Greg Bishop/Flickr, Rob Kim/Getty Images When you’re worth several billion dollars, you’re bound to want to spend that wealth on some extravagant toys. Wealthy tech executives are no exception to the rule. From sports franchises to private planes, we’ve rounded up some of the most interesting toys tech billionaires have splurged on recently. View as one page Google chairman Eric Schmidt has a ...
The 12 Best Toys Of Tech’s Wealthiest Executives
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This 24 karat gold Godzilla statue prefers to break banks, not cities
I don't know how much monetary damage Godzilla does to a city block, but this statue could go a long way to repair one on its own. Jeweler Ginza Tanaka is celebrating 60 years of Godzilla on the silver screen with gold in the form of this 24 karat gold Godzilla statue. The only thing more impressive than it's hefty weight of 15kg (about 33 pounds) is it's price tag.
¥150,000,000 or a little less than US$1.5 million.
That is a lot of money for a lot of angry lizard. The statue is for sale and Ginza Tanaka will be parading it around to their branches a week at a time starting next week to coincide with the latest movie's Japanese release on July 25.
I have to wonder, if you had that kind of money to burn what golden character would you be willing to buy?
[Hachima Kikou via Anime News Network]
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2014 SDCC Exclusive Funko 6" Game Of Thrones Legacy Collection Tyrion Lannister Figure
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Amanda Visell Kitten Beartrap OG Sparkly Sets Available Now
Amanda Visell has just released her newest resin creation, the Kitten Bear Trap. The OG Sets are limited to 55 pieces and go for $90 and a the Glitter Sets are limited to 35 pieces for $115. They measure 3” x 2” x 2.5” and are hand sculpted, casted and...
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Tech 4 Kids Partners with Flappy Bird to Launch Licensed Toys
Tech 4 Kids is partnering with the most downloaded game of 2014, Flappy Bird, for new toy and lifestyle products in time for the game’s re-launch. First to enter the market this October is Flappy Bird Mash’Ems, available in six different Flappy Bird characters. These will follow the popular Mash’Ems trend that continues to grow [...]
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Funko will bring Goonies goodness to SDCC
So we’re getting close to the end of Funko’s SDCC exclusives reveals. I’ve been pretty excited about a few of their figures, especially the Pop! Headless Hershel. Today’s batch of exclusives features a mix of movies, and more Game of Thrones.
It’s a popular show, I know, but so is The Walking Dead and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Ok, so let’s kick this off with their latest Game of Thrones exclusive. From the Legacy Collection, there will be a Battle Damaged Tyrion Lannister with his weapon and helmet.
Next, there will be a Nightmare Before Christmas ReAction figure of Jack Skellington and his dog, Zero. Keeping with the spooky, there will also be a glow in the dark and blood splattered Billy from Saw. There will also be a Pop! Sloth from The Goonies wearing his Superman shirt. If you wanted this Sloth in another form, there will also be a ReAction figure of this particular Sloth as well.
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Horsman, Ltd. Christmas in July Sale
I am so bad. I looked through the Horsman items yesterday and although the prices are ridiculously great, I decided to pass.
Today I was browsing Prego (not a great idea if you don't want to spend $$) and I caved. I went back to Horsman and ordered their two backdrops, (City Loft View and the Classic Column Room Backdrops,) two pairs of shoes and their well-scaled fireplace. These are for 16" dolls.
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Before shipping, the total came to just under $85. The sale offers 60% off of everything on their site, dolls included. I'm not a fan of the Vita doll but if you are...get in there and order one or two. A $200. doll will cost you $80. Some of the furniture is sold out already but there's still plenty available. I was hoping for the storefront but alas, it was not listed.
Link: http://www.horsmanltd.com/default.asp
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Today I was browsing Prego (not a great idea if you don't want to spend $$) and I caved. I went back to Horsman and ordered their two backdrops, (City Loft View and the Classic Column Room Backdrops,) two pairs of shoes and their well-scaled fireplace. These are for 16" dolls.
Before shipping, the total came to just under $85. The sale offers 60% off of everything on their site, dolls included. I'm not a fan of the Vita doll but if you are...get in there and order one or two. A $200. doll will cost you $80. Some of the furniture is sold out already but there's still plenty available. I was hoping for the storefront but alas, it was not listed.
