Courtesy Playmates Toys New Star Trek movie? New Star Trek toys. It's a fact of life, a universal constant, a law of brightly-colored, polypropylene nature. "Thou shalt exalt every franchise movie, yea, unto the seventh generation, with a full line of toys, dishware, tie-in novels, comics, and commemorative plates, all of them limited-edition-collectible-first-run-mint artifacts to [...]
Read MoreMuch as I love the official stuff, there's no denying that some of the best Serenity merchandise comes from the fans (one reason why QMx keeps hiring them). A perfect example is this custom sculpted 12" Mal figure. It started life with a Sideshow body — I'm guessing not a Buffy one — and includes [...]
Read MoreGuess what's out… The Serenity PVC Set from Dark Horse Deluxe, featuring River, Mal, and Jayne, is out on the shelves now. And you know what? They look pretty good.
Read MoreI've mentioned Stevo's Toys (formerly The Toy Smith) here before, but he's been adding more stuff. If you're making your own set of Firefly dolls or if you just want Ken and Barbie to have some protection against those shady Bratz girls, you definitely need to stop by. Stevo designs sci-fi and movie-inspired weapons and [...]
Read MoreNew stuff from Dark Horse! New PVC figures of Mal, River and Jayne are now available for preorder from Things From Another World at 20% off the retail price. The master sculptors at Gentle Giant Studios have taken full-size 3-D digital scans of the main actors from Joss Wheden's blockbuster film Serenity and created a [...]
Read MoreHow many times have you said to yourself, "Boy, I wish I could pick up Dr. Laura Schlessinger and throw her into an open flame"? Well now you can, with this 11" Dr. Laura action doll! Dressed in a smart yellow pantsuit and equipped with 23 different phrases such as "proud mother of an American [...]
Read MoreOK, I wasn't really expecting any. But it's still depressing hearing it said out loud. From the New Ask Diamond QnA post: "I was just in the DST online Store and I noticed that the Serenity figures are all sold out except for the Jayne prototype. Does this improve the chances for a second series? [...]
Read MoreWant a soft, squeezable hero to call your own? You gotta check out Custom Rag Dolls by Lily. She's working on creating dolls that resemble "certain characters from a certain show that's not on anymore," and they look great. There's the Mercenary (pictured), complete with cunning hat and boots, there's the Mechanic in her jumpsuit, [...]
Read MoreStardoll.com (formerly Paper Doll Heaven) has added Summer Glau for your sartorial pleasure. Dress her up in any number of different clothing combinations, change the color of her hair, eyeshadow, and lips, and save your creations to share with friends. OK, she's in a very unRiver pose, there are no Riveresque outfits, and her hair [...]
Read MoreMy wife has spent a scary amount of time creating her Firefly Barbies, making a lot of the materials by hand when she couldn't find a substitute. So it's always interesting when someone else does the work for her… The Toy Smith, maker of small scale weapon reproductions, has begun making weapons and holster rigs [...]
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