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2PetalRose Maiko Release (06.08)

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We finally get the official announcement of the release of 2PetalRose’s Maiko figure. Each resin piece is handcrafted and hand painted and stand approximately 12” tall. This colorway will be limited to 10 pieces, 5 of which will be available for Pre-Order HERE on Tuesday, July 8th at 12PM GMT...

Six arms not enough? Check out this preview for a Ten-Armed Goddess Durga figure

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Some time ago I reviewed Kaiyodo's Revoltech Takeya Ashura Woodgrain Ver. and remarked that six arms were probably a little much. Apparently people are willing to take it one step further, however, as Brillist recently released a preview for an upcoming figure of a ten-armed Hindu goddess named Durga.

The 3D model seen here will apparently be the first figure of the character ever produced and features ten "fully articulate arms" (shoulder, elbows, and will also include wrists articulation). The added arms seem to be accommodated by using a thinner piece on the upper arm. I'm curious how the finished product will look.

Durga will be the first figure in Brillist's "Heroes of the World" series which is described as "celebrating makers and doers from around the world, including warriors, scientists, artists, engineers, designers, and inventors". There's currently no price point, but Durga is expected to release in February 2015.

Six arms not enough? Check out this preview for a Ten-Armed Goddess Durga figure screenshot

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Paul Kaiju Domino Jack for Show at Gunnzo!

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Paul Kaiju’s Domino Jack will be at his Event at Gunnzo during SDCC and we cannot be any happier! We’re unsure if this amazing Half Visible Jack is a one-off or a limited run, but we are hoping for more to be released during his show on Friday, July 25th....

Fans Toys Scoria FT-04 Transformers Masterpiece Slag Iron Dibots Action Figure Review

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Shratimus Prime gets pre-historic on us with a brand new Fans Toys Scoria FT-04 Transformers Masterpiece Slag Iron Dibots action figure video review. The goodness of a MP scale homage to the G1 Slag character cannot be denied! Get the scoop on Scoria from the unboxing to the robot mode to the Dibot / Dinobot alternate mode to see how the guy measures up.

Staying Active All Summer Long With Fabletics Activewear

Ron English x Toy Tokyo SDCC Exclusive GID Capn Cornstarch

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Toy Tokyo’s booth #5337 will be home to the SDCC Exclusive GID Cap’n Cornstarch by Ron English. Ron will also be hanging out at the booth on Friday to sign and sketch for his fans! Stay tuned for more information on exclusive and signing schedules for Toy Tokyo.

Batman: The Complete TV Series Comic-Con Announcement

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will officially unveil the details of its highly-anticipated November 2014 release of "Batman: The Complete Television Series" at a Comic-Con International panel – featuring special guests Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar – on Thursday, July 24 from 6:00-7:00pm in Hall H. Read on for the deets.

Tamashii: SH Figuarts Injustice Batman & The Joker

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Tasmashii Nations has released images of their upcoming SH Figuarts Injustice Batman and Joker action figures! Each figure will retail for approximately $60 and will stand 6-inches tall. Click the thumbnails above to check them out.

SDCC14: Super7 Vinyl Figures

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Super7 will be bringing a number of vinyl figures to their San Diego Comic Con booth. Note that their location has changed, as Super7 will now be occupying Booth #4945.

Steiffgal and Steiffpal's Excellent Giengen Adventure!

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Cue the special effects... and the time travel sequence! It's time for Steiffgal and Steiffpal's excellent adventure to Giengen, Germany to the Annual Steiff Sommer Festival!  Well, it's not quite as dramatic as that, but this year, Steiffgal did have quite the adventure getting to Germany to take part in the company's annual event celebrating all things "button-in-ear,"  which this year ran from June 27th through June 29th.  But once she arrived, things were, as collector's say, "just minty!" Here's a travel diary of the highlights - and challenges - associated with this trip to the birthplace of the Teddy bear.

Wednesday, June 25th

Night:  Steiffgal met Steiffpal at Logan Airport around 4:30pm for their 7:00pm flight from Boston to Stuttgart (about an hour's drive from  Giengen.) Over the years, Steiffgal has traveled the world with Steiffpal for Steiff events; this was their third annual trip to Giengen together.  After a yummy early dinner at Durgin Park restaurant in Terminal E, they headed to the gate, and awaited their flight.

