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How to buy a toy for newborn

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How to buy a toy for newborn Parents know that children’s play is not just for fun and just en

Angry Birds 2 App Supports WWF

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Rovio Entertainment, Apple, and the World Wildlife Fund are working together to support environmental efforts on the planet. From now until April 24, WWF will receive all proceeds from the in-app purchase of the WWF Pack in the Angry Birds 2 shop. The app is also supporting WWF’s conservation work with special content that highlights [...]

set database: LEGO 42029 customised pick up truck

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set database: LEGO 42029 customised pick up truck
image courtesy of brickmerge
image courtesy of amazon.co.uk
image courtesy of amazon






set number: 42029
set name: customised pick up truck
theme: technic
year: 2014
pieces: 1063
price: us$100
minifig: none
large technic set.
main model is a customised pick up truck.
can be built into a building alternative.
building alternative included a forest skidder.
the truck come with big wheels, fully independent suspension, a tippable bed, a grill guard with workable winch, openable doors and a front steering.
overall design is great.
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MP-30 Ratchet Video Review - Transformers MasterPiece From Takara Tomy

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Takara Tomy are shipping their newly released Transformers MP-30 Masterpiece Ratchet action figure. YouTube reviewer Optibotimus has posted a video review of the figure giving us the out of box details on brother to MP-27 Ironhide. Read on to see all the details now on the Transformers MP-30 Masterpiece Ratchet.

Transformers Collecting Burnout - TFSource Article

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One of the dangers of becoming very involved in a hobby or pastime, for those who invest in it more than just casually and dedicate a lot of their free (or not!) time to such a pursuit, is burnout. The source of such feelings can vary from financial constraints to over-indulgence, or from letting lines of reality become blurred. Someone who collects, discusses, participates and enjoys Transformers is every bit as susceptible to these feelings as a stamp collector or car enthusiast.

This Regal Steiff Beagle Certainly Lives Up To His Name!

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Hot dog! Most readers are familiar with Steiff's beloved "Biggie" Beagle model. Here's an example of this fan favorite that really merits the name. Check out this life-sized Steiff Beagle and see what makes him so interesting from the collector's perspective.

This "Best of Show" beauty is Steiff's studio (or display size) Beagle. He stands 14 inches tall and 16 inches long (not including his tail) and 24 inches long including his tail. He is made from tan mohair and is head jointed. His head, body, and tail are elaborately hand-painted with delightful shades of black, grey, and brown, giving him wonderful definition. He has three black hand embroidered claws on each paw. His face comes to life with brown and black pupil eyes, a black hand embroidered nose and mouth, and floppy ears. He retains his original red buckled collar. This Beagle was produced in this size only from 1965 through 1966 as an exclusive for the upscale toy retailer FAO Schwarz. 

This regal Beagle stands and delivers with his great IDs. Like most Steiff items sold at FAO Schwarz during his era, this dog sports the company's red wooden "bell" tag. This features a golden bell and the words, "EST. 1862 TOYS FAO SCHWARZ." This old fashioned design is based on a bell carved in the Schwarz family's wooden dining room table. This piece of furniture was originally located in the family's Greenwich, CT home. The Beagle also has his raised script button, and fully legible yellow ear tag. It is numbered 1343,90, which corresponds to 1=standing, 3=mohair, 43=43 cm, 9=display animal or special edition, and 0=normal coloring.

Beagles were a very popular breed in the 1960's, most likely because they were the "Presidential Pets" of Lyndon B. Johnson. His Beagles, which included Him and Her, were truly the "First Dogs" of America - often accompanying the President on visits to heads of state, hanging out in the Oval Office, and swimming in the White House pool. These lucky dogs were even featured on the cover of Life Magazine in 1964. As such, FAO Schwarz picked up on this cultural trend to create a number of exclusive Beagles for their customers, including this display example under discussion here. Other FAO Schwarz exclusive Beagles included a 15 cm standing open mouthed Beagle (sort of a hybrid in design between Steiff's regular line sitting and standing Biggies) and and a family of Beagles in a basket, resting on a soft cushion.  

