Whenever I receive an email from Erick at Esc-Toy the little kid inside me gets very excited because I know he will be showing something very cool, unique and exciting. Esc-Toy are dropping some of the hottest toys I have seen so far this year at this years NYCC. The new Kissaki figure and 3 colourways of the new Old School Kaiju figure Dizign (which is amazing) which all stand at 10″ tall will be exclusives at the show with very limited numbers.

There will also be a few other treats so check all the images below and visit Esc-Toy for more info about the show schedule.

With the tons of video game figures around its always exciting to hear or toys for your favourite vintage games and the latest is news of Sonic the Hedgehog figures. The most exciting thing about this bit of news is that they are being created by First 4 Figures, who produce some absolutely stunning figures, and they will be based on the classic versions of the characters. I have full confidence that the initial line up of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles is going to be nothing short of amazing when they arrive around July 2008. [via Action Figure]

One of my highlights from the London Toy Fair was seeing these NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures and thinking its about time the TMNT franchise got a decent set of collectible figures. The figures are based on the original comic drawings created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird which is why they are all wearing the red mask. There is also hints of black and white versions. Expect these in April for less then $20 a piece.

After the success of the first Bart Simpson Qee series we have 2 new series to look forward to. Firstly there is the new Homer Simpson Qee which I thought would never work but I was wrong. However I still don’t think they are as cool as the Bart Qees which feature some classic episode designs from series 2 to 4. Expect these to be dropping in next few months.

I absolutely loved Shaun of the Dead and so I got a bit too excited when I saw the new Shaun and Ed 12″ tall figures that will be released next year by Sideshow. They come with different accessories so you can act out your favourite scenes. [via Plastic & Plush]

Bart from the much loved Simpson is getting his own qee range and it is looking hot. There will be a 8 inch Qee and a series of 3″ Qee as well which are the ones I am really looking forward to. One of the best collaborations by Toy2r so far.

There is a nice collection of retro robot toy head photos by Lockwasher over at flickr. Its amazing how much effort goes into the heads of the toys making each robot unique.

The beauty of Transformers is that with a little bit of imagination almost anything can be a Transformer. Nike has proved this by creating these awesome Nike Free 7.0 Megatron and Convoy Transformers. They come complete with a Nike x Transformers box and when they are in their trainer / sneaker form they look super realistic.

If you have a idea for a Transformer then why not add it to the list of Photoshop Transformers at Something Awful. There are some great Transformers ideas already including some very clever ones like the Rubiks cube Transformer. [via Smidigt]