| Posted on 05-25-2010 at 06:19 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  Art Asylum has posted photos of a new, just released, PVC statue. the new statue is for their Femme Fatales series. It is Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn, dubbed Back in Black.
Check out some photos by clicking the headline of the story. | | | Views: 796 |  | | Posted on 05-24-2010 at 06:22 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  Medicom has sent along images of their Be@brick Series 20 assortment. The assortment includes some movie based items aswell as the usual artists themed figures. Some of the new figures include Iron Man Mark VI, Gizmo (Gremlins) and Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Toy Story 3). The figures are due for release in June 2010.
Click the headline of the story for all of the photos. | | | Views: 182 | | | Posted on 05-20-2010 at 09:30 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  We have received an update from Go Hero about some of their existing and upcoming products. Updates include new shipping info for Flash Gordon Sinbad w/ Humunculus, Perseus w/ Bubo, and Skeleton Warriors. New products include Bat Boy, The Shadow and Dan Dare.
We are currently sold out of the stock we had in the states, but are shipping the balance of the pieces in China now! So do not hesitate to place the order as we expect the pieces to be here in June / July. Flash Gordon Sinbad w/ Humunculus, Perseus w/ Bubo, Skeleton Warriors in a 3 Pack and individually as well as the new ATOModel bodies.
PREORDER ON THE FIRST EVER BATBOY FIGURE!
Up in the sky - it is a bird? No wait...a boy? A BAT BOY!
From the Weekly World News comes the first ever Bat Boy figure! Discovered in cave by scientists, Bat Boy struggles to find his place in the world…more specifically a strong branch to hang from. He loves chocolate covered mosquitoes, long walks at night, and YOU! Give him a good home...but keep the pets away from him. Also, keep hands away from Bat Boy's mouth - HE BITES! In fact...it may be best just to leave him in the package. This is a limited edition figure! MSRP: $24.99 + S&H Approx Ship Date: 4th QTR 2010
As if that was not enough...GO HERO + FUNKO = BATBOY VINYL + BOBBLES! Want to see sneak peeks of the upcoming bobbles and vinyls? Be my friend on Facebook!!! An exclusive is planned for SDCC!
PREORDER THE FIRST EVER 1:6 SHADOW FIGURE!
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? THE SHADOW KNOWS!
Lamont Cranston, aka the Shadow, fought against evil forces with his mysterious ring, his guns, and two fists! In 1930, The Shadow started out as a narrative character on Detective Hour for American radio (most famously played by Orson Welles ) and became a word famous pulp magazine. The Shadow is credited in many circles as being the direct inspiration for Batman . The rich character art and story telling has made an indelible mark on pop-culture that has lasted for decades in film, radio, comics, and more. For the first time ever the Shadow is available as a detailed 1:6 scale figure. MSRP: $99.99 + S&H Approx Ship Date: 4th QTR
PREORDER ON THE FIRST EVER 1:6 DAN DARE FIGURE!
Dan Dare is the great British superhero of the Twenty-First Century - who first appeared in the 1950s! Then, space was the place, and the future was just around the corner. The star of The Eagle comic, which sold millions of copies every week, Dan Dare's amazing adventures as the brilliant space pilot of the future inspired his fans to want to join in.
For the first time ever this Future Pilot is brought to you as a 1:6 scale figure by Day2Day! MSRP: $149.99 + S&H Approx Ship Date: 3rd QTR
Check out some photos of all of the new figures by clicking the headline of the story. | | | Views: 499 | | | Posted on 05-20-2010 at 04:22 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  Play Things reports that the Licensing Expo 2010, normally a show with very limited public access, plans to change direction this year. This will be the first year that information is available directly to the public. The show will have live feeds directly from the show floor, with interviews and more.
LAS VEGAS— Licensing International Expo will open the tradeshow to the world, virtually with Internet streaming and content captured from the expo held June 8-10 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center here.
Licensing International Expo is celebrating 30 years of bringing together top-level consumer products, licensing, retail and manufacturing executives to discover new brands and revenue generating opportunities. The Las Vegas venue provides a vast show floor with 400 exhibitors over 400,000 square feet and an all-inclusive, campus-like atmosphere for the three-day event.
On June 8 and 9, 2010 between 10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. PDT, live streams and content will be shared globally at www.ustream.tv/licensingexpo. The show also has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/licensinginternationalexpo.
Licensing International Expo’s Media Stream Center will broadcast live interviews from the showroom floor as well as footage from around the event and will allow exhibitors to deliver key brand messages to a broader audience.
“This is a very compelling way to showcase our customers and their brands to over 100,000 media outlets from around the world,” said Liz Crawford, show director. “With the caliber of exhibiting companies we have on the show floor, as well as the brands they represent, we feel the added exposure for them is incredibly valuable to their own marketing and sales objectives. The power this one trade show holds regarding what consumers ultimately buy at retail is a driving force in a global economy.”
