FM–2007–01928 January 26, 2007
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Back to the Future
So a few of you disagreed with my top 10 list… Fair play, boys and gals – it’s all subjective. But while this kind of diversity…
Kung Fu Grip
FM–2006–01268 December 14, 2006
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It’s the Luck of the Draw
You’d think with the continually expanding myriad of toys on offer, there’d be more than enough to go around. Everyone’s got their own particular tastes, and…
FM–2006–01052 December 7, 2006
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Plastic Idols
De La Soul. Run DMC. The Beastie Boys. Daft Punk. Green Day. Korn. From rap to rock and everything in between, there’s plenty of visual vinyl…
FM–2006–00966 November 30, 2006
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Too many pictures, not enough words
For a supposedly underground culture, there are a lot of publishers throwing a lot of money at books on the designer toy world. So far, most…
FM–2006–00747 November 23, 2006
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McRobot?
If one company is to be heralded as the pioneer for art toys in the West, most people would struggle to argue against Kidrobot taking the…
FM–2006–00540 November 16, 2006
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On the Other Foot
Toy collectors and trainer collectors aren’t exactly a million miles apart [they call sneakers “trainers†across the pond –Ed.]. Both spend their days searching out their…
FM–2006–00515 November 9, 2006
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Ringo a Go Go
When Joe Ledbetter and Wheaty Wheat’s Ringo was first shown as a prototype, it was a big deal. Put simply, the translation of Joe’s style into…
FM–2006–00414 November 2, 2006
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The Dark Side of Toys
Toys don’t really court much in the way of controversy, mostly because at the end of the day they’re just toys. There’s not too much to…
FM–2006–00322 October 26, 2006
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Flip Off
Flipping, the un-noble art of buying a limited edition item to immediately sell it for a sizeable profit. And, in my opinion, the scourge of the…
FM–2006–00295 October 19, 2006
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Less is More, More or Less
Toy collecting is often described as entry-level art collecting. And to a large extent, it is. Toys, like prints, are an affordable way to own limited…