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The tech world is talking about the new Steve Jobs action figure from Inicons that is eerily realistic. It comes with a ton of accessories, but no iPhone or iPad. The figure should be available in late February for $99. See a lot more pictures at Gizmodo. Link
What could possibly make such a cool looking Bowser figure, complete with movable arms, wrists and head and hammer, even cooler? Make him out of leather. This rugged little version of the big bad boss carries a price tag worthy of his royal stature-$300, over at the artist Megan’s custom toy site. This may be one expensive hunk of leather, but at least you’ll have something to brag about.
Link -via Destructoid
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I’m not sure who would want to buy this, but the idea of a Steve Jobs figurine for sale if not neat, you will have to agree is pretty odd. I could see this becoming a whole collectible set of tech industry leaders including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Who do you think deserves an action figure?
It’s true, there’s a 12-inch Steve Jobs replica accessorized with miniatures of the Apple Store’s best merchandise. Whether or not the real Mr. Jobs will let the Steve Jobs Limited Edition 12-inch Collectible Figurine see its way into production is another story altogether, but for now it’s fun for an Applehead to dream that someday, for the low-low price of only $160, he or she too can own a tiny inanimate clone of the only guy on the planet who can rock the same outfit every day of the week because he just wants to.
Used to play dress up with your doll … er, action figure? Well, I betcha you didn’t do it exactly like this. The mad genius designers over at IC4DESIGN (neat opening sequence, btw!) created this prototype sculpture, called Hedgehog of Death, out of leather, metal spikes and awesomeness. Link – via Hypedot
Souper Action
Figure Spoon - $9.95
Got a fussy eater? Make mealtime fun for your toddler with cool utensils, plates, and other neat kitchen gadgets from the NeatoShop: Link
Ninjas are shadowy figures that dispense death from the dark corners of the room (I’m thinking of you, Ninja Assassin
Ninja Stretch Armstrong
Originally introduced in the 1970s, Stretch Armstrong is one of those toys that refuse to erase itself from pop culture’s consciousness. Essentially a bag of corn syrup, Cap Toys dressed him up in different guises to make you forget that his shtick can get kind of old quick. "Ninja" Stretch can’t hold his weapons (he ain’t got no fingers!) but at least that mask covers up that unsettling death mask grin he’s got going on…
Stickman Action Figure – $11.95
Make your own public safety warning sign with the ultra-posable Stickman Action Figure. Warning: it’s a lot of fun and highly addictive! From the NeatoShop: Link | More Action Figures
To celebrate its homegrown hero, Rhode Island governor Donald L. Carcieri proclaimed today to be "G.I. Joe Day." And to help you celebrate, here's a quickie 5 Neat Facts about G.I. Joe, only from Neatorama:
1. G.I. Joe owes its existence to Barbie. That's right - in 1963, toy creator Stan Weston thought that since Barbie was so popular, he could come up with a similar toy for boys: a line of Barbie-sized dolls with military theme to be marketed for boys. He brought the concept to toy manufacturer Hassenfeld Brothers (who later shortened the name to Hasbro).
Three prototypes were created: "Rocky the Marine", "Skip the Sailor", and "Ace the Pilot."
2. G.I. = "Government Issue"
3. The name G.I. Joe itself came from a 1945 American war film called The Story of G.I. Joe, starring Ernie Pyle and Robert Mitchum.
Four original G.I. Joe action figures released in 1964, plus the black
soldier who followed in 1965. Source: Hasbro
4. World's First Action Figure. Because they thought that boys wouldn't play with dolls, Hasbro coined the words "action figure" to market the toy.
5. The first G.I. Joe product, G.I. Joe: America's Moveable Fighting Man has 21 points of articulation, which is actually patented.
6. G.I. Joe has a scar across his right cheek. This enables Hasbro to copyright its toys, because otherwise the human figure itself cannot be copyrighted.
7.
In 1967, Hasbro introduced its first female Joe: G.I. Nurse Action
Girl. It was a spectacular failure ... and is now one of the
world's most
sought-after collectible:
In 1967, Hasbro expanded the line to include a series of talking figures, and Hasbro Canada produced a Canadian Mounties set. That year also saw the release of the fabled G.I. Nurse Action Girl, a doll so rare that certain models mint-in-box can bring up to $6,000 on today’s collectors’ market.
"The G.I. Joe Nurse is so valuable today because it was released for only one year," says Sharon Korbeck, editorial director of Toy Shop, a biweekly magazine aimed at toy collectors. "The figure didn’t do very well because boys weren’t interested in a female doll, and girls weren’t interested in anything related to G.I. Joe."
Sales also suffered because toy store managers didn’t know how to position the doll. Some put her with the G.I. Joe action figures, while others stocked her next to Barbie and her friends. Either way, 50% of the prospective market was lost.
8. In the wake of the Vietnam War, Hasbro dropped the military-theme and rebranded the line as "Adventure Team."
9. Bullet Man, the weirdest G.I. Joe ever
From Plaidstallions,
which has a lot more fun G.I. Joe catalog pages from the 70s
In 1976, to compete with the superhero toy craze, Hasbro added a superhero to its G.I. Joe line up: Bullet Man, the Human Bullet. Collectors didn't like it then (Joe's enemy was a caveman from outer space!), but given its rarity, Bullet Man is now highly valuable.
10. "Knowing is Half the Battle" - The G.I. Joe catchphrase came from its cartoon series in the 1980s. At the end of each episode, there was a public-service message showing kids in a situation where they did something wrong and Joes giving advice. The PSA always ended with the phrase "Now we know!" "And knowing is half the battle!" Joe Headquarters has a list of these PSAs.
If knowing is half the battle, what's the other half? Your choices are "unbridled violence," porkchop sandwiches, or this T-Shirt from Nerduo.
Look at me! I’m an action figure! This bit of swag was a total surprise. Can you imagine the fun I’m going to have posing this doll and taking pictures to illustrate blog posts? It’s an action figure (or doll) from CMT’s “Adventure Country”, which is a group name for their two new shows. I am apparently a character from Danger Coast, a reality show that follows the Marine Operations Bureau of Miami, a kind of rescue squad for the ocean. The other show, Gator 911 is about an alligator shelter. My action figure did not come with an alligator, but it did come with a life jacket, oxygen tanks, a uniform, a wetsuit, a computer, and other equipment. This is a limited edition doll, so you won’t find it on stores, but you can take part in an interactive adventure at the “guided tour” part of the website. Link
Back in 2000 Stark convinced the Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma, City Countil that they needed a tourist attraction and the toy museum would solve the problem. Five years later the museum opened its doors.
Inside is one of the largest action figure exhibits in the world, from a Star Wars display to a Batman shrine, the amount of figures the museum has on display outweighs its display space, meaning figures are on constant rotation so every character and creation gets it due.
Since opening in 2005 the museum has had visitors from every state in the U.S. and over thirty foreign countries, totaling over 40,000 visitors. Wired has gallery of pictures if you can’t go in person. Link
(image credit: Jim Merithew/Wired.com)
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