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Nendoroid Deadpool: Orechan Edition by Good Smile Company

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From the movie ‘Deadpool’ comes a Nendoroid of Deadpool himself! His outfit has been shrunk down into a cute Nendoroid figure which comes with a variety of different expression patterns which can […]

Top 20 Best Fidget Toys for Kids

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The Benefits of Fidget Toys for Kids -  While idle hands may not really be the devil's plaything, there is a lot of evidence that keeping kids hands busy has a positive influence on their attention. That's one reason that experts recommend that kids with ADHD use fidget toys in the classroom, and many children with autism can benefit from fidget toys while learning. In fact, research indicates that most children learn better when their hands are active; funneling expandable energy in this manner

Sinful Sunday 33 - Pride 

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My 33rd #SinfulSunday picture… The second of our recreations from the cabin in the woods. My g

Hulk Hogan 1/4 Scale Figure by Storm Collectibles

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Storm Collectibles is proud to present the Hulk Hogan 1/4 Scale Collectible Figure, the first 1/4 scale wrestling figure on the market. The Hulk Hogan figure stands approximately 19 inches tall and is hand […]

Put A Tiger In Your Tank With These Great And Unusual Steiff Postwar Tiger Designs!

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Steiffgal has always had a thing for Steiff tigers. After all, who can resist their friendly/fierce personalities, delightful coloring, and the remarkable detailing that bring these big cats to life? Steiff has featured these grrr-eat wild animals in their line almost continuously since 1915, with the first cubs being made of mohair and fully jointed. Given their history and appeal, Steiffgal thought it would be fun to "catch a tiger by the tail" and check out three of the company's rarer post war examples.


Let's kick things off by sinking our teeth into this large and impressive Steiff Bengal tiger. This handsome cat is sitting, unjointed, 43 cm tall, and made from beautifully hand-airbrushed tan mohair. He has green and black pupil eyes, a pink and black shield-shaped embroidered nose, clear monofilament whiskers, and black embroidered claws. His chin, ears, and sideburns are made from long, white mohair. His most distinctive feature is his well formed and open mouth - which is lined in peach colored felt - and detailed with four large embedded wooden teeth. He is either grinning broadly or yawning; perhaps this depends on the time of the day! 


This beautiful Bengal beast was made in 14, 22, and 43 cm from 1959 through 1961 only. The medium and large ones are quite rare on the secondary market. Only the medium and large examples have wooden teeth; the smallest baby size one is toothless - perhaps Steiff thought he was still teething when he was being designed! All three sizes have impressive, long tails.

Our next tiger highlight truly has spirit - school spirit, that is! Here we have Steiff's seldom seen, 25 cm tall Steiff tiger made as a mascot for Princeton University. Smarty-pants is sitting, head jointed, and made from tan mohair that has been brought to life with realistic orange and black airbrushing. He has green and black pupil eyes "cartoon" style eyes, an early pattern pink nose outlined in black, clear monofilament whiskers, and black embroidered claws. His sideburns are made from  long, white mohair. Like his Bengal buddy, this pattern also features a prominent, well designed open mouth - which is lined in peach colored felt - and detailed with four proportionally sized, embedded wooden teeth. He has a working squeaker in his belly. When he was new, he left the factory in Giengen wearing a black and orange felt "Princeton" blanket. 

This Princeton University Prince was made in this size only in 1952 as a special edition for the United States. Other larger Steiff mascots produced in the early 1950's included a 28 cm lion for Columbia University, a 21 cm lioness for Columbia University, a 28 cm bulldog for Yale University, and a 28 cm goat for the Navy, among others. Smaller 1950's era cataloged mascots included a 14 cm bulldog for Yale University, 12 and 14 cm donkeys for the Army, as well as a 12 cm donkey wearing a "DEM" felt blanket for the US Democratic party! (To keep things balanced, Steiffgal once saw a small Steiff elephant wearing a "REP" felt blanket.  This example was probably made as special item for the US Republican party but somehow did not make it into the standard Steiff reference books or cataloging.)

Well, if this discussion hasn't put you to sleep yet, this final example should do the trick. Here we have a most unusual Steiff tiger pajama bag. He measures about 40 cm long and about 20 cm tall. He is in Steiff’s “lying” position, meaning he is curled up with his legs resting gently to his side. He has piercing green and black eyes, a pink embroidered nose, and tufts of longer mohair around his jowls. Tiger is head jointed and made from short tan mohair, which has been "tiger-ized" with careful orange and black airbrushing. Right down the middle of his back is a long metal zipper that extends from practically his neck to his tail; this hides his internal silk-lined pouch designed to  hold the sleepwear of a toddler!

As far as Steiffgal can tell, this tiger pajama bag does not appear in any of Steiff's standard reference books. It is her guess that this tired tiger is probably a modification of Steiff’s standard-line lying tiger cub, which was produced from 1953 through 1978 in 17, 28, 43, and 60 cm.  Steiffgal has also heard of other uncataloged Steiff pajama bags made from standard line designs including turtles and lions.

