customed-sharkys listed and available on toyqube

Customed-Sharkys done for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary Show [tagged] are currently listed online for your procuring pleasure HERE - including my humble attempt (am just happy it finally made it to TQ after the unfortunate hold-up at U.S.-customs!) which can be purchased (*cough*) directly HERE ... and here's a little video to perhaps spur you on in your decision (*double-cough*) including a wee peek

a bad dream on birch street by horrorwood

"Horrorwood Jack" (not actual nick but sounds nifty, my apologies, Jack! :p) digs deep into our retro-horror-flick subconsciousness with a Freddie-themed papertoy creation - aptly dubbed: "A Bad Dream on Birch Street".Make with the clicky to download template for free on Jack's blog :)

making 1/6 star wars accessories by sideshow collectibles

If you folks don't know me by now, you'd know I'm an outright sucker connoisseur for 1/6th-scaled accessories and "props" (and that does not include "military gear") and my personal favs come out from the factories of Hot Toys and Sideshow Collectibles - who in this instance shares with folks their prop-making process here."Recreating anything in miniature form can be quite an undertaking,

toybreak 44 + 45

A Toybreak Double-Bill for your weekend viewing pleasure (also becoz I've been slack in my coverage :p)Episode 44: The Boz = takes a look at Michael Wong's Alpha Ultimate by Michael Kwong, Joe Ledbetter's Unicornasaurus, October Toys' Z.O.M.B.I.E. and more.Episode 45: Fast Food Crawl = sees the crew dive into the current fast food toy offerings, along with guest Ben Goretsky from 3DRetro.com.

oban star racer molly original by muttpop

Unfortunately I've not had the opportunity to track the development of Muttpop's OBAN STAR RACER MOLLY (besides this post) and now she is set to be distributed by DKE Toys and race into your fav toy-shops.This rotocast vinyl figure is made to scale with Muttpop's Lucha Libre figure line, and comes with a rotating head and rotating fist. Standing approximately 7.25" (18.4 cm) tall - Oban Star

preview for scribe's introvert extrovert @ cardboard spaceship (sept 6)

Cardboard Spaceship shares with us a preview of Scribe's (aka D.Ross) artwork and insane eye-poppin' custom toys for his upcoming show on September 5th - dubbed: INTROVERT EXTROVERT - Scribe will be present at the event, so remember to show him some lurve!Opening reception: Friday Sept. 5th@ Cardboard Spaceship / The Krate803 Pacific Ave.Santa Cruz Ca 95060phone 831.227.9270

about kenn munk's sentinel monolith for legoland

Every summer for the last three years Designer Kenn Munk placed invasive Lego sculptures in the Legoland park. This year's sculpture is a "2001" style SENTINEL Monolith to alert a higher being when Lego civilisation reaches a new step in evolution.Kenn adds: "The miniature city in Legoland form a perfect copy of our cities, with the exception of graffiti, it does not exist in the Lego universe,

syndrome's i learned it by watching you @ crewest gallery (sept 6)

I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU is an upcoming art show by Syndrome @ Crewest Gallery on September 6th (7pm - with music by: DJ DAZ / Umoja Soundsystem, Los Angeles) - which will also see the launch of their first limited edition toy at the opening reception! (WIP-pics shown). The toy is inspired by the accompanying exhibition and will be signed by the artists. "I Learned It By Watching You" is an

alien space cadet by john mccormack x devil head's productions

Obie the sock-lurvin' ALIEN SPACE CADET is finally slated for touchdown on both Earth and toy-stores! Created & designed by John McCormack [interviewed] and produced by Devil's Head Productions (maker of The Saddest Devil) - the Orange-colorway Cadet measures a whopping 11 inches tall (including sock) - comes individually clamshelled and boxed (4 wide x 9 ½ wide x 11 tall). Distributed by DKE

space-poo and dookie stripes for dookiepoo-paperjam contest (dateline: aug 30)

The DOOKIE-POO PAPERJAM CONTEST is screeching rapidly to the finishing deadline now tonight @ 11:59pm (approx 9 hours from time of this post actually) and we have here a couple of sweet papertoy-dios for everyone's download pleasure (CLICK on images to be directed to the contest-blog for PDF-download links) to play with your Dookie-Poo vinyl figure - featuring Kim Jacobsen's moon-hopping

ogorki plush from kaiju bento

a new wacky plush dubbed OGORKI from Kaijubento (creator of Wagamo) is distributed by DKE Toys - this pickle-hunting little whacked-out looking bunny measures 7.5" x 7" and retails for US$25-per.

adfunture's suitman vinyl figure

adFunture has just released their SUITMAN Vinyl Figure - featuring the vinylization of Artist Young Kim, aka SUITMAN's black-suited 2D classic character-creation [sneak-peeked earlier]. With articulated ball-joint shoulders, and turnable legs - the 28.5cm / 11.2 inches tall SUITMAN is now available online here for US$60-per. Do note that this Suitman vinyl figure is only made when Young Kim has

about joe ledbetter x nike de mexico posters

WHAT IS: Joe Ledbetter x Nike de Mexico 3 Poster Set - featuring: Muertos, Toro, y Chupacabra = 4-color process on paper (approx. size: 15.5" x 23.25") at US$50-per set of 3, all signed by JoeLed.Many a nights, I'd actually not dared to sleep, literally becoz loadsa things happen at night (circa Singapore time) as the rest of the Western world awakes and goes about their daily tasks, which

hello, brute's my little arpie (aug 30)

Hello, Brute's MY LITTLE ARPIE [blogged] will be made available for your purchasing pleasure online on August 30th @ 3pm west coast time (6pm eastern).Standing 3.5 inches tall, hand-cast in polyurethane resin and hand-painted, My Little Arpie is Jon Knox's first mini figure. Limited to an edition of 10-pcs @ US$35-per - the figure comes signed and numbered, bagged with header card. (Shipping

dynomight nyc: bumrush custom show @ the showroom nyc (sept 6)

DynoMightNYC gave thirty artists a blank version of BUMRUSH [PEEP] to create their own version of everyone's favorite limited edition monster [tagged] - slated for a group customs-show @ The Showroom NYC on September 6th (One Night Only).And for your Bumrush-customizing needs, DynomightNYC will be releasing the DIY-version of Bumrush on the day of the show itself, with limited supplies (less than

gaston caba's underwear collection by blablabra

Now, we've had urban-designer themed / inspired tees, and fashion accessories like bags and jewelry, but not very often undergarments, innit? Well, Argentina-based Gastòn Caba is here to fulfill that niche with Hong Kong-based underwear brand Blablabra releasing a collection of his MUSHROOM in tasteful (and cute) women's intimates and accessories.Currently available via a list of Hong Kong-based

this one's for the children of sichuan charity auction on liveauctioneers.com (ending aug 31)

And so the MINDstyle-organized THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN OF SICHUAN charity auction is currently underway, featuring an insane variety of toys (including original paint masters, artist proofs and production pieces) and artwork listed for your bidding pleasure/s, from an equally astounding list of creators. In total, 29-items are made available, with bids ending August 31st, 2008.Clicketh

this city deserves a better class of criminal - and hot toys is gonna give it to ya! movie masterpiece 1/6 joker (bank robber version)

Further to my earlier post (featuring "live" figure display pics) about the impending 1/6th-scale JOKER (BANK ROBBER) from Hot Toys' Movie Masterpiece line (the second Joker figure to be released / FIRST) - Blister.jp has it listed @ SRP of 22,000YEN (US$202 / SGD$286) - which happens to be quite a difference compared to the earlier blogged HK$920 (US$118 / SGD$167 / based on the Hong Kong

the phantom plush preview from jon schiller

Jon Schiller drops word+pics of the 2nd plushed character from his villain C-FORCE (Little Spot was the first previewed) = The PHANTOM!Standing 17-inches tall, The Phantom will make a special appearance @ the SF1988 Gallery in October (including Little Spot) and will be for sale limited only at SFG1988.

phu!'s rebel pilots for october launch

Readers of my blog may remember PHU!'s original and self-produced toy P77 a while's back? (circa 2007) Well, they came and went in a blink of an eye - and now here's a scooper headsup about his next toy; dubbed REBEL PILOTS - scheduled for an October launch![FYI: notice them 2-inch duders seen in a host of PHU!'s custom pieces, as pilots?]*stay tuned for further updates * details, yo!*

deep powder bramble mk2 teaser by ashley wood x 3a toys

Teased on the Bambablog is this ad-image with a snowflake-icon (below-left) and a "hidden" (darkened) text that reads: "release A: DEEP POWDER BRAMBLE MK2" = and if that doesn't mean an snow / artic colorway 1/6th-scaled Bramble, I don't know what does! LOL(and if this be true) Deep Powder MK2 would be the 3rd Bramble to come from creator Ashley Wood x 3A Toys - after the MERC and EURO DIV

martin x by james jarvis & amos toys for silas' 10th anniversary

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand SILAS, James Jarvis updates his MARTIN figure (released circa 1998 / first toy with Silas!) with Amos Toys' YOD body-form - for a Silas & Maria exclusive - dubbed MARTIN X!Standing 25cm tall (9.8 inches) - MARTIN X comes in Grey and Orange wth a SRP of 6,300YEN. Quantity is undetermined at this time - and as for the release date, Silas mentions: "

seven is back: 1/6 brothersworker figure from kennyswork

Previously teased (altho I did guessed wrongly :p), and now on pre-order status for a mid-September release (order via: info@kennyswork.com) - with a SRP of HK$1080 (US$138 / SGD$196) - Kenny Wong of Kennyswork rocks the impending (re)-release of SEVEN from the Brothersworker series - with this round featuring a brand new Hot Toys lean-n-mean "True Type 1/6-scaled articulated body (tattooed, '

about that w-sized runaway brain mickey mouse from medicom toy

...gimme my crack-cheese.. gimme gimme!W-Size MICKEY MOUSE (RUNAWAY BRAIN)-stats:- www- Length = 300mm / 12-inches- February 2009-release.- SRP of 18,900YEN (US$173 / SGD$245)- "W-Size" is an upsized release from it's regular figure/toy.

