The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is urging support for a new bill before the U.S. Senate, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which would modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976. The TSCA empowers the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address chemical safety, require testing, and establish regulations [...]
TIA Calls on Grassroots Advocacy for New TSCA Law
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A first for new Color Infusion dolls - available to pre-order from dealers!
Color Infusion is an Integrity Toys fashion doll line that, up until now, was only available in conventions. Their secondary market prices (for those not able to attend an event) were normal or really high, depending on the doll's desirability - but never as cheap as one could buy it from the company. For the first time they are available through dealers to pre-order! W Club members had a day ahead to do that but now they are available for everyone. I am not collecting the CI ladies as they have a different body (the same one as Jem) and larger heads than FR dolls but they are really popular. The collection title is Leading Ladies. Let's see the ones available to pre-order from dealers NOW.
Item # 85076
Nyasha Lauder™
The Color Infusion Collection
Limited Edition Size of 450 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late May/Early June 2015
Suggested Retail Price: $100.00 US
Available now for Pre-order from Any Authorized Integrity Toys Dealer
Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: COLOR INFUSION / JEM
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: New Hispanic
Hair Color: Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied
Nyasha is a fully articulated vinyl doll with thick rooted curly locks and hand applied eyelashes. Nyasha sports a one piece jumpsuit cinched at the waist by an elaborate tone-on-tone metallic faux-leather belt. She finishes it off with gold platform heels, large hoop earrings and an oversized finger ring! For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; doll stand included.
I like the outfit and accessories, very disco - she could easily have been part of the Gloss convention. Cute face - too cute for me.
Item # 85077
Jacqueline O'Rion™
The Color Infusion Collection
Limited Edition Size of 500 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late May/Early June 2015
Suggested Retail Price: $100.00 US
Available now for Pre-order from Any Authorized Integrity Toys Dealer
Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: COLOR INFUSION / JEM
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied
Jacqueline is a fully articulated vinyl doll with blond locks and hand applied eyelashes. Jacqueline is is wearing a black hooded dress that comes with intricate opened toe strappy pumps and large hoop earrings. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; doll stand included.
The dress reminds me of the OOAK Erin from Gloss convention - that was in red and much shorter. I like the dress but the doll's head looks weird. Could be the bangs.
Item # 85078
Zara Wade™
The Color Infusion Collection
Limited Edition Size of 500 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late May/Early June 2015
Suggested Retail Price: $100.00 US
Available now for Pre-order from Any Authorized Integrity Toys Dealer
Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: COLOR INFUSION / JEM
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Light Honey
Hair Color: Deep Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied
Zara is a fully articulated vinyl doll with full rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes.She is wearing a cocktail dress, accessorized with a black faux leather belt, two cuff bracelets, hoop earrings and a pair of strappy sandals For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; doll stand included.
A very beautiful doll with a lovely dress and accessories.
**Prototypes shown, final production may vary slightly. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2015 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**
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New Jem and The Holograms doll: Lindsey Pierce
There is a new addition to the Jem And The Holograms line and it is the Lindsey Pierce character, a VJ responsible for making the group very famous. She is a fan favourite and was awaited eagerly by collectors of the line. She will be available to pre-order from IT Direct (Integrity Toys). I like the outfit - it reminds me so much of the early 80s pop star look - Debbie Harry or Olivia Newton-John and pretty much most of the era's ladies were wearing variations of this. Again W Club members will have a day ahead to pre-order. General public will have a chance to buy the doll directly from the Jem & The Holograms dedicated webpage on March 20th 2015, if any dolls are left that is.
Item # 14056
Lindsey Pierce™
Adult Collectable Doll
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition Size of 500 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late May/Early June 2015
Retail Price: $125.00 US + Shipping and Handling (and applicable sales tax for Maryland residents)
IT DIRECT EXCLUSIVE
Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: JEM COLOR INFUSION
Head Sculpt: Rapture
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Pale Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied
Lindsey is a fully articulated vinyl doll with thick rooted curly blond locks and hand applied eyelashes. She comes dressed in an iconic look from the hit 80's animated TV series, which is composed of a one piece bright orange mock neck sleeveless dress accessorized by a wide, low hanging contrasting vinyl belt, bright green tights and gauntlets, a head band, booties, bracelets and gold earrings. She also has a microphone and portable tape recorder. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; doll stand included.
