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March 8, 2010: Life-size Cylon Centurion and Robby the Robot prop replicas
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by David Smith If your figurines seem a little on the small side, you could always try these two stunning life-size prop replicas from Fred Barton Productions. The seven-foot tall Cylon Centurion (the version seen in the recent BSG series)...

March 4, 2010: William Britain 95th Riflemen
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by David Smith Think of the Rifles, and it’s impossible not to think of Captain Richard Sharpe. Whether you’re a fan of the Bernard Cornwell novels or the Sean Bean TV show, you’ll be interested in these two new figures...

February 25, 2010: Medicom Toy GIANT Guitar Mickey vinyl collectible
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by Eleanor de Bruin Who wants to have a mouse in their house? Surely that’s the kind of scenario that usually has the men jumping up on the furniture with high-pitched screams and the ladies chasing after it with a...

February 24, 2010: Corgi Dornier Do17Z and Westland Lysander MkIIIa
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by David Smith The Dornier Do17Z had a most unwarlike beginning, having been designed in 1934 as a six-passenger mail plane. Rejected for that role, it caught the military’s eye and was converted into both a medium bomber and a...

February 23, 2010: Ms Marvel Premium Format Figure
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by Eleanor de Bruin Pre-order from Sideshow Collectibles to get your hands on this marvellous figure. Ms Marvel is a fusion between C.I.A agent Carol Danvers and Kree alien warrior Captain Marvel, created by the explosion of a Kree Psyche-Magneton....

February 22, 2010: Corgi three-piece Mini collection
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by David Smith Three famous Minis from the 1960s have been brought together in a single three-piece set from Corgi. The Speedwell Blue is famous for being the first Mini released by Corgi, in 1960. The Radford Wicker Mini followed...

February 19, 2010: William Britain WWI British infantry
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by David Smith William Britain has released three new Tommies for the trenches, representing British infantrymen from the First World War. The 1916 British Infantry Standing Firing #1, 1916 British Infantry Throwing Grenade #1 and 1916 British Infantry Advancing #1...

February 19, 2010: Medicom Toy R2-D2 and C-3PO figures
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by David Smith One of sci-fi’s greatest double acts could soon be standing on your display shelves, following the release of the R2-D2 and C-3PO figures from Medicom Toy’s RAH (Real Action Heroes) range. Artoo is presented in 1:6 scale,...

February 18, 2010: Medicom Toy Snoopy 1950s version vinyl collectible
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by David Smith Snoopy has changed a bit over the years, and this vinyl collectible figurine from Medicom Toy reminds us just how much. Long before he walked upright and daydreamed of fighting the Red Baron, long before he spun...

February 16, 2010: Corgi de Havilland Mosquito
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by David Smith The de Havilland Mosquito of 143 Squadron, RAF Banff Strike Wing, is the newest plane to join Corgi’s Aviation Archive. 143 Squadron arrived at Banff in October 1944 and originally flew Beaufighters, before changing to Mosquitoes. The...

February 15, 2010: MINDstyle Jiminy Cricket collectible figure
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by Eleanor de Bruin MINDstyle has created a 12 inch high replica of one of the best-loved characters of all time - the wise little cricket from the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio. Jiminy Cricket is not only sensible and down-to-earth,...

February 12, 2010: Corgi Triumph TR7
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by David Smith The TR7 is one of those iconic automotive designs, although it was as much derided as loved. Voted one of the ‘50 Worst Cars of All Time’ by Time Magazine, this sleek little number from Triumph debuted...

February 11, 2010: Schleich Bayala Unicorn and Pegasus
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by Eleanor de Bruin The inventive people at Schleich have created a magical world, filled with mythical creatures, and produced figurines of some of the key characters. Bayala (previously known as the World of Elves) is the setting for a...

February 10, 2010: William Britain 24th Foot figures
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by David Smith The battle at Rorke’s Drift is one of the most famous episodes in the history of the British Army and elevated the 24th Foot to legendary status. A single company of the regiment held out against thousands...

February 8, 2010: Tonner Doll Company Miss Piggy dressed character figure
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by Eleanor de Bruin She’s a style icon, a feminist icon and a role model for curvy girls everywhere, and now thanks to Sideshow Collectibles you can own a 16-inch high version of her. We refer of course to the...

February 3, 2010: Corgi Fokker DVIIF
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by David Smith The Fokker DVIIF, flown by Hermann Göring in the First World War, is the newest addition to Corgi’s Aviation Archive range. Having been forced out of the infantry due to rheumatoid arthritis, Göring joined the Air Force...

February 1, 2010: Medicom Toy Flying Ace Snoopy vinyl collectible
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by David Smith Snoopy is celebrating his 60th anniversary this year, and the new Flying Ace Snoopy vinyl collectible from Medicom Toy is a pretty good way to celebrate this. Standing 4.5in. high, Charlie Brown’s dog is kitted out in...

January 22, 2010: Corgi Hawker Hunter T.7
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by David Smith This two-seater Hawker Hunter was part of No.229 OCU, operating as a training aircraft in the early 1960s. The RAF ordered 55 Hawker Hunter trainers (designated T.7), but only received 45 of them, as the Royal Navy...

January 21, 2010: William Britain Royal Marine Commando
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by David Smith The Falklands War is the setting for William Britain’s latest release. The conflict against Argentina in 1982 saw Britain’s fighting forces deployed thousands of miles from home in a theatre that tested them to the limit. Part...

January 20, 2010: Duncan Mg yo-yo
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by David Smith Fittingly enough, the popularity of yo-yos tends to go up and down, with the craze reasserting itself every 10–15 years or so. With the last peak registered in 1998, that makes us primed for another explosion. The...