New Wal-mart Droid Factory 2 Packs released
It seems that Comic-con opened up the flood gates on new toys. Spotted the new Wal-Mart Droid Factory 2-packs this morning. This set of 5 packs will build a Dark…
Read more »Figure of the Day 16 – DJ Domo
DJ Domo Series: Target Exclusive Domo Release Date: 2008 Comments: Domo has his roots as a TV network mascot in Japan, with the western world first becoming aware of the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 15 – He-Man
He-Man Series: Masters of the Universe (2002) Release Date: 2002 Comments:Everything old will be new again, or at least that’s the way it seems in the toy aisle. Given the…
Read more »Figure of the Day 14 – Graduation Day Buffy Summers
Buffy Summers (Graduation Day) Series: Sideshow Toys’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer Release Date: 2005 Comments: There have been many Buffy figures in many different scales, but Sideshows’ 12″ offerings are…
Read more »Figure of the Day 13 – Robot Heroes Jazz
Jazz Series: Transformers; Robot Heroes Release Date: 2006 Comments: I can’t believe that HASBRO knew that their younger skewing Star Wars line, Galactic Heroes, would ultimately result in similar lines…
Read more »Figure of the Day 12 – Remote Controlled R2-Q5
Remote Controlled R2-Q5 Series: Star Wars; Target Exclusive Release Date: 2009 Comments: Japan seems to get a lot of cool stuff before the US; Transformers, Godzilla and remote controlled Astromech…
Read more »Figure of the Day 11 – The Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor Series: Doctor Who; Classics Release Date: 2008 Comments: When Doctor Who relaunched itself with Christopher Eccleston’s season as the Doctor the amount of licensed Who merchandies ballooned. …
Read more »Figure of the Day 10 – Batman Heroclix
Batman Series: Heroclix Hypertime Release Date:2002 Comments: It’s a week before my trip to San Diego Comic-con 2009, so I thought while I’m looking ahead to the trip, I should…
Read more »Down Side to Build-A-Droid
While I enjoy extra stuff in the bubble as much as the next guy – what to do with all the extra torsos, arms, heads? I don’t even think I…
Read more »Figure of the Day 9 – Sideswipe
Sideswipe Series: World’s Smallest Transformers Release Date: 2003 Comments: Sideswipe (or to be technical Lambor) here was in the first wave of Takara’s short lived World’s Smallest Transformers series. These…
Read more »Figure of the Day 8 – Rebel Fleet Trooper
Rebel Fleet Trooper Series: Star Wars; Power of the Force 2 Release Date: 1997 Comments: What a difference 12 years can make. In 1997 this figure was huge, never before…
Read more »Figure of the Day 7 – 10000 Volt Ghost
10000 Volt Ghost Series: Scooby-Doo Release Date: 2002 Comments: The 10000 Volt Ghost is from the Scooby-Doo episode “Watt A Shocking Ghost” originally broadcast in October of 1976. 26 years…
Read more »Figure of the Day 6 – Jawa
Jawa (Tatooine Scavenger) Series: Star Wars; 30th Anniversary Collection Release Date: 2007 Comments: This Jawa was sold with a packed in LIN droid. Or vice versa, depending on which figure…
Read more »Figure of the Day 5 – Beachcomber
Beachcombert Series: Transformers; Generation 1 Release Date: 1985 Comments: Beachcomber is a nature lovin’, tree huggin’ Autobot. His alternate mode is a dune buggy (shown below), which probably isn’t a…
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