alien & warrior alien: vinyl collectible dolls by medicom toy

Medicom Toy lets loose a double-dose of Aliens in the form of Vinyl Collectible Doll - aka VCDs - with the ALIEN (above) and WARRIOR ALIEN (below). Both figures stand 22cm / 8.6-inches tall and are scheduled for a November-release @ 8,190YEN-per (US$75 / SGD$106)With prototype-production by Motor Ken and packaging design by H8GRAPHiX - the Alien [www] figure has a very cool clear skull-"membrane

1/6 young indiana jones by medicom toy (with river phoenix likeness)

First off, do lemme me gush-on, for this has to be one of the more exceptional headsculpts I've seen from Medicom Toy - of a real-life-character, in a while, IMHO. (And the molded hair looks cool too!) The late River Phoenix as Young Indiana Jones in the flashback sequences in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" [wiki] - hauntingly shines with it's likeness, altho the huge yellow-scarf is a tad

1/6 mark-2 iron man by hot toys

C'mon, you knew this was coming (and for some, it had been a fond toy-wish, I reckon) - first Hot Toys does the MARK-3 signature gold x red colored-armor [PEEP] and of coz, you MUST have the all-chrome / silver-colored MARK-2 IRON MAN armor, innit? No doubt complete with the same frills (ie: illuminated eye-slits, repulsor-palm/s and Arc-light chest) ... but this time, the Mark-2 face-plate

1/6 bank robber joker by hot toys

The Hot Toys x Dark Knight 1/6th-scaled articulated action figure onslaught [tagged] shows absolutely no sign of slowing down - what with a brand "new" 1/6-version of Heath Ledger's Joker dubbed: BANK ROBBER JOKER! (altho thank gawd they didn't go for the Joker-in-Nurse outfit, innit? heh) - featuring what I reckon would be cooler-looking headsculpts than the earlier version, IMHO - and of coz

umbrella academy pvc toys by dark horse

Further to my earlier feature of the upcoming UMBRELLA ACADEMY toy seen @ SDCC, illustrator Gabriel Bá has posted a sweet video on his myspace-blog [via MikeyWayOnline] of the PVC-figurines, showing their scale, and maaaaan, do I want a set of them pronto! LOLGabriel blogs: "Every kid likes toys. Some of these kids like characters so much they grow up to become storytellers who will create more

iron man marvel 3age figure (metallic color) by asunaro

Scheduled for a late-September release is an adorable-ish 3age IRON MAN (Metallic Color Version) soft-vinyl figure from Asunaro - standing 16 cm tall (approx 6.3 inches) featuring a classic red+yellow comicbook Iron Man-armor - released in tandem with the Robert Downey Jr-starring live-action feature film's premiere in Japan, in September 2008 (wow - are they in for a treat!)Blister.jp has it for

chaos monkey by bunka x artoyz originals for september launch

Seems French-artist Bunka's upcoming CHAOS MONKEY [tagged] toy-monkey is slated for a September 11th debut @ Artoyz Paris (currently no further details other than the date, I'm sorry :p)Produced by Artoyz Originals and standing between 14-15cm tall - the Chaos Monkey is developed from Bunka's various 2-D artwork and hyper-graphics (most recently in his collabo with Niark1 in their We Are Chaos!

brambles, zombies vs robots and popbots

Ashley Wood updates the Bambablog with a rapid-round of WWR-news - starting with Bramble:There will be 3 variations of 1:6 scaled BRAMBLE MK2 [tagged] - with each limited to 200-pcs per - so far we've seen the MERC (above-left) and EURO DIV (above-center) editions / colorways. The 3rd variant is yet to be revealed. There has been speculation of prices for these 14-incher tall behemoth

csbooth 15.5 on august 30th

A message from Crazysmiles: "Due to uncertain weather situation with the typhoon, CSbooth 15.5 will be postponed to August 30 (Saturday). We apologize for any inconvenience caused." (FYI: previous date was 23rd August)The black+white jersey colorway (dubbed: TWOTHREE / 23) is the second batch of Jordons from the initial red+black jersey - shown above-pic-right (via Tomm's blog) and they sure

maxx moody-custom by phu!

Phu! hits another one out of the park with MAXX = his 8" custom-Moody for Lift's upcoming exhibition Mooood Swings in Detroit. The Maxx space pod comes with a 2" Rebel Pilot. Peepeth his blog for more pics. (keep rawkin' it bro!)

elements prologue set by artoyz originals

Created by the young artist EASY HEY from Delkographik Collective Studio and rendered by GREGOS, ELEMENTS are characters based on the following hypothesis: according to some ancient Greeks philosophers, all matter in the world is comprised of 4 elements: water, air, earth and fire. ELEMENTS PROLOGUE SET [tagged] is the first of an on-going series of ELEMENTS toys. Each figure is approx. 3" tall -

the giver of disease: gangrene edition by andrew bell

Andrew Bell's GIVER OF WAR had just gone online @ https://www.deadzebra.com/shop/ [blogged] and now DKE Toys has just dropped notice of the availability of The GIVER OF DISEASE: GANGRENE Edition.Limited to 300-pcs with a SRP of US$60-per - the 5.5-incher tall Giver of Disease has posable arms, head and wings, and includes a Soup Dumpling of Doom accessory mini figure. Go bug your fav toy-retailer

noop show by coarsetoys @ rotofugi (sept 12) and introducing noop!

NOOP SHOW is an upcoming gallery show by creator Mark Landwehr of Coarsetoys @ Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago - on September 12th, featuring art and toys, as well as their newest shark-headed creation: noop!noop show by coarsetoysFriday, September 12, 2008 (6-9pm)Exhibit continues through October 5Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery1953 W. Chicago Ave.Chicago, IL 60622(cheers for the headsup,

go hero announces new license for 1/6 flash gordon

Go Hero announces their new license for Larry “Buster” Crabbe as FLASH GORDON!From the classic 1936 sci-fi movie serials comes Go Hero's 1/6th-scaled adaptation of Flash Gordon - featuring die-cast accessories like Zarkov's Mini Rocket, Sword w/ Sheath and Raygun Pistol, and a ATOM Body within a tailored-uniform. "Explore the strange world of Mongo! Protect the beautiful Dale Arden! Save the

1/6 buck rogers & atomic disintegrator pistol on pre-order

After months of development [traced on TRE] Go Hero is now "officially" taking pre-orders for their BUCK ROGERS 1:6 Deluxe Figure and 1:1 ATOMIC DISINTEGRATOR PISTOL starting today! (Click on links to read full product specs and pre-order)Limited to 1000-pcs made per product and priced at US$175 for each product - the Atomic Pistol has a tentative October-drop, while Buck will follow shortly. A "

bumrush custom show teaser: experiment 05 by mimic

In an experiment on a clone of Bumrush to create the perfect fighter, the process keeps becoming corrupted - resulting in the clone dying, on this occassion tho, experiment 05 - it partially worked.The unfortunate side to this is that it's extreme aggression and a lust to fight pushes the creature to escape. This image is the last known image of Experiment 05 nicknamed "Creatura Ex Homo Hominis".

japan c @ felissimo design house, ny (aug 26)

Big In Japan, Cool In New York - Japan C is a three-month exhibit of all things Japanese design and culture: food, fashion, design, home, and much more. The event will introduce the most interesting and authentic aspects of Japanese style through a selection of innovative design and everyday products. Over 70 diverse Japanese designers and firms will come together to present the products that

about jared deal's booger ... the tree orc plush

In addition to the previously featured TAURUS-plush (a gentle warrior if I ever peeped one) - Jared Deal has created yet another plush horned warrior Tree Orc named BOOGER - completed for the Tribute To Gygax group exhibition @ Titmouse, CA on August 23rd - and he looks to mean bizness, innit? *cool*/// CLICK THRU to see more Booger and more on Jared's blog :)

tribute to gygax @ titmouse, ca (aug 23)

SATURDAY AUGUST 23rd is the opening reception for the TRIBUTE TO GYGAX group exhibition. Over 30 artists have participated in this show honoring the late Gary Gygax (Inventor of the game Dungeons and Dragons).Celebrate the life of this visionary creator along with contributing artists: Anthony Andrade / Dan Bigelow / Antonio Canobbio / Denise Chavez / Matt Danner / Jared Deal / Gerald DeJesus /

curster's yeti plush by erin currie

Further to the notice of the YETI Release Party on August 21st @ ROBOTlove[blogged] - Curster is proud to "officially" announce the YETI Plush itself [www].Designed by Erin Currie and with production by ESC Toy - Yeti is a freestanding plush with articulated arms and is 9.5” (24cm) in height. They are made from ultra soft faux fur with four face options available (The HAPPY, The WHISTLER, The

update for "this one's for the children of sichuan" charity auction by mindstyle (new start time on aug 24th)

