about that giant-robot exclusive sunrise ice-bat

David Horvath drops a surprise on his blog: of a limited edition Giant Robot-exclusive SUNRISE ICE-BAT!Standing 6.5" tall - the yellow-colorway Uglydoll Kaiju Sunrise Ice-Bat is limited to 50-pcs with a SRP of US$65-per @ giantrobot.com (limit 2 per person). Do watch out for his counterpart; SUNSET ICE-BAT - available the following Friday @ GR.[ICE-BATS]

rivet presents charlie owens & jim koch (nov 1-26)

Rivet presents Charlie Owens and Jim Koch in a joint-exhibition featuring paintings, mixed media, and custom toy pieces from the artists. The show begins November 1st through November 26th, 2008 (Opening Reception Saturday, Nov 1st, 7-10pm). The show page will be updated and made live tomorrow evening. Meanwhile, here's a little preview of what coolness to expect @ the show:CHARLIE OWENS is a

little 9 & friends postcards, trading cards and movie news from jon schiller design studios

Jon Schiller has dropped word of a coupla new product lines based on his LITTLE 9 & FRIENDS-creations: a Postcard Series and Trading Card Game. Postcard Series One and Two (above) each has 5 cards in the pack - with a total of 10 cards - with each card measuring 5x8. Priced @ US$11.99 - the limited run cards will be available next Wednesday.Jon Schiller Design Studios releases their first

third eye charm for you by dooodolls

I've been meaning to post more about Malaysia-based plush-makers DOOODOLLS ever since I first featured them @ STCC 2008 - but have always somehow missed the opportunity ... but perhaps I could start off by posting something simple and 'charming' first, yeh? THIRD EYE CHARM is part of twelve new lucky charm characters created by DoooDolls - "Adding more fun to the already eccentric bunch of

toybrief reviews 1/6 shaun of the dead

Getting into the spirit of Halloween, the Toybreak / October Toys-crew reviews Sideshow Collectible's 1/6th-scale SHAUN OF THE DEAD figures [blogged] ... now all they need are zombies to stomp on ! LOL

phoneticontrol giclee prints @ alternative press expo, sf (nov 1-2)

Phoneticontrol will be down at APE (Alternative Press Expo) November 1st & 2nd @ Booth 254 / 255 - whereby two limited edition (10-pcs each design) 6x9 giclee prints will be made available at US$25-per (shown above). A top secret assortment of grayscale trucker hats will also be available @ 24 hand painted caps for US$35 each (no pics for these tho :p).Alternative Press ExpoConcourse Center,

beatles 1000% 'can't buy me love' kubrick set

The 1000% BEATLES "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" KUBRICK Set stands 68cm tall (26.8 inches) each and was conceived by TK of SillyThing with Medicom Toy. Priced at US$2000 for a set of the fab four [via] - interested folks are to email info [at] think-silly.com ta enquire about getting youselves sum kubrick-lurve :)TK mentions on his blog: "This is a "dream comes true" for me. I first spoke to Medicom Toys

Face Of Terror Photo Contest (Redux)

- SNAP a picture of yourself (not a toy, not a pet, not a statue)- SEND it in by 7th November 2008 (email toysrevil [at] gmail.com)- And STAND a chance to win a 5" tall poly-resin TRICYCLE TERROR figure from Stolle Art Studio! We are looking for a single Best Facial Emotion of YOU in mock absolute horror! Black&White or Colored (but no digital manipulation please) - as long as you look terrified

sket-one's dolbee & "you asked for it" solo show @ atp festival, uk

Sket-One's DOLBEE spotted grabbing a cold one down at ATP Festival-London - for "Release The Bats 2008" [www / Oct 30-31st] - where Sket's "You Asked For It" UK-solo artshow is currently being held. The show will then proceed to Birmingham on Nov 1st [blogged].The show features customed toys (a couple shown above-right: Ripple Big Boy / Ripple x 99 Companion), framed artwork and prints, and

dolbee online availability

The DOLBEE is a vinyl platform figure designed by MAD Toy Design & ATP and brought to you by Clownshoes, the toy company from the people behind All Tomorrows Parties Festival [www] and Don't Look Back Concerts. Previous features on my blog included the first three designs from MAD, Kathie Olivas and Michael Motorcycle.Folks keen to own the first three DOLBEE releases (which were previously only

classic bootleg, sucklord600 & suck-peg chinatown warriors by sucklord @ munky king (oct 30)

