has dug through his 1980’s toys and made a video … If you’re a fan of Thundercats … Warner Brothers Consumer Products has teamed up with Bandai America for action figures based on both the new “Thundercats” animated series on Cartoon Network and the classic 1980s series. The toys will hit shelves this […]

Hot Toys 2011 According to BMO, Amazon, Toys R Us & Kmart
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Posted in Gadgets, Toys on 17 November 2011
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A $100 iPad-style computer tablet for the school-aged set is turning out to be one of the hottest, hard to get items this holiday season. LeapFrog’s LeapPad Explorer is among a list of popular toys that could become scarce closer to Christmas, industry analysts said. Besides the LeapPad, other hot sellers at risk include the […]

The Economist Says Buy More Lumps of Coal, Not Toys
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Toys on 14 November 2011
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The Economist is the curmudgeon of business magazines. It hates everyone and wants you to get off the lawn. 🙂 Since it’s a British pub, I’m not sure what the equivalent of “You kids get off my lawn.” Now, they have turned their stern monocled eye towards people who buy toys. “Britons seem highly susceptible […]

The Gold-Platnium Standard in Diorama’s: Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg
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Posted in Design, Gadgets, Toys on 14 October 2011
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Behold how to spend millions of dollars/Euro’s … playing … Overview-Intro Video The airport – yea, just a little impressive … Airport Video … Airport Finished … At Night … You can find a whole slew of their videos here. The museum is in Hamburg Germany … if you’re following their footsteps, time to get […]