“You may have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkyfly!” - Donkey (Movie Shrek), and you probably never seen an eggfly, either? This egg not only flys, it soars with impressive stability due to its egg shape. It’s uniquely engineered design allows this flying drone to easily ...
Watching the Schmeckenbecker Kinetic Contraptions Kit is nearly as amusing as saying its name aloud. The onomatopoeic name may suggest this is some practical working replica of an obscure contraption culled from a Dr. Seuss story, but this six-foot-tall dynamic tower actually received an Oppenheim Toy of the Year ...
We've always been impressed by the way radio-controlled cars mount even the very toughest terrain. It's a wonder, decades removed from our Tyco-fueled childhoods, that full-sized vehicles lack the suspension, traction, and maneuverability to scale steep, jagged rocks as swiftly and under-control as our favorite RC ...
Do you have a young and aspiring mechanic under your roof? If you do, then this little tractor will get them involved in learning about the workings of an engine. The design is inspired by one of John Deere’s tractors and allows kids to actually pop to the hood and work on the engine. There are small toy tools that ...
You'll always have a pug puppy on hand when someone needs one. Hell, just imagine how much more you would have enjoyed that face-palm if you had only been wearing the Handipug. If you have five figures, or don't mind pretending that your Handipug is bravely smiling through losing a leg, then you can bask in the ...
The BB-8 Droid is the newest most likeable robot in the Star Wars universe, and like a ‘real’ Jedi, you can now control the little droid with this Force Band. And, as with all official Star Wars merchandise, the control wrist band looks like the real deal. For most fans of the force, this might be as good as it ...
If you are like most parents, then you always have your eye out for the next fun toy for your kids. Well, Paper Trax is just that kind of fun new toy. Many kids grew up playing with little metal or plastic toy race cars, and having a race track to roll them on was every young kid’s desire. The problem with plastic ...
Han. Chewie. You're home. Telegraphing his fate in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" loudly and clearly enough to impress Western Union didn't make saying goodbye to Han Solo, legendary galactic scoundrel, smuggler, and hero extraordinaire, any easier to swallow. There may be one less nerf-herder willing to lay ...
Not all of us at Unique Hunters have experienced the thrill of surfing, but our friends and co-workers who have tell us that words may never do the experience justice. That's why we're hoping turning the Kyosho RC Surfer Lost Edition loose on some smaller waves wherever we can find them might let our imaginations off ...
Set senses of humor to "Self-Deprecating Jokes About Aging", everybody. The 50th anniversary of "Star Trek" debuting in prime time on CBS in 1966 is upon us and it's a grand excuse to celebrate a half-century of iconic science fiction the best way us nerds know how: toys. Enough toys to fill four legendary starships ...
Well, that's it, everyone. "Don't Try This At Home" had a nice run that left us with some spectacular memories and some we never wanted in the first place, but Flaming Giant Jenga has just nudged it aside to make room for "Why The Kung Pao Hell Would You Even....?" Oh, it's nothing less than what it says on the ...
Darth Vader. Among an entire generation of modern fiction, he has personified the most ruthless, remorseless power of intimidation. For all the fear and villainy he embodies, however, it was hard not to think of his ultimate legacy in a new light after seeing Kylo Ren practically worshiping the defining symbol of the ...
Some movies are special, unique in ways that people not only remember them, they become fans. Movies like Ghostbusters, it has become an icon, a running joke – for fun's sake, it has influenced memes, even action figures of the ghostbusting crew have been made, along with the various ghosts. Although it has been ...
Think about something: 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek", the year the debut episode of the original series starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and George Takei debuted on CBS. Mattel introduced the very first Barbie doll seven years earlier in 1959. When you really ...
Life is too serious not to have fun, and the folks at Nerf corporation know all about fun, they've built a thriving international business out of it, that's just what they do. Well, now 'they've' gone and done it again – made more fun stuff for kids of all ages to play with. Nerf is rolling out the company's latest ...
Through hovering speculation that Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor may not be long for time and space past 2017's tenth season of "Doctor Who", we can at last revel in the collectible milestone in every Doctor's tenure that doesn't so much flood the BBC with nerdy, sexy money as launch it toward the UK at escape ...
Fishing is a skill, and those who are good at it know how to cast a line accurately into the water, where they want it to go. For those who like fishing, but wrestle with casting often have a difficult time casting off the shore, much less into the water, which is very frustrating for others because it scares the fish ...
