Category Archives: Palisades

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

Posted on February 1, 2018 by OAFE

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

Posted on February 19, 2015 by OAFE

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

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Shocka

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

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rustin Parr

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

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rustin Parr

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

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rustin Parr

Comic-Con (you know which one) kicked off tonight in a blaze of ... stuff And now, some more OAFEry:Minimate Mini-Review #148 - Avengers ATFC '16 - Day 1: Mattel - Ghostbusters Minimate Mini-Review #248 - Hawkeye & Black Widow Marvel … Continue reading →

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A killer scratch-built Muppet Theatre Stage playset custom

Posted on March 25, 2011 by OAFE

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:Flippin' through Previews … Continue reading →

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Lights, camera, ACTION (figures)!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by OAFE

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:Creatureplica Himalayan Yeti addendum New reviews Flippin' through Previews - January … Continue reading →

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Caption this!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by OAFE

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:Minimalist Lego designs NECA's making Robocop - now here's what I want. … Continue reading →

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Dear NECA: make Sesame Street toys

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Shocka

Recently, yo go re and I had the same idea at the same time: that NECA should make Sesame Street toys. For no good reason, here's a bit of our discussion on the subject. And now, some more OAFEry:A double … Continue reading →

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