In addition to the onslaught of Sucklord-customed-goodness @ the SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King [tagged] - the Sucklord himself has lined up 3 exclusive CHINATOWN WARRIOR figures across all 3 Sucktoy-platforms in crimson and gold - to be made available only from October 30th @ MK.CHINATOWN WARRIOR CLASSIC BOOTLEG:- Vinyl articulated figure stands 4.5 inches tall- Limited to 50-pcs @ US$38

valdimir's halloween release & true blood version by jared deal x argonaut resins

Jared Deal & Argonaut Resins' VLADIMIR [tagged] drops October 31st @ 12 noon EST - and in the spirit of Halloween, a special treat has been prepared: In addition to the 10 handpainted Vlad figures, #'s 11-13 will be cast in a transparent red resin!The 3 red TRUE BLOOD Vlads will be packaged in special white coffin displayboxes as opposed the black coffins all of the others are packed in.Every

1/6 v for vendetta (movie) deluxe collector figure by dc direct

Woah. This certainly popped out from nowhere = A 13-incher tall articulated V FOR VENDETTA (MOVIE) Deluxe Collector Figure from DC Direct? "Dressed in the intricate and authentically detailed costume from the film adaptation of the classic comic, V displays his signature black cloak, as well as a removable hat, a non-removable mask, interchangeable hands and several character-specific accessories

uni-formz batman vinyl by monster5 x dc direct

And just when ya thought they'd upped and disappeared into the vinyl-toy-ether (altho they did appear at SDCC 08 & 07 :p), DC Direct solicits their fledgling "stylized-vinyl" line of UNI-FORMZ figures - featuring Batman with design and sculpt by Monster5.3 Styles of BATMAN are set to be released: ARMORED-Version (image-left) and MODERN-Version (above-left) are set for a June 3rd 2009-release,

suiko & tenga mickeys by mindstyle: for disney's bloc28 series 2

PRESS RELEASE: There's a mouse about town! Disney’s Bloc28 project brings together respected and leading urban artists to reimagine and reinterpret the iconic Mickey Mouse. The new Series 2 will feature brand-new original Bloc28 Mickey figures from Japanese Bloc28 artists Suiko and Tenga, produced by MINDstyle who continue to deliever some of the hottest art toy collectibles on the market."SERIES

bodega release & signing by kano @ mph nyc (nov 7)

Come November 7th, KaNO will be having a official launch / signing event @ myplasticheart NYC (6-9pm) to debut his BODEGA toy ("a homage to everyone's favourite little ghetto drink") - whereby a limited number Bodega pieces will be made available at the show, as well as 5 original paintings based on the figures. KaNO will be on hand sketching and signing the night away.KaNO adds: "The event is

5 kings walk into an associates club and starts a forum ... (a 3a toys update)

Some 3A Toys-updates , courtesy of Ashley Wood's Bambablog:TOMORROW KINGS [tagged]:- Pre-order in November.- there will be 5 Variations of the 1/6-scaled TK-figure (includes shirt, hair color, facial details etc).- TK will be blind boxed. Will also be made available as a SET.- Full Details pending.3A ASSOCIATES CLUB [blogged]:- Membership On-sale in December, limited to only 100 Members.- Members

more sucklord600-customs for suckadelic group show @ munky king (oct 30)

CLICK THRU to preview a sweet selection of Sucklord600-customs completed and blister-packed-ready for the October 30th SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King [tagged] - found on and pilfered from both Suckadelic and Comet Debris. There is "salvation" yet for blister-packed designer vinyls!UPDATED: Customs listed on Munky King here :)[Koji Harmon (Comet Debris) / KaToPe][Hiroaki Okada - (GARGAMEL) -

kougan by tizieu (on demand @ patchtogether)

"Snapshot is the story of a young guy, Tiz, who found an other world using his camera and who'll find friends like Nahoua, the bear-cat and George the funky bird. Finally The Snapshot team will are ready for their quest... Kougan is the second badguy of the story ! (but he is so cute) It's a complete creation of universe with his heroes, bad guys, sick hunter, and more tribes and characters."

faunus by steve fable (on demand @ patchtogether)

