Well, another week and another slinging about of accusations by the leading lights in the game of chess. You could be forgiven for being cynical and thinking that they were both lobbying on behalf of the chess federation to get the game in the news, just saying. Anyways, …

Carrera have some cracking slot sets, not had the same shelf space as your British slot car maker but this new partnership could bring them a brand new audience here in Blighty. They’re brining Hot Wheels vehicles to the Carrera Go racetrack – For starters will be two classic Hot …

Star Trek day today, yes, 8th September each year, the first episode aired in 1966 on this rotation of the Earth. We’ve some decent pieces from Bandai hitting the shelves presently. Eight 5” Collectible Figures, a classic Phaser and the most iconic ships in the Starfleet, the U.S.S Enterprise; From …

LG have debuted a line of LG-themed Playmobil Toys at IFA Berlin, the consumer electronics and housewares trade show. The new range includes Playmobil figures and toy appliances that LG plans to offer at events beginning next year. The company says that the launch is part of its FUN (First, …

There are a few rights of passage as a parent, teaching cycle riding, turning splashing into some form of swimming, that first LEGO set or Jigsaw, a fairground ride and/or arcade experience and ending up with 1,00’s of tickets (usually enough for a Chupa Chups and, building a Cozy Coupe. …

No doubt there is some satisfaction from those sub one-quid plastic tubs with the hard-to-remove plastic dipper to get the bubbles in action BUT, you just can’t dip and dispense your soapy spheres fast enough can you? So, step up a multitude of machines that can do just so, and …

At its core the Lite Brite hasn’t changed that much since inception 55 years back, yet, with this set will most certainly drag a brand new audience into its peg-lights. This, the largest ever set at 16x 16” is complete with 6,000 mini-pegs to create decent displays from the guidebooks …

  Rich in details both inside and out, the 118cm long and 5129 piece set includes the steam engine, features light up bricks and  replica of Platform 9 ¾. The folks at LEGO have shaken the piggy bank and are offering up a pretty decent prize to play, build and …

This range of diverse Barbie fashionista dolls are about to arrive in the UK (Thursday 18th) and we’re thinking of camping up overnight to snag them fist. We have a Barbie doll with behind-the-ear hearing aid, Ken doll with vitiligo, a new Fashionista doll with prosthetic leg and a wheelchair …

First encountered at Toy Fair way back in January then bumped into them in Birmingham and, on both occasions, forget to give them a shout out here. Idea is a simple one, cans on poles, poles on bases, bases placed at competition distance – discs then thrown. everything in the …