The fairgrounds were full of duct-tape sculptures, such as a 20ft-tall Mr Potato Head toy, a Transformers action figure, and an old-fashioned red viewfinder.

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The boy was running around, playing with a toy dinosaur and other action figures, eating a turkey sandwich and watching "SpongeBob SquarePants, " relatives and Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said.

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Man of Action Studios has also created successful video games, toy lines, comic books and stage productions.

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Her instant fame even extended to a toy company making a "tanoerexic" action figure based on her.

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From "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" to "Epic Mickey" and "DC Universe Online, " many titles offer special collector's editions brimming with such extras as action figures, bonus DVDs and even remote-controlled toy vehicles.

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With 16 new Swap Force action figures gmaers will now have over 250 possible combinations to toy around with.

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The owner of a New York toy store says he is thinking of buying Megatron Transformers alien action figures directly from Japan for the first time in three years.

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In one ad, a send-up of a toy commercial, two telegenic kids are shown playing with a Ventura action figure.

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It's essentially the equivalent of how fighting games work in Japanese arcades, albeit with children's toys and a relatively simple action game: you level up your character, which is tied to your toy, and it can be used to continue earning experience on a variety of game consoles.

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