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The Legend of Plaseebo figures are currently making their long journey across the Pacific. The mummy figure is glow-in-the-dark and should be available sometime in March. If you want to get your hands on a few 1st edition figures, check…
Yes…it’s been a long time coming, but we are prepared to offer up Plastic and Plush’s Top 10 list of the best toys of 2006. This doesn’t include plush toys, as we’ve already given you that list. So, without further…
With a website as quirky as her personality, and a MySpace.com page devoted to her therapy sessions, Ellowyne Wilde, the new fashion doll phenomenon designed by award-winning designer Robert Tonner for the newly-formed New Jersey-based Wilde Imagination, is fast becoming…
Squink’s Chris Booker set word of their first attempt at customizing a few mini Circus Punks. Being the first time working on the blank Punks, he wasn’t sure how it would turn out. Eye Up! and Bozzy definitely have a…
If you ever wanted to know what International Toy Fair was like, Life in a Bungalo has done a pretty good job giving you that 1st hand experience. Their short movie details the Urban Bazaar aisle as well as some…
YOU have a chance to choose the “A Better Tomorrow” series of Trexi figures. Follow the link in order to cast your vote. Remember to fill in your email address after you have voted to enter the lucky draw contest…
CWC is introducing two new dress sets for Petite Blythe dolls. The “Milk Maid Country” dress set reflects the simple lifestyle of a sweet milk maid. The pink tulip print on this long denim skirt is complemented with a cute…
Free Bento has announced that they’ll be selling their first exclusive figure this coming spring. Nehanda the Pink Elephant, from Rocket World’s I.W.G. line, will be limited to 100 pieces.
Play Imaginative has released this photo of Touma’s Grabbit vinyl in it’s original (pearl white) colorway. Each of the 300 figures will come with a print designed by Touma, as well as a numbered certificate. Look for Grabbit to drop…
I learned that I need to get to my hotel after check-in time. For the 2nd year in a row, I arrived in New York well before the 3:00 PM check-in time. To kill some time, I decided to go…
So you need some mini figures for your brand new IWG Rocketship Playset? Well, STRANGEco and Rocket World are introducing two new special mission I.W.G. mini figure sets! There are two set of 3 figures each: the SPECIAL BEAR SERVICE…
You won’t have to go to the refrigerator aisle of your local supermarket to pick up these mushrooms. Erick Scarecrow’s Shiitakes are little plush fungi that you can cuddle…or just set upon a shelf.
Upper Deck continues to reveal their basketball prototypes as All Star Weekend approaches in Las Vegas. Both the LeBron James (above) and Dwayne Wade (below) are sculpts colored in Photoshop. They also aren’t final images…but you can get the idea.
The Uglydoll booth was definitely one of the most colorful around. And the Giant Uglys were walking around taking photos with folks. And they were showing off some of the new Uglydoll related publications. Too cool!
If you were looking for NEW vinyl figures at Toy Fair, your best bet was to visit Toy Tokyo’s booth. The above General Mills Kubrick characters from Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry cereals will all be Toy Tokyo…