about meggs' he-man busts (from the 'own worst enemy' show)

With the posting of Meggs "Own Worst Enemy" solo artshow @ Don't Come Gallery, Melbourne - I'd managed to bug the Aussie-artist about the HE-MAN Busts on display - both it's availability and genesis :)The He-Man Busts measure 145mm height x 125mm wide (at the base) x 60mm deep (atthe base) - made in a limited edition of 20 BLACK with Red (signed & numbered), and an edition of 100 WHITE (signed)

villain custom toy show @ no-vacancy gallery, melbourne (dec 12)

"Customise, paint, modify, destroy or reassemble and bring to life a DIY vinyl toy of any form. Your masterpiece could feature in the Villain Custom Toy Show amongst the 50+ creations by a line up of Australia's most talented toy, street and contemporary artists."Villain Store is having another custom toy exhibition but this time they're running a competition for a few extras on the bill.

i hate toys! (the name of my new blog, not my current disposition! LOL)

And so the "trick" is to either keep the new I HATE TOYS!-blog R-rated (becoz folks can get really angsty about their opinions) or have it PG-rated (which frankly I myself am skeptical of being able to maintain the status quo on a regular basis :p). I recognize (for a while now actually) that there is a need for collectors and naysayers to vent, rage and rant, and most times with a need to remain

split obsession x angnstwoebots print release (oct 4)

Angry Woebots is set to debut his new print @ Split Obsession this Saturday October 4th (6-9pm). Measuring 24" x 24" - the print is limited to 100 signed and numbered (Price undetermined). Artist will be in-store for your singing pleasure :p(cheers for the headsup, Lofa)

double bubble trouble revisted giclee print by peekabomonster

BeyondThePocket, Silent Stage Gallery & i am 8-bit bring to you PeekaBoo Monsters' "DOUBLE BUBBLE TROUBLE" Revisited Giclee' print. The print features PeekaBoo Monsters latest 8-bit work, a rendition of the Taito classic "Bubble Bobble" from 1986.The print measures 8" x 8" and is limited to an edition of only 25 signed/numbered. The print uses 400-year archival inks on museum textured archival

deep powder bramble pre-order reminder

A FRIENDLY WWR-BRAMBLETON REMINDER: In a few hours' time 23:00 GMT (+8 = 7am Singapore Time) 3A Toys' DEEP POWDER EDITION 1/6th-scaled BRAMBLE will go online for pre-orders @ Bambalandstore.com.The 15-inch tall MK2 Bramble Deep Powder Edition is limited to 200-sets [blogged] and is priced @ US$250 (shipped via EMS Courier) with order placed in the first 48-hours to receive a signed giclee print

showyourspace: the hive @ play imaginative, singapore

With all the staggering amount of products and toys local toymakers Play Imaginative have been producing thus far including their own Trexi-line and various designer vinyl figures featuring creations from Devilrobots, TOUMA, Tokidoki, Kenny Wong, Winson Ma and many others - finally there is one single place in Singapore where you could go both to and see them all, and sate your toy-retail needs -

nerd city @ rotofugi for coarsetoys' noop show

NerdCityOnline pops by Coarsetoys' NOOP Show @ Rotofugi [tagged] where we get to have a gander at the exhibits again (but this time with "human scale"!) with description by Henrik (of Coarsetoys) and Roto-boss Kirby reveals what toys to look out for in the future = *coolio*

camille's girls by camille rose garcia x necessaries toy foundation

Just in from DKE Toys: "After more than a year of waiting, haggling, struggling, and more waiting the rest of the Camille Rose Garcia dolls finally arrived. This is not a new edition and these have not been remade. What just arrived is the remainder of the first and only production run which are sure to be the only CRG vinyl toys ever made."  Available as a set of 4 vinyl figurines - each approx

sjors trimbach's papertoy for hi-fructose collected edition box set

This posted papertoy dubbed: "BS" ("Bitter Sweet") was first created by Sjors Trimbach (aka Brickboy) for Hi-Fructose's exhibition "Bitters & Sweets" (circa Nov 2007) and will now be made available as part of the upcoming HI-FRUCTOSE COLLECTED EDITION Box Set [WHAT]"The Make-It-Yourself model sheets include this impressive guy, a hat and parka, a HF messenger bag and a scaled construct-it

sun-min kim & david horvath's things @ double punch (oct 2 - nov 2)

Before Uglycon Tokyo happens on the 10th, Ugly Doll and Bossy Bear founders David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim will be celebrated at the Double Punch gallery from October 2nd by presenting some “things” from their collection of work from 2001 to 2008. This captures the best of what they made in the past 7 years of their collaboration as toy designers. The selection includes collectibles such as Kaiju,

bumrush customs available online @ shopunderstood.com (the most number of y-fronted toys you'll ever find!)

Customs for the recent BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW [tagged] organized by DynomightNYC @ Showroom NYC September 13th-just [featured on TRE] are currently listed online for your procuring pleasure. Clicketh shopunderstood.com/bucush to peep individual customs contributed by artists including: Brian Slivka, Jin Saotome, Garold Vallie, Sucklord, Ruf, Motorbot, Ayleen Gaspar, George Gaspar, HideousBoi,

cosbaby michael jackson thriller (student) hmv japan edition

Shortly after the announcement of Hot Toy's Cosbaby Michael Jackson Series - out pops another - but this time it's a HMV Japan-Edition - featuring Michael the Student clad in his school-jacket, before he "turns" into the zombie dancer in the music video for "Thriller".COSBABY MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER (STUDENT) Edition is slated for a 20th January 2009-release, priced @ ¥980 (US$9 / SGD$13)

one of the sweetest rust-bucket i've ever set my peepers on: hot toys' movie masterpiece mark one iron man 1/6 figure

Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built - "Does Autumn means something special for you? Cool weather or cool stuffs? In this season, we're so excited to bring you the trial version of Iron Man - MARK I which was a power suit created by Tony Stark to escape from a kidnapping. This is really a big challenge for our Creative Team as this Mark I figure is more detailed and complicated than Mark II and Mark

deep powder edition images to whet your bramble-appetites

Delish-snaps of DEEP POWDER Edition 1/6-scaled BRAMBLE posted on Bambablog (Note: the Brambles look darker here than they are). Creator Ashley Wood also mentions: "No other Bramble will offered anytime soon, so please don't think I'm gonna offer a different version next week etc, we have another 3A fig to release next, then more Brambles."Produced by 3A Toys, the 15-inch tall MK2 Bramble Deep

gatchaman in action (my fan-video made with existing concept art)

Although not as "fancy" (nor "cool" :p) as the recent 10-sec teaser of the GATCHAMAN animated movie from IMAGI Studios - this is my humble "attempt" at *deciphering (aka *speculate) the sequence of action / scenes of the movie via this simple slideshow-video utilizing existing concept art. (Would've waited longer for more images to add to the existing ones, but I needed to purge outstanding

A Destro-KAWS Companion Custom Reveal and An Interview With Motorbot

A KAWS-Companion turns "international arms dealer" with this (G.I.Joe-themed)DESTRO-custom by Motorbot, commissioned by a private collector! *coolness*I've long admired Kevin Olson aka Motorbot's customed-creations, and with this exclusive first-peek reveal of the Destro-Kaws, I'd managed to grab a quick chat with Kelvin, about his craft and inspirations - CLICK THRU to read, as well as a

about that special handpaint (retailers incentive) kiss of death variant and red-flocked saddest devil

Creator of The SADDEST DEVIL [tagged] - Toby Dutkiewicz of Devils Head has hand painted and customized 10 individually signed and numbered Saddest Devils dubbed the KISS OF DEATH Variants - featuring a deeper (blood) red surface in glossy finish, with a red mark on it's forehead and a grey fabric blindfold to heighten the ominous mood = *uber-cool*Retailers can purchase a combination of 11 Pink

noxious fumes @ rivet gallery (oct 4) and a preview of ignacious longbottom by doktor a

Rivet is pleased to announce its upcoming group art show, entitled: NOXIOUS FUMES. The exhibition will feature a varied array of both exquisite artistic techniques and visions from some of the most cutting edge underground artists inspired by the show's theme of the Gas Mask. The exhibition includes a mixture of local, national, and international artists, including: Annie Owens / Andy Clarkson /

runcible edition a by cris rose (sept 28 pre-order)

UPDATED 28.09.08: Runcible Edition A sold out within 3 minutes of launch. Congrats, Cris!After the spiffy series of prototype-reveals, UK-customzier Cris Rose adds "toy-creator" to his illustrious credits with the impending release of his first ever resin figure: RUNCIBLE EDITION A!Each Edition has something different cast into the clear head, the visual representation of what Runcible is

super puncher for uglycon (test-shot teaser) and an uglycon tokyo update

David Horvath updates his blog with test-shot snaps of the SUPER PUNCHER POCKET KAIJU (*Yokai* version) by Gargamel - with a 180-degrees turnable head "action-feature" to transform the Lonely Otaku (below-left) into Super Puncher (below-right)! *cool*The Super Puncher Pocket Kaiju is a Uglycon Tokyo-exclusive to be released during the show on October 10th [blogged] Currently no further details on

munnyocalypse 2008 at uberbot

MUNNYOCALYPSE was a custom-Munny contest organized by Überbot (circa Sept 20th / www) and besides the video of the festivities posted above, you can also check out: Party-pics and the chosen Winners on the Überbot-blog [pics via]

do you really want to know that much about me?

star wars storm trooper (kaws version) has dropped and i would lurve one for my birthday *hint-hint* = dream on, I know...

