TOYOLOGY Toyology-The Action Men of the batteries not included industry
Founded in 1948, Wham-O have brought us some of the most iconic outdoor playthings around including the Frisbee, Slip N Slide, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, and Hacky Sack. Founded in 1948 by Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin, Wham-O began as a small company selling slingshots and other toys. Over …
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February, 2023
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13 February
Deux-cheveaux gets the Playmobil treatment
Originally conceived in the late Thirties as a rugged, useful, affordable car it was famously designed with very specific requirements. The ability carry four people and 50kg of goods at 30mph across muddy and unpaved roads and, at the prototype stage it was suggested that the 2CV should be able …
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7 February
One set to rule them all – LEGO, the LOTR Rivendell set
Here it is folks, the LOTR LEGO set, licenced by Warner Bros this extend the Icons range, a 6,167 piece set with the Elven stronghold from Middle-earth and 15 minifigure characters. Home to the house of Elrond, Rivendell is the place where the Fellowship was formed and the quest to …
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7 February
Plenty of fun at this Fair – Biggest on the planet
Loads of great content from the 2023 Spielwarenmesse to be had from the organisers HERE and Trade magazine Toy World Magazine HERE – Our tickets for next year are booked already.
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6 February
Some of the fun of the (London) Toy Fair
As a unit of not many our delays, whilst inexcusable, are entirely justified and mean that you can enjoy all the goodness of the trade fairs for longer than ever before #worstexcuseever. Great ITV footage HERE
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January, 2023
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23 January
Indiana Jones and his “Whitiiiish” sound making thing
Of course you want one, why would anyone not want one. It’s an Indiana Jones with a working ship that makes a “whitissssshhhh” sound at will. Only thing that could be better than this is a remote control boulder, the infamous rolly death threatening sphere from the original film. …
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20 January
Please enjoy and Harvati a Gouda time this National Cheese Day
Yes, National Cheese Lovers Day is upon us and it is time to embrace it. Nip out and buy a slice of your very favourite dairy treat, one that might never indulge in the rest of the year, grab a fondue and go a little cheese crazy perhaps, …
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19 January
Bitcoin Blackpool
A gang of bitcoin fraudsters made so much money from an online scam they bought new cars for strangers in pubs and handed out £5,000 gift vouchers in the street. They included James Parker, from Blackpool who began orchestrating the scam in 2017 after discovering a glitch which allowing him …
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12 January
Golden Globes – Indiana Winner
Blast from the past as the boy actor who played Short Round in the 80’s Temple of Doom bagged a Golden Globe after giving up acting for over two decades. Ke Huy Quan was named best supporting actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, after writers sought …
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10 January
Harry and his Beard – A facial hair tale
This weeks revelations about the oh-so secretive and media shy royal this week revealed “Beardgate” – A passage in hsi book SPARE talked about requests he made ahead of his wedding to Meghan Markle where he outlined this issue in the following passage: ‘I now dared to make another ask …
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9 January
3,2,1 – Cornwall, we have lift-off.
Tonight, from Spaceport Cornwall (a part of Newquay airport) Virgin will launch the country’s first horizontal rocket, a modified Boeing 747 called Cosmic Girl, into space from Newquay well after nightfall this evening. The modified Boeing called Cosmic Girl will take off with the LauncherOne rocket beneath its wing, fly up …
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7 January
F.A. Cup – Round three kicks off today
After all the World Cup hype and plenty of football to watch free-to-air it is time to concentrate back on the world renowned F.A. Cup where (much in the guise of what Morocco achieved) there can be some upsets. There are 22 games today, Coventry are off to Hollywood Wrexham …
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6 January
Vegas Baby – CES tech show didn’t disappoint.
Plenty of new TV sets, Honda announcing they’re teaming up with Sony for their foray into the EV market, BMW showed off a concept car, beauty brands brought us self-applying make-up products and we saw a connected bird-house – CES in Vegas is massive, in terms of size and fun. …
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5 January
All day rave anyone? Back to the 80’s all day on Radio 6
Celebrate 80’s culture and take a trip down memory land on your Sinclair C5, Mongoose BMX or Kettcar Go-Kart. Here’s some reminders of toys you’ll remember as absolute 80’s icons: I mean where to start, so much toy goodness from this decade, a few absentees from the collage above. Namely …
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3 January
Zoo, Zoo, Zoo – How about you, you you?
It is the annual review of the inhabitants of London Zoo today, over 300 species being ticked of by the c lipbord weilding ZSL workers, a few new arrivals at the Regents Park depot this past 12 months too including Plenty of new additions arrived in 2022 including a critically …
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