Steve Fable sends word of his creation FAUNUS being entered into the "On Demand" service on PatchTogether - whereby a toy requires only a minimum of 50 pre-orders before it gets made (apparently cards will not be charged until toy is released).Standing 6" tall and with a SRP of US$39.99, you can pre-order Faunus here ... I'd be interested to see how this figure transforms into a 3-dimensional toy

3mix x kennywork @ gallery de vie (oct 29-nov 19)

Hey Mickey You're So Fine, You're So Fine You Blow My Mind, Hey Mickey!DISNEY x 3 MIX x KENNYSWORK @ Gallery de Vie [www] sees the debut of a set of 6 nostalgia-themed Mickey Mouse figures: ROSE MICKEY (with rose motif on ear), STAR MICKEY (mono-chromatic colorway with star-motifs on ears), XUE DAO MICKEY ("Xue Dao" translates to "Blood Paths", referenced in traditional Chinese medicine), the

aeworx's moccapo and music videos from mocca the band

AEWORX's CAPO [tagged / www] is set to appear in a music video, in collaboration with MOCCA - an indie pop band and one of the biggest act in indie music scene in Indonesia.Currently still in production (the video, not the toy) - CAPO is seen decked-out in yellow+red astronautical spacesuits, and features the likeness of the band members from Mocca. The video is scheduled to air tentatively in

toybreak episode 52+53 & the dumpkin

A TOYBREAK double-hitter with Episode#53: Huell Howser - featuring Anna Chambers' plush Doolie Boxes, Sucklord's Daemos and Sectara, and toy safety talk. While Episode#52: Fifty Two - takes a look at Mezco's Cinema of Fear Jason, Skeletrino from tokidoki, Steam Crow Art, blindboxes, tons of events, and the return of hate! .... meanwhile, Ayleen teaches folks a new Halloween-prank with The

customed at-ats for 'herd' by adriean koleric

You folks like AT-ATs? I like AT-ATs. Since the first moment they appeared beyond the snow-capped horizon of Hoth and lumbered unto the silver-screens in Empire Strikes Back and into our collective pop-culture subconsciousness, the "All Terrain Armored Transport" (AT-AT) has appeared in multiple formats and genres, from toys to art, and had captured many a fanboy+girls' hearts (and wallets).

lord ravage reveal

My humble Sucklord600-custom - completed for SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King Oct 30th [tagged] - is revealed exclusively @ BlogClops (including WIPs) - in a reveal-&-interview-swap with Luc 'n' Rob of Triclops Studio boys [interviewed HERE] Cheers for the trouble, boys!The LORD RAVAGE: Undead Warrior Of The Deadlands -figure-set comes with a customed-figure wielding a Battle-Axe, and a 10" x

about liquid city draw-a-robot contest

LIQUID CITY is a full-color 326-page comics anthology "featuring Robots, Monkey Kings and Giant Whales, bringing together artists and writers from South-east Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, as well as collaborators from beyond the region." [CLICK THRU to read more][Book Cover / Grand Prize]Editor Sonny Liew drops word of The LIQUID CITY DRAW-A-ROBOT

3-Man Reveal by Triclops Studio & Interview

Freshly escaped from "Hell Hole" (the biggest prison in the Mutant Universe), the Tri-Evil-Eyed Mercenary with from Planet Tri-Ternia dubbed 3-MAN - will accept the mega buck$ of any galactic jerkbag wanting to make war on the forces of goodness! Beware his Dildo Sabre!TOYSREVIL has the pleasure to reveal & present Triclops Studio's customed Sucklord600-figure done for the SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @

custom runcibles by cris rose

After the success of his 1st series of RUNCIBLE resin figure [Edition A], UK-artist/creator Cris Rose has lined up the first 4 custom Runcible figures for your viewing (and procuring) pleasures. Please do note that they are one-of-a-kind customs and not production piecesCheck out crisrose.bigcartel.com or bug Cris at crisrose [at] gmail.com for availability. Shown below are the close-up details

rotund edition a turnaround preview by cris rose

Following hot on the heels of Runcible, UK-artist/creator Cris Rose is prepping his second resin figure: ROTUND!Shown here is the final turnaround for the first sculpt [previously previewed]. Measuring 4" tall, the resin Rotund will sport the same painted body/clear head combo as Runcible. Cris adds: "Just like Runcible, he communicates through the images in his head, so you can look forward to

mecha sad bear dyed orange version by luke chueh x intheyellow

Luke Chueh's Mecha Sad Bear-Army continues to build with the advent of a new DYED ORANGE Version - limited to 77 pcs worldwide. Produced by InTheYellow for Wonderwall's Kaiju For Grown Ups [www] line of urban designer kaijus - the 6-inch tall Dyed Orange MSB was spotted on Kuso Vinyl for US$78.95 for an end-October 2008-drop.[source]

venus flytrap exclusive popsoda by paul kaiju x brainbulb (sneak peek)