And while I'm waiting to find out more about the initial retail price and quantity (rumors swirl around "1000" tho) of STORM TROOPER (KAWS Version) vinyl-sweetness by Medicom Toy released just @ Original-Fake, Japan [tagged] here are some pilfered-pics from the ever diligent Instinctoy (who covers turnarounds like no other / mondo-more pics via link) of what I personally think is a cool figure to

heroes season 3: villains (premiere spoilers)

UPDATED 28.09.08: Just caught the Series teaser trailer on Starworld cable-channel with a November-premiere! WHOO-HOO!HEROES Season 3: VILLAINS premiered on U.S. televisions September 22nd with two one-hour episodes aired back-to-back.My quandary was this: WAIT for the series to reach Singapore cable channels by gawdknows-effin'when, or sate thy insatiable rabid curiosity and fanboy-excitement

about iron man japan sept 27-launch and concept art

Surfing around the Japanese movie-site for the IRON MAN Movie [www.ironman-movie.jp] somehow brought back the "excitement" I'd felt, since my very first IM-movie post in '06, until it's screening in April, as well as debut around the world, except for Japan, whose IM-premiere's September 27th 2008 instead - and I hope Japanese-readers of this humble blog of mine will enjoy the movie as much as I

TRE39: Food & Technology, Habits and Desires

DISCLAIMER: This is a personal blog-post. It ain't about the latest and hawtest toys. It ain't about the next happening movie. It ain't about what YOU want - it's about Me - Everything me and what relates to me and my current life, and becoz it's going to be my birthday tomorrow and I'm in a mood to reminisce, rage/rant, pay homage to (the pitfalls of "advanced-aging") and share for those who

seen@hunt & gather: bwana spoon's show @ artoyz paris

Gaetan of BFLV shares with us pics of the opening of Bwana Spoons' HUNT & GATHER Show @ Artoyz Paris [blogged] September 25th-just - which features loadsa customed-goodness with a customed-Dollyhouse-diorama (above - love it!) and a very cool Rainbowasaurus. Peep BFLV's flickr-album for mondo more pics [pics via]. In addition, Nico from Guillotine also drops word of their coverage of Bwana's

sneaky signing service of sneakyraccoon's dunny

Fancy a signed Dunny by the gorgeous designer of said Dunny?SneakyRaccoon aka Anna Mullin will be doing a SNEAKY SIGNING SERVICE of her Dunny from Series 5 (The Dunny's on-left and Anna's on-right :p). Priced at £12 per - the package includes the signed Dunny with sticker, and signed for postage and packaging within the UK. Currently only 47 Dunnys remain for your procuring pleasure.Anna can be

the hive opening & launch party by play imaginative (sept 29)

With the recent move of Play Imaginative's office to a brand new space in Pacific Building, Aljunied Road (PEEP addie) - comes the announcement of the opening of a new retail gallery within their offices dubbed: THE HIVE!The Hive will feature new product releases and pre-sales, exclusive to members of The Hive - and it all starts with an open invitation to The Hive Launch Party on 29th September

sneak peeks of hypethetic for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, pacific plaza (sept 27-28)

Early peeks at HYPETHETIC's adiartist gig this coming weekend @ Pacific Plaza, Singapore (thru the spiffy lens of Saffry Hoo of adidas) featuring a series of mini standees that threaten to engulf you (only recently I realized they could actually be "taken" - I hate being slow and missing out on freebies, the cheapskate that I am :/) and even spiffier-looking sneakers (above). "TwistedJoe" will be

jailbreak toys presents art + action @ showroom nyc (oct 17)

Jailbreak Toys (makers of the Obama Action Figure) will present ART + ACTION at The Showroom NYC on October 17th 2008 (7-11pm / with Brews by Singha Beer).Contemporary artist greats, such as Mars-1 and Damion Silver, toy designers like Brin Berliner and Brent Jerome Nolasco, as well as graf writers and design mavens from across the country will use unpainted figures of Obama as a blank canvas to

build-o-bama papertoy project by matt hawkins

Matt Hawkins of (custompapertoys.com) shares with us his latest papertoy project - dubbed: Build-O-Bama - featuring U.S. Presidential-hopeful, Barack Obama in paper-form!Matt also mentions: "I wanted to show my support for Barack in a creative and positive way. I've been thinking a lot about my work and while I love to make funny little characters I feel like it's my responsibility as an artist

mycryptonauts vs phoneticontrol = cryptopho paper toy

Phoneticontrol has collaborated with his fellow PFOM-er mycryptonauts on a papertoy dubbed CRYPTOPHO and he can be downloaded by clicking on the template-image below (JPG). The form is based on mycryptonauts's paper-monster CRYPTONAUT creation on with "crypto-paper" blank PDF-template downloadable (to make your own) here ;)"Eric teh Netic" also mentions that all the APs of his first ever glicee

about that illustromaniac sheryo's new online shop

The Illustromaniac aka Sheryo has a spanking new online shop @ www.illustromaniac.com/shop.htm featuring a selection of notebooks, tagger-bags, one-off Munny-customs and plush creations - including the previously blogged about "Uncle Sam" (seen @ Sheryo-adiartist) and plushed Limbs! What is supa-kool are the Illustromaniac Sticker Packs (A&B) featuring character doodles in 6 random stickers in a

jon burgerman's pens are my friends book by idn

About Jon Burgerman's PENS ARE MY FRIENDS published by IdN: For the first time ever Jon Burgerman’s commercial, personal and collaborative works are collected together in one lavish publication. Included amongst the many projects are toys, clothing, exhibitions, murals, customizations, sketchbooks and a sick bag. *Enter the world of Jon Burgerman's art, where nothing is safe from meandering lines

diggaz expo @ barendrecht, nl (oct 4-5)

After SPAM @ Rotterdam in June [blogged], the Dutch-designed DIY platform-toy DIGGAZ is set to travel again, this time at an expo on October 4th and 5th 2008 in Barendrecht (near Rotterdam) in NL. Besides showing the various Diggaz-customs, participating artists (Jacky Hekkelaan, LeeO Leng and Honor) will also be doing some live painting Chilled Beer and other drinks, and soft couches will be

mk2 bramble deep powder on pre-order sept 30/oct 1

UPDATED: 29.9.08: The Top and Bottom posted prototype-images are NOT of Deep Powder Edition Bramble = THESE ARE (Apologies for the inaccuracy)Bambablog-updated with prototype-pics and pre-order info for Ashley Wood x 3A Toys' DEEP POWDER BRAMBLE @ Bambalandstore.com next week / end-September. (cheers for the headsup, Gar!)OCTOBER 1 9:00 AM AESTSEPT 30 4:00 PM PTSEPT 30 23:00 GMTThe 15-inch tall

uglycon tokyo @ stitch, tokyo (oct 10)

UGLYCON TOKYO opens October 10th 2008 @ STITCH, Daikanyama, Tokyo (Opening party 6pm-9pm) The show will feature plush, paintings, prints, drawings, show exclusive items from Uglydoll-creators David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, as well as participating artists from Japan providing "Ugly guest star art", with the superstar list including: Gargamel / Dehara / TOUMA / Mori Chack / T9G / Devilrobots / Mad

custom-madls for madl citizens @ lift, detroit (oct 25)

Peeped a few online-sneaks of custom-10-incher DIY MADLs done for LiFT's MADL CITIZENS group custom-show on October 25th 2008 [blogged] - featuring Ken Keirns' Y-front-wearing simian "Under Achiever" (above), the revved-up Sket-One's "Hemi Cuda Mad*L" (below-left) and a insane'o teaser from Jim Koch (below-right). Looks to be a sweet show, yeh? (send pics pls)

sket one's dolbee for atp festival

Peeped on Sket-One's flickr his upcoming DOLBEE design - set for a release at his upcoming solo artshow/exhibition dubbed: "You Asked For It!" @ ATP Fest's (All Tomorrow's Party) Halloween-themed "Release The Bats 2008" shows [www] in London (Oct 30-31st) and Birmingham (Nov 1st / click on flyer below for details).The 5-inch tall DOLBEE (form) is designed by MAD and produced by Solid Industries.

kidreaper (kidrobot 15) by andrew bell x kidrobot

October 16, 2008 is the "actual" release date for Andrew Bell's KIDREAPER (aka Kidrobot 15) for Kidrobot [blogged] - which you can now check out on KR - and looking pretty darn nifty too, IMHO. Get the drop on the Reaper before he visits you, for US$50-per if so you please."Printed with a GID skeleton, this 7-incher delivers death swathed in a fabric cloak with flexi wire trim and a swift swipe

the ultimate matrix collection within the belly of the nebuchadnezzar

[*well, more "control-deck" than "belly", but ya gets teh drift*]My jaded-jaw fell when I laid my eyes on this Hot Toys Replica of The NEBUCHADNEZZAR ship from The MATRIX - and my eyes nearly popped out when I realized it held discs! I mean, I lurve me my Matrix trilogy but this was insane'o!The ULTIMATE MATRIX COLLECTION contains 7 discs - including: 4 x Blu-Rays (Movie-trilogy + The Animatrix)

i am whatever gotham needs me to be: 1/6 the dark knight revised version by hot toys

"Improvement on The Dark Knight – 12" Batman (TDK Version) - Good news for Batman fans! The last day of September will be the release date of TDK – Batman collectible figure (The Dark Knight Version). The other exciting news is, we’ve made some revisions on the final product to make it as accurate as the real batman in the movie. First, we’ve narrowed his shoulder and reduced the size of his

heroes of burgertown by jon burgerman x kidrobot

The HEROES OF BURGERTOWN evolves from UK-artist Jon Burgerman's doodles to acid candy-colored mini figures by Kidrobot [blogged] is available online @ KR from Sept 25th - featuring 16 vinyl figures (and 2 chases) @ a SRP of US$7.95-per blind-box. Folks interested in getting a signed box / toy from the artist himself, are to check out details here [pics via]. /// CLICK THRU for more pics and to

september bearbrick updates by medicom toy

September-updates from Medicom Toy's BE@RBRICKS include a 1000% ROEN, a trio of 400%-ers - including a Ewok TEEBO and 2 KISS Bears: The Demon and Star Child.100%-ers includes a Pink Ribbon bear and two Care Bears ... And the announcement of BE@RBRICKS Series 17 (with a December-drop) which will include designs from Alexander Girard & The World Of Golden Eggs ... not exactly a buffet of bears this

funshine and cheer care bear 100% bearbricks by medicom toy

Care Bear StaaaAAARRRrrreee!You know it was just a matter of time ... and what a sweet fit it would be: Carebears x BE@BRICKS! A predominant fixture of the retro-80's with a decidedly more cutesy-tone (along with Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony etc) as opposed to the macho boys-toys (like Transformers, Master of the Univrse, MASK et al), CARE BEARS [wiki] had captured the hearts of many a

ultraviolence x rotofugi exclusive ludwig van yellow

~ Yellow, Yellow, Musical Fellow ~Peep Rotofugi's LUDWIG VAN Yellow Rotofugi Exclusive by Frank Kozik x UltraViolence for your consideration. In an edition of 50-pcs - available October 1st 2008.Currently no price listed nor direct URL-links to product on Roto, but expect a price-range of within US$200-per and stake out Rotofugi.com :)[LV-COLORWAYS: Orange / Purple / Silver / Black / Yellow]

ultraviolence x lulubell toys exclusive ludwig van black

Lulubell Toys drops us a coupla sneaks of their exclusive LUDWIG VAN Black colorway vinyl bust from Frank Kozik's UltraViolence-release! (cheers for the headsup, Amy!)Black is sleek sweet cool. The white painted eyelash detail would've been even cooler if it was in gold or silver (IMHO) but hell, I would proudly have this on my toyshelf (if I had any toyshelves in the first place :p). Standing 16

star wars jawa vcd by medicom toy

JAWAs are cool. Jawas are like the little scavenger-peeps of the Galaxy, scrounging spare-parts to hawk-off to other clueless folks of the Empire, like moisture farmers et al (*cough*) ... Altho I've always wondered how they look underneath them robes (were they junior Jedi's or Jedi-slaves? same brown robes, innit? :p) with them beady-lightup eyes? ... maybe come April 2009, we may yet find out

may the force be with you: star wars kubricks series 10 and teebo 400% bearbrick

It's "Revenge Of The Sith" with Medicom Toy's 100% STAR WARS KUBRICKS SERIES 10 - featuring 6 characters from SW Episode 3 @ a SRP of 12,349YEN (US$117 / SGD$166 for a box of 12 = US$9.78-per box) for a April-2009 release.- DARTH VADER（EP3) w/ Lightsaber - ANAKIN SKYWALKER（EP3) w/ Lightsaber- DARTH SIDIOUS（EP3) w/ Lightsaber- CLONETROOPER（EP3) w/ Blaster Rifle - TARFFUL w/ Kashyyyk Long-Gun (

