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A new Facebook page

Posted on March 21, 2014 by OAFE

No, not ours - a different one. Uncle Paul's Toy Box is a "nostalgic look at toys" - so kind of like what we do in February for Old Toys Month, but about much more than action figures, and much … Continue reading →

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ATFC '14 - Day 2: Playmates - TMNT

Posted on February 16, 2014 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>TMNT: "Antrax addendum" addendum! TMNT: Pre-Mutation Baxter Stockman addendum NECA TMNT Series 2: just wind in sails? Mighty Morphin Ninja Rangers BST AXN Jennika addendum

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ATFC '14 - Day 2: Mattel

Posted on February 16, 2014 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Rustin's Spoils of the Week #94 Spoilers on toys Soon Forget: Savage World Mad Max Rustin's Spoils of the Week #32 Soon Forget: Flashpoint Aquaman

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ATFC '14 - Day 1: Hasbro - My Little Pony

Posted on February 15, 2014 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Gravity Falls addendum Flippin' through Previews - September '12 Flippin' through Previews - August '13 Oh god why: Equestria Girls Death Battle: Starscream vs. Rainbow Dash

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DC Comics and Robot Chicken team up (again)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by OAFE

Next month, several DC comics are going to have covers designed by the Robot Chicken folks: March 5: Action Comics #29, Detective Comics #29, Earth 2 #21 March 12: Batgirl #29, Batman #29, Green Lantern Corps #29, Justice League of … Continue reading →

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GI Joe Club reveals 2014 membership figure

Posted on November 15, 2013 by OAFE

Yeee-haw! <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Suddenly, knowing is only a quarter GI Joe #0 review GI Joe Kre-O blind-bagged figure decoder GI Joe Movie Watch: A study of Scarlett Toy Soldiers launch trailer

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McFarlane's mystery AC4 figure revealed

Posted on September 15, 2013 by OAFE

The back of the packaging for McFarlane Toys' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag line features a silhouetted "mystery figure" that was clearly a pirate, but there was no indication which one it would be. Now we have the answer: No … Continue reading →

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Hasbro being sued over SDCC exclusives

Posted on July 23, 2013 by OAFE

No, not because the massive fustercluck that was their distribution this year; something much stupider. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>GI Joe shoutout on 30 Rock tonight Wreck-Gar addendum BotCon box set part 3 - Breakdown review You want a GI … Continue reading →

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Transformers Fan-Built-Bot revealed

Posted on July 17, 2013 by OAFE

Here's a Hasbro press release, pared down to the actual news: San Diego, CA – July 18, 2013 – [...] Hasbro announced the result of the first "Fan Built Bot Poll." Hosted earlier in the year, the poll asked fans … Continue reading →

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NECA to do The Simpsons

Posted on June 19, 2013 by OAFE

Hillside, N.J. – June 18, 2013 – National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA), entertainment conglomerate and global leader in licensed consumer goods, in association with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products (FCP), has announced an exclusive global merchandise program around the groundbreaking … Continue reading →

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