TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry
One of the biggest news stories of last year was the transfer of Power Rangers from their birth-home of Bandai to Hasbro, epicentre of behemoth brands such as Transfomers. Fans like myself waited with baited breath to see what this change would conjure and we were blown away by the …
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July, 2019
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24 July
LEGO turns over a new leaf with sustainable Treehouse
With sustainability being a hot topic, LEGO released their first ever plant-based brick last year. 2019 sees them going even further still as now they’re building their own trees! The LEGO Treehouse doesn’t just look eco-friendly, it is. With the set containing the highest number of ‘sustainable bricks’ ever found …
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23 July
Robots Live! Presenter lists his favourite robotic toys
Roboteers Standby is a podcast all about competitive robot combat. While they usually cover the latest news from Battlebots or Robot Wars, this week Host of Robots Live! and our resident toy reviewer, Rob Taylor-Hastings gave an in depth list on the best Robots on the market. Check out his …
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23 July
Avengers: Endgame Marvel Legends Wave 1 | Build-A-Thanos
Have you ever wanted to build your own genocidal maniac? Well, with Wave 1 of Marvel’s Endgame Legends series you can! The Marvel Legends series has been with us for a few years now and the various iterations have one thing in common. Build-A-Figure, or BAF for short. Serving as …
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16 July
Cricket world cup – what a cracker
An absolutely splendid weekend of sport, F1, Wimbledon finals, Netball even garnering some attention yet nothing can compare to “THAT” cricket match on Sunday. So the England team won but by the slimmest of margins, it needed a super over to get us the cup, we even feel a tad …
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9 July
Overwatch LEGO sets – near-future earth sets almost here
As one of the of the fastest growing digital games in the world Overwatch boasts over 40 million active players, was only a matter of time before it got the LEGO treatment. The hit game by Blizzard is full of characters like Junkrat, Roadhog and Hammond the Hamster and now …
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5 July
Water way to have a blast – soakers of all shapes and sizes
Take down a wave of enemies as they flee yelling H2-Noooooooo – If you’re in the market for a top water gun, take a peek at this haul of hardware: Time is of the essence in a water-battle, if you’re out of H2O your opponents are at a huge advantage. …
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5 July
Spider-Man Far From Home is having a very good week
Having a web-tastic first week at the box office Spider-Man Far From Home took $27 million on Wednesday — a record for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. This, the 23rd Marvel movie, so far it has earned a whopping $65.5 million in its first two days from 4,634 North American locations …
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3 July
PLAYMOBIL: The Movie – Toys Part I – Rex Dashers ride
Daniel Radcliffe is a secret agent (Rex Dasher) in the new PLAYMOBIL: The Movie – released in UK cinemas 9 August and he has his very own Porsche Mission E! A new take on E-Performance. The PLAYMOBIL Porsche Mission E (RRP £69.99) features the same harmonious design and detailed craftsmanship of its …
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3 July
Argos illustrates some of the strange searches customers make
The Argos website sells tens of thousands of products, but for some Brits, it seems that’s just not enough. They released a list of the top unusual searches and we’ve picked our toy related(ish) two. An Argos spokesperson said: “From Tim Berners-Lee to James Dyson, Britain is renowned for its …
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June, 2019
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20 June
Monopoly gets a voice activated update – No Alexa required
Lights, sounds, BANKING. This latest iteration of the family feud inducing game comes with an interactive Mr MONOPOLY banking unit. The top hat at the centre is voice-activated and all of the game’s transactions are handled by Mr MONOPOLY. From keeping tabs on your account balance and properties in possession …
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18 June
Outdoor Toy Awards 2019 – and the winner(s) is…..
The Winners of the 2019 Outdoor Toy Awards have been announced with Thames & Kosmos, Chad Valley and Rollplay amongst the triumphant. Last weekend we had a load of Toyminators of all ages gather in South East London to put this year’s shortlisted selection of outdoor toys to the test. …
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11 June
Retailer unveils their predictions for top sellers of 2019
There are less than 200 days left until Santa does his rounds but the top toy bods at Argos have released their predictions of what’s most likely to be on those lists this Yule. This list of 12 toys comes alongside some research from the retailer that a quarter of …
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5 June
Celebrate 35 years of Ghostbusting with these new PLAYMOBILsets!
New Ghostbusters sets anyone, Playmobil have created a wave of crackers to celebrate the film being 35 years young including a limited run of collector’s edition figures. Get all nostalgic with these six new sets that include the four lead characters from the original 1984 film directed by …
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May, 2019
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29 May
Board game bonanza near Birmingham
Get yourselves up to the NEC this weekend (West Midlands for you non-UK types) and visit a three day gathering of all the great and the good of the now not-so-geeky board game scene. The UK Games Expo started life 13 years ago as a relatively small affair but now …
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