March 9th, 2015 by Stinkhead

My son, King Crashling, is absolutely obsessed. Watch what happens when I show him photos of the all new Series 2 Crashlings on display at the 2015 Toy Fair.
And click below for the gallery of all the toys Wicked Cool Toys had on display.
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February 24th, 2015 by Stinkhead

Buy Big Hero 6 (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD)

We’ve been waiting months to bring home Disney’s latest animated feature (and third highest grossing ever!) Big Hero 6. It’s a refreshing change from Frozen for the dude Disney fans out there… but don’t get me wrong, boys and girls thoroughly enjoy Baymax and his cohorts. But some of us take comfort in the lack of songs.

Big Hero 6 is a great superhero tale about a boy and his robot, who team up with his four friends to defeat a mysterious supervillain. You’ll fall in love immediately with Baymax, our unconventional healthcare companion. Click below for my review.

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February 18th, 2015 by Stinkhead

I have about 45Gb of photos to go through. I’m working on both photos and write-ups, then I have video to edit. In the meantime, keep an eye on my gallery collection here to see pics processed so far.

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December 8th, 2014 by Stinkhead

My wonderful wife and adoring son knew exactly what I wanted for my birthday and surprised me with the Playmobil Ferris Wheel (with optional motor). I love the fair. I’ve photographed our County Fair for local blogs and TV station for the last few years. I love everything that the fair means for a community, and the people it brings together. There is some old school Americana at the fair, and I usually go four or five times through its run. And you know I love playmobil, so when playmobil hit the fair, I was fixated. Check out my pics below, and see the video of the lights and motor in action.

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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 26th, 2014 by Stinkhead

In an effort to engage you all while I’m taking hundreds of photos on my DSLR and uploading them later, I decided to try Instagraming my trip along the way. You can always follow me on Instagram. Click below to see the journey.

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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 23rd, 2014 by Stinkhead

I’m still working on my master Toy Fair video, but I wanted to share the raw video from the playmobil booth. You can read my detailed write-up here or click below for all the still photos.

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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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