tokidoki @ the singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (part one)

One word for TOKIDOKI / Simone Legno's presence @ the inaugural Singapore Toy & Comic Convention was "pandemonium" = but in a good way :)The TOKIDOKI Booth was filled to the brim with fans and folks jostling and grabbing his apparels, stationary sets and assorted fashion goodies - which most folks mentioned were cheaper than anywhere else (hence the Singaporean mob - we're always out for a good

dookie-poo @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

Guess who popped by the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention incognito?[O.O] CLICK THRU FOR DOOKIE'S IMPRESSION OF STCC [O.O]Dookie-Poo iz happy to be here in Singapore ... but teh crowd iz crazeeeeee!*AAARRRRRRRRRRRRR*Don't forget there's a Dookie-Poo Paper-Jam contest currently on - where YOU design a paper template of either a diorama or prop for Dookie-Poo the vinyl figure and get to win sweet

what bertie has seen so far

WHAT DID BERTIE SEE?: a photo-contest to find out what Ashley Wood's BERTIE The Pipebomb see thru it's eyes, and where you do not necessarily need to have a Bertie figure of your own to take part in the contest! [details] A single winner will be chosen from the submissions to win an original Ashley Wood-sketch! These are the sweet submissions thus far:DATELINE: Final submissions to be emailed to

toysrevil @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008: day zero (june 26)

FYI: Day Zero is my own TRE-timeline which consists of the Set-up Day on the 26th of June, a day prior to Preview Night on the 27th - which is Day One / Day Two is 28th and Day Three is 29th. we clear? *coolio* :)Part of me thinks that DAY ZERO was a bad judgment call on my part. I'd wanted to drop-in to snap setting-up pics, becoz, ya know, I'd thought it would be fun, innit? (Yes, I'm warped

bertie's metal rod insertion zone

and becoz sadat asked, here is where the metal rod is supposed to be inserted into= teh hole in teh middle of the pic shown, found at teh bottom of Bertie's main chasis:(*i feel so dirty saying that LOL*)

toysrevil @ singapore toy & comic con 2008: day three teaser

Do forgive me, dear readers of this humble blog, for the lack of Con-update on the last day of STCC (circa 29th June 2008) as the words are coming out rather jumbled and longish (a bugbear to edit down for mass consumption - loadsa feelings and impressions tho) - as stoked as I am at this time of post* - a feeling I'd like to relish, even for a mo ... :p... and while I take a wee break and

kink's secret revealed @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ MONKEY PLANET (Booth F05)Thai-designer Chaiwath's KINK creation for Monkey Planet, a fledgling new toy-company based in Thailand (*more information to follow*) - meanwhile play video below to see Kink's "secret", and CLICK THRU to view the hand-made and hand-painted resin diorama!

monkey planet @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ MONKEY PLANET (Booth F05)CLICK THRU FOR MORE*more information to follow soon*K-HEROES:[Designer Chaiwath above / Napat of Monkey Planet below]Great meeting you both! And thanks for your time with me :)

madcap @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ MADCAP (Booth B11)On display were vinyls from NADA"ONE and plushies from KIKA under theMADCAP-banner - including the KID666 vinyl figure from Toy2R, awesomeRAYATAKA vinyls and PHANTOMAS, as well as AQUAPODS. Items onsale were a selection of sweet tees = CLICK THRU for mondo more pics!KID666:RAYATAKA:PHANTOMAS:KIKA's AQUAPODS:Nada"One and some random groupie (*cough*)*more information to

devilrobots @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ DEVILROBOTS (Booth A05)CLICK THRU FOR MORE PICS

devilrobots' tiy kit @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ DEVILROBOTS (Booth A05)CLICK THRU FOR MORE PICS

dokuronoko @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ DEVILROBOTS (Booth A05)*more details to follow*

gloomy the naughty grizzly & mori chack @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ GLOOMY The Naughty Grizzly (Booth B04)CLICK THRU FOR MORE

dooodolls @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ Dooodolls Design (Booth C03)The only All-Plush vendor @ STCC - DoooDolls certainly filled their booth to the brim with plushies galore of all shapes and sizes! I didn't have much of a chance at all to chat with the DoooDoll-peeps at the booth, as they were pretty much busy entertaining loads of folks - all with huge smiles, obviously charmed by the plushies (IMHO) - which I reckon is tres

ryubi gundam @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ BANDAI (Booth C07)

ng's collections @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ Ng's Collections (Booth-D05)CLICK THRU for more pics

strangeco @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ StrangeCo(Booth B12)CLICK THRU for more pics

toysrevil @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008: day two (june 28)

Day Two (28th June) down @ the Con practically does not exist - at least for me personally, well, except for an hour of pounding the convention aisles.With nearly 5 hours' worth of comatose slumber, I awoke to continue data-transfer (the absolute bane of my online existence) followed by a frantic rush to blog as much of Day One (Preview Night) before I even dare attempt to begin Day Two (which

touma @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

Seen @ TOUMART (Booth B03) were an uber-spiffy assortment of TOUMA's creations including Grabbits, Squeezel (have I mentioned yet I lurve it?), Goons, Magma, Skuttle, Knuckle Bear, Fangs, Maocats et al - CLICK THRU to peep more Touma-goodness :)lurvin' them Squeezels, darnnit! LOLWas pretty humbled when both Touma and Yuki recognized the TOYSREVIL-"name" (when I introduced myself after snapping

pete fowler's playbeast @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention's Walk Of Famer Pete Fowler's PLAY BEAST (Booth A08) were a selection of his Monsterism Series of all sizes, framed-prints (which for the life of me wondered why I didn't snap pics of ... yet) and a coupla awesome Purple Van Orlaxs flanking the booth. Do bear in mind these images were taken on the afternoon of the Preview Night, before the doors were

play imaginative @ the singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)Play Imaginative's current catalog of designer vinyls were out in an impressive force @ the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 - with most of them available for purchase the first time anywhere (darnnit I want all of them lor *le-sigh*) ... On display was a mixed selection of offerings from HongKong-based designers Ultraman's ULTRA KING and Boredomsqueezer's

seen@stcc08: t-boy by shin tanaka x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)Shin Tanaka's paper-creation T-BOY comes to vinyl life :)

seen@stcc08: plus robots by tokidoki x devilrobots x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)Tokidoki's and Devilrobot's ASTRODEMONIO & EVIL KING Plus-Robots!*Oh man, I heart me my mechas - gimme gimme gimme*

seen@stcc08: play tofu mini figures series one by devilrobots x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)Quite precious little tykes these, IMHO. And the Chase Artist figuresare revealed to be by Tokidoki & TOUMA!CLICK THRU for more pics :)*darnnit I want the entire set*

seen@stcc08:tofu-molly by devilrobots x kennyswork x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)The 18-incher TOFU-MOLLY (Mother Version) looks spledid in person, IMHO.*personal commentary to follow*

seen@stcc08:boring juice girl & boy by boredomsqueezer x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)Boredomsqueezer's BORING JUICE GIRL & BOY*personal commentary to follow*

seen@stcc08: ultra king by ultraman x play imaginative

seen @ PLAY IMAGINATIVE (Booth D08)ULTRA KING [tagged] in BLACK and Regular COLOR version - designed by Ultraman (aka HongKong-based designer James Fong) looked bulky and impressive - altho personally I feel the Black could have benefitted with a spot of mixed gloss and matt to let it pop - with a SRP of SGD$120 for the Black and SGD$100 for the Color. Thing is, If I'd wanted to get one, I should

monster taipei @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

seen@MONSTER TAIPEI / Paradise / Sea Eye (Booth D08)I am personally quite "thankful" for the Monster Taipei-booth, as they'd brought a bit of the Taipei Toy Festival-flavour along with them, especially with event-exclusives like VCD TOFU & Molly BE@RBRICK-TTF-exclusives, as well as Happy Beast & Formosa - and many others, as seen from their display booths - CLICK THRU to see more delish pics of

seen@stcc08: formosa by sea eye

seen@MONSTER TAIPEI / Paradise / Sea Eye (Booth D08)*more pics to follow - whereas the product card informationgiven in Mandarin may take me a while to translate*

seen@stcc08: happy beast by push comics x 3wish

seen@MONSTER TAIPEI / Paradise / Sea Eye (Booth D08)*more details to follow*

seen@stcc08: ttf molly bearbrick by kennyswork x medicom toy

seen@MONSTER TAIPEI / Paradise / Sea Eye (Booth D08)*Note: listed price in in Singapore-Dollars.

