where does he get those wonderful toys

People Want Female Warrior Gaming Miniatures So Much That They Funded This Kickstarter Campaign In 30 Seconds

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:04 am, June 10th, 2013

When French design studio Raging Heroes decided to crowdfund a line of highly detailed female gaming miniatures, they probably thought they’d meet their goal. $12,000 is a pretty modest amount to shoot for, after all, and they clearly put a lot of planning into the campaign. And hey, they know their figures look awesome.

They probably didn’t think they’d blow past their goal in 30 seconds, though. And yet that’s exactly what happened.

Our First Look At The New Toy Story Short Featuring Jessie!

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:21 pm, May 14th, 2013

We were excited to hear Toy Story was getting a Halloween Special but we finally have a few more details as well as this first image. The half-hour short is set to air on ABC and is called Toy Story of Terror. TV Guide reports:

[It] follows the adventures of the toys post-Toy Story 3, in which a fun road trip takes a very unexpected turn. “Bonnie is on a road trip to go see grandma with her mom and the toys are in the trunk,” producer Galyn Susman says. “Mom gets a flat tire and they have to spend the night at a motel and all kinds of chaos ensues.”While Terror will include Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles) and Rex (Wallace Shawn), Jessie (Joan Cusack) will have a more prominent role in the special. “We’ve gotten to see a lot of development in Woody and in Buzz and we felt it was Jesse’s turn to really show some growth.” Susman says.

About time, I’d say. Look for the special this October.

Funko POP! Merida Wants To Let Her Vinyl Hair Flow in the Wind As She Rides Through the Glen Firing Arrows Into the Sunset

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:36 am, April 17th, 2013

… and to stay single, of course.

Check out POP!’s versions of Carl from Up and the Rocketeer (Heh. POP! Rocketeer.) under the jump.

LEGO Introduces A Not-Really-Xena-Because-Copyright-But-Totally-Xena Minifig

by Rebecca Pahle | 12:10 pm, April 4th, 2013

First Merida, now Xena. Ya done good, LEGO. Ya done good. Now where’s my “teenage vampire hunter” minifig?

A few of my favorite minifigs from LEGO’s new Series Ten—including a librarian, Medusa, and a Roman Centurion—are behind the jump. For the rest, head to Nerd Approved.

Product Placement Has All the Fictional Toys, Food, and Tools We Wish We Could Have—And Some We Can Live Without

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:30 pm, March 17th, 2013

Is there anyone who wouldn’t want a HoverBoard or a real-life Buzz Lightyear? On the other hand, I’d rather not fly Oceanic Airlines. I don’t care how low the prices are, I’m not risking it. And no offense, Willy Wonka, but Three-Course Dinner Gum just sounds gross.

But the ads, as seen at Gallery1988′s Product Placement art show, are all pretty awesome.

(via: Laughing Squid, additional images from Gallery1988)

Good Luck Trying to Sleep At Night With This Weeping Angel Doll In the Room

by Rebecca Pahle | 4:35 pm, February 27th, 2013

It took Lanikins between 40-50 hours to make this Weeping Angel poppet. Worth every minute.

(via: Nerd Approved)

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You Can Now Own a Version of River Song’s Blaster Created by Doctor Who‘s Actual Propmaster

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:30 pm, February 24th, 2013

A fair number of us geeks are more than willing (if not necessarily able) to spend large amounts of money on accurate, high-quality replica props. You know it. I know it. The BBC knows it. That last has just licensed Doctor Who propmaker Nick Robatto to sell his own line of Doctor Who replica props and memorabilia. No sonic screwdriver, sadly—the FAQ for Robatto’s RubberToe Replicas says they have no plans to make them in the near future (what with another company owning the license and all). But the replicas RubberToe is selling, among them River Song’s Squareness Blaster and the Dalek Death Ray Projector (a.k.a. the whisk), look quite neat themselves.

Expensive Designer Purse Is Actually a Pokéball In Disguise

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:25 am, February 13th, 2013

Designer Jason Wu named this $1740 bag the “Jourdan Backpack,” but c’mon Jason. You’re not fooling anyone. What are you keeping in the Pokébag? Pikachu? Charmander?

(via: Fashionably Geek)

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Toy Story, Yes, The Entire Film, Recreated With Real Dolls And People [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:47 pm, January 15th, 2013

We previously saw a small sampling of this project – a live-action version of Disney’s original Toy Story. Now, after two years, it’s complete and all we can do it be impressed by 21-year-old Jesse Perrotta and 19-year-old Jonason Pauley’s hard work. The official Facebook page for the project features link to a few foreign language dubs and you can even watch outtakes here. “I wasn’t positive we were actually really going to do the whole thing,” Perrotta told ABC. “I was worried about the scenes at the end. We had to train the dog, get a moving truck, film a chase scene with toys – but we just stayed positive and took it one day at a time.”

(via Movies.com)

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