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Welcome back to Toy Aisle , io9 ’s even daily round up of the latest and greatest in toy dog intelligence . This week , Legogives you a much smaller Eiffel Tower thanthe five - foot monsterit recently revealed , Nerf ’s armory grows ever weirder , and a newGandalffigure come to us at the turn of the tide . check up on it out !

Lego Eiffel’s Apartment

Revealed a day before Lego announced its five - pes tall,10,001 piece Eiffel Tower replica , Eiffel ’s flat pays tribute to the designer of Paris ’ most iconic and visible landmark . Althoughlisted with a $ 20 price tagon Lego ’s website , the 228 - composition set that recreates Gustave Eiffel ’s private office atop the tower is currently only available as a Gift With Purchase for those dropping$680 on the Eiffel Towerset itself . The flat features flow authentic decor and a teeny petite replica of the Eiffel Tower , but it ’s unfortunately not designed to incorporate with the 10,001 - objet d’art set that ’s not work up to minifigure - scale .

Nerf LMTD X League of Legends Jinx Fishbones Blaster

Hasbro ’s late edition to its Nerf LMTD crosswalk line is leaping into the world of League of Legends with fishbone , the zany rocket launcher of choice for Arcane mavin Jinx . Alas , Hasbro has yet to develop the technology for Nerf rocket launchers to somehow fire freight that can erupt into Nerf darts , so you ’ll have to make do with a blaster that can hold 18 flit at once in its orifice shark oral cavity , firing three - dart bursts with a pressure of the trigger . For when you ’re not rain down foam doomsday upon your foes , the chargeman can be exhibit on a bandstand inspired by Jinx ’s aesthetic in the biz . Preordersare useable nowfor the Fishbones Blaster , which will be $ 170 ahead of a release ahead of time next year .

Hot Toys Marvel Thor: Love and Thunder Gorr Sixth-Scale Figure

We ’re still a little sadden that Christian Bale ’s carrying out as a scene - steal MCU baddie wasted on a film like Thor : Love and Thunder , but at least we ’re make a corking Hot Toys 6th - exfoliation form out of it . The 12 - column inch figure features a young anddistressingly lifelike Christian Bale as Gorr head sculptwith range eye that are on an individual basis adjustable . The design also includes scores of script - sculpt scarring , over 30 points of articulation , five pairs of swappable hands , the Necrosword and a battle - damage alternating variation , plus Stormbreaker with battery - power light-emitting diode glowing effects . handiness is expected sometime in former to mid-2024 .

Asmus Toys The Lord of the Rings The Crown Series Gandalf the White and Shadowfax Sixth-Scale Figures

The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power has renew interest in the tales of Middle - earth , and not just the adventures of character that forego Bilbo and Frodo . Asmus Toys is releasing anew LOTR name set featuring a sixth - scale Gandalf the Whitefeaturing an fantabulous likeness of Ian McKellen , 36 points of articulation , and supplement that include alternate hands , a faculty , Glamdring and a sheath worn on Gandalf ’s shank , and multi - superimposed fabric robe . It ’s just too forged his sawhorse Shadowfax is cast in square polystone with no voice at all . The set isavailable for pre - ordination from TheBigBadToyStore for $ 380 , with shipping expected sometime in the first quarter of 2023 .

Lego Tribute to Lego House

Lego announce a smattering of Gift With Purchase sets this week , including one for Lego fans who may never have a prospect to visit the Lego House museum in Billund , Denmark , where many undivided set are made available . This GWP , currently listed on Lego ’s web site for $ 30 , includes five small recreation of Lego House exclusive circle like the Wooden Duck , Brick Moulding Machine , and Dinosaurs on display at the museum . The 583 - piece set is larger than most GWP sets , but that ’s probably why it ’s only going to be available to those who spend $ 250 on Lego ’s website on November 19 and 20 for Lego VIPs , or November 25 - 28 for everyone else .

Super7 Run-DMC ReAction Figures Holiday 3-Pack

“ It was December 24th on Hollis Ave in the dark , when I see a man chilling with his dog in the park … ” Run - DMC ’s “ Christmas in Hollis ” has take in its place on holiday playlist alongside festal raw material like “ Jingle Bells ” and “ Deck the Halls , ” and now you may tote up Joseph Simmons , Darryl McDaniels , and Jam Master Jay to your gay decor as well . Super7 has introduced a festive variant of its ReAction Run - DMC figures in a$65 Holiday 3 - Packthat includes Santa Hats , a sack of money , Santa ’s notecase , and an “ sick reindeer . ”

Hidden Valley Ranch Ranch on a Branch

Too creeped out to participate in the Elf on a Shelf phenomenon and have that midget Elf gaze at you from random concealment places every day ? Hidden Valley Ranch has introduce an alternative that ’s either more unsaved or less cursed than the original — we ca n’t decide . Instead of an Elf , the Ranch on a Branch features Ranchie , an anthropomorphized lineament who , according to an included write up book , dreams of becoming a substantial bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing one 24-hour interval ; a dreaming so many of us share . For$30 you may start a new vacation traditionwith your family unit and blot out the 13.5 - inch marvelous Ranchie all over the house , and then on Christmas solar day tell the small fry he came to life and now has to live in the electric refrigerator otherwise he ’ll spoil . A true Christmas miracle .

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