live from stcc2008: beware of prams

via TRE-Correspondent 9:It's difficult to walk around with bag and cam. Too much people, nauseous wana puke already. HahaAt least we're starting them young? They be the future attendees of Cons, no? heh. Hang in there bro! What I'd really like to do is to put a video camera in a baby pram and wheel it around - I wanna see what the baby sees! POV-Baby-Cam! LOL(altho I think all we'll see are

seen@stcc08: taipei toy festival exclusive vcd tofu by devilrobots x medicom toy

seen@MONSTER TAIPEI / Paradise / Sea Eye (Booth D08)Was very surprised to see this Taipei Toy Festival exclusive popping-up hereand dammnit for not have the funds to procure one. Man, I want this baby bad :/*Note: listed price is in Singapore-Dollars.

live from stcc2008: the relentless tokidoki mob

TRE-Correspondent 9 "live" from the Con-floor:12:28AMI'm stuck at Tokidoki's stall. Crowd is scary and relentless. Lots of parents bringing little kids & prams despite the no under 18 ruling. Sux.[Photo by 9]

entering hall 603: day two @ the singapore toy & comic convention 2008

And while I'm struggling with 160MBs of data-transfer, my Man-On-The-Con-Floor Marc Wee provides us with a "Live" commentary on his adventures in trying to enter Hall-603 = venue for the inaugural Singapore Toy and Comic Convention 2008!...........................REPORT BEGINS...........................11:05AMMARC: 2 Queues from one end of the hall to the other just for registration.11:20AMMARC

toysrevil @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008: day one (preview night)

["Live" Mural Drawing outside the entrance to STCC Hall603l-r: Mori Chack / Pete Fowler / Simone Legno (Tokidoki) / Nada-One / Gary Erskine / Kika]Man, I am pissed. Pissed I don't have money to spend at STCC - becoz, seriously, the stuff that's popped-up today on Preview Night makes me consider getting an adult diaper for the weekend on the Con-floor (XL-please, thanks) ... and methinks tis an

bandai's gundam @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ BANDAIBANDAI was out in full force @ STCC with the Gundam Caravan pavilion that would be too hard pressed to miss! Featuring the entire 109#s of the MG-series on display, as well as oddles of S.I.C. figures, BEN-10 and the launch of RYUBI GUNDAM, CHOHI GUNDAM and KAN-U GUNDAM!(sorry folks, I not otaku enough to elaborate - will come back again with further details!)

gloomy bear @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ GLOOMY BEAR The Naughty Grizzly - Booth b04plush + Gloomy Bear-fans are gonna go ballistic LOL*more details and images to come*[additional photography by 9]

panpan & dada @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ BRANDING CORP - Booth B17PANPAN and DADA are a pair of "wedding" bears - Pan-Pan is the lady with the flower on her head - available in two colorways, BLACK and WHITE with different chinese ornamental writings on their belly. Two sizes were seen - the palm size and a series of miniature versions (sizes and further product information to follow-up laters :p) ... meanwhile CLICK THRU for

star wars: the legacy @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ 3 KINGS - Booth F10*more details and images to come*[photography by 9]

space spore @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ 3 KINGS - Booth F10*more details and images to come*[photography by 9]

g.i.joe @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ 3 KINGS - Booth F10*more details and images to come*[additional photography by 9]

the incredible hulk @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (day zero)

Seen @ 3 KINGS - Booth F10*more details and images to come*[photography by 9]

toysrevil @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008 - day zero / day one

Time now is 8:30am on the 27th of June, the Preview Night (and Launch) of The Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 [tagged] - the night priors spent bugging the folks setting-up booths @ the convention floor, snapping to my hearts' content (sorta) but alas, time and age is not on my side, and this may be my last post for the morning before I go grab a coupla hours sleep, before heading back out

the dark knight @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

The DARK KNIGHT comes to The Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 [tagged]well, sort of, anyways... - apologies for the blurry-pic, age is catching up wit me... heh.

play imaginative @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

Peep above autograph timing for Devilrobots, Tokidoki and Touma at Play Imaginative's booth (E10) during Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 [tagged] - Note#1: this is in addition to their individual booth signing sessions posted HERE- Note#2: Play Imaginative will be launching the following products during the autograph session and priority will be given to customer that purchase these

8-Inch Treeson In Play-Action!

Crazy Label's 8-INCH TREESON In Action!Not content with still pictures, I just had to capture the toy at play (just wish I had a decent/better camera tho :p) - 8-inch Treeson is unveiled in public @ Wizard World Chicago (June 26-29) and will be available for pre-order @ the upcoming Taipei Toy Festival = CLICK HERE for product details and for uber loadsa still pics! (Thanks again for the fun,

Exclusive Online Unveiling of 8-inch Treeson by Crazy Label

After a series of exclusive sneak-peeks via TREESONISMS on my humble blog (with concept by CL-headhoncho Andy Woo - & man, I hadda crack me sum brains to think up those Treesonisms tho LOL) - I can officially unveil Crazy Label's 8-INCH TREESON!Scheduled for a First Public Unveiling @ Wizard World Chicago (June 26-29) with presale @ the upcoming Taipei Toy Festival 2008 (via Crazy Label Booth) -

star wars mimobot series 3 flash drives for sdcc08 & guessing game

After the success with Series One and Serious Two [www], alla youse Padawans and Sith-apprentices are to stay alert for STAR WARS MIMOBOT SERIES 3 Flash Drives!And to start off the festivities leading up to the full series launch at the San Diego Comic Con on July 23, Mimoco will be revealing the final design of each of the 4 mystery character each week via their newsletter, as well as a SW

about those chase kubricks for star wars series 9

Dado from Blog de Brinquedo had very kindly pointed me to the direction of Instinct Toy's coverage of the recent Star Wars KUBRICKS SERIES 9 [blogged] by Medicom Toy - which contains multiple turnaround-pics of the individual figures (a hallmark effort of Instinctoy, I might add)- for which I'd like to add (and do pardon me if this is old news by now folks) to the SW-collectibles-pot with a link

ultimate alpha diy edition by locomotion productions for taipei toy festival 2008

Peep the ULTIMATE ALPHA TTF 2008 DIY Edition specially made for Taipei Toy Festival by Michael Kwong of Locomotive Productions (creator of Galaxy Bunch / Interviewed on TRE) I am so totally down with Baby-looking Cyborgs with Robotic-arms LOL/// CLICK THRU for more pics!Standing 8-inches tall with nifty articulation (prototype shown-left) and limited to 100 pieces -Ultimate Alpha will only be

a beit dudes color wip update from kicktoys

Kicktoys' toys-where-you-can-customize with-you-own-photos aka BEit dudes [who dat] are back with some Work-in-Progress pics - featuring some colors on them dudes! (seen in their previous teaser-poster). Them metallics are looking nifty too, IMHO :)Standing an average 6-inches tall, BEit Dudes are tentatively scheduled for a Summer-release.... I don't know about you folks, but this dude sporting

presentin' the ohno! doombillies custom plushform hillbilly band

Presentin' the first plush hillbilly band: The OhNo! DoomBillies! YeeHAW!Featuring custom painted PlushForm DIY Toys by the OhNo!Doom Crew: ZChild, Flip, Chips & Fathom (peeped / whose Jugging Jeb's seen below sporting a mullet and a b-crack yeehaw!) completed for the PLUSHFORM Release party @ Rotofungi Gallery this coming June 27th [details].PLUSHFORMS are 9-incher tall DIY Plush created by

about that future lion cub vinyl-trophy by meomi x akqa for cannes future lions

A character MEOMI designed for AKQA's Cannes Future Lions student competition [www] had been turned into 7-inch tall limited edition vinyl toy - dubbed FUTURE LION CUB and was given away as a trophy as recognition for their creative achievement in the annual competition (in conjunction with The International Advertising Festival - circa 15-21 June) ... no sign of commercial availability tho (or