In consideration of the current Category 8 storm watch for Tropical Storm Nuri,  The "THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN OF SICHUAN" [last blogged] charity auction and live preview have been rescheduled out of concern for everyone's safety.  The preview will take place on Monday August 25th (7 PM) at MINDstyle's LIFEstyle creative space within the Delay No Mall in Hong Kong.  The online auction will

lost girls & doctor who signings @ orbital (september 2008)

Orbital Comics in the UK has a couple of signings which they'd liketa share with y'all - featuring Melinda Gebbie and Alan Moore with the LOST GIRLS SIGNING (13 Sept @ Orbital Comics), and Tony Lee and Gary Russell with the DOCTOR WHO SIGNING (27 Sept @ Orbital Manga). Lost Girls Signing - Melinda Gebbie and Alan MooreDate: 13th September 2008Time: 2pm - 4pmLocation: Orbital ComicsAddress: 148

dunny series 5 listing and ratios

DUNNY SERIES 5 details listed (courtesy of Justin - thanks duder!) including (faint) ratios, as well as showing a pretty sweet silhouette of the Huck Gee-chase Dunny, no? The graphic top-right sorta gives it away too, I reckon ... meanwhile as more sneakies filter thru the www - images will be posted HERE in the initial Dunny 5 blog-post. Am jonezing for the Kozik Mecha Dunny and perhaps even the

copperhead-18 x gookii by kennyswork x ox2play

Last debut at the recent Taipei Toy Festival [Event pic via], Kennyswork x OX2Play's COPPERHEAD-18 X GOOKII is now available for pre-orders - in 2 versions: DARK Version (@ HKD$ 580) and SPECIAL Version (@ HKD$ 780). Shown above is the 22cm tall Glow-In-The-Dark Special Version with "lighting by a call"-function - whereby the figure lights-up from within when given a buzz LOL (wish there was a "

the giver of war (dead zebra edition) online

After debuting at SDCC - creator Andrew Bell will make available the remaining The GIVER OF WAR - DEAD ZEBRA 100 Megaton F-Bomb edition figures [blogged] for sale online @ https://www.deadzebra.com/shop/ this Thursday 21st August (EST). Measuring approx 8 ¼” wide, 5 ¼” high and 6 ½” deep - and limited to 100 pieces - the figure Includes 100 megaton F-Bomb accessory, and will come signed on the

bumrush custom show teaser: cruderush by jin saotome

Here's a TRE-First-Look at Jin Saotome's custom-Bumrush done for the upcoming BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW [tagged] - happening September 6th @ The Showroom NYC (from 7pm-10pm / one-night-only)CRUDERUSH is Jin's take on a 'Big Oil' Demon from deep below, sucking the economy dry. He has light up flicker-candle eyes that look really creepy in the dark like there's a real flame burning inside.(cheers for

about urban warfair's mini skully series one and contest

Dennis of Urban Warfair drops notice of their newly released MINI SKULLY SERIES ONE - featuring 3 different designs: Mini Skully O.G. is limited to 100-pcs / Mini Skully CRAZY8 is limited to 88-pcs / Mini Skully FRUIT is limited to only 50-pcs. Both O.G. and Crazy8 is priced at US$20-per, while Fruit is US$25-per. Order HERE.There is also currently a contest whereby your winning design would be

play imaginative moving out sale (aug 23-24)

Seriously folks, if you do not want to be as "toy-heartbroken" as I am right now - please DO NOT CLICK THRU to see the list of insane discounted prices of Play Imaginative toys (up to 70% off) slated for their MOVING OUT SALE - happening this 23rd and 24th August (Saturday & Sunday) from 2pm to 6pm (Singapore time) @ Blk 203, Wing B, Henderson Industrial Park , #03-07, Henderson Road.... like,

cannibal funfair mini figures by tado x kidrobot

I think (for me) "delightful" can be used to describe British illustration duo TADO's upcoming CANNIBAL FUNFAIR Mini Figures from Kidrobot. Developed from 2006's 2-D print series [blogged] into a 3-inch tall x 17-figure (+ 2 chases) plastic-menagerie of differing shapes, rainbow-colors and even surface finishes (ie: flocked) - the series is scheduled for an August 28th-release - with each

tado's tulip by kidrobot

Personally for me, in this "bizness" of "designer toys" and all it's frills-laden subculture - it very often boils down to either aesthetic appeal (and one's personal appreciation of such), or attention to details (quantity versus quality of details) = both of which again, varies in degrees and standards of acceptance. "Playability" is too, a huge factor for me.In the instance of TADO's upcoming

the simpsons mini figures by kidrobot

Kidrobot's THE SIMPSONS Mini Figures [blogged] goes on sale August 21st and Fugitive Toys has a video up showing the figures (in scale / clever marketing btw) including the 3 CHASE Figures [www].Available blind-boxed with a SRP of US$7.95-per - The Simpsons mini figures stand 3-inches tall with 27 figures in total - the line-up includes: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Hippie Homer, Mr.

james jarvis & joe ledbetter for nike

I'm sure I may be the last one to notice this, but seems NIKE has been vivaciously tapping into / crossing over with the designer-toy subculture with oodles of commissioned projects internationally - what with 2007's massive 400% WINDRUNNER BEA@RBRICK customs promotions (in Singapore) and more recently with DGPH for Nike Argentina, Coolrain for Korea and even Michael Lau for BMX China Federation

bumrush custom show teaser: the maw by motorbot

...Talk about a custom with BITE! A little teaser courtesy of Motorbot - aptly dubbed: THE MAW - done for the BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW [tagged] - currently scheduled for a one-night only showing on September 6th at The Showroom NYC (from 7pm to 11pm).- CLICK to peep coverage of this vinyl back-alley-brawler by DynoMightNYC on TRE- and *stay tuned for full details and participating artists list*(

pictoplasma nyc @ skirball center for the performing arts (sept 5-6)

The annual Pictoplasma conference sees the event moving beyond their usual Berlin-venue out to New York this September 5-6th @ the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU [venue]."For one weekend the PICTOPLASMA NYC conference transforms the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts into a character design Mecca. The event brings together an international scene of artists, designers and

insert your kaws-lurvin' face here

Now, wouldn't YOU want to be that guy in the middle? Surrounded by your personal collection?*My apologies for obscuring the face of Photographer Terry Richardson - who'd snapped this image of KAWS studio for the new issue of ANPQuarterly (Vol2/#1).[Original image via KAWS-blog]

tokidoki x fujitsu fmv loox u mobile pc (japanese exclusive)

Tokidoki goes "hi-tech" with the advent of the Fujitsu-produced FMV LOOX U eco-friendly laptop computer! This limited edition tokidoki PC is exclusive for the japanese market and can be purchased on Fujitsu’s website @ 123,800YEN (US$1,125 / Web-price). Peep here for more details about the lappie - including a Tokidoki-tee and USB Memory stick (the details of which, online translations did not

noferin for paper pushers @ gallery 1988, sf (aug 15-sept 6)

For the PAPER PUSHERS show currently on exhibit at Gallery 1988 San Francisco, Noferin had contributed a trio of new artwork, done in all pen & ink and are on lovely thick cream coloured paper.Artwork featured-left is titled: "In which Jac Jac finds the fungi keeper" (8 x 12 inches, pen and ink on paper). Do CLICK FORTH to view the rest, or pop by the show which runs thru September 6th, 2008 :)"

the wild life by susie ghahremani @ gr2 (aug 16-sept 17)

Giant Robot is proud to present THE WILD LIFE @ GR2; an art show featuring the work of Susie Ghahremani. (Note: I may have missed the August 16th-opening with this post, but the exhibition runs thru September 17th) heh.The Wild Life, the artist's fifth solo show, will feature an extensive collection of over 100 never-before-seen miniature paintings surrounded by a hand-crafted aerial installation

my little arpie by hello, brute

Jon Knox aka Hello, Brute has been readily churning out a serious selection of home-made resin figures - what with variations of his BRUTE TOY, and JAKES - and more recently sold-out LARRY and even a "surprise" OOAK Arpie (foreground) = a precursor to the upcoming 3-incher tall My Little Arpie (Edition of 10 / triple-eyed) @ US$35 for an end-August release. I'd recommend you join his mailing list

call for content for vdc mimobot series by mimoco

In celebration of their very first completely fan-designed MIMOBOT series (aka winning designs from 2007's VIMOBOT Design Contest), Mimoco is opening up a "VDC Call for Content Contest" - whereby folks are asked to provide preloaded content of the USB flashdrives - open to any form of digital media -- music, video, animation, wallpapers, screensavers, games, really any creative use of 1's & 0's.-

dc direct 1/6 sgt rock deluxe figure

Somewhere somehow someone is developing a live-action Sgt Rock feature film (Firstshowing says Guy Ritchie is directing? *cool*) - while DC Direct veers beyond their usual comicbook superhero-characters into the realm of 1/6th Military with their 1/6th-scaled SGT ROCK Deluxe Collectible Figure [www]. Would the rest of Easy Company be far behind? Would Rock be totting his stoogie? (oops! I always

hot toys dark knight & joker now made available in u.s.a. via dc direct

Previously only available in Hong Kong and Japan, Hot Toy's 1/6th-scaled DARK KNIGHT and JOKER action figures [tagged] are now made available in the United States via "special arrangement" with DC Direct. Both the Christian Bale-BATMAN (in Dark Knight-suit) and Heath Ledger-JOKER are listed @ US$175-per with a December 10th 2008-drop. So would the 1/6 Tumbler and Batpod be too far behind? CLICK

