No, that’s not a joke about the economy. I’m talking about the Darth Vader Rotocast Bust Bank! We just got our first finished sample from the factory, and it is very cool. If you haven’t ordered yours yet, do so now. Lord Vader commands it. Yeah, that was corny, but the fact of the matter is: I don’t have a need for banks but, after I saw this one, I decided to keep it for myself (shhhh, don’t tell DSTChuck - he thinks it’s his).

We’re back with another installment of Ask DST with questions submitted by YOU! This week we take a look at questions from Star Wars, Marvel and Transformers fans plus a hint at what DST products are likely to appear in Toys R Us! (more…)

Woooooooo. Big excitement today kiddies. We’ve got our first pic of the appoved base sculpt for the Marvel Select Wolverine figure based on the upcoming and super-secret movie. Not getting the meaning? You’ll just have to stay tuned (and surf the web for spoilers).

Now normally I’m super-excited ANY time we get advance art from Marvel Comics, but this time takes the cake! Check out Newsarama’s story on the upcoming Avengers: The Initiative #20 and see if you can spot the source of my jubilation! (I’ll wait right here while you check).

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So, everyone knows about my PVC figure based on the “School’s Out” pin-up by Joe Linsner. But, what you may not have heard is that we have created a limited edition exclusive variant. The details are still working themselves out, but as soon as we know more, you will be clued in on when and where to place your orders. Until then, go clear off some extra space on your shelves, because no true Dawn or Linsner fan will be able to choose between the colors - you’ll have to get them both.

OK, ask and ye shall receive. Back in 1992 (pretty sure it was ‘92) a run of hats were produced based on the one Marty McFly (Jr & Sr) wore in 2015 in Back to the Future II. Since then, BttF fans have been murmuring about the need for a new run of hats. There is a rumor that an overseas company is making them without a license (but they are not calling them “BttF”, so it’s cool). BUT, why in the world would you want to by an imitation when you can just get your dear Uncle DSTSchaff to make licensed ones for you? Trust me, you are going to love the look, the feel, and the price. All I need to do now is get the licensor to approve it (pesky legal details, always mucking up my fun and carnage). Stay Tuned…

Dear Fellow Star Wars Fanatics!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh , oh my gosh… He’s here he’s really here! The UQS Anakin has made his way to my desk and I took lots of great photos of him for the blog gallery. Keep your eyes peeled because he is just as awesome as the others have been. I couldn’t wait to get this guy, although in the movies Hayden Christensen doesn’t really do it for me, the character himself is really deep and super involved, I love the twisted and tortured one’s! The eyes are great on this sculpt, I kept catching myself really focusing in on them when taking the pictures. The hair is also spot on, I was skeptical that the hair would come out perfect but it did and I almost with it were real hair and not resin. Enough gushing, Anakin is here and he is awesome, I can’t wait to share him with all of you!

DST-Jen

Yeah, if the title of this post is suitable for all ages it means DSTChuck edited me. That’s The Man keepin’ me down. Anyway, look what we’ve got in the works kiddies! Governor Arnold on his way to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new LA shopping mall. Heh, just kidding. Yup, we’re going after the T2 license and we’re using this as our calling card. Don’t worry if a few details seem off, he’s a work-in-progress. This guy came together in record time, thanks to the dedicated work of my freelance crew, so we could debut him at the Dallas Toy Fair in early October. Stay tuned for more updates!

This week in the Q&A, DST Chuck answers your questions about Minimates!

Questions start after the break!

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Dear Readers,

I spent the better part of the other day here trying to get our fog machine to work, why is it whenever I want to use something like that it is always broken, or missing a piece, or I have no idea how to use it in the first place! After a few hours of fooling around with it I finally got it working so that I could set up a borg shoot with DST-Matt. We wanted some cool pictures of the borg with dark, creepy lighting and fog. It looked like the borgs where either standing in a swamp bog or maybe had just put out an electrical fire with a few fire extinguishers. I think the shoot was successful, they are definitely interesting pictures, who knows where we might be able to use them! Well I am going to pass them a long and hopefully get a gallery up here on the site for you guys to enjoy.

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DST-Jen