Christian of BrainBulb sends word (and a sneakie-peekie) of a new exclusive set to launch tentatively in November 2008. This exclusive comes after bbulb's previous Invading Virus with LASH.Featuring the deft-colors of Paul Kaiju - the VENUS FLYTRAP Popsoda figure will be limited to 30-pcs, with 20 made available on bbulb.com and 10 available in Japan via Popsoda. The price for 6-inches of

77th rebel pilots squadron by phu!

77th Rebel Pilots Squadron: Insignia of the figures are determined by color worn on their suit/helmet signify squadron designation and position. There are the 4 colors for the Rebel Pilots: Noir (Black) - General / Crimson - Colonel / Violet - Captain / Silver - Lieutenant.Now, I don't really mean to rub it in, but if ya missed out on the pre-order of PHU!'s limited first series of Rebel Pilot?

ravage peek 2

And history repeats itself yet once again in my fledgling "wannabe-toy-customizer-life"; with my package (and by that, I meant my custom Sucklord600 figure + artwork, yo!) apparently 'still' held at U.S. Customs (as of Oct 27th) with no one to blame but myself for sending it off disgustingly late ... *le-sigh* .... so will LORD RAVAGE make it to the show on time?[FIRST PEEK]

3-man peek: part two (custom by triclops studio)

Stay tuned for the full lowdown on Triclops Studios' 3-MAN customed-Sucklord600 for the SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King on October 30th [www/tagged].[PART ONE]

leecifer & motorbot customs preview for to hell with the devil @ huntington creative (oct 30)

Ya can even sorta "hear" the DIY-White KEEK go "EEK", doncha?TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL is a group custom show based on Toby Dutkiewicz's The Saddest Devil [tagged] as platform-toy of choice - on show @ Huntington Creative, West Springfield, MA - this October 30th. CLICK THRU to peep customs by Leecifer and Motorbot :)SPOTTED FEVER by Leecifer sees Keek experiencing some 'mysterious' extreme skin

this b.u.d.s for you customs online

This perhaps may be the largest collection of customed 9-inch BUDS I've ever seen, innit? Peep the entire series of figures completed for THIS B.U.D.S FOR YOU [blogged] on Hero Design Studio (organizers of this shindig, with BUDS sponsored by Jamungo) and check out their flickr-album for event-pics. Show exhibits thru December 23rd.Do note that the custom-BUDs will be available for

sucklord600-customs for suckadelic group show @ munky king (oct 30)

Set your delicate peepers on a whole slew of awesome SUCKLORD600-customs destined for the coming SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King Oct 30th [www/tagged] featuring work from primarily Japanese-creators, as facilitated by Fig-Lab (*International Figure Research Laboratory*) - as well as an awesome visage from LAMOURSupreme (shown below-left) - CLICK THRU to peep figures complete in package /

plush preview for 1st annual midwest plushform show (nov 7)

Here's a few select preview images of customed-plushies for the 1st ANNUAL MIDWEST PLUSHFORM SHOW [www/blogged] - courtesy of co-host Shoparooni - featuring works by Cheryl Andrey / Chris Ryniak / Craig Tucker / Phoebe Marie and Sean Mahan.Plushform is the platform-base of choice for the show [WHAT IS] and will also function as a fundraiser for noted charity "Toys For Tots", with 50% of all

go west by ryosuke tei / furi furi for mtv china & mtv asia

Peep a trio of motion idents (motion ID) for MTV CHINA & MTV ASIA done by Ryosuke Tei of the now-defunct Furi Furi (*sob*) - based on the Chinese classic; "Journey To The West". CLICK THRU to peep idents 2 & 3 :)Tei is currently directing LaMB for Singapore-based Peach Blossom Media for Animax-Asia (with storyboarding by Yasufumi Soejima, and concept art & design and web manga-production by

