Todd McFarlane talks about Halo

Published in March 13th, 2008

Bungie.net have interviewed Todd McFarlane, the supremo of McFarlane Toys about their upcoming line of toys set in the Halo 3 universe. Todd gives an insight into the design process of creating the figures based on the characters and personalities of the game’s heroes and villains.
And that’s just one side of the coin. Luckily for […]

5% off at Woolworths using voucher code AWBABY5

Published in March 12th, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in Offers

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You can get a 5% discount at Woolworths on all Babyshop and clothing code until March 18th when you use the voucher code: AWBABY5.
To take advantage of this offer you can visit the Woolworths Babyshop here.
One of the offers included is this Babylo Relax and Recline nursing chair only £129.99
Take time out with your little […]

Superted Intro Sequence

Published in March 11th, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in TV Adverts

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While sat in work today I heard the familiar intro music from the classic Welsh animated children’s cartoon Superted emanating from the other side of the office. For some reason someone had decided to look for this on YouTube and was laughing his purple little head off at the voice-over.
I’m not quite sure where the […]

Tamiya Hornet and Monster Van

Published in March 10th, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in Fun Toys

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Following on from my post about the radio controlled cars website I wanted to see if you could still buy two of my favourite RC cars from Tamiya, the Hornet and the Mud Blaster. I managed to find them, though the Mud Blaster has a new ‘van’ body and is called Vanessa’s Lunchbox… er, OK.

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Buy one get one FREE on Noddy Cars

Published in March 7th, 2008

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Toys R Us are currently offering a buy one get one free offer on die cast Noddy cars. If you click the link and add two Noddy cars to your basket, the lowest priced car will be free.

Radio controlled cars website

Published in March 5th, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in News

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I’m a big fan of all things radio controlled, especially the Tamiya range of rc cars. I had one when I was seventeen and spent what seemed like weeks building it. My DIY skills are suspect at best and I failed both Woodwork and Metalwork at school. I’m not what you’d call handy. However I […]

Hero Quest and Warhammer

Published in March 4th, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in Collectibles

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Following on from my post yesterday about Monopoly, I remembered another board game I used to play quite a bit when I was younger; Hero Quest. This was a great game where you’d take the old formula of heroes battling orks and apply it to a more commercial, widespread game.
Yes the real geeks may still […]

Monopoly through the ages

Published in March 3rd, 2008

Posted by Toy Master in Collectibles

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Monopoly is, according the Guinness book of World records, the most played commercial game ever, with a reported 750 Million people having played the game. First patented in 1935 the game has survived over 70 years, court cases over ownership and even helped British POWs escape the Nazis during the second Word war.
The most important […]