When I was younger I really wanted a radio controlled helicopter, but they were so expensive. I used to watch this guy take his to the park. It was petrol powered and looked bigger than a small car. He’d start it up, hover it less than 12 inches off the ground and land it again. […]

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5,400 toy Wrestling figures made in China have been recalled because of the levels of lead paint they’ve been adorned with. Don’t worry though because these figures sell for $1 each and are NOT official WWE figures. The WWE use Jakks Pacific to make their wrestling figures and they conform to safety standards.

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Combining two of the best love toy lines, this advert for Thomas and Friends, and Hornby shows a children’s classic toy.
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This train set is ideally for older children mind you!

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If you have a daughter who’s into ponies, and let’s face it what little girl isn’t, your daughter will also be into My Little Pony. The toys are cute, relatively cheap, and are classics; having been around since the early Eighties. The interesting thing is you’ll have never seen the cartoon on UK TV.
The same […]

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With Alien Vs Predator coming out next week in the UK, the darling toys are available once again for you to collect and re-enact those battles. If the Aliens don’t win this time I’ll be claiming a fix, but to be honest I wouldn’t expect too much from this film. After all, it’s a movie […]

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According to Yahoo! News, Chinese toys need export licenses after the safety of the toys has been brought into question.
Seven new product types need the licences, which have to be renewed every three years rather than the previous five years, said Li Qingxiang, the deputy director general of the Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
“All […]

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He’s been around for decades fighting off the Germans, the French and even Doctor X. I don’t know why Action Man had to go all PC and fight a fictional character when we have loads of wars he could have fought in, but that’s commercialism I suppose. Anyway, Action Man has been around a long […]

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Sunday January 27th sees the WWE Royal Rumble take place in the United States, with Rey Mysterio, Edge, Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy in title match ups. If you’re a WWE fan this is the beginning of the road to Wrestlemania and represents one of the biggest pay-per-view events of the year.
You can grab yourself […]

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One of my post Christmas purchases (as I don’t get toys for Christmas any more ;() was the Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster. With an RRP of £30 this awesome toy was reduced after Christmas, and can be found on our site for a variety of prices.
This is great for kids, and for shooting kids as […]

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Over Christmas I played the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD game with some friends and I have to say, not impressed. It’s not even something for hardcore Pirates fans either as my mate’s wife is about the biggest fan you can get (their bedroom is covered with Orlando posters ;)) yet even she was bored […]

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