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Funko POP! x Shaun of the Dead

Funko POP! x Shaun of the Dead
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Funko pays tribute to the first film in Edgar Wright’s brilliant Cornetto trilogy, with big-headed figures of Shaun and his cricket bat, and Ed sporting a shovel. Entertainment Earth’s exclusive blood-spattered versions are our faves. Funko, you’ve got red on you.

Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Droid

Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Droid

Episode VII is just around the corner, so let the Star Wars merchandising blitz begin. One of the first official toys to break cover is a doozie – a special version of the Sphero app-controlled robot that’s been made to look and work just like the rolling BB-8 droid.

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World’s Largest LEGO Ship

World’s Largest LEGO Ship

Dan Siskind of Brickmania has spent countless hours (and dollars) building a 25.5 foot long, historically-accurate model of U.S. Navy vessel the USS Missouri from over 1,000,000 LEGO pieces. More on Flickr. (Thanks Orion!)

Clay Davis Talking Bobblehead

Clay Davis Talking Bobblehead

(PG-13 Language) A talking Sen. Clay Davis figure? Sheeee… The Isiah Whitlock Jr. Talking Bobblehead can say his signature catchphrase in three different ways. Also available from Firebox.

LEGO 2017 Ford GT Concept

LEGO 2017 Ford GT Concept

LEGO Ideas member Alex Paschoaletto’s proposal for an official LEGO set based on the new Ford GT. It’s around 1:17 scale and is made of about 950 pieces. Alex got the car’s engine wrong, but Ford still approved of his work.

Darkside Ollie

Darkside Ollie
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Spin, drift and flip out with Sphero’s edgier R/C robot, the Darkside Ollie. It rolls at speeds up to 14 mph with a range of 100 feet, and you can trick out your fun with two sets of tires, hubs, and LED colors. See how it moves here.

NERF Rival Series

NERF Rival Series

NERF’s new Rival blasters are built for team combat. The Apollo is spring-loaded and carries up to seven rounds while the Zeus has an electric motor and carries up to 12 rounds. Both use dimpled foam balls and come in blue or red.

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Official LEGO WALL•E Set

Official LEGO WALL•E Set
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Designed by Pixar animator Angus MacLane, this 677-piece set has a posable neck, head, arms, gripping hands and rolling tracks. There’s even a place to put garbage inside. We like to imagine the plant is Baby Groot. Drops 9/1/15.

Mountain Pong

Mountain Pong

Mountain Pong is a beer pong container that prevents cups from toppling over and holds 12 cups at once. Pair this with the Slip Cups for lots of beer pong variants, all of them tidy. There’s also a mini version that holds 6 cups.

LEGO Technic MB Arocs 3245

LEGO Technic MB Arocs 3245

With 2,753 parts, the LEGO Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3425 is the largest LEGO Technic model ever produced. It has fully independent suspension, double differential drive, twin axle steering and a working crane arm and grabber.

LEGO Toyota Land Cruiser Concept

LEGO Toyota Land Cruiser Concept

LEGO Ideas member Matthew Inman honors his first car, the BJ42 Land Cruiser, by proposing a LEGO set based on the off-roader. His prototype’s windshield frame is a tad too thick on the sides, but otherwise it’s a great build.

Come Clean Sneaker Soaps

Come Clean Sneaker Soaps
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Etsy seller Yvonne Kai sells plant-based glycerin soaps with tiny vinyl or silicone sneaker replicas inside. Most of the current stock have Jordans, but there are a few soaps with Adidas and other Nike shoes as well.

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LEGO Lambo Veneno Roadster

LEGO Lambo Veneno Roadster

LEGO Ideas member Firas Abu-Jaber built this prototype for his official Veneno Roadster kit proposal. Sure it’ll look better with custom parts, but the fact that he pulled this off with stock pieces is amazing.

Beer Pong Slip Cup

Beer Pong Slip Cup

Slip Cups let you play a more civilized version of beer pong. It fits over 16oz and 18oz disposable cups so the ball won’t land in the beer. It has flaps that keep balls from bouncing out, and numbers at the bottom for beer pong variants.

Codename: Colossus

Codename: Colossus

Machination Studio’s first toy is an intricate 20″ tall electronic mobile fortress with a retro-futuristic WW I theme. Most of its 400+ parts are 3D printed and all are hand-painted. It has moveable legs, guns and cannons.

TT Kaiser RC Monster Truck

TT Kaiser RC Monster Truck

Thunder Tiger’s Kaiser is a durable, light and lightning-quick remote-controlled 1/8th scale monster truck. It has a 2000kV motor, metal shocks, realistic engine sound effects and a GoPro mount on the passenger seat.

LEGO Ferrari F40

LEGO Ferrari F40

The LEGO Creator set #10248 is a highly detailed Ferrari F40 model. It faithfully recreates the prototypical supercar’s marks, from the pop-up headlights to the massive – and removable – V8 engine. Drops 8/15 for $90.

How Toy Figures Are Made

How Toy Figures Are Made

The Science Channel’s How It’s Made take us inside the Scleich toy factory, as a dinosaur design goes from sketch to digital and wax models, to molds, resulting in an injection-molded figurine ready for handpainting and assembly.

Funko ReAction Jaws

Funko ReAction Jaws
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Commemmorate the 40th anniversary of the first summer blockbuster with Funko’s ReAction figures, featuring Brody, Quint, Hooper and the great white shark himself. The Bloody Quint and Shark two-pack is only available at SDCC.

2015 Parrot MiniDrones

2015 Parrot MiniDrones

Parrot’s new MiniDrones include an aerial toy with a hydrofoil attachment, two new jumping and rolling toys and two other aerial toys. All but one of them will support live video streaming to the mobile R/C app. More here.

Funko is the New Black

Funko is the New Black
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Funko continues to bat a thousand with its ridiculously addictive line of Pop! collectibles, with its latest series including Piper, Alex, Red, Crazy Eyes and Pornstache in disproportionately big-headed form.

LEGO x The Big Bang Theory

LEGO x The Big Bang Theory
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Fans of the hit sitcom will be happy to see this LEGO Ideas project made real, with this LEGO set of Leonard and Sheldon’s living room. The set includes minifigs of Leonard, Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy and Bernadette. Coming soon.

TMNT The First Turtle Action Figure

TMNT The First Turtle Action Figure
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Mondo’s radical action figure is based on the first illustration of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Available in green and brown with orange or red mask and a black and white variant that looks like a 3D napkin drawing.

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