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

Worry not GenZ we aren’t about to spill the beans on your speak, we people of a certain age sound simply ridiculous when we even try and use the words Rizz, Slay, Sigma and Lit in any kind of conversation and, well, we don’t even do it for fun anymore …

*shocker eh? No, but seriously, beyond the headline that an impressive 97% of parents prioritise Kids Xmas lists over their own is that it is the age of 17 when lists start to get boring, no, still we await the revelations. LEGO and their research also found that half of …

  Scalextric teamed up with comedian Jack Skipper to prank drivers in the UK’s most ticketed city, Manchester. Drivers nationwide that can prove they have received a parking ticket on Black Friday can also redeem a free Scalextric set, there is a “cop-out” so read on if you’re keen to …

Celebrating 55 years of the famous Philly statue you can now (well Jan 1st) grab 791 bricks for £70 and, well, one of the most shelf-worthy Danish builds we’ve seen for a while.  The Robert Indiana piece in red, blue and green hues is a premier piece of pop art …

Billed as the largest independent vote for toys that’ll be top of wish-lists, maybe sell-out, definitely not lead to mass 1980’s Cabbage Patch hysteria the Toy Retailers association told us of its top 20 products. Here are the toys, in no particular order of preference, just alphabetical, the fairest method …

A hugely successful month of awards for Thames and Kosmos UK. Fresh from seven Toy of the Year nominations and Gecko Run being chosen as one of Time Magazines best Inventions of 2024, they’ve also won big at this year’s Blog On awards, with 14 trophies for the cabinet. Family …

Without a doubt this year has seen the biggest variety of advent calendars we think ever offered. From your Food and drink based ones thought to oh-so-many beauty branded ones who knows where to begin. There aren’t so many which are creative really, plenty of variations on a theme, we …

Figures, assorted characters, collectibles, stuff in bags, things in boxes all manner of merch has been unleashed from the Skibidi machine. This Mystery Toilet is at the spendy end, at £50 you get 2 figures, a lanyard, four stickers which is a bit underwhelming but the toilet itself is actually …

Jada’s near two-foot atomic breathing stomping RC machine On this day in 1954 Godzilla premiered in Japan, created with bamboo sticks and wire as a frame for the interior of the suit and added metal mesh and coats of latex with coats of molten rubber and carved indentations and strips …

  After far too many years of them turning much of it into smart motorway only for that particular spending to be halted as it was a dangerous, badly thought out and frankly stupid idea the M1 probably runs better than it has for some time. Not like it did …

Too many Halloween puns and cliches have already bee attributed to our adventure down to the most haunted village in the UK today, so, we’ll stop ourin the headline. Yes folk, armed with games from Big Potato, Hachette, Thames and Kosmos, Exploding Kittens and a severed hand from Simba Smoby …

Born Kitty White in London on Nov. 1, 1974 – Technically it isn’t quite her birthday but nevertheless fans have been celebrating for a few months already now, snapping up all manner of merch before it’s all been bagged by a new legion of fans. The cat has collaborated with …

They’ve WOW’ed us with their multi microchipped and server packed Optimus Prime, we really only scratched the surface with what it could do, transforming it Robot/Truck RPT over and over until we found our favourite bit, that he slumped down to the ground when depleted of battery – It is …

Apparently one if five folk pretend not to be indoors at Halloween to avoid the Belsnikeler’s, yes, the German tradition that led to Trick or Treating. This All Hallows Eve pursuit from the Europeans involved kids knocking on doors dressed up and the person at the door had to try …

There is a die-cast drop on Mattel Creations and you need to get over there and see it the moment you’ve read the rest of this. A new product line from two iconic brands brings F1 racing to 1:64 scale, we’re told it is for kids and adults alike, we …