Toy Kingdom's Amazing Toy Expo 2016

Days ago, my wife, Ava, received an invite to attend Toy Kingdom's Toy Expo which will be held at the SMX Convention Center. That's right! The same venue where the TOYCON PH 2016 was held. I was supposed to be her plus one at the event's opening day but due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to stay home and take care of our youngest boy. Nevertheless, Ava made sure she would take pictures of all the stuff she knows I'd be interested in and could feature in the blog. By the way, Ava's a lifestyle blogger here in the Philippines. Check out her blog at www.artsyfartsyava.com. Be warned though, this entry will be photo heavy. The wife took our new camera, a Canon EOS M10 for a field test. 

Enter! (Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Toy Expo is an event hosted by Toy Kingdom, one of the country's biggest toy store chains. The objective of the event is to give customers a peek at the newest and upcoming toys in the market. Several toy brands will be participating in this years Toy Expo including the one I love the most. Here's a complete of who's who at the Expo. 

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Lego made its presence known by promoting its latest theme, Nexo Knights. A vast display area was used to show some of the upcoming sets from the line and a few MOCs as well. I really like how you could go in the middle of the display table to have a closer look at the featured sets. 

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Let's have a look at the details of the display:

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

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(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

The display area is massive! It's big enough to hold patches of forest, a long river and my personal favorite, a vast volcanic terrain reminiscent of the barren lands of Mordor. 

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Aside from the main display area, there were also several giant minifig standees of the main characters from Nexo Knights. It's really cool how these brick sculptures perfectly captured the look of their minifig counterparts. I really admire folks who could do builds like these.

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Aside from Lego, there's also a lot of cool stuff from other toy brands at the Expo. The wife knows that I love mechs so she took a picture of stuff from the Gunpla booth. Based on the pictures, I think Bandai is promoting its latest Gundam Barbatos line. Check them out!

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo of courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Now, let's move on to another toy line that holds a special place in my fatty heart: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The TMNT booth is awesome! There are life size statues of the Turtles based from their appearance in the live action movies. There's also a dio featuring figs from the latest line.

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Check out the TMNT merchandise at the booth. I really love the boots and also the shirt/hoodie for kids.

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Here are several other pics showing the other interesting stuff at the Expo. Enjoy!

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

(Photo courtesy of Ava Te-Zabat)

Be sure to also check out Ava's blog entry for Toy Kingdom's Toy Expo 2016. Just click here!

You can still catch the Toy Expo at the SMX Convention Center. It will still be open until today! Make sure to drop by with your family and friends to see all the cool stuff there. Have a Happy Sunday, everyone!

By the way, here are some of the items that we got from Ava's media press kit. Free Lego!!!

Really love this Lego plastic bag with the classic Castle and Space figs!

What's inside?! A Hero Factory set and lots of polybags!

Other freebies: A small Gunpla kit, a Gundam Thunderbolt plastic folder and a Star Wars model kit mag!