introducing ganmetall celsius by rotobox x kuso designer toys

Fledgling toy-makers Kuso Designer Toys shares with us their first vinyl project: Ganmetall CELSIUS. Designed by Philippines-based ROTOBOX - the character is a winged cyborg assassin with a full backstory [READ] which no doubt will eventually lead to more characters made in toys, but until then, the spotlight is now fully on Celsius - who visually straddles the quasi hard-edge of alpha-male

snooopy devil dog custom by triclops studio

The Triclops Studio-boys shares with us the full-reveal of their SNOOOPY customed-Devil Dog - destined for a devilish-debut at the OSAKA POPSTAR DEVIL DOG ART SHOW @ Showroom NYC, October 31st [tagged].Apeman-Rob says: "Snooopy (is) obviously based on Snoopy but, with a devilish twist! We thought the idea of Snoopy turning all bad & toasting his best mate on an open fire (made from his own kennel

paretto devil dog custom by erick scarecrow

Peep ESC-Toy head-honcho Erick Scarecrow's customed-Devil Dog for the upcoming OSAKA POPSTAR DEVIL DOG ART SHOW @ Showroom NYC come October 31st [tagged].The custom is dubbed PARETTO - "which translates to 'Palette' ".(cheers for the headsup, E!)Note: The custom pieces will be made available for purchase at the show, with the net proceeds from the sale being donated to the Picasso Veterinary Fund

jouwe black wings version (early peek)

Marine of MyTummyToys shares with us an early peek of his JOUWE BLACK WINGS version - fresh off his workshop! Sporting a truly sweet x sleek all ebony finish, this 12-incher black beauty (with articulated head, arms, wings) has a price-point of US$75-per - but solicitations / pre-orders are not open as yet, until his earlier Grey & White JOUWE WINGS [www] are completed (to be released in January

the impending arrival of mr clement's astrolapin

Mr Clement's PETITE LAPIN [tagged] looks to have donned a yellow space-suit and bringing it's Lapin Word Tour into outer space - with ASTROLAPIN!Seen in early reiterations of Mr Clement's illustrations, and more recently as the main protagonist in "Gorgeous Harbour" [reviewed/bloggeds] - Astrolapin seems set for a November debut/reveal ... altho I wonder if he's still gonna be carrying his knife?

madl citizens: form-manipulation customs (@ lift, detroit oct 25)

This is the second part of my post-MADL CITIZENS group custom show [tagged] blog-post (becoz the show's underway right now @ LiFT, Detroit / Exhibits thru November 22nd) which features specifically FORM-MANIPULATION in their execution by a select group of individuals, who excels in their craft, IMHO. CLICK THRU to peep said customs :)Meanwhile, CLICK for the first-part of the customs-post

madl citizens: paintwork customs (@ lift detroit oct 25)

As of this post, the MADL CITIZENS group custom show [tagged] is underway @ LiFT, Detroit (circa October 25th / Exhibits thru November 22nd) and perhaps this post is a week too late (that's how long it stayed in my folders :p) - but NO, I'm not going to let these pics (and effort) go to waste! /// CLICK THRU to peek a selection of primarily PAINTWORK-based MADL customs / and CLICK for another

customs sneak peek for osaka popstar devil dog art show (oct 31)

Click HERE for sneakpeek previews of customed-Devil Dogs [WHAT] done for the upcoming Osaka Popstar Devil Dog Art Show @ the Showroom NYC Gallery this October 31st, 2008 (Halloween night) from 7-11pm [blogged]. With a participating artist-list that rolls over a whopping 100-deep, there sure as heck's gonna be loadsa cool-puppies to be seen![left: Vicki Berndt's GOD DOG / right: custom by Rockin'

osaka popstar's skeleton suit & candy corn devil dog vinyl figures by secret base

TWO brand new limited edition DEVIL DOG figures will be released at the Osaka Popstar Devil Dog Art Show [www/blogged] in NYC Friday October 31st 2008 - featuring the Osaka Popstar mascot in two design/color variants: SKELETON SUIT Edition [blogged] in black and white fireball-bones suit (limit 200-pcs), and the orange, yellow and white striped Candy Corn horned CANDY CORN Edition (limit 100-pcs)

about paul shih's stolen donut pirate tee

New Zealand-based artist/designer Paul Shih has shared with us his new tee dubbed "DONUT PIRATE" - featuring a character based on his paper diorama artwork "Naturally Greed" (shown-below / art print available here). Priced at US$25-per, it's available from Sizes S to XL HERE on his online store :)(cheers for the headsup, Paul & thanks for the support!)

