#940 FIGURAS EN ACCIÓN (F.E.A.) Nr. 21 + HE-MAN and THE MEMORY STONE + DAS SPIELZEUG + SPIELZEUG INTERNATIONAL

FIGURAS EN ACCIÓN (F.E.A.) Nr. 21

The publication celebrates this month its tenth anniversary. It was exactly 10 years ago, that the first issue was published. If you look at that first issue today and compare it with this very last issue, you will find many differences. I tried to explain a bit how was the development and the evolution of the magazine. Many people have worked on it and brought their ideas to this project.

We also bring other articles about Nacoral die-cast and plastic models in 1:43 scale, Androids and Invaders by Redondo, Furby (the robotic pet), a curious board game called "La Bola Astral" and finally we interview a cultural association called Tekubi Toy that organizes a great toy event in Albacete.

I hope you like this new issue, let me know if you read it by leaving a comment here or in the official blog of the magazine.

This is the url for the official blog, where zou will find the direct link to the pdf (completely free, not even a registration is required)

HE-MAN and THE MEMORY STONE (LADYBIRD BOOKS)

This was a gift from a friend (thank you Steve!), who probably saw the standard Ladybird books in this blog and decided to send me this one for my collection. I didn´t even know this book existed, because it is much rarer than the previous ones.

It is an adventure book you play with a piece of paper, a pencil and a die. The adventure springs from one point to the next and sometimes you can make a decision on what to do or where to go or maybe you have to fight monsters or evil warriors until you reach Skeletor at the very end. He-Man may "die" during the process, and has to restart the story from the beginning. It is also the first book of this kind I read since 30 years, so it was a nice experience overall, it brought me very good memories.

DAS SPIELZEUG and SPIELZEUG INTERNATIONAL

I borrowed these two magazines and it was an interesting read. They cover all new products and bussiness related information: fairs, retailing and so on. It helped me finding a couple of interesting news that I used in the last issue of Figuras En Acción, but in general, I am not so aware of the brand new toys. It is made for professionals, not for amateurs or collectors, although they will provide a great source of information for collectors in the years to come.