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Badcube Brawny And Backland MP-Style Brawn And Outback Dual Video Review

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Vangelus (you know the one) has put up a video featuring both Brawny and Backland, the Masterpiece-scale/style figures representing Brawn and Outback by Badcube, formerly known as Cubex. While the video does not entirely make it clear, these appear to be test shot figures, but should be overall representative of the production units. If Huff had poor reception enough to drive Cubex to rebranding, this video will be a big step towards determining if they've come out of it for the better. Keep reading to see the embedded video!

Woot Bear Grand Opening (10.25)

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San Francisco’s newest toy and art show destination Woot Bear, will finally be opening on Saturday, October 25th. The opening event will feature the artwork of Kozik, as well as 4 exclusive releases! Kozik and many other artists will be in attendance of the opening event, which will be taking...

Fun at Temecula’s Big Horse Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival With Brooklin’s Dance Team

Our Richard Petty NASCAR Driving Experience – Las Vegas

Behind The Scenes Of The October, 2014 Teddy Dorado Steiff Auction Event

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It's fun to talk Steiff - especially with professionals who have the distinct pleasure of working with the brand we all know and love for a living!  Steiffgal recently had the wonderful experience of chatting with auctioneer Carsten Esser from Teddy Dorado about his upcoming Steiff sales event on October 25, 2014 in Germany.  This is the company's lucky 13th Steiff auction, and there are so many interesting items available at this sale, both for new and vintage Steiff enthusiasts... and the catalog in its entirety can be viewed here.  But for right now, lets go behind the scenes and learn a little more about this auction and the stories behind some of its highlights!

Steiffgal: Of all the delightful items coming up for auction, which ones would you most like to add to your own collection?

Carsten Esser: I have collected Steiff since I was a young boy, and have forever loved the company's very small dogs. They have always seemed to have such fantastic craftsmanship, and even today I wonder how it is possible to bring excelsior and plush to life in such a magical way. The upcoming Teddy Dorado Auction features some minty mint doggies from the 1950s; this of course brings me great pleasure - and hopefully the same to Steiff dog collectors from all over the world. A wonderful example is lot 13-1204, a 10 cm St. Bernard dog from 1953-1955 in pristine condition; he is pictured here on the left. 

However, when I founded Teddy Dorado four years ago, I made the very difficult decision not to actively collect Steiff anymore. I did so because I felt that if I continued to build my collection, I could not be a fair agent between those who would like to buy and/or sell fine Steiff treasures. So this fabulous example will have to find a new home that is not with me and my family.  But I am certain that this will not be a problem!

Steiffgal: Although you have handled Steiff for many years, and are very familiar with the company's products from the very beginning, are there any items in the upcoming auction that were new to you? 

Carsten Esser: Whenever an item appears that I have not seen in the past, well, this is always a very exciting experience indeed! And yes, this did occur with an item in this auction. We ran a Steiff valuation clinic during a Steiff Club event in a very large shopping center in southern Germany some months ago. Here, someone brought us a Steiff pedal car, which is lot TD 13-2601. The owner told us that it was his favorite toy when he was a kid, that the car still works very well, and that he hoped that now this vehicle could find a good new home. This was the first time I had seen one of these in person, and all I could think about was how exciting it will be to share this great and unusual find with the rest of the Steiff collecting world!  (This pedal car is pictured here on the left.)

But then the story gets even more interesting! The same man with the Steiff pedal car then took a tiny woolen miniature Pomeranian dog (now lot TD 13-7009) out of this pocket. He told me that he suspected that the dog was made by Steiff due to its white paper ear tag, but that it felt it was probably not terribly valuable and not worth enough to be auctioned off. Much to his surprise, I told him that the small dog would also do quite well at auction, and that his car and dog would be important lots in the upcoming October overall sale.  (This dog is pictured here on the left.)

I sometimes do see very rare or uncataloged items, and that is due in part to our business location, which is relatively close to Giengen.  My company very often receives consignments from people who live nearby the Steiff factory who have - or had - relatives who were employed by Steiff. And that is true in this auction as well, where we are listing a large and most likely one of a kind rabbit, lot TD 13-1503, from the estate of a former long term Steiff employee.  He is brown and white dralon and was most likely a prototype that was never put into production.  I particularly like his eyes, which are backed in felt. (This rabbit is pictured here on the left.)

Steiffgal: Your printed catalogs are so professionally done, well illustrated, and most informative. But how do you decide what appears on the cover? Is it the age of the items, or the lot numbers, or values, or something else?