The flight boarded late, because of some temperature control issues. Eventually the duo got on board and found their seats, located in the very rear of the plane.  The cabin was about 90 degrees inside.  After a few minutes the captain came on the public address system.  It was impossible to make out his words; he sounded like the teacher from the Charlie Brown cartoons - wah wha wha wha; wha, wha wha wha.  What he was saying was that the plane has been hit by a cart and was damaged; the flight was cancelled and all passengers had to evacuate the plane immediately. Once back in the terminal, the airlines announced that the next available flight to Germany was in 3 days and that all passengers were to pick up their luggage at carousel 4 and make alternative travel plans.  Oye veh!

Thursday, June 26th

Morning:  After about 100 texts and phone calls back and forth between Steiffgal, Steiffgal, and the travel agent, the duo were rebooked to Germany, albeit in a somewhat less efficient manner.  They again met at Logan airport, and took a plane to LaGuardia Airport in New York.  

Noon and night:  Steiffgal and Pal took a shuttle across town to JFK Airport, where they waited 6 hours to board a flight to Duesseldorf, Germany.

Friday, June 27th

Morning:  Thankfully, the flight was relatively uneventful and the team landed in Duesseldorf at 6am German time.  After passing through passport control, Steiffgal and Steiffpal ran to their connecting gate for their final leg to Stuttgart.  Once at the gate, the attendant "helpfully" told them that their flight was cancelled, and the next flight would be at 4pm, if space were available.  Oye veh - again!

Noon:  Steiffgal and Pal headed to the traveler's help desk, to see what the options were.  Already, they had lost a day at festival... not good!  They decided to take the train from Duesseldorf to Giengen - about a 5 hour ride.  After collecting their baggage and finding the station, they boarded a train for a one stop transfer to a connecting line.  Once at the station,  they discovered their connecting train has been cancelled!  Oye veh - yet another crazy curve ball in what should have been a straightforward 8 hour trip!


Night:  Finally, four trains later and after much standing in line, waiting on platforms, and wondering if they were traveling on the right trains and in the right direction... Steiffgal and Steiffpal arrived in Giengen around 4:30 in the afternoon!  Hallelujah!  The team made the quick walk from the Giengen train station to the company's campus.  And what a homecoming that felt like - after Wednesday, Thursday, and most of Friday in transit! After a few quick hellos, a kind friend took them to the Lobinger Hotel  - a five minute drive from downtown Giengen - where they could finally put away their baggage, freshen up, and start enjoying their time away! The Lobinger Hotel is pictured above on the left.  After a few beers, dinner with friends, and a quick walk to the convenience store across the street from the hotel, Steiffgal and Steiffpal hit the hay in anticipation of a fabulous weekend at Festival.

Saturday, June 28th

Morning:  The day started with a great German breakfast including lox,  muslix, and of course, hearty bread chock-full of seeds and nuts!  Steiffgal and Steiffgal squirreled away two giant pretzels from the buffet for a later-in-the-day treat.  Then they took the shuttle from the hotel to the Steiff campus.   

Immediately upon arriving at Festival, Steiffgal and Pal headed off to the vintage dealer area, where they met with longtime friends and sellers - and "circulated the economy" in a pretty enthusiastic way. Steiffgal purchased a number of unique items from several dealers in this area for friends, colleagues, and her store.  She felt like Santa Claus with her long "Steiff wish list" from friends in hand; however, she was only moderately successful in fulfilling these purchase requests.  This was probably because she arrived a day after opening day and many of these highly sought after items had already been sold.  She bought a 35 cm sitting German Pincher from the 1920's for her own collection; this beauty is pictured here to the left.  He is sitting, head jointed, and made from brown tipped mohair.  He was produced in 17, 22, 28, 35, 43, and 50 cm overall from 1914 through 1931.


After a few hours, Steiffgal and Pal found themselves in the Steiff sales area, which was a large tented space filled to the brim with new Steiff items from the Steiff warehouses and overproduction areas.  This sales area is traditional to the Festival and there are always great treasures to be found - including some one of a kinds and hand samples! The company constantly refreshed the displays throughout the event, so it was important to keep checking back. Here, Steiffgal purchased a number of gifts for friends, as well as a few unusual items for the store.  For herself, she found a somewhat unusual five ways jointed golden Winnie the Pooh, which she thinks was made as an exclusive for Japan a few years back.  Pooh, who is five ways jointed and is 24 cm standing, is pictured here on the left. 

