Toys

The ad team at Ogilvy & Mather recently put up these awesome billboards for Hot Wheels, including a giant loop (car not included), and a pair of giant kids who turn a real road into a giant plaything.

To ensure his dominance at a Pillow Fight Flashmob, Matthew Borgatti built this mighty yet fluffy pillow mace. Matt used a yard of cushion foam and bags of poly-fill to forge his weapon.

Star Wars action figure specialist Sillof teamed up with fellow customizer Glorbes to create these World War II-themed toys. C-3PO looks awesome, but we like Capt. Hank Solowski the most.

Developed in collaboration with a child with OCD and ADHD, Lavinia Chu’s Squizits collection provides children with calming and attention-focusing handheld gadgets. Adult version please?

While you won’t be able to buy Kermit or Ms. Piggy from the Muppet Whatnot Workshop, you can design your own Whatnot, one of the countless extras in Henson’s puppet-filled universe.

Citizen Brick offers specialty LEGO minifigs that are unique not only because of their rather irreverent themes, but also because they’re printed with ink, using the same methods employed by LEGO.

Sariel says that this 11-lb. tow truck is his most complex creation yet, and we believe him. 17 electric motors powers its moving parts, including the towing arm and the steerable front wheels.

Air Swimmers are fish and shark shaped indoor helium filled mylar balloons that you can maneuver in the air with a remote control. They take a single battery and can stay afloat for up to 2 weeks.

A is for Apple, B is for Boring, Z is for ZZZ, right? Not with Fred’s refreshing XYZ Blocks. Brilliantly illustrated by Christian Northeast, they offer all the traditional play value, with bonus chuckles.

Gaming Heads’ follow-up to the official Team Fortress 2 Heavy statue is none other than the rocket-jumping Soldier. The exclusive edition will have both the rocket launcher and the Direct Hit.

The Esper Dominoes can communicate with each other wirelessly, so that other pieces can fall even without actual physical contact. Pieces can also be programmed to fall based on their number.

RC Explorer rigged one of their remote-controlled tricopters with a camera and a bunch of roman candle fireworks. Then they hunted hydrogen-filled balloons. There’s even a final boss of sorts.

Peer Kreuger – the man who made this agile LEGO tank – is back with another LEGO vehicle. He calls his creation the Stilzkin Indrik Arctic Vehicle, hardy beasts that can haul a load through snow.

Matt Crane has combined classic characters from Sesame Street with the ultimate fighting game to create some superfun sticker characters, with names like Acountma and Zellygief. (Thanks Matt!)

Pictures of the action figure version of Megatron as he will appear in the upcoming Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon movie have leaked. You’ll never guess what he transforms into.

The ultimate TRON:Legacy collectible features a tiny Sam Flynn atop his black light cycle. The 1/6th scale replica includes a detailed Flynn figurine, LED light-up suit and light cycle. Ships Q3 2011.

A zoetrope uses slits and motion to make pictures blend and give the illusion of motion. Pixar made a zoetrope at Disney’s California Adventure Park, but they used sculptures and strobe lights instead.

While we wish this thing were the size of an actual airplane, this remote-controlled flying shark-plane is still pretty damned awesome. Head-mounted laser beam not included.

One of the best LEGO creations we’ve ever seen, Peer Kreuger’s Metal Slug-inspired tank has 48 omniwheels, giving the remote-controlled beast a surprising amount of agility. More pics here.