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    Kre-O

    in Building Block Figures

    Posted

    Is this the place for all the ToyFair news or are we having another thread?

    Hasbro have announced Transformers building block toys known as Creeo ...'think lego' says the press release I read.

    http://toyfair2011.figures.com/showgallery.php?cat=586

    Does anyone remember when Hasbro tired their Joe/Transformers/Tonka Built-To-Rule (BTR) sets about six or seven years ago? It failed then, why would it do well now?

    I am all for companies trying their hands at the 'monopolized by LEGO' building block market... But come on Hasbro, you already tried to play this game.

    http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Built_to_Rule

    Toys R Us and other fun places to work!!!

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    If you get caught selling the toys you purchase, they will fire you.

    Anything you look up in the TRU system is not for public knowledge, espically social websites. If you share that information, they will fire you.

    Most stores have you wait until the case is on the floor before you can grab what you want.

    But these rules have yet to stop me after seven and a half years :P

    Honstly, every store will have a different vibe, so it is hard to give advice about working at one. My store knows me as the guy-who-knows-everything-about-toys and there is no competition for collecting. Where other stores might have multiple toy experts and a lot of toy collectors.

    A Snow-Dalek

    in The Minimates' Arms

    Posted

    After a day of shooting some friends engagement photos, the wife and I were on our way home. As we pulled into the driveway, the wife says "Let's make a snowman Dalek." I was all for it. With only about an hour left of daylight, here is what we came up with:

    I hope you enjoy :)

    Please leave comments. This is our First Dalek with more to come.

    Holy Grails in your collecting.

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    Just got my current Grail off of Kijiji this morning.

    First4Figures Green Tunic Link statue for only $100 + shipping.

    I normally see this statue on ebay for about $300 + shipping

    This completes my 'released' F4F Zelda Statue Series. Now to play the waiting game for the ones I have preordered. Shadow Link just went up yesterday :)

    Next/Current Grail:

    Shadow of the Colossus - The First Colossus Statue by Kotobukiya

    Huge Surprise planned for ToyFair 2011 - What is it?

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    Could it be a new line of Marvel Minimates: Max?

    Now that marvel has picked up momentum, maybe aa/dst think that they can make some money from the statues again?

    (this really is just a stab in the dark. I'm kind of allowing myself to be lead on by the word 'Big' in Chucks post).

    When DST lost the license to make Statues and Busts for Marvel, would this have included the Minimates Max series of statues? I don't believe they would count as minimates because minimates have to stay in the 2" size. I am not sure though, but I think DST would have to be able to make statues again before we see more of the awesome Max line.

    That would be cool though. I still have my Galactus from a few years back and he could use some friends.

    Character Building - Doctor Who

    in Building Block Figures

    Posted · Edited by pickle

    I'm not particularly going out of my way to be grumpy & contradictory but Underground Toys may not be involved with this which may negate them being sold in the US & Canada at all !!! The way I understand it is that UT has sole rights to distribute BBC based merchandise in the US (not the UK) ....if they can't foresee that they'll turn a profit on these then they'll pass. I really hope I'm wrong but with that shower anything is possible.

    I believe UT will be the only way we get these over here as I don't see anybody else (cause they can't, like you said) distributing them. I am truly hoping that they will see a profit and release them. This is me being extremely hopeful though.

    I thought Underground Toys only released the 'Character' merchandise over here.

    EDIT:Never mind BHM, I have researched and learned I am wrong.

    I know QMX has a doctor who license for screen-accurate prop replicas, animated maquettes, travel posters and novelties which I am very much looking forward to.

    Wizard & Toyfare magazines CANCELLED!

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    I am not surprised to see Toyfare go. Part of the incentive of purchasing the magazine was to see exclusive pictures of upcoming collectibles one could not see anywhere else. The problem is, the first person to get home with the magazine would post scans of the content online. This would hinder Toyfare sales because the collector would think; 'I already saw the pictures online, why would I purchase the magazine.'

    This is a smart move for Wizard Publication. When the item being sold is a magazine based (mostly) on exclusive photos that can be scanned and shared, one has to keep up with the times.

    Alas, good bye....

    Toyfar: 1997 - 2011

    Wizard: 1991 - 2011

    off to join your sister magazines:

    Inquest Gamer: 1995 - 2007

    Anime Insider: 2001 - 2009

    Character Building - Doctor Who

    in Building Block Figures

    Posted

    Distinctive to the Character Building range will be the use of texture on some of the building blocks, whether it be the sleek and smooth edges of a spaceship, or the rough edges of a rock face

    Perhaps the play sets will be similar to MEGA Bloks' (Halo, POTC, etc) brands in how they will look and be built.

    Huge Surprise planned for ToyFair 2011 - What is it?

    in Crisis of Infinite Minimates

    Posted

    I am betting this big surprise is something we here already know, but the general public would not (like the TRU sku's, which are not supposed to be shared with the public).

    Anyway, I am just giving my own guess and I don't mean to offend opinions on what the surprise might be.

    I truly hope that I am wrong and that we get something totally brand new. A new license that does not go the way of all those movie boxed sets that never were.

    Secret Santa 2010 is shutting down

    in Forum News and Announcements

    Posted

    Got mine last night as I was leaving town to go to Ottawa for some family stuff.

    My Secret Santa went well beyond the call of Duty. I was not very good at giving specifics of what I was looking for as I mostly just like to be surprised. My Secret Santa got me a DCUC Question MIP and an Orion/Lightray 2-pack MIP. Plus they also payed to have them shipped across Canada which in itself is crazy expensive. The very best part was on top of the figures, there was a printed out Night Before Christmas story with a minimate spin on it which the wife and I loved.

    I believe my Santa to be TheSpiderX. Only becasue the package was shipped from Calgary, Alberta.

    If it is you TheSpiderX, thank you so much, it made my day, and you are a very generous person.

    I could not have been more happy with this years Secret Santa and I can't wait to do it again :D

    DC Universe Classics

    in Other Toys & Collectables

    Posted

    Great DCUC haul today :)

    Work got in two cases of Green Lantern Classics and four cases of DCUC vs MOTUC.

    I got a full set of GLC plus three extra Manhunters and the Aquaman/Merman 2-pack.

    Pros: First pick, my discount and a $10 coupon from a cineplex gift certificate my wife got.

    Cons: Trilingual packaging (very short bio in 15 languages) and no 3D glasses.

    I also have a Manhunter ordered from my LCS to get the 3D glasses. I really only need one set.

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