1/6 rah anarkin skywalker by medicom toy

Frankly, I've never "liked" Anarkin. He'd prove himself to be a smartass when he was a young'un (some may claim "precocious", I say "lil twirp that needs a tight smack or three"). And as a grown-ass Jedi-disciple, he was unbearably whiny and had a lightsaber so far stuck-up his tattooine-hole, he'd burp a tween-angst moan-spittle of Deathstar-proportions. How he got jiggy with Amidala is beyond

iron man mark one in 1/6 by hot toys

The next IRON MAN toy to come from Hot Toys is to be a 1/6th-scaled MARK ONE!now THAT's what Ima talkin' about! - [ADDED] This is a uber-sweet addition to the previously blogged about MARK-3 and MARK-2 1/6-figures from Hot Toys, IMHO ... expect product details to be revealed soon-ish ... meanwhile the above image is cobbled up from the (original) magazine scan posted below - found via the good

feast by papermonster @ metropolis gallery (oct 3)

On October 3, 2008, Lancaster, "PA will be devoured in a feast of paper, stencil, and spray paint as it succumbs to the beautiful seduction of female emotion and vibrant colors."Metropolis Gallery will host the opening reception for street artist PaperMonster and his new exhibition, FEAST, on Friday October 3, 2008 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.  "Packed with a punch of color that matches the palpable

hi-fructose vol.9 sampler pages

Atta and Annie from Hi-Fructose sends over some sweet sample pages of the upcoming HI-FRUCTOSE Vol. 9 - featuring the art of Netherland painter Chris Berens, Stella Im Hulteberg, the art of Dan May, an introduction to Sam Gibbons' symmetrical wood-cut chaos, Tara McPherson, Jeff Gillette, Liz McGrath and the art of Ekundayo. Cover shown here features art by Sam Gibbons.- Click HERE to order

star wars storm trooper kaws version to drop september 27th

Release-details for the STORM TROOPER (KAWS VERSION) has been listed on Original-Fake - with the release date set on September 27th (also my birthday, *hint-hint*) - available to the public via lottery-drawing, to be held on day of alloted Admission Tickets - from 9AM onwards. Neither price nor quantity have been determined at this time. FYI: The 25-cm tall Medicom Toy-made KAWS VADER had a run

hoodie by bonustoyz x steph cop x uninked

From Bonustoyz X StephCop X Uninked comes a Limited Edition HOODIE set - featuring exclusive design & pattern (available from Xs to Xxl) with embroidering in the hood, and special StashPocket.Limited to only 100-pcs (sets will be numbered from 1 to 100) and priced at 88 Euros (+shipping) - the Hoodie-set also includes an exclusive Uninked Figure (in matt-black / gloss-black). INKHEAD stands 12cm

own worst enemy by meggs @ don't come gallery, melbourne (sept 25)

UPDATED 25.09.08: Event / gallery pics viewable on NiceProduce.com's flickr [pics via]What literally caught my eye while surfing the cyberwebs was these series of He-Man busts (the black x red is tres-cool) done by Aussie-stencil artist/designer Meggs for his upcoming solo show @ Don't Come Gallery, Melbourne (Sept 25 - Oct 11). Peep more WIP-pics of Meggs' preparation @ the Everfresh-studios via

upperplayground orange edition payday vinyl by n8 van dyke

Peeped (and swiped) from HypeBeast is an UpperPlayground-exclusive Orange colorway of N8 Van Dyke’s PAY DAY vinyl simian-crook [tagged], clad in Orange (like, duh) with the UP-logo. Standing 5 1/2" tall @ a SRP of US$60 [BUY] Quantities undetermined.Produced in collbaoration with Ningyoushi - this colorway was previously previewed in this post.

rumble monsters x dead presidents' limited edition dragon engine

Matt Walker aka Dead Presidents has collaborated with Rumble Monsters for a limited production run of DRAGON ENGINE toys (DP's first) featuring custom-painted pinstripping (is there such a word? gawd im ignorant, innit?) by DP over a clear vinyl body with color change flakes. Limited to a run of only 50-pcs @ US$110-per, the figures come bagged with headercard and can be purchased online via

megatron in cybertronian tank form for revenge of the fallen (aka transformers movie 2)

Legit concept designs? Or fan-made?Either way, with the distinct possibility of director Michael Bay's prior mandate of "dis-information dissemination" for TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (aka Transformers 2), one has no choice but to chug an ounce of salt when it comes to TF-leaks nowadays - in particular this series of 4 images (found on both TFW2005 and LatinoReview] which frankly, were

oni & cyclops dogs by realxhead exclusively for zakkamono

Zakka drops word of their limited edition ONI & CYCLOPS DOGS made exclusively for Zakkamono by RealXHead of Japan. Measuring 7" long x 7.5" tall - there are only 20 sets available in this special color way sprayed onto flesh colored vinyl. Cost for the pair (only sold as a pair) is US$200 - available exclusively online here (CLICK THRU for more pics) ... meanwhile stay tuned for yet another

zakkamono' miao and mousubi by buff monster and custom show @ subtext (nov 14)

The next edition of Zakkamono's MIAO and MOUSUBI (after Tokidoki's design), is to feature the pinkness of the maverick of mammary-manifestations; Buff Monster! No further details other than this sketch of the 7-incher tall lucky/fortune kitty (and 3-incher Mousubi) tho :pMeanwhile, November sees the first ever custom MIAO & MOUSUBI-Show @ the Subtext Gallery, San Diego (November 14th - December

kathie olivas' scavengers series 2 by mindstyle

Based on Kathie Olivas' original paintings, the highly anticipated SCAVENGERS Mini Figure SERIES 2 will be released next month by MINDstyle. "Inspired by early American portraiture that often depicted children as small adults in an idealized new land, the characters parallel this vision within their own sense of post-apocalyptic conformity, uniquely documenting their own stories in a mysterious

james jarvis' birdgod on the cover of computer arts #116

A headsup from TRE-reader Alan (cheers, duder!) about a James Jarvis "exclusive" cover for an upcoming Computer Arts Projects Issue #116 ("Character and Toy Design") - featuring Bird God, sat atop crumbling pillars of society, pondering his next toy-manifestation, perhaps? (...or he could be just bored waiting for his mate to turn up...) heh.CAP#116 hits shops October 9th. Meanwhile, check out

hot toys to apply newly developed head-sculpt application technique on next iron man toy

Before you can even take a breather with Hot Toys' 1/6 IRON MAN MARK-3, MARK-2 and even Cosbaby, out pops this 'lil iron-clad nugget from the HT-newsletter:"New technique applies on next Iron Man figure - Iron Man Iron Man Iron Man...... In the past 2 months, Hot Toys has been announced and revealed the Mark 2 and Mark 3 collectible figures as well as the Iron Man Cosbaby, so what will be next?

more peeks @ jared deal's halloween toy with argonaut resins

Shape given Form with this spanking new reveal of Jared Deal's upcoming Halloween-resin toy with Argonaut Resins [last teased] ... more details to come? you betcha! ... but who will draw first blood? heh.FYI: This Halloween-release is the second resin project from Argonauts - with the first "killer-resin" series (sorry, couldn't help myself :p) dubbed: "CELLPHONESKILL" currently available @ their

old skool kaiju 2 sneak preview by erick scarecrow x esc toy

Come November, a new evil will be unleashed ...Designed by Erick Scarecrow of ESC Toy, in collaboration with Neon Martian (this colorway anyways) - nothing much is known about OSK2 (as-yet-unnamed urban-kaiju vinyl creature) - other than it'll be 10-inches tall and is one of DIZIGN's (aka "OSK 1") enemies ... and further "bad news" for Dizign? This is but just one of the colorways of OLD SKOOL

cosbaby michael jackson series by hot toys

In tandem with their M-ICON, Hot Toys is determined to give Jacko-fans a trip down memory-lane with a MICHAEL JACKSON COSBABY Series!(Currently only image of drawing available) Featuring Michael Jackson-post Thriller (album) with his various fashion-guises thru the years as: Billie Jean / History / Black Or White / Moonwalker / Thriller (Regular) / Thriller (Werewolf) = making it a total of 6

m-icon 1/6 michael jackson by hot toys

BigHatDino called it - and "skinny legs" it's gonna be! "Let's dance with our Michael Jackson 12" collectible figure (Billie Jean / History Tour version) - Yes, you’re not dreaming! It is him! Our next M ICON will be MICHAEL JACKSON – who is the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV in 80's. His popular song "Billie Jean" was credited for transforming

anarchy sign by kozik x jamungo

A SRP for the Kozik x Jamungo Anarchy [tagged] has been established at US$40.Produced by Jamungo and distributed by DKE Toys, the KOZIK ANARCHY stands 8 inches tall, and come with a stand, or you can hang it on the wall.The BLACK colorway is limited to 800 pieces while MURDER (White with Red blood-splatter) is limited to 500. Go bug your fav retailers for availability :)

toybreak#48: cheers!

TOYBREAK Episode#48: Cheers - sees the crew downing their carrot shakes (with Gary Ham's Carrot Shake Jake) and reviewing the Four Horsemen's Time Keepers, Chef Duff Minimate, Funko's Sleestaks, Funkrush shirts and more :)

choking hazard minigwin show @ vtn, pasadena ca (dec 6-7)

October Toys' 1-inch MiniGwins is set to be in the custom-spotlight with The CHOKING HAZARD MiniGwin Show come December 6th & 7th @ the Winter Vinyl Toy Network in Pasadena, CA!To be a part of the "the biggest little custom show" - just grab youself a MiniGwin (@ US$2-per) and email the good folks at show [at] gwinarmy.com with your name and email so that they can send you all the show detail :)

noferin for mixtart @ giant robot sf (sept 20 - oct 8)

Noferin will be having 4 small acrylic on wood pieces (measuring 4 x 5 inches on thick pinewood) on display for the mixtART group art show @ Giant Robot SF [blogged] - on display from September 20th til October 8th 2008. Folks interested in procuring the pieces are to contact GF SF for details :)Giant Robot SF618 Shrader StreetSan Francisco, CA 94117415-876-4773e: luke [at] giantrobot.comTop left

why stop at just two?

...You know you wanna build your KAWS TROOPER Army eventually, innit?... heh

kaws x star wars storm trooper = kaws trooper?