mgw: star wars slippers

Even the Force might not be ableto keep your feets warm, innit?Star Wars Slippers 6 Pack featuring Darth Vader, Chewbacca and Yoda @ US$117 for a 4th quarter 2008-release. (No guarantee tis Hoth weather-proof tho). Order via August PREVIEWS or Urban-Collector [pics via]MGW: Merchandize-Gone-Wild

lava smash by joe ledbetter x toy2r

UPDATED 22.08.2008:01. YES - it was a Joeledbetter.com exclusive.02. NO - it wasn't a September-drop as I mentioned.03. YES - it was limited to 100-pcsPriced at US$175-per - it is currently Sold Out. Sorry I couldn't give you folks an earlier headsup (those that had any interest anyways) - the emailer found it's way into my inbox while I slumbered. So there :pAnd LAVA makes 7.Toy2R SMASHes it's

nakanari's spiki by amonlin in 3d

Taiwan artist AMONLIN gives 3-dimensional form to Nakanari aka Tony Shiau's SPIKI creation via 3D-renders and man, that'll be a toy I'd be interested to have, IMHO! Sporting katana and shurikens, and of coz a red scarf, do keep a look-out for Ninja Spiki in Nakanari's upcoming projects. The Snake-Eye and Storm-Shadow-vibe is pretty cool tho, IMHO.[Pics via / via]

about toys are us: a revolution in plastic (director's cut) dvd

Executive Producer Brian Stillman drops word of X-Ray Films' new DIRECTOR'S CUT of their toy-documentary "TOYS ARE US: A REVOLUTION IN PLASTIC" - which features extended scenes, more interviews, and updated pics of toys.The new DVD includes two new mini-documentaries / micro-featurettes: "Toy Making 101" = which is about the actual design-sculpt-marketing process of making toys (THIS I wanna see!

juke-bot on shopdjshadow.com

ABOVE IMAGE BY: Brian McCarty [www]TOY BY: Bigshot Toyworks [www]AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT: www.djshadow.com/toybot.html [direct] for US$92.99PRODUCT STATS: 7.5" tall x 3" wide (at base) / bendable arms & legs / 500-pc limitCOVERAGE ON TRE: taggedDJ Shadow explains: "We conceived it as a throwback to a pre-digital era ... There's something about a jukebox doing battle with pesky iPods that seems

wraith pheyden on collectiondx

A CollectionDX Exclusive debut at SDCC [blogged] - the scarlet with clear PHEYDEN (WRAITH Version) is now available online for US$8 (+ $5 shipping / quantity regardless).Designed by CDX-founder Joshau Bernard and in collaboration with Onell Design - the 3-incher tall Wraith Pheyden is limited to 150-pcs and comes bagged with a header card ... and no, it does not come with the limited print made

about onell design's shadow set featuring lamour supreme & triclops studios sculpts

Never did manage to cop event / product pics of both L'amour Supreme [PEEP] and Triclops Studios [PEEP] Glyos figures by Onell Design for SDCC except for these found on BlogClops (which apparently were snapped up fast, hence no one had a chance to take pics?) - but the sculpted heads has since taken on a new identity with a darker and more ominous feel to them - aptly dubbed the SHADOW SET = *

jared deal's taurus plush for tribute to gygax show (aug 23)

For the TRIBUTE TO GYGAX Show on August 23rd @ Titmouse, CA (below flyer-right), Jared Deal had contributed a plush minataur named TAURUS (below-left) - inclusive of a scratch-built shield (from a halloween costume a few years back :p) CLICK THRU for more pics of Taurus :)The show is being organized by animator/director Chris Prynoski and is a tribute to the late Gary Gygax, co-creator of

jocaste neudorf by limited toys design

Last featured in '07 - Thierry of Limited Toys Design drops word of the availability of the 1/6th-scaled femme bounty hunter named JOCASTE NEUDORF.Only 20-pcs will be made @ 150 EUROs (+shipping) - with the customer being able to choose the color of her bra. To order, email: mooa [at] limitedtoysdesign.com for details.

twitterin' plurks

The reason why tis been 37 days (as of this post) since an update on my Twitter:Now whenever I log onto Twitter-web, my Safari-browser crashes with nary a fartling. Has been the case at the very least for 20-semi-odd days. And being the whiner that I am I have become, I need to blog about it, becoz frankly, there is little else I can do - I can't log on nor read nor reply. Cleared my cache and

suitman by adfunture (sneak peek)

adFunture head-honcho Eddi blogs and teases with the existence of an upcoming 28.5cm / 11-inches tall SUITMAN vinyl figure (image-right) featuring the classic black-suited character by artist SUITMAN Young Kim - in tandem with a series of exhibitions by Young in Asia, and made available via adFunture's online store - EDIT: Drop date is set for August 27th (price undetermined).*Suitman is the

about jin saotome's machine head

Action-figure customizer Jin Saotome aka John Mallamas [interviewd] drops words+peeks of his new original custom dubbed MACHINE HEAD - done in 6" scale utilizing Marvel Legends-parts:The current WIP vibes a Bandai S.I.C. theme in basic black + red, with Jin making the character's main accessory piece that works into his namesake. Besides the readily recognizable Kronen-mask, X-Men knee-pads and

joe ledbetter's hammerhead death version

HAMMERHEAD DEATH Version by Joe Ledbetter x InTheYellow for KFGU = *awesome*September-release / 100-pc limit / 6,825YEN (US$62 / SGD$88 = want. need.InTheYellow also mentions that the paint effect may differ from each figure - me? I'm still picking up my jaw from the bleeding gills and from my weakness for all-things black is heightened with splashes of red ... heh.

gary ham's carrot shake jake on superham.bigcartel.com

Gary Ham's CARROT SHAKE JAKE is now made available @ www.superham.bigcartel.com. Jake will run US$32 (plus $7 S&H within the US. $20 S&H for all orders outside of the US).Carrot Shake Jake stands 6" to the top of his ear, and comes with two sets of interchangeable ears (straight up and bent) - housed with a box with a short story about Jake on back-o-box. Creator Gary Ham will also sign the box

2008 olympic pins for coca-cola by tim tsui & alice chan (part deux)

Actual product pics have been updated in my previous post featuring Tim Tsui and Alice Chan's Olympic Pins done for the Beijing Olympics 2008 - as commissioned by Coca-Cola. 2008-pcs of each design has been made, with 12 styles per designer in existence. Tim's rocking Da Apes in different guises, while Alice's series is based on the Chinese Zodiac.Available now at the Olympics Village in Beijing

toy design competition by aarting featuring blankie

Aarting, a New York based luxury brand "dedicated to showcasing the best from the world of art, fashion and entertainment" - is hosting it's first ever designer toy competition whereby participants are to provide designs featuring their 3-inch tall BLANKIE figure.  Deadline is September 30th and the winning design will be chosen by public vote. The winning design will have their designs

monster invasion @ ruben rat gallery, sydney (aug 29)

"Without alarming you, I must inform you that the streets of Sydney are in the midst of a quiet invasion by monsters. While this normally would be of some concern, it just so happens that these creatures are of the imaginary variety, and should not be feared ... Are you ready for the MONSTER INVASION?"VENUE: Ruban Rat Gallery76 Parramatta Road Stanmore NSW 2048DATES: August 29 - 19

dgph for nike sportswear argentina (aug 8)

For the Nike Sportswear Launch on the auspicious date of 08.08.08 in the Argentina's Chinatown (no doubt in tandem with the Beijing Olympics, IMHO) - DGPH shares with us their creations of 5 x 2-metre tall inflatables, dressed in Nike-gear! (ie: windrunners, dunks, airmax sneakers). DGPH were also involved in designing store-front windows - where they made different icons in laser cut wooden

vinyl frontier spotlight: bill mcmullen

Vol.10 of "The Vinyl Frontier" Spotlight (from the upcoming Vinyl Frontier documentary-film by Daniel Zana) features Bill McMullen, the creator of the AD-AT, Shuttlemax, and Dunnynaut - who talks about his influences, the ideas behind his art, and what makes him create.

play imaginative and dooperdoo online store relaunch

Play Imaginative launches their newly revamped online stores for both designer vinyls and urban apparel - with heavy-hitters like Devilrobot's 18-incher EVIROB, Touma's 18-incher SKUTTLE and 9-incher SQUEEZEL, and Ultraman's ULTRA KING BLACK made available on www.playimaginative.com/store ... while DOOPERDOO launches a new online store @ www.dooperdoo.com/store - where they are currently offering

this one's for the children of sichuan: about mindstyle's china earthquake charity auction (aug 21-31)