Link: http://www.horsmanltd.com/default.asp
Do let me know if I've enabled you. :-)
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Unique Toys - DX9 D02S Splinter New Figure Homage to Not Wreckgar
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Unique Toys - DX9 announce their latest figure: D02S Splinter. Based on the UT-D01 Salmoore, this new figure remold from Unique Toys stands at voyager class height and is now up for preorder at $89.99. A great addition to your third party collection. The figure is slated for shipping in August 2014. You can order this figure now at bigbadtoystore.com. Read on to see the images for the full preview.
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New Images Keith's Fantasy Club Sencho Barbossa the Pirate Captain
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Here is a gallery of the finished version of KFC's Sencho Barbossa, the first of their Sky Pirates. Should be out next week. Also including some box art of the good captain. Read on to see the figure in robot mode and his alternate shark mode as well as look at some character art.
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SDCC14: DKE Toys – R2-DX by Motorbot
Another 2014 San Diego Comic Con exclusive that will be available only at the DKE Toys booth is R2-DX by Motorbot. The hand made resin figure is a limited edition run of only 20 pieces. It can be picked up at Booth #5045 for $45.00 each.
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Mysterious Japanese Optimus Prime appears online
Best part about being a fan even in this day and age is that there are still surprises and mysteries that are hard to explain on their own. Over on Transformers Facebook fan site Planet Iacon they've found themselves with just such a mystery in the form of a new Optimus Prime prototype. As you can see the figure appears to be full sculpted, but still unpainted. This is all pretty common for when Takara Tomy wants to show a new figure. No, the mystery here is exactly what this figure is.
It's hard to tell from the solitary image, but at first glance, standing on its special base, it looks like a statue. The level of detail is far beyond what we normally see in Transformers figures, even for Masterpiece so it has to be a statue, right? Then you take a closer look and you notice odd things like the cuts in the forearms and the opening chest with Matrix inside and that the articulation actually looks like it could work and you start to wonder if this could be more action figure than statue. And while looking at it it seems impossible for it to be able to transform, but did you notice the tires on his right leg are a little crooked? Like they were made to roll, but not attached firmly to the prototype? Makes me wonder...
Whatever it is I'm sure we'll see a lot more of it very soon. The image has the Thrilling 30 logo for celebrating the franchise's anniversary which would end at the end of 2014 so it makes sense that it could be released by the end of the year, though at this point it might sooner be January or February 2015. I know I like it and can't wait to see it finished.
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DC Collectibles New 52 Deluxe Lex Luthor Figure Video Review & Images
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Martin Hsu Dragon Dog Blacky Release @ SDCC
Martin Hsu is extremely happy to announce that Blacky will be making its debut release at SDCC. These will be available at Martin’s Booth #4530 all weekend long. The OG Dragon Dog Blacky stands 4” tall and will retail $25 each. The online release will take place soon or for...
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theToySource 7-16 Weekly SourceNews! New Bandai Tamashii Preorders and More
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SDCC ReAction Figures Alien Egg Chamber Playset Pre-Order
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Batman: Assault on Arkham - Opening Scene
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SDCC14: 3DRetro – The Wild Girls: Beverly and Chou Chou
3DRetro has announced another San Diego Comic Con 2014 release...this one in conjunction with artist Gary Baseman. The Wild Girls 2 pack figure set includes a 6-inch tall Beverly and a 3.5-inch tall Chou Chou. Both figures can stand on their own (flower bases included) or can join together at the hands via magnets. This original […]
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Scott Tolleson x Mighty Jaxx Co-Lab Lyle Beans Available @ SDCC
Scott Tolleson x Mighty Jaxx’s Co-Lab Lyle Beans will be available at this years SDCC! You can find these interchangeable 3.5” figures at Scott’s Booth #5139 for $30 each. If you get the full set of 4, you will receive the clear absolutely free! Sets are limited, so you’re going...
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Rozen Maiden Souseiseki Figure by WAVE
WAVE has revealed the Rozen Maiden DreamTeach Souseiseki PVC Figure (ローゼンメイデン 蒼星石) and it is currently available for pre-order. Based on the anime and manga series “Rozen Maiden”, the Souseiseki Figure is not built to scale and stands approximately 15cm tall. It retails for ¥9,300 ($91.44) and will be released in January 2015. Order from:
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Rozen Maiden Suiseiseki Figure by WAVE
WAVE is releasing the Rozen Maiden DreamTech Suiseiseki PVC Figure (ローゼンメイデン 翠星石) and it is currently available for pre-order. Based on the anime and manga series “Rozen Maiden”, the Suiseiseki Figure is not built to scale and stands approximately 14cm tall. It retails for ¥9,500 ($93.40) and will be released in January 2015. Order from:
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