K'Nex K-Force

K’nex. You’ve most likely heard of them.

They’ve been a company selling their trademark sticks and connectors in a variety of forms for 20 years. And recently, they’ve decided to go into blaster technology with their K-Force lineup for 2015.

I had the opportunity to talk to their team at London Toyfair, an extremely enjoyable experience that has landed them in my good books.

London Toy Fair 2014 - NERF, What We Know.

With the London Toy Fair finally over for another year, it's time to sit down with a nice hot cup of tea and think about what we have seen.

 

London Toy Fair 2014 - Press Release

The 2014 London Toy Fair opened it's doors today with a flurry of activity.

Unfortunately I was unable to attend the first day but we will be going tomorrow.

Having said that, I did just receive an email from Hasbro's PR team which contained a press release of all the NERF goodies we can expect to see this year...

London Toy Fair 2014 - Warmup

On the eve of the 2014 London Toy Fair I would like to talk a little bit about what I hope to see there. Unusually this year Hasbro have quashed all the usual speculation and rumour by giving us an official look at some of this year's hot new blasters but we can only hope that there is more they aren't telling us.

So far a lot of the rumour I have heard has panned out to be correct.

The 2013 UK Toy Fair - Nerf Licenced Products

This year, we will be seeing a lot of nerf products hitting the shelves, and not just from Hasbro.

There are a lot of other companies that will be releasing products under the nerf brand due to licencing agreements. We've all seen some of these products before (the nerf night vision goggles, released back in 2011 to name but one), but there are some new gadgets on the way.

2011 Nerf Night Vision Goggles

News from Hasbro. Some Good, Some Bad.

Speaking to the guys at Hasbro, we managed to gleam some good information. My Last Dart has already given us the answers to many of the questions posed by the NIC, (big thanks for that fella) but there were a couple of others I wanted to pose.

The 2013 UK Toy Fair - Wow Stuff

Combat Creatures - Attacknids

The lovely chaps at 'Wow Stuff' were very excited to show us these super cool little robots. I saw them advertised over Christmas but the TV advert failed to convey their sheer awesomeness.

 

The Standard Model Attacknid

The 2013 UK Toy Fair - Zing Toys

Other companies cannot compete with Nerf and so it would seem that they are going in a completely different direction. It's easy to forget that 'Its Nerf or Nothin!' is a company slogan. Not words to live by. If you do look elsewhere, you may find many pleasant surprises.

The 2013 UK Toy Fair

Yesterday was a busy day for the UK Nerf team as we met up with some friends and took on the UK Toy Fair at Olympia. Hundreds of toy manufacturers were there showing off the exciting new releases that are poised to hit the shelves this year.

MerryUnBirthday, Nerfshack and Mrs Nerfshack meet Optimus Prime.

The Toy Fair - 4 Days to Go

The 2013 Toy Fair is fast approaching and the UK Nerf team will be covering the action.

Not only will we be looking out for any new releases for 2013, but we will also be talking to Hasbro about the Nerf line. We are going to try to get answers to few of the rumours that have been circulating over the years, as well as try to find out what Hasbro has in store for the future. If there is any exciting news, you'll read it here,

We have also set up a meeting with a secret mystery guest. I'm not going to give too much away but his company will be bringing us some amazing nerf related products this year

Stay tuned, Stay informed.