"The tragic earthquake that struck the Sichuan Province of China in May of this year unleashed unimaginable destruction and suffering. Perhaps hardest hit were the children left without homes and schools."An impressive group of artists and vinyl toy companies have come together for "THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN OF SICHUAN”, a charity auction to benefit children affected by the disaster coordinated

jamaican colorway 10-incher puma "beijing jian" yoka by puma x adfunture

adFunture has just released a 10" version of the Beijing Jian YOKA [blogged] today - in the JAMAICAN Colorway (FYI: it sports a slightly different graphic design comparing to the 6.5cm version) - in near-perfect tandem with Jamaican-sprinter; Usain Bolts claiming the gold and setting a new World Record for the 100M Run just in the Beijing Olympics!Priced @ US$60-per and limited to 100-pcs, you

joe ledbetter's magic fun pack

Tired of missing out on Joe Ledbetter's Gamerita and Hammerhead kajus? Fed up of not being able to afford his SMASH or even Unicornasaurus-vinyls? But still wanna get in on some Ledbetter-action? ... this may somehow "interest" you ...Joe Ledbetter is now offering a MAGIC FUN PACK - consisting of 1 each of a Kittypillar keychain, Chimera sticker, Mr.Bunny patch, Unicornasaurus magnet and Fire-Cat

beak's burnt addiction

beak proudly presents “Burnt Addiction” = an exclusive pair of skulls in a limited edition of 13 sets. These macabre matte black beauties are casts of authentic carnival spookhouse skulls from the late 1950’s - and you can have a taste of vintage macabre graveyard classic for US$30 @ monsterworship-store

brian castleforte @ gnosis gallery (aug 1-28)

Brian Castleforte shares with us pics of his show currently on @ Gnosis Gallery, Indianapolis - together with artist Derek Walker - which features his Tribalnot characters in print, papertoy-form and Wack&Byte figures. Exhibition lasts til 28th August 2008. Check out more show pics on Brian's flickr :)

2-d/3-d by fabric8 & neon monster (aug 16 - sept 6)

22nd Street Merchants fabric8 and Neon Monster presents the2-D/3-D Show - a group art exhibition featuring works on both traditional surfaces and objects - wherebytwenty artists come together to offer a multi-dimensional show that covers the spectrum of art-related objects -- painting, illustration, vinyl toys, and sculpture.Participating artists include custom-toy specialist Leecifer, comic book

kitoy diy figure from tan-ki

Marion Tanguy aka Tan-Ki drops word of his new series of KITOY DIY figure:DIY Kitoy is a handmade 7.5cm / 3-inches tall resin figurine and is limited to 100-pcs @ 20 euros per (US$30) and the set includes the main body, stickers and sandpaper to prepare the figure before customizer (cool notion, IMHO), as well as a signed cert of authenticity. Each figurine is also signed and numbered under its

knowledge comes from gas release catalogue by gary baseman

Gary Baseman drops word of his new 44 page hard-cover full-color book featuring the catalogue of all new work from his most recent exhibition in Barcelona; "Knowledge Comes From Gas Release" - now on sale only on www.garybaseman.com @ US$40 (+ US$10 shipping)The book has yet to be released in the US, but Baseman is offering 200 of his personal stock for sale - with each book signed by the artist

curster's yeti release party @ robotlove (aug 21)

Come August 21st, ROBOTlove will be hosting a release party for Curster's YETI (6-8pm).Designed by Erin Currie, the Yeti plush stands 9.5" tall with four face options available. They will be limited to 375 pieces per style, and is Curster's first manufactured plush! Erin will be on hand at the launch to answer questions. *stay tuned for product details*ROBOT LOVE2648 Lyndale Ave SouthMinneapolis

buried beneath me @ project:gallery (aug 16)

project:gallery is proud to announce, "BURIED BENEATH ME" a group exhibition curated by the Friends United Network.The concept for the exhibition is the idea of being "buried" - and not necessarily in a morbid way. The main body of work will be a reflection on the simple beauties which are so often overlooked in our fast-paced lives, emphasizing that we are a relatively small, but important, part

mad's the sharpest sprayer by kaching brands

DKE Toys has dropped word of MAD's THE SHARPEST SPRAYERS 3-inch mini-figure series from Kaching Brands - coming in at a SRP of US$7-per blind-box (with the "Modern Hero" being the chase in the set). ... I'm not 100% sure, but there seems to be 10 figures in the set shown on the box (can't seem to find info about that tho ~ or perhaps I'm slack ~ shaddup LOL :p)I still remember a post back in

bbz by charuca x kaching brands

From Charuca (a Barcelona, Spain artist) comes the uber-adorable (and yes, I'm "man" enough to say it LOL) BBZ aka BABY Z aka BABY ZIGOTO blind-boxed mini figure with a heavy Kawaii-style influence - courtesy of Kaching Brands.These pacifier-suckling cuties (would be cool if they had interchangable baby milk-bottles too *giggle*) have been seen in various trade shows (including a future collabo

tokidoki tiger from strangeco

Further to my earlier blog-reveal and their debut at the recent Taipei Toy Festival 2008 (and subsequently SDCC) STRANGEco and tokidoki’s TIGER is now listed online [www]Originally created for their ongoing collaboration with Japanese sneaker brand Onitsuka - now made into toy-form with STRANGEco - "these four tigers have no names because they are as wild creatures: The YELLOW tiger likes books,

strangeco @ new york gift fair 2008 (aug 17-21)

STRANGEco will be setting up shop at the New York Gift Fair 2008 between August 17-21 (at the Javits Center) whereby a sweet selection of their designer toys, gifts and designs objects will be on display at Booth #1679 - with works from tokidoki, FriendsWithYou, The Museum of Modern Art, James Jarvis / Amos Toys and Julie West. CLICK THRU to see product details - including SRP - for reference, of

call for entries: premiere vancouver customstyles 2008 (nov 15)

PVC 2008 aka PREMIERE VANCOUVER CUSTOMSTYLES is a planned group custom show set to launch (tentatively) November 15th - featuring works from little or well-known Vancouver artists across varied mediums and genres, and is currently accepting proposals from International artists as well. Venue for the show is at Third (434 Homer Street, Vancouver)."This will be an open template custom showing,

diablo yoka by adfunture x n4e1

An interesting YOKA popped up on the toy-radar (courtesy of Cardboard Spaceship) - of the existence of a "DIABLO YOKA" (sample image shown here) - of which 100-pcs are tentatively planned for production (not finalized as yet) and will only be made available for retailers that carry / sell N4E1 gear (aka Not For Everyone = a premium HK street wear label catering to the social elite). Hell, I'm a

about the ultra rare glossy white reach bear by reach x kidrobot

In the midst of Kidrobot-founder Paul Budnitz's interview with Taiwan-graf star REACH on his blog (illuminating read too) - out pops a "surprise" announcement of a 100-pcs limited edition GLOSSY WHITE REACH BEAR - @ US$29.95 for 6.5-inches of prone-bear vinyl [www] ... and the White Reach Bear makes 4. *cool*

kaijin lorbo standard version one by jim woodring x press pop

... I have this sudden urge to do a quasi-ceremonial Lorbo-Dance (ala the figure's pose) but I'm afraid I don't know the steps beyond the buzzing within my subconscious when I set my peepers upon the new acid-splish-splash colored KAIJIN LORBO: STANDARD VERSION.1 by Jim Woodring x Press Pop [tagged] ... I think I may need one, nay, - WANT one.Material: soft-vinylColor:  standardMoveable: neck,

michael lau's csbooth15.5 & vinyl figures

from Crazysmiles comes a single image via emailer about their coming 23 Jordon for CS Booth15 [tagged] with the message: "For those who ordered and paid for Jordon at CS Booth 15, please come to pick it up on this date." ... while both Ningyoushi and Sold Out lists Michael Lau's current stable of designer vinyls online (perfect for those not present at Michael Gallery, HK in July during their

to hell with the devil: the saddest devil custom show (oct 30)

TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL is an upcoming custom show featuring Devil's Head-founder Toby Dutkiewicz's THE SADDEST DEVIL [tagged] slated for October 30th - with neither location nor artist list revealed as yet ... but sure as heck's tis gonna be an exciting "Devil's Night", no? CLICK THRU for participation details!FYI: A (DIY) White Keek was seen at the recent SDCC, and is currently listed on Devil's

diy pusher by thomas han x munky king

Produced by Munky King and designed by Thomas Han - the 6-incher tall PUSHER goes DIY in White with 4 removable masks representing it's earlier released colored versions: Spirit, Pirate, Monster & Animal. With a SRP of US$40-per (quantities undetermined) - check with DKE Toys or your fav retailers soonish (how soon, I dunno tho :p)There's something ethereal about the all-whiteness of the form

crappy cat by jamungo

Jamungo's CRAPPY CAT by Van Beater is now listed (via DKE Toys) with a SRP of US$65-per - with ONE Mono (Grey / 250-pc limit) available for every 4 Standard (Red Vest / 750-pc limit) ... standing 9-inches tall, he sure is one huge kitty, yo! :)(SDCC screengran via Toybreak)

franken fink by johnny ace studios x made by monsters

From the folks that brought us The Screaming Hand vinyl figure [Blue / Red / reviewed] - comes a spanking new toxic-fueled figure [last teased] - dubbed FRANKEN FINK! It Lives! IT LIIIVVVVVEES!Johnny Ace Studios & Made by Monsters are proud to unleash the new born legend FRANKEN FINK - in the pulse-pounding vein of the 60's Hot Rod classic icon "Rat Fink" (created by one of the originators of

toysrevil's sharrrk! custom

And while I am not deluded enough to think my humble attempt at a customed-Sharky would have made any form of splash at the ToyQube 4th Anniversary Show @ Sullivan Room (circa Aug 15 - one night only) - it would've been nice to be amongst the luminaries on display ... unfortunately it is currently (based on online tracking) being held up at U.S.-customs since Aug 13th (can't really be too

about steve talkowski's custom-sharky

Steve Talkowski brings viewers through a behind-the-scenes process of his custom Sharky (for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary Show) - from developmental sketches to a smooth & crisp finish completion on his flickr = *sweet* - and if you've not purchased it during the show itself, stay tuned to ToyQube when they list it up shortly :)(cheers for the headsup, Steve - looking simply awesome!)

