Toy links tagged "about"
Toys Are Us.
“… for all the toys’ talk about the glories of being played with, very little screen time is ever devoted to showing Andy actually doing anything with them …” (Includes minor spoilers for Toy Story 3.)
Going green.
“Toys have always been judged by their play value, but now they are also being judged by the ‘ingredients’ they are made from.”
The high price of war.
“… the limited-edition set of five goes for $500.”
Bugatti Veyron Diamond Edition.
“… just 1/18th scale of the real thing but costs £2 million. A brand new road-going Veyron comes in at £1.15 million.”
M.U.S.C.L.E.
“… there’s something about a guy from outer space with a fin on his head who would fight against a walking, talking urinal.”
Lego: A Love Story.
“The company has embraced its users in the same way that the adult fans have embraced LEGO.”
Land of the Rising Fun.
“Some of the appeal of these toys is the attention to detail … Japanese companies are willing to spend the extra money because they know they can sell and absorb that cost. But U.S. companies have to hit price points and don’t always have the chance to make those decisions.” (An article from 2005.)
Professor Henry Jenkins on He-Man and transmedia.
“… these characters had a life beyond the stories we’ve been sold and told, and what happens next is literally and figuratively in the hands of the consumer.”
NPR on rebuilding Lego.
“There was a reignited belief in the core idea of what LEGO stands for, a systematic creativity building a tactile toy.”
My Little Fairlady.
This Tomica Nissan Fairlady Z by Tanaka Kikinzoku is 7cm long, weighs 210g and is valued at seven million yen. (See also.)