May 2010 New Specialty Toys — Miniatures

The Sharpei Nuff Said Darn Cute Plush is approximately 9" long and 10" tall, with a super-pudgy modacrylic fur body and cool hunter green hoodie top with zipper. Julie Flann, Manager of Marketing & Sales at Manhattan Toy, told TDmonthly, "This Sharpei features a bone cross 'puff piece' pendant on a chunky ball chain that can be removed to use as a key or backpack hanger." Launch date: 2010.

This multicultural collection of miniature babies features different ethnic groups plus a brown teddy bear. Pieces measure approximately 1.5” (4 cm). The collection is conveniently packaged in a reusable acetate take-along container. Meticulously painted by hand, these figures are phthalate and lead free and meet or exceed all safety standards. The set includes educational information in five languages. "We do not sell to Big Box discounters like Target and Costco," Ramona Pariente, President, Safari Ltd., told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 2010.

These animal erasers have removable puzzle parts so they can be taken off and reassembled. The animal collection includes elephants, panda bears, a giraffe, a cow and a pig.
— "Over the course of the last year, it was 500 to 1,000 units per week," Gage Brownell of Belmont Toys in Belmont, Mass., told TDmonthly in March 2010 about his store's sales of Iwako erasers.
— BC USA Erasers were on the top-10 best-seller list at Jillie Beans Toys & More in Westminster, Colo., in April 2010, reported Owner Valerie Elsea. “Tweeny girls and boys love them and they are easy to collect,” she told TDmonthly. “They’ve been selling well since the fall of [2009].”
— Gwen Bowden, manager of Doodlehopper 4 Kids in Springfield, Va., told TDmonthly in a Summer 2011 survey that her best-selling collectibles are "Japanese erasers. We sell some every day - about 100 per month."

These are hard plastic 28mm multi-part figures for wargamers, modelers and collectors. It's the first set in the Hammer of the Gods Dark Ages range and features 24 multi-pose Vikings. Award: 2009 Reader's Choice Award - 2nd Place Tabletop Gaming News. Launch date: October 2009.