Awesome Toys

Bats and Supes might have been mortal enemies the last time they met up, but they can’t stay mad at each other forever. Stage an official reconciliation in your bathtub with these goofy rubber duckies modeled after DC’s two biggest superheroes. Also sold individually.

Mindstorms for kids. LEGO Boost lets you create programmable robots using a drag-and-drop mobile app and a variety of sensor bricks. The first Boost set lets you build a humanoid, a guitar, a cat, a car and a machine that builds smaller LEGO creations. Drops 8/2017.

Traxxas gave The Slow Mo Guys its award-winning XO-1, a remote-controlled car that goes 100mph out of the box. Gav and Dan did what the folks who actually bought the $800 non-toy would never do: give it a thorough wrecking.

AstonishingStudios combined two of our favorite man-child playthings, LEGO and NERF, by creating a fully-functional replica of a NERF Maverick Rev-6 gun using the plastic building bricks. Now we want a LEGO Mega Mastodon.

Skullface and his gang of gross globs are making a comeback. Kidrobot is happy to help you restart your collection with this blind box series of vinyl mini figures, featuring 16 of the classic Madballs. They’re also available as keychains.

Hot Toys ends the year with a bang by announcing this incredibly faithful sixth-scale action figure of the Dark Knight as he appears in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game. The 13″ tall figure comes with two faces, four pairs of hands and a ton of weapons and equipment.

Sideshow Collectibles nailed it with this badass 23″ tall sculpt of Batman’s muscular nemesis, standing proudly atop a crushed Batsignal beneath his size 20 lace-up, and injects green super-steroids into his bloodstream. We love the angry alternative head baring his chompers.

Designed for teaching kids about proper knife handling and safety, this snap-together plastic knife model is also a neat plaything for your desk or as a conversation starter. Available in a wide variety of colors, so you can mix and match components.

Brick builder Alexander Holroyd shows off yet another unconventional use for LEGO – creating kinetic sculptures. Beyond the Brick caught up with Alexander and his hypnotic mechanical toys at BrickCon 2016. More here and here.

ThinkGeek presents a unique take on the traditional hourglass with a version that’s filled with magnetic filings instead of sand. As the tiny metal particles fall to the bottom, they stand up forming unusual organic shapes. Keep in mind that it’s not for actual timekeeping.

YouTuber brusspup showcases a mesmerizing geometric toy. Designed by Andreas Hoenigschmid, a GeoCube can be transformed into 64 different shapes and combined with other GeoCubes. It’s made of cardboard, magnets and industrial tape.

One of the coolest concepts we’ve seen on the LEGO Ideas‘ website, Brett Cuviello’s Iron Giant build is simply spectacular, and does a great job replicating the giant robot from Brad Bird’s 1999 animated classic. The 2,000 piece set would have to be pricy, but we desperately want one.

Nerf’s flagship blaster is mounted on a remote-controlled tank. The TerraScout goes up to 2.4mph and spins on a dime. It comes with an 18-dart clip and a controller that streams POV video from the toy. You can save its videos to an SD card.

Sideshow Collectible’s kickass 24″ statue depicts Deadpool mid-battle, with frozen explosions and gunfire (note the bullet in mid-air). It also comes with an alternate head with a duck face expression and an alternate arm that’s holding a selfie stick.

A hilariously accurate 12″ action figure of Saitama, the hero of One Punch Man. It comes with two heads, three pairs of hands, a grocery bag, a pack of crab claws and a leek. The exclusive version also comes with Saitama’s casual outfit, including his OPPAI hoodie.

One-man toy studio Michael Sng aka Machination Studios is ready to sell his first collectible. Like the Colossus prototype, the Mk. 1 Cyclops is a remote-controlled mobile fortress inspired by World War I technology. You can get it as a DIY kit or fully assembled.

Minifigs with attitude. LEGO Ideas member bruceywan presents this spot-on concept for a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers LEGO set. It comes with all seven Rangers, each with a removable helmet, Zordon, Alpha 5 and the Command Center.

LEGO’s latest awesome ride is based on BMW’s rugged off-road travel bike, the R 1200 GS Adventure. The 603-piece kit is a brilliant recreation of the bike, down to the 2-cylinder boxer engine and BMW logo on the fuel tank. Drops January 2017.

YouTuber Mark Rober and Gateway Props modified seven Super Soakers to fire paint. Then Rober and his nephews had a real life Splatoon battle in an all-white room. For his ultimate weapon, Rober consulted with none other than the madman Colin Furze.

We’ve featured a number of Pawel “Sariel” Kmiec’s incredible LEGO Technic builds. Now learn from the best with this 424-page guide which takes you from basic building principles up through sturdy and complex mechanisms so you can make your own wonderful machines.

Take your toy collection back to the ’80s courtesy of Funko. Expect 3.5″ vinyl bigheads of Will, Dustin, Lucas, Mike, two versions of Eleven (with Eggos), Barb, and open and closed mouth Demogorgons. Pre-order now for April 2017 delivery. Upside-down universe not included.

Bring justice to your bookshelf with Max Factory’s officially licensed Phoenix Wright action figure. The 6″  figure comes with extra hands, a mug, papers, a desk, three heads and three speech bubbles. Pre-order it from Good Smile to get a bonus head.

Kidrobot and SEGA caught a snapshot of the blue blur going fast. This 25th anniversary vinyl figure is 7″ tall and features Sonic running through the Green Hill Zone. It’s also available in a metallic version that’s limited to 200 pieces.