by Eleanor de Bruin Learning Resources is planning a big year for 2010, with over 90 new toys to stimulate and educate young children. The Twist and Learn Busy Bus looks particularly fun for children aged two upwards. The brightly-coloured bus comes with four career characters who have sections that can be twisted to create lots of combinations.
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2010 preview: Learning Resources
MPH-PRESS: myplasticheart presents “When Hell Freezes Over” a custom show featuring Cranston Fellows Jr. Created by artist Lou Pimentel, Cranston is taken to new heights by being reimagined through the eyes of 15 of the top painters and customizers in the designer toy industry.
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When Hell Freezes Over: Custom Cranston Fellows Jr. Exhibit @ mph (Jan 8, 2010)
The next figure from ThreeA Toys’ POPBOT line [tagged] after the Tomorrow Kings, is to be Popbot itself! Teased above is an image of Popbot’s gun ~ as spotted from the 3A production-blog (reformatted here). Posted below are a couple of snaps of the Popbot prototype-sculpt as seen on display at the HK Venture show [blogged] in Hong Kong circa November 2009![Popbot on-display images by Expathos and
After the previously posted sneak-peek-preview, comes the full-reveal of Jeremyville’s Love Bunny plush by Kidrobot (missing a squishy-nose ~ aaawww the poor bunneeee):KR-PRESS: Never be a victim of unrequited affection with Love Bunny in your life.
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The Love Bunny Plush by Jeremyville x Kidrobot
PVC (PolyVinyl Cranium / www.pvcshow.com) is an online custom toy contest utilizing the SkullyBoom figure, and will be bringing in over 100 artists with over US$500 in prizes (with more on the way).
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PVC Online Custom Toy Contest by Delicious Drips x SkullyBoom (Mar 15, 2010)
From New York-based Cookies’n'Cream comes a new series of apparels featuring a collaboration with acclaimed French illustrator Skwak, dubbed; The “Merci Beaucoup” collection! The line consists of 4 t-shirts (Maniac Kito, King’s Crest, Brainiac, Funky World) and are currently available online here.”The collection is a fusion of certain elements that inspire our brand with Skwak’s character driven
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The Merci Beaucoup Collection by Cookies’n'Cream x Skwak
Head on over to Camille D’Errico’s online shop @ camilla.bigcartel.com for sum swish Tanpopo tees, hoodies (male + female) and a sweet lick dress ~ priced between US$30 to US$55 (tees) and US$80 for hoodies. Get 15% off ALL items by typing in the code BOXING at checkout!
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New Tees and Hoodies by Camille D’Errico
After their inaugural eBoy-print release, The Poster Cause Project has just dropped word of new duo poster-print releases, featuring POP! poster by Italian artist Willow, as well as “Five Print Set” by Abe Lincoln Jr.!(Left-top) POP! measures 11 x 17 and is limited to 25 prints (with 100% of profits to benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society). Priced at US$25 per ~ purchase POP! here(
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Willow & Abe Lincoln Jr for The Poster Cause Project
Spanish illustrator and indie toy-maker of Butterfly Hunter Girl and Milky Bloom; Arwassa has just drop word of the opening of his online shop @ en.arwassa.com/shop ~ where both mentioned figures are currently made available! Also can be found are some prints and t-shirts of his last illustration series called “Nothing to Love but Something to Eat” (Limited edition of 30).Butterfly Hunter Girl
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Butterfly Hunter Girl & Milky Bloom by Arwassa Available Now
This is one of the three modes the GFF Deepstriker can be configured into. Copy via Wikipedia The MSA-0011 (MSZ-011) S Gundam (also called Superior Gundam, but its original name is the Supreme Gundam[1], codename: “Ι Gundam” (Iota Gundam) in the Greek letter Anaheim Gundam series), more frequently called the S Gundam, is an incredibly powerful Earth Federation Forces mobile suit.[2] There
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Gundam Fix Figuration S-Gundam
I’ve been eyeing this figure for quite a while at my favourite toy shop and finally came round to scoring it. I have previously owned only one Gundam Fix Figuration (GFF) toy prior to this, and that is the GFF Deepstriker. I read from online reviews that the GFFN series has metal parts in it, and from a brief inspection, most of the metal bits occur in the elbows and knees
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Gundam Fix Figuration Next Generation (GFFN) GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
Peep this multicolored kaiju-ish-colored fMRI Jumping Brain by Emilio Garcia [5 x images in slideshow above] ~ a herald of what 2010 has to offer, perhaps? 6 colors airbrush painted unto a 3″ resin Jumping Brain ~ looks to be a whole lotta “brain activity” going on, yeh? CLICK THRU for WIP/Workstation-snaps!FYI: “fMRI” stands for “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging” ~ which is based on the
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fMRI Jumping Brain by Emilio Garcia
In another few short days, 2009 will be but a faint memory, with 2010 waiting at the wings to surprise us with new toys galore! And with the new year, heralds a new membership opportunity for folks who had missed out on ThreeA Toys’ 2009 3A-Associates Membership [3AA-tagged on TRE]!Scheduled for availability on two dates: January 8th and January 15th, 2010 ~ Cost for membership remains at US$150
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3AA for 2010 by ThreeA Toys / 3A-Associates 2009 Review
Peep the new King Bossy Bear – New White Flocked Version by David Horvath x Toy2R, scheduled for a New Year release. Details are scant for this 5 inch tall flocked-bear (at this point-of-post), but know that it will be distributed by Apex (theapex@apex-z.com).