"Ghostbusters" fans have waited a good, long while for a new chapter to introduce New York's finest paranormal protectors to a whole new generation and reunite us O.G.s (y'know, Original Ghostbusters) with all the charm of the originals. We've waited 27 years, to be more or less exact. Damn right, we'll snap up every ...
When the original Star Trek came out, it was an epic success that opened the world's eye to the possibility that civilizations from other worlds exist, finding them was the mission of the Enterprise crew. While playsets were common back in the 70's and 80's, this playset was different in that it took kids' ...
Oh, sure. Any wide-eyed youngling who sees a Star Wars movie for the first time forever more looks at every hand-sized cylinder from a bare paper towel tube to a generous vibrator (we don't owe you an explanation for everything) and imagines a lightsaber the way an obsessive stoner can look at a ballpoint pen and a ...
Prepare to add a new layer of strategy to the most pucker-inducing N-Strike missions with the only command-and-control attack unit made to make Jon Peters weep blissful tears, the TerraDrone dart launcher. Nothing quite takes the place of a supremely staged ambush. When the foam flies, we live for that moment when ...
We're staunch believers that those who cock up a job badly enough the first time don't get asked to do it again. As it happens, our friends and relatives just aren't seeing through our manufactured enthusiasm clearly enough when they ask us to babysit. If they did, they would realize in a heartbeat that we would ...
Do you remember the original Wild Thing – the purple Fisher Price off-road wheeled thing for kids, it was a big hit years ago? Well, it's back, with a twist! The new version looks much like one of Disney's rides – the Spinning Tea Cups, but this is a 'wild' ride you can take home with you. The major changes to this ...
Screw this "Aw, why couldn't I have had this when I was a kid?" mularkey. I want an adult-sized Battle Racer and my own personal arsenal of three to four Nerf blasters to tote in it. Get on this, Hauck Toys. This pedal-powered Go-Kart stores a pair of blasters up front within quick reach and a fast-reloading clip ...
Once you've seen a tiny toothpick-and-coffee-creamer metropolis torn asunder by a Walking Eraser...well, you'll never remember how else you've ever spent an hour-long lunch break. Occasionally, you may also wonder when you last had so much fun in court. Remember, kids, there are times and places for everything. The ...
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's… the RC Flying Car? RC cars, planes and helicopters are great fun for people of all ages, and the only thing more 'fun' is the RC Flying Car. You can drive it like a car, and when you hit an obstacle, no problem, because you can take-flight and fly over anything in your way. When on ...
In the latest Star Wars film – The Force Awakens, there was introduced many new and like-able characters, such as BB-8, the little ball robot with a great attitude. Well, the little BB-8 droid unit has become a reality, thanks to technology, and many people now enjoy what this this little robot can do a lot when you ...
Everything could always be a little bit more awesome. And we do mean, EVERYTHING. For example, here's our great question of the moment: why should we make an entire expansive and imaginative Lego universe for Batman, Gandalf and The Doctor to play in when we would just as soon plummet into all that high adventure ...
Drones have reached the skies above America, and there are many shapes, styles and brands, but there is one drone getting much attention of late, one that is being publicly revealed that is made for speed – the Parrot Disco, a giant drone that measure a meter across. Yeah, it's smaller than the drones used by the ...
“Zombies are everywhere!” You see them in movies, in commercials, during parties, even in bars late at night, and they abound in the gaming industry. How did it happen? No one really knows, but the zombie craze is in full swing nationally and internationally. In fact, every kid knows what a zombie is, and, they know ...
Oh, my. Oh, dear. Look, The Great Old Ones have never exactly had fuzzy-bunny feelings for humanity, but something about repeatedly thumping our asses on this Cthulhu Space Hopper just makes us nervous that the all-powerful man-octopus-dragon ruler of R'lyeh might just emerge from the depths to take rather violent ...
In the pursuit of our dreams of rocketing bravely into the inky solitude of space, we've all repurposed a discarded Maytag box with little more than a few magic markers, crawled into an empty dryer, or even nagged our parents into building us a handcrafted lunar module in the backyard. Hell, for us, that's an ...
There are Wookies, and then there's Chewbacca, the grand furball among furballs. Songs have been sung to honor his name, but only Thinkway Toys has given a 17" figurine of Han Solo's loyal buddy full animation with a lush, shiny coat of full-body fur. Watch in wonder as Chewie not only moves his head, mouth and ...