Treesonisms: Size Matters

*stay tuned for full exclusive reveal soon*

tre survival guide to stcc2008: personal storage systems

TOYSREVIL's Survival Guide To The Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 (June 27-29): PERSONAL STORAGE SYSTEMS (aka: "What Bags To Bring To The Con")Besides subconsciously tottin' "Emotional-Baggage", the only other thing I absolutely hate to do, is to lug around bags and/or boxes (toy-boxes in this case) while I'm cruising the toy-aisles - call me spoilt, but hey, I like to maintain a hands-free

geeky ninja by shawnimals x devil's due pop @ wizard world chicago

Pop-by Devil Due Publishing's Booth #1123 at Wizard World Chicago (26-29 June) for the unveiling and debut of Shawn Smith aka Shawnimal's "NinjaCon Attendee" GEEKY NINJA = the first plush collectible from Devil's Due POP and Shawnimals' Ninjatown line!( For reference: Regular edition exclusive Geeky Ninja www / blogged)The all-new 8-incher plush comes equipped for ninja convention antics,

Treesonisms: What Matters

*stay tuned for more Treesonisms*

1/6 rah old snake (olive drab version) by medicom toy for world characters convention 2008

Wow. I remember drooling over Medicom Toy's 1/6 RAH SOLID SNAKE in 2007 [tagged / from MGS:4] - then I lost track, and subsequently lost interest (*out of sight, out of toy-lusting-mind*) and now up pops a 1/6 RAH OLD SNAKE (OLIVE DRAB Version)? [www] - for an old coot, he be looking ready to kick rump innit? (altho from these pictures, his "generous waistline" seems to match my own *cough*)

kubrick shadow guard for celebration japan by medicom toy

Yet another exclusive Medicom Toy [tagged] figure scheduled for Celebration Japan is this 100% STAR WARS KUBRICK SHADOW GUARD [www] - limited to 1,500-pcs = 750-pcs made available @ event itself on July 19th while 750-pcs are available via online pre-order from July 20th-onwards @ ¥1,575 (US$15 / SGD$20).I've always liked the Shadow Guard, moreso the wicked black+red color-combo - which sometimes

star wars bearbricks for celebration japan by medicom toy

STAR WARS-themed BE@RBRICKS. Tis either you hate them, or absolutely adore them. Tis one thing when they've been KUBRICK-tized [tagged] while retaining a semblence of their iconic character-designs, but another when said individual designs are conformed into a singular platform shape - so it either comes off like a parody, or cuteness-personified. Personally speaking - with the exception of Yoda

nom de plume preorder june 25

The faceless leader of the Dirty Deeds platoon - aka Nom de Plume [tagged] will beavailable on the morning of June 25th (Hong Kong time) @ Bambalandstore.com.This is 3A's first web-exclusive release featuring the design of Ashley Wood and the production of this 1/6th-scaled / 12-inch figure by threezero - is priced @ US$150-per (inclusive worldwide EMS shipping charge of US$30) and is limited to

watchmen seen @ cinema expo, amsterdam

Seen @ Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam with original pics via Film1.nl = posters utilizing the character shots from way back when - within the layout of a by-now "classic" Watchmen comicbook cover - last seen as a promo-poster featuring original-series artist Dave Gibbons @ SDCC'07 ... and something tells me these may end up as actual (multiple) covers for the inevitably comicbook-adaptation of the

dark knight movie update: tv-spots 6 thru 9

Frankly, I'd told myself not to post anymore DARK KNIGHT movie-updates for the duration until it's premiere on July 18th 2008 - not just becoz I don't want to spoil the movie with any more reveals, but primarily becoz I am still sore over being constantly "asked" to pull leaked images by WB in the past (yes, I'm a petty cyber-bloke like that - shaddup) ... which makes for a dire life of online-"

g.i.joe: rise of cobra

The Netherlands-based Film1.nl scored a trio of pics from the Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam [via] which features character shots of Ray Park as SNAKE-EYES, Sienna Miller as BARONESS and Channing Tatum as DUKE (click on individual link to view) ... and yes, seems that the full title for the G.I.Joe movie has been revealed to be .... G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA - which I think would be best served to

trick or treat with dr. romanelli & butcher block bearbrick from medicom toy

Oh man, I've beginning to really, really like this Dr Romanelli BE@RBRICK from Medicom Toy [below-left] rawking a clear-see-thru to the nerves and internal organs of a bearbrick - like a macabre kiddie science-set = newly listed in two editions: the 100% 2-piece set and the 400% edition - all ready to go Trick or Treatin' this Halloween!The DR. ROMANELLI & BUTCHER BLOCK 2-Pcs Set runs ¥2,604 (US

indiana jones vcd & 400% golden idol bearbrick by medicom toy

The Indiana Jones Saga continues with duo-offerings from Medicom Toy starting with this 20.5cm (8-inches approx) tall INDIANA JONES Vinyl Collectible Doll (a pretty youngish-looking but with facial scars) - with packaging design by H8GRAPHIX and prototype production by MOTOR KEN - limited to 2008-pcs and priced at ¥7,140 (US$66 / SGD$90) with a November 2008-sale date (below-left):(above-right)

welcome to a world without rules: 1/6 rah joker & batman by medicom toy

Only just drooled over the weekend past were the Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008 @ Parco [tagged] saw the debut of 1/6th-scaled RAH DARK KNIGHT figures [blogged] and they have just been "officially" listed online - featuring The Clown Prince of Crime and The Dark Knight:Slated for a December-release is the Heath Ledger-RAH JOKER @ 17640YEN (US$163 / SGD$223) who comes in a RAH301-body that's

strangeco@sdcc2008 (part one)

Black and Gray KING KUNS? GID-Observers? Craola's new vinyl? and the possible return of the King? Seems Booth #4629 is gonna be abuzz with activity and hype come July 24th-27th, innit? CLICK THRU for StrangeCo's first round of announcements via their website - of exclusives and vinyl-goodness scheduled for a San Diego Comic Con-premiere!Just when ya thought the James Jarvis x BXH King Kun-hype

go hero x bluewater productions to do ray harryhausen's creations in 1/6

Ho-boy! 1/6th-hobbyists and fans of the fantastic creations of legendary stop-motion filmmaker Ray Harryhausen [wiki] are in for a treat = GO HERO has just announced their collaboration with comicbook publishing-company Bluewater Productions to produce collectibles and apparels based off Bluewater's titles (which includes the "Ray Harryhausen Presents" series) - with the first 4 1/6th-scaled

final sneaks of 1/6 buck rogers by go hero (wizard world chicago / booth 2142 / june 26-29)

With just a few days more to it's full reveal at the upcoming Wizard World Chicago (June 26-29) - Go Hero teases us with sneak-peeks of 1/6 BUCK ROGERS' Bubble-Helmet (man, I do lurve me my retro bubble helmets), as well as glimpses of Buck's gear, which includes his headgear and jetpack (which includes light-up LED "rocket-propulsion"), vest and partial uniform, atomic disintegrator raygun = *

rocketworld@sdcc2008: i.w.g. zipper pulls

Patrick Ma of Rocket World drops word+pics of their upcoming 1-incher tall adorable I.W.G. ZIPPER PULLSscheduled for a debut at the San Diego Comic Con 2008!(FYI: I.W.G. = *Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo* = WHAT IS)Featuring Bears, Rhinos, Gorillas, and Skulls in 13 colorways and 4 chase figures (total of 17 figs) @ US$3.95-per (click on above-pics to embiggen) - and remember to head-on down to

Treesonisms: Rocksteady

*stay tuned for more Treesonisms*

zombitoys by zombicat

ZOMBITOYS by French-designers Zombicat is a series of 2.5-incher (7cm) tall figurines featuring four "gods" - each with different powers and personalities.ADELE (white), FERUNRUN (green), PATABAR (thermic black) and SABA (red) are characters that "invite" you to play day-by-day roles and actions, via a game-element inside their heads [CLICK THRU to peep] - and there's a WARNING attached: *the

spooky cute series 1 by danny chan

From HongKong-based CROSSXOVER comes Danny Chan's SPOOKY CUTE Series 1 - featuring 3-incher tall baby-versions of his Spooky-menagerie including Rats, Cats & Porcupine-creations - in a total of 9 Basic designs and 1 Rare chase figure - all blind-boxed with a SRP of US$5.50-per (20-pcs per display box / 6 display boxes per master case). Distributed by DKE Toys.Drop-date undetermined at this

