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Review: Candylab Toys Awesome Wood Cars – GT-10 and Plum50

Candylab Toys Awesome Wood Cars Gt-10 and Plum50
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At Blogger Bash NYC and #SweetSuite17 I ran into Vlad and his display of Candylab Toys Awesome Wood Cars. They truly are awesome all around. The designs are simple and yet invoke a feeling of something more. The toys are built well, designed beautifully and roll along quickly and quietly on rubber tires. I was instantly drawn to the Candylab Toys booth because of the Plum50 so when I was asked if I wanted to review the toys I knew that was the one I wanted. I asked Vlad if I could review that one and also mentioned that I liked the GT-10. It reminded me of a certain orange muscle car with the number 01. He said that he’d send me both and I was very excited about that.

I’ll be taking these toys to the Cape with me and I hope to get some fantastic shots with these cars. I did try to do a sunset shot with the cars in the image above.

Candylab Toys has a bunch of great toys. Not only are there cool muscle cars but there are also tow trucks, taxis and police cars as well as campers and station wagons. The company started on Kickstarter and they are having a brand new Kickstarter campaign right now. There are 8 days to go on the Kickstarter and they are fully funded so if you want any of these Kickstarter exclusive vehicles and you better jump on it. The Candylab Toys Kickstarter for the Woodie Redux, the Airstream, the Legend & the Ghost.

Photo-A-Day, Review, Toys, Vlog

Modarri Quarter Car Club Year 2?

Modarri Quarter Car Club Year 2
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The other day I received a box in the mail from Thoughtfull Toys. They are the makers of Modarri cars. I’ve been excited about Modarri cars ever since I heard about them. I’ve backed three Kickstarters for the company and have even done a number of reviews of the products. In one of the last Kickstarters there was a thing called the Quarter Car Club. I already received one full car and yesterday the package that I received the beginnings of another car. It is a fastback frame. I love this new frame.

Photo-A-Day, Toys, Vlog

Modarri Quarter Car Club: The Final Piece

Modarri Quarter Car Club Car
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I received my final quarter of a car from the Modarri Quarter Car club. This is something that I funded through Kickstarter a while back. I like the idea of getting a part of a car every quarter. The problem is keeping all the parts separated until they have all arrived so that I build the correct car. I don’t even know if I did that. IT is a bit too long to wait, I’d rather get a car every quarter. But that’s me.

Photo-A-Day, Toys, Vlog

I got my #5MinuteDungeon Sets from Kickstarter Today

5 Minute Dungeon
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The Kickstarter Rewards for 5-Minute Dungeon arrived today. I funded this campaign at the $60 level to receive 2 versions of this game. The only difference is the cover. There is a Kickstarter version of the cover and then the regular cover version. This was a very successful campaign and was funded fully in 6 hours. Then it went on to hit all of their stretch goals and raise $388,000 CA. Wow!

Comic Book, Family, Food, Photo-A-Day, Toys, Transformers, Vlog

Happy New Year’s Day 2017!

Breakfast at Morins
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A new year and a new start. I made sure that my first day of the new year started with the family so I took last night off. We enjoyed a nice family dinner of appetizers and watching the Netflix countdowns. This morning we slept in and then I took everyone to Morin’s for a big breakfast. We never get a chance to do big breakfast together because of my work schedule. While at breakfast we talked to the kids about what they wanted to do for the year ahead. Both kids want to learn to ice skate. Andrew also wants to use a skateboard (there was a skateboard on his place mat) He also said that he wants to throw a New Year’s Party, well we have 364 days to plan.

We came home and I started my latest project. I organized my Transformers comic book collection because I am starting a whole new YouTube project. I am reviewing my Transformers comic book collection, one book at a time. This is being done on my second YouTube Channel called Big Damn Kid. I actually started the channel a year or so ago but only have 13 videos on it. I’m anxious to see how this one grows in the coming year. You can access it via my new YouTube Channel.

Today I also opened up my new Modarri car, this was the Modarri Kickstarter car. Sadly, Brian and I did not win the most number of votes for our Modarri video. We still may find out that we were the video that Modarri enjoyed the most and so we are crossing our fingers to get SteamDads some funding.

More to be found in today’s video.

Photo-A-Day, Toys, Vlog

After Christmas Adventures

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Fun at Chuck E Cheese
Photo-A-Day #4278

The kids and I went to Chuck E. Cheese’s today. We had to get out of the house and the whole cooped up feeling. There are only so many movies and shows we can watch and new Christmas toys that one can play with in one day.

Speaking of the toys the kids wanted to do videos all about their new toys. Eva made a full video about the I Am Elemental Wisdom Warriors Series and Andrew did a video on the Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage. And I got something cool, too. I got the shipment of BRIK pieces that I got through Kickstarter.

Photo-A-Day, Toys, Vlog

Let’s Hit Every Stretch Goal for 5-Minute Dungeon!!!!!

