Spin Master Ltd. has partnered with Autism Speaks in the U.S. and Canada to raise funds for the organization through the sale of Kinetic Sand. The company will also explore the positive benefits that play skills and social experiences may have for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). April is Autism Awareness Month around the [...]
Spin Master Teams with Autism Speaks to Benefit the Autism Community
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Fools Paradise – Earthman
Earthman is the newest figure available from the folks at Fools Paradise. The pre-order window is now open, with that window closing on May 20th 2015. The 12-inch tall figure is handcrafted and hand painted. It's made of resin and features a PVC skeleton. As this is a pre-order, the finished figures are estimated to begin shipping in […]
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Day 6 Sports Group Launches Malibu Sports
Day 6 Sports Group has released Malibu Sports & Recreation, a brand intended to promote social, active fun for all ages. Offering innovative twists to traditional outdoor play, the Malibu Sports & Recreation line includes the Ultra Djubi Toss, Throne Premium Flying Discs, the Trickster, and Ultra Rollors. “We’re excited to unveil Malibu Sports & [...]
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Verizon FiOS SoCal Experience at Circus Vargas #FiOSConnectsSoCal
We are happy Verizon FiOS customers and were happy to partner with the Verizon FiOS SoCal Experience for this post. Last week we were so excited to visit Circus Vargas here in southern California. When we arrived we right away got into entertainment with the Verizon FiOS SoCal Experience. WE got to learned about the advanced… [read more]
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Botcon 2015 - Fourth Boxset Exclusive Revealed 'The Boss'
Fun Publications has just posted their latest video reveal, showing off the fourth of five boxset toys for this year's Botcon. As basically everyone had figured out already, "The Boss" is a Dark of The Moon inspired Megatron using the Arms Micron Silas Breakdown mold. While the video shows a new head sculpt fusing movie and G1 styles, and three included Arms Microns, no mention is made of the panel with Silas himself sculpted in to it. We have screencaps and the video embedded, so keep reading!
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Steiff's Delightful Puppy and Puppet Pooch Pal Pairs
Dog-gonnit! Who doesn't just love Steiff's delightful canine designs from the 1950's and 1960's? Their universal appeal makes them top dogs in the eyes of many Steiff collectors. Many of these popular pups were also made as hand puppets. For some reason, they are a little less popular than their full doggie inspirations, despite the fact that they are fun to collect and easy to display. Let's take a look at four really sweet puppet and puppy pooch pairs - and maybe you'll be inspired to add a few of these happy hand puppets to your collection, too!
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Starting off this review is the "dynamic duo" of Steiff's Dally puppet and Dally puppy. This Dalmatian puppet is 17 cm, unjointed, and made from white mohair. Of course, his back and head are covered with delightful black dots! His open mouth is lined in pink velvet. He has three black claws on each of his paws. Hand Dally has black and brown pupil eyes and a black hand stitched nose. He is one of the rarer Steiff post war puppets, and was only in the line from 1955 through 1956. The little "spotty dotty" dog on his left is 10 cm and head jointed. And, like his puppet cousin, Dally has an open pink velvet mouth, brown and black pupil eyes, and a black hand embroidered nose. Dally the dog was produced in 10, 17, and 28 cm from 1953 through 1969.
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Let's now step into the ring with these great Steiff Boxer examples. The puppet is 17 cm; his body, head, and and hands are made from tan mohair while his muzzle is made from black velvet. Boxer has very nice brown airbrushing on his face and back, and black airbrushing on the top of his muzzle. His ears are lined in peach colored felt. Boxer is detailed with black and brown pupil eyes, a black hand stitched nose, and black stitched claws on his paws. He was produced from 1951 through 1963. His little companion on his right is sitting, 10 cm, and head jointed. Like many of Steiff's baby-sized items of the period, he has tiny felt ears. He shares the same mohair, coloring, muzzle, and facial detailing as his puppet buddy, albeit on a much smaller scale. Steiff manufactured sitting Boxer from 1951 through 1961 in 10 and 14 cm. He was called Sarras from 1951 through 1958 and Boxer from 1959 through 1961.
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These next two Steiff dog pairs deserve a little "Pek" on the cheek for sure. Here we have Peky Pekingese as a puppet and a dog toy. The puppet version of Peky is 17 cm, unjointed, and made from soft blond mohair with a great golden glow to it. Her back and head are highlighted with a touch of tan airbrushing. Her ears are made from longer matching color mohair. Peky's little pouting face comes to life with oversized black and brown pupil eyes, a little black airbrushing, a hand embroidered nose, and a wonderfully detailed, dimensional muzzle made from mohair and velvet. Like puppet Dally, puppet Peky also was only in the line for one year, in this case from 1963 through 1964. Peky's little counterpart on her right is 8 cm, standing, and head jointed. As you can see, she is the "mini me" of her puppet pal in terms of her coloring, construction, and just plain appeal! Peky the Pekingese dog was produced in 8, 10, 14, and 22 cm from 1953 though 1977.