And really, just how "big" is this special FAO Schwarz Biggie? Steiff Supermodel BooBoo the real-life pug, (reluctantly) shares the spotlight with him so you can see his scale firsthand. 

Steiffgal hopes this discussion of this rare display size Steiff Beagle has made a big impression on you!

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

Game of Thrones dolls - creating the HBO series characters in scale

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Tonight is the premiere of the sixth season of Game Of Thrones, the popular television series based on the books of G.R.R. Martin. I am a fan of both and am waiting for it anxiously. Just last week I saw on facebook the wonderful work of the talented Lisa Ramsammy (The Dollplace), who repainted a Tonner doll to make it look like Jon Snow - with incredible results. So I decided to look around a bit about more Game Of Thrones great repaints and I am happy to present them all here, with links to the websites of their talented creators, so that you can go ahead and see more of their amazing work and maybe order a doll that you crave. They were created for the Game Of Thrones project of The Repaint Society, where you can find more characrers from the series. Some are already for sale on ebay, others through the respective creator's website.

Jon Snow by Lisa Ramsammy - find her at The Dollplace.


Photo by Lisa Ramsammy


Photo by Lisa Ramsammy


The Night's King by Lisa Ramsammy


Photo by Lisa Ramsammy

Tyrion Lannister by Laurie Leigh - find her at Beautiful Faces by Laurie Leigh


Photo by Laurie Leigh


Photo by Laurie Leigh

Kal Drogo by Laurie Leigh


Photo by Laurie Leigh

Jaime Lannister by Susan Hook at My Immortals


Photo by Susan Hook


Photo by Susan Hook

Ygritte by Susan Hook for My Immortals


Photo by Susan Hook

Cersei Lannister by Laurie Everton at Barbie Canvas


Photo by Laurie Everton

Missandei by Laurie Lenz at Angels Doll Studio


Photo by Laurie Lenz

Melisandre of Asshai by Aysun Kuzey of Kuzey Creations


Photo by Aysun Kuzey

Maketoys Pandinus Giant Unofficial Scoroponok Near-Final Sample Photography

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From Mr Elljay on Weibo, we've got a nice assortment of photos showing off Pandinus, that absolutely huge, monstrous take on Scorponok from Maketoys. This item is very near to its release date, with an early testshot first having been shown off during the summer of 2015. These photos show a lot of nice detail of the large figure, including a side by side comparison to an original G1 Scorponok in robot mode. Keep reading to take a look at all the pictures!

Second Chance SC-02 Unofficial Fall of Cybertron Voyager-Size Optimus Color Photos

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We have some color photos tonight of third party group "Second Chance"'s effort to make a Fall of Cybertron based Optimus Prime at something more like a Voyager scale. We're not sure how far along this is, but if it's at a color stage presumably this basically reflects the final product, and so seems to betray a noticeable lack of surface detailing. While a good effort is made to recreate the look of the design, it's unclear how much demand for an upsized iteration of this specific design there will be. Click through to check out the new photos!

Batman Bearbricks by Medicom Toy for #BatmanvSuperman: #DawnofJustice (October release)

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Scheduled for an October 2016 release from Medicom Toy, is their adaptation of BATMAN from Zack Snyder's BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE feature film with the (above-left) 700mm tall BE@RBRICK BATMAN 1000% priced at ¥37,000 (US$331 / SGD$448), and (above-right) 280mm tall BE@RBRICK ARMORED BATMAN 400% with a SRP of ¥8,800 (US$79 / SG$107). Head towards cjmart.jp for international pre-orders,

1/6 Samurai TO-FU by DEVILROBOTS x threezero for April 29th pre-order

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Hong Kong 1/6th specialists threezero meets Japan design collective DEVILROBOTS, and the toyful result is a 1/6th scale Samurai TO-FU collectible figure - including a "magical" FROG character - that will be available for pre-order at www.threezerostore.com starting from April 29th 9:00AM Hong Kong time, for US$198 / HK$1540.WHAT: "Samurai TO-FU collectible stands 15 inches / 37.5 cm tall;

Horrible Adorables x Kidrobot Figures Coming Soon

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It sounds like Kidrobot’s first figures in the upcoming Horrible Adorables series will drop soon, perhaps as early as Friday (4.29). First shown at Toy Fair back in February, the window boxed series adapts Jordan Elise Perme and Christopher Lees’ fascinating soft sculpture animals into vinyl figures (~ 4”, $24.99)...

