It was only a few short days ago that the PiercingMetal High Command had the honor of attending The Toy Insider’s annual “Holiday Of Play” event for 2025. Historically speaking, I’ve been one of the media voices at this and their “Sweet Suite” since 2016 and I look forward to these happenings every year. Nowadays, most of my coverage of the Toy Insider soirees gets posted over on “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” but when there are brands that we normally feature on PiercingMetal I make sure to get them the attention from our audience that they deserve. Playmates Toys and Bandai Namco were both at this year’s HOP. Let’s explore.
I’ve talked about Playmates Toys over and over here on the website based on their releases like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, “Godzilla X Kong” and “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. For “Holiday Of Play” they only brought out one of the TMNT Battle Wagons, Power Rangers and Winx Club.
For the past nine years, the PiercingMetal outlet has been one of the attending press at the wonderful event that is the creation by our friends over at The Toy Insider. It’s called the “Sweet Suite” and it is an absolute blast that brings in dozens of toy manufacturers and their representatives along with media and those who are considered to be influencers in the industry. It’s at the “Sweet Suite” where we all get to see and learn more about the latest and greatest offerings, get to try them out and if we’re lucky maybe even take a sample or two home with us. Down below you’ll find my spiffy badge to let people know who their interacting with and I should let you know that in addition to things here on PiercingMetal, you will also find a lot of coolness over on “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken”. I’ve broken this post into two main companies that speak to our specific demographic with Playmates Toys and Pokémon. Let’s begin.
The folks from Playmates Toys really brought a lot to this year’s “Sweet Suite” with pretty much something for everyone. The first display was their “Stuntman Stu” stuff and what this crash and bang up product reminds me of is the old Evel Knievel toys that that I had growing up. They were so much fun but I don’t have them anymore to share historical background with you. Everything from this line looks like a lot of fun but I would advise that most of the launching be done in the backyard. Continue reading Scenes from Toy Insider’s “Sweet Suite” 2025: Playmates Toys and Pokemon→
Hello again my friends and welcome back to another installment from the Toy Association’s Toy Fair for 2025. The event ended a couple of weeks ago but as you know with shows like this one you end up with a whole lot of content to share with your audience. Today I will be finishing up with what I observed at the Super7 booth so without any further adieu let’s continue.
When last we met I had wrapped up with some Metal legends brought to action figure life and now its time to share some really cool Reaction versions of the “Micronauts” series. Growing up I absolutely loved “The Micronauts” and especially their main villain Baron Karza. He was a large figure held together by magnetic joints but this smaller figure makes an impression.
It was interesting to see a smaller version of Biotron as this was originally one of the largest figures that they had. I might have to get that Karza one.
Welcome back my friends and yes you’ve arrived another installment of our comprehensive coverage of the Toy Association’s Toy Fair. We attended the incredible trade show last week and it was our 12th time doing so in a media capacity. Today I am bringing you into the Playmates Toys booth and we really like a number of their licenses. Now, instead of me yammering away any longer let’s get to work.
One of the main product lines that I enjoy the most has to be their “Monsterverse” line. These items are focused on the recent “Godzilla X Kong” series of films and this is the kind of stuff that is right up my alley. Let’s take a look at what was brought to the show.
Good morning my friends, its nice to find you up and at it so early in the day and just in time for another exhibitor overview from the 2025 Toy Fair. I have to say that I’ve been enjoying bringing all of this to your attention because we had such a good time documenting and snapping the images. The 2025 event marked my 12th straight attendance as a member of the press and we’ve been hitting this one since 2011. For this post I’ll be focusing on the finds from the Trick or Treat Studios booth.
So I should admit that I’ve only known about this company for a few short years and I really enjoy what they are putting out there. They have a very cool musical aesthetic d more. Down below you’ll find assorted lines that will be released in the coming months.
I won’t overtalk during this overview though and begin our journey with this cool statue of Papa Emeritus III from Ghost. I think we need a series of Ghost action figures. Full on ones.