HKANYTIME scored an image of KAWS' impending "KAWS TROOPER" figure (*undetermined toy-name) featuring a Star Wars Storm-Trooper being KAWS-fied - making it a perfect companion to 2007's KAWS VADER by Medicom Toy, dunnit? *coolio* (FYI: Above-left is the original image from HKAnytime, while image-right is my own white-balanced photoshopped version ... couldn't help it lah :p) - and daymn, teh

antz for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, pacific plaza (sept 20-21 / day one)

With a thematic-play on the Elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Gold etc), ANTZ's creations for adiartist engulfed the adidas Original Concept Store @ Pacific Plaza - as seen on Day One September 20th, 2008 ... with modular lightboxed-simians scattered around the store and cut-out turbulent clouds hanging from the ceiling, one could imagine being transported into a hyper-neon day-glo confines of

phu! for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, raffles city (sept 20-21 / day one)

DAY ONE @ adidas Original Concept Store, Raffles City (September 20th 2008) sees PHU! getting his fingers sticky with super-gluing toy-soldier parts diligently for his "Live" Demo installation for adiartist, holding center-court with benches lining both main table (creating a very comfy and friendly atmos for folks to chat with the artist - hell, once I plonked my a$$ down, I didn't want to leave

ohno!doom presents: "we need each other" urban art event (oct 11)

Over 8 months in the making, OhNo!Doom is proud to present:WE NEED EACH OTHER - an Urban Art Event:In addition to artworks on display by distinguished Chicago artists and designers (Click on flyer to peep the list of folks participating), the show features the largest 'Exquisite Corpse' composition ever attempted, consisting of the amazing art work of 40 top Chicago Artists - with the final

bank robber joker repaint by jc hong

"Not widely known among collectors and Hot Toys fans, JC Hong – a talented Korean painting artist in collectible market, who had passed his unique painting technique on to various sculptors and painters in Korea. We can say JC Hong is a mentor of most of the Korea collectables’ artists in the market. He is also the Chief Paint Art Director of Hot Toys Ltd., besides (of) painting prototype

hot toys' 1/6 bank robber joker and bat-pod available from dc direct

Possibly good news for US-based collectors: DC Direct has listed Hot Toys' 1/6th-scaled BANK ROBBER JOKER [tagged] and BAT-POD [tagged] for your procuring-pleasure, with definitive drop-dates, no less! Do check with your local comicbook or toyshops for availability (FYI: The Dark Knight and Joker figures has also been listed on DC Direct / blogged] ... no sign of the Tumbler tho :p - CLICK THRU

marvel 3age iron man (metallic version) by asunaro

New images uploaded for the Marvel 3age IRON MAN from Asunaro - featuring adecidedly more "metallic" surface-finish - CLICK original post for product details :)

bwana spoons @ artoyz paris (sept 25)

Portland-based artist Bwana Spoons will be having an exhibition in Europe (his first) with HUNT & GATHER @ Artoyz Paris on Thursday September 25th from 7pm (exhibits thru November 2nd, 2008) - where he'll feature paintings, toys (customed Rainbowasaurus, Killers, Gloobys, Booskas, Jelly Factory, oh my!) and installations (the Dolly-house dio is effin' amazing!).Check out his flickr-album of

dgph vs 250m/sq wall for nike soho, buenos aires

DGPH tackles a 250 metre-square wall-space in 5 days!Between Sept 08 and Sept 12, DGPH painted the 8m tall x 32m wide exterior walls of the NIKE Soho store in Buenos Aires - exposed to the elements, the boys laboured thru and the above image is of the final mural (which really should be made into a landscape-format large poster, methinks :p). Peep more WIP-shots of the process on their flickr :)[

another way to die

Seriously, is it that "bad" I have to post about the upcoming Bond-movie aka "Quantum Of Solace" (which I personally think is a cool film-title LOL) where there are none other movie-posts be posted about? The answer, unfortunately is YES. Not much genre-movie news worth posting about recently ... but having enjoyed Casino Royale - I'm actually looking forward to QoS, and the theme song duet by

phu! and antz sneaks for adiartist (sept 20-21)

Further adiartist-sneaks from both PHU! and ANTZ posted on their blogs (click to peep more images: Vinyl is The New Canvas / MonkeyCrapShit) featuring set-ups preparations prior to their "Live" Demos at adidas Originals Concept Stores @ Raffles City and Pacific Plaza (respectively). Drop by to support your local artists! see y'all there!PHU! @ Raffles City Shopping Centre, #01-44- September 20,

purple and silver ludwig vans by frank kozik

Images of LUDWIG VAN colorways (other than Orange) have surfaced online [via], featuring the Frank Kozik Ultraviolence 16" tall vinyl-bust of Beethovan in PURPLE (a PostersandToys.com-exclusive / limited to 50-pcs) and SILVER (a 3D Retro-exclusive) slated for an October 1st release. Price undetermined.Designed by Frank Kozik for his Ultraviolence label, with sculpting by Brin Berliner and

metal for monsters by blend creations

Inspired by their 2-year-old “monster,” Jack, Owners of Blend Creations, Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis, are collaborating with nine artists to produce a line of laser-etched, brushed stainless steel "monster" pendants - dubbed: METAL FOR MONSTERS [www] - featuring illustrations by S.britt, Stefan G. Bucher, Jon Burgerman, Anna Chambers, Justin Hillgrove, Adam Koford, John Martz, Jay Stephens

hail to the cuteness: adolfy by onibaka

From teaser to product - Italian-designer/sculptor Onibaka (aka Davide De Rose Veltri) updates us with full color-reveal plus product info for his self-made ADOLFY articulated resin figure! *neatoramic*The 6-inch tall hand-painted Adolfy will be in 4 different colours, in an edition of 50 - priced at US$60-per - and will come signed and numbered with a certificate of enlistment in the "Hungry

joeledbetter.com-exclusive hammerhead tropical red edition

Joe Ledbetter drops a KFUG toy-surprise with this HAMMERHEAD TROPICAL RED joeledbetter.com-exclusive - in a limited edition of 150-pcs HERE for US$77-per now!Produced by InTheYellow - this 6-inch tall Japanese vinyl figure is the 6th colorway of Hammerhead.

my little pony project: 25 ponies for 25 years

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of My Little Pony [www] - Hasbro, with Thunderdog Studios presents the MY LITTLE PONY PROJECT: 25 Ponies for 25 Years [www] gallery exhibition @ the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City (September 18th / one-night-only) featuring diverse customs from designers: 123Klan / Catalina Estrada / Claw Monkey / Jon Burgerman / Junko Mizuno / TADO / Tokidoki / Junie Moon

kathie olivas live dunny painting @ kr ny (sept 25)

Kathie Olivas be painting a 4-feet tall Dunny "Live" this coming September 25th (between 6-8pm) @ Kidrobot NY (118 Prince Street, NY) ... and I reckon if you brought along her new white-flocked Dunny (from Series 5 - which I reeeeeally think should be made into an 8-incher, but that's just me :p) along, and asked nicely, she may even autograph it for ya, wouldn't she? :)

el toro x abakus presents stupid fresh (sept 27)

STUPID FRESH is an upcoming solo show with EL TORO in Philadelphia, PA at Abakus, happening this September 27, 2008. "EL TORO is a local street artist that's been around since 2003 and has been showcasing his works for almost 4 years around the globe. This is his 2nd solo show and it's the best one yet. Maturing from just a normal graffiit/street art look in the past, this art show showcases his

wish you were here! giclee prints by ben the illustrator

Ben The Illustrator (creator of Speakerdog papertoy) announces their new range of art prints dubbed: WISH YOU WERE HERE!There are currently seventeen prints to choose from, taking you from the subdued serenity of a sugary sweet blossom tree through to epic mountainous landscapes filled with eye-popping shapes and colours. Check out www.wishyouwerehereart.com for previews of the prints.Each

3a associates scheme by 3a toys x ashley wood

Currently posted on threeaonline.com: "The 3A Associates signup will take place in December. Being an Associate will garner store discount, and a exclusive WWR figure, T-shirt, and the ability to buy Associate-only editions of figures." ... The key words for Ashley Wood toy-collectors perhaps being "store discount", "exclusive figure" and "associate-only editions" ...Consider this:From my very

accidental mishap by travis lampe

"ACCIDENTAL MISHAP" is a hand-painted resin art toy from artist Travis Lampe, produced by Gallery 1988 and Julie B for Pretty in Plastic. Released at Travis' solo show "Lumber Smack" @ G1988: LA on September 16th - the figure includes a rainbow puzzle, and comes hand-signed and numbered in an edition of 50. Priced at US$300-per, the set includes a 10" x 10" giclee print of Travis' "Utmost

seen@bumrush custom show, showroom nyc (sept 13)

DynomightNYC's BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW [tagged] had a one-night-only showing September 13th @ The Showroom NYC and here are some custom-images of the vinyl back-street-brawler with a bloodied-stump (aka BUMRUSH) for your viewing pleasure! CLICK THRU for more custom-pics, and/or peep the entire series of images here [all pics via] - including the night's festivities and custom skate-decks from J-R00

brute toy 3 by hello, brute (sept 20 drop)

Hello, Brute aka Jon Knox is set to release the 3rd version of his BRUTE TOY on Saturday September 20, 2008 (@ 3pm west coast time / 6pm eastern) in an edition of 10 @ US$75 each.Brute Toy 3 stands 9 inches tall and is hand-cast in polyurethane resin and hand-painted. The figure comes signed and numbered, and bagged with header card. Check/Stake out shop.hellobrute.com/ for availability and

ashley wood with "today's princes" popbot-preview

The center-image is previewed currently on threeaonline.com (which I had initially thought was "Lady Sham", but no dice :p) featuring a funky-haired dude with a robot-killing sword from his Popbot comicbook-series with IDW Publishing = *sweet*(give him a "baby"-accessory, for saving the entire human race, of coz :p) ...I'm at a loss for "character-names", so maybe you folks could help me out here

tokyo tribe2: gang's history series one: kai vinyl figure

Truth be told, I've never been much into Santa Inoue's "Tokyo Tribe 2"-manga, altho I have partaketh profusely in the past of TT2-related toys - most notably Medicom Toy's 1/6th-scaled TT2 figures (1st gen), and the Michael Lau-designed KAI & MERA pair (in both regular & black colorways), and various other Kai-toy oddities (humble collection they may be) ... somehow the "look" of Kai - with his

custom monkeys @ chaos monkey release party, artoyz paris (sept 11)

A sweet-selection of customed-monkeys peeped at the September 11th Release Party of the Bunka-designed, Artoyz Originals-produced CHAOS MONKEY - featuring works from NIARK1, KOA, AISK, GREGOS, iLK, CRAIION, DOBERMAN, DOZE, STROM and LEON ... Gaetan @ BFLV has even sweeter-snaps of the event on his flickr [pics via/cheers for the pics-use, G!]The 14cm tall (5.5 inches) Chaos Monkey rotocast vinyl

pre-flyers and updates for premiere vancouver customstyles '08 (nov 15)