Treesonisms: A Sincere Hand

*stay tuned for more Treesonisms*

fat west jacket for csbooth15: gardener still by michael lau

With the new FAT WEST JACKET-image, Michael Lau is definitely threading down Stanley Kubrick's celluloid-pathway [wiki] - with this obvious Full Metal Jacket-influence, and the previously featured Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey-themes (with the exception of 049Jordan). "Pre-determined" or "Design Evolution"? What is/was going thru ML's design-thought-processes? = These are the

toysrevil weekly wrap-up: june 16-22

*click on individual icons below to view blog-post :)*MONDAY 16.06.08TUESDAY 17.06.08WEDNESDAY 18.06.08THURSDAY 19.06.08FRIDAY 20.06.08SATURDAY 21.06.08SUNDAY 22.06.08*thank you for reading TOYSREVIL's I LIKE TOYS*

about that 4 meter tall ultraman made with ultraman figures @ tokyo toy show 2008

Seriously, what could be more otaku-awesome than an imposing 4-meters (13-feet) tall ULTRAMAN made with ULTRAMAN FIGURES! - Seen @ the weekend International Tokyo Toy Show (with images via Hobbymedia.it / Otasuke.new-akiba.com / ga.sbcr.jp) - I wonder how many figures went into making this sculpture tho! CLICK THRU for more ultra-madness!

tamashi nation batman @ tokyo toy show 2008

Now, I do not think I'm known to be an "eloquent" man (I'd like to think I am but I know I'm delusional) - so when I set my humble-peepers on this TAMASHI NATION's THE DARK KNIGHT figure currently on display this weekend at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 [tagged] - all I can think of to share with you folks is: I shat meself - twice. (thank teh CyberGawds I don't write for a living, innit

Treesonisms: Color of Your Heart

*stay tuned for more Treesonisms*

The Google-Got-Me-Down-Saga

UPDATED 2PM: So after a chillout lunch of chewy-Lamb Chop-fats and deliciously drenched coleslaw (neighbourhood kopi-tiam-style, yo!) - I came back to find all is fine with the cyberworld, logged-on without incidence, and technical boo-boos remedied post haste - *cool* ... meanwhile< if you want to find out what dramedy happened priors, do feel free to CLICKETH THRU :)The Goggle-Got-Me-Down-Saga

customed trexis, munnys and be@rbricks @ gokitsch.com

Customed 10" Trexis, Munnys and 400% BE@RBRICKS by local artists and hobbyists - including The Killer Gerbil, Sheryo, ZERO, OneTwoDelta, ANTZ, Jackie Pop, Simon and myself (altho I dare NOT claim to be an "artist", yo) with my customed-Trexi ANARKID shown top-left - now available online via GoKitsch.com.These customs and more are current on display at Ozzo Collection @ China Square Central [

strangeco @ singapore toy & comic convention 2008

TRE-News Exclusive: Slated to appear at next week's SIngapore Toy & Comic Convention is StrangeCo's selection of sweet designer vinyl goodies starting with (above left-to-right): The ARKSI Night Edition is a special glow-in-the-dark "Night" edition limited to 200-pcs worldwide, and is the 4th vinyl figure from the Minitreehouse series designed by Nathan Jurevicius.Cactus Friends SANDy -

Ashley Wood's 1/6 NOM de PLUME by 3A online 25th June

TRE-readers rawk. - *Sadat* clued me into Ashley Wood's announcement of the impending sale of the 1/6th-scaled NOM de PLUME (WWR Release 2 / tagged) the coming Wednesday 25th June (instead of the previously blogged 26th / FYI: HK Time runs UTC/GMT +8 hours) - available only @ Bambalandstore.com - of which only 50 pcs are made in this version (limit to one per customer).Total Cost for figure is US

downloading this blog going too painfully long?

UPDATED 2PM / 22.06: Actually the title should've read ""downloading this blog taking too long? ... WHY - you ask? READ if you so please :pORIGINAL MESSAGE:i won't blame you for giving up. hell, with the wait i have been going thru to access even my own blog, i would give up myself! (thankgawd for flickr-blogging) hmph.

WHAT DID BERTIE SEE?

Let's make this real straight-up easy for everyone = send in your own photos (not less than 500 pixels-across) of WHAT BERTIE WOULD SEE / SNAP THRU THE CAMERA - and stand a chance to win an original Ashley Wood-sketch! (tis a "surprise"!) CLICK THRU FOR DETAILSTERMS & CONDITION:01. Anyone and everyone can submit a maximum of three images/photos (just not more than two of the same pic but slightly

johnny ramone army animated short

"The JRA gets a cutting edge toon-up with some fantastic new Johnny Ramone cartoon art & animation by illustrator/animator Sam Fout! Sam (who's credits include Cartoon Network, Lucasfilm, SNL and Disney among others) was approached by JRA's own John Cafiero with concepts for tooned up imagery of the legendary Johnny Ramone! This resulted in a number of great new designs and quickly evolved a step

the dark knight @ medicom toy exhibition 2008

Right about this weekend, seems Japan is THE place to be for toy-collectors, what with the International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 currently on @ Tokyo Big Sight [tagged] and now images of Medicom Toy Exhibition 2008 @ Parco Factory [tagged] are starting to filter-in down the cyberhighway - with this current crop showcasing a sweet selection of The DARK KNIGHT movie-themed figures! ... Inevitably,

elements prologue set by artoyz originals

Artoyz Originals' ELEMENTS PROLOGUE SET [blogged] is scheduled for a 26th June release date and they are shown here in vivd hues of Red (FIRE), Blue (WATER), Clear (AIR) and Brown (EARTH) = the four elements which make up the set's namesake.Standing 7-8cm (3-inches) with a production run of 500-sets - these ABS-figures are designed by EASY HEY with modeling by GREGOS, and is produced by Artoyz

of vampire and super secret plush mr toasts by dan goodsell

Oh man, now THESE are serious COOL - peeped on Dan Goodsell's flickr = a duo of new Mr. Toast Plush but with a twist fit for Halloween, or in the case of The VAMPIRE TOAST (image-left) a Limited Edition of 1000-pcs set for San Diego Comic Con @ US$10-per (loving the cape!) - while the "Super Secret Toast" (image-right) is in an edition of only 100-pcs -slated for Gallery 1988 SF = prepare to be

wack&blite for nicebunny show @ mobius (june 21)

Buy a raffle ticket and win a scarlet-hued exclusive one-of-a-kind WACK&BLITE Resin Prototype (& other prizes) at the NICEBUNNY SHOW @ Mobius this Saturday 21st June, 2008 [blogged] - with all proceeds of the raffle going to the kids at Children's Hospital - also expect new illustrations and toys by Brian Castleforte (the creator of NiceBunny) ... meanwhile, CLICK THRU to get up close and

hot toys 1/6 dark knight seen @ tokyo toy show 2008

*Holy Batwheels Batman! They weren't kidding about the 1/6th Batpod and Tumbler!*Hot Toys' 1/6th-scaled The DARK KNIGHT-movie version BATPOD (check out the front-headlights!) and TUMBLER [blogged] seen on display @ Tokyo Toy Show 2008 (June 19-22) at the West Exhibition Hall 1-4 of Tokyo Big Sight ... and before my wannabe-calm and quasi-cool demeanour crumbles like brittle dried-up fanboy-putty

hot toys 1/6 iron man seen @ tokyo toy show 2008

1/6th-scaled IRON MAN [tagged] seen on display at the Hot Toys' display arena @ Tokyo Toy Show 2008 (June 19-22) at the West Exhibition Hall 1-4 of Tokyo Big Sight.No other obvious product-details as yet, besides the additional interchangeable gripped-gauntlet hands/fists and a "Tony Stark" (Robert Downey Jr) headsculpt! ... Altho I'm still on the fence with having the chest-piece being lite-up

three-a's 1/1 bramble for sdcc2008: stage two

The Bambablog yielded a surprise this fine Friday - with PART 2 of the threeA BRAMBLE 1/1 figure (above-right) now further painted and weathered than earlier featured a few days ago and looking absolutely heavy-duty kickrump! LOL... with slightly over a month to go before it's debut at the San Diego Comic Con, I wonder if there'll be weapons that'll go with the figure, much less any possible

1/6-scaled atomic pistols by ixtee production

Retro Rayguns that light-up? Atomic Pistols from your childhood Sci-Fi fantasies? Cartoon Water Pistols that are adorable? "Seen one, seen them all" - you might say ... but what if they were in 1/6th-scale?Produced by HongKong-based IxTEE Production - these 1/6-scaled ATOMIC PISTOLS are both adorable and nigh-intriguing, especially in a realm of primarily military and/or movie-property products,

eclispe by phu!