Scott Wilkowski "infects" Woot Bear on April 30th!

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A photo posted by Scott Wilkowski (@sw__._.__ws) on Apr 19, 2016 at 6:53pm PDT Infamous for his "Infected" toy-aesthetics, artist Scott Wilkowski (IG @SW__._.__WS) will be helming a ONE-NIGHT-ONLY show at Woot Bear (IG @wootbearbelly) on April 30th, and he'll be bringing along a swell Collection of Resin Sculptures including KAMEN RIDERS AND DUNNYS, CREEPY CATS, SIAMESE TWINS, and a WOOT BEAR

Uglydoll Mini Monsters from Toy Art Gallery

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Wait, what’s this ? It looks like Toy Art Gallery has teamed up with Sun-Min Kim and David Horvath on Uglydoll Mini Monsters sofubi. From the pic shown by TAG’s Gino Joukar, it looks like all eight figures come packaged as a set. From what we can see, Ox, Wedgehead,...

Announcing Thailand Toy Expo Exclusive One-Offs from Blackbook Toy

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A photo posted by TOYSREVIL (@toysrevil) on Apr 24, 2016 at 10:24pm PDT From "A Dope Toy Supply" from Japan, BlackBook Toy announces a trio of Japanese artists that'll be customizing Exclusive One-Offs bound for Thailand Toy Expo, working on BBT-produced figures - featuring Kenth Toy Works ("Mouse Murphy on Airplane" by Ron English) Knuckle of Little Chop Design ("Lil' Alex" from "A Clockwork

Yoko dHolbachie x VTSS Angelica

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As part of their recent Young Art Taipei showcase, VTSS showed its upcoming Angelica polystone figure from Japanese painter Yoko d’Holbachie. Limited to 22 pieces, the 30 cm sculpture (~12”) seems to have stepped directly out of one of the artist’s painting—her bright vibrant colors, distinct styling and joyous feel...

My Thoughts on Block B's "Toy" Music Video

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Block B returns with “Toy.” The song is about how Block B is willing to be treated as

Wax Dolls, Montanari and Pierotti Dolls - Gotta Love The Beauty of Wax

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Slide #24 -  Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art,Washington.

Two of the slides from the Dolls from the Index of American Design  at the National Gallery of Art that I loved were Slide #24, shown in the picture above, and Slide #25, shown in the picture below.  I was drawn to them due to the dresses and when I read their descriptions I found out they were wax dolls, which piqued my curiosity.

According to their description: Wax dolls have been made from very early times — by the ancient Romans, for example, on through the first quarter of the twentieth century. This wax doll was probably made in England, which was noted for its wax dolls in the last half of the nineteenth century. This doll dates from the 1870s, and her elaborate costume is typical of the period. The dress is of blue taffeta trimmed with white organdy lace. The doll's childlike face and hairstyle might seem better suited to a child's body, but the true child doll was not yet common. Not until the 1880s was there a change from predominantly adult dolls to dolls representing children and babies. Many collectors still prefer dolls with features of a child but dressed as an adult.

Credits: Lillian Causey (artist), American, active c. 1935, Anonymous Craftsman (object maker), The Baltimore Museum of Art (object owner), Doll in Blue Dress, 1935/1942, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, Index of American Design, 1943.8.7734.



Slide #25 -  Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art,Washington.

According to their description: This beautiful wax doll of about 1871 is named "Belle Hervey." She has real hair embedded in her wax head. This was an expensive process, characteristic only of luxury dolls. Belle's arms and legs are also wax, while her torso is made of cloth. Her eyes are glass. The overdress with postillion is of black taffeta trimmed with pale pink silk ribbon and black lace; there are pink buttons on the basque, or bodice, and the shoes are bright red and buttoned. Her underclothes are trimmed with bands of tucked muslin and lace; there is a pink edge on the dainty lace hose.

