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How to conserve battery life! BIG MONEY SAVER!

By bizzy

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This will help you save hundreds of dollars a year-on batteries alone!!.. more »

How to create a sculpey statue, figurine or maquette

By Jennysaur

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Create your own sculpey statuette! No kiln required... more »

How to Select Simpsons Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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What started as a blurb on "The Tracy Ullman Show" rapidly evolved into one of the most well-known adult cartoons in the world. "The Simpsons," the show based on the family everyone loves to laugh at, is not only one of the longest-running ... more »

How to handle a killer robot

By kamoguy

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Technology is approaching the point where the Terminator may move from film to prophecy. After an incident last year where war robots in Iraq began to train their machine guns on their masters, it becomes important to consider ways to handle ... more »

How to Make Clothespin Wrestlers

By Ursula Anderson

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Children love homemade toys, whether made by a friendly adult or with their own hands. Clothespin wrestlers are a simple, silly toy that is fun for ages 3 to 13 or so. The materials are cheap and easy to find, the toys are easily made, and the ... more »

How to Store an Action Figure Collection

By michellemathews

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Whether you’ve been collecting action figures since childhood or recently started a collection, chances are you aren’t able to put every figure in your collection on display in your home. Fortunately, storing an action figure collection is a ... more »

How to Collect Justice League Action Figures

By virtualibrarian

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The Justice League is the greatest collection of comic superheroes ever assembled to work together. The original seven members in the DC Animated Universe version were Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, The Martian Manhunter ... more »

How to Buy Jakks Titan Tron Live Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Jakks Pacific is on to something. They appear to have cornered the market on WWF action figures... more »

How to Collect "Star Wars" Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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With "The Phantom Menace" reviving the "Star Wars" toy frenzy, even more action figures are available than ever before... more »

How to Collect Ben-10 Action Figures

By virtualibrarian

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Ben-10, a Cartoon Network show about a 10-year-old boy who has the power to transform into numerous alien beings, has been immensely popular ever since it first premiered in 2006. It has also launched a very successful, ever-expanding line of ... more »

How to Collect Jakks WWF Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Jakks Pacific makes a whole mess of World Wrestling Federation (WWF) action figures. Collect them all or just the ones that catch your eye... more »

How to Enjoy Iron Man!

By Tim Janson, Mania.com

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Iron man, one of Marvel Comics' oldest super heroes finally comes to the big screen on May 2. Robert Downey Jr. is billionaire industrialist Tony Stark who is kinnapped and forced to build a weapon for his captors. Escaping, Stark dons his new ... more »

How to Make a Duct Tape Sword

By AngelaMG

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Ready for some gentle dueling excitement? How about a sharp addition to any costume? If you need an easy accessory, or simply have a little boy knight, ninja, pirate or musketeer on your hands looking for some action, there is an easy way to make ... more »

How to Buy Star Trek Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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The company to check out for Star Trek action figures is called Playmates. Remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Playmates put them into the hands of kids all over the world. Like most popular action figures, new ones are constantly being ... more »

How to Buy Star Trek Collectibles

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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So you want to collect Star Trek stuff? You'll need lots of room and lots of money for this hobby... more »

How to Select Mortal Kombat Toys

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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The Mortal Kombat franchise began as a video game in 1992. Since then, in addition to more video games in the series, it has spawned four movies, a television show, a cartoon, a comic book, a card game, toys and other items... more »

How to Buy Fisher-Price Rescue Heroes

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Rescue Hero toys are superhero-like toys that project positive images and do not encourage violence. Rescue Heroes are terrific role models for preschoolers... more »

How to Find a Pikablu

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Looking for the original, legendary Pokémon, Pikablu? You'll have to search under a different name... more »

How to Build a Gundam

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Realistic, symbiotic, pilot-navigated robots—specifically Gundam class—first appeared on Japanese television in 1979 and have grown in popularity and number over the decades. Gundam model building provides many challenges as models vary greatly ... more »

How to Collect G.I. Joe Action Figures

By hager21

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With a movie in the works and a revival of “all things 1980s” in full swing, this is the perfect time to get on the G.I. Joe toy collecting boom before it really takes off... more »

How to Collect Transformers Action Figures

By hager21

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With the runaway success of the movie, the Transformers are more popular than ever. If you're feeling a touch of nostalgia, you can celebrate your childhood than by collecting the original action figures... more »

How to Customize Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Admit itt; ever since you popped your Han Solo figure into a Coke-filled ice cube tray to recreate Han frozen in carbonite, you've never been satisfied with off-the-shelf action figures. Whether you want to invent new superheroes, add unavailable ... more »

How to Price a Star Wars Action Figure

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Even though Star Wars began in 1977, it continues to have a loyal following. There are six full length movies and tons of paraphernalia including action figures. Learn how to price and value your Star Wars action figure with these simple steps... more »

How to Select Buffy Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Rated by "TV Guide" as one of the top 50 television shows of all time, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has become quite a cultural phenomenon. The end of the show in 2003 was mourned by fans across the world, who glued themselves to their television ... more »

How to Select Wrestling Action Figures

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE), formerly, and infamously, known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), has been in mainstream American culture since the mid-1980s. In addition to providing audiences with specialized wrestling moves, ... more »

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