Steiffgal hopes this review of rare Bengals, mascots, and novelties has indeed put a tiger in YOUR tank!


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

1/6 Heavy Armoured Special Cop Female from Art Figures

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...it has begun once again ... too bad shop no Nets, otherwise I'd gone home with her partner today too :) #judgeanderson #nonofficial 1/6 from #ArtFigures! Will do a review once I get Dredd in together :) #toylifeA photo posted by TOYSREVIL (@toysrevil) on Aug 14, 2016 at 2:58am PDT Handling a box of that non-official “Judge Dredd” in 1/6th, I had remembered that there was to be a another

#playingwith Black Version Daydream Nimbus

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#playingwith my very first #DaydreamNimbus from @paulushyu X @kurobokan and it is much bigger than I imagined, actually? Limited to 300pcs, mine was numbered #175! Purchased at #OzzoCollection at China Square Central, this was the very last piece in stock too! (Thanks @mikeozzo) #toylifeA video posted by TOYSREVIL (@toysrevil) on Aug 14, 2016 at 2:42am PDT Snagged a Black Version Daydream Nimbus

More Than Meets The Eye #56 - Josh Burcham's Subscription Cover For This Week's Titans Return Tie-In

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Josh Burcham has shared the clean art for his alternate cover for this week's issue of MTMTE! For this installment of the Titans Return crossover, we get Fortress Maximus and Prowl sharing a friendly staredown on Luna 1. Keep reading to see!

Legends Series LG25 Blurr - Package Image From Hisashi Yuki

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Hisashi Yuki, TakaraTomy Toy Designer and tireless promoter, has posted a package photo of the impeding LG-25 Legends Series Blurr! With a more animation accurate (and colorful deco for the robot mode, Blurr runs rings around his Titans Return counterpart, aesthetically speaking. Click through to see!

Deluxe Lightsteed - Combiner Wars Computron Boxset TFormers Image Gallery

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Here's Lightsteed, AKA Red Streetwise! ...that's about all I can say about him, except that I wish Hasbro had chosen two molds that were better at being legs to be the legs. He does a game job of attempting to look like G1 Lightspeed, but the structure of Streetwise's alt-mode can't quite support the attempt. Click through to see!

Custom Gwen The Corgis @ #PopconAsia2016

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Featured #onTOYSREVIL: http://bit.ly/2aTUUEW #GwenTheCorgi Customs seen at #PopconAsia2016 ... @gwenthecorgi designed by @eric_noahA photo posted by TOYSREVIL (@toysrevil) on Aug 14, 2016 at 7:07am PDT Popcorn Asia 2016 ends today Sunday, and if you make your way to booth E16 right now, you might still get to peep and purchase a display of adorable / fantastical / amazing looking customs of GWEN

David Gibson Wins 2016 North American Scrabble Championship

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The North American Scrabble Players Association crowned David Gibson of South Carolina as the winner of the 2016 North American Scrabble Championship. Gibson outscored 400 other Scrabble players, including previous champions Matthew Tunnicliffe and Joel Sherman, and holds the title for the second time, first winning in 1994. He won the championship trophy and $10,000. [...]

“King Kanzler” by Plaseebo Drops Aug 17th

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PLASEEBO PRESS: ”We are pleased to offer, in collaboration with Eric B of Krotpong, a one of a kind Plaseebo custom of the KANZLER vinyl figure. The “King Kanzler” is a behemoth standing 14 1/2 inches high. He has one red glass eye insert and a gold leaf breast plate, as well as a leather loin cloth and cloth boots. He also has a motion activated color-changing LED unit in his head with

REVIEW: Capture the Flag Redux

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Capture the flag. The game brings back childhood memories of humid summer nights playing with the other neighborhood kids who didn’t have a care in the world. The game would always consist of two teams and some items – the flags – that the teams had to retrieve and return to their home base. There […] Read more

"Summertime Cat with Dagger" by Deth P Sun x FOE Gallery Releases Aug 14th

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FOE will be hanging at The Quarters in Hadley, MA on Sunday August 14th from 4:00-6:00 pm for the local release of their second CAT WITH DAGGER colorway! (See the First Edition HERE)."Come out and say hello! Maybe ride your bike here and then play some video games and check out the cheerful orangey goodness of Summertime Cat with Dagger! Have Adventures! It’s Summertime!" - shared Jim Shea of

Digimon Adventure Tag

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Another one of my treasured possessions, the 15th Anniversary Digimon Adventure Tag. It came with al

DIC-028 Rainy Day AV Debut Famous Princess University Active College Student Momo Suzuki

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3P, 4P, Debut Production, DIC-028, Female College Student, Prestige, Shaved, Solowork, Suzuki Momo,

What's Shipping For The Week Of August 17, 2016

3.75" Metal Gear Solid 2 Solid Snake Custom Figure By DirkMaximus

ABP-510 Princess Of Wotasa 01 Rui Hasegawa

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ABP-510, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, Bukkake, Deep Throating, Gangbang, Hasegawa Rui, Prestige, Solowork, To
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