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Make your own action figures with a 3-D printer – Phys.Org
by Action Figures - Google News | August 29, 2012 at 10:06 am

Make your own action figures with a 3-D printerPhys.OrgIn effect it imagines a skeleton and figures out where joints should go. The user enters the process here, specifying which kind of joint to use. Elbows and knees get hinges. Torsos, tails and perh...

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Mattel’s 9/17 Sale: Mekaneck®, Dragon Blaster™ Skeletor®, Black Mask & More
by JuliusMarx | August 29, 2012 at 6:02 am

Earlier this week Mattel posted details and full line up of their 9/17 sale on MattyCollector.com Toy Fans, With the madness of the Con and subscription season well behind us, you’d think we’d be in chill mode here at MattyCollector.com. But no way… things are heating up all over again for our September sasle! Be [...]

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On Sale This Week from DST: Amazing Spider-Man Busts! Star Trek Retro! Steampunk Lexi!
by JuliusMarx | August 29, 2012 at 5:52 am

Going to a comic book shop on Wednesday — a.k.a. “New Toy Day” — is like celebrating the holidays every week, especially with all the new product shipping to stores from Diamond Select Toys. Check out what shipped to stores this week! Star Trek: The Next Generation Retro Picard and Borg Figures The toys may [...]

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Reality Robots Launches Be The Robot (BERO) – Animated Mobile Robot Controlled by an Open Source App
by JuliusMarx | August 29, 2012 at 5:37 am

4” Google Android™ inspired robot reacts to smartphone notifications, avoids obstacles, dances to music and is fully controlled by a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone WILMINGTON, Del. – Aug. 28, 2012 – Reality Robotics, established by experienced product developers of robotic toys such as DeskPets Tankbot and WowWee Robopanda, is excited to announce the Be The Robot (BERO) [...]

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Munsters Boxed Set from DST
by JuliusMarx | August 28, 2012 at 11:51 pm

Posted today on the DST Facebook page – There will be a black and white ‘The Munsters” boxed set. This is a great way to get the whole family.

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Make your own action figures with a 3-D printer – R & D Magazine
by Action Figures - Google News | August 28, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Make your own action figures with a 3-D printerR & D MagazineComputer graphics researchers at Cornell and Harvard have created software that will translate a graphic image of a character from a movie or video game, or even something you've created ...

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Action figures, BMX and sex shops: Comedian Jarrod Harris at Huntsville’s … – The Huntsville Times – al.com
by Action Figures - Google News | August 28, 2012 at 4:43 pm

The Huntsville Times - al.comAction figures, BMX and sex shops: Comedian Jarrod Harris at Huntsville's ...The Huntsville Times - al.comThen there's Harris writing and voiceovers for "Action Figure Therapy." The online comedy series fe...

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Action Burger Returns to the ‘Burg After Four Year Hiatus – Eater NY (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | August 28, 2012 at 1:47 pm

Action Burger Returns to the 'Burg After Four Year HiatusEater NY (blog)Longtime readers of Eater may recall the sad story of comic book-themed Williamsburg fast food restaurant Action Burger. The hamburger stand — which had comic book posters an...

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Getting Very Close To Halo 4′s Master Chief (And Friends) – Kotaku Australia
by Action Figures - Google News | August 28, 2012 at 1:38 pm

Getting Very Close To Halo 4′s Master Chief (And Friends)Kotaku AustraliaMcFarlane has held the Halo action figure licence for a while now, and perhaps because of the popularity of it, has opted against the “nice but expensive” route most other c...

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Stan Lee & More to Celebrate Peavey Hollywood Opening (Sept. 1-5)
by JuliusMarx | August 28, 2012 at 6:38 am

Peavey Hollywood to Open With Comics Legend Stan Lee, Guitar Virtuoso Alex Skolnick, Founder Hartley Peavey & More Star-studded grand opening of rock & roll’s new Hollywood home free to public Music icon Peavey Electronics will host a star-studded grand opening of its first showroom in Hollywood next weekend, Sept. 1-5, with appearances by [...]

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