64 colors giclee prints

64 COLORS has 10 new Giclee (so fancy) prints up for sale in their bigcartel-store - each measuring 8.5x11" with a run limited run of 75 editions. Priced at US$20 per (includes shipping in the U.S. $4.00 additional for international orders) - each image has a vintage, retro feel and is printed on 310g archival, acid free stock. And they seriously look cute too, IMHO :)(cheers for the headsup,

the treasure of cap'n rotnclaw (& keel haul cleg) by strangeco x greg simkins

STRANGEco has just announced a special added feature to their new CAP'N ROTNCLAW and KEEL HAUL CLEG figures by Greg 'Craola' Simkins: The TREASURE OF CAP'N ROTNCLAW!Each Cap'n Rotnclaw and Keel Haul Cleg figure is packed with a special treasure map. Most maps are branded with the words AVAST AND TAKE HEED, but a small number of maps state AHOY AND GANGWAY. If you are one of the lucky few whose

daft punk 400% bearbrick 2pack by medicom toy

Last seen in 100%-format, Medicom Toy's DAFT PUNK BE@BRICKS have now been upsized to 400% and made available as a 2-PACK with pre-orders [www] started on October 24th, 2008 (til Nov 23) - for a March 2009-drop. Priced at ¥10890 - the designs are based on the electro-duo Daft Punk's image for their ALIVE 2007 Tour [www] - featuring Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo and Thomas Bangalter (aka DP) with

balzac skullman - halloween 2008 version

While researching for Medicom Toy's Balzac Hello Kitty VCD [blogged] - I'd chanced upon this cool-lookin' BALZAC SKULLMAN - HALLOWEEN 2008 VERSION on Shocker World Wide [pics via] - featuring an ‘Amoeba’ Skullman design in vivd Orange (one of my fav colors, as evident in my blog-accents :p), to be made available at a SRP of US$44.44 (special Halloween Fair price). Check out the listing on the

blazac hello kitty vcd by medicom toy

Would Sanrio's Hello Kitty garner 'street-cred' with this pop-(sub)-culture cross-over collabo with BALZAC? Does it matter? The kawai-kitty dons a SHOCKER-outfit with matching skull-red-ribbon and bullhorn, for some Atom-Aged Vampire'd Horrorwood-ness, courtesy of Medicom Toy - and tis one of the more interesting mash-ups I've seen in a bit = *I LiiiiKE*Scheduled for a April 2009 release - the

bigfoot solo show @ split obsession, hawaii (oct 25)

BIGFOOT will be having his solo show @ Split Obsession, Hawaii this Saturday, October 25th 2008 (from 6-9pm). On show and available will be a limited shirt, silkscreen print (above), and the 9" BIGFOOT TIKI figure - which looks effin' ill, if ya ask me! (more info on this as soon as I get it)Split Obsession7192 Kalanianaole hwy d-100Honolulu, Hawaii 96825ph# 808-395-3380(cheers for the headsup,

halloween contest by vinyltoyfreaks x october toys

TRE-friends VinylToyFreaks are currently running a Halloween-contest with October Toys whereby a goodie-bag of Z.O.M.B.I.E.S. are up for grabs! A single winner will receive 4 sets of Z.O.M.B.I.E. figs (green, blue, white & GiD) and a set of Z.O.M.B.I.E. art cards.And all you haveta do is log unto http://vinyltoyfreaks.com/index.php?topic=1210.0 and post your fav zombie movie (and "why"). Contest

amos toys' stash to be released october 25th

"Over the years Amos and Silas have built a stash which is made up of long sold out figures and products that we have conscientiously kept aside. The Stash contains examples of all Amos classics, and some Silas Specials too, all in limited quantity. These were kept specifically for our own store. When the Stash is empty then that is it! The figures are gone forever."CLICK THRU to read the rest of

art + action = obama 08 online auction begins

Jailbreak Toys presented ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 [tagged] - a historic exhibition of one-of-a-kind Obama Action Figures on October 17th at The Showroom NYC. Contemporary artist greats, graffiti writers, and renowned toymakers used the Obama Action Figure as a blank canvas to project their visions of hope, freedom, change, and revolution in America.The first stage of the two-part auction for the

superjuicychicken plush by q-you

San Francisco-based Q-You presents their plushed phat-fowl: SUPERJUICYCHICKEN! "From the dying embers of a distant galaxy, SuperJuicyChicken has traveled to our world bent on total conquest! Crisscrossing the globe on her atomic-powered tricycle, SuperJuicyChicken has assembled a who's who of the world's most notorious and adorable characters and forged them into the international rapid reaction

plush it plush show @ ruban rat, australia (nov 12)

