This Week’s Toy News Is Already Decking the Halls

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s spherical up of the newest in wallet-draining plastic goodness. This week: Star Wars will get prepared for the vacations, droid type, Mattel reveals its wildest ever Masters of the Universe playset, and… teeny tiny trains? Check it out!

MOTU Collectors Masters of the Universe Origins Eternia Playset

There have been plenty of causes the ‘80s were a boom time for toys, not the least of which being the gigantic and elaborate playsets released for lines like G.I. Joe and Masters of the Universe. Mattel has been digging deep into the nostalgia bin for its MOTU re-releases, but to its credit, it’s additionally been updating the brand new figures with extra element and articulation than their ‘80s ancestors had. It’s now able to do the identical for the basic toy line’s playsets, beginning with the Masters of the Universe Origins Eternia Playset that includes the Lion’s Head Tower in the course of Grayskull Tower and Snake Mountain, and measuring in at three toes tall and 4 toes vast.

There’s a monorail observe connecting all of the towers with three motorized automobiles, elevators and entice doorways, and an unique King Grayskull determine for individuals who backed this crowdfunded launch throughout the first week. Yeah, sadly Mattel is on the lookout for 5,000 backers to cough up $550 earlier than November 10 for this factor to really go into manufacturing.

Star Wars Droid Factory Advent Calendar

Lego’s creation calendars have at all times appealed to us most across the holidays for the straightforward truth that you just get to construct one thing new day by day. But Disney is now delivering an analogous expertise with this $70 Star Wars Droid Factory Advent Calendar that features a new build-a-droid half day by day—24 in whole—that may be combined and matched to assemble six festively decked out droids in whole.

Star Trek: The Next Generation LCARS Interface Ceramic Dinnerware

For these of you unfamiliar, LCARS (Library Computer Access/Retrieval System) is the fictional pc working system seen on Starfleet ships and house stations in Star Trek: The Next Generation and different collection within the Star Trek universe. There are loads of apps that can replicate the LCARS expertise on actual computer systems and cell gadgets, however that is the primary time we’ve seen it dropped at the dinner desk. This $120, 16-piece ceramic dinnerware set incorporates a shiny black end and LCARS graphics on 4 dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, and mugs—good for a cup of Earl Grey tea.

Hornby TT:120 Tabletop Trains

This one’s for all of the mannequin railroad followers, however particularly those that’ve at all times needed an elaborate miniature railroad format tucked away in a nook of their residence, however by no means had the room for one. Hornby, the UK equal of Lionel, has introduced a lineup of trains smaller than the favored 1:87 HO-scale (the place one foot is scaled down to three.5-millimeters). The Hornby TT:120—the TT is brief for tabletop—will begin rolling out earlier than the vacations within the UK, together with trains, tracks, and appropriately-scaled equipment, and can enable layouts to be constructed with a a lot smaller footprint.

ShiZap! Block Stacking Game

As if the fixed menace of a tower of picket blocks coming crashing down isn’t hectic sufficient, this $43 Jenga variant referred to as ShiZap! makes board sport night time one thing to worry. It performs identical to Jenga does, with plastic bricks standing in for picket blocks, however additional complicates the aim of eradicating bricks and stacking them on high by the usage of tweezers that randomly ship electrical shocks of various depth. Players not solely should endure the jolts, however make sure that their reactions don’t topple the ever-growing tower. Game night time is meant to be enjoyable, proper?

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