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King Bossy Bear: New White Flocked Version by David Horvath x Toy2R
In addition to the video-journal of the Munny Custom Show & Exhibition @ Lou Belle Shop [blogged] organized by My Tummy Toys ~ CLICK THRU for slideshowed-snaps of custom Munnys, winning customs and the event-activity for the show, which was held between December 19th to 26th in Bandung, Indonesia! Congrats to the winning customs!WINNING MUNNY CUSTOMS: [5 x images of Winning Munny Customs]Munny
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Event Images for Munny Custom Show & Exhibition @ Lou Belle Shop, Bandung Indonesia (Dec 19-26)
by David Smith Jumbo Games enjoyed a successful 2009, and the puzzle and games specialist has lots of fun in store for the coming year. The Peppa Pig range will see the addition of the Muddy Puddles Game, in which characters from the show try to avoid the puddles as they race home from school. Horrid Henry will appear in puzzles and games, including a 100-piece Discovery Puzzle, while a range of Gormiti puzzles will tap into the growing appeal of this collectible brand
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2010 preview: Jumbo
Crazy Label is gearing up for the launch of their new website @ www.crazylabel.com (which can currently be previewed online) and along with the launch comes a One Day Crazy Sale on Friday, January 1st, 2010 via shop.crazylabel.com! How crazy is it gonna be? Time will tell, and here’s the best time to score yourselves toy-goodies (that you might have missed out for Christmas LOL).Source: Andy
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Crazy Label Website-Launch & One Day Crazy Sale (Jan 1, 2010)
In another parallel universe, I would’ve jumped on “private collection sales” on the get-go, but alas 2009 has not been kind to me (or rather, last few years ;p) ~ and so I share with you this (instead of hoarding them for my own muahahaha):WHAT: Red Hot Robot’s PRIVATE COLLECTION SALEWHEN: Sunday, December 27 — 11am in-store / 1pm MST onlineDETAILS: Red Hot Robot is pleased to offer over 200
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Red Hot Robot Private Collection Sale (Dec 27)
From Medicom Toy comes duo figures from their Ultra Detail Figure-series (UDF), featuring the Mad Hatter and Alice from the upcoming Tim Burton feature film; “Alice In Wonderland”. Scheduled for an April 2010 release, with a SRP of 2,400 YEN per figure / sold separately (US$26 / Reservation price via Blister.jp of 1,920YEN / US$21)
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Alice In Wonderland: Ultra Detail Figure Mad Hatter & Alice by Medicom Toy
Folks who’ve seen the TRE-exclusive reveal posted earlier of the Character & Licensing Expo Asia / CLEA 2010: CE figure-WIPs might be wondering how the entire figure might look like ~ worry not for now here is a TRE first-look at 3D-renders to get better acquainted with the mascot for the upcoming event in 2010! CLICK THRU to view!Also do keep a look out for the CLEA Custom Toy Design Contest to
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CLEA 2010: CE in 3D / CLEA Custom Toy Design Contest Headsup
I’m not fan of the deceased King of Pop, as evidenced in this review in terms of copy and photos, but I had good fun taking photos of this figure. MJ fans have been knocking the likeness of the figure, commenting on the eyes being too small, facial features like his nose(heh) being off, and some even claim his features are too asian
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1:6 Hot Toys Michael Jackson (Thriller Version)
Here’s a mini replica of the official ‘Jabulani’ adidas ball that will be used in World Cup 2010. Together with the free luminous mini Jabulani ball I got as a free gift for scoring my adidas World Cup 2010 football shirts.
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adidas World Cup 2010 Official Jabulani Mini Ball
If you told me three years ago that Hot Toys would one day produce a Batmobile in 1:6 scale when I picked up my very first Hot Toys figure, I would have laughed at your face. It’s a great thing that Hot Toys proved me utterly wrong, for this toy is probably the crown jewel of my collection to date
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My Fave Toys of 2009: Number 1 – Hot Toys Batmobile
Though my favourite football club has been making me quite sad with their performance on the pitch this season, I hope they did bring some festive cheer to the children they visited. God bless all the little ones.
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Liverpool FC players visit Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
by David Smith The famous Dambusters raid can be recreated in 1:72 scale thanks to the latest kit from Airfix . The set includes a Lancaster bomber from 617 Squadron (they were specially modified to carry Barnes Wallis’ ‘bouncing bomb’), as well as a lake, dam and support to mount the plane on.
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Airfix gives a dam
by Eleanor de Bruin Haba has released three new games, just in time for a bit of Boxing Day fun. Wicca Herbs and Spider Legs is a totally wicked game, where two to four players take the part of witches, collecting all the ingredients they need for a mysterious potion. There’s a catch though – they can only gather certain ingredients at night or during the day, and day can change to night very quickly.
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Fun and games from Haba
I promised more photos of the new 1:6 Hot Toys 2010 True Type body in this earlier post, and here they are. The first thing impression this figure gave me was that it was built of much studier plastic and it’s finish is matte, compared to the gloss used on the previous Hot Toys True Types
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1:6 Hot Toys 2010 True Type Body
If you’re not clued-in on Mexican-artist Walter Jacott aka Chauskoskis’ custom-work by now, you should. Handy with sculpting and transforming a toy-figure into something else, while retaining the character of the original form, is what Walter does, and he does it oh so well, IMHO. CLICK THRU to see one prime example of his work (from initial blank to final work) ~ featuring a Teddy
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Teddy Trooper TT Bills Monster Custom by Chauskoskis