Phu! x Bootleg 9" Kaws Chum = ECLIPSEWith the amount of output and quality of customs seen thus far, PHU! is by far the most prolific local toy customizer in Singapore, bar none - and I long for the day to be able to attend his solo exhibition/show - which in turn is sorta ironic, becoz most of the customs I've been featuring on my humble blog are private commissions - but then again, there may

atomic disintegrator wooden box by go hero

While awaiting the reveal of the complete prototype for the 1/6 BUCK ROGERS action figure [WHAT] @ Wizard World Chicago (circa June 26-29) - Go Hero drops sneak-pics of the wooden box for the Atomic Disintegrator (1/1-scaled reproduction of the original Daisy-made circa 1930s / PEEP) - individually etched / numbered from a 1000-pcs limited edition, from the lushed-looks of it = *coolness*Stay

nanibirds batch two papertoy birdies

Get your free downloadable NANIBIRD papertoy-birdie @ nanibird.com featuring over 25 new designs by a variety of designers and artists from all across the globe for Batch Two (Batch One is still available too :p) - currently on-show here are designs by mckibillo (aka Josh McKible - Nanibird-creator), Simon Russell and ARTDENKA :)Have a chirpin' good time, y'all! LOL

choco demon & prototype black godamnit! by kill!

Fresh from his vinyl-release [blogged] the blasphemous kaiju vinyl figure GODAMNIT! now comes at you in two limited editions available @ www.killgraffiti.com courtesy of creator KiLL!CHOCO DEMON Edition is brown vinyl with blue and yellow sprays and gold details, and is limited to only 10 pieces - hand painted in the USA by KiLL! @ US$15-per (comes bagged w/ header) ... and as an added bonus -

madl: phase:3

Now, I only have in my humble collection one single MADL (t'was a contest-prize signed Chris Lee-designed figure from when times were happier) and I've always wanted more MADLs (greedy buggah that I am) - there something about the form, the laid-back vibe and stance of it all - and of coz the various kickin' skin-designs ... and if I were able to, I would snag all of the current PHASE:3 MADLs [

amanda visell's tic toc apocalypse @ m modern gallery (june 21)

Amanda Visell drops word of her upcoming solo exhibition TIC TOC APOCALYPSE @ M Modern Gallery on Saturday, June 21st (Opening reception is Saturday night from 7-10 pm) - featuring magical creatures on canvas and wood sculptures (who crosses over, in some instances = *cool*) as seen from this sneak-peek-preview [all pics via] - Boosted Mobile is sponsoring, and expect giant miniature poopicorns

wee-kano & sketchbot customed plushforms

These two Plushform-customs by KaNO ("wee-kaNO" - above-left) and Steve Talkowski ("Sketchbot" - above-right) proved too adorable not to post LOL - as completed for the Custom Plushform Exhibit and Launch Party that will be held Friday, June 27th, at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago [blogged] ... I've wondered how a plush-figure could be painted-over and customizable tho = *cool*[*Note: images are

artist invasion! @ the butter factory for singapore toy & comic convention 2008

With less than 10-days til the launch of the first ever Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 in Singapore, the news and events updates come flooding in - the latest being ARTIST INVASION! - which features LIVE Mural Drawing (27th June) and Meet and Greet (28th June) sessions with the visiting artists of STCC08 - hosted by Official Club Partner and Singapore’s premier hip-hop club, The Butter

pre-registration promotions for singapore toy & comic convention 2008

PI Events has rolled out a couple of new Pre-Registration Promotions for the upcoming Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008. As an incentive for pre-registration, there is currently two lucky draws with the following prizes:(1) HAPPY TREE FRIENDS LUCKY DRAW:Pre-registered visitors will be in the running to win a special Happy Tree Friends bundle - worth US$200 - which includes stickers,

noferin's pandacake by brian mccarty for hi-fructose

I have been literally gagging to post about Noferin's Pandacake [who] being snapped by the ever-excellent Brian McCarty for the upcoming Volume 8 of HI-FRUCTOSE magazine - ever since I blogged about their behind-the-scenes [album] and just spied it on their blog ... and if this breathtaking image ever came out as a gigantic fold-out poster (becoz I'm a cheap-sh*t), it would be absolutely-awesome,

noferin for everyone in together @ gallery1988 (june 20)

[*Note: images are hotlinked to originals]Candy and Nicho aka Noferin drops word of their participation in a new group show @ Gallery 1988 in San Francisco - dubbed: "Everyone in Together" (June 20th - July 21st) - where Pecan, Pandacake and Fanelli are taking the long trip over to San Francisco - featured in two artpieces (above-left) "In which friends recite their morning calls" - 9.5 x 8

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the hi fructose group art exhibition

Hi-Fructose is curating a Group Exhibition at LA's Copro Nason Gallery featuring an onslaught of fantastic artists shown in the pages of the magazine - with an Artist Reception & Opening Party on Saturday, July 12, 2008 from 8-11:30pm at CoproNason Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. Participating Artists include: Amy Sol * Anthony Ausgang * Attaboy * Brian McCarty*Brian Viveros * Chris Peters *

villains & more villains group art show @ pinkghost (june 21)

VILLAINS & MORE VILLAINS is a groupart show organized & hosted by pinkghost."Bad guys (& gals) are so fun to draw! Participating artist have picked their favorite evil doers and will have them appear at pinkghost for a super villain soirée with the Opening Night on June 21st (7pm) - Participating artists include: Alberto Cerriteno, Basilio Mendez, DGPH, Eric Trimble, Helena Garcia, Japanda, Lou

1/6 dc deluxe supergirl

"Kara Zor-El, the most iconic version of Supergirl, dons her classic blue costume as she joins the popular line of 1:6 scale deluxe collector figures! In addition to her intricate and authentically detailed outfit, Kara comes with several accessories, as well as her feline companion, Streaky the Supercat! The figure comes with a display base and is packaged in a deluxe four-color window box with

1/6 jay chou world tour edition (version b) by enterbay @ ttf2008

Peep a couple teaser-images for ENTERBAY's upcoming 1/6 JAY CHOU WORLD TOUR Edition action figure (Version B?) - this time ditching his furs and picking up spurs - or at least the cowboy blue denim look (last seen) - with no product info as yet ... altho all may be revealed soon at the coming Taipei Toy Festival 2008 - where a quartet of Enterbay itmes have been listed - inclusive of the JAY CHOU

updated passport program freebies for singapore toy & comic convention 2008

Freebies for the Singapore Toys & Comic Convention 2008 PASSPORT PROGRAM [what is] have been listed on the STCC-website featuring a variety of TOYS and goodies for your varied collections - including Kidrobot Super Mini Keychains (Series 3), 2.5” Mini To-fu Blanks from Play Imaginative, Buff Monster Mini Figure Ice Cream Flavorways Series II from MINDstyle, The Vivisect Playset: Ledkins from

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exhibitor list for singapore toy & comic convention 2008 (as at june 18)

The Singapore Toy & Comic Convention website has (as of 18th June 2008) listed their Key Exhibitors [CLICK THRU to view] - and we will look specifically at TOYS, which includes the major brands like Hasbro, LEGO, Medicom Toy, Bandai and CWC Blythe. Listed amongst the designer-vinyl group are Walk-Of-Fame-rs Simone Legno from Tokidoki, Pete Fowler's Playbeast and DEVILROBOTS. And a few "surprise"

red & white bearbricks availability update for singapore toy & comic convention 2008

BE@RBRICK-Fans who are looking out to get your hands on the exclusive Singapore Toy & Comic Convention MEDICOM TOY BE@RBRICK [tagged] - take note of the updated information underline below:The two-tone, Red and White MEDICOM TOY BE@BRICK is available in two versions, and will be given out upon admission to the first 1000 visitors who enter the Convention at 11:00am on 28 and 29 June 2008.11:00am,

