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Showing posts with label Oxford Toy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxford Toy. Show all posts

Thursday, November 19, 2015

KRE-O ® Star Trek Series 2: Quark!

11.19.2015 – Star Trek Deep Space Nine is a series that made a difference. It’s a Star Trek series that wasn’t set in a starship, but in a space station known as Deep Space Nine where interesting characters you’ll see that was aired for seven years.

One of them is a bar keep named Quark a Ferengi, but not just some alien who just serves drinks he’s one of the most interesting characters in the series.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

KRE-O ® Transformers: Dino-Charge!

11.17.2015 – KRE-O Transformers continue to expand with sets and minifigures based from the classic Generation 1 series to the Michael Bay live action films. One of the sets released during the ‘Age of Extinction’ line is the Dino Charge set.

It doesn’t need an explanation that it had a Dinobot in this set that’s charging to war with an Autobot riding on its back. But there’s more to this set than meets the eye though not that much interest it has a gimmick that differs from other sets.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

KRE-O ® Star Trek Series 2: Gul Dukat!

11.12.2015 – The last wave for KRE-O’s Star Trek blind-bagged assortment features popular characters from the television series and not based on the JJ Abrams' films. This second wave also includes underrated secondary characters too.

For those not familiar with the television series from the late 1980s beginning with The Next Generation spawned three more spin offs and filled with interesting characters and one of them is from Deep Space Nine’s Gul Dukat!

Thursday, October 22, 2015

KRE-O ® Star Trek Series 2: General Chang!

10.22.2015 – Star Trek is one of the popular science fiction series of all time and currently developing its thirteenth feature film. In the previous films there has been great adventure with the crew of the USS Enterprise.

There has never been anything like the original crew from the classic TV series. Don’t forget the TNG crew is all a great cast as well as the one developed by JJ Abrams. But the last of the first six films has one of the memorable villains with General Chang!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

KRE-O ® G.I. Joe Series 2: Land Adventurer!

10.16.2014 – G.I. Joe has been Hasbro’s property since first introduced in 1964 with 12 inch figures represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces. But by the 1970s it features a different kind of military unit with the Adventure Team.

This line of action figures introduced the features such as "Kung-Fu Grip", "Life-Like Hair" and "Eagle Eyes". But when Hasbro & OxFord Toys team-up to bring this team in block form for their KRE-O G.I. Joe line they produced them as a rare special.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

KRE-O ® G.I. Joe Series 3: Torch!

10.01.2014 – When you talk about Kre-O and the G.I. Joe brand the line will have “good versus evil” concept. Of course you’ve known a lot of Joes out there but what about the hierarchy of the Cobra legion?

Cobra is a large terrorist organization and it has its own sub group that sometimes mistaken to be anti-heroes when they are actually not. The Dreadnoks is that sub group of punks, thieves, and psychos led by Zartan and one of his lackeys is Torch!

Saturday, September 6, 2014

KRE-O ® G.I. Joe Series 3: Low-Light!

09.06.2014 – If you grew up having the vintage G.I. Joe figures back in the day you’ll probably familiar with a few interesting characters that were introduced in the later part of the series.

Recently Hasbro’s Kre-O G.I. Joe blind micro figure blind bags pay tribute to the nostalgia of “A Real American Heroes.” One of them is Low-Light, which was part of the Wave 3 characters based from the vintage night spotter released in 1986…

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Kre-O Transformers: Age of Extinction Dino Force TVC!

06.12.2014 – Hasbro Inc. and OxFord Toys expands the KRE-O® TransForemrs construction toy brand with the Age of Extinction sets that introduces the Dinobots inspired from the blockbuster film.

The two new sets introduced are the “Galvatron Factory Battle” and “Grimlock Street Attack” featuring the iconic Dinobot Commander!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The World of KRE-O® CityVille Invasion!

03.12.2014 – CityVille Invasion is based from the CityVille online game series that was develope4d by Zynga. The game is similar to SimCity Social and Farmville where your goal is to build develop a city or a farm through constructing buildings.

KRE-O® collaborates with Zynga to create CityVille Invasion a line that promotes and introduces the “Sonic Motion Technology”, which triggers specific movements in special Kre-O bricks.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

New Construct-Bots Sighted in Adelaide!

02.15.2014 – Toy Fair 2014 in New York is happening this weekend and some news outlets have released some teaser images on what to see in that event. Transformers, the brand is celebrating 30 years and Hasbro is coming up with new stuff.

Some are getting early releases and thanks to twitter user @SeanFewster shares first images...

Sunday, March 10, 2013

KRE-O® Micro Changers: Hook!

03.10.2013 – Hook is a member of the Constructicons a major component when combined to form Devastator, but of course in Kreon form he’s not part of the team and if you have seen the Micro Changer combiners you’ll understand.

For now the solo adventures of Hook in putting together structures like Kreonsler building will suffice. At the same time take a closer look at one of the first few Kreons to come out in the Micro Changer Series 1 packs and this is Hook’s story!

Monday, October 22, 2012

KRE-O TF Kreon Micro-Changers Spotlight!

10.22.2012 – American brand Hasbro and Korean toy manufacturer Oxford are the two toy companies behind the successful KRE-O building sets has jump on the mini figure blind packs that LEGO and Mega Bloks have enjoyed a big market of interest for this particular theme.

Some collectors are mostly interested in the mini figures minus the building sets that came with them, and as you all know, LEGO has been at the forefront with this theme.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

SDCC 2012: Kre-O Star Trek Unveiled at Comic-Con!

07.07.2012 – Space could be the last frontier in Science Fiction and yet man has not yet discovered the possibilities of faster than light space travel to reach its destination. For anyone who has been wondering if there’s a possibility for the Star Trek to have a license product similar to LEGO Star Wars.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

OxFord Toy Sighting at Top Mart!

03.20.2011 – Yesterday we checked the local area of Tongyeong City a province in the capital of Busan South Korea regarding their local toy brand. It seems they have their own type of building toy inspired from LEGO® incorporating their concept.

One of their mini supermarket have some particular toys and one of them is OxFord Toys a Korean made building toy, which outside of their country is unfamiliar to most who are into LEGO® sets that has been a pioneering brand for more the 50 years.