custom-sharkys for toyqube's 4th anniversary show @ sullivan room, ny (aug 15)

CLICK for Justin's excellent coverage of ToyQube's 4th Anniversary Show & Party on August 15th @ the Sullivan Room - featuring mind-blowing customed-Sharkys on display [event pics via] - with unsold customs slated to be listed online @ ToyQube shortly after the show - for your procurement pleasure(s). Meanwhile, I've collected & prepped a selection of custom-images prior - which I do not want to

toysrevil sharky-sneak four (wip video)

A wee cobbled Work-In-Progress video of my custom-Sharky for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show / party on August 15th [DETAILS] which apparantly as of this time, is held up @ customs in the US (*cross fingers it makes the show*) - failing which, look for it to be listed online after the show ends ... meanwhile, stay tuned for final version aka full reveals of the sneaks thus far (and hope I

dookie-poo armor by leeo leng for dookie-poo paperjam contest

Peep LeeO Leng Samurai-armour and paper-props done for the DOOKIE-POO PAPERJAM CONTEST [DETAILS / Dateline August 30th 2008] *more pics to come*(Pssst: Arjan - did you get my email request?)

mr bhuuu's horror shop by ennio milani for dookie-poo paperjam contest

"Mr. Bhuuu works in an Italian store that sells strange masks and wears cool T-shirts."Designed and submitted for the DOOKIE-POO PAPERJAM CONTEST [DETAILS / Dateline August 30th 2008] by Italian-designer Ennio Milani - creator of the OboAbnormal paper-figure - peep his blog @ http://obokiki.blogspot.com/ for more papertoy-goodness - and DOWNLOAD the PDF-Template for the set (706KB) here: http://

the days papertoy and cinema trailer

Remember the TRE-Exclusive THE DAYS movie x Cubeecraft papertoy figures I featured last week? Well, courtesy of the skin-designer Randy Ang (of Originasian Pictures) we now have the PDF-templates for your downloading pleasure - as well as pics of how they look when completed (made by Fu Er) CLICK THRU for more pics, and peep the new Cinema Trailer below :)Better quality-version of

toybreak epsiode #43

Reviews of Mattel's LOBO, Erick Scarecrow's Sandstorm Kissaki, NECA's TMNT, Shawnimal's Geeky Ninja and Ninjatown Macho Micro Plush = found on Toybreak Ep.43 - including details on how to win a pink version of Toby Dutkiewicz's The Saddest Devil (contest deadline is august 20th).

house of liu custom show @ apw gallery (aug 22)

Veggiesomething's revenge-fueled duo vinyl tag-team of Mei Mei and Di Di are in the custom-spotlight with the upcoming HOUSE OF LIU CUSTOMS SHOW @ APW Gallery opening August 22nd - featuring a sweet selection of customizers and artists with their interpretations of the Crazy Label-produced House Of Liu characters [tagged] CLICK THRU for a sample of customs (pilfered via the cyberhighways :p)APW

dark babo ugly kaiju

Dipped in crude oil? Or gone over to the Darkside of the Cookie-Force? David Horvath and Sun Ming-Kim's upcoming new Ugly Kaiju Babo -colorway dubbed DARK BABO - is based on a one-of-a-kind plush In The Dark Babo from their upcoming UglyCon NYC - and is now available via InTheYellow online store @ 7,875 YEN (US$72) for a September-drop. Standing at 14cm / 5.5-inches tall, the 100-pcs edition

touma's skull king by intheyellow

TOUMA's SKULL KING steps out of Toumart's 2008-Calendar (Month of June / CLICK THRU to view) into 3-dimensional stylized-kaiju toy form (via InTheYellow) - in white with scarlet-eyes - standing (approx) 20cm / 7+inches tall and priced @ 6,825YEN (US$62) for a possible end-August drop (guesstimation via online translation). Get your Skull King-fix here

toysrevil sharky-sneak three

Custom-Sharky for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show / party on August 15th [DETAILS]

attaboy's handpainted neighborwood hairy eye guy and bee panda

Attaboy has made available a couple of Neighborwood Customs= meet HAIRY EYE GUY (above) and BEE PANDA (below)!Each wooden figure is two sided "for your paranoidic pleasure" - hand painted by the artist and includes a beautiful elaborately hand painted wooden display box as well. Email yumfactory [at] aol.com for availability and info. (Original Neighborwood figures are wooden toys designed  by

hellfire punisher by porzilla

Porlzilla drops word of their upcoming new super limited release HELLFIRE PUNISHER Ozzel figure - of which only 6-pcs would be made available (in reference 666).Like all previous Ozzels, these have been handcast, painted and the boxes all put together by Porzilla themselves, and will come with handmade stickers and some info about their backstory. Scope out www.porlzilla.com!

sara antoinette martin's el chupacabra launch @ kidrobot new york (aug 14)

Sara Antoinette Martin's EL CHUPACABRA toys for Kidrobot [blogged] is slated for a release and signing @ KR NY on August 14th - available in 2 colorways: REGULAR (500-pcs) and GHOST EDITION (250-pcs) and with it comes 2 exclusive glicee prints:[below-left] "Feeding Habbits" (8"x7.5"): This glicee print will be given away to the first 75 people who purchase a Chupacabra at the Kidrobot NY release

inc the cg by instinctoy

Watch the video to find out why INSTINCTOY's Original Figure inc bear looks the way it does ("Infestation" is pretty nasty if you let it go out of hand - especially if it bites you in the bum LOL) - graphics (video) by Regancy Graphics, inc character design by Hiroto Ohkubo.Last featured on this blog circa TTF2008M, do stake out Instinctoy (in Japanese) for more color-variants as well as keep

shadow of a madman: noir de plume by ashley wood x 3a toys

Ashley Wood x 3A Toys' war against zombies is joined by a newFinal Nom de Plume 1/6th-figure - in the guise of NOIR DE PLUME - scheduled for a September-release in an edition of 75-pcs. Currently no further details other than the hint of a dark color variant (what? "shadows" ain't white in color, innit?) With the 1/6th-scaled BRAMBLE MK2 dropping in October, looks like it's going to be a real

jon burgerman's heroes of burgertown by kidrobot

Jon Burgerman's THE HEROES OF BURGERTOWN mini-figures features the manifestation of Burgerman's doodle-creations in a series of Kidrobot 16 vinyl figures and 2 chases - set to tease your imaginations and tickle your toy-fancy - from September 25th @ US$7.95 per blindbox. Peep a couple of proto-sculpts posted below for your consideration :)

dunny series 5 by kidrobot

Kidrobot's DUNNY SERIES 5 consists of 19 new designs by Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Clutter, Devilrobots, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, JMGS//Jellymoon, Jesse LeDoux, JK5, Junko Mizuno, Kathie Olivas, MAD, Mad Barbarians, MISHKA, Reach, Sneaky Raccoon, Steven Harrington and TOOFLY = slated for a September 4th-drop @ US$6.95 per blind-box, including 1 of 600 Golden Tickets redeemable for an

frank kozik's 10-incher labbits by kidrobot

Kidrobot is set to unleash Frank Kozik’s 10-inch Labbits from September 18th - in a trio of colors: Red, Purple and the limited edition Teal @ US$39.95 a pop. Also do keep a look out for the original White.

customed sharkys for toyqube @ sullivan room (aug 15)

CLICK THRU to peep a sample of delicious-(pilfered)-pics of Sharky-customs done / completed for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show / party on August 15th [DETAILS] as mine currently crosses the oceans to hopefully reach TQ-HQ, and Sullivan Room in time for the one-night only show (RSVP 7pm-10pm / Open to Public from 10pm-on) - failing which (and hopefully) it gets listed on the TQ-website

2008 olympic pins for coca-cola by tim tsui and alice chan

I'm not what one would term a "sporty type" - as much as I've partaketh in my fair share of soccer, badminton and squash thru those heady bygone years (aka "youth") I have come to an acceptance of my lot in the lack of affinity with athletic-life (with a decent-sized belly to cement thy assertion) including and exclusive to media coverage of any sports events, for quite a few long years already .

toysrevil sharky-sneak two

Custom-Sharky for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show / party on August 15th [DETAILS]

toysrevil sharky-sneak one

Custom-Sharky for ToyQube's 4th Anniversary show / party on August 15th [DETAILS]

about that mysterious discovery in new york by watchmen production designer alex mcdowell

In addition to the Behind the Scenes-video of the making of The Nite Owl's Owlship [blogged] - WATCHMEN Production Designer Alex McDowell blogs exclusively on Aint It Cool News about a "mysterious discovery in New York" - inclusive of "rescued" sweet black&white pics of an abandoned chamber and it's contents belonging to ...?"These photos are all we were able to grab as we ran from the collapsing

james jarvis public service messages

A couple of "Public Service Messages" from Amos-blog (or should that be "Civic-Minded Messages"?) featuring a "new character" drawn crispy-clean by James Jarvis for your perusal pleasure and abject speculation...... and how about an appropriate message for the green-rainbow hurling shown image-left? *heh*

baby blu by jon schiller (first stage sneaks)