Credits: Edith Towner (artist), American, active c. 1935, Anonymous Craftsman (object maker), Mrs. F.C. (Vernette Snyder) Ripley (object owner), American  Doll--"Belle Hervey", c. 1937, watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper, Index of American Design, 1943.8.15468

The two dolls above were definitely beautiful wax dolls.  It would have been nice to have seen the actual dolls. I decided I had to know more about wax dolls in general. Here's what I found out:

Germany began making wax dolls in the 17th century, but they didn't really become popular until the beginning of the 19th century. English doll makers started putting glass and china eyes in their wax dolls heads.

It seems that between 1870 and 1900 some English companies started adding wax over composition for doll heads and limbs with stuffed cloth bodies.

As far as wax dolls are concerned supposedly there are 3 types of wax dolls: poured wax dolls ( from ancient times until the 1800's), wax-over dolls (1800's until the 1900's), and reinforced wax dolls (from 1860 until 1890).  If you would like to know more about the three types of wax dolls the Small Treasures Doll Collectors Association has an article entitled "Complete History of Wax Dolls" on their website.

Also, according to their article: Madame Augusta Montanari may be the best known wax doll-maker of all time, but not much is known about her or her wax sculpture studio. We do know that she and her poured wax works first attracted attention at London’s Crystal Palace Exposition in 1851. There she and her winning exhibit of dolls created a sensation that led to imitation, the sincerest form of flattery.

Image Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

The Victorians had an unusual mourning practice involving wax dolls.  They would create a mourning doll as a keepsake to remember young children who had passed away.  Families who could afford it would have a wax effigy made of the child which would be dressed in the child's clothing. Tufts of the child's hair would also be used to make the doll more realistic.  They would put the effigy doll on display at the wake, sometimes they would leave it at the grave site, and sometimes they would keep them as a keepsake.  This practice actually dates back to the Romans.

For more information on Victorian mourning dolls please visit the Wikipedia.com page here.

It's highly unlikely that any of these burial wax dolls survived to present times. I was intrigued by the wax dolls and wanted to find out more. Here's what I found out:

Image Courtesy of Victorianna.com

The Montanari Poured Wax Doll, shown in the picture above, is a Montanari Poured Wax Doll from the Victorianna.com website and was included in their Antique Montanari Poured Wax Doll article.

According to the description under the photo: English, Circa 1850-1860. This is a rare 21" antique doll marked Montanari, still retaining its original "Montanari" ink signature on the lower front torso on its original cloth body, superior modeling of poured wax shoulder head with a very expressive face, poured wax limbs, original inserted blond human hair, blue set glass eyes, stunning silk costume and hat (possibly original). From a private collection. Was for sale on Debra's Dolls and Collectible Dolls - $4,950.

There is a beautiful Doll in 18th century style clothing; wax; Germany; 1800-1825 on the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London here.

There is picture of a Queen Victoria 19th century Augusta Montanari doll at the Museum of London website here.

There is also a beautiful Wax Bride Doll on the Victorian and Albert Museum (V&A) website here.

There is also a beautiful Caucasian Wax Doll In Welch Costume from the Victorian and Albert Museum (V&A) website here.

Another famous wax doll maker was the Pierotti family who were in business from 1793 (starting with Domenico) until 1935 (ending with the grandson Charles).

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com

The VERY BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH POURED WAX PORTRAIT LADY IN ORIGINAL COSTUME c. 1870,  shown in the picture above, is a Pierotti wax doll from the Theriaults.com website.  How beautiful is she?

According to their description: 21" Poured wax shoulder head with inclined side-cast pose,oval-shaped face,light blue glass eyes,modeled eyelids with fringed lashes and brows,accented eye corners and nostrils,inserted blonde hair,closed mouth with center accent line,hand-sewn original cloth body,poured wax lower limbs,bare feet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: attributed to Pierotti,circa 1870,likely designed as a portrait model which was a specialty of the firm,but subject is unknown. The doll was shown in the article "The Wax Dolls of Queen Victoria's Reign" by Estelle Johnston,Doll News,Summer 1979. Value Points: very beautiful doll with exquisitely- shaded complexion and lips,wearing original gold silk gown with lace trim,undergarments,matching cap,jewelry,brown kid slippers. Realized Price: $2,800.