**Note: Prototype shown, final production may vary slightly. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2015 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**
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Grimlock & Bumblebee Transformers Adventure Dynamic Changers Figure Images From Takara
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Some new listings on Japan classifieds site, Mandrake have revealed a couple of new images for the Adventure Dynamic Changers Grimlock & Bumblebee Transformers figures. These are the Japan exports of Robots in Disguise 2015 3-Step changers figures with fancy boxes and some new paint apps. Get a look at the figures that are making their way out to stores in Japan soon.
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Safari Ltd Partners with GovernmentShopping.com
Safari Ltd. is partnering with Governmentshopping.com, a web site that kicked off in February. As a partner store, various government employees are now eligible to purchase Safari Ltd. products at a discounted rate through the Government Shopping website. “We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to partner with Government Shopping,” said Alexandre Pariente, CEO of [...]
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Supahcute Kaiju Show 2 Opens Tomorrow 3/14!!
Supahcute Kaiju Show 2: Cuter, Better, Fatter, Stronger is almost here!! Finally!! This has felt like the longest week ever because I can’t wait for you to see all of the fantastic pieces!! The opening event takes place tomorrow, March … Continue reading →![]()
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Bwana Spoons Friday the 13th Drops: Mixed Parts Lonny and Paulo Pre-order
For Friday the 13th Bwana Spoons has a sofubi trio. First up are the Orange is the New Crack Mixed Part Lonnys with clear, translucent neon, rootbeer, and silver glitter parts. These look great and are available in both painted ($46) and blank ($42) versions. Bwana is also taking pre-orders...
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TheToySource 3-13 Weekly SourceNews! Acid Rain, Bandai Tamashii Preorders and More
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8-Bit Godzilla Video Game Figure From NECA
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TFormers Review - TFC-A03 Transformers Cloud Rodimus
Transformers Cloud has had its moments. Its history in general has been ...inconsistent. You go from almost mind-numbingly mundane to surprisingly amazing to... well, you've seen Shockwave; sometimes what they do just plain doesn't work. But Rodimus was one of those moments when they were firing on all cylinders. On paper this is something that should never work, but when you get it together and have the final product right there, it's some kind of magic. Keep reading!
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Hot Toys: Avengers: Age of Ultron Artist Mix Figures Series 2 Designed By TOUMA Coming Soon
Series 2 of Hot Toys'Avengers: Age of Ultron Artist Mix Figures designed by Touma have now been confirmed, and the company has released both an illustration and a 3D rendering graphic to give a look at the figures early on in the design process. The second series will include Tony Stark in Iron Man Mark XLIII suit, Hulk and Thor, among others.
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Sideshow Collectibles: Jason Voorhees - Legend of Crystal Lake Premium Format Figure Sneak Peek!
Seeing as it's Friday the 13th, Sideshow Collectibles has given a tiny peek at their forthcoming Jason Voorhees - Legend of Crystal Lake Premium Format Figure, which you can see by clicking on the link above!
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Alex Solis x Mighty Jaxx Pre-Historic : Regular + Rotofugi Black (3.13)
Mighty Jaxx recently announced that Chicago artist Alex Solis won last year’s Characters contest, which they sponsored with amazing T-shirt company Threadless. His winning design, Pre-Historic, is a humorous blend of extinct species – the wooly mammoth and the 3.5” floppy disk (who remembers 5.25 or even 8” floppies?). Mighty...