Noon:  After a quick lunch of a giant pretzel and a cold beer, Steiffgal and Steiffpal toured the wonderful Steiff Museum, which features exhibits for kids, families, and vintage collectors as well.  As part of the weekend celebration, the lobby of the museum had a handsome display of two important Steiff Japan projects:  a collaboration with BMW, and a youth soccer (or football if you are not from the USA!) program for children impacted by the severe earthquake of 2011. The museum has many permanent, dynamic displays and vignettes, including one about Margarete starting the company which takes place in her early workshop, and another about Richard Steiff, which takes place in his creativity studio.  The museum also features a huge display of studio animals, hands on kids play areas, a multi-floor slide in the shape of a snake, and of course a breathtaking display of vintage Steiff treasures from  the late 1880's onward.  Steiffgal's favorite museum treasure was a fully jointed felt baby doll - something she had only read about in the past - who is pictured here in the upper left.  This dear dolly was produced in 28 and 35 cm in 1916 and 1917 only.


Night:  For many, one of the major highlights of the Steiff celebration weekend is the annual Teddy Dorado auction, which is held the Saturday evening of the event.  This year, Steiffgal read the catalog descriptions in English from the stage, while Pal wore the white gloves and presented many of the treasures to the audience. The auction featured 78 hand selected items at a spectrum of price points.  

The auction was especially meaningful for Steiffgal because it was there that she got to meet a new friend from the UK in person - one she had been Skyping and emailing with for almost a year!  This friend had discovered a very special item in an auction lot; this treasure turned out to be an extremely rare black Steiff bear!  After much consideration, the friend decided to sell this black bear, whom she named Black Jack, at the Teddy Dorado summer auction.  And what a good choice that was!  He realized over 18,000 euro!  He is pictured here above on the left. Other auction highlights that evening included a one of a kind mohair owl from the collection of Ava Steiff which realized over 9,500 euro; a Teddy Clown that realized almost 6,000 euro; and an unusual Teddy bear on a green mohair mat which realized over 9,500 euro (prices shown include the buyer's premium).  After the auction, which lasted over 2 hours, Steiffgal, Steiffpal, Black Jack's family, and the Teddy Dorado team all enjoyed a wonderful celebratory dinner at the Sud Italia restaurant in downtown Giengen.  

Sunday, June 29th

Morning:  There was no rest for the weary and after a quick breakfast, Steiffgal and Pal were back on the Steiff campus.  The first stop of the morning was back to the sales tent, where the team scored a few more good deals.  Pal picked up a few early style bears, and Steiffgal purchased more gifts for friends as well as an unusual long blonde mohair dog that looked like a cross between a lab and a chow chow.  He is pictured here above on the left. They then again walked the vintage sales area, where Pal bought a special black and white cow that she'd been after for awhile. 

Noon:  After a light lunch of pretzels and beer (are you starting to see a theme here?) the team decided to brave the rain and wind and take a foot tour of  Giengen.  The town itself is quite small, only about 17 square miles total.  The downtown has a few banks, restaurants, convenience stores, and retail stores all set within turn of last century or earlier buildings with cobblestone sidewalks, fountains, and lots of flowers in window boxes. It is really quite charming! After wandering about for an hour or so, Steiffgal and Pal found themselves at the birth house of Margarete Steiff, located just a stone's throw from the factory on Lederstrasse, or Leather Street.  The front of the house is pictured here above on the left. This turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip for both travelers, and you can take this tour yourself (albeit virtually!) by clicking here!

Night: With jetlag and the frenetic pace finally catching up to them, sleepy Steiffgal and Pal grab said their goodbyes to friends on the Steiff campus and took the shuttle back to the Lobinger hotel. Upon arrival, they dropped off their bags and met a group of friends from the US and UK for drinks in the hotel lobby.  Over time, the group slowly migrated to the dining room, where everyone enjoyed a leisurely traditional southern German style dinner.  Steiffgal had a salad and pot roast with onion gravy, while Pal had veal schnitzel with fries.  Then it was back to the rooms for packing - and repacking - bags to fit within the airline's travel regulations, and a good night's sleep.

