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The 1980s was a heyday for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and what if they had action figures made. This is what it would look like!
Toy fanatic Dan Polydoris aka Death by Toys makes these custom 1980s Nintendo-style action figures and packaging. It’s like Super 7/Funko ReAction line-up.
One of the most iconic theme park places is the Disneyland castle and LEGO has just announced their Disney castle version. The LEGO Disney Castle 71040 will be one of the neatest builds with over 4,000 pieces and 5 minifigs: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Tinkerbell. The Disney castle will have 5 floors of play features.
The latest episode of our Vinyl Pulp is out! Episode 14 takes at quick look at Andy Warhol Dunny Series that was just released. The 3″ Dunnies get an artsy design twist from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts collabs with Kidrobot for this fun artsy toy series. The Kidrobot Andy Warhol dunny series drops today online and at stores.
Mega Bloks pays homage to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird with this neat TMNT Collector Series Rooftop Combat edition playset. I really like the black & white feel and details, a clear tribute to the original comic book run.
Besides doodling with coloring books, building LEGOs and playing board games when I was younger, putting together puzzle pieces was entertainment in our house. And with the new girl-power Ghostbusters flick coming out, USAopoly releases two incredible 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters Art puzzles for fans and collectors. Both Ghostbusters Artist Series Puzzles feature 550 pieces each and form a 18″x24″ puzzle poster.
It is time for me to upgrade my “cosplay” Halloween Iron Man costume. As you can see from the picture above – that Iron Man helmet barely fit me and yes it’s for kids, but I made it work using red duck tape to help expand the helmet because my head is too big.
Now Marvel will be producing “adult” role play gear. This new Iron Man helmet is badass. This is great for people who want to cosplay but don’t have time to make their own Iron Man helmet. This is the Marvel Legends Series: Iron Man Electronic Helmet with LED light eyes and sound effects.
Before all this internet stuff and video games, we played board games! My siblings and cousins used to love playing Trivia Pursuit. Now MCU fanatics can test their knowledge with the latest Volume 2 edition. For instance Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei make their reunion appearance in Captain America Civil War, but the question is what movie did they first appear together in? Guesses? The answer is: the 1994 flick “Only You.”
I do not play chess at all, but I know how to play checkers and tic tac toe board games. From USAopoly comes the Super Mario Checkers and Tic Tac Toe games. Fun for 2 players, ages 6 and up.
Fans of the iconic Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett will take to this Disney Store exclusive – the Boba Fett Interactive App Hoodie for Adults and Kids.
One of the most iconic film buildings is the original Ghostbuster’s Firehouse HQ. With the new girl-power Ghostbusters flick is coming, LEGO fan-builder Eric Duron aka Baronsat builds a new custom Ghostbusters HQ with the Chinese Restaurant.
Another cool looking Samus Aran figure version from Figma coming in December 2016. From the hit Nintendo video game Metroid series comes the Samus Aran Zero Suit Version. The action figure sculpt was designed by Max Factory (Masanori Kuroda, Masu). The articulated figure stands around 5.5″ tall and comes with a display stand.
Fans of the Kidrobot TMNT vinyl toys get a Series 2 release. The 3″ vinyl figures features 14 characters to collect including the chase figures. Look to spend $10 bucks for a blind box and a case for around $200 bucks.
I played lots of board games with my siblings when we were younger. One game in particular that was fun to play was the classic Screaming Eagles (1987) board game from Milton Bradley. Roll the dice and pick your cards. Somewhat similar and a little more complicated is Fantasy Flight’s new X-Wing Miniatures Game.
Oh Canada! The Royal Canadian Mint have printed a set of Star Trek Silver Coins. The subscription service will cost over $220CAD for the 4 coin Star Trek collection.
Don’t bad guys always have cool HQ’s? If you watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the First Order Garrison base was pretty incredible. Now LEGO master builder No More Bricks builds a big custom First Order Garrison HQ. It was displayed in Philadelphia at the 2016 Philly Brick Fest.
Okay, I admit I’m a Marvel fanatic and I’ve watched Captain America Civil War 3 times already in 3D IMAX. The airport battle scene was amazing. Now if you want to re-create this movie history scene again, then take a look at this LEGO Marvel Super Hero Airport Battle 76051.
Just dropping into retail in Asia is Takara/Tomy have added more figures to their Metalkore Marvel line-up. Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor and the Hulk join in on the action. The figures have very limited articulation, just the arms move, but if you like a mix of plastic, diecast and for display, these figures are a nice pick-up.
Either you love Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar space epic or hate it with a passion, here’s something you can kind of like, the NECA Limited Edition Action Figure 2-Pack. It may not have the Hot Toys bling, but if you’re on a budget, it’s a nice 2-pack for display. The Brand and Cooper figures stand 8″ tall with articulation. The action figures come various accessories and with sculpted likeness of actors Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.
I recently blogged about the Mindstyle x CoolRain NBA 7 foot version figures. So, if you don’t have the extra large space at your house or deep cash pockets to buy those super large figures, then you can find the cheaper and smaller – 4.75″ tall figures for around $20.00USD at retail or eBay-type stores.
The NBA playoffs are in full swing as we speak and being from the Bay Area, I’m huge Dubs fan. NBA basketball fanatics with deep pockets should check out this expensive NBA toy art figure collection from MINDstyle and toymaker/designer CoolRain. Over the years, South Korean artist CoolRain has designed his very distinctive toy art and this NBA figure collection reflects that. These figures cost a whopping $10,000USD each and stand around 7 foot tall. The NBA stars include: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kobe Bryant, James Harden and Lebron James.
Fans of the Cartoon Network shows can now grab their very own 3″ vinyl figure in this Titan Merchandise Cartoon Network TITANS Collection. The 12 figures in the main set include: Samurai Jack, Dexter, Mordecai, Uncle Grandpa, Gumball, Johnny Bravo, Steven Universe, Rigby, Grim, Eduardo, Finn and Deedee.
These are not just any Red Bull cans. These are the Red Bull energy cans that transform into the iconic Red Bull Air Race planes. The Good Smile Company has 2 offerings available this June 2016, the more expensive and detailed Red Bull Air Race Transformable Plane and budget toy – the Red Bull Air Race Transforming Mini Plane.
Our latest episode of Vinyl Pulp features the art figurine stylings of artist Scott Wilkowski. We interview Scott on his custom dunnies and glow ‘n’ dark toy art figures.
Sriracha hot sauce eaters can get down with this Kidrobot 3″ Dunny! Designed by artist SKET ONE, the Sketracha comes in a special hot sauce packing and a pair of chopsticks. It comes in a blind box with the red “full” bottle Dunny or the chase version, the “empty” bottle Dunny.
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