May 13th, 2014 by Stinkhead

We love the Crashlings! Check out my son’s review. Here they are at Toys R Us.

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May 2nd, 2014 by Stinkhead

The all terrain Air Hogs Hypertrax battles out against the flippable Hyper Actives 5, watch our video to see which ones our testers preferred.

The Hypertrax features all-terrain treads to get over almost any obstacle, and a slim enough body that if it ends up upside-down, it can keep going. For young, inexperienced RC drivers, this car is perfect for just zipping around and getting used to steering. I like that the remote and charger are self-contained, however I have found that because the AA batteries are charging the car and the remote, it drains quickly. It takes a little over 20 minutes to charge up the vehicle, and then it drives for about 10 minutes.

The Hyper Actives 5 features a motorized wheel on top, assisting in any flip-overs. It has a bit more power (and it’s own AA powersource) so it’s going to win races, but it works best on asphalt or other smooth surfaces, it got a little hung up in the grass.

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April 14th, 2014 by Stinkhead

Check out KNex.com for all their products and build plans.

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March 30th, 2014 by Stinkhead

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March 4th, 2014 by Stinkhead

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March 3rd, 2014 by Stinkhead

Part 2: Collectibles
Photo galleries from the sections covered are available here:

• DC Collectibles: Batman and DC properties
• NECA: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Alien, Portal, Pacific Rim
• Mezco: Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy
• Funko: Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, Back to the Future, Pulp Fiction, Goonies
• MEGA: Halo, Call of Duty
• Hasbro: Transformers, Star Wars, Gaurdians of the Galaxy
• Playmobil: Samurai Dragons, Shopping Mall, Alps (featured Toy Fair podcast)
• Mattel: Batman, He-Man, Back to the Future
• LEGO: Lego Movie, Simpsons, Chima, Ninjago, Star Wars, Ghostbusters
• Diamond Select Toys (not in the video): Walking Dead, Minimates, Pulp Fiction, Sin City, Godzilla

Part 1: Cool Stuff, and Part 3: Kids’ Stuff

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March 3rd, 2014 by Stinkhead

Part 1 all the cool stuff I saw at the 2014 Toy Fair.
Many still photos can be found here:

• Spin Master: Tenkai Knights, Spy Gear, Air Hogs
• MEGA: Spongebob, Hot Wheels, Ka-Pow
• LEGO: Simpsons, Chima, Star Wars, Lego Movie, Ninjago, Ultra Agents
• Modarri: Modarri Cars website (my photos coming soon)
• Play Visions: official website (my photos coming soon)
• Hasbro: Star Wars, Transformers, Nerf, Furby
• Educational Insights: official site (my photos coming soon)
• Irwin Toy: official siteTomy: official site
• Mod Robotics: official site
• Makey Makey: official site
• Z Wind Ups: official site

Part 2: Collectibles, and Part 3: Kids’ Stuff

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February 24th, 2014 by Stinkhead

Spin Master, maker of Spy Gear and Air Hogs, as well as the master licensor of How to Train Your Dragon 2 enticed us with a great display this year. Surprises were around every corner, and I loved their booth. Check out my take, below.

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February 20th, 2014 by Stinkhead

K’Nex is producing some great sets and nabbing some hot licenses. I stopped by to see them because my son got the big 500 piece bucket for Christmas and loves playing with it frequently. But while I was there, holy cow, check out these Titan Fall figures. The game comes out in March, but in the meantime, I’ve got to get my hands on those mechs. They look fantastic! Here check out the 3D version.

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February 18th, 2014 by Stinkhead

My absolute favorite tour at Toy Fair every year is the Playmobil booth. The last several years have shown and overall decline in originality from most toy manufacturers… but not at Playmobil. This year, this was the only booth that only had new stuff to show. All the other tours had 2 and 3 year old items on display with only one or two new things. Also many companies are moving away from internal properties they invented, and simply licensing out popular characters. (Two years ago it was allll Angry Birds, this year, everyone had My Little Pony) That’s why, year after year, Playmobil has consistently thrilled and surprised me. Check out what I got to see this year. Literally everything new from their booth is in the large photo gallery below.

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