This year's 112th North American International Toy Fair was the best ever Toy Fair I've ever attended. In every aisle, I found spectacular toys and games that really spoke to the concerns of today's families and educators. The overall theme of the fair, to me was "more is better."
Top Ten Toys to Watch in 2015
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10 Toys To Watch This Year
This toy features a new type of technology that allows Androids and iOS devices to become remote controls for the toys that contain circuits. This year Toy Fair featured a few toys making this leap including companies such as Thames and Kosmos, IQ Key, and Elenco.
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Giant Lego Brick Coffee Table
Get one for your living room, or get a whole bunch to build a giant Lego fortress! This Lego coffee table comes in a variety of colors and is made to order from Etsy seller Branching Outward for $375. [Via Technabob]
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BBTS Sponsor News: Marvel, Bandai, Transformers, Game of Thrones, Hobbit/LotR, DC, TMNT & More!
DX9-D06 CARRY - D06 Carry is a robot that also transforms into a futuristic truck and trailer. He is able to transform without detaching any parts and features metal feet and rubber tires. D06 Carry is listed for $164.99. OG-01 SPINOUT - Omnigonix is a brand new third party company and they have just rolled out their first figure, Spinout. We know this robot transforms into a racing vehicle and that he stands about 6.3 tall in robot mode. Spinout is listed for $94.99.
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Kabaya Gum Plus Transformers D Collection Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream Images
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KABAYA GUM PLUS TRANSFORMERS D COLLECTION - This new display box of eight comes with six different Transformers G1 SDish style figures including: First Supreme Commander Convoy, Destructicon Emperor Megatron, and Air Commander Starscream. Each figure will have a solid color and a clear variant. The box of eight is priced at $39.99 or you can take a chance and buy a random single for $5.99 each. The figures are slated for release May 2015. Read on to check out the images and more detaiils.
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TFormers Review - TakaraTomy Windblade Legends Series LG-12
The Fan-Built Bot was designed well in advance of the character's supporting media being produced. And as tends to happen some divergence occurs when the media catches up. Especially when the character is interpreted by an artist such as Sarah Stone who has a distinct style which she brings to her Transformers work. Hasbro's release couldn't try to line up with that, but TakaraTomy had some extra time to tinker with it before releasing it in their confusingly named Legends line. Read the full review!
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Introducing KUPA by Peter Kato – Supahcute Kaiju Show 2 Exclusive
Inspired by the love of cute Kaiju sofubi everywhere, KUPA is a somewhat of an amalgam mascot of Peter Kato‘s childhood memories of watching Kaiju movies. His horned nose, flat shell-back, and floppy tail are more his charm points … Continue reading →![]()
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Threezero prepares two CHAPPiE figures for pre-order next week
You know what's a fun movie about a war machine that takes on a life of its own with a child-like innocence? Short Circuit, not CHAPPiE. What CHAPPiE was is a fascinating movie about the moral dilemmas of creating artificial life and how we'll be responsible for how that life turns out. I loved the movie, but I really wish it had gone further to show how Chappie's life impacted society and what the reaction to his existence was. You get a glimps of that in the beginning, but it quickly falls to the wayside of the movie's present without much exploration. If you saw the movie then you know the moral questions it raised went well beyond just creating an artificial life, but I suppose there wasn't enough time to explore everything with a single movie. CHAPPiE 2 perhaps?
Whatever the case at least we're getting great looking figures.
Threezero is no stranger to super cool robot figures, though typically they're of the larger than life variety. Essentially their 1/6 scale, 12 inch tall Chappie figures aren't made any differently from their large scale figures, but it's nice to see that technology used in a human-sized figure for a change. In most cases you would want to hide the joints as much as possible, but for these guys the more exposed the better. I love the looks of the shoulders, the way the body bends and twists, the shifting of his hips, and are those articulated fingers? This is my idea of a beautiful figure! Plus he has LED lights for eyes just like in the movie that you can change the expression of.
The two figures feature some very distinct differences. First you've got the original Chappie with lots of battle damage and weathering. This was Chappie at his most child like in this developmental stage so I don't know if the included AKS-74 was a great fit. I'd rather he came with something a little more fitting like his black sheep book and doll. I wonder Threezero's designers had seen the movie before making this figure? More true to form is the "gangsta" Chappie we get from around the half way point of the story. This version features an orange arm, Die Antwoord graffiti, and lots of bling. The added gold makes me wish the standard Chappie came with the children's stuff all the more, but at least the gun now feels like a better fit.
Both versions will be available for preorder on March 16 at 9:00am HKT (effectively March 15 at 9:00pm EST). The regular Chappie will be available everywhere, but the gangsta version will only be available only at the Threezero store next week. Both are priced at US$230, but no release date has been given just yet. There's still something like three more uses they could get out of this body type going from the very beginning of the movie to the very end. Will they get to all of them? Time will tell. And what about the Moose, I can't believe Threezero wouldn't make one of those even if it were out of scale?
Check out the gallery because Threezero couldn't restrain themselves in taking pictures of these two!