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com

The FINE ENGLISH POURED WAX CHILD,PROBABLY FROM ROYAL BABY SERIES OF THE MID-1800'S, shown in the picture above, is a Pierotti wax doll also from the Theriaults.com website.

According to their description: 26" Poured wax shoulder head depicting a round-faced child,blue inset eyes with heavily-modeled eyelids,delicate inserted lashes,closed mouth with defined space between the lips,defined ears,delicate blonde hair inserted into scalp,glazed muslin torso and upper limbs,stitch-jointed upper legs,grommet-edged sew holes with original cord attachments. Condition: generally excellent,some hair sparseness,quarter-size reglue at back sew hole. Comments: English, probably Pierotti,and believed to be from the series of Royal Babies offered by Pierotti beginning in 1849,to celebrate the young children of the beloved Queen Victoria. Value Points: outstanding quality of sculpting depicting a gentle-faced child,fine original finish and painting,original body,exquisite original bonnet and matching bodice. Realized Price: $2,500

How beautiful is her face?

Image Courtesy of Carmel Doll Shop

The amazing 18th Century Continental Wax doll, shown in the picture above, is from the Carmel Doll Shop website.

According to their description: 18th century Continental Wax (attr. Augsburg) featuring a poured wax head with much character, on a hemp-covered wire armature that is fitted with carved wood arms and feet. Beautifully costumed in period silks, this older lady of nobility is suitable for use in an early dollhouse, or vignette. Measures: 9 1/2" tall

I just love her face and outfit. She's really quite amazing. Don't you think?

Image Courtesy of Carmel Doll Shop

The beautiful German Wax Over doll, shown in the picture above, is also from the Carmel Doll Shop website.

According to their description:  Dating circa 1825, this extremely unusual German wax-over is a true survivor! Details of this miracle lady include a papier-mache shoulder head with a wax coating, glass eyes, (that used to sleep with the aid of a wire) and the original mohair wig with its ornaments. On a cloth body (working squeaker housed within) that is fitted with wax coated wooden arms and carved and painted legs, she wears her original commercially-made dress of velvet, gauze and glazed cotton, with its blonde lace accents. We're pleased that someone has recognized this early doll's importance through their safeguarding of her, but now it's someone else's turn. Measures: 11 3/4" tall, overall.

Image Courtesy of Carmel Doll Shop

There was an exquisite German Wax-Over Papier-mâché from the Carmel Doll Shop that I loved. She is shown in the picture above.  Isn't she exquisite?

According to their description: 25-1/2" German wax-over Papier-mâché with wonderful bright blue sleep-eyes, lovely painting, pierced ears, and her original wig. On her original body with wax-over limbs including fabulous molded high-button boots, she wears a classic drop waist dress of navy silk faille with details that include a cream faille sash, tatted lace, and red silk bows. Her matching chapeau is the perfect finishing touch on this charming early child.

While, generally, wax dolls are no longer made you have to admit that when they were made they were quite beautiful. Gotta love the beauty of wax.

"X Bomber" sofubis by Unbox Industries x Medicom Toy for August Release

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And while I'd previously gawked over "X Bomber" sofubis made by Unbox Industries (based on marionette tokusatsu created by Go Nagai), Medicom Toys has since solicited both "Ginga Shiro" and "BIGDAI X" - both with a late-August 2016 release! Space Pilot Shiro stands 250mm tall and has a SRP of ¥12,000 per (US$108 / SGD$146), while the 270mm tall BIGDAI X can be had for also 12,000yen. Do check

Recall: Smyths Toys - 24V Turnado Drift Go Kart

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Smyths Toys Superstores – 24V Turnado Drift Go Kart Ref Number: 146570 Price: £349.99 The ’24V
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