From the series Haikyuu!! Karasuno High School VS Shiratorizawa Academy comes Nendoroid #765 Tadashi Yamaguchi by ORANGE ROUGE.
Nendoroid Tadashi Yamaguchi by ORANGE ROUGE
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figma Fubuki by Max Factory
From the popular mobile and browser game Kantai Collection -KanColle- comes figma #348 Fubuki by Max Factory.
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Nendoroid Fubuki Kai-II by Good Smile Company
From the popular mobile and browser game Kantai Collection -KanColle- comes Nendoroid #764 Fubuki Kai-II by Good Smile Company.
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Yaha-kui zaShunina Figure by Alphamax
From the series Seikaisuru Kado comes the Yaha-kui zaShunina Figure by Alphamax.
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Calculating The Importance Of This Rare Steiff Walther Poodle
Do you know the saying, "April showers bring May flowers?" Well, if that's true, than the month of May is most certainly going to be "coming up roses," at least around these parts. It's been raining cats and dogs for the last few days, so Steiffgal has spent some time indoors checking out interesting Steiff eBay auction listings. You never know what you'll find listed on this worldwide marketplace! One Steiff rarity caught her eye and inspired her to learn more about it. Check out this prized poodle and see what makes it so outstanding from the design and manufacturing perspectives. 
This eye catching and unusual dog is a special promotional item made for Carl Walther GmbH. The poodle is head jointed and made from grey mohair and wool plush. His face is made from rubber, which was a popular Steiff manufacturing material starting in the early to mid 1950's When the Walther poodle left the Steiff factory, he wore a blue "Walther" logo tag hanging off of its blue leather collar. This customer special poodle design was produced in 17 cm and 40 cm in 1955 only. This is the larger version; the smaller version used grey velvet in the place of grey mohair in its design. 
The Walther brand has deep and broad roots across Germany and the world. The company, still in business today, is most associated with firearms production. Walther started out making guns at the end of the 19th century. It expanded its production to office machines, like calculators, starting in the 1920's. They continued their calculator line of business through the 1970's. The poodle was the company's logo for the office division of the company, although its probably no coincidence that poodles are good hunting dogs, too! Walther's poodle came to life with a few black lines, and showed the dog running on his hind legs and effortlessly juggling numbers. The logo tried to demonstrate how easy dealing with numbers could be when you have a Walther machine on your desk. You can see this poodle logo here on the left.Despite its obvious condition issues, this poodle listed on eBay is still a prince among Steiff's rare promotional items, and is only the second one Steiffgal has ever seen. It aligns to its period of manufacture in three interesting ways.
First, poodles were a very big deal in Steiff's line in the early 1950's. In addition to the company's standard line selections, including Tosi and several iterations of Snobby, Steiff also created a number of exclusive poodle designs for FAO Schwarz here in the USA. These included fully jointed wool plush poodles and an 80 cm Snobbylac poodle. The Walther poodle has a French trim and most resembles the body shape of Steiff's 1952 wool plush Snobby. You can see the Steiff Walther poodle featured on the cover of one of their business machines catalogs here on the left. Second, Steiff started producing items with rubber heads, instead of traditional felt, velvet, or mohair heads, in the early 1950's. This was done in part to decrease costs and labor, as well as to add flexibility to production and design options. Mostly dolls were produced with rubber heads; favorites from this period are HorZu's Micki and Mecki; the gnomes Pucki, Lucki, and Gucki; the Maggi chef, and LariFari, among others. Steiff's animals with rubber heads include Koko the Cat for the magazine TV Hoeren & Sehen.
And third, the Walther poodle was manufactured at a critical juncture in the company's history. After many years of hardship and war-induced shortages, Steiff again had the infrastructure to partner with other world-class companies and to produce absolutely custom, top tier items without constraints. This all ushered in a very auspicious period in the company's history.Steiffgal hopes this discussion on Steiff's Walther poodle has inspired a little puppy love with you!
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Chara-Ani announces Serval figure
Chara-Ani has announced that they will be producing a Serval figure from the series Kemono Friends.