Monday, June 30th

Morning:  With bags packed, Steiffgal and Pal met friends for a quick breakfast in the lobby, and then checked out of their hotel.  They caught a ride with a colleague to the Stuttgart airport. Although it was pouring rain, the drive was interesting and very scenic. Once at the airport, they breezed through security and the plane - heading to London - took off and landed right on schedule.

Noon:  At Heathrow, Steiffgal and Pal did a little window shopping after the elaborate security screening.  A delightful surprise was seeing a Steiff bear featured in the window of Hamley's airport store!  Next on the airport agenda was the team's annual "last meal before crossing the pond" at Wagamama, where Steiffgal and Pal each had a delicious lobster and seafood salad and split an order of edamame - this yummy meal is pictured above on the left.  The plane did indeed board on time, and except for an hour long ground delay, took off and landed "relatively" on time and in a completely uneventful manner!  Yay!  Apparently the travel curse has been broken!

Night:  Steiffgal and Pal say their goodbyes in Logan Airport and promise to return to Giengen together in 2015!  

Steiffgal hopes this travel log has convinced you to attend Steiff Sommer 2015 - without the travel hassles, of course!

Have a question about one of your Steiff treasures? Let's talk! Click here to learn more.  

[video] Four of the Most Expensive Toys for Billionaires

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July 8 (Bloomberg) –- In today's world of excess, the richest of the rich desire the priciest toys they can find. The wheels, wings and engines of the uber-rich comes at a cost. Bloomberg RANX how the ...

Hero Mashers Team Pack Bumblebee And Strafe Spotted In Stores

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Reports are hitting that the next in the Transformers Hero Mashers line are turning up! Toys R Us stores in the midwest (confirmed in Illinois and Indiana so far) are stocking the two pack of Bumblebee and Strafe (Swoop) now, at a price of $29.99. If you spot these locally, be sure to drop by our sightings forum and spread the word to your fellow local fans!

Spend More Time Enjoying Outdoors This Summer

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hot Shot® Insecticides. This summer you can spend more time enjoying outdoors when you don’t have bus everywhere. In California we have a lot of ants so those are the most common outdoor bug that become a problem for outdoor entertaining and enjoying. We… [read more]

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Jubilee Bishoujo Statue by Kotobukiya Sneak Peek

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On their Facebook page, Kotobukiya has released a sneak peek of their new Jubilee Bishoujo Statue. It is currently a work in progress, but Kotobukiya is going to be showing off behind the scenes pictures all week. Looks like this Jubilee Bishoujo figure is shaping up to be awesome. via facebook

The post Jubilee Bishoujo Statue by Kotobukiya Sneak Peek appeared first on Statue Reviews and News.

2014 SDCC Exclusive Frozen POP! Vinyl Figures


REVIEW: Harley Quinn Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectibles

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CLICK HERE TO ORDER: Transcript: Welcome everyone. This is BMR Productions. Today I’m very excited to bring this review to you. Today we have the Sideshow Collectibles Harley Quinn Exclusive. This thing is absolutely amazing, but before I get on with the review, let me go ahead and just show you what it comes with and how to put it together. So first we start off with the base. The base is really, really detailed and like I said I’m going to get into that a little later, but first you start off with the base. And then the next

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Name That…Clock

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This has to be one of the stranger accessories I have that came from a single carded figure.  

San Diego Comic-Con 2014: QMx Unveil Firefly And DC Comics Exclusives

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San Diego Comic-Con is just a couple of weeks away, and Quantum Mechanix (QMx) have issued a press release to announce their exclusives for the show. Click through for the details.

Mattel Disney Planes: The Mysterious Metallic & Toy Fair Dusty’s Solved

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“Brian Richardson” & “Derek Muranaga”sends along great photos that finally clears up the mystery of the acrylic box Dusty’s. While there was a Dusty giveaway at Toy Fair, it looks like (Metallic) “Racing Dusty Crophopper” was supposed to be a Kmart Mail-Away. Derek’s very interesting photo of the box with product code started us down […]

‘Walking Dead’ Brick Building Sets Help Bring The Zombie Apocalypse Home

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Are you ready to build the dead? McFarlane Toys is launching a new line of construction sets (think: high end Legos) for "The Walking Dead," and we've got all the details.
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