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Even more wonderful and interesting miscelaneous Sonic items from Britain.
More old items keep being revealed, and as these plushes show, new ones keep being made.

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Now THIS is an unusual item!
This is a seldom seen pair of Sonic rollerskates! For some reason, like the skateboard, these are super rare. They were made somewhere in the UK, and have a

"Hedgehog with Attitude" slogan on the side. The tops are the familiar checkering, and the velcro band to keep it on is decorated with Sonic's name and some sihlouettes of running Sonic.
The front laces-cover is actually shaped like that foreward facing Sonic head, and has stitching around the edge to keep it tough. Though, instead of a face, one skate gets a Tails, and the other has Sonic vs. Robotnik. The heel has the HWA and star bumper design common to UK items. Why are the skates so rare? You can probably see the reason in the photos. They're beat up. Skates that are worn any, are likely fallen in as well, and they get scuffed up quickly--not ideal to keep and collect. Still, these have a lot of nice detail and an interesting design. Photo by Rhia.

Here's another great rare item: Sonic & Knuckles Boots!
These are solid rubber rain boots, called Wellington Boots. Usually boots are such a plain thing, but the S&K symbol can make anything stylish! It's nice and big on the side of each one, with the name too, all done in shiny plastic. These are uncommon. Photo by Rhia.

What is this curious decorative item? It is a type of wall light-box. See how deep it is? It's on mirrors so that it will reflect itself over and over again giving off a "Going back tunnel infinity" type effect. It is all metal, 18 inches on a side, and the blue rings are neon. When turned on, you can see the effect. Unfortunately, this is difficult to photo, so you kind of have to guess at it in the photo on the right (you can see 1 reflection only) The whole Sonic art, stars and ribbon also glow. It really is a wonderful piece!

This amazing item was actually salvaged from Segaworld London as it was being closed down. It could be the only one like it, as Segaworlds sometimes were decorated with unique things. (such as fiberglass figures, merchandise montages, etc) Owned and photographed by: Ricky Lee

Sonic Adventure DX Standee Cardboard Display

This is a large cardboard standee made for Sonic Adventure DX. It also has a dot on it that apparently is announcing a free ringtone as a bonus of some sort. All of Sonic is there (though he is covered by items in this photo) and it is rather large, standing at least 4 feet high.

This originally was used to announce SA DX in HMV in Trocadero, Londons West End. Interestingly, that is the same site where Segaworld London used to be. Usually, when a store is finished with large cardboard items like this, they can be aquired by fans. (ie- when a game's promotion period is over) Owned and photographed by: Ricky Lee

This interesting thing is a Fruit Machine.
A Fruit Machine is similar to a Slot Machine, but it is found only in the UK. You can put money in, and win it back too. They're found in arcades, and may or may not count as gambling devices. (Some countries, like the USA count certain things as 'gambling devices' which are only legal to be placed/played in certain areas, such as Las Vegas etc.)
As the photo is nice and large, you can see the various places on the machine which light up according to how you're winning along. The Sonic picture goes into a run, then a spin, followed by a trail of numbers, words and little pictures which likely light up when the machine is played. You can see "15 Pounds", "Loop Loop", "nudge spinner" a ring bonus, a ring chart, and the three wheels in the center for play. The buttons let you do things like spin, bank, collect and bet various amounts on the wheels. While obviously not as high-tech as current slot machines this one is still a great display of classic Sonic styled action and art.
Because machines of this nature are not for home use, but rather as "appliances" in gameing areas there likely were not that many produced, add to that the complexity and size, and you really have a rare and exclusive item.
Photo by Rhia.

This colorful collectible piece is the UK (and possibly rest of EU too) counterpart to the Sonic 10th Anniversary Collectors Box. It has the same things inside as the USA box did, (coin, booklet, cd) but the exterior here is more of a montage/collage thing with most of the people from Sonic Adventure 2 Battle in it. Here, it's called Birthday Pack, and was (as expected) available for 2 days only (noted at the bottom) If you want to see the USA version, along with what was inside, it is USA Sonic 10th Anniversary Pack. Photo of this one by: Rhia.

An interesting combination item to celebrate the release of Sonic Heroes to the UK. This is a post card with a twist. Each of the charachters are stickers and can be peeled off and used. It says "A tough team for a tough job" with everyone from 'team Sonic' on it. If you get right up close to this, Tails looks irritable, rather than tough, though. The stickers are nice and glossy, so this seems like a good quality card. Photo by Rhia.