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Meet Jaimie Mantzel. He’s managed to build toys that are infinitely cooler than anything in my closet when I was a kid. For that matter, cooler than anything I have now. He’s built robots that walk, come with armor, and are also projectile launchers. His enthusiasm is infectious; you’ll adore him and his creations. After you’ve watched the toy in action, you can even help name it.
Check out the video of this amazing toy after the break! [click to continue…]
New superhero movies mean a whole line of new toys, and images of from The Dark Knight Rises lineup hit the internet today ahead of their official debut at the Toy Fair. There’s some new Batman figures, but the Funko Bane and Catwoman toys take the prize. Please note that the drill suit accessory from the one Batman figure is a bit on the ridiculous side.
No word on specific release dates or prices just yet. For now, enjoy the photos after the break.
Nickelodeon is releasing a new CG animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show later this year, and that of course means new toys. Playmates has several options for fans of the fighting reptiles. You can get basic or deluxe figures, classic and new style TMNTs, and there’s a sewer playset option. The only thing I see missing is an April action figure (though I think you can see her in the playset photo).
Check out lots of photos of the new line after the break.
Scalextric is creating officially licensed Star Wars slot racer sets that are due out later this year. The first is a 1/64 scale micro set called “Death Star Attack”, which pits Vader’s TIE Fighter against Luke’s X-wing as they race around a glow in the dark track. The second, entitled “Battle Of Endor”, is a 1/32 scale set that races Imperial Speeder bikes around a woodland themed track.
Hit the jump to check out some additional photos.
Samus Aran of Metroid is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter, and like most females in video games, she also happens to be smoking hot. You can pre-order not one, but two stunning sculpts of her. There’s a figma that displays her Varia suit, and the second figure shows off Aran’s Zero suit. Both will be released in June.
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Thanks to Marvel’s recent liveblog with Hasbro, we now have some new images of the Avengers movie toy line, which includes 3.75″ action figures of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Loki. An assortment of vehicles, exclusives and possibly variants are also expected, although no details have yet been released.
Check out some additional photos of the figures after the break.
Apparently the fight for mutant/human equality only applies in the world of X-Men, because in reality Marvel’s legal team has set out to prove that mutants and humans are in fact, completely different beings.
Not surprisingly, money is the root of this prejudice (note that Marvel is also a SOPA supporter).
The move stems from taxes levied on toys manufactured in different countries and imported to the states. “Dolls” are defined as products representing humans, and carry a tax rate of 12%. “Toys” on the other hand, represent non-humans (such as robots or animals), and carry a much lower tax rate of 6.8%. Marvel wants to prove that mutants are not humans, and should therefore fall into the cheaper “toy” category.
The whole story was revealed on the Radiolab Podcast, which you can check out after the break.
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This little girl is asking all the right questions. Riley, like many of us, doesn’t understand the need for toys to have gender separation. In my opinion, those pesky pink and blue aisles at toy and department stores only serve to segregate. She points out that the colors trick us into only buying princesses for girls and superheroes for boys. It pushes girls towards Barbies and boys towards model cars. She states it simply and honestly, “Some girls like superheroes, some girls like princesses. Some boys like superheroes, some boys like princesses.”
Why does everything need to be different colors? We wonder the same thing, kid.
Watch the adorable video after the break.
This isn’t the cuddly, animated Alice you’re used to seeing. American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns is back, and Diamond Select Toys has captured the characters in collectible form. The designs are based on the appearance of the characters in the EA/Spicy Horse game.
The figures will be released in specialty stores and comic shops this summer, and the collection of 7″ scale figures includes Alice, the Cheshire Cat, and a Card Guard.
(via Toy News International)
When you’re facing difficult terrain, say like the ice planet of Hoth, 4WD is helpful. Hobbyist Christopher Aleria used an Axial Rock Crawler to give this Imperial Walker extra traction. An AT-AT on wheels would be almost unstoppable. This custom set-up would prevent being tripped by ships after all. Don’t tell the Empire.
(Hobby Media via Technabob)
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