Madballs Collecting Guide: Series, Rare Finds and Recorded Sales
From 1985’s rubber monsters to Super Madballs, condition, packaging and scarcity shape the market for these gross-out classics.
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From 1985’s rubber monsters to Super Madballs, condition, packaging and scarcity shape the market for these gross-out classics.
Hasbro’s 2022 Legacy Transmetal 2 Megatron pairs a striking dragon design with extensive articulation and a satisfying robot mode.
Set 11386 brings detailed homes and familiar characters to Bikini Bottom, though its high price and five-figure lineup leave room for more.
The September 1 LEGO lineup spans Batman, SpongeBob, Star Trek and more, alongside five 2026 Advent calendars and a Hogwarts offer through September 6.
The 1,690-piece LEGO Icons 11379 Bookshop: Book Nook brings a miniature bookshop to a bookshelf, with a design that unfolds for display.
LEGO Icons 11379 brings a detailed, two-level bookshop to the Book Nook range, but its stickers, price and lack of built-in lighting temper the appeal.
The 1,354-piece Holiday House arrives October 1, 2026, with four minifigures, a horse-drawn sleigh and an illuminated interior.
The 1,354-piece Holiday House brings a fresh roofline, a buildable tree and a trotting horse, though its sparse interior and visible light brick disappoint.
LEGO Icons 11387 Holiday House joins the Winter Village lineup on October 1, 2026, bringing the collection to 18 sets spanning 2009–2026.
LEGO Icons 11390 pairs a buildable Shenron with Son Goku on his magic cloud. The 1,764-piece set is priced at €139.99 and arrives November 1, 2026.
October’s LEGO lineup spans an UCS Star Destroyer, seasonal builds and licensed sets, with select gifts and doubled Insiders points available October 1–7.
Le diorama LEGO Icons 11388 Venetian Neighbourhood compte 5 682 pièces et 17 personnages. Sa sortie est prévue le 1er novembre 2026.
A class with Tori West explores how Creative Paperclay can shape a miniature garden wall, door and grate, then be carved and finished when dry.
A foamcore garden wall gains brick, timber, stone and faux iron details in paper clay, with dry carving and layered paint adding character.
A finished True2Scale reading room, a box of miniature supplies and a new mountain workspace set the stage for the next round of building.
A longtime miniature tree scene made from saved odds and ends offers a festive look at the charm of finishing old projects and planning new ones.
A miniature room combines a painted tiled floor, detailed 3D-printed fireplace and hinged frame in June Clinkscales’ L’epoque de la lumiere project.
La Lumiere’s finished furnishings bring together a show-bought gilded chair and hand-finished pieces, with a hard-won painted floor completing the scene.
A quarter-inch facade and a color-changing fish-tank theatre show the appeal of miniature kits built for the pleasure of making.
A 1/4″-scale True2Scale kit and a Matisse-inspired Robin Betterley scene join a growing collection, with microscale and half-scale projects ahead.