5-Minute Dungeon
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I am such a fan of 5-Minute Dungeon. Disclosure: They sent me a pre-release version for free and I shared it with my friends, family and coworkers. Here is my original review which, thanks to the Kickstarter campaign, has reached nearly 700 views – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ4MWTBzSns.

The KickStarter can be found at http://kckstr.com/5MDnow.

The most recent Stretch Goal that was unlocked was to get The Epic Voice Guy, Jon Bailey as a voice in the Timer App – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vDJHG4MlyY and you can see his channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/jon3pnt0

I don’t know how many more stretch goals will come up, there are at least three more listed, more cards, a Baby Barbarian Figurine and even a new BOSS! I want all of them to be reached! So for Today’s vlog I made a 1 minute vlog about the kickstarter campaign that as of today has 26 more days to go.

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Toys

5-Minute Dungeon Kickstarter Launches Today!

5-minute-dungeon

A few days ago I posted about our experience with 5-Minute Dungeon. Since that time I have played it with friends and coworkers alike. Everyone has had a good time playing and you will too. Even though I got a free pre-production copy of the game I’m going back and funding the game for another copy. It is that much fun to play. Here is a video that my family made while playing.

And below is a press release with Launch Day information. Please go fund this Kickstarter Campaign and get a copy for yourself, it is so much fun to play. Also, do not miss out on a great EARLY BIRD DEAL which will only be available on Launch Day, Today! Continue reading 5-Minute Dungeon Kickstarter Launches Today! →

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5-Minute Dungeon – Review and Gameplay

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5-Minute Dungeon Contents We were sent an advanced copy of the co-op card game 5-Minute Dungeon for free to play with and review. Opinions of the game are 100% our own. That being said, this was one of the best family games I have ever played. It is fast, fun and funny.

The kids and I played the game together and they absolutely loved it. They wanted to keep playing even after we played a bunch of games. They did not want to go to bed, they wanted to keep playing.

The Kids Love 5-Minute Dungeon

This game is being launched on Kickstarter on November 1st and can be obtained for as little as $15 if you can snag one of the 500 early bird sets. You can get both the collector’s edition and the basic edition for $50, too. I think this is going to be a huge seller and I hope it hits the stretch goals because there are cool thing coming from that! If you want more information check out http://5minutedungeon.com/. even though I got a free advanced copy I’ll certainly be backing the camapign.

The 5-Minute Dungeon Huntress

You know I love it and why but what about the actual playing of the game? The game is for up to 5 players. Or, I guess, if you have two sets you can have 10 players. I’m not sure if that is kosher, but what the heck, get two games and try playing with 10 people. It will be crazy. There are no turns in the game. Everyone is playing at ponce trying to get through all the doors to the Boss. Along the way you may run into mini-bosses, monsters, obstacles, people and events.

There are 10 heroes and each have their own special moves. Players can take on the role of a Paladin, Wizard, Thief, Ninja and more. You beat door cards, mini bosses and bosses by playing cards that have certain symbols. They are Scroll, Jump, Sword, Shield and Arrow. I don’t know what we called all of them in our video below, but they were what we thought as we played. Play is super fast, I mean super fast. You have 5 minutes to get to the Boss and defeat that boss. To keep time there is a timer app and it is funny as well as useful.

Gameplay is so fast that I haven’t even had time to see all the cute and funny cards that you need to defeat. There is a Wizard of Ill Repute, a Cactus that Needs a Hug, 7 Unhelpful Dwarfs and UUGGHH…Boots. Those and so many more are being drawn from pop culture and the plethora of fantasy and sci-fi shows on television today. You’ve got to try this game!

Here is an example of how to play the game. The sound may be off a tiny bit at times. I worked as hard as I could to fix the sound so it was in sync. We played a whole bunch today, Andrew and I played 3 rounds at lunch before I had to start working again. The whole family played two advanced rounds tonight after dinner and it was full of fun and laughs. Round one is on this video.

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Technology, Toys

Rule the Skies With the Pterodactyl – 5′ RC Flying Lizard from PaulG Toys

Green Pterodactyl

When I was at Toy Fair in February I stopped by the PaulG Toys booth to see some pretty amazing radio controlled products. One of those products was the Flying Pterodactyl. This is a giant flyer with a 5-foot wingspan. It is an RC-controlled, lithium-ion battery charged pterodactly with nearly a 1,700-foot range and can remain in the air for 15-20 minutes.

The retail price for the pterodactyl will be $399 but Kickstarter backers have the chance to reserve their own Flying Pterodactyl for a substantial discount. The campaign launches on April 2nd. If you go to the PaulG Toys website you can see the Kickstarter preview video and the pterodactyl in action. Continue reading Rule the Skies With the Pterodactyl – 5′ RC Flying Lizard from PaulG Toys →