In another toy-related news, Disart ToyLabs is getting ready to launch a new one-off series of our Strange Kid ‘Screwball’ in the Man-E-Toys store this Wednesday at 9pm GMT. For those who missed previous runs of this awesome little SKC collectible, here’s another chance: Based on an illustration for Strange Kids Club’s ongoing Circle Jerks […]
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Normally these would warrant their own Fan Art Friday, but this news is just too good to wait. Last year San Antonio-based toy sculptor Aaron Moreno, aka Retroband, released a series of 2″ mini figures called Retroband Kids which (somehow) flew right under our radar. The first piece in the series, a giant-sized “Toxic Timmy” […]
Tagged with: Aaron Moreno, Garbage Pail Kids, GPK, mini figures, Night of the Creeps, Retroband Toys, Toxic Avenger, zombies
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Toychest Time Machine: BEASTY BEARS by Tonka (1991)
by Rondal 7 Comments
There are lots of different kinds of stuffed bears out there, but none quite as “beastly” as Beasty Bears. Released in 1991 by Tonka—presumably to appeal to the boys market—these eye-offendingly multi-colored monstrosities looked cute and cuddly on the outside, but flip them inside out and you unleashed the beast (“big fangs with claws in […]
Tagged with: 90s, Beasty Bears, horror, plush toy, Tonka, Toychest Time Machine
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This tasty little tidbit of information came to us from club member, Benjamin Hayden, who sent us a tip last week. While JAKKS Pacific’s S.L.U.G. Zombies (Scary Little Ugly Guys) series seems to be defunct, Moose Toys is looking to fill the gap with their own minifigure line called MUTANT MANIA. Seemingly a mash-up of […]
Tagged with: mini figures, monsters, Monsters in My Pocket, Moose Toys, Mutant Mania, S.L.U.G.s, toys
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In the one bit of SDCC news I’m actually excited to share this year, retro toymakers WARPO revealed this week that they’ve partnered with Diamond Distributors to bring their LEGENDS OF CTHULHU action figure line to San Diego Comic Con! If you missed out on their awesome Kickstarter campaign, this is a great opportunity to […]
Tagged with: action figures, Cthulhu, Diamond Distributors, Legends of Cthulhu, retro, SDCC, toys, Warpo
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HEY YOU GUUUYYYSSS!!! You flipped on your flux capacitors and made Back to the Future‘s time traveling DeLorean happen. You remembered that bustin’ makes you feel good and made The Ghostbusters‘ Ecto-1 happen. Now you have the chance to “Never say die!” and bring The Goonies back to life in Lego form—just in time for […]
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A few weeks back we announced our collaboration with Disart ToyLabs to offer the first ever SKC collectible toy: our STRANGE KID SCREWBALL. A 3″ rubber figure inspired by our favorite gross out toys from the 80s, the first run of Screwball toys (edition of 10) will be made available exclusively on the SCK Shop […]
Tagged with: collectibles, Disart Studios, Madballs, Screwballs, Strange Kids Club, toys