An update for the November 15th PREMIERE VANCOUVER CUSTOMSTYLES '08 group customs show [tagged] from Holochron of Elektrik Puha Studios - featuring a coupla spanking new pre-flyers: image-left being a collab between Camilla d'Errico and J3Concepts, image-right from thy Sucklord [click to view originals]Close to 40 participating artists have been listed thus far, including: Sucklord / Camilla

shawnimal ninjatown nintendo ds sneak peak tour @ double punch (sept 19)

Double Punch will be hosting the first of the three Shawnimal Ninjatown Nintendo DS Sneak Peak Tour in San Francisco - showcasing the pre-release access to the Nintendo DS Game.Ninjatown creator, Shawn Smith, alongside Jen Brody will be on hand to personally talk about their plush creations and how they’ve made the transition to the virtual world. Shawn will be bringing along exclusive

mixtart group show @ giant robot sf (sept 20)

Giant Robot is proud to present mixtART, a group art show held in conjunction with Hands-On Mobile, Inc's release of mixtART, an application that allows independent artists to sell their original works of art as wallpapers to mobile subscribers. (CLICK THRU for details on mixART)Contributors to the show include top artists from a variety of hot genres including illustration, character design,

iwg astro krieg flying saucer attack craft by rocket world

Now, I like flying saucer toys, especially retro-looking flying saucers. My weakness for flying saucers with clear domes is thus far unmentioned, primarily becoz I've not seen much of decent flying saucers with domes in the market (except for Chinese-made vintage metal-toys). Rocket World's IWG ASTRO KRIEG FLYING SAUCER ATTACK CRAFT both rawks becoz it looks retro-cool, and (of coz) have clear

antz sneak for adiartist (sept 20-21)

ANTZ (aka Anthony Chong) previews artwork destined for his upcoming exhibition for adiartist with a "live" demo between September 20th and 21st at Pacific Plaza (for Adidas SG). The image-left can be found on the sticker-sheet given out at the store :) - see y'all there!ANTZ @ adidas Originals Concept Store (Pacific Plaza, 9 Scotts Road, 01-09)- September 20 2008 (Saturday) 4pm-8pm- September 21

part 2 of phu!'s installation sneak for adiartist

PHU! previews 2 out of 3 Adidas Installations for his upcoming exhibition for adiartist this coming September 20th and 21st at Raffles City (for Adidas SG). Measuring 59.4cm x 42cm and made out of plastic miniature soldiers and wire on a wooden plank - the 3rd installation "Adidas Originals" will be done "Live" in-store. Drop by and support your local artists - see y'all there!PHU! @ adidas

el conjeo del diablo by 13th legion

Jimmy Foo of VinylToyFreaks gives TRE-readers a headsup (thanks duder!) on an upcoming resin figure designed and produced by 13th Legion dubbed EL CONJEO DEL DIABLO (which Babelfish translates to "The Rabbit Of the Devil") - peep more devil-bunnys on 13th Legion's flickr :)Standing 7.5" tall, the hulking El Conejo Del Diablo has three points of articulation - arms and head. There will be a total

mark landwehr's paws! by coarsetoys

Coarsetoys' NOOP SHOW @ Rotofugi debuted Mark Landwehr's PAW! vinyl figure, in two versions: RAINBOW (above) and BLACK-OUT (below) - both limited to 200-pcs each worldwide. The hyper-cartoonish design features a aggressive bunny head on a pumped-up bunnimator-bod, frozen in mid-lunge, balancing on a steroid-pumped arm, a delicate manicure other hand waiting to grab at ya! And man, it looks

coarsetoys' jaws and noop show items listed on rotofugi now

HongKong-based Coarsetoys' NOOP SHOW items are now listed for procurement and pre-order on Rotofugi [all pics via] featuring both original hand-made figures (for the show, which exhibits thru October 5th 2008) and production pieces designed exquisitely by Mark Landwehr, most notably the muscled-bunny PAWS figure (which has since been Sold Out! / more in another separate post) and the awesome

about that osaka popstar devil dog art show (oct 31) and the skeleton suit devil dog vinyl figure

Halloween Night, October 31st 2008 will see the launch of The OSAKA POPSTAR DEVIL DOG ART SHOW @ the Showroom NYC (2nd Avenue at 7th street / from 7 – 11pm) - featuring an eclectic mix of over a 100 artists (one hundred!!!) from all over the world will customize the Devil Dog vinyl figures [WHAT]. The customs will be made available for sale to the public at the show itself, with net proceeds from

pink blood splattered saddest devil edition and location confirmed for "to hell with the devil" show

Continuing on in homage to Toby Dutkiewicz's favorite toy company Secret Base, 6 PINK BLOOD SPLATTERED handpaints is available @ the DHP webstore for US$70-per. Since the Pink version is more limited than the Grey there are only 6 pieces this bloody time around, not 10.The standard Pink colorway (limited to 175 pieces) of The Saddest Devil will be solicited by DKE Toys later this month so here is

who will be hot toy's next m-icon figure?

(*ya gotta say the post-title like it's the opening line from American Idol :p)Who is our next M Icon figure? - It's not the right time to announce the next licensed product, but we can't wait to give you some hints! Well, he is a well-known American musician and entertainer. His distinctive musical sound and dancing techniques have the great impact to the music industry in all around the World.

onell X lamour shadow set preview

L'amour Supreme previews a sneak-peek [on Skullbrain] of his 4th headsculpt done for a Shadow Set with Onell Design (not included in the SDCC-set) featuring a bugged-out angry monkey-skull with exposed-brains (below) = *yummy*! (the illustration above looks mondo-cool too - and would make a fab tee-shirt print, doncha think?)Each set is hand-painted and will vary. With only a set of 24 produced

the collector: a rotofugi ad by acne film

"Ninja, please!" = hilarious!"COLLECT SOMETHING" (originally known as "The Collectors") is a brill commercial done by Acne Film (formerly "Country Club Chicago"???) for Chicago-based toy-meisters Rotofugi, released circa July 2007 (first time I'm seeing it tho, deprived-bugger that I am :p) - and currently seeing a resurrgence and doing the rounds on the www [via] *coolio*FYI: the above-posted

jared deal's halloween resin by argonaut resins (teaser promo)

Animator/Designer Jared Deal is teaming up with fledgling new resin toy-makers Argonaut Resins for a release due Halloween (October 31st).No further details has been revealed to the public currently, except for this teaser / promo-image (*I can't really say much about it yet, but it'll rawk!*) - altho the image of a blood-thirsty critter looks pretty darn yummy, doncha think?*stay tuned for the

about that 3rd variant ww2 kozik sharky for vtn

Frank Kozik previewed a new WW2 SHARKY (the 3rd Kozik-variant in the ToyQube-produced WW2-series) set for a December-release @ VinylToyNetwork in Pasadena, USA (Dec 6th & 7th).Limited to an edition of 100-pcs, Kozik mentions on KR that he'll have 50-pcs made available at VTN - with a SRP of US$90-per.

decart custom toys by nvc crew

For the upcoming "Monster Art Rally" group customs-show for G1988 SF - NVC Crew had both created a trio of eye-poppin' customs, and at the same time debuted their new "platform" toy concept dubbed DECART ("Deco" x "art toy") - featuring Ozmopod, Isotope and Hypnotoyd (figures measure between 6'' to 11'' tall).The concept is based on the marriage of painting on canvas and sculpted-parts, with a

eyezon meets night gamer by bob conge x mark nagata

*Info Updated Sept 16.09.08EYEZON MEETS NIGHT GAMER sees Bob Conge of Plaseebo Customs and Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co doing a joint custom set release on September 17th with Mark hand painted 10 custom Plaseebo NIGHT GAMERS and Bob hand painted 10 custom Max Toy Co Eyezons!The Conge custom Eyezon (above) is 10" high in clear vinyl with numerous inset plastic eyes and is signed and numbered by Bob.

win monskeys from octopus design on angryzenmaster

Octopus Design has just released Series 2.5 MONSKEYS and a new line of 8" Giant Monskeys.  To help celebrate the release, Jamie Noguchi aka the AngryZenMaster is running a giveaway contest on his blog to win five of the series 2.5 toys, one of the giant toys, and a limited edition Monskey made especially for Super Art Fight.The contest runs til September 19. All you have to do to enter is leave a

a day with bertie by naël

Ashley Wood's Dirty Deeds BERTIE gone shopping down the streets of France? Bertie breaks down Naël's door, cooks (I wanna say "fetching apron" but am afraid to get two rounds in the head :p) and is a sore loser at video-games? (now you know why I'm afraid to mention the apron!) ...Photographer/Designer Naël [flickr / of Thé Poivré] envisions the World War Robot in 1:1 scale, in real world

deep powder bramble details, box and art by ashley wood

UPDATED: 16.09.08 via threeaonline.comDeep Powder Bramble pre-order will take place at the end of September for an October release. All Deep Powder orders placed in the first 48 hours will get a free giclee print. Deep Powder will be shipped via EMS to your door anywhere is the world for US$250 USD, 200 editions only.Ashley Wood has updated the Bambablog with visuals of BRAMBLE MK2 Deep

jamungo website revamp / crappycat.com launch / kozik anarchy info

Jamungo.com undergoes a revamp and includes new tees, prints classic and new, project info and blogs (inclusive of Project Squat), and launches the CrappyCat interactive cinema at www.CrappyCat.com - featuring extremely addictive animation = scroll CrappyCat left-to-right, and remember to have him stand on the "X" marked on the ground, to see Crappy get blown-up, get drunk and generally get

panos 2013: fake streetsigns in lyon, france

Taking (and making) "Urban Street Art" literally, PANOS 2013: FAKE STREETSIGNS is a collaborative project that takes the work of artists from around the world, in the form of fake road signs, and turns the streets of Lyon, France into an enormous gallery without walls."The round red and white signs look enough like real European traffic signs that you might take them for granted, but weird

toybreak#47: revenge of the beards and aubrie scavenger contest

TOYBREAK Episode#47: Revenge of the Beards sees the October Toys-crew previewing Mezco's Living Dead Dolls Squeak, Stikfas and more, as well as a contest to win one of the exclusive purple AUBRIE SCAVENGER figure deasigned by Kathie Olivas (only 200 pcs made available at the recent Dragon Con in Atlanta Georgia). All ya needs to do is take a photo of yourselves with your Scavenger collection and

diy jumping brain by emilio garcia x lapolab

The secret Lapo Laboratories has been working on and have since perfectedtheir DIY JUMPING BRAIN as designed and created by Emilio Garcia.Priced at 30€ / 35€ (members / non members) - the 3-inch resin hand-casted DIY-White (LE50) is scheduled for a Fall-release, available @ jumpingbrain.org (you'd haveta be a member on their mailing list to be able to get it on day of release tho). All figures

don't sleep giclee and the nap catcher by phoneticontrol

False Idols Gallery is set to release their first Glicee featuring SP-baed artist Phoneticontrol's "DON'T SLEEP". Measuring 11x17 on Glicee museum textured archival 355gsm heavy stock paper with 400 year archival ink signed and numbered in a very limited edition of 15 for US$75 (shipped to the U.S.) available from September 27th @ phoneticontrol.com.Artist Phoneticontrol had 5 Artist Proofs

skullskin by ajee x extended playz (release party on nov 15)

