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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

T is for Toy Fair 2019 Reports - Amerang - Nano Metalfigs

Jada Toys 'Metalfigs' are also being shipped into the UK and distributed by Amerang, and I shot a few while I was in London the other day.

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
This is probably more of a display-unit than a 'playset' per se, and has points for about 12 figures with room for a few more, themed to DC's Batman, it might look a bit silly draped in Disney figures, but each to his own!

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
Another man-bat and a bunch of other DC superhero comic characters, they don't all have metallic paint, or not everywhere, but it does suit them, and I know I've waxed lyrical on these in the past, they really are lush to handle.

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
I struggled to get a good shot of this Marvel set - Gardians of the Galaxy, but between the three most-usable images you can - hopefully - get an idea of the finished item!

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
The Harry Potter line is being added to with the Fantastic Beast off-shoot, and you may just spot the Walking Dead set - bottom right.

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
Again designed more as a display vehicle than a full-on playset, but this one does have a bunch of accessories for little imaginations to sculpt adventures rund, and those who follow the ways of Nottingham will see that some of the elements may have applications in more grown-up gaming - I'm thinking of the arched windows and pilasters.

Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
A large twenty figure set, I don't know how much this costs; but I've found the single figure blisters in Asda supermarkets to be reasonable and the five-figure sets can often be found in Smyths, sometimes discounted.

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Alice In Wonderland; Amerang; Batman; DC Characters; Die Cast Toy Figures; Die Cast Toys; Disney; Disney Film; Disney's Alice; Fantastic Beasts; Gardians of the Galaxy; Gizmoduck; Green Lantern; Harry Potter; Jada; Jada Toy Figurines; London Toy Fair; London Toy Fair 2019; Marvel Comics; Marvel Gardians of the Galaxy; Nano Metalfigs; Nano Metalfigures; Super Hero; Superheroes; Superman; The Flash; Toy Fair 2019; Walking Dead; Wonder Woman;
Speaking of Disney - as I was a moment ago - Brian Berke sent these shelfies over from the 'States back in July and they either slipped-past the last round-up of these, or missed it and were waiting for a post like this!

Not specifically branded to Disney Infinity, but rather Disney-Pixar-Muppets, it seems to be designed to carry and carry nevertheless; with almost limitless characters to choose from!

The fact that these are out there in several outlets, more than two years after the Blog first became aware of them suggests take-up has been successful-enough for them to be with us for some time now, which also means they will be around at the fairs in numbers for years to come, Nano Metalfigs are 'part of the landscape' now

2 comments:

Jan Ferris said...

Blimy, I see that you have found the Nano Metalfigs.

Hugh Walter said...

About a year ago Jan . . . aren't they lovely?

H