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tencrushYes, so... I went to England. More about that later.
I am now the proud owner of all of these:
Yeah, so shut up, I'm a girl, I like cutesy things. I swear to God, they're like the lolcats of the action figure world. The Cybermans especially just makes me go "BAH-L33T! BAH-L33T!" in my head every time I look at him. I LOVE THEM TO BITS. Stop judging me.
Beckett now has one of these:
The reason I tell you about this thing is:
A) If anyone needs detailed instructions on how to take apart the central column and motor of the TARDIS console in the TARDIS playset in order to realign the motor and make the column move up and down instead of clicking and whirring at you, I will happily provide them. With photos. Yeah, so someone at Toys R Us dropped the box really quite hard. Arseholes. IT'S FINE NOW.
B) See the dome bit and walkways? That's cardboard, that is. I am currently halfway through laminating all those bits with stickyback plastic because I AM ANAL. And also because I don't want my child coming to me in fifteen years' time and accusing me of letting him ruin his TARDIS playset by covering it in juice and chocolate milk and he'd like it back now please because it's totally retro. Not that I'll give it to him because by then it will be MINE, I TELL YOU! ALL MINE! Now may be a good time to confess that hidden somewhere in Beckett's room is a Ziploc bag containing his Doctor action figures' sonic screwdrivers and various other bits that are FAR TOO SMALL for any under-12-year-old to be playing with. Anal, like I said.
Lastly, there's this:
Which is some Sarah Jane UV device that makes alien noises at you and lights up. The reason I bring this one up is that it has that thing going on that irks me about all childrens' toys, and specifically Doctor Who ones and those made by the V-Tech corporation, and it's this: WHAT ARE MY CHILDREN, FUCKING DEAF?????? Always, without fail, I have to tape over the speaker sections of noise making children's toys because they are SO FUCKING LOUD it's not even funny anymore. Don't children have BETTER hearing than adults? Shouldn't the volume on childrens' toys be LOWER than on the average Thing Made For Big People?? Jesus H. Christ, I swear to God this thing deafens me even when it's in the next room. It's just not right. Someone needs to be looking into this. I demand satisfaction.
So that was our haul for the week. Oh, and an orange spacesuit Doctor. And pot noodles. And tea.
It saddens me that the Torchwood wave 2 action figures weren't out yet, I think I am doomed to never own my very own Ianto. With gun. Such is life.
I am now the proud owner of all of these:
Yeah, so shut up, I'm a girl, I like cutesy things. I swear to God, they're like the lolcats of the action figure world. The Cybermans especially just makes me go "BAH-L33T! BAH-L33T!" in my head every time I look at him. I LOVE THEM TO BITS. Stop judging me.
Beckett now has one of these:
The reason I tell you about this thing is:
A) If anyone needs detailed instructions on how to take apart the central column and motor of the TARDIS console in the TARDIS playset in order to realign the motor and make the column move up and down instead of clicking and whirring at you, I will happily provide them. With photos. Yeah, so someone at Toys R Us dropped the box really quite hard. Arseholes. IT'S FINE NOW.
B) See the dome bit and walkways? That's cardboard, that is. I am currently halfway through laminating all those bits with stickyback plastic because I AM ANAL. And also because I don't want my child coming to me in fifteen years' time and accusing me of letting him ruin his TARDIS playset by covering it in juice and chocolate milk and he'd like it back now please because it's totally retro. Not that I'll give it to him because by then it will be MINE, I TELL YOU! ALL MINE! Now may be a good time to confess that hidden somewhere in Beckett's room is a Ziploc bag containing his Doctor action figures' sonic screwdrivers and various other bits that are FAR TOO SMALL for any under-12-year-old to be playing with. Anal, like I said.
Lastly, there's this:
Which is some Sarah Jane UV device that makes alien noises at you and lights up. The reason I bring this one up is that it has that thing going on that irks me about all childrens' toys, and specifically Doctor Who ones and those made by the V-Tech corporation, and it's this: WHAT ARE MY CHILDREN, FUCKING DEAF?????? Always, without fail, I have to tape over the speaker sections of noise making children's toys because they are SO FUCKING LOUD it's not even funny anymore. Don't children have BETTER hearing than adults? Shouldn't the volume on childrens' toys be LOWER than on the average Thing Made For Big People?? Jesus H. Christ, I swear to God this thing deafens me even when it's in the next room. It's just not right. Someone needs to be looking into this. I demand satisfaction.
So that was our haul for the week. Oh, and an orange spacesuit Doctor. And pot noodles. And tea.
It saddens me that the Torchwood wave 2 action figures weren't out yet, I think I am doomed to never own my very own Ianto. With gun. Such is life.
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Date: 2009-02-27 01:33 pm (UTC)I have active admiration for your console-mending and cardboard-laminating. And the bag full of small bits that are both losable and dangerous is the kind of thing that is both highly sensible and brilliant when the child in question grows up and rediscovers its toys and lo, all the fiddly bits are still there! Which is also good if the geeky parent in question wishes to keep the toys, so it's win/win. And small fiddly bits are a bit useless when playing since no toy ever manages to hold them properly once the grip wears off its hands.
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Date: 2009-02-27 07:06 pm (UTC)But I'm slightly disturbed the fact that Ten's hair is too dark and goes flippy in the wrong direction!
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Date: 2009-02-27 07:47 pm (UTC)Actually I wouldn't mind all of the toys, but you know one can't be picky, hahaha :)
Nicole
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Date: 2009-02-28 10:06 am (UTC)Also, completely with you on the whole are-kids-now-deaf thing. They *will* be, as a direct result. Have you tried taping cotton wool or similar over the speakers? Works nicely.
Everyone wants their own Ianto, with gun. Even if the official toy won't come with stun gun, coffee machine, fluffy handcuffs (non-canon) and a hockey stick.