Further to my earlier reveal - the "official" word is out for AJEE x Extended PlayZ's SKULLSKIN - starting with a Release Party scheduled on November 15th in Paris with an Ajee Exhibition, Pimped by ArtyDandy at the Magda Danisz Gallery.Both GREEN (below-left) and DARK V(above) ersions are limited to 300-pcs worldwide, while GOLD (below-right) is limited to 180 and is exclusive to EpZ and

zero for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, pacific plaza (sept 13 / day one)

As little grim-faced standee-imps in technicolor-garb and monogramed suits flitter around the store, the iconic triple-stripes of adidas on the entrance table, side-panel and even the lone masked-mannequinn - silently awaits local artist ZERO's paintbrush, to be regaled in colors, as has the main-entrance panel and store-front display ... shown here are pictures from Day One (September 12th) of

the killer gerbil for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, pacific plaza (sept 13 / day one)

*Killer Gerbils spotted running loose in Singapore! Last seenover-running a adidas Original Concept Store in Raffles City!*The Killer Gerbil's color palette for adiartist @ adidas Originals Concept Store, Raffles City - parallels the brand's logo. Bathed in effectively stark blues and whites, with a touch of red thrown in to spice up the urban monochromatic-coolness - the sticker-tagged mirrors,

seen@rotofugi gallery: noop show by coarsetoys (sept 12-oct 5)

Courtesy of ULTRAMAG; we get to have peek at Coarsetoys' NOOP SHOW currently on @ Rotofugi Gallery (exhibits thru October 5th 2008) - featuring a multitude of awesomeness from Mark Landwehr, with key display figures being mostly hand-painted resin (in Editions of 5) and a preview of upcoming production vinyls including JAWS NOOP (Shark-headed sweetness in editions of 100-pcs @ US$196-per) in 2

capo diy-resin toy by nolabelstuff

CAPO is a DIY platform resin toy made by No Label Stuff from Bandung, Jakarta - and is thusly named because the character looks like it's wearing a "capo" (hoodie). A Capo-exhibition: CAPO XHBTN was held in April 2008 whereby 48 customs featuring works done on the 4.5-inches tall figure by local Indonesian artists were on display - and are now viewable online here [above pics via]. Plans are

event reminder: bumrush custom show @ the showroom nyc (sept 13)

September 13th is THE day for Dynomight NYC's BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW [tagged] and folks are recommended to head-on over to The Showroom NYC (The Showroom NYC - Toy Tokyo) @ 117 2nd Avenue (E 7th St. and 2nd Ave. (2nd Floor) to have a gander or three at the kickin' Bumrush-customs by a variety of equally kickin' folks :) ... (unfortunately for me, I cannot lay any claim to association becoz I

hello my name is señor blanco (sept 5 - oct 5)

Atom Plastic recently launched their SEÑOR BLANCO platform toy [blogged] on September 5th with a custom show dubbed: HELLO MY NAME IS SEÑOR BLANCO - featuring custom-work from more than 50 artists, illustrators, and graphic designers on the first Italian canvas toy. Currently on display til October 5th 2008 @ the Bassano del Grappa Civic Museum, Italy - the exhibition is curated by Pierantonio

And The Winners For The Dookie-Poo PaperJam Contest Are...

The WINNERS for The Dookie-Poo Paper Jam contest has finally been chosen, and a hearty congratulations to Kim G Jacobsen [www] for winning BEST DIORAMA with his SPACE-POO - featuring a Dookie-space suit and lunar landing module (complete with lil green Dookie-aliens!) ... and Ennio Milani www] for winning BEST PROPS with his MR BHUUU'S HORROR SHOP - featuring a sheer variety of masks for

clive the format mascot plush by monster factory

Online-mag; Format and Monster Factory has collaborated to produce CLIVE, the Format mascot!"Clive enjoys double-riding bicycles, collecting buttons, non-chalantly striking poses, and brunch." Currently travelling throughout North America, after making his debut at the Five and Dime tradeshow in Toronto - "Clive is extremely shy, so please give him a big hug when you see him."More images via

and her name is monique st. pierre (budnitz interviews pope)

"PAUL BUDNITZ: ... So, why did you choose that girl for the Playboy toy?PAUL POPE: I chose her because I thought her pose was radical, it was just a good pose and her attitude was so strong, so alluring in a powerful way. It was not the thing you think of when you think of Playboy ... Also–I loved her boots. That chick has style!"Read more about Kidrobot-headhoncho Paul Budnitz's online-interview

1/6 twoface teaser by hot toys

With the fanfare and passionately positive reception for their JOKER and BATMAN 1/6th-scaled figures [tagged], Hot Toys is poised to release the next character in their The Dark Knight movie-franchise (under their Movie Masterpiece-label), with the unveiling of this TWO FACE teaser!I was going to lament the issue of the possible lack of props / accessories for a figure like this (I mean, Harvey

coming soon from plaseebo x max toy co (custom eyezon teaser)

Coming very very soon from Plaseebo and Max Toy Co.eye-poppingly awesome, IMHO - *stay tuned for further details*(cheers for the tease, Bob!)

selling paper toys: a discussion on nicepapertoys.com and my own personal impressions

Marshall clued me in on a vibrant discussion thread currently on NicePaperToys.com - with regards to the concept of "Selling Paper Toys" (a question posed by Ben The Illustrator, creator of Speakerdogs). Nigh thought-provoking read, IMHO./// CLICK THRU for my personal incoherent-ramble, if you so please :pPersonnally I feel that the (Designer/Urban) Papertoy-"scene" / community is a delightful "

project limi-ted papertoy by marshall alexander

Marshall Alexander's new PROJECT LIMITED papertoy plays with the concept of "limited editions", collectors items and toys that are not meant to play with (perfect in reference to this blog-post) - with Ted enclosed within his package, forever to maintain its status as collectors item ... but of coz you can download him here for free :)

the detailed mechanics of the monkey hustle by jermaine rogers @ nowhere limited (til sept 28)

Jermaine Rogers currently has a solo show @ NOWhere Limited titled: THE DETAILED MECHANICS OF THE MONKEY HUSTLE (details / exhibits thru September 28, 2008) - where concert posters, art prints and drawings are featured - with some items available online for purchase here - including a sweet selection of (Specimen 129) Veils & Dero-figures:Jermaine Rogers: 'The Detailed Mechanics of the Monkey

1/6 captain antilles by sideshow collectibles (teaser)

QUESTION: Who is the next 12-inch figure to be released in Sideshow Collectibles' Star Wars line?HINT: "This prince of Alderaan's life was cut short at the hands of a dark lord." = CLICKETH(Raymus, not Wedge ...I think... heh)

hot toy's 1/6 iron man mark 2 pre-order on sideshow collectibles

Hot Toy's 1/6-scaled IRON MAN MARK2 figure [tagged] is now listed for pre-order on Sideshow Collectibles for US$160 (2nd quarter-2009 drop) - and the Sideshow Exclusive Edition comes with the pedestal with an armor display (previously available as a Toy Hunter-exclusive in HongKong) *coolio*

1/6 mr bean by enterbay featuring arnie kim's headsculpt-work

Ya know, I used to really enjoy Mr. Bean; the UK telly-series - tis one of the shows where the entire family could and would watch and enjoy a side-splitting laugh together (aaawww) ... up until they started screening it ad nauseum at IKEA check-out counters (in Singapore) - and a fine distraction it was too ... and I'd never have imagined that the character would be made into a 1/6th-scaled

1/6 jack bauer and david palmer by enterbay: headsculpts revealed in color

Further to my earlier post featuring ENTERBAY's upcoming 1/6 JACK BAUER and DAVID PALMER 1/6-scaled figures from the television series 24 - a full-colored pic of the Y.J. Park's headsculpts has been revealed, and maaaaan, it is hauntingly nigh-realistic (IMHO) and totally knocks it waaaaaay out of the park! (pun unintended) - and if the production pieces retain this awesomeness? hoo-boy -

about grasshut's secret hidden gems

"Over the years we’ve collected a couple special pieces of art that are very difficult to come by, most often folks have to be on a wait list to score art like this. So here is your big chance to score some big art from famous people and help support a tiny little shop in Portland, Oregon." [via] Peep Grasshut's SECRET HIDDEN GEMS here. (love the video)

dark skullskin by ajee x extended playz (nov 15-drop)

A third SKULLSKIN Colorway has joined (the previously featured) GREEN and GOLD: Introducing DARK SKULLSKIN! All 3 colorways are scheduled for a November 15th-release (details and prices to be determined). The 11-incher tall creation of AJEE [tagged] is produced by Extended Playz - the brand new (non-graffiti designer urban vinyl) label by BonustoyZ. *stay tuned to TRE for more details*Below is

monstrehero's victims in monotone and one-offs

Scheduled for a September 13th-drop (@12:01 PM Eastern) is MONSTREHERO's MONOTONE VICTIM - in an edition of 5 @ US$65-per [shop]Standing 7.5-inches tall (9" including removable clear-flame) - the hand painted resin figure comes with a one color block print. Additionally, there will be a few one-offs and customs (above-right) made available. Check out monstrehero.bigcartel.com and sign-up for the

monstrehero's axeface limited edition green and one-offs

DIY-resin toy-maker mavericks MONSTREHERO (aka Sean & Cliff) is set to unleash the Muscled Mutant AXEFACE this coming Saturday, September 13th (@12:01 PM Eastern) in a very (severely) limited edition of 3 pieces @ US$85 each for the 6-incher tall GREEN Colorway [shop] - as well as a few one-off customs (plus a special secret surprise "Newsletter-Only-Edition") - one of which; the AXEFACE ICE

kaijin lorbo standard version two by jim woodring x press pop

LORBO STANDARD VERSION 02 in GREEN (Version 01 in Orange)- designed by Jim Woodring and produced by Press Pop.Standing 7-inches tall in soft vinyl, with articulated neck and arms - currently Lorbo Standard Version 02 has a November 2008 release date. Neither quantity nor price determined as yet. (FYI: Previous All-Black / All-Orange versions ran 50-pcs per @ US$60-per) - best bet's to stake out

mega munny by kidrobot

At 18-inches tall, the head of a Kidrobot-MEGA MUNNY will no doubt be the size of a small child's head, innit? ... or actually, much bigger ... Although I'd imagine new colorways would've been released this time around again - rather than replicate the Mini Munnys, innit?"On October 9 the world's greatest do-it-yourself toy blows up to 18-inches of glow in the dark vinyl! You can paint, draw, or

kidreaper 15 by andrew bell x kidrobot

"Creatures in My Head creator, Andew Bell, kills it with his sinister aesthetic on the 15th edition of our iconic Kidrobot figure, KIDREAPER. Printed with a GID skeleton, this 7-incher delivers death swathed in a fabric cloak with flexi wire trim and a swift swipe of his bloodstained scythe. Stay alive long enough to find the chase. On sale October 16 for US$50." [via]Am always down for some

