TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry
These new Happy Hamsters modular marble set systems are firmly aimed at kids but we’re openly admitting they’ll be finding space in our workplace. This deluxe set has 75 elements which come together to make a highly visual run (let the small people assist). Mix and match your track every …
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August, 2021
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10 August
Do you expect us to talk? Ah, ok then, here’s the Playmobil DB5
What to say? Well, her are the specs, it’s out in October, will cost you around £70 which will reduce the amount you have left towards that epic Star Trek Enterprise we talked about last week. Are you a Trekkie or 007 fan – time to decide : So, one …
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4 August
Top Brit Boffin gets the Barbie treatment
Today, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert has been honoured as a ‘Barbie Role Model’ for her work creating the Oxford vaccine. Prof Gilbert is Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford and Project Leader for ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 which is now in use in …
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3 August
It’s tricky to not press BUY – RUN DMC get the Little People treatment
What else can be said apart from buy these now, $14.99 of your heard-earned is nothing in comparison to those grins that’ll appear upon the faces who behold this fine set of figures. Featuring Joseph “Run” Simmons, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, and Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels all in a most …
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3 August
NERF blaster is out of sight
You know those pesky opponents who hide in dips, behind barrels, round-corners and such, what spoilsports they are. We are very gung-ho when it comes to blasting, full-steam ahead, no-mercy so thank the NERF’ing nerds at blaster HQ for this latest evolution in projectile sending technology. This NERF Rival Curve …
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July, 2021
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28 July
Puzzles get a kick in the posterior
This past year and a half we’ve all been going puzzle/jigsaw crazy -Be gone with you dull picture based put-together-things there is a new way to play in town. Fresh from Big Potato are these, they just call them PUZZLES. Adding a little extra the designers have inserted a game …
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22 July
Playmobil going gung-ho for the Kidult cash
They’ve brought us fine looking sets celebrating Scooby Doo and Back to the Future, kidults lapped them up, how better to celebrate than announcing even more retro sets. First up new that comic book and movie character Asterix is getting the Playmobil treatment sometime in 2022, the Gaulish chap and …
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18 July
Tiny TV Classics – Scratch that nostalgic itch
Shift over vinyl figures, we’ve too many already. Our wallets grown weary with all the 18+ Creator sets of late. Time for some desktop distractions in the form of these Tony TV sets from Basic Fun. Each loaded with short-clip content from iconic shows, the first UK wave of TV …
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18 July
Crowdfunding for Star Wars beast of yesteryear
We’re fans of Hasbro and it’s new HasLab, guess plenty pieces wouldn’t make it past their internal number crunchers and ever see the light of day. Previous success have been Jabbas Sail Barge KHETTANNA backed by 10,000 pledges. So then, with these pledges in place, Hasbro are running zero risk …
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16 July
UK Games Expo – coming soon
IT’ll be back in the flesh, in all its geeky glory, join a very merry throng of board game people at the NEC later this month at the UKGE. They’ve just announced their shortlist of nominations for the 2021 awards across a number of categories so, pop along HERE to …
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16 July
LEGO Pop & Play touring the UK this Summer
Fun and festival vibes incoming this Summer from LEGO as their Pop & Play Tours travels the UK delivering an unrivalled experiential experience. Each will be hosted nearby a LEGO retail outlet and so knowledgeable staff will be on hand. This is a free family event for all creative types …
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13 July
VW T2 Campervan gets the LEGO treatment
That LEGO Pick-up truck we saw as quite a triumph in the moves by them to make a slight diversion and bring us an unexpected ride. Today our jaws hit the deck when we opened this press release all about their VW T2 build, it’s not so much just the …
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9 July
The Boglins are back – this time it’s a bank raid
We love the Boglins, really we do, they’ve been rebooted, brought back to the shelves to join the race for the Kidult spend. At £40 a pop these are likely to stay in their cages, a plastic puppet for FORTY QUID! This places it out of the realms of a …
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5 July
LEGO Seinfield set takes us back to the 90’s
Created by LEGO fan Brent Waller, from Brisbane, Australia, via his submission on the LEGO Ideas platform you can now (well from August 1st) re-enact the Story of Festivus, the Wallet Scene or the Fix Up, this set’s intricate props will transport you directly back to New York in the 90s. …
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5 July
Classic 50’s LEGO truck incoming
Set number 10290 sneaked itself onto the LEGO website over the weekend, not enough fanfare in our opinion, this thing is a real beauty. A 1,677 piece build set straight for the shelf is a stunner and invokes memories of the Beverly Hillbillies and, for those a tad older, Grapes …
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