TOFUlympic vcd by devilrobots for ttf 2008

Peep the Monster Taipei x Devilrobots Taipei Toy Festival 2008 exclusive TOFUlympic Vinyl Collectible Doll (VCD) figure by Medicom Toy - standing 18 cm tall (approx 7-inches = looks bigger in the pic tho :p) and limited to 1000-pcs @ NT$1,300-per (US$43 / SGD$59) available July 10th @ Booth A48.Folks attending TTF'08 have got it good! Wonder if there'll be anything "special" or exclusive for STCC

toybreak episode 40: horsey men

TOYBREAK Episode#40: Horsey Men! - takes a look at Dark Horse's Domo, Chaotic Unicorn's Dookie-Poo, a contest to win a 3DRetro.com exclusive yellow version of Sket One's new vinyl Buck Eye Rott [details], a Devilrobots-design contest [details], a PSA from Matt, and to top it off, an Interview by TB-correspondent Mike Maraldo - with Kitai and Koto from Devilrobots "live" in Japan! (*coolness*)

veidt enterprises commercials for watchmen movie

So the WATCHMEN Movie "Veidt Enterprises" video-contest [WHAT] has ended and 38-entries are currently up for viewing here [via www.youtube.com/watchmenmovie] & voting by June 20th - and of coz I chose the unaired-80's-toy-commercial to embed here:(Bubastis is purdy cute lah LOL)

watchmen movie toys update: series 2 action figures and busts

*CLICK ON PIC FOR PRODUCT DETAILS*WATCHMEN MOVIE: ACTION FIGURE: ASSORTMENT 2Presenting the second action figure assortment, straight from the movie, featuring depictions of "classic" NITE OWL (6.75") and SILK SPECTRE (6.5") from the first generation of heroes, the Minutemen (who established the heroic tradition that the rest of the WATCHMEN characters have followed) as well as the modern

toysrevil's muxtapemondays: double dose of eighties

A nostalgia-tinged double-dose of muxtape this week with the focus (yet again) on the 80's (a sap is i) with TOYSREVIL.MUXTAPE.COM representing the U.S-side of the 80's (you KNOW you want your REO Speedwagon! but alas it mised the list narrowly LOL) - while a new dedicated-80's FLASHBACK80S@MUXTAPE.COM (for my flashback80's-blog) lists what was known as the "British New Wave" ... CLICK THRU for

the dark knight dc deluxe 13-inch batman and joker

Purely for visual-reference purposes, peep the duo Dark Knight DC Deluxe Collectors' Edition BATMAN and The JOKER 13-incher figures [blogged] and more recently shown on display @ NYCC'08 ... and personally, I'm still sticking with my "Turtle-Head-Syndrome"-theory, for both figures - of coz bearing in mind I've not had the opportunity to see them up-close-in-hand.Altho with a SRP of US$99.99 -

dark knight movie update: two-face in bar video and viral websites update

/// With nearly a month+ to the premiere of The Dark Knight on July 21st, seems some Two-Face-crumbs oare starting to get chucked out of lockdown - "starting" with the latest online viral website on www.gothamcitypizzeria.com/ - whereby clicking on the "HA" in Gotham would lead you to www.whysoserious.com/myhero for an embedded video sequence set in a bar - and guess who shows up?For a dude

tokidoki for mikasa soccer ball

"Being fans of the beautiful game and in celebration of the European Soccer Championships, tokidoki in collaboration with Mikasa has created a limited edition soccer ball - Built to FIFA specifications" [via]Hand Stitched / Durable Cordley Cover / Butyl Bladder for Maximum Air Retention / Official Regulation size 5- look for it on Tokidoki's online store the fourth week of June (price and

toytokyo exclusive tokidoki geisha for sdcc 2008

Peeped ToyTokyo's SDCC Exclusive Tokyoplastic GEISHA Mini over on KR - featuring Tokidoki's skin-design looking pretty sweet (the pink-mask effect got me) with a US$40 price-tag and an unconfirmed quantity of under 500-pcs = *noice*

about that 1/1-scaled brambleton by three-a @ sdcc 2008

Besides the 1:6 Mode BRAMBLTON teaser I posted earlier this month, seems another "surprise" is in store - specifically for folks going on a SDCC pilgrimage this July - with a 1:1 SCALED BRAMBLETON? *gasp*Now this image of a human sitting atop a Brambleton in the image-above-left makes sense, dunnit? (especially with the threeA logo, innit? *cool*). CLICK to print out the image and have it signed+

the vader project in brussels

Clicking frantically like a headless chicken - totally out of the loop of the touring Vader Project - with a tip-off by reader ADN (thanks for the headsup!) - of a tour-stop in Brussels, with pictures found on GoT On Air (all pics via):... then I back-tracked to my interview I had with Dan&Dan (the organizers for the UK-leg) in 2007 - where they did mention the following: "We are exhibiting the

the vader project by erick scarecrow

The Vader Project will be taking part in the upcoming Celebration Japan between July 19-21 [blogged / US / UK], and a few artists have been invited to add to the existing customed 1:1 scaled Vader helmets - and TRE will try to track the artists down for a wee Q&A (feel free to contact me too!). This is a sneak-preview of Erick Scarecrow's (of ESC-Toy Ltd) submission:TOYSREVIL: What was the

star wars kubricks for medicom toy exhibition 2008 @ parco factory shibuya (june 21-30)

A very intriguing selection of carded Star Wars KUBRICKS presumably bound for the Medicom Toy Exhibition '08 @ Parco Factory Shibuya (June 21-30 / blogged) - seen on Toybeast - with Openers listing it for 9450 YEN (US$87 / SGD$120) for 1000 set limit.Characters seen include: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, Greedo, Tusken Raider, Sandtrooper and Cantina Band Member (with yummy instruments!) all from SW4

medicom toy exhibition 2008 @ parco factory shibuya (june 21-30)

Starting June 21st - ending June 30th, Medicom Toy will be having their annual MEDICOM TOY EXHIBITION @ Parco Factory Shibuya [www] featuring their line of toy-goodness, from 1/6th scaled Real Action Heroes, to their Vinyl Collectible Dolls and of coz, their Kubricks and BE@RBRICKS. And while fans may be speculating on what other toys may make their preview-debut in this show - like 2007's KAWS

join the troops

UPDATED 17.06: Item listed now on ebay with a SGD$2k start-bid - SGD$10K buy-it-now. The 3-piece canvas can be sold separately (though not encouraged) with each piece will be sold at SGD$5K buyout price.JOIN THE TROOPS: On the 14th of June, the Scythe x NSBQ Launch party & Sole Obssession Exhibitionz was held at Ministry Of Sound where a scheduled Graffiti Showcase featuring MC Yan (HK) / ANTZ /

suckadelic art @ christie's pop culture auction (june 25)

OhNoes! Has our fav self-bootlegger creator/artist Sucklord gone artsy-fartsy? CHRISTIE'S Auction house has included four classic SUCKADELIC fine art pieces in their June POP CULTURE Auction - and for self-professed "bootleg crap art from Chinatown" - I reckon this be kinda brill, is what I think!The four pieces included in the auction are [clockwise top-left]: CRUCIFETT / GRAFF-AT (my personal

sneak peek at bolan the dinosaur by dinosauria for resin rising experiment

In addition to my recent post of proto-sculpt of Italy-based artist El Gato Chimney's figure for The Resin Rising Experiment with EGO Studios - tis time for UK-based artist Dinosauria to step up to the batting plate with this sneak peek at a first cast prototype of his upcoming resin figure dubbed BOLAN The Dinosaur![Note: images are hotlinked to original]Bolan will be around 3.5-4 inches tall,

bubbleheart ozzels from porlzilla

UK-based DIY-mavens Paul Burke and Jon Paul Kaiser aka Porlzilla has dropped word of their just-released new OZZEL - featuring 2 color variants of a boy and girl BUBBLEHEART - extremely limited to only 10 of this version, split 5 each between the two colours - available here for £12.99-per.The Ozzels are handcast in resin plaster and hand painted, accompanied with 2 handmade Bubbleheart pin

kozik ww2 sharky by toyqube (for june & sdcc 2008 release)