playboy toys from kidrobot x paul pope x eboy

vKidrobot powers thru with Paul Pope's second toy, after The MASKED KARIMBAH with a vinylization of a vintage playboy magazine covergirl? [Insert cover image via Zaldiva] which I'm quite confused about becoz why couldn't they have used an original character from Pope's own vast universe (THB or otherwise), rather than a lift? Is this the beginning of KR's foray into "hentai"? (maaan, I feel a

nightmare in jeremyville 8-inch dunny by jeremyville x kidrobot

It's actually been quite a while since we've seen any Jeremyville production toys - and come October 2nd, Kidrobot is set to release 8-inches of the carrot-crunching NIGHTMARE IN JEREMYVILLE DUNNY!"Witness the irreversible damage of the Nightmare in Jeremyville on Dunny’s teary-eyed face. Flip this 8-incher over for Jeremyville’s graphic recount of Dunny’s dystopia printed in bright and happy

hello i'm insane 8-inch dunny by huck gee x kidrobot

Previously seen as a custom-Dunny (darned if I could find the link now), Kidrobot embraces Huck Gee's insanity (for designing toys, I mean :p) with the HELLO I'M INSANE 8-incher Dunny - scheduled for an October 30th-release. Huck will be doing a limited tour to coincide with the release - with signings at the Kidrobot stores in San Francisco (October 29th) and in Los Angeles (October 30th) for

heroes & heartbreakers by ryan bubnis x kidrobot

"Something in the candy put Portland artist Ryan Bubnis’ 3-inch HEROES AND HEARTBREAKERS into zombie mode. Watch out for 16 figures and 2 chases each tricked out in sugar-coated eeriness October 23. Blind boxed and US$7.95 each." - scheduled for an October 23rd-drop [via] ... I've always had a quasi-weakness for deranged freak-o zombies, so this'll do nicely, thank you ... someone make the

robademonz plush by robadob

ROBADEMONZ limited edition plush toys standing 18cm tall and are made from a concoction of cotton, leather, vinyl, fleece, and come in a printed linen fabric bag - inclusive of a Robadob Identi-card (which top-secret info from the  Underworld, containing the history of the particular RobaDemon is displayed).Designed and handmade by Robadob with 2 versions available here @ 24 EUROs each:01. '

zvr symmetry of war

Hauntingly gorgeous symmetry in the form of images taken of Ashley Wood's ZvR BERTIE (Zombie versus Robot) aka WARBOT by my fellow-fans in the WWR Flickr-group - featuring featuring SionaShot's stark and deadly double-blader mecha-ninja-zen sweetness [above] dubbed "ANGEL", and MezeMau_gar's ominous twin-pistola wielding badassness [below] - I can even smell the powderburn on them smokin' barrels

Combat-R-Zero Gas Money Sale by Atomic Mushroom Toys

For folks still straddling the fence about getting yourself some robot-lurve with Robert DeCastro's COMBAT-R-ZERO vinyl-mechas = NOW may be an excellent time to ready your credit cards - for Atomic Mushroom Toys announces their GAS MONEY SALE!All single CRZ-figure prices have been adjusted from US$55.00 to 50.00 and the already discounted "Superset" (which includes the GID/Plutonium colorway)

sam fout @ rivet gallery (sept 6-30)

Sam Fout had just launched a show @ Rivet Gallery, September 6th (exhibit thru 30th September, 2008) - on display were a variety of Sam's new rock poster work, Star Wars and Ramones-themed pieces / prints / posters / t-shirts, as well as some custom toys - including a series of 6 customized KAKUDJI vinyl-hippo figures (above-right) - made available @ US$95 retail (includes a special signed &

about phu!'s installation sneak for adiartist

PHU! offers up a sneak peek of his WIP-installation artwork for his upcoming adiartist show @ Raffles City - for Adidas SG.More peeks on his blog and be sure to pop by on September 20th (Saturday 3pm-7pm) and Sept 21st (Sunday 11am-3pm) to show your support, when Phu! does his "Live" demo / mural work in-store! See you folks there!

daemos the afflicter and sectara the evil bug-babe by sucklord

The Sucklord never seems to stop with the bootlegged-coolness of thee Suck-toys - this time around treating Suckheads with two new toygoodies - First up is DAEMOS: AFFLICTER of the CORPOREAL. Made available as the Second installment of the Suckadelic "FATES" Series - Daemos features a 12 sided die head, with both figure and package (lurvin' the card-design) in Glow under Blacklight! "Daemos is

8-inch mousey micci plush by erick scarecrow x esc toy

ESC-Toy unveils their new 8-inch MOUSEY MICCI plush toy - available in the classic GREEN MASTER Suit and PINK RAGE Suit - as well as three new colors; SNOW ATTACK, PURPLE LURPLE and the mystery MOCHA Suit.The toys come assorted and will retail at your favourite designer toy ships worldwide for US$14.99 in the month of September 2008. Designed by Erick Scarecrow, the 8-inch Mousey Micci plush

watchmen video-journal#6: the look of watchmen

[QUICKTIME-Links: Small / Medium / Large / HD versions]The WATCHMEN movie was mostly shot on a single camera? Director of Photography Larry Fong (IMDB / "300", "Lost") weighs in on his craft and director Zack Snyder's visual direction in Watchmen Video-Journal #6 [via IGN Movies]. CLICK THRU for select-screengrabs featuring Rorschach, Nite Owl and Dr. Manhattan.Don't ever serve Rorschach (Jackie

gatchaman trailer images and a 10-second video clip by imagi studios

A new selection of GATCHAMAN animated-movie "trailer images" have been uploaded unto IMAGI Studios' website - featuring mostly scenic imagery, as well as an inclusion of a 10 second teaser movie clip (which is the last shot of the trailer!) Click on > "Our Films" > "Gatchaman".[ADDED: Embedded-vid ripped via the cyber-bosoms of ToplessRobot]The color palette for the movie has taken on quite an

Just How Limited are "Limited Editions"?

Now, I'm very interested to keep a record of this (before it disappears within my "free" shoutmix post-limit) which started from a query from reader Doc G (gonna be quoting you duder :p) - with regards to the usage of the tag "LIMITED EDITION" - specified by toy-producers (in this case, it stemmed from Enterbay's description of their Fist Of Fury "limited edition" figure at a 5,000-pcs worldwide)

adiartist flickr-group

For all supporters and fans of our local artists Sheryo, eeshaun, ZERO, The Killer Gerbil, PHU!, ANTZ, Lazy and HYPETHETIC - I've started a flickr-group for adiartist [tagged] events-related images (Singapore-based) @ http://www.flickr.com/groups/adiartist :)Do feel free to join up and share your pics (or even just enjoy them) from the month-long event (Sept - Oct) happening @ adidas Originals

furniture i want to swipe: adiartist bench

seen @ adidas Original Store in Raffles City was this simple white metal-bench with blue-sticker graphic cutouts (featuring designs from ZERO, The Killer Gerbil, eeshaun/gardensilly, PHU!, Lazy and HYPETHETIC) advertising the month-long adiartist event [blogged] in Singapore ... basic comfort in it's utilitarianess, and looks pretty spiffy = *I Like. I Want* (not that there's any space left @

eeshaun / gardensilly for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, pacific plaza (sept 6-7)

As you walk along the street-level exterior of Pacific Plaza along Orchard Road (directly opposite the alfresco Starbucks), you most probably will find eeshaun (aka Gardensilly) up on a blue-step-stand, brush in hand, dutifully painting his mural on a wooden-panel, within the adidas Originals Concept Store. eeshaun's Saturday session ended at 8pm, and will continue thru on Sunday, September 7th (

sheryo for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, raffles city (sept 6-7)

The adidas Originals Concept Store @ Raffles City hosted the Illustromaniac named SHERYO on Saturday September 6th, with a display of her artwork and giant plush on one side of the store (shown-above / all available for purchase, btw), and Sheryo herself putting paint to canvas for her "Live" Mural demo, near the main entrance (the adidas store is just opposite SWATCH boutique, via MRT entrance)

we all have our untold stories: the days (tre movie-impressions)

Thanks to the swell folks at Originasian Pictures (producers of the movie - thanks, Randy!), I had the opportunity to attend the Gala Premiere of THE DAYS (歲月) [blogged] - Wednesday last @ ViVo City Golden Village (unrated as of screening), and was swept away in the retro-drama that unfolded on the silver screen - with equal parts pathos, gangster action, and the relish of embracing the latent "

toyer-z vs toyer enemy by frank kozik x toy2r

Toy2R head-honco Raymond Choy drops these coupla pics on his blog and I kinda had my eyes pop open :pPutting aside the "divided opinions" of their earlier previewed Kaiju Qees, Toy2R continues with their Manga-inspired toy-odyssey with a duo 10-inches tall mecha-robo-coolness, as designed by Frank Kozik. Riffing the Go-Nagai-iconic Mazinger-Z-vibe and colors - TOYER-Z and TOYER ENEMY is targeted

love (1972)! vinyl toy by abc-express

Collectors who scope-out Ebay on a regular basis would be familiar with power-seller; ABC-Express - heck, in a full-circle-ish poetic-way, I remember purchasing from them near a decade ago! (T'was a Punk Rock Cowboy figure set designed by Elphonso Lam). And now they have announced the launch of their very own vinyl toy named LOVE (1972)!LOVE (1972) stands 10-inches tall, and is designed like a

chocolate booty babe vinyl by spencer davis x mamegyorai

Previously available (and long sold-out) in resin - the popular (am trying to avoid using the term "bootilicious", yo) original BOOTY BABE character has been brought back in VINYL!  Designed by Spencer Davis [www] and produced by Mamegyorai, Japan - "CHOCOLATE" Vinyl Booty Babe is the first in the series (which includes "Franken Babe" and "Free Spirit" / PEEP = NSFW: partial toy-nudity) - and

1/6 bruce lee fist of fury pre-order with enterbay

Enterbay is currently accepting pre-orders for their 1/6-scaled BRUCE LEE: FIST OF FURY [tagged] @ a SRP of US$320 (excluding shipping), limited to 5000-pcs worldwide / October-drop.Email to preorder [at] enterbay.com with your Name, Address, Quantity and state if you have purchased from Enterbay in the past. Shipping costs will be forwarded once the product is ready to ship. Although the product

enterbay to release 1/6 scaled jack bauer and david palmer from 24

ENTERBAY naps the license for America's Emmy award winning TV series "24" and is set to release the series hero; CTU-Agent "JACK BAUER" and President "DAVID PALMER" in their 1:6 scale Real Masterpiece Figure line.Sculpted and Paint Art directed by new-Enterbay artist, Korean Y.J. PARK (who sculpted their Jay Chou figure) - both Bauer and Palmer have a SRP of US$150-per, with Palmer limited to

kid666 by nada"one x toy2r

Nada"One had just announced the launch of his KID666 vinyl figure with Toy2R - (congrats, David!) - in a limited edition of 500-pcs worldwide. Standing 10-inches tall with articulated horns, hands and shoes, Nada"One currently has made available the first 30 original version figures in his online-shop = priced @ 99 CHF (US$89 / SGD$128 / excluding shipping).There are also 13-pcs of Kid666-secret

sucklord and steve forde for saturday@phillips auction (sept 6)

