If you are forever being taken for a ride Dads, and by that we mean not to a location of your choice but that of your demanding family passengers then here’s the perfect gadget for your dashboard. Each time your "fares" hop in just set the meter and watch them sweat as the total appears on the LCD screen. Each Dads cab comes with forfeit cards to dish out such as tidy your room or make me a cup of tea for those without the money to pay. Terms of Carriage are also included so everyone knows the rules. £9.95 at Gizoo
keeping one amused
We're unlikely to see the veritable amount of tat that surrounded the Royal wedding last year, we're hoping that celebratory and commemorative kit will all attempt to be as classy as this chess set (over optimistic perhaps). Each piece is handpainted, it truly is a glorious piece of kit that's certain to find favour with those who refer to parts of their abodes with terms such as East and West wing. It'll set you back almost £300 HERE for those interested parties.
Star Wars slot sets – At last
We've been treated to a fair few Scalextric licences over the years, James bond ones were pretty good, Toy Story didn;t float our slot-car racing boat, this pair of beauties has us grinning from ear to ear. Why we've had to wait for so long to get Star Wars and Scalexctric to tema up Darth only knows, and frankly we don;t give a Yoda because it's finally happening - Exactly when we're no sure. So, we have the Micro 1:64 scale Death Star Attack set with a Lord Vader Tie Fighter battling a Luke Skywalker X-Wing, the spaceships have working ...
Cherry picker is a sweet build
It took us a while getting around to building our LEGO Technic Bucket Truck, that’s cherry picker to most of us or elevated platform to those perhaps allergic to cherries or very posh indeed. It’s the machine used to rig up local Christmas lights or fix street lights, very clever vehicles they are too. Just like its real life ride this Bucket Truck has a set of gears to raise and rotate the platform on the back, two more gears let you deploy the outriggers at the side of the vehicle to keep it stable when the platform is fully ...
Off-screen action with Mario
In our scramble to put as many crossover category toys to the test this year (think Skylanders, Wappydog, Angry Bird plush etc) we'd somehow almost missed this plumber based box of racing good ness. The Mario Kart Battle pack features a Mario and Yoshi sat in their rides and an assortment of track accessories for you to establish where your hairpins and chicances should be placed. whilst you race the lights on the nift RC unit have lights which each represent an action you'd find on the console version, Mushroom: Gives a speed boost Green Shell: Sends your opponent hurtling backwards Lightning: Sends ...
Remember the posh Fox?
The upper class fox was at his very best in the eighties, close to the cuff humour for kids TV, often ridiculing his guests and co-hosts, quality Telly. Now you can own your own Basil Brush handpuppet, give him a squeeze and he'll let out his grin inducing laugh topped off with a legendary "Boom Boom" at the end. At just £12.99 seems like a no-brainer.
On August 28, 2008, In Adults in mind, by peter jenkinson
On August 28, 2008, In RC's and Robots, by peter jenkinson
Set your hand released Bat free and marvel as it flaps those wings in a comedy aircraft fashion which is highly effective for forward motion and hovering. The one channel remote put the power/height in your palm and even if you happen to send it tearing toward terra-firma it made of hard wearing flexible materials. Yours for £24.99 at Character
On August 26, 2008, In Electronics, by peter jenkinson
Wake up with a Dalek! Set your bedside companion with a time for that morning call and, if you’re Dr Who mad enough to have a Dalek dream the chat from the Timelords nemesis will have you bolt upright in a moment. The alarms sound ith one of three Dalek cathcphrases "Exterminate", "You would make a good Dalek" and "You are an enemy of the Daleks and must be destroyed" – Each accompanied by flashing laser light. £29.99 at Iwantoneofthose
On August 26, 2008, In Electronics, Outdoor Escapades, by peter jenkinson
With summer literally a wash out,
there hasn’t been too much to cheer about…that was until we saw
these little beauties. The Glow and Throw UFO flying disc is set to
brighten up your summer nights….You build your own UFO design by
firstly activating then attaching the coloured glow tubes to the
