Category Archives: Palisades

Now that's how to display Muppets!

This is such a good idea! Taken from Facebook so you don't have to go there And now, some more OAFEry:King of All (Cookie) Monsters Gamera, the Grouchy Monster Lego Muppets Dear NECA: make Sesame Street toys Can you tell … Continue reading

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Soon Forget: the Tomb Raider/TMNT connection (Part 2)

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Playmates' Donatello and Foot Soldier. These figures, shown off at SDCC 2003, would have been paired together in … Continue reading

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cus anime is teh s uck

Today we reviewed the Brak Show set from Palisades, and said the program was one of the first things to premiere on [adult swim]. Here is the schedule for the first night: 10:00pm - Home Movies ("Director's Cut") 10:30pm - The … Continue reading

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The creation of Zim accessories

You know what's awesome? Invader Zim. You know what else is awesome? Zim toys! Here's a gallery of design sketches for a bunch of the Zim accessories: Aren't those neat? They were all drawn by Cassandra Poe and turned into … Continue reading

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #83

All right readers, allow me to level with you. For the past two or three months I've fallen victim to the same disenfranchisement as many other "Online Toy Personalities" have suffered during 2012. Who would want to write and photograph … Continue reading

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73

Two big things happened this week - my friend and colleague took me to a collector store in his home town and Toys R Us slapped me in the face with a load of new arrivals. The collector store was … Continue reading

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SDCC 2011 - Preview Night

Comic-Con (you know which one) kicked off tonight in a blaze of ... stuff And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #2 - Iron Man & Ghost Rider Soon Forget: Marvel Legends 14 Marvel Comics action figure variant covers A special … Continue reading

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A killer scratch-built Muppet Theatre Stage playset custom

We've talked before about the heartbreaking loss of all the cool stuff Palisades had planned for their Muppets line. Well, prepare to feel the pain again, because today we have another wretched example. And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of … Continue reading

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Lights, camera, ACTION (figures)!

Today yo reviewed the George Lucas in Stormtrooper Disguise figure, and mentioned that he's just one of several directors who have their own action figures. And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #106 - Uncanny X-Force Need, want, have GI Joe … Continue reading

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Caption this!

This Figuretoon needs a joke. Write the best one, and you can see your words immortalized in whatever the digital equivalent of "print" is! And now, some more OAFEry:Flippin' through Previews - May '13 Lazy 8 Rustin's Spoils of the … Continue reading

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