There's no such thing as a real Transformer, or is there? A new generation of robotic toys harks back to the past, provided you have plenty of cash to splash. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2025/robot-toys-transform-to-classic-bug-and-bumblebee #news #robotics #toys #coding #programming #robosen

@georgetakei
Always feel weird tagging people, but this is the coolest Sulu figure I've ever seen. Accessories can make a toy. And Captain Sulu comes with a tiny tea cup with a tinier Federation swoosh on it.
The Nacelle Company has some interesting choices in their first lineup as well.
Tuvix and Weyoun! Okay, nice.
#startrek #toys

With all the tariffs an trade wars in prospect this ship turned from cargo to light vessel.

This piece consists of ten different parts; the ships hull, a wheelhouse and eight containers. Giving endless possibilities in the setup of this lamp.

More at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1821419845/cargo-a-concrete-light-sculpture-in-the?ref=shop_home_active_9&logging_key=4715bc50c7864d7f697cead1a038fdad378ddfb3%3A1821419845

Financial Times reported China can make American #consumers feel the pain of a #tradewar in variety of different ways heading into the summer months and holidays, noting that US #imports 80% of their #iPhones from #China with other key sectors of US consumer goods reflect a very high percentage of imports from China:
90% of #rareearthminerals in the US come from China
80% of air conditioners
80% of electric fans
75% of #toys
75% of #bicycles
50% antibiotics #pharma #medicine #healthcare #economy

A new wave of #StarWars #Lego is coming this May 1st and is being led by Chopper

Details: https://www.maxi-geek.com/con/new-lego-star-wars-sets-are-coming-this-may-with-chopper-leading-the-pack

'Spielzeug'

Vintage Schaf-Monchichi im kindlichen Aufbegehren gegen Puppenspielzeug umgestaltet zum Kampf-Schaf .

DesignBoom : hot wheels ferrari returns with fiat firetruck and remote-controlled car that drives in loops https://www.designboom.com/technology/hot-wheels-ferrari-fiat-firetruck-remote-controlled-car-ted-wu-interview-04-13-2025/ #designinterviews #interviews #technology #cardesign #ferrari #toys

Indigenous Australian shell dolls let out for children’s play at UK museum

Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glass

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/11/indigenous-australian-shell-dolls-dadikwakwa-kwa-childrens-play-manchester-museum

April 11 is National Submarine Day. Submarines represent incredible engineering achievements, allowing people to live and work underwater in sealed environments with their own air supply, power systems, and living quarters.

Back on land, here's a #video that features a meticulously crafted wooden automata submarine, whose gears and mechanisms depict the cramped but active world inside.

Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/wooden-automata-submarine-chi-chun-yin-video

#The100DayProject Day 47

Jason's car, at dusk.

The EU agrees a ban on hazardous substances in toys.

The text, which will only come into force once it has been officially adopted by the member states and the European Parliament, bans PFAS, unless they are inaccessible to children, and targets endocrine disruptors.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250411-the-eu-agrees-a-ban-on-hazardous-substances-in-toys?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

I don't buy toys anymore since a couple years ago, and not likely ever again, but I still window shop.
This is why, though, when I buy it's from Big Bad Toy Store.
Second image with the tariff disclaimer text is easily visible under the product image descriptions.
#tariffs #toys

Here's a recent quirky crochet make. He's a Gaming Shrimp, because even shrimp like to relax with a bit of gaming from time to time

#Crochet #Crocheting #Toys #Toy #ToyMaking #FibreCraft #FibreArt @crochet #Gaming

Little Miss No Name

Standing in a snowstorm box ...

DesignBoom : hautlence retrovision ‘85 watch flips into a miniature robot around the wrist https://www.designboom.com/design/hautlence-retrovision-85-watch-miniature-robot-04-10-2025/ #timepiecedesign #miniatures #design #robots #toys

Tin horse and carriage

Toy from my wife's collection

You can build these marble runs and connect them to your smart home over Wi-Fi https://www.theverge.com/news/644694/marblelous-marble-run-toy-wi-fi-smart-home-crowdfunding-kickstarter #SmartHome #Gadgets #News #Tech #Toys

if you should die
before you wake

Come here. . . . . #transformersbeastwars #transformerslegacy #waspinator #predacon #wasp #buzzsaw #skywasp #toyphotography #photography #actionfigures #toys #diorama #miniature #lightpiping