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Within Me Now Inspires Kids with Positive Messages

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Within Me Now is a line of board books and companion plush that represents a group of quirky and cuddly friends, who remind kids that qualities like love, strength, courage, joy, and peace are already inside of them. The stories are inspired by the daily challenges of kids’ lives and lessons learned when using what’s [...]

COMMENTARY: Action Figures Moving Forward by Looking to the Past

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Here at The Toy Book, we constantly find ourselves staring at the unfolding future of toys. In the case of action figures, the future always seems to be on bigger, sleeker, and more—whether that pertains to more points of articulation, more swappable accessories, more high-tech bells and whistles, etc. But not every toy maker views [...]

Hasbro to Webcast First Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call

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[Business Wire] - Hasbro, Inc. today announced that it will webcast its first quarter 2015 earnings conference call on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, following the r

TFsource 3-23 Weekly SourceNews! MP-24 Star Saber, DX9 War in Pocket and More!

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Greetings Sourcefans! This week we have new preorders for Warbotron - WB01-F X-Ray & Gun Set, WB03-B and WB03-C, War in Pocket - X05 Tyrant & X06 Hurricane Set of 2, MECH iDEAS - Demolition Crue DC03 War - Gauntlet - Custom Edition, Master Made - 002 Titan, DX9's D06 Carry, Omnigonix - OX-01 Spinout, and MP-25 - Masterpiece Tracks with and without Collector's Coin!

Hot Toys Starboost Mark 39 Sixth Scale Figure Review

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I have been trying to stay as far away as I can from all of the House Party Protocol Iron Man 3 armors that Hot Toys has been announcing. Most of suits in that scene didn’t have much screen time, and a lot of them aren’t even that cool anyways. However, when the Hot Toys […]

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Huck Gee The Gulf OBP (3.26)

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After some inspired Instagram teases, Huck Gee has officially unveiled his next timed-edition gem—The Gulf OBP. Apparently blending Mechs and racing livery has been a dream project for quite awhile, so it’s good to see him making it into a kick-ass reality. The Gulf OBP (10”) features a Gulf Oil...

Kidrobot Teases an Amanda Visell Raffy

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Oooh… So for their weekly Monday tease, Kidrobot posted this look at what we’re pretty sure is a new Raffy figure from none other than Amanda Visell. In fact, we’re tempted to call it Raffy Scout since it seems to bear a resemblance to her previous self-produced Dragon Scout vinyl....

Plaseebo Hell Raiser Night Gamer #3

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Bob Conge (Plaseebo) has announced the third piece in a new series of Night Gamers inspired by the Hell Raiser movies. The Hell Raiser Night Gamer #3 is a one of a kind custom vinyl with mangey black hair, inset hand cast resin teeth, fish hooks and an internal motion activated color-changing LED unit with replaceable […]

Learning New Things In Dance

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Brooklin has been dancing seriously now for a year and she loves it. She’s five years old and just last month made the competition dance team at Hollywood Dance. Right now Brooklin is working on two solos for competition in April. She will compete with her jazz Party in the USA number. Her very first… [read more]

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Anime Japan 2015: Max Factory

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Tian rounded up Good Smile's offerings at Anime Japan 2015, but Max Factory was there, too, with a few figma to show off at the very least. Yep, that's Iron Man Mark XXI, and sure, that robot figma is Shidonia no Kishi's Tsugumori ... but surprise! It looks like figma Holmes from the old-school Meitantei Holmes (aka Sherlock Hound) was there, too! He's got a 1900s motorcoach with him, as well (included or as part of some ex:Ride revival?) and already looks awesome.

But do you need a figFIX ... fix? Well, you're in luck: figFIX Nagato was on display as the latest KanColle figFIX. Check out the photos in the gallery and a few more over at TAG Hobby.

[via TAG Hobby]

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Painting Caroline's Parlor

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I've just begun to transform my American Girl Caroline's Parlor. I wanted a darker, more neutral palette as a backdrop than the one provided.

To begin with I tested some house paint on the back of one of the units. It was a high quality Benjamin Moore paint left over from the renovation of our master bath and it is only about one year old. The surface of the piece took the paint very well but it was too light and I didn't like the faint eggshell finish. I tested one of the Behr colors we used in the rest of the house and decided to use it as my main color. The color is called wet cement.
The Ott lamp I was using is on the left. If your computer monitor renders accurate colors you can see how much cleaner the whites look. By comparison on the right, I had a halogen bulb in a lamp and the white is yellower.


That paint did not have the coverage of the Benjamin Moore and I had to apply two coats. The finish is nice and flat which is exactly what I need for photographic purposes.

