Coolest Toys

They’re silly. They’re funny. And you know what? They demonstrate proper martial arts technique. Seriously. These Kung Fu Boys (KANFUBOI) punch and kick and scream “KiA!” when turned on and left on your desk. But the really cool part is that with a special sound sensor, that enables them to “pounce” on unsuspecting intruders who happen to arrive at your desk and start looking around. Okay, so they don’t literarily pounce, but they scream out loud and offer a few punches and kicks for good measure. That’ll certainly cause any intruder to at least jump and draw attention to themselves.

Available in Japan for $18 each.

Check out the cool video:

Hat Tip – Slippery Brick

This Batman Toy Tumbler is one of the most detailed toys you’ll see out there. It’s also one of the most expensive. At 1/6 scale with Batman himself being a foot tall, this Bat Tumbler from Hot Toys is amazing. It comes with working light up headlights, a cockpit that opens by slidingup and down, and deployable breaking flaps. It weighs in at a hefty 28 pounds, which probably explains the stiff cost of $589 … shipping overseas for something like this just ain’t cheap. Too bad it isn’t an R/C as well.

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Hasbro introduced tons of new Star Wars Toys at last weekend’s ComiCon convention in San Diego, most of which incorporate minor characters from the films and even characters from the expanded universe.
Included in the exclusives were:

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Following up on this post about Star Wars Happy Meal Toys, here’s a fuzzy lookin’ poster of them to give you an idea of what they’re going to look like:

The toys are coming to McDonalds in August just in time for the new Lucasfilm movie STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS.

Thanks to the success of such faith based toy lines as Veggie Tales and the Chronicles of Narnia, more parents are looking to give their kids a more spiritual line of toys with which to occupy their imaginations. And what better creator (other than the actual Creator) to design and market such toys than the inventor of the G.I. Joe?

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Believing that parents will let their kids stay up well past their bedtimes for event, Toys R. Us is taking a page from Harry Potter publishers and releasing exclusive Star Wars toys at midnight on July 26th. The event will occur at 225 Toys“R”Us stores from coast to coast and fans will be able to purchase toys from the new Clone Wars collection, as well as get several free exclusives with purchase including a Star Wars Holographic General Grievous action figure from Hasbro or a LEGO reversible poster, while supplies last.

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Rebelscum, a website who’s motto always seems to be “if you build it, they will come” is hot on the heels of the latest new Star Wars toys about to hit the market. The toys, which will be timed for release around the same time as the new animated CGI film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, include Deluxe figures, battle packs, basic figures and playsets galore. The rumors are that the toy line will include:

Figures:
• Aayla Secura
• Ahsoka (Jedi Padawan)
• ARC Commander (Blue)
• ARC Trooper (Red)
• Captain Echo
• Clone Commander Gree (New Deco)
• Clone Engineer (Republic Engineer)
• Clone Trooper (Space Gear)
• Clone Trooper (Ultra Articulated)
• Commander Fordo (Phase 2 Armor)
• Durge
• General Grievous (Space Destruction)
• Grievous’ Bodyguard
• Kit Fisto
• Mace Windu (Battle Gear)
• Mace Windu (Hologram)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Hologram)
• Padme Amidala (Diplomat)
• Palpatine (War Plans Meeting)
• R4-P17
• Saesee Tiin (Clone Armor)
• Senator Amidala (War Plans Meeting)
• Shaak Ti (Jedi Master)

Vehicles:
• ARC-170 Starfighter
• AT-AP Walker
• AT-TE
• Anakin’s Starfighter
• General Grievous’ Starfighter
• Hailfire Droid
• Homing Spider Droid
• Republic Gunship (Toys “R” Us)
• Republic Gunship (Target)
• Republic Gunship (Wal-Mart)
• V-19 Torrent Starfighter (repaint)
• V-Wing Starfighter
• Trade Federation Armored Assault Tank (AAT)

Some new names to add to the rumor list!
• Advance Spider Droid
• Azure Angel
• Clone Turbo Tank
• Corporate Alliance Tank Droid
• Obi-Wan’s Starfighter
• MagnaGuard Starfighter
• Saesee Tiin’s Jedi Interceptor

As well as role play toys that include Clone Helmets (in various colors and configurations), LightSabers, and other Forcelike odds and ends. Looks like Santa is going to be good to George Lucas once again this Christmas.

Hat Tip: Rebel Scum

Almost. But hey, how many of us grew up with such classic toys as erector sets and other grand construction models to while away our summer days when we should be outside playing baseball. But hey, even budding engineers have to play, don’t they? Well, if your kid has the penchant for the great white knuckler, why not pick him up this scale model of the Dragon roller coaster by Coaster Dynamix.

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It was a small, cult favorite and considering The Big Lebowski wasn’t an epic, it has a huge following. So, it only makes sense that when Entertainment Earth created a limited Edition “The Dude” action figure for ComiCon, it was bound to catch our eye.

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Next time you’re at the Magic Kingdom, take a look around for a line of Star Wars Disney toys which feature your favorite Disney characters as … well, your favorite Star Wars characters.

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