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Star Wars Lego: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Lego embraced The Force with a full line of Star Wars kits. The variety of the kits is quite wonderful — above is the Hoth Wampa set and below is Boba Fett: Read more… Diamond is a Fanboy’s Best Friend: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Trek
So much of the toy fair is really aimed at kids, and while there are fanboy friendly booths here and there Diamond is always a pleasure to visit with the variety of cool goodies that they have. Shown above is a Qee Bear Spock — and below you can see a wide range of toys from Alice in Wonderland to Mickey Mouse: Read more… Star Wars Miniatures: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
The devil is in the details, and this imported line of Star Wars miniatures were simply amazing to look at. This line of minitaures is imported into the United States by bcmini.com , here’s the catalog page: Read more… Japanese Thunderbirds Miniatures: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
The Japanese are crazy about the Gerry Anderson show Thunderbirds. This line of minitaures is imported into the United States by bcmini.com and I’ve got to say that the quality and beauty of these were amazing. Blythe Tries on Vampire and Disney Wardrobes: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 15, 2010 in Animation, Hobbies and Collections
There’s always been something very haunting about the eyes of Blythe dolls so it’s highly appropriate that we’d see a vampire Blythe sooner or later. Although what I didn’t expect to see were these two Disney Blythes which celebrate the classic films Dumbo and Pinocchio: Read more… Deliciously Evil Dolls Named Toffee: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
If you like Blythe and goth lolita you’re going to want to meet Toffee. This line of collector dolls features a haunted looking girl and each different model features a very well thought out fashion ensemble. The variety of these dolls by Huckleberry Toys was amazing to look at: Read more… Turn Your iPhone Into a Monster Robot: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections, Tech
I’d thought that I’ve seen every sort of of iPhone protector that you can imagine, but this this covering which turns your iPhone into a cute robot monster was a nice twist on an old concept. Antonio de Jesus who is the monster robot designer also showed me these other space alien covers which were also adorable: Read more… Ugly Dolls on a Rampage: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Hobbies and Collections
Ugly Dolls had an even larger presence at this years Toy Fair — not only were the dolls back, but the line has expanded into clothing and books! But best of all they haven’t lost all the little touches that has made this band so good, just look at the amount of detail on these t-shirts: Read more… Modernist Dollhouses That You’d Want to Move Into: Toy Fair 2010
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 14, 2010 in Design, Hobbies and Collections
As someone who went to art school it’s very easy to find creative toys for kids, but there are certain categories of playthings like dollhouses that always seem so old fashioned. So it was with joy that I discovered the brinca dada line at this year’s Toy Fair: They have an amazing line of modernist dollhouses and matching furniture! Their toy furniture line looks like a miniature version of what you might see in the windows of Design Within Reach — and better yet the dollhouse solar panels to power the lights inside: Read more… The Green Hornet: Toy Fair 2010
Sadly I wasn’t permitted to take any photos, but the one thing I noticed that the Toy Fair was that there was Green Hornet goodies all over the place! The film is set for theaters on December 22nd this year but I can tell you know that there will be a merchandise extravaganza associated with the release. And while I can’t name any names, the toys that I did see looked quite amazing. Read more… |
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