Construction
Character Options The new Character Building construction toy
range launched in April with heavyweight TV advertising, a weeklong national newspaper promotion, fully interactive website and a high impact youth press campaign. The collectability of the micro-
fi gures is central to the range. Each fi gure, whether The Doctor, Amy Pond, their alien enemies, or servicemen from the Armed Forces, has fi ve or six separate components, which can be interchanged with one another and a branded display base. The fi gures are sold sin gularly and as multi-packs enabling kids to build their own armies of characters. Also within the range is the awesome Eleven Doctors Micro-fi gure Set, which includes all eleven incarnations of the Doctor presented in an impressive TARDIS display box. For military construction action the Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer is one of the largest and most powerful air defence destroyers ever
operated by the Royal Navy and fans of Character Building can now recreate this magnifi cent ship with a set that includes 5 micro- fi gures rotating gun Helicopter hanger with helicopter! Other H.M. Armed Forces sets include the Army Challenger II Tank Set, which has a thermal imager to give the commander clear sight and large caterpillar tracks to help it over any terrain or, for airborne maneuvers, there’s the RAF Tornado Fast Jet, which has foldable
wings to increase speed and seats two RAF micro-fi gures for duty. T: 0161 633 9800 W:
www.character-online.com
Meccano The new product development team at Meccano have made
additions to the Build & Play, Construction, Turbo and Multi Models ranges, plus Space Chaos collection. There’s a new Motorized Tool Box addition to Meccano’s
Construction Toolboxes, suitable for children aged 5+. The large yellow toolbox contains over 70 parts that build 10 different everyday construction site models. There’s also a powerful 6 Volt motor that
adds mechanical motion to the models. RRP £26.99. Released to celebrate the new F1 season is the Build & Play Formula
1 Racing Car, which converts into four further models, including a helicopter. Featuring 110+ pieces, the set is suitable for ages 5+ years, RRP £24.99.
The Space Chaos starship collection sees the addition of new Silver
Force and Dark Pirates Fighters, complete with either light or sound effects. Fighters transform into two different models. RRP £19.99. The Dark Pirates have a new Commander kit, comprising 150+ parts with lights and sound effects and making two different models RRP £24.99 while the new Silver Force Destroyer RRP £39.99, is furnished with missile launcher and light and sounds effects. Competing for the attention of generations of Meccano enthusiasts everywhere are the New Generation Multimodels Sets. Suitable for ages 8-88 years and beyond, the 5, 7 and 20 Model
Sets explore ever more entertaining new model variants, from motorbikes to a space shuttle and racing car. The 5 Model
set features 110+ parts RRP £12.99, 7 Model Set 190+ parts RRP £14.99 and 20 Model Set 230+ parts RRP £26.99. There’s also a new 640+ part Super Construction Set which makes 25 models and includes a powerful 6 Volt motor for added realism. And Meccano’s Turbo’s RC Racing Car RRP £29.99 and RC Pro RRP £59.99 creates two remote control racing vehicles with full RC
functions and is suitable for ages 7+. T: 01869 324956
W:
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