Terrific non-TV Toys: "Star Wars" Nexu figure

Sometimes a great discovery can come from a mistake. Is that the case this time? Well, you wouldn't exactly call this Nexu figure a great discovery, per se. But we'll make the most of it, now won't we.

This Nexu figure was snagged at the Star Wars Celebration event in Florida a few years ago, while this author was on the hunt for a figure of another "Star Wars" creature. Can you guess which one I was actually looking for? You'll find out in the latest episode of Terrific non-TV Toys ...

Terrific TV Toys: "Star Trek" cars by Hot Wheels, 2013

A couple months ago, you saw on the Terrific TV Toys series a set of Hot Wheels cars celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original "Star Trek" series. Well, now, behold, another set of "Star Trek" Hot Wheels that actually dates a couple years earlier, featuring the same six characters of the original show but with different makes and models of vehicles ...