flying disc. Once you start throwing your masterpiece around it’ll
transform from some weird looking science experiment into your very
own, albeit smallish, UFO – the dogs down the park are just going to
love these, and so will you! $9.99 from Think Geek
On August 23, 2008, In Film Fun, by peter jenkinson
The mini Lightsabre amp sits aside your desk in its own USB docking port drawing power from your PC, emitting a subtle light as you work into the small hours. This stellar weapon isn’t so small that it just has to be decorative, pluck yours from its station, press the button on the hilt for light and challenge others in the office who couldn’t resist to a dinky duel. £24.99 from Iwantoneofthose
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On August 22, 2008, In RC's and Robots, by peter jenkinson
We’ve been anticipating the arrival of Mr Robot from Ecotronic for some time now and are therefore happy to report its sighting, complete with price tag of £16.99… No ordinary toy, this steady of hand tester is powered by a hand crnk at the side so no cries of battery loss with this electronic game. You’ll need to carry the metal ring across his tangled wire hair to achieve a win and failure to do so without making contact will result in noise and flashing eyes. Science Museum Shop
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On August 15, 2008, In Adults in mind, Family fun, Figures and Dolls, Get Involved, by peter jenkinson
The Danish brick maestros have no one to taunt, but if they did this would be their biggest "look at us" tease to date. A 5,900 mega-build awaits purchasers of this Taj Mahal and a completed structure of 50cm x 40cm will need some serious space for showing it off. Available from mid-september for the rather reasonable £199.99 this is one for those bonkers about their brick-building.
On August 13, 2008, In RC's and Robots, by peter jenkinson
Often is the case that all the best consumer bots get their debuts
in Asia or America but this fine specimen is set to hit the shops in
early October and it’ll be UK consumers gloating to overseas robot
lovers. This seventeen servo masterpiece has a
look of menace about it, the designer behind its form is none other
than Andrew Wildman, an artist on the Transformer comics for the last
two decades.Inventor Jim Wyatt tells us this is the perfect home robotics system, filling the gap between Tomy’s iSobot and Robonova.Ready to run straight out of the box after a battery power-up the
Mech RC uses an entertaining on-screen software which you manipulate
the movements of the robot as an animation then load up your action
sequence, much more interesting than pressing a sequence of buttons we
say.We’ve been promised the first UK test when the prototypes arrive in the coming weeks so keep an eye out. Available October £400 HERE
On August 12, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Collectables, Figures and Dolls, Get Involved, by peter jenkinson
Dalek fans rejoice, this mini-collection (well there is only three) stand at just five inches but what they lack in height they mnore than make up for in detail. Choose your world dominating foe of the Dr from Daleks from The Dead Planet, (1963), The Planet of the Daleks,
(1973) or Genesis of the Daleks (1975). Each one is fully poseable, so don your Dalek helmet and converse about what it was like in the old Dalek days when stairs were an issue. Available now from Character for £16.99 each
On August 11, 2008, In Adults in mind, Boys Toys, Collectables, Figures and Dolls, Film Fun, Music Makers, Playground Crazes, by peter jenkinson
Personally I don’t think Tom Baker can ever be beaten as a Doctor and have often hankered after a knitting pattern to recreate that scarf of his. Now fans of classic episodes can relive/remember some of their finest TV moments starring characters from yesteryear with this 5 inch poseable posse. The
Fourth Doctor, The Fifth Doctor with a Sonic Screwdriver and The Sixth
Doctor with a Sonic Lance, and each figure pack comes with a different collectable part of the giant
K-1 robot from the fourth Doctor’s first story in 1974. When all packs
are collected, the giant robot will be complete. There’s also a host of other figures and monsters to collect, each with
a robot part, including a Sea Devil with Heat Ray (1972), Zygon with
‘Skarasen’ recall unit (1975), Magnus Greel & Mr Sin (1977), SV7
robot and a D84 robot with anti-robot transmitter (1977).
£5.99 each see character-online