This color is perfect as a backdrop for my Horsman French Chaise and sets of chairs in sage.  Pretty much any color upholstery will look good in this setting.

Before you open a can of paint you might have in your garage do consider the age of the paint. Test it on the back of the piece. Then you need a few good brushes. I'm using synthetic sable-like flat brushes in several different sizes.
You want to avoid brushing over and over and making strokes in different directions. Let each coat dry before beginning the next or you will get ridges and a generally uneven finish.
Use pointy tipped brushes to get into hard to reach corners.


One place you do not want paint to get on is the clear plastic window! I cut out a piece of oak tag to fit over that while I was painting.

The base color was easy to apply but I couldn't help getting some on the white trim. It wasn't as easy to do the fine edges where the white trim meets the rest of the piece. No problem, right? I'll just use some white paint to go over the wandering gray. WRONG.
 The paint I tried, and will not continue with, is a flat ceiling paint and it's not covering the gray. You may be able to see the parts I have tried to fix as the flat finish is contrasted to the existing low gloss finish of the original piece. I plan to use a high quality acrylic to do the trim. I am resigned to the fact that I probably will have to go over all the white even if I haven't gotten gray on it in order to get the same finish. All whites are not the same.

At one point I began wondering why I even started. When you paint the inside of the bookcase you may rue the day you started.


The large raised frame over the fireplace and the fronts of the drawers are painted using the same color as the background with 1/3 of the volume white added. The drawers do not pull out all the way which would have been ideal. I just painted them while they were open. I did not paint the insides, the undersides or the full sides of the drawers.
The floor and ceiling of the fireplace have been painted as well as the area under the shelf between the brackets. I'm considering doing a faux marble finish on the fireplace tile surround eventually. 

Don't look at the pile of doll boxes..
I love the window seat section!  I want to make a few of my own backdrops to insert in the slot. The possibilities are limitless. Another collector made a cover for their yellow cushion and a beautiful valance. 

A lot of collectors posting on Prego and the Studio Commissary are putting up pictures of their Caroline's Parlor set-ups.  Did you get one?




Anime Japan 2015: Bandai

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Following our Max Factory and Good Smile Company coverage from Anime Japan, Bandai had a few Gundam kits to show. 1/144 High Grade Gunplas were on display, spanning the more recent entries: current series Gundam Reconguista in G, Gundam The Origin, and Gundam Build Fighters Try. Even if most are newer designs, they slipped in a nice looking Crossbones X-1 from Mobile Suit Gundam Crossbones (the highly praised manga seres from 1994)

I think the standouts are the aforementioned Crossbones X-1 (that incredible armor/cloak is striking), and the Zaku II from Gundam the Origin. Char's Mobile Suit of choice has been shown previously; things here looked flipped around, so I'm betting this is a regular version of the Zaku II and not Char's custom. I don't watch Gundam Build Fighters Try, but the Denial Gundam looks pretty sweet (and what a name). The Tryon3 looks like GaoGaiGar, and from what I understand is a combination Gundam so that would make sense. The Gundam Reconguista in G Mobile Suits look just fine in toy form, even if I'm not crazy about their design. As always, Bandai provided some phenomenal display stands for their toys that we will never have a chance to own. Check the gallery, head over to TAG Hobby for more photos, and estimate your build time!

[Via: TAG Hobby]

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Half of dangerous products recalled are toys and clothes

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Toys and clothing account for more than half of nearly 2,500 dangerous consumer products recalled or withdrawn from sale across the EU last year.

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Nintendo Shoots Down Rumors About That ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Netflix Series

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Last month there were reports flying around about a live-action Zelda TV series headed to Netflix. It was described as a family-friendly version of Game of Thrones and there was much rejoicing across the land. And then Nintendo CEO Saturo Iwata grabbed that glorious dream by the hair and slit its perfect, magical throat. He told […]

Combiner Wars Slingshot And Wildrider Coming Soon? New Listings From Diamond

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We've found out that Diamond currently has listed the "missing" members of the first two Combiner Wars teams, Slingshot and Wildrider. Renamed Quickslinger and Brake-Neck for trademark requirements, Diamond is offering these as solid cases of each figure, with a unit price of $17.99 per figure. Listings for these were reported in Toys R Us inventory systems earlier this year, possibly indicating a shared-exclusive status. Diamond expects these to be available toward the end of May, so hopefully we'll hear more on these soon!

Hop to the Music Giveaway from Disney Music!

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Disclosure: I received 4 Disney music CD’s as part of the Hop to the Music pack, given that I am a member of the Entertainment New Media Network. No further compensation was received and all opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. Whether you are a fan of Disney movies or an avid Disney […]
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