Exhibitors will be showcased in live interviews from the Media Stream Center during the first two days of the show.
“Our goal is to give people an inside look at Licensing International Expo and offer compelling content that is both informative and entertaining,” said Mark Shockley, president of Evolution Los Angeles, a digital production company based in Santa Monica, Calif. “We will produce a Web TV-style show to audiences around the globe.”
Additionally, to deliver more content to a broader audience, video as well as other media/consumer assets, still photos, quotes, etc. will be made available online via Evolution’s proprietary Multimedia news site, MNRwire.com. This gives exhibitors unique exposure for their messages and allows a global audience to experience the energy and the buzz of the tradeshow. | | Credit: playthings.com | Views: 686 | | | Posted on 05-19-2010 at 05:06 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  Many people that bought the 12 inch Ghostbuster Peter Venkman figure noted a strange problem. The characters head looked either squished or like it had been bashed in by a vengeful spirit. Now, Mattel tells you how to fix that problem as well as what caused it.
Ghostbusters™ Fans,
The mystery surrounding the face sculpt of our 12” Peter Venkman™ figure has been completely investigated and, from our friends at Corporate Headquarters, here’s the result:
“For the Peter Venkman™ figure, there is a vacuum seal on the head that in this case happened to pull it together to create the unfortunate “squished” look. To remedy it, customers must remove the figure from the package and pull the head back slightly (but DO NOT pull it off) to let some air in. They may have to press on the head to re-shape it. If the product is still defective, or if fans were planning on keeping the figure in-package, we will give a refund. We have already talked to the plant to ensure that this does not happen on future products.”
We know that many of you figured this fix out for yourselves and hopefully you now have the figure you were expecting. If you would like a refund, please call Customer Service at 1-877-GO-MATTY or send an email with your name and order number (if available) to MattyCollectorCS@digitalriver.com. On behalf of the MattyCollector.com team, we apologize to our loyal Ghostbusters™ fans and want you to know we’re doing everything we can to minimize these kinds of issues in the future.
— Matty | | | Views: 385 | | | Posted on 05-18-2010 at 06:24 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  MINDstyle has posted the first full color images of their Mad Mickey Mouse and Manny Pacquiao Art Collectible Figures. Check out the two photos by clicking the headline of the story. | | | Views: 465 | | | Posted on 05-15-2010 at 10:54 AM by Shin Densetsu under General Toy News. |  MTV Movies Blog has posted an exclusive 1st look at the upcoming A Team movie figures by Jazzwares! Notable highlights include:- Talking 12" figures
- 3-3/4" figures
- The A-Team van!
Head on over there to check it out, and hit the discuss button to let us know what you think! Thanks to Amaro for giving us the heads up! | | Credit: amaro of the Toyark Forums! | Views: 1,745 | | | Posted on 05-13-2010 at 04:43 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  A company called Blitzway has licensed the likeness of Al Pacino as the character of Tony Montana from Scarface. They will be releasing a 1/6 scale figure of the character. Toy sites TOYSREVIL and One Sixth Warrior, have gotten a few images and info. The quality of the figure looks to be amazing, easily on par with the best that even Hot Toys or Enterbay offers. Unfortunately, it looks like the figure will only be available in Asia (Korea, China, Hongkong, Japan) and Europe (U.K., Belgium, Netherland, Spain). The figure will include:
- Newly sculpted head with authentic Al Pacino as Tony Montana
- Newly designed Slim PVC body with 27 points of articulation
- 2 interchangeable hands
- A gun (Beretta Cheetah)
- Real leather shoulder gun holster
- 2 Golden necklaces
- White double-button suit, purple-red shirt, belt with buckle, brown shoes
- Montana's chair
Click the headline of the story for more images. | | Credit: onesixthwarrior.com and toysrevil.blogspot.com | Views: 243 | | | Posted on 05-12-2010 at 04:13 AM by Joe Moore under General Toy News. |  Medicom has revealed some new Be@rbricks that will be given away in convenience stores in Japan. They have teamed with Paramount Pictures and Pepsi to offer Be@rbricks, based on Paramount film properties, that will be given away when you purchase Pepsi NEX. With each purchase, you will receive one Be@rbrick. Available figures include characters from Transformers, Monsters vs Aliens, Top Gun, Hunt For Red October, The Godfather, Madagasgar and Beverly Hills Cop.
Click the thumbnail for a larger image. | | | Views: 334 | | | Posted on 05-11-2010 at 10:43 AM by Da_Last_2_Walk under General Toy News. |  TradersHuddle has announced that Hasbro shares have reached a new 52 week high today by trading above $41.5.
“Hasbro is currently trading 2.45% versus its previous trading session close, and it has calculated support and resistance at $36 and $40.35 respectively. Clearly with this action this range has been penetrated, and traders will be reviewing price action to establish a new tradable range.” | | Credit: tradershuddle.com | Views: 129 | |
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