Jon Schiller (of Little 9 & Friends) drops some sneaks of his upcoming brand new vinyl figure named: BABY BLUBaby Blu is a cute little creature but if you get him mad then we are talking about a different personality! This a 4 inch size vinyl toy and it will be in 3 different colors: Black, Pink and Blue and it will be limited run as well (quantity and price undetermined as yet - tis still the

triad toys does soul calibur toys for namco bandai

Triad Toys is proud to announce that they have entered into a three-year agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc. to bring fans collectibles from its critically acclaimed Soul Calibur® IV video game:"Triad will be producing a complete line-up of collectibles including 12-inch figures, 6-inch figures, 18-inch mixed media statues for the newest installment to the world renowned weapon-based

sneak peek @ saren from mass effect by hyperchildwow

Hyperchildwow offers up a sneak peek at their next figure / resin statue after Commander Shepard [tagged]: SAREN - the rogue Spectre agent from the game Mass Effect (early sculpt shown / awaiting approval from BioWare)"Saren Arterius is the longest serving turian member of the Spectres - the elite military operatives answering directly to the Citadel Council. For 24 years he has been an agent of

watchmen video-journal #5: the owlship

The WATCHMEN-fanboy in me gasped a silent, envious gasp when I peeped Nite Owl's OWLSHIP - nicknamed "Archie" (after Archimedes) in it's 1:1-scaled glory in numerous (if not every) picture-albums of San Diego Comic Con-attendees (shown above) and now to see the actual making off? The WATCHMEN VIDEO JOURNAL [tagged] continues with "Production Journal: The Owlship" on Movies.Yahoo.com - "where

skuuvuunuum kaijin lorbo by jim woodring x presspop

"The mind of man is a restless, searching thing, plucking at the surface of reality in a relentless quest to discover what lies beneath. Every so often a particularly incisive mind finds the way to penetrate the illusion; and for that person nothing is ever the same again. They have found the doorway to SKUUVUUNUUM, the trans-dimensional crossroads where the limits that restrict and protect

iwg astro kreig by rocket world

[image-below] IWG Astro Krieg Silver-Team After Assault on Human Outpost: IWG Astro Krieg Silver-Team with their skull trophies shortly after making their assault on a human outpost on Planet X!Rocket World's I.W.G. Astro Krieg Invasion continues after SDCC [tagged] with an exceptional series of eye-poppingly gorgeous outdoor images [CLICK THRU FOR MORE] plus a little news update:- The 1st

toybreak special delivery #15: sdcc 2008

Toybreak @ the San Diego Comic Convention 2008 with Special Delivery#15 = 'nuff said. 30-mins' worth of glorious toys, toys and more toys, highjinks, soundbytes and interviews with artists including Erick Scarecrow (ESC Toy), Matt Doughty (Onell Design), Frank Kozik (with best handsign of SDCC), Roy from FuzzyBalls Apparel (diggin' the handmade Raoul plush) and artist Neil Winn ... and find out

ashley wood's les mort 13 on bambalandstore.com

Ashley Wood's LES MORT 13 12" figure (manufactured by How2work toys) is now listed for order on Bambalandstore.com @ US$130-per for a late-August release (quantity undetermined). Go forth and quell your 1/6th-desires - if you so please - asap!

erick scarecrow's kissaki sandstorm colorway online now

If you missed Erick Scarecrow's SDCC-exclusive KISSAKI "SANDSTORM" Colorway figure [tagged] @ the San Diego Comic Con - fear not - for ESC Toy's Ebay-store has listed them for your (Domestic US & International) procuring-pleasure - with an added bonus: The vinyl figure will come with a signed limited edition print! (This is a special only available at Esc-Toy Ltd. while supplies last) ... and no,

more cg-images from imagi studios' gatchaman

Imagi Studios' Creative Director; Felix Ip has just posted a trio of new CG-images from the GATCHAMAN animated movie teaser [earlier images / tagged] which reveals a little bit more about the characters (currently still undergoing fine-tuning and modification - so is by no means a final version shown):(Note: descriptions paraphrased by me) JOE is arrested and being escorted byISO soldiers, as the

the days: cubeecraft paper toys and movie teasers

[New handphone-teaser / in Mandarin / Hi-Res version]THE DAYS (歲月) is a new upcoming Singaporean-made feature film from Originasian Picture and Company X - directed by Boi Kwong. Based on a true story, The Days tells a cautionary tale between two brothers, set between 1989 and 1990 - amidst the height of flashy Armani prints and the advent of Callzone handphones and pagers (don't deny your

soft&furry by cypher13

"The soft and furry are very, very old. They have been since here was here. When here was new, there were the three. LOOFT helped all to breath, DOO helped all to drink and GROOND made all things grow. The three were one."  = so begins the story of SOFT&FURRY™ - a new line of toys created by CYPHER13 - a three man design team based out of Colorado (USA). CLICK THRU to read more about Soft&Furry's

3rd annual osw sci-fi group bash 2008

The deadline for the 3rd Annual (One Sixth Warriors-forum) OSW SCI-FI GROUP BASH [PEEP] has only just ended - for which I'd regrettably missed participating this year (there just isn't enough time in a day ~ *sigh*) and the submitted customs and bashes are nothing short of amazing, and for quite a few, simply mind-boggling, IMHO. Each participant were to submit 8-images of their creations,

the backbone of war: bramble mk 2 merc edition unveiled

Ashley Wood has just unveiled on Bambablog the MERC EDITION of of 3A Toys' upcoming BRAMBLE MK2 zombie-killing toy-mecha - the 2nd release after Nom de Plume - no doubt a perfect companion to the Dirty Deeds Bertie and ZvR Bertie (aka Warbot), IMHO.Shown above-left is the 1st colorway: EURO DIV Edition [PEEP] last seen at SDCC in both 1/6 and 1/1-scale. The 15-incher tall articulated Bramble is

format issue 46: the vinyl issue

FORMAT sends word of the release of Issue 46 (The Vinyl Issue) - guest edited by Dov Kelemer of DKE Toys and featuring Paul Budnitz (Kidrobot), Frank Kozik, Tim Tsui, Tarina Tarantino, Sucklord, We Kill You, HiCalorie, Amanda Visell and more - peep www.formatmag.com - Below are some snapshots of what goodies you'll find in the interviews :)(cheers for the headsup, Daniel & E.M!)

lily: the littlest cannibal by tado @ magic pony (aug 28)

Magic Pony will be playing host to UK artist-duo TADO on August 28th, to celebrate the launch of their latest vinyl figures with a fine art show, featuring a fantastic menagerie of bizarre creatures, bright colours and bubbly landscapes.LILY: THE LITTLEST CANNIBAL "marks the release of TADO’s Cannibal Funfair minifigure series and TULIP 7-inch vinyl collectible [blogged] produced by Kidrobot.  A

ham sandwich show @ red hot robot, phonenix (aug 9)

August 9th sees the opening of the HAM SANDWICH SHOW @ Red Hot Robot, Phoenix, Arizona - featuring Scott Tolleson (Tricycle Terror / Doc Von Block) and the Ham Bros - aka Gary Ham (CarrotShakeJake) and Greg Ham. (The show lasts thru September 12th)Exclusive items, prints, toys, free food and drinks will be served from 7-10pm - including some CARROT SHAKE JAKEs and TINKY (shown above+below) =

ding dang dong with ping pang pong @ grasshut (aug 1-31)

DING DANG DONG "is a monument to friendship. Three buddies from the far away land of Japan once lived together and made art together, now living in the USA, Australia and Japan; Nao (WRECKS), Aaron (1/2 APAK) and Luke (CUPCO) are still friends and making art together. Here is your chance to see how sweet it is when friends continue to encourage each other to keep up the good work." [via] -

win bucky lastard customed mini-munnys with brand new intention tees

Brand New Intention and Bucky Lastard have teamed up to give folks the chance to purchase two exclusive, extremely limited edition t-shirts designed by Bucky [HERE / Interviewed] - in which you will also have a chance to win 1 of 3 Mini-Munny's customized solely for this release by the Bucky himself [Click on image below for contest-details] The contest only lasts until August 31.(cheers for the

ouip loves artists exhibition, korea (july 27 - aug 24)

Fledgling Korean-toymakers Delitoys sends word of their OUIP LOVES ARTISTS EXHIBITION (Korean Platform Toy Ouip Custom Show) held in Lab and Gallery delitoys = whereby 25 artists (ranging from fine art, fashion, sports, music to urban street scene) customized their Light bulb-shaped platform toy OUIP [blogged] in a variety of skin-designs and forms (*coolness*)The show lasts til August 24th and

da fighter / golden warrior / keychain by tim tsui online now

And so I've gotten confirmation (straight from Tim) that the DA WARRIOR Keychains is 1/6th-scaled [WHY] = which makes it even more desirable (and I cry a little inside as I have no credit to purchase jack) especially now when tis available via Da Online Store! Including Tim Tsui's DA FIGHTER and DA GOLDEN WARRIOR (*which unfortunately as of this post, is shown as Sold-Out)! [PICS]/// Da Fighter

seen@ani-com2008: cap saru by how2work

The little monkey-with-a-cap aka CAP SARU - previously seen on SANTASTIC!'s caps and tees - comes to 3D-life with a toy figure courtesy of How2Work - as seen @ Ani-Com HK (event ending August 5th). I can find no further product info (size / make / availability) - so perhaps someone there could bug someone at the booth? (I'm needy that way :p)[Event pics via HK-DJBoy / via J.ME].