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#DrawAJawa & #DrawAWookie Call For Submissions for #MayThe4th on TOYSREVIL
“May the 4th” AKA “Star Wars Day” will be upon us very soon, and the TOYSREVIL blog (AND on #starwarsallday) continues to celebrate the event with doodle challenges #drawajawa and #drawawookie!
Folks can either email in your submissions (to "toysreviler [at] gmail.com), or hashtag it on Instagram (don't forget to let me know if it's cool if I could embed your image on my blog, thanks!)
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Kaiju TriPus (2.0) special Marbled Glow in Dark & Black Cow on Pre-Order Now!
If the Cow goes “MOO”, what does the Marbled Glow in Dark & Black Cow Edition Kaiju TriPus say?
I bet it says “Pre-Order Me Now!”
US$180.00 per on maxtoyco.com for a 10.5 inches tall x 10 inches wide by 10 inches deep x nearly 2 pounds weight of the kaiju beast of a collectible, with this edition of Kaiju TriPus (2.0) sculpted by Pico Pico and fully casted and painted in Japan!
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Transformers: The Last Knight - More TakaraTomy Accessory Giveaways Coming In Summer And Fall
TakaraTomy has updated their website with the latest info on their Transformers: The Last Knight giveaways! The first up is the Silver Temenos Sword, which will be a ToysRUs Japan exclusive this time next week. But we've got more for the Summer and Fall as well, plus some non-accessory giveaways on the horizon as well - keep reading for details!
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Transformers: The Last Knight - More Confirmation For Premier Voyager Bumblebee Emerges
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While we'd previously seen hints at a Voyager Class Bumblebee being in store for later waves of the Transformers: The Last Knight toyline, those hints just got a lot stronger with the addition of a blank-but-headered page for the figure at ToysRUs UK. The product number also gives us a good indication of which wave we'll see the figure in. Keep reading for more info!
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First Transformers: The Last Knight Toy Commerical From Hasbro Hong Kong, Plus Robots In Disguise Spot
Hasbro Hong Kong has posted a pair of commercials to Facebook this morning: one is a nice, wordless spot for Robots In Disguise posted with the message "Have Fun Together!" The other is the first TV ad for Transformers: The Last Knight toys, in this case the Knight Armor Turbo Changers. Keep reading to see both!
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4 Best DIY Treehouse Kits
Smart-Toys reviews the best treehouse kits to help you build an awesome backyard fort: 6 Foot Square DIY Treehouse Kit 8 Foot Octagon DIY Treehouse Kit 10' Hexagon DIY Treehouse kit 12x14 Foot DIY Treehouse Kit (read more...)The house on the block with a tree fort is the envy of the entire neighborhood. Treehouses can range from very simple to amazingly complex; but, don't get too overwhelmed. These days, there are a variety of DIY options and complete building kits that will get you well on![]()
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Mattel hangs on to buy ratings despite steep first-quarter sales slide
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Mattel shares are tanking after its earnings but UBS still thinks its a buy
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Markets Right Now: US market indexes end slightly lower
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The Biggest Loser: Mattel Tumbles 14%
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[$$] Mattel shares hit after losses widen
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ROBOTKINGDOM.COM Newsletter #1374
Hi, Here is a quick update from www.robotkingdom.com. 1. Starting from now on, for all Star Wars orders over USD50 will come with a FREE plastic folder as GIFT! Including preorder unsent orders too, we will include free gift too. These 2 types of files will be given out randomly. If you want a certain type, please include remarks during your order.... First come first serve until stock last!
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Perfect Effect PE-DX08 Origin Leonidas Updated Not Lio Convoy Figure
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The Perfect Effect Origin Leonidas figure stands about 9" (23cm) tall in robot mode and contains die-cast parts. This fierce transforming beast changes from a robot warrior into a lion and boasts over 60 points of articulation.
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Excitebike For NES Reimagined As A Multiplayer Slot Car Track
Mexican motion graphics artist Danny González created an awesome 3D mock-up of what Excitebike, the classic 8-bit motocross game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, would look like a physical slot car track. Danny’s version also includes a light-up TEMP display on the site for futuristic hologram vibes. This concept is so cool that we’ll forgive the […]
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