While the grand tradition and ceremony of sumo dates back over 2,000 years, we can't help it: there's just something that's more bizarre and compelling than superlatively athletic and prestigious about all that flesh colliding in the center of a ring to engage in a supreme slap-fight. Why in the name of all that is ...
Just know this: we didn't start this wintertime war with the neighbor kids. We will make cock-sure the Snowball Blaster Pro finishes it. If Stark Industries suddenly shifted its business model toward ensuring their customers' unquestioned domination in every snowball fight from now until Judgment Day, this is what ...
Here's one of the realities of early artistic training: nobody first picks up a pencil as a fully-formed and schooled Leonardo Da Vinci, Chuck Jones, or Jack Kirby. Honing great artistic ability and technique takes time, and tracing makes an excellent first step toward settling in a certain muscle memory and fine ...
Did ANT-MAN introduce you to a brand-new favorite Marvel superhero this past summer? Happen to be in the early market for a roommate for your eventual Holiday Dancing Groot POP Vinyl? Well, then Funko is once more your patron saint of sweet licensed collectibles. Now available for pre-order and dropping this ...
Sometimes, creativity just comes naturally. Mokulock Wooden Building Blocks are bound to look and feel pretty familiar - essentially, you're looking at old-timey-looking Legos that couldn't strip building down to any more bare necessities:no toxic glues, paints or materials of any kind - nothing more than the ...
Question, STAR WARS fans: have you watched the STAR WARS prequels or "special" editions of the original trilogy and thought, "These movies are not banana enough?" Well, to be fair, we've all watched those and thought, this wasn't SOMETHING enough. "Good" is usually the word we use. Ask no more! Next time, settle ...
Everything Becomes A Target With Zero Toys Vapor-Ring Gun Not happy, don’t just ‘blow smoke’, blow vapor rings to cheer you up. Vapor rings? Yeah, vapor rings from Zero Toys Vapor-Ring Gun, it is specially design to take advantage of vaporizing technology for the sake of… fun. The gun definitely looks ...
You work hard. You play hard too, but although Nerf guns have been around for some time, you’ve never really been all that enticed by them. Nerf is known for their awesome designs and ability to turn a normal day into a battle royal, but if you really want your opponents to feel the sting of defeat, there hasn’t ...
Do you dream of flying through the sky like a speeding bullet but lack the technical knowhow? Not the greatest pilot in the world? You may not be Amelia Earhart, Leonardo Dicaprio, or one of the Wright Brothers, but you can still fly the most basic of contraptions.Bandai Namco’s CCP has developed a collection of Star ...
While you fuss and fidget over the amount of time you have to wait for the new Star Wars Film The Force Awakens to come out, toy manufacturers are here to quell some of that frustration. Toy companies LEGO, Hasbro, and Mattel have revealed their plans for their toy lines from the new movie set to hit theaters late ...
They Get a New Life By Giving Them a Skeleton and a Second Life Nostalgia’s the thing, you know. You’ve kept all your childhood toys from your Power Ranger action figures to your My Little Pony horses. While you’re no hoarder, what the hell are you going to do with these trinkets from an invalid era? Lucky for ...
You may be stoked about Star Wars Episode VII coming out this year, but are those rugrats yawning at your favorite adult-themed universe? If they continually snore through Episodes I through VI, you may want to consider a fun alternative to get them ready for the continuation of the saga coming this year.Disney has ...
The listing at Firebox.com describes 'Blobfish' as a 'sadly endangered species' that 'needs a hug'. And it really does look that way. The name 'blobfish' is also pretty apt, as the thing just sort of lies there frowning underneath it's lumpy nose. It's not the best looking cuddly toy in the world but then who says ...
The Garbage Pail Kids were a series of cards released in the 80s as a parody of the horrendous Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. Basically they show us what kids' dolls would look like if they all had hideous deformities and mutant powers. The Garbage Pail Kids Adam Bomb is one such monstrosity, who essentially has an ...
Scalextric was great fun as a kid but let's be honest, it didn't really require much in the way of skill… all you did was press the button then watch as your cars zipped around the track and you hoped that yours would cross the finish line fastest. Ultimately it came down to dumb luck (although there are some angry ...
The Slip and Slide Whap-O Water Knee Hockey Rink has got to be one of the best ideas for a kids' toy ever and is perfect for summer fun in the garden. So what is it? Basically it's a slippery surface you take outside that remains so thanks to sprinklers that keep it wet. This then allows a 'puck' to float across ...
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