Carsten Esser: We try to have the items on our catalog covers to be representative of the entire auction, as well as highlight some very special pieces, too. We choose items which are the "celebrities" of an auction (like Black Jack, the 1912 black bear who appeared on our summer, 2014 catalog cover and hammered for 15,000 €), items in extremely good or like new condition, very unusual treasures (like the White Teddy Girl on a mohair cushion who also appeared on our summer, 2014 catalog cover and hammered for 8,000 ), highly valued items, and things that go together nicely, like "couples." Our current cover features two such pairs: two small Teddy bears (lots 13-7001 and 13-7002) and a Fluffy cat and Rattler dog who have been together for many, many decades. They all came to us from the same private estate. If you check out our fall, 2014 catalog cover, you'd have to agree that they look great together! (Cover pets Fluffy and Rattler are pictured here on the left.)

Steiffgal: Carsten, as always, thank you so much for your time, and sharing some of your behind the scenes auction secrets with the Steifflife readers today!  

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

MONSTERDUNNY 2014 by ZombieMonkie - Revealed: Quasi The Hunchback

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Revealed today is "Quasi The Hunchback" for Mikie Graham AKA ZombieMonkie's #MONSTERDUNNY for the month of October? Both DIY Unpainted Editions (US$15 per) and Painted Versions (US$45 per) are available for our purchasing pleasures via zombiemonkie.storenvy.com … now don't make me climb up the bell tower to ring that bell to bu you to buy them, now hear? "As an added bonus, for every 3 customs

TOYSREVIL's Sunday Toys Feature (Oct 19 Edition)

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Above-left: Circus Posterus for DesignerCon 2014 (Nov 8-9). Above-right: Kookie will have a chocolate-chip friend thanks to Scott Tolleson (Sketch) Below-left: Red & Black Alt Colorway of "Bitch" from Luke Chueh x Munky King for DesignerCon 2014 (Nov 8-9) Below-right: Gloss Clear Brainades from Emilio Garcia Above-left: First resin pull of the Jumping Brain project produced by FLABSLAB and

12 Treasures of Europe

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From chocolate in Brussels and silk in Florence to umbrellas in Paris and hats in London, discover special items in a dozen European cities.

Toys for Tots, Salvation Army, Cornerstone join in holiday giving

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The Salvation Army, Cornerstone Community Church and the local Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign are joining forces to create a community support team dedicated to helping families and their children during the holiday season.

Get a first glimpse of the Macross F Dollfie Dream Collaboration!

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Well, that didn't take long! It was only a week ago when the Macross F X Dollfie Dream collaboration was announced (with a basic website with no info made live a few days later) but we've already got a first glimpse of the two dolls at the recently concluded Macross 7: Fire Bomber 2014 Basara Explosion event in Japan!

Volks were also kind enough to post a few official promo pics for us to peruse and all I can say is... not too shabby! Sheryl has always been a difficult design to pin down (you can tell because many of the figures have very different looking face sculpts) but Volks did a pretty good job here, even though she clearly looks like she's based off the DD Alna. Ranka is easier to get right but the pics give her a bit of a dead-eye look. 

Both are based off their look on the final battle of the movie Sayonara no Tsubasa with Ranka sporting her "wish of valkyrie" dress while Sheryl is rocking her "shine of Valkyrie" costume. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few other costumes being made available when pre-orders open. Can you imagine a DD Ranka in a "ninjin loves you!" costume?

The bigger news is that the dolls will be made available via limited pre-order, which means no lottery! If you pre-order, then you'll get them (with the caveat of waiting around a year or so for them. That's the way it was for KOS-MOS and Hatsune Miku). Also, pre-orders open on the 22nd November so you know when to get your orders in. 

Sadly, we're still waiting on finer details like price and whatnot but I'm sure they'll appear very soon.

[via volks_DD twitter page]

Get a first glimpse of the Macross F Dollfie Dream Collaboration! screenshot

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Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Micro Drifters – I’m Not Dead Yet

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Surprise! Micro “I’m Not Dead Yet” Drifters are back! Well, there’s a 9-pack listing – a Christmas box set? I think these have all been released? Tweet This Post

BrickLink LEGO Custom Shop

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BrickLink has a fun LEGO Custom Shop where you can make customs to sell, trade or buy … Tweet This Post

set database: LEGO 1605 snail

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set database: LEGO 1605 snail
image courtesy of peeron
image courtesy of bricklink
image courtesy of Brick-Wave
set number: 1605
set name: snail
theme: basic
year: 1987
pieces: 14
price: us$na
minifig: none
nice basic set.
come with basic bricks and specialty bricks.
can be built into small animals.
great playability.
overall design is great.
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The AFB Podcast Episode 138: NYCC Armchair Commentary / Sideshow Batman 1:6 Scale Figure

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Episode 138 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct downloadDownload and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 

This week, join Ben, Justin, Adam and Scott for all of the latest news and reviews!