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MOTUC 200x King Chooblah Figure Revealed
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Classic Batwoman Kathy Kane Maquette by Tweeterhead
From the Batman Classics Collection comes the Classic Batwoman Kathy Kane Maquette by Tweeterhead. The Batwoman Maquette is built to 1/6 scale and stands approximately 12 inches tall. It was sculpted by Michael Cusanelli and features her in a black and yellow suit standing atop a themed base resembling a Gotham City rooftop. The Batwoman Kathy Kane Maquette is strictly limited to 250 pieces worldwide and retails for $224.99. It will release in Q3 2015. Order from:
The post Classic Batwoman Kathy Kane Maquette by Tweeterhead appeared first on Statue Reviews.
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Combiner Wars - Personality Decided For Fan-Built Combiner
All voting for the Fan Built Combiner has been completed, and while we anticipate most of the vital information like name, appearance, and exact selection of molds involved won't be known until this summer, one of the remaining chosen characteristics has been revealed. From a choice of Loyal, Independent, and Leader, Independence has won as the personality-type for the combiner character and/or its team members. But as it was with Windblade any of this may be put aside when the time comes to write more detailed fiction around them.
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Bright Eyed And Bushy Tailed Over This Fantastic - And Well Traveled - Vintage Squirrel
The squirrel in question plays a major role in Claudia's new work, My Wilderness, An Alaskan Adventure, which was published just a few weeks ago by Sasquatch Books. The book recounts the true-life story of New York artist Rockwell Kent II and his 9 year old son Rocky's adventures living, painting, and exploring all around Fox Island, Alaska in 1918. The story is told through young Rocky's eyes, and is magnificently written and illustrated. It is a must have for anyone who appreciates wonderful children's literature, the beauty of early frontier life, and, of course, Steiff! The book cover is pictured here on the left.
Steiffgal had the great pleasure of interviewing Claudia McGehee (who is pictured here on the left) about My Wilderness An Alaskan Adventure, and learning more about its "starring squirrel," Squirlie. Here's a bit of that conversation.Steiffgal: Tell us how you came across this tale of the Kent family and why you chose to share it in the form of a children's book.
Claudia McGehee: Born in 1882, American artist Rockwell Kent II worked as a commercial illustrator, painter, writer and adventurer. I came across Kent’s book art and loved the qualities of his black and white engravings and drawings. I then saw an exhibition of Kent’s work in Chicago in 2001 and discovered his paintings were just as powerful. One painting intrigued me most; it was of a father and son, standing together outside a rustic log cabin. Was this the artist and his own son depicted here? I thought there had to be a good story behind it.
And there was! Kent had published his memoir about living several months in 1918 on Fox Island, Alaska. His oldest son Rocky, had accompanied him. Kent excelled in painting cold northern landscapes. He also loved Big Nature. To paint in Alaska and to share a wilderness experience with his young son made the opportunity too good to pass up. It was a successful, happy time for the two; Rockwell Kent the artist produced many wonderful paintings while on Fox Island, and Rocky lived a childhood dream of exploring a wilderness island!
Soon after seeing the exhibit, I started thinking about what a lovely father-son adventure this was, and with my illustration style, a picture book idea was born.
Steiffgal: How did you first learn about Squirlie (the book's squirrel character, pictured here on the left) as part of this history? Did that discovery in any way change how you felt about Rocky, or how you would present his character in the book?
Rockwell Kent’s memoir mentions Squirlie several times. The first reads, “Squirlie is Rockwell’s pet, brought from home with us. It sleeps every night close in Rockwell’s arms. I begin to almost believe in it myself.” The father also notes that Squirlie often accompanied young Rocky on his adventures, specifically writing, “They went for a long way into the woods like good companions.” The memoir also playfully reveals that Squirlie had a birthday celebration on the island and received many special gifts! Little Rocky was a kind, sensitive boy from his father’s descriptions, and how he treats Squirlie “with tender care” convinced me Squirlie was very special to him. I chose to show Squirlie as part of every day island life with the boy. Squirlie can be seen poking out of Rocky’s pocket in most of the illustrations, but he is also there, unseen, in the dramatic boat scene. Squirlie represented a comfort from home. (In this picture above on the left, you can see a close up of Claudia's drawing of Rocky and Squirlie tucked into bed together after a long day of fun and adventures on Fox Island.)
