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2004 US InternationalTOYFAIR
-- Special Thanks to the many, many sites covering this event. LordoftheRingsGuide.com, Action-Figure.com, AFTimes.com, ADC, etc. --
The 2004 US Internation Toyfair in New York City promises to be the best Toyfair so far with respect to Lord of the Rings Collectibles. A Virtual Plethora of companies are aiming to jump on the bandwagon of succes that has been generated by this unprecedented trilogy. Why it has taken 3 years for some of these comapnies to see this is beyond us. At this year's Toy Fair, expect to see TONS of new items like 6" action figures, 12" Rotocast figures, Minimates, 3" figures and playsets, Deluxe Figures, 18" figures, Polystone statues, busts, environments, and perhaps even some highly-detailed electronic replicas from the new Master Replica's License! Stay tuned right here for the latest pieces of information and details with links to all the latest imagery! Here are some companies who will likely be presenting their Lord of the Rings wares at this year's show:
     
 Toybiz: Based on reports from the UK Toy Fair, the Fall 2004 scheduled Deluxe Fell Beast was way underscaled. But since that item was a prototype, let's just hope that some changes are made to bring it into scale a bit more and make it a worthwhile addition to the line. Expect to see figures from the next couple waves Trilogy assortments including Elendil, Isildur, Balrog Damaged Gandalf, Armored Boromir, etc. Also expect to see the new Twist-Ems, 6" Multi-packs sets, perhaps a look at the Mouth of Sauron set to be included in the deluxe Gates of Mordor 5-pack. One question remains...will we see the Balrog Again? Perhaps the Mighty Flaming One will make a showing...in all likelihood he will remain a past cancelled figure, but we can at least hope for the next few hours anyway! Here is a breakdown of reporting sites and their coverage of Toybiz at the Show:
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 17 Feb 2004: Absolutely THE BEST coverage so far. They have over 30 pages of images (close to 300 total) of everything Lord of the Rings and Toybiz at the show. Be sure to check out that Super Fell Beast and the SP Shelob...AWESOME!! |
Action-Figure.com - 8 Mar 2004: Literally LOADS of new images of the various upcoming waves of Toybiz figures including some very cool images of the Battle-Damaged Theoderd Figure from TTT Wave 4! |
Toymania.com - Coming Soon! |
AFTimes.com - 17 Feb 2004: Lots of good images and more to come! |
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 Play Along Toys: There will likely be a huge amount of Play Along's Armies of Middle-earth stuff on display. Expect to see the new Deluxe Pellenor Fields set, both of the newer Fell Beast sets, and a massive arrangement of small scale figures and weapons. We may even see the Mordor Orc Catapult on display. Play Along has been pretty hush-hush about this year's show, so expect to be WOWed by their upcoming products for this year and beyond! It will be very hard to keep your collections up to date this year!
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 16 Feb 2004: Tons more images added to their archives...detailed images galore!
15 Feb 2004: Tons of new images of upcoming stuff...including...are your ready...MOUTH OF SAURON! They also have images of a friggin' HUGE Minas Tirith display! Go check them out! Shelob, Dead Army, SHELOB, Harad, Orc Landing Craft....go check it out!
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AFTimes.com - 17 Feb 2004: Lots of good images and more to come! |
Action-Figure.com - 26 Feb 2004: Finally began adding articlses from Play Along and their US Toyfair booth. First article added is about the Fell Beast and Pelennor Fields! |
Toymania.com - 14 Feb 2004: Raving Toy Maniac (Toymania.com) has added some first day preview images. There is one image from Play Along AOME that is AWESOME. Check it out at the link below! |
AmericanDreamComics.com - 17 Feb 2004: Tons of additional images and some pretty good alternate shots of some of the coming sets! |
NECA: Expect to see the 18" scaled Aragorn and Legolas figures once again. They may even show the upcoming Gandalf the Grey 18" figure that is planned for a Fall 2004 release. This promises to be a very successful line of figures if the articulation and likenesses are spot on...and from the looks of the first two...they are! Will we see a Deluxe Balrog from NECA as rumored? We will have to wait and see!