*Do you hear the buzzing sound? What is that sound? Is it a bird? No! It sounds more like a plane! To be exact, warplanes! These warplanes don’t look friendly. You better take cover because ze Germans are coming! Ze Germans are coming!!!*Making its way through the air and ready to approach its target, the Messerschmitt Bf-109-G Wolkenhai “GUSTAV” fighter in Green, is coming your way at the

yeti girl by nevermore x patch together

A third member has joined the YETI GUY "family" from designer Adam Walker aka Nevermore x Patch Together - say hello to the all-Pink "Spare Rib"-Edition YETI GIRL! Also, the Abominable Edition (White) colorway sees a slight color-alteration with a blue-face instead of the prior posted beige (frostbitten? *cool*) ... and they are currently open for pre-orders on Patch Together in either a single

blackwhiteorange for csbooth15: gardener still by michael lau

First there was the Sportsman, then came the Spaceman, and now, direct from Crazy Smiles comes the Stanley Kubrick Clockwork Orange-inspired BLACK WHITE ORANGE - or what I'd affectionally name "Clockwork Smiles" (but that's just me - hell, I'm lurvin' the flick meself innit?) and pop-culture has suddenly gotten a tad more exciting, IMHO :)CSBOOTH 15 - GARDENER STILLDate: 5, 6 JULY 2008Address: 11

toysrevil weekly wrap-up: june 09-15

*click on individual icons below to view blog-post :)*MONDAY 09.06.08TUESDAY 10.06.08WEDNESDAY 11.06.08THURSDAY 12.06.08FRIDAY 13.06.08SATURDAY 14.06.08SUNDAY 15.06.08*thank you for reading TOYSREVIL's I LIKE TOYS*

death race trailer

oh dear ... would I have wrong about Death Race? [tagged]Peep the trailer on Yahoo!Movies - looking to be pretty mono-chromatic (or maybe t'was the torrid trailer resolution) ... and when I saw Joan Allen (as the Prison Warden) - all I could imagine was "Pam Landy" waiting by the sidelines while "Bourne" was frantically weaving in-n-out thru the race-track while on his cell to her - telling her

do i look like a good girl? on your knees then (the spirit posters)

... don't have much of an opinion on The SPIRIT movie [tagged] currently - (even as director Frank Miller explains his choice of black+red for the costume on the movie-blog) - but these posters via Yahoo may yet prove to "lift" my weekend-spirits, perhaps? yep. and no, I will not post that Sam Jackson-pic in that torrid macdaddy-snowpimpin-runny-mascara-Octopus getup ... but the teaser poster is

a fraternity of assassins

Here are some links to WANTED trailers & teasers currently splattered throughout the www - and CLICK THRU to read my personal commentary (heh):- Freeman letz go a nasty on Apple Trailer(Red Band / Restricted trailer)- McAvoy attempts a drive-by on SHH- Jolie+McAvoy in supermarket+car on Film1.nl- train sequence on Entertainment Weekly (Flash player)- totally selling the "curving-bullet" (again)

babylon a.d.

[CLICK THRU for more Babylon A.D.]Trailer also viewable on IGN."Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science fiction film based on the novel Babylon Babies by Maurice Georges Dantec. The film is being directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and stars Vin Diesel. Babylon A.D will be released on August 29, 2008 in the United StatesIn the near future, Toorop (Vin Diesel) is a mercenary who takes the job of escorting a

of a hot toys 1/6 iron man teaser and new hasbro iron men

UPDATED 17.06.08: I'm teh pwnd. the IM insert-image is a fan-made one. [re: comments]Remember the "Hot Toys' 1/6th scaled IRON MAN articulated action-figure" news-nugget I blogged about in April? Well, tis coming up to near 2 months and all we have is .. a tiny banner ad. And yes, tho tiny it may be, it still sends palpitating heartbeats in me wee cholesterol-choked-heart (and no, it doesn't

1/6 nom de plume preorder begins june 26

STATUS REPORT OF THE FACELESS COMMANDER OF THE DIRTY DEEDS PLATOON: 001. Pre-order for NOM de PLUME 12" figure begins Thursday 26th June, 2008(Exact time undetermined)002. A free 3A t-shirt will be given with every Nom ordered (Sizes: L or XL only)003. Quantity undetermined (but ad-image indicates "LTD50")ASHLEY MENTIONS [via Bambablog]: "There are not many Nom's being made and once this first

kidrobot exclusives & signing schedules for sdcc 2008

The teasers are out for Kidrobot's SDCC Exclusives (well, this batch anyways :p) with the action happening @ Booth #4529 - including schedules laid out nice and neat for clamoring fans:JULY 2411am - 2pm: Secret Toy-signing with Frank Kozik JULY 2511am - 2pm: Secret Toy-signing with Joe LedbetterTiming TBC: Touma pre-release signing for 20-inch Dunny [blogged]JULY 261pm - 4pm: Paul Pope exclusive

tokidoki 8-inch dunny sdcc release by kidrobot

"tokidoki, of LeSportsac fame, cooks up this pizza-adoring Dunny with a Moofia face and ADIOS’s Italians alter ego on the back. tokidoki’s premier 8-inch for Kidrobot retails for US$50." [via]*Note: Simone Legno will be signing this 8-inch from 11-2pm at SDCC on July 27.Personally, compared to his recent releases, this is arguably the least inspired, IMHO. Don't want to nor need to point fingers,

masked karimbah sdcc exclusive toy by paul pope x kidrobot

"Taken from the pages of Paul Pope’s THB comic, Masked Karimbah is the legend’s first Kidrobot toy and an SDCC exclusive. Cast in Pope’s signature manga-meets-fine-art style, this two-figure action piece includes an original 16-page comic and a secret vinyl throw-in. Only 300 available @ US$150 a piece." [via] - scheduled for a July 26th-release - Paul Pope will also be present at SDCC for an

ride 'em bob with big bob slug by frank kozik x kidrobot

"Kozik’s Labbit trades a smork for a chariot ride on Mongers’ 5-inch Big Bob Slug. Catch these chain-bound two in action for US$29.95" [via] - the vinyl chariot-race begins July 17th.Heck, put on wheels, a lil hidden motor running on batteries into these babies and we'll have a chariot-race fer real! Can you imagine an entire stadium-ish race-slash-custom-show? Hell this could be the Death Race

20-inch dunny and evil skaters by touma for kidrobot

Nigh-prolific Japanese designer TOUMA does double-duty for the month of July with 2 sets of products coming out of Kidrobot = a 20-inch DUNNY and a series of 3-inchers mini figures in EVIL SKATERS./// EVIL SKATERS: "Knuckle Bear inventor Touma throws down 12 monstrous misfits for Evil Skaters, his first Kidrobot line-up. These 3-inchers ditched their boards for horned heads, big-fists, a

peecol edition 3 by eboy x kidrobot

"German pixel-art group, eBoy, is back with 6 new PEECOL personalities created exclusively for Kidrobot. Interchange and articulate chaps-sporting CowCo; Rilla, the diaper wearing ape; sensitive and artsy Student; hottie Nurz; extraterrestrial HazMa; and fresh-off-the-boat, McDutch." [via] - With a SRP of US$9.95-per for a July 3rd-release.These 6 figures rounds out the "current" entire run of

dark knight movie update: alternate comcast trailer, dent elected and gotham cable news

[New trailer shown from Comcast OnDemand / via]/// So Harvey Dent won the Gotham Elections for the position of DA (c'mon - was there ever a lingering doubt? HAH) with the campaign website @ ibelieveinharveydent.com/ updated, as well as a victory email sent [READ] with this particular mention from "Allan Cypes":"This is the last campaign email we’re sending out. Now, we turn our energies to the

tiny heartheads by superhappyyou for folkstone triennial

Peep this candy-colored selection of limited edition TINY HEARTHEADS [tagged] designed by superhappyYOU© (aka Sam Millen of Tessetoys x Leigh Mulley) with 24 pcs made (thus far) - inclusive of DIY header-cards - to be released in conjunction with the opening of the Folkestone Triennial on June 14th. No mention of whether any online purchases are available tho - so stay tuned ... meanwhile, check

meet the c-force group of little 9 and friends trading cards

Jon Schiller drops word of his upcoming series of Trading Cards coming out this summer in August - which features Little 9 and Friends, as well as the first appearance of C-FORCE; the Villains for our intrepid friends - who will be in the comic magazine later on in the series.Shown here is the sample artwork of the set and CLICK THRU for more product details and the teasers of the 4 villains -