This week, we check out the amazing Batman 1:6 Scale Figure from Sideshow Collectibles, and then we armchair review all the toy news from this year's New York Comic Con!


NOTE: there is no enhanced podcast for the NYCC sections due to the volume of items covered - see below for a running sheet of links!

If you don't use iTunes, you can download Episode 138 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here - but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 

The AFB Podcast is also on Stitcher Radio!

Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com - we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

Happy listening!


NYCC News Section #1



  • 3A Dr Doom 1/6th and more


  • NYCC News Section #2




    1. TriForce - DC Comics prop replic


      Hobby Round 12: Volks shows off their next 1/4 scale kit... finally!

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      Looks like Volks was a busy bunny this weekend. As well as showing off their new Macross F dollfie dreams, they were also holding their usual biannual Hobby Round event and used the event to finally show off their new 1/4 scale Selvaria Bles in prototype form!

      She was announced back in April of last year but this is the first time we've seen her since the initial announcement! As per all of Volks recent kit outputs, she will be a charagumin kit, which means that she will be far more expensive than she needs to be but I don't care! She's definitely on my watch list now! On another note, Isara finally gets a colour finish after being shown off in prototype form at Wonder Festival. I still need to buy her and Alicia...

      As for the rest of the show, Volks focused almost exclusively on their Charagumin line with new kits for Super Soniko as well as more characters from Love Live! joining those already released. Girls und Panzer also get a bit of love with a new kit for Kei from the America-like Saunders All girls team and a new Mari kit to compliment Asuka on the Evangelion Q side of things. There was also an announcement of a Rei Ayanami kit in production as well but that's pretty much a given if Asuka and Mari get one each!Miyu Edelfelt from Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya also gets to join Illya on display as well. 

      Oddly enough, there was also a lone picture of the Earth engine impactor from Captain Earth on display as well. Not much detail on that one but could Volks be prepping a plastic kit released for the most memorable part of Captain Earth (which isn't saying much...)?

      Are there any items from Volks which have caught your attention? All I know is 2015 just shaped up to be really expensive!!

      [via Moeyo.com]

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      Batman Honored by U.S. Postal Service with Limited Edition Forever Batman Stamps

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      Last Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment, kicked off New York Comic Con 2014 at the Javitz Center by dedicating the Limited Edition Forever Batman Stamps. Eight commemorative Batman designs were revealed, depicting Batman from the four distinct eras of comic book history, and including the [...]

      Matty's Scott Neitlich leaves Matty

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      Scott "Toy Guru" Neitlich, the de facto face of Matty Collector (not to be confused with the mascot), has announced his resignation from Mattel in a lengthy interview with AFI. Neitlich is announced as leaving his dream job at Mattel for a dream job at an unspecified toy company. (Hey Scott, is there room for one more over there?).

      Neitlich worked for Mattel for over nine years and was instrumental in the founding of Mattel's Matty Collector imprint, in addition to having been an influential (and visible) figure in the industry. Although Neitlich has been mum on details pertaining to his new job, he's revealed that he may be functioning in a similar capacity at the new company and will continue to attend conventions, etc, in addition to keeping the name "Toy Guru" (and also the name "Scott Neitlich").

      Neitlich has specified that his departure won't change the Masters of the Universe line-up for 2015 (as he was working on 2016 at the time) and says that you can blame him for anything you don't like in 2015. In many ways, this represents the end of an era for Mattel as both the long-running Masters of the Universe line is wrapping up at around the same time as its immensely popular brand manager is leaving. While it's unclear what the future holds for Matty Collector (Neitlich was unsure of who might replace him), this could be something really cool for the toy industry. Will we see another major company run a new fan-centric website? Could a lesser-known company rise to greatness? Will Neitlich make the mistake of working for JazWares? Only time (but mostly Neitlich) can tell.

      Matty's Scott Neitlich leaves Matty screenshot

      Pop! Disney: The Jungle Book

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      Pop! Disney: The Jungle Book adds three new vinyl figures to Funko's Pop! lineup. Mowgli, Kaa, and Shere Khan make the perfect addition to the previously released Baloo and King Louie Pop! figures. Look for them to be released later this month (October 2014).
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