Talking Cars, Space Ships, and Classic Americana: The Most Popular Die-Cast Toys

February 12, 2010 by Chris Pranger  
Filed under Toy Vehicles

1957 Chevy Corvette By Yat Ming 580x243 Talking Cars, Space Ships, and Classic Americana: The Most Popular Die Cast Toys

They also make great gifts for your dad.

I’m taking another day off video games to go into one of my favorite things from my childhood: Die-cast cars. The term can be applied to a lot of things, such as Hot Wheels and the like, but I actually won’t be bringing Hot Wheels into this since, well, that makes for an article in of itself sometime next week. Okay, not the classic thought of what makes a car a Hot Wheels car at least. I can’t lie, I’m talking about the most popular die-cast cars right now, so Hot Wheels are going to show up in some way or another. Read more

New Star Trek Action Figures Unveiled

January 28, 2009 by dungan  
Filed under Action Figures

new star trek action figures1 New Star Trek Action Figures Unveiled

It’s official, the new Star Trek action figures will be released on April 19, 2009.  These classic figures are made by Playmates, and will be available in 3¾-inch ($7), 6-inch ($9-$10) and 12-inch ($30) models, according to USA Today.

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