• Poe’s Power Pal and toymaker extraordinaire Joe Amaro will soon be taking orders for his Tytus-scale Mystic Hammer (they’ll cost around $15 apiece). Follow him on his blog and Twitter for more info.
• Cartoonist and Poester Bill White has a blog post up about his experience with the Build-a-Droid Factory at the Star Tours gift shop at Disney World. Seems pretty fun, so fingers crossed that it’s still around in 5-7 years when I take my as-yet-hypothetical kid there.
• I came across an interesting new toy line called Warlords and Warriors. It’s very similar to vintage Masters of the Universe, or rather, the Remco knockoff lines of MOTU, with one twist – the legs and arms will be completely interchangeable. For the record, while I generally have reservations regarding lines that are similar to copyrighted toy lines, in this case I have no concerns because Mattel lost that court case decades ago. You can follow the Warlords and Warriors project on Facebook.
• Here’s a funny list of knockoff toys. Robertcop is my favorite.