New FunKo Pop! figures and a new catalog! #Collecting

New Pop! toys from the New York Toy Fair #TF12

Luke Skywalker

Shadow Trooper

Three new figures from the New Dark Knight movie

Long awaited V is for Vendetta figure

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More than 150 different Pop! vinyl figures and bobble-heads in 10 different groups: movies and television, comic book heroes and rock stars made by FunKo.

• FunKo Pop! Vinyl toy figures
  150+ Pop! Vinyl action figure toys created by FunKo 
• Disney Pop! Action Figure Toys

• Funko Pop! Comic Book Heroes and Villians
• Rock star collectable toys by Funko Pop! Rocks
• Funko Star Wars Pop! Vinyl Figures

• Batman bobble heads and plush toys
• Marvel Comic Book Pop! Heroes
• FunKo Pop Movies: Toy figures from classic horror films
• Astro Boy action figures, toys and games
• The Simpsons action figures and Cereal Monster Ad Icons
• Comic-Con Exclusive Toys

Uglydolls: WAGE 10 YEARS OLD! creator David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim #TF12

UGLYBLOG: WAGE 10 YEARS OLD SOON!:

Sun-MIn sewed together the very first Uglydoll, Wage,
10 years ago this December, and the 10th
anniversary of the very first Wage to ever be sold
in stores is coming in 2012. We have something
very special planned for mid 2012 to celebrate
Wage's birthday so stay tuned! Wage has always
been one of our best sellers but because the
special shops we sell to always want new and new
and new, we had to make room.
We are completely out of Wage at the warehouse so
if you have one, go get him a "10" candle and
a cup cake ( non GMO please ) or
maybe a salad.

Wage version zero?
This was the first attempt at sewing for Sun-Min.
The second ever item she ever sewed was Wage.
So this goes to show you kids, never give up,
especially after your first attempt.
I fail all day long, doesn't phase me one bit.

Direct quote from the former blog of David Horvath (he's switching over to Tumblr). The last sentence is just riveting and one worth posting on the bathroom mirror to remember every day. Don't fight failure - it's the best teacher.

He'll be at the International Toy Fair New York #TF12 this year, signing autographs and releasing a tenth anniversary edition of Wage. Horvath and Kim also announced the deal to make an animated feature film based on the Uglydoll characters.
[Note: The signing was on the show calendar but Horvath was out of town.] 

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New York Toy Fair Move-in | Show Starts Sunday 10AM

 

The Toy Fair in New York is not like a Comic-con, but still I fell the urge to make a Noisy Boy robot costume from the Real Steel movie and cruise down the aisles and have a bit of fun. They'd probably throw me out on my arse, but we'll see.

Many of the toy blogs will have coverage of the event, so I'm just going to stick with the quirky details and the toys that I like. I've a passion for FunKo Pop! Vinyl toys since I first saw them in November and now I'm starting to get into Wacky Wobblers.

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Funko Pop! at Barnes and Noble: Disney, Batman, Star Wars and Ugly dolls too

Barnes and Noble has big displays of Pop! Vinyl toys. The shelves are bursting over with stock to sell before the next New York Toy Fair, February 12-14.

Disney Series 1 in abundance. Only Billy Crystal was missing (Mike Wazowski).

Pop! Disney Series 1
01 Mickey Mouse *
02 Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen - Toy Story)
03 Woody * (Tom Hanks - Toy Story)
04 Sully * (John Goodman - Monsters Inc)
05 Mike Wasowski eyeball * (Billy Crystal - Monsters, Inc.)
06 Pinocchio
07 Jiminy Cricket
08 Snow White
09 Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
10 Tinkerbell (Peter Pan)
11 Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)
12 Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)

Batman and Marvel Pop! Heroes display

Wacky wobblers, wisecracks and Pop! Star Wars

Ugly Dolls

NIBBLER 

Darth Vader and Batgirl will be added to my small collection.

I also got my first blind box from Kidrobot, and it turned out to be my favorite character! What are the odds of that? Well, the odds are printed right on the box: 2/16 for nibbler. 

Each one comes with accessories. The nibbler (who can consume large animals in a bite) has a whole chicken to eat in his food bowl.

The odds of getting the Devil Robot are very low (1/96) - they're selling for $115 - 365 on eBay today. Slurm and Sal are rares (?/??). The Buy it Now price for the complete set is $160. MSRP $9.95 each.

The graphic design of the boxes alone is worth the cash

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