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Cobra Commander Addresses The Masses After Receiveing The Key To The City Of Springfield
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Masterpiece Tracks gets better pictures, price, and date
More photos bring more excitement as the latest addition to Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece line finally enters the pre-order stage. You might remember the first colored preview we got just last week and we're already seeing some minor improvements. Mainly they've corrected his blue elbows and wrists and made them white and gray respectively. They haven't shown his car mode painted yet, but I'm thinking they're still tweaking the flames on the hood. What we do see is pretty great and they've executed his flight mode perfectly, even adding vents and tail fins not found on the original figure. Of course he also comes with a mini figure of Raoul, a mini version of Blaster in boombox mode (please make a Masterpiece of him!) and a slick flight stand.
Pre-orders have opened and surprisingly they haven't sold out in the first few hours. I'm thinking this might have more to do with Takara Tomy increasing production than a lack of interest. Thanks to a slightly more complex transformation and all of the extras he's quite a bit more expensive than the other cars at ¥7,500 (as opposed to Wheeljack's ¥6,500). He won't be out until September so you've got plenty of time to save those extra bucks.
[ Pre-order at HobbyLink Japan | Hobby Search | AmiAmi | Big in Japan | TF Source | Big Bad Toy Store ]
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Kings Of Atlantis Return
The Kings Of Atlantis resin clear tint skulls have returned. Argonaut Resins is releasing the all new skulls throughout this week via their online store. The new waves will not have the custom crate packaging like the initial release a few years back, but they will come with a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity. […]
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Daily Graffiti: Mega Man Powered Up Edition
The hyper cute version of the Blue Bomber from Mega Man: Powered Up for the PSP will always be my favorite. Someone else must have felt the same way because they tagged it up on a wall somewhere in Chicago. If you spot any cool geeky graffiti out in the wild, be sure to share it […]
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Once Unique, LeapFrog Has Rivals in the Educational Toy Market
LeapFrog, a dominant maker of educational toys and games, has watched its sales plummet because of cheaper alternatives.
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Transformers Adventure TAV 03 Strongarm Twitter Preview From TFYuki
Hisashi Yuki is showing off another upcoming toy this evening, giving us a look at a packaged copy of TakaraTomy's release of Robots in Disguise Strongarm, along with a loose copy in vehicle mode. Tjis was quickly followed up by what I've dubbed the Strongarmy, a whole parking lot worth of vehicle mode Strongarms. This release does feature more detailed paint versus the Hasbro one, although that's not represented well in these photos. Click through to take a look!
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MAIKO at #ToyConUK from 2PetalRose
"I'm pleased to report that my new Maiko model will premier at this years ToyCon UK. My good friends at Onesixthbruce have been kind enough to let me hijack a section at their booth. The new figure measures around 14 inches tall and will feature the usual goodies.. maybe with a surprise or two. (Helmet/base/katana/obi)."Shared Liam of 2PetalRose, of who the first custom primed pics are shown here![]()
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Bentham (Bon Clay) P.O.P 10th LIMITED Ver. Figure by Megahouse [One Piece]
From the popular anime and manga “One Piece” comes the Excellent Model Portrait.of.Pirates Bentham (Bon Clay) 10th LIMITED Ver. 1.8 Scale PVC Figure by Megahouse. The Bentham (Bon Clay) P.O.P 10th LIMITED Ver. Figure stands approximately 25cm tall and retails for ¥9,288. It is available for pre-order March through May 2015 and is expected to ship in August 2015.
The post Bentham (Bon Clay) P.O.P 10th LIMITED Ver. Figure by Megahouse [One Piece] appeared first on Statue Reviews.
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Jim Phillips Runny Eye from Mighty Jaxx - Looking For Artists for NY Show
"Jim Phillips Runny eye samples are in! Really stoked to be working with a legend. These are for our NY show, waiting for artists to custom them! Tag any artists you wish to see participating!"And you can do so ("tagging", that is) at THIS Facebook post or THIS Instagram pic! Produced by Mighty Jaxx, I would not be surprised if this was real-life "eye-ball" sized (like his Screaming Hand ![]()
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Lucy Heartfilia Limited Flower Pattern Ver. Gigantic series Figure by X-plus [Fairy Tail]
From the popular anime and manga series “Fairy Tail” comes the Lucy Heartfilia Limited Flower Pattern Ver. Gigantic Series Figure by X-plus. The Lucy Heartfilia figure stands approximately 41cm tall and is made of PVC (soft vinyl). She retails for ¥15,000 and will release in May 2015.
The post Lucy Heartfilia Limited Flower Pattern Ver. Gigantic series Figure by X-plus [Fairy Tail] appeared first on Statue Reviews.
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Sideshow Collectibles: Classic Catwoman Premium Format Figure Is Up!
We've got some nice hi-res images of Sideshow Collectibles' Classic Catwoman Premium Format Figure for you to look at, which is inspired by her popular 90's look introduced by Jim Balent with the launch of the first Catwoman solo comic title. Featured in her skintight purple suit with thigh high black boots, the fierce feline fatale readies her trademark whip, as she walks the ever-fine line between hero and villain. And once you've seen enough and if you're so inclined, you should then head over to Sideshow's site to place your pre-order.
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