WHAT IS PLUSH IT?Plush It! is an exhibit that showcases plush creations of more than 50 artists from all over the globe [www]. This is the first show of what will hopefully become an annual event. The premise is that a select group of artists are to put together a plush toy using a template provided as the basis. CLICK THRU for more event-info, as well as further peeks at customed-plushies :)

bob congee for phillips de pury auction (oct 25)

Bob Conge of Plaseebo has 3 custom pieces up for auction @ Phillips de Pury New York this coming Saturday (Oct 25, 2008) featuring Electro JuJuBe Zag, Cosmic Rainbow Night Gamer and Sum and Son of Sum - including color-pencil sketch (LOT No. 106 / 107 / 108).CLICK THRU to peep further pics of the figures, as well as a News Release written by Steve Agin / Head of Toy Art at Phillips DePury &

brian mccarty prints for phillips de pury auction (oct 25)

Acclaimed Toy-Photographer Brian McCarty drops word of the upcoming art auction @ Phillips de Pury in NYC this weekend - featuring "a unique cross section of work from the art toy world, including pieces from Bob Conge, Carlos Enriquez-Gonzalez, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jermaine Rogers, Bwana Spoons, Shepard Fairey, Paul Cruikshank, KAWS, and James Jarvis."Brian has two prints up for auction: SYMPATHY

michelle valigura's creation mutation online & metal owl with print set

Michelle Valigura's solo exhibition CREATION MUTATION [blogged] at M Modern is now viewable online HERE - featuring a menagerie of wooden animal creations and delish double-headed mutates ;pWith it also comes an announcement of the limited edition METAL OWL With PRINT - made by FullyVisual and Switcheroo.Standing about 2 inches tall, in an edition of 50-sets - each Two-Headed Owl Metal Sculpture

bramble deep powder has landed

I cannot lie. One of the primary reasons for setting up the WWR-flickr group (besides showcasing Ashley Wood's toys and sharing with like-minded-collectors) - was that I could possibly live my toy-life vicariously thru others' collections ('sad', I know ~ shuddup), in this particular instance - folks have started to receive their BRAMBLE DEEP POWDER Editions and have snapped them getting up to

about that glacier ice-bat that will not be in production

Rather than "just" posting about what's new and what toys are on the way, perhaps let's take some time out to have a look at what will NOT be in production instead. Uglydoll-co-creator David Horvath has posted on his blog an image of the clear GLACIER ICE-BAT (one of 3 kaiju meant for Uglycon NYC) - who is "as of now not going into production. He's been put on hold"Apparently the primary reason

3-man peek: part one (custom by triclops studio)

Here's a sneakie-peekie at Triclops Studio's customed-SUCKLORD600 figure - dubbed 3-MAN - done for the upcoming SUCKADELIC GROUP SHOW @ Munky King LA October 30th [tagged]. Stay tuned for more 3-Man sneaks on TRE, while my LORD RAVAGE will roam the cyberlands on BlogClops; fer sum cross-over-promo-fun!

shin tanaka's new papertoy: hoophy

Tis been a while since we last heard from papertoy-maestro Shin Tanaka,but now he's back, and with a brand new paper toy debut to boot!HOOPHY features "Perfect shapes, fashionable clothes, elements of street and beautiful curves of paper! ... and is different from other paper toys." Download Hoophy here :)Exploring a different concept that his previous "blind-box" random download of

jamungo x motorbot 9" mummybud halloween special

Jamungo presents BUD-fans a special treat this coming Halloween, with their collaboration with Motorbot on a series of hand-made 9-incher tall MUMMYBUDS.Wrapped in mummified-goodness [last peeked at my interview with Motorbot] each MummyBUD is priced at US$150 - with only 20-pcs made available to the public. The lucky 20 persons will be picked via a lottery style drawing to be held on Halloween

jamungo's botm for septober 2008: toxic waters

The latest Jamungo BUD of the Month [tagged] for "Septober" features a VanBeater-design on their flamehead-BUD and from the polluted murky depths of thy horror subconscious - let's give a splashing wet welcome to TOXIC WATERS!Available in two variants; (Metallic?) GREEN and CLEAR - limited to 1000 pieces with a SRP of US$10. Distributed by DKE Toys - Toxic Waters comes in countertop display

justice is coming to all of us. no matter what we do: watchmen poster & teaser video @ scream awards 2008