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Our last great pup and puppet pals are as snug as a bug in a rug! These two buddies are Steiff's Mopsy Pugs. The puppet version is 17 cm and made from light brown mohair. She has darker brown highlights on her facial mask, forehead, and the tips of her paws. Her ears fold over just like a real pugs do! Her goofy pug face can only be described as "pugly" with its black and white google style eyes, black hand embroidered nose, and playful, sticking-out orange felt tongue. Puppet Mopsy appeared in the line from 1960 through 1978. This pug puppet's playful pal is 12 cm, sitting and head jointed. And the two keep it all in the family with her similar coloring, "wrinkle-y" forehead and muzzle, and quizzical, asymmetric look! Mopsy the pug was produced in 12 and 22 cm from 1960 through 1981.
Steiffgal hopes that this discussion on Steiff's doggy hand puppets (and their full bodied counterparts) deserves a hearty round of applause!
Have a question about one of your Steiff treasures? Let's talk! Click here to learn more.
Steiffgal hopes that this discussion on Steiff's doggy hand puppets (and their full bodied counterparts) deserves a hearty round of applause!
Have a question about one of your Steiff treasures? Let's talk! Click here to learn more.
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New 4" Star Trek, Terminator & Taxi Driver ReAction Figures From Funko
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Warner Bros. Pictures Confirms Release Dates for Upcoming Lego Movies
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed the release of three new Lego features, including The Lego Movie Sequel, which will be released domestically on May 18, 2018, beginning its worldwide release. Between now and 2018, the next Lego film to open will be an as-yet-untitled Lego Batman feature, which has a global launch date of February [...]
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DC Collectibles Solicitations For November 2015 - BTAS Joker/Harley Quinn Mad Love 2-Pack & More
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tokidoki Thailand Comic Con
We are thrilled to announce tokidoki will be participating in Thailand Comic-Con for the first time! Be sure to mark your calendars for May 1 – 2, as you won’t want to miss this special event!
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Super Festival 68 x Galaxy People
Galaxy People will be releasing three new villains to their mini-sofubi line. These new bad guys are Drexyl, a teleporting cat assassin, Skreel, the galaxy bat, and Tragg, ruthless dinosaur-headed mercenary. These new additions to the line-up will be making their debut at Tokyo's Superfestival 68 on April 26th 2015, with a limited number of each […]
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Last Week to See Supahcute Kaiju Show 2!
Supahcute Kaiju Show 2 closes this Sunday, April 26! Catch all of these cute kaiju before they’re gone forever!! KUPA by Peter Kato The Early Years Print by Luke Flowers; framed print still available. RAWR! by Allison Koberstein Night Beams by Andrea Kang The Sock Monster Print by Kristen ‘Hapa’ Lau; framed print still available.Filed … Continue reading Last Week to See Supahcute Kaiju Show 2!![]()
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DC Collectibles Batman: Arkham Knight 7" Harley Quinn Figure Video Review & Images
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Botcon 2015 Comic Book Brief Preview Featuring The Art of Matt Frank
Not long after the reveal video was posted and word spread around about the contents of egg number 4, the Botcon Twitter was updated with a two panel preview from this year's convention comic book. Featuring Packrat along with the freshly premiered Megatron, we may not be able to gather any story from this isolated sample, but we can at least enjoy the robot lineart stylings of Matt Frank. Click through and check it out!
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Galaxxor 2015 C2E2 Exclusives
Ben Spencer (Galaxxor) will have several exclusives available at this year's C2E2 show in Chicago, running from April 24th through 26th 2015. All three exclusives featured here are 5.5-inch tall art toys that features three points of articulation and will be available at Nerd City's booth #760. The Galaxxor 014 was designed, sculpted, and hand painted by […]
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Platinum Edition Intel Ops Reissue Blaster And Perceptor Two Pack New Package Shots
We've got slightly better looks at the package for another of the upcoming G1 reissue sets falling under the Platinum Series banner. Intel Ops featuring Blaster and three cassettes with Perceptor who's gotten some new microscope-related parts is likely to be the biggest of these sets to come along until the strongly rumored Trypticon would turn up. Unfortunately these photos don't really shed any more insights, especially towards Perceptor's new mystery accessory, but hopefully those details will be made clearer soon! Keep reading to see both images.
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Hasbro Kre-O Transformers Grimlock Unleashed Set
Hasbro Kre-O Transformers Grimlock Unleashed Set I have always loved the G1 looks of the Dinobots more than its Age of Extinction conterparts and now you can build your own with the Grimlock Unleashed set from Hasbro Kre-O! It includes 333 pieces which you can use to build an enormous Generation 1 Grimlock in dino...
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Best gifts 2014: Ride On Car with Touch Pad and Remote
Ride On Car with Touch Pad and RemoteProduct Description Henes has mixed a number of distinctive app
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Sublime Gadgets: Ride On Car with Touch Pad and Remote
Ride On Car with Touch Pad and RemoteProduct Description Henes has mixed a number of distinctive app
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Vintage Giant Gold Whistle Necklace DEADSTOCK
Isn’t this a great piece of vintage jewelry?
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