seen@ani-com2008: 1/6 steve mcqueen & albert einstein by how2work

Haven't had a chance to post about How2Work Toy's upcoming STEVE MCQUEEN [teased] and ALBERT EINSTEIN [teased] 1/6th-scaled figures - which have turned up at TTF and now at Ani-Com HK (event ends on August 5th). Am personally welcoming the "diversity" of figures, what with a uber-suave McQueen-sculpt (no doubt well sort after by fans) and an Einstein (am wondering if the inner body is a

seen@ani-com2008: les mort 13

One of HongKong-based How2Work's 1/6th figure displays at Ani-Com HK [via / tagged] is Ashley Wood's LES MORT 13 [tagged] seemingly unchanged from it's TTF-appearance, but this time with a "Sep" date/tag instead of the previous "Aug" ... we'll know for sure soon enough when the pre-order for the figure goes up on Bambalandstore.com soonish (altho Ash mentions tis for a Mid-August release) - hey,

cody liu @ art idol 2008 (ani-com 2008)

The literal online-translation of Cody Liu's 1/6th-display for Art Idol @ Ani-Com HK 2008 - dubbed: 高地朋友 is "High Ground Friend" - featuring a suited paddler in a headwrap, in frozen mid-action against a dynamic-diorama ... CLICK THRU for more display as well as Making-Of pics, or pop-by the convention @ Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island - event lasts til

ultraman @ art idol 2008 (ani-com 2008)

Ultraman's ULTRA SPORT KING flexes it's muscles @ Art Idol 2008 (as part of Ani-Com HK / CLICK THRU for more pics) - as well as the availability (on-site) of a production Black Carbon ULTRAKING vinyl figure (above-right / made by Play Imaginative) limited to 100-pcs @ HK$580 (US$74 / SGD$102), and a Ultra King tee (HK$220 / US$28 / SGD$39) which features the SKULL-Version (figure last seen @

seen @ art idol 2008, hong kong

This year's ART IDOL sees the collective of Hong Kong-based artists and creators displaying their interpretation of a "Sports"-theme - currently on display @ Ani-Com (aka ACGHK) @ Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island (on til August 5th) - an event in celebration of comics, games, toys and cosplay. CLICK THRU to peep a small selection of Art Idol-images on

terminator: salvation teaser trailer (& the return of a celluloid lament)

The Teaser Trailer for T4 aka TERMINATOR: SALVATION has been online since before SDCC and can be viewed on the movie's official website, as well as links to QT / HD on the movie-blog ... CLICK THRU for more screengrabs and my long-ish personal commentary about T4 and genre-films :)[Poster seen in Amsterdam - I've forgotten the originator of pic - do feel free to enlighten me]I seriously cannot

foldskool heroes series 2 by marshall alexander

Marshall Alexander's FOLDSKOOL HEROES papertoy project has just released Series 2 - with three new models [l-r]: Tron Boy / He Slimed Me / Chestmate - CLICKETH to download :)Peep Series One = enough to start a Justice League of Foldskool Heroes, no? *cool*

dookie-poo paper-jam submission by urban fresh

Peep Daimen / Urban Fresh's submission for the DOOKIE-POO PAPER-JAM Contest [BLOG] featuring a kickin' diorama-setting for Dookie-Poo to grind his deck (wonder what's pumpin' out of the boombox tho? ;p) and to pimp his hoodie LOLCLICK to download the PDF-files for your assemblage-pleasure, to go with your Dookie-Poo vinyl figure and pop-by Daimen's Flickr-stream for more pics of Dookie-in-action!

am4040 online

The AM4040 show [tagged] brought together 40 top artists and designers from around the world to customise a reproduction of the original 1966 Action Man. The show ran for two weeks at the Blink Gallery in London, and was rounded up by an auction, rising over £10,000 for the chosen charities. Unfortunately due to production problems with the (previously planned) special edition printed version,

little spot plush preview from jon schiller

Jon Schiller drops a preview pic of sample new plush of LITTLE SPOT (aka the villain for Little 9 and Friends).The first out of four villains will be limited run of 50 for each size 8 inch and 17 inch (price TBD) - with all four villains available in a limited run by October.Little Spot, Arm Droid, Phantom and the Leader Crown are from C- FORCE and they were first sneaked HERE.

bamboo range tees from toy tokyo store

Steve from Tokyo Toy Store Ltd drops word of their new Bamboo Range line of designer tees - featuring designs from Tara McPherson, Dalek, Doktor A and Jon Burgerman - all printed on eco friendly bamboo t-shirts.Each shirt is limited to 100 (Burgerman just 60) each retails for £18.95, produced by and exlclusive to TTS.(cheers for the headsup, Steve!)

about attaboy's pound

The POUND (#) is the embodiment of the "#". Hit Pound and Poundhits you back. He is a ruthless killer with a pleasant expression.Only 6 hand casted pounds were created and made by Attaboy - with each hand-painted 8-incher weighing about 3 lbs. As seen below, 3 Pounds have been sold, with #2, #3 and #4 still available for US$350 each. Interested peeps are to email yumfactory [at] aol.com for

seen@sdcc2008: go hero with buck, perseus, sinbad and ... flash?

GO HERO's display @ the recent San Diego Comic Convention showcased a variety of prototype 1/6th figures currently under development and slated for production releases, including Buck Rogers (shown in three colorways / last debut @ WWC) and two figures from their collaboration project with Bluewater Productions; Perseus and Sinbad! CLICK THRU for more mirrored pics and perhaps a "clue" at what's

seen@sdcc2008: rocket world

I don't know about you folks, but I reckon the wittle Panda in the sweet lady's hands (above-right) is just about the happiest toy-panda around at SDCC! LOL ... CLICK THRU to peep Rocket World's Booth @ San Diego Comic Convention and a list of what I.W.G. toys are available now!IWG Astro Krieg Mini FiguresThe Astro Krieg are ready to take the fight to space and beyond!  Keep the humans from

dc comics batman cosbaby by hot toys

Just when you think The Dark Knight has gotten way too "dark" -Hot Toys unleashes their DC COMICS BATMAN COSBABY Series!Slated for an October 2008-drop with 7 characters in the series featuring Batman (Modern & Classic versions), Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman and of coz Batman-villains Two-Face and The Joker. Blister.jp has them for 14,700YEN (US$136 / SGD$187) for a box of 15-units - which works out

toyqube 4th anniversary party and custom show (aug 15)

In celebration of their 4th Anniversary, ToyQube has lined-up a host of activities, chief of which is a group custom show featuring over 50 artists worldwide (list below on flyer) working on Keith Poon's SHARKY-figure - scheduled for a launch on Friday August 15th @ Sullivan Room, New York (RSVP 7pm-10pm / Open to Public from 10pm-on) *Party-ON, ToyQube!*

new gatchaman-movie cg-render images

Creative Director of Imagi Studios, Felix Ip, drops a series of screengrabs [EDITED] CG-Render images for the upcoming GATCHAMAN animated movie on his blog - which features a new logo, and Joe's muscle car and a still of a chase sequence, as well as an invasion of ISO by Galactor, showcasing a more stylized anime look rather than photo realistic (witness the current crop of hyper-humanoid

watchmen on empire

WATCHMEN graces two covers of EMPIRE magazine, as well as a quartet of movie-images on Empire Online [all pics via] CLICK THRU FOR MORE PICS ... and here are the following online locales for reports on the SDCC-Watchmen Panel: FirstShowing.net / Audio Interviews on SuperheroHype :)[Pin-up Superheroine for 2008 and I don't mean the Nite Owl :p]Am actually quite looking forward to see the Nite

about hello, brute's jake double release

If you've been missing out on handmade-resin figures from Hello, Brute (aka Jon Knox) - do watch out for the first online public (double) release of JAKE on Saturday, August 16th at 3pm west coast time. (Stake out shop.hellobrute.com/)Up for grabs will be 10 of each color (shown-left). Each 6-incher tall hand-cast polyurethane resin figure comes bagged with a header card (and some extra goodies)

mass effect: commander shepard video

Peep the video for Hyperchild's Mass Effect: Commander Shepard [tagged] available now@ HighDome.com for US$89.95 for this 8-inch tall polyresin statue (limited to 2,500-pcs)(cheers for the headsup, Casey)

winson creation @ ani-com 2008

Winson Creation has posted a selection of their products (an entire catalog, it seems!) available at Classic Booth E11 @ Ani-Com, Hong Kong [tagged] currently on from August 1st to 5th, 2008.The selection includes Winson Ma's 1/6th-action figures, Artidol mini figures and Polarla stationary & tees. Inclusive of a new box-set of APEXPLORERS ARTIDOL Mini Figures - limited to 300 box-sets of 6-pcs

art idol 2008 @ ani-com, hong kong (aug 1-5)

ART IDOL is on again in 2008 starting this August 1st @ the annual ANI-COM Hong Kong (aka "Hong Kong Comics Festival" / wiki) - featuring a "Sports"-theme this year (no doubt to coincide with the Olympics) with character-designs from a selection of key HongKong-creators - including Winson Ma, Kenny Wong, Patrick Chow, William Tsang, Husky Kevin and more = CLICK THRU FOR LINE-UPLasting til 5th

puma beijing-jian yoka by adfunture

adFunture has worked together with sports lifestyle company PUMA, on a very special collection of YOKA(s) in celebration of Olympic 2008 in Beijing China - dubbed; PUMA BEIJING-JIAN YOKA(s). (loosely translated into "See You In Beijing" - if my rusty-Mandarin serves me well :p)Featuring Chinese Opera-mask designs, these mini-Yokas are different than the first SC Yoka adFunture had previously