A WATCHMEN Teaser Poster was revealed @ SCREAM 2008 Awards - featuring the opening act / scene where The Comedian is thrown off the building [*SPOILER: by Ozymandias*] hence setting forth the events of the movie adaptation of the comicbook series written by Alan Moore. [via SHH]. Along with it comes a Teaser Video featuring quite a number of new footage - for which I nearly weeped like a wee

a day in a whood: release party & exhibition by easy hey x artoyz x delkographik (nov 6)

Artoyz and Delkographik presents: A DAY IN A WHOOD - a Release Party and Exhibition by EASY HEY happening November 6th (til Nov 29) @ Artoyz Paris (7-10pm). Featuring the release & launch of Artoyz Originals' KID ONION and ELEMENTS First Degree (both designed by Easy Hey), the show also includes painted canvases, wall paintings and sculptures. CLICK THRU for more pics and pop by the show, snap

ravage peek

'candy colored clown' toy by nathan ota x threezero

The online buzz on Nathan Ota's new toy has been building up (multiple PMs directing me to his work is a surefire testament) and I'm here to add to the deserved hype! Based on his painting; CANDY COLORED CLOWN, the figure is a collaboration with Hong Kong's threezero (manufacturers of Bertie the Pipebot and current a partner in 3A Toys with Ashley Wood) and is currently still in production, with

edward scissorhands cosbaby series by hot toys

Along with their 1/6th-scaled Edward Scissorhands action figure [blogged] - Hot Toys' is also set to release a series of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS COSBABY [www] - featuring the movie-characters in baby-form standing 3 inches (7cm) each. This articulated snap-kit series includes:[Top / L-R]: The ICE ANGEL, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (REGULAR Version) and KIM (played by Winona Ryder in the film).[Bottom / L-R]:

movie masterpiece 1/6 edward scissorhands by hot toys

And so the Scissorhands-tease is now a reality. Hot Toys is set to release a 1/6th-scaled EDWARD SCISSORHANDS articulated action figure [www] based on director Tim Burton's 1990 movie starring Johnny Depp as the titular Edward. I used to lurve ES, and remember it to be the second Burton movie that caught a hold of my <3, after Nightmare Before X-mas. So this particular figure has caught my

artery x vein (fountain of beings) ball-joint-doll by patrick chow

HongKong-based designer/creator Patrick Chow (of G999) shares with us his recent work completed for the 08/09 XFUNS GALA X=SECRET Exhibition in Taipei November 2008 @ The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (XFUNS is a Taiwan design/lifestyle magazine).Dubbed: ARTERY X VEIN [Fountain Of Beings] - this is what Patrick had to say about the figure's inception: "When I realized that I needed to use [X]

1/6 bruce lee: fist of fury edition by enterbay

Enterbay has released official images and product description of their 1/6th-scaled BRUCE LEE: FIST OF FURY figure [tagged]. The figure-set features 2 headsculpts (by Arnie Kim) with 3 sets of hair-styles, 2 sets of tailored-outfits (white and blue tunic), "Chinese Sick Man" kick board with wooden-frame and a deluxe diorama base. [CLICK THRU for product description and more pics]With a SRP of US

animation nation 2008

This year's ANIMATION NATION 2008 [www] will be held from Oct 24-Nov 2 in Singapore - featuring animation feature films, shorts, seminars and workshops. Organized by the Singapore Film Society [www] - feature-length animated films include Nina Paley's SITA SINGS THE BLUES, Production I.G's TACHIGUI: THE AMAZING LIVES OF THE FAST FOOD GRIFTERS (makers of Mindgame) and Studio 4°C's GENIUS PARTY (a

ninja spiki prototype by nakanari (of mai hiro)

Since my last feature of NINJA SPIKI in 3-dimensional render forms (with Amonlin) - it's creator Nakanari has since dropped word of the prototype sculpt of his ninja-creation, along with news of his