punisher war zone teaser trailer

Frank Castle - aka the comicbook vigilante Punisher [tagged] - has seen three celluloid incarnations thus far, 1989's Dolph Lundgren, 2004's Thomas Jane, and now Ray Stevenson in the upcoming 5th December 2008-release PUNISHER: WAR ZONE - directed by Lexi Alexander.The origins are the same. Ditto the motivations. Only obvious differences are the actors and types of guns. I'd rather they adapt "

sideshow exclusive edition 1/6 snake-eyes on pre-order

With the load-out the Sideshow Exclusive Edition 1/6th-scaled SNAKE-EYES is bearing, tis a wonder how he gets to kill any Cobra minions? But fear not, for this Ninja-Commando will no doubt get the job done, and without a peep coming out of him too! Sideshow has currently listed him for pre-order with a SRP of US$119.99 for a 1st-quarter 2009 ship. (Quantity undetermined) The SS-Exclusive Edition

mr toast's plush friends

Dan Goodsell's 7-inch tall MR TOAST Plush is joined by his fellow brekkie-cohorts namely JOE The EGG, SHAKY BACON and CLEM LEMON! Each has a SRP of US$6-per (Mr Toast is $7) - distributed by DKE Toys. (Sunny side-up, crispy and freshly squeezed, thanks! LOL)Joe the Egg is Mr. Toast's best friend. He lives in a treehouse in Mr. Toast's back yard. They are always going on adventures together. (6-

tre-blog-central revealed!

After the atrocious reveal of TRE Bothered-BED-lam - for your twisted-enjoyment and utter horror-fix-of-the-day - (and against my better judgement) here is yet another shocking revelatory peek into the low-tech cyber-sweat-shop that which is TRE-BLOG-CENTRAL! = Shown here anchored by a singular narrow desk (tis not even actually a proper desk per-se, but rather a pre-loved IKEA console-table)

subject 1025: babysitter sdcc exclusive variant from sideshow collectibles

UPDATE: In a Limited Edition of 450-pcs @ US$49.99-perSo the blonde is now a raven-haired lurcher? SUBJECT 1025: The BABYSITTER ComicCon 2008 Exclusive Variant [www] 1/6th-scaled femme figure now sports a blue-ensemble [360* QT-view] compared to the earlier released pic of a blonde dressed in red - with these following pre-order info:COMIC-CON ATTENDEE:/// Thursday, June 12th, 2008, from 10am to

slofoot and slomunnyv4 by slobot

Mike Heisler aka Slobot has concocted a coupla customs for different shows - starting with below-left reveal of the famed "Bigfoot" to be a robot! Dubbed SLOFOOT - this customed-figure made from found objects was created for the MONSTER MAYHEM show in Atlanta, GA @ The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo (opens June 13) - meanwhile click here for more pics.shown above-right is a customed 7" Munny

bootlegged liberty

In the local film-making circuit, we have a half-joke-saying, that if you're film is being bootlegged, than that means your production has "arrived" - becoz, essentially bootleggers have a knack for spotting "successes" (aka better chances of making money - unless of coz you're bootlegging yourselves, than that's just wishful thinking LOL) ... but the laughter fades pretty quick - and I do not

now showing - exploring the lost art of the film poster

I'm not a big naysayer of "remakes" (THE new trend of this new millennium) - altho most times I'd personally wish the powers-that-be could REMIX them up, instead of churning out the same locked-and-stocked-barrel with just an arbitrary update / change of artors, scenery and/or special effects. Or what we Chinese say: :"Re-fried Cold Rice" - to serve other customers who do not know any better ...

qee charity auction for paris tout p'tit

"Paris Tout P'tits" is a non-profit association created in 1992 [www] whose mission is to provide material help to needy families with infants. (The help offered as a care package corresponds to the basic daily needs in terms of sustenance and hygiene for a baby). This year, they have collaborated with Colette and Chrisities to organize a Charity auction - featuring customized 16-inch QEES (

toy2r's ttf2008 preorders on club2r (june 16)

TOY2R will be taking preorders from www.club2r.com for some select Taipei Toy Festival 2008 exclusives starting 16th June 2008, 18:00 (H.K. Time) - and at this point, I haveta say that Toy2R has been pretty johnny-on-the-cyber-spot with their lists and organization of exclusives thus far (at least from my Point-Of-Blog-View / tagged) *kudos* ... meanwhile here is the Product List:- US$10 - 1.5"

toy-taster: 1/6 dutch & billy from predator by hot toys

There is currently no other information about Hot Toy's upcoming 1/6th DUTCH and BILLY action figures from the 1st Predator movie - other than these fan-scanned pics and prices-on-page: DUTCH has a SRP of HK$780 (US$99+ / SGD$138 = Pre-order HK$730) while BILLY goes for HK$730 (US$93 / SGD$129 = Pre-order HK$690) /// CLICK THRU FOR MOREI reckon this would be a sweet addition to already released

yoka sc charity edition vinyl bear by adfunture online now

In a collaborative effort curated by adFunture, eights labels from around the globe came together to issue this special edition of YOKA vinyl figure to help rise money for the victims of the recent tragedy in China. Collaborators included DITA Eyewear, Staple Design, Suitman, Revelator, Black Cross, GUE and Puma. [blogged]The 10-inch tall YOKA - SC Charity Edition figure is available for ordering

the problem with late-night/early-morning photo-taking: bertie's wrong pouch position

So what happens when ya snap pics in the middle of the night/early morning - without the benefit of prolonged proper sleep - leading to a total lack of concentration and common-senses? ANSWER: Ya gets a folder-load of pics that are inaccurate and partially unusable.Exhibit A (above-left) was taken yesterday morning at around 4AM-ish ... as compared to Exhibit-B (above-right) with mistake

pepsi nex star wars bearbricks for celebration japan

Fans of Star Wars and specifically SW-BE@RBRICKS, prepare to meet your "DOOM"! Not, tis not a threat, but the possible collecting-angst with the unleashing of 16 types of 70% BE@RBRICKS for the upcoming Celebration Japan event (July 19-21)Suntory Limited is set to release/giveaway these series of SW-themed Be@rbricks with every 500ml pet bottle of PEPSI NEX (*gasp*) - so far no quantity nor info

astro & aphrodai by phu!

"... soooo, would you like, wanna hang out with me sometime, maybe?"Leave it to the PHU!-man to make your collective jaws drop (if not to the floor, than to your knees) with this lovely duo-toned cyborg couple (well, technically they're not really a "couple" but I'd like to think that they are anyways :p) dubbed ASTRO & APHRODAI - customized from a Sam Flores Billy Bronze figure and Fatima

the long paw of the law with horrorwood

Jack Hankins aka Horrorwood is back with a brand new downloadable papertoy titled: Long Paw of the Law (say it fast with a mouthful of bananas) with a Chimp Cop - probably after that banana-peel-throwing trucker-perp from last time - heh.

dark knight updates: vote dent, herseys and comcast website tie-ins, possible new joker viral and 4th tv spot

the 4th DK TV-Spot [via]:/// The Dark Knight / Harvey Dent-Viral continues with an emailer a coupla days back (my bad) from "Allan Cypes" asking folks to go vote for Harvey Dent @ www.gothamelectionboard.com (by June 12th) - CLICK THRU to read full email-message./// www.hersheys.com/reeses/darkknight is a new merch tie-in website with a "Find the Bat-Signal and Win"-contest = read full press

toybreak episode 39: balls!

TOYBREAK Episode#39 is titled "Balls!" - and includes a chance to win Sket One's Buck Eye Rott figure (not the one being punched by George), reviews of Patricio Oliver's Zombie Pet Dunny (Ayleen looks pleased with it) and Erick Scarecrow's Soopa Coin-Up Bros (which I don't think is the reason why Matt is trying to hide his face from) - as well as a new "toy break segment" - heh.

microsexuals epsiode 4: carlos caliente

The 4th Episode of MICROSEXUALS [tagged] is titled "Carlos Caliente" - viewable here."...see what happens when, Lance, Julian, Stevan and Levar, experience the feeling they're being watched. Find out what, or who is lurking behind their walls..."

electric jujebe custom-zag by bob conge

[above-l: In darkened room with LED units activated / above-r: custom in daylight]Bob Conge's dropped pics of his ELECTRO JUJUBE ZAG-custom - built from a Gargamel standard size clear vinyl Zag - and features spray color fades and a clear red glass eye insert centered in the glow in the dark eye white. The clear body is filled with translucent colored vinyl gel chips and he has 2 different type