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  Fresh from Batman: The Animated Series this is the first foray for LEGO into this territory and it is a big and bold move. This recreation of the Gotham City skyline as seen in the show is an outstanding display build for any fans and also happens to be full …

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Barbie flip-phone will promote digital detox

Human Mobile Devices, Europe’s smartphone manufacturer has teamed up with Mattel to bring us this, the Barbie Flip Phone , set to arrive this Summer. We hadn’t envisioned this bit of merch at all but, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is where the two companies have wheeled out the latest …

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House of Mouse – Head of live-action gets the chop

The head of Disneys live action unit, responsible or s decent $7bn in revenue the last decade plus is on his way out. Sean Bailey has had some great success with the live-action adaptions of Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, and Maleficent – early versions of the current live-action …

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Hornby shares on the up

Back in 2016 after annual successive losses of £10mn and just over £5mn it looked like the hobby outfit was about to hit the buffers, but, thankfully it didn’t. Some investor confidence and a new CEO realigned the tracks of the finely balanced business and with their multitude of brands, …

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Showdown on the Oche – Darts final incoming, an all Luke final

An all English fight is on tonights as Luke Humpries takes on the 16 year-old sensation that is Luke “The Nuke” Litter for half a million quid. He has been playing since the age of three years old and looks cooler than a cucumber in an Arctic retreat. It’s going …

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January blues best beaten with a board game – Here’s a few to muse

As the early dark nights persist, rain and wind keeping you indoors, do not despair and don’t reach for a screen. Board Games are scientifically proven to make you smarter, slow down cognitive decline and are not so scientifically proven to make you smile more (but factually correct) and also …

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Airfix goes into battle with Company of Heroes for their 3rd assault

This is one outstanding collaboration, the new console version of Company of Heroes 3 going into battle for your eyeballs and teaming up with Airfix. The model maker produce a range of WWII kits and have a huge prize bundle up for grabs HERE, as well as their entire range …

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Playmobil Ferrari enters the showroom

A Ferrari SF90 Stradale from Playmobil joins the growing range of iconic vehicles in playform to further create the need to remove books and family photos from your shelves and make way for their motors. It is a sleek looker on the outside and has decent detail on the inside …

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