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 15 Feb 2004: Some cool images of their upcoming stuff including some detailed images of the 18" figures! |
Action-Figure.com - 16 Feb 2004: The BALROG COMETH! Just announced by Adrian are NECA's plans to make this deluxe figure...HOOP YEAH!! |
Toymania.com - Coming Soon! |
AmericanDreamComics.com - Coming Soon! |
Art Asylum Minimates: Expect to see pretty much the same assortment of figures as seen at the UK Toy Fair last month. They may throw in a few surprises, so stay tuned!
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 15 Feb 2004: A bunch of new images of the new packaging and a few of the upcoming figures including the Twilight Frodo Minimate!
26 Feb 2004: A plethora of new information concerning the additiona of LARGER scaled Beasts and such for the Art Asymlum Mini-mates line. This is a bold and WELCOME step from them. Go over to LOTRG.com to check out the read! |
Action-Figure.com - 16 Feb 2004: A bunch of new images and details about the upcoming waves of minimate figures! |
Toymania.com - 14 Feb 2004: Raving Toy Maniac (Toymania.com) has added some first day preview images. There is a single image of the upcoming Twilight Frodo Minimate! Check it out at the link below! |
AmericanDreamComics.com - 17 Feb 2004: Tons of additional images and some pretty good alternate shots of some of the coming sets! |
Sideshow/WETA: The folks at Sideshow/WETA have been gearing up for this event for several months now...so we will likely be blown away by their presentation and products. Some items that everyone is waiting to see...the new Balrog statue, MORE environments, MORE Helms, MORE Busts, and perhaps a few new items for ROTK...DUH...you bet they will have a ton of stuff that is new at this show!
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 16 Feb 2004: Some VERY AWESOME images of the Return of the King announced products...and some cool stuff of some UNANNOUNCED items. Be sure to check these shots out now! |
Action-Figure.com - 26 Feb 2004: Some Cool new imagery of the statues and such presented at this year's show. The articles are a good read and the images are plentiful of the new Harad Soldier statues, the Shelob Statue and more! |
Toymania.com - Coming Soon! |
AmericanDreamComics.com - Coming Soon! |
 Master Replicas: With the 10 Feb announcement that the genious of Master Replicas is now coming to the Lord of the Rings fantasy realm of Middle-earth, one can only begin to imagine and hope what this license will bring to us collectors. While they may not show anything at this years Toy Fair regardning Lord of the Rings, expect great things from this license. If they do show anything at the show, we will be here to report it!
13 Feb 2004: Here is there most recent press release regarding the Toy Show in NYC:
"Master Replicas will reveal our 2004 collectibles at the American International Toy FairTM in New York on February 15-18 along with a showcase of this year's exciting new licenses and product prototypes. Appealing to a diverse group of movie-goers, Master Replicas plans on announcing several new licenses, including Oscar nominee The Lord of the Rings, Disney, Alien vs. Predator, Shrek, Elvis and Men in Black. The press is welcome to stop by our booth (#5951) at the Jacob Javits Center.
We're looking forward to a phenomenal year — with intriguing new lines and exceptional new products that will make your favorite movie moments come to life!"
19 Feb 2004: Here are the details of what is coming from them for 2004:
Sting: Full Scale Replica with Metal hilt and Pommel, a Motion Sensor with sound effects: 4 different clashing sounds and a pulsing hum, BLUE glowing blade
MSRP: $119
Due: Summer 2004
Gandalf's Staff: Special Light Effects
MSRP: $299
Due: 4th Quarter
Light of Earendil: Light-up Feature with possible sound
MSRP: $149
Due: 4th Quarter
Sauron's One Ring: Severed Finger on Base with Glowing One Ring
MSRP: $199
Due: 3rd Quarter
Palantir: Details TBD
TheLordoftheRingsGuide.com - 16 Feb 2004: Some cool NEW images of the FX Sting Sword...no word on the 'FX' part, but likely it will light-up blue when Orcs are NEAR! |
 Games-Workshop - We will see if they come to this event. Typically they do not, but they may show up and present some items from their sister company, Sabretooth Games!
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Action-Figure.com - Coming Soon! |
Toymania.com - Coming Soon! |
AmericanDreamComics.com - Coming Soon! |
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