More cool LEGO sets coming in 2012

by James on January 27, 2012


Yesterday, we talked about the LEGO Star Wars sets and minfigures coming in 2012 which were revealed at the annual London Toy Fair. Well that wasn’t the only toy line that the Danish brick maker previewed. Check out these cool toys coming later in the year …

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Long long ago in a showspace far far away, LEGOs presence at the 2012 London Toy Fair in the UK was immense. And LEGO needed every spare inch of space as well as they previewed new toy sets and mini-figures for their existing toy lines, as well as some newcomers to the game which not only add more to my growing list of must haves, but should be quite popular around the world as well. Let’s take a look …

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OK, I know, that line has got to be the most over used line in the blogosphere when it comes to reporting about Star Wars Droid Toys. But check this cool inflatable R2D2 out. Not only is it a fun inflatible toy, but it’s also an R/C droid. Not bad for this plucky little droid toy …

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Scalextric goes to a galaxy far, far away

by James on January 24, 2012


Remember last week when we were talking about slot car racing at hyper speed? Well, how about light speed to a galaxy far, far away? That’s what Scalextric is doing – announcing interesting new slot car racers based on Star Wars.

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AMC to offer special 3D Glasses for Star Wars

by James on January 23, 2012


February 10th, LucasFilm and 20th Century Fox will be releasing the Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menance in 3D. Regardless of how you feel about JarJar Binks, or the Kid flying the starfighter, it should be a fun afternoon eating popcorn and ducking whenever a laser bolt comes your way. And if you’re wearing these cool, collectible 3D glasses AMC Theaters will be giving away, so much the better.

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We’re all friends here at this kindy
Although at times you wouldn’t think so
But a smile and a hug, or a gently I’m sorry
Makes you feel okay
Okay, okay, okay, okay
- We’re All Friends, Lyrics

Sounds like a great sentiment doesn’t it? But when you’re in a band that makes millions a year in merchandise, CD sales, and concert tickets, that sentiment amounts to more of a line item in a ledger than an actual concept. Even more so if you’re one of the Wiggles who’s been sent packing with his hat in hand.

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LEGO Lord of the Rings teases with character posters and sets …

January 19, 2012

“One brick to rule them all, one brick to find them, one brick to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them …” Last month, we reported that LEGO had signed a deal with Warner Brothers to release minifigures and sets wrapped around the epic JRR Tolkein series (and Peter Jackson films) of The [...]

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Check out this super fast slot car racer track

January 18, 2012

I know what you’re thinking … there goes James, showing his age talking about slot car racing again! Well, I can’t help it. Slot cars were HUGE when I was a kid. We gave my dad a slot car racing set for his last Christmas, and he just smiled because he knew it wasn’t really [...]

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Crazy 4 person ping pong table thinks it’s also for golf?

January 17, 2012

Yeah, I’m saying this ping pong table is pretty much nuts.

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Dual Snowboards makes the sport even more extreme

January 16, 2012

The Winter X-Games takes place in Aspen, Colorado at the end of this month. It’s a pretty wild week with hot dog skiing, showboat snowboarding, and some pretty wild and dangerous tricks by some of the best Winter athletes in the world. But would any of them try the new Dual Snowboards? I’m not only [...]

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