Saturday, September 6th sees the beginning of the Saturday@Phillipps auction in London England (Phillipps de Pury & Company) where a list of recognizable artists with works on the bidding block include: KAWS / BANKSY / Frank Kozik / POPY / Urban Medium / Pop Soda / Bwanna Spoons / Tim Biskup / Jeff Koons / MURAKAMI / Invader / BAST / FAILE / SWOON / and more. And a coupla TRE-Friends are on that

chaos monkey by bunka x artoyz originals to be released september 11

CHAOS MONKEY is the first vinyl toy created by French illustrator BUNKA, and is the second release on the French label ARTOYZ ORIGINALS created by ARTOYZ [tagged]. Chaos Monkey will be officially released on Tuesday 11th September 2008 in ARTOYZ PARIS.Standing 14 cm tall (5.5 inches), the rotocast vinyl Chaos Monkey was modeled by Gregos and is limited to 1000-pcs for this OG-colorway [PEEP other

win 1233klan nike posters on montrealvinyl.com

MONTREALVINYL.COM is a spanking new online locale for toy-news, with a focus on the toy scene and events going on in Montreal (and in the world).And for their first online contest, they have a set of 3 signed poster from the This is Sportswear series designed by 123Klan up for grabs! = All you have to do is leave a comment on the post ... in french! ("Just kidding!" - says Frenchie, the

preview for hi fructose vol.9 online

The upcoming Hi Frustose Vol.9 features Netherland painter, Chris Berens, Stella Im Hultberg, Dan May, Sam Gibbons' chaos in symmetry, Tara McPherson, Jeff Gillette, Liz McGrath. Also PostlerFerguson re-examines the Death Weapon, Tom Haubs, Ekundayo and the art and blood of Motohiko Odani - whose installation art-work is shown here [image-right] *i like*Peep more preview sneaks of Vol.9 here :)

dynomightnyc's bumrush custom show postponed to september 13th - blame it on hannah (but i'd secretly thank her instead)

Due to Tropical Storm "Hannah", the organizers of the (initial Sept 5th) BUMRUSH CUSTOM SHOW has decided to postpone the date of the show by one week - to be held on September 13th @ The Showroom NYC instead.(this may read pretty callous of me but, perhaps now I can still possibly make the dateline! *does-lil-jiggy* :p)DynomightNYC Presents:The Bumrush Custom Show:Saturday September 13th7pm-11pm

hot toy's 1/6 iron man mark 2 on sideshow and blister

Hot Toy's IRON MAN MARK 2 1/6th scaled figure previewed on Sideshow Collectibles - with no indication of pricing nor drop-dates tho, but hey - at least you know where to go look for now, innit?For your reference, Blister.jp has it listed now for December-drop @ 22,000YEN (US$206 / Pre-order at 17,600YEN)And from my blog's coverage of the silver-sweetness, you know I'm hankering for it somethin'

about that 1:1 scaled popbot

And while researching for Ashley Wood's LADY SHAM from the Popbot Universe [blogged] I'd stumbled upon a 1:1-scaled POPBOT on producer / creative ditrector Pete Ford's Unstable Marzipan [all pics via] - who blogs about Resolution Independent's development of the Popbot-Movie :) As part of RI's marketing plans, a 8'5" tall 1:1 scale POPBOT was created (made by Wicked Of Oz) to use in hero

noir sells out, deep powder bramble sneaked and the coming of lady sham? just another insane ashley wood x 3a toys update

And while I slumbered, the pre-order for Ashley Wood x 3A Toy's NOIR de PLUME went online and was evidently Sold Out within / between 2 to 4 minutes. If you are one of the 75-lucky folks who snagged a Noir, congrats!(FYI: Noir was listed at US$150 including EMS-shipping and is limited to 75-pcs and includes a free large black 3A t-shirt with every figure, not available anywhere else. Figure to

doolie boxes and doodie dolls by anna chambers

A coupla plush-goodies from Anna Chambers in the news, starting with the arrival of the second member of the Doolie Box named TEE HEE!  [TooBaa was the first]Tee Hee is a fun-loving cutie who loves to giggle, and measures 9 inches wide x 7 inches tall x and 4 inches thick. (Not including legs and arms which add an extra 2 inches around). Each comes individually bagged, with a SRP of US$25-per.The

Batman Villains For the Silver Screen

SPOILER WARNING: If you've not watched Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT,DO NOT read any further, for there be spoilers ahead!"He is dead as a door nail." - Aaron Eckhart says of his titular role as Two-Face in The Dark Knight, as confirmed by director Chris Nolan when queried by Eckhart: "You're dead". [via SHH]Dent's dead, baby, Dent's dead.As the rumor-mill of Batman-3 (B3) begins ramping up

phu!'s rebel pilots on pre-order now

Folks interested in PHU!'s upcoming REBEL PILOTS - take note!PHU! mentions: "Due to overwhelming response from various toy forums with regards to the Rebel Pilots, I've decided to run a limited production of 12 in 4 colors."Handmade, handpainted & numbered individually, the 2-inch tall with 3-points of articulation resin Rebel Pilot comes with plastic baggie, button badges & numbered header card

Win A Tricycle Terror Toy In The Face Of Terror Photo Contest

[youtubed]WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:Submit a picture/image of your own facial reactions to the Tricycle Terror cycling towards you at top speed! FEAR, SURPRISE, or whatever strikes your imagination, that fulfills the contest title of "Face Of Terror"! Whatever props ya wanna use, or whatever location you choose, in the end, it's YOUR FACE we wanna see! (Scott says "nekkid", which I take to be "

lurving the gyllenhaals

... and no, I didn't whip this up [image via Cowboy Caleb]

motorbot unleashes the maw, mawling and king of the world!

Kevin Olson aka Motorbot never fails to send my toy-senses reeling in awe, and this trio of eye-poppin' customs for various shows are no different. Seriously, they look like they're actually "alive" and ready to pop out of the computer-screen = Talk about customs with BITE! (sorry, I couldn't resist :p) ... First up is THE MAW shown above (first teased) completed for The Bumrush Custom Show in

runcible by cris rose (prototype reveal)

"Built 2108, April 24th. He was the first of his kind, and has no voice. His creator realised that people distrusted intelligent machines because they felt they kept secrets, so Runcible communicates purely through the images projected into his head. This way everyone can see everything he is thinking..." [CLICK THRU to read more about the Origins of Runcible]UK-based customizer Cris Rose is

customed dunnys by amanda visell for circa, toronto (sept 5)

Amanda Visell drops pics of her awesome-looking custom 8-incher Dunnys completed for the Kidrobot Room in Circa September 5th in Toronto ... No further details on availability nor pricing were mentioned, but expect them to disappear pretty darn lightning fast, yeh? :)Meanwhile, have a peep at Amanda's interview on Fracturemag.com.

killa instinct by marka27 x bic plastic (launch party oct 4+11)

And so the teasing's over and Marka27 is set to unleash his KILLA INSTINCT vinyl figure in October - sporting a variety of accessory-bad-assness including removable gas masks (gotta lurve them gas masks), spray can, marker, bolt cutters and bling-finger rings that spell "TOYS KILL" - also featuring an "exploding" back (not seen in previous images) with a removable spray-cap to reveal hollowed-out

squeeze! with toybreak #46, and king greyskull reviewed on toybrief

George examines KING GREYSKULL from Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line (released during SDCC'08) while Toybreak Epsiode #46: Squeeze! sees the crew (with their guest Adam from Phantom Creations) reviewing Gary Ham's Carrot Shake Jake, Hanuman from Kridana, Panda Evil Ape by MCA, Smash from Joe Ledbetter, Hunchy from Suspect Toys.The Toybreak poster behind you guys is a fab touch (

little 9 posters by jon schiller

Jon Schiller's set over a trio of images of his new poster prints - featuring Little 9 in both Green and Pink background, as well as a group shot (and reveal) of the villains C-FORCE. Each poster is going for US$10.99 - check out jonschillerdesign.com/.

adiartist @ adidas originals concept stores, singapore (sept 6 - oct)

"Celebrate Originality with adiartist this September with adidas Originals. Each weekend will showcase a special guest artist splashing out with live creations, alongside a display of their individual artwork within the adidas Originals Concept Store (@ Raffles City & Pacific Plaza, Singapore). The completed works of all 8 artists will be exhibited in October. Vote for your favourite artist with

hot toy's 1/6 bank robber joker product description update

"Welcome to a world without rules! The Joker, the most evil and deranged criminal in Gotham City, does things according to his own twisted sense of logic, and does not desire money. Today, we are so excited to bring you the much anticipated version of The Joker collectible figure - The Bank Robber Version. The fact is, when our artists YULLI and JC Hong watched The Dark Knight movie, they think

hot toys' iron man mark 2 1/6 collectible figure

Further to my earlier post about Hot Toy's IRON MAN MARK II 1/6 articulated action figure, official pics and product descriptions have been unleashed (currently no price nor specific release-date - except for a 4th Quarter 2008 release period). Me? I'm just in awe and my toy-lurvin' heart aches for both Mark 2 and Mark 3 ~ ggggrrrrrrHot Toys - MMS 78 - IRON MAN - 12 inches / 1/6th scale MARK II

ashley wood x 3a toys' noir de plume set for september pre-order on bambalandstore.com

A September pre-order date has been set for NOIR de PLUME [tagged] at these times:SEPT 4 = 4.00pm PT USASEPT 4 = 23.00 GMTSEPT 5 = 9.00am AESTDesigned by Ashley Wood and produced by 3A Toys - the 1/6th-scaled Noir de Plume action figure is available exclusively @ Bambalandstore.com and is limited to only 75 pcs, and comes with an exclusive t-shirt (which I hazard a guess may be a dark colored

1/6 sinbad the sailor wip-pics from go hero

GO HERO shares with us an exclusive first-peekie at WIP-images of their upcoming SINBAD THE SAILOR 1/6 Scale Figure [tagged] based on works begun by Ray Harryhausen and developed into comics from Bluewater Productions [blogged] - based on Sinbad "Rogue of Mars" & "Merchant of Ages" comics. The figure will come with it's own winged-Homunculos, as well as tailored clothes and nifty adventuring

dookie-poo paper-jam contest ends

A Doctor, an Astronaut, a Musician, a Mask-Shop Owner and even a coupla Skateboarders = the many guises of Dookie-Poo as created for the DOOKIE-POO PAPERJAM Contest - whereby participants were tasked to design their own diorama or props "Vinyl-Enhancement Paper Models" - for use / play with Dookie-Poo vinyl figures.Thank to all who've taken the time and trouble to participate, and for your kind