Steiffgal: It is probable that Squirlie was indeed made by Steiff. And, given that the Kents were from New York, it is possible that they purchased him at FAO Schwarz, as that toy store carried Steiff items as early as the turn of last century. Do you have any specific history on
Squirlie?
Squirlie?
Claudia McGehee: I had my suspicions early on, from two drawings of Squirlie in Kent’s original memoir, that Squirlie may be a Steiff. (One of these drawings, "Squirlie's Birthday Party," is pictured here on the left, it is from is from Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska, By Rockwell Kent Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.) I asked a friend, an avid Steiff collector, her opinion, and she thought so too! And I am encouraged by Steiff Gal’s thoughts on the matter as well.
I corresponded with one of Rocky’s descendants as part of my research and asked about Squirlie in particular. He couldn’t confirm that Squirlie was a Steiff. He did recall that Rocky’s mother made little stuffed animals for her grandchildren, so it is plausible that she made Squirlie, given they were on a frugal artist’s budget.
But noted scholar Scott Ferris wrote to me, "As for Squirlie … I have only seen it in illustrations. As for it being produced by Steiff, that certainly makes sense, on two fronts: one, as you point out, the Steiff stuffed toys were quite popular at the time; and two, RK being a lover of all things German, he probably would have voted for acquiring a German made toy for his son."
Steiffgal: Do you know why Rocky chose to take Squirlie - of all his toys and personal items - on this Alaskan adventure?
Claudia McGehee: I can only guess, but as mentioned above, Squirlie was already a part of Rocky’s life, it sounds. He was small and portable and cuddly. Exactly what you might need in the wilderness!
Steiffgal: And finally, we all would love to know... what became of Squirlie over time?
Claudia McGehee: As far as anyone I spoke with knew, Squirlie is no longer in the Kent family. So we may never know for sure! I am still on the hunt for clues, however. Perhaps one of your readers owns a 19-teens mohair Steiff squirrel that still has the faint smell of Alaskan wilderness!!
Steiffgal: Wouldn't that be over the moon marvelous! If anyone out there thinks they may have Squirlie in their Steiff hug, please do let me know! Thank you so much, Claudia, for sharing this wonderful story with us today!
Steiffgal hopes this conversation with about Squirlie and his great Alaskan adventure has been like a trip of a lifetime for you!
Have a question about one of your Steiff treasures? Let's talk! Click here to learn more.
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Reminder - Robots in Disguise Cartoon Premieres in The US Saturday Evening!
On Saturday, March 14th at 6pm Eastern Time the new Robots in Disguise cartoon will premiere on Cartoon Network with its first two episodes, before moving to an early Saturday morning slot for subsequent airings. If you're still unsure about this new series, you can check out our spoiler-free review of these first two episodes and get a better sense of what the show might have to offer you. After it's done, head over to our forums and join the discussion with other fans! And don't forget, cast members will be tweeting live during the show as well!
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KUPA by Peter Kato (for Supahcute Kaiju Show 2)
"Inspired by the love of cute Kaiju sofubi everywhere, KUPA is a somewhat of an amalgam mascot of my childhood memories of watching Kaiju movies. His horned nose, flat shell-back, and floppy tail are more his charm points than weapons.
KUPA has a flat shellback for protection, a waddle tail to help him swim & his hide is soft and saggy because he hasn't fully grown into it yet." (WIPs blogged)
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Diamond Select Toys: Marvel Retro Wolverine & Captain America Limited Edition Action Figure Box Sets Coming Soon
Following the success of their Marvel Retro Spider-Man Limited Edition Action Figure Box Set, Diamond Select Toys have revealed that similar sets for both Wolverine and Captain America are also soon to be released. Keep checking back for more details when we have them!
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