Edward sparkles and Jacob goes shirtless in series 2 Twilight action figures!

January 14, 2010
Twilight Saga New Moon Jacob Shirtless

After the enormously popular Jacob Black action figure released last year to coincide with the second movie in the Twilight Saga – New Moon – based on Stephanie Meyer’s best-selling vampire teen-romance, NECA have wasted no time in releasing Series 2 with variants that are sure to drive fans wild!
These 7 inch, fully poseable figures [...]

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Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor action figure finally unveiled!

January 11, 2010
Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor

Doctor Who fans have been speculating over when the very first Matt Smith action figures would be released almost immediately after the news was announced that he would be stepping into David Tennant’s hard-to-fill shoes and had won the coveted role of the Eleventh Doctor.
Well, the wait is (almost) finally over and the very [...]

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Elvis Presley at 75!

January 8, 2010
Jailhouse Rock by McFarlane Toys

Elvis Presley’s much maligned but undeniably astute business manager “Colonel” Tom Parker understood better than anybody else very early on in Elvis’ career how to market the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll as a commodity. Elvis memorabilia and gadgets of every type were essentially the brainchild of Parker who never ever missed a chance to [...]

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Star Wars variations: I lost my heart to a Star Wars Stormtrooper!

January 5, 2010
Wide stance Stormtrooper

Kenner’s sculpt for the Star Wars Stormtrooper (later renamed Imperial Stormtrooper on the repackaged The Power Of The Force card back) was one of its most accurate action figures. Like many of the vintage Star Wars figures there are, however, minor variations in moldings and even stance – collectors should keen an eye out for [...]

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Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

December 21, 2009
Santa Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Christmas is almost upon us so here’s a seasonal look at a classic Christmas-themed action figure – Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in NECA’s second wave of 7 inch action figures for the film.
For those of you who haven’t seen the stop motion masterpiece, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King [...]

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Star Wars action figure variations: My, what small eyes you have, Chief Chirpa!

December 13, 2009
Chief Chirpa Ewok action figure

Love them or hate them (or even love-to-hate-them by joining those who have formed a Facebook group dedicated to their eradication) the Ewoks are very much part of the Star Wars trilogy and for the action figure collector provide a few harder to find variations to track down.
Being the characters that so many – even [...]

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Toy Story: Disney and McDonald’s Happy Meals

November 30, 2009
Woody - Toy Story McDonald's Happy Meal figure

As somebody who has been a vegetarian for the last 23 years I haven’t seen the inside of a McDonald’s for quite some time, or likewise, collected any Happy Meal toys directly in a McDonald’s restaurant; their action figures do seem to pop up regularly on market stalls, however, and that’s where I found this [...]

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