Awesome Toys

This limited-edition replica of the lightsaber hilt of Jedi Ki-Adi-Munti from Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities celebrates the 5th anniversary of the amazing Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction at Disneyland and Disney World. The wooden box houses a hilt with sound effects that illuminates blue when attached to a Lightsaber Blade (not included).

Hasbro is capitalizing on the success of Deadpool and Wolverine by bringing back the Merc with a Mouth’s disembodied toy. The Deadpool Interactive Head moves, squints, and talks in response to sound. Its mobile app lets you access its full array of over 600 phrases, voiced by none other than… Nolan North. Hey, he was Deadpool before Ryan Reynolds!

While it’s not quite as large or detailed as the LEGO Icons Optimus Prime, this model of Bumblebee is also not as pricey. The 950-piece kit assembles to form the friendly yellow Autobot and can transform from a 10″ tall mech into a compact car inspired by a Volkswagen Beetle. Accessories include an ion blaster, a jetpack, and a display plaque.

This little quadruped robot is a marvel of miniaturization. It can balance and walk around and also responds to your touch and other interactions. It plays games, can remind you to take a break from work, and even does tricks like a tiny robodog. The KT2 can also play in robot-on-robot battles and is programmable using an easy-to-use app.

Whether you played with Slinkies, Silly Putty, or Sea Monkeys when you were a kid, you’ll find some wonderful nostalgia in Steven Heller and Jim Heimann’s catalog of American toy advertising. The 528-page book features hundreds of vintage ads that sold dreams to kids and often served as a reflection of their time.

(PG-13: Language) SuperTerribleToys and Death By Toys collaborated on a limited run of toys that poke fun at kids’ names. They originally settled on a few names, but for a limited time, they’re letting customers put a name of their choice on the packaging. Just to rub it in, the packaged toy is not new. Or cute.

Get a closer look at Hugh Jackman in Wolverine’s classic blue and yellow costume with Hot Toys’ new 1/6th scale action figure, based on the character’s appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine. The standard version comes with three swappable lower faces and three pairs of hands, while the Deluxe version adds extra suit pieces and an incredibly lifelike unmasked head.

One of Lamborghini’s most distinctive cars is going to be immortalized as a LEGO Icons set. The Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole LEGO Icons set (good luck, toy store clerks) lets you build a tiny replica of THE dream car of the ‘80s, complete with working steering, a detailed V12 engine, and articulated scissor doors. Drops 7.4.24.

Lots of Minecraft fans have tried making the game’s crafting table with LEGO. The official version is here but with lots of welcome surprises. The table itself is only partially enclosed, with space for the five included mini-build modules that depict 12 biomes. The set also comes with eight microfigures, as well as stickers with phrases from the game.

The fastest production NERF blasters fire around 15 darts per second. It’ll Probably Work set his sights a little higher when he built a spring-loaded NERF weapon that can blast out hundreds of projectiles at once. By switching from foam darts to balls, he packed in 6x as much ammo. Fully loaded, it’ll hold up to 288 balls and launch them all in about a second.

Maybe the reason that the ED-209 robot from RoboCop needed to kill people is because it didn’t get enough hugs growing up. Now you have the chance to right that wrong with this 12″ tall plush version of the deadly robot, courtesy of Toynk Toys. You have 20 seconds to comply with huggies!

This long-nosed NERF blaster uses a pump-action mechanism to fire five soft gel rounds at a time. Its hopper holds up to 800 rounds, which you saturate with water so they burst when they hit a target. No batteries are required, and you don’t have to worry about electronics getting wet. Includes 10,000 NERF Pro Gelfire rounds plus eye protection.

Released in 1980, the Best Mecha Collection 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam was the first ever Gunpla. It was, of course, based on the simple art of the original anime. For Gundam’s 45th anniversary, Bandai came up with an updated version of the model kit. It will have pre-colored parts, better articulation, and a snap-fit assembly. It drops Q4 2024 for around $7.

This fun DIY kit from Robotime’s ROKR line lets you build a hypnotic wood and plastic marble run. It includes a motorized elevator to bring balls to the top of the track, and lots of twists, turns, ramps, and a high-speed spiral. Bundle it with the Night City marble track for a even larger display.

This wild-looking LEGO Technic weapon uses compressed air to spray up to a dozen projectiles at a time. Jamie’s Brick Jams walks us through the construction of his triple-barreled toy shotgun and how it un-crimps hoses to release pressure in an instant. The blast of air alone is quite powerful.

Robosen stunned Transformers fans with the self-transforming Optimus Prime. Now, they’ve given the leader of the Decepticons the same treatment. The Flagship Megatron independently converts from robot to tank form and back, along with many other actions. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, it’s voiced by the original voice actor Frank Welker.