TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry

An eclectic bunch of products and people came together, the latter were hand-picked judges with a known passion for this play space and after some serious hand-on time with the array of product on offer have to somehow come up with several stand-out items that we can choose to put …

Doesn’t actually have the most pieces, that’d be the World Map, but that’s almost 11,000 studs and a vast amount single studs so this one, over 9,000 “proper pieces”, well mostly, snags the title. Its $1,000, will likely sell out as hardcore AFOLS and Star Wars fans trade in those …

Far from “Everything I wanted” this special pack of the top card game UNO is a collection of 112 premium canvas cards hich, according to Mattel “marks a bold new direction for UNO Canvas, reimagining the game through the lens of one of today’s most influential artists”. We’ve a signature …

All aboard the ICONS Jack Sparrow Ship, cannot quite believe we’ve waited on this set for this long but it’s here and I’ll offer those who might be a tad bothered by the depletion of their bank accounts during the hollibobs that this one is £300. Who cares I hear …

Over-excited perhaps, but rarely does an item stop us in our tracks as this scrumptious set did. Based on the film released back in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Mr Wonka the scene brought to us is the heart of the Chocolate factory was designed by Italian-based duo, Roberto Ceruti …

Funko, the leading pop culture lifestyle brand, have announced two new iconic Pop! – Erling Haaland Pop! and Lamine Yamal Pop! – each in their iconic goal scoring poses. The wait begins for the Gazza in tears, Vinnie Jones grabbing him by the jewels and of course the Messi fingers …

What news, there is no other news today, not now all our efforts are focused on acquiring the LEGO Ideas Italian Riviera set. This is one stunning architectural set with 18+ emblazoned all over it. Builders, time to embark on a journey (on a speedboat of note) to the picturesque …

Thanks to Basic Fun! and Universal we’ve a collection of Emeralnd City inspired Care Bears, plush pals that are look-a-likeys from characters in the film Wicked: For Good. There will be five arriving in August, we’re after the Care Bears x Wicked 2-Pack (£34.99) with a 14-inch Love-A-Lot Bear as …

  The Kidult Toy Awards 2025 builds on the success of the inaugural awards which were embraced by many brands involved in this supercategory. Industry data has kidults accounting for 30% of toy sales, according to Circana, and the underlying fundamentals support further growth. Entries are now open for the 2025 …

No, no not that “up-north” we’re further than that, our North is the land of ABBA, Vikings and Bjorn Borg. You’ll be making zero solemn promises as you play this new title from the bunch at Bubblegum Stuff, this deck is all about furniture of F-bombs and how well you …

Never playing a major part on-screen but memorable as background droids you’ll recall scurried about at speed, almost headless chicken-esque but they performed a pivotal role. You see the MSE-6 did plenty, undertaking repairs, delivering messages and acting as guides aboard starships and before long were used across the galaxy …

It is a decade since the Danish brick maker got itself into the animated family way with the dysfunctional, delightful and enduring Simpsons. Their family house was first into the blocks in 2014 followed up a year later with the Kwik-e-Mart, now it’s time to eMMMbrace the burger with the …

CELEBRATING two centuries of rail travel in the UK the Rail200 initiative saw Southeastern Railways observe this milestone over the weekend as part of a wider program of commemoration. In South East London, namely Grove Park, families gathered to enjoy the classic tale The Railway Children by E.Nesbit who lived …

Billed as “Survival of the sneakiest” the game has been around for a few years, selling out in seconds, and now for 2025 we have multiple vsriants and each one just as good as the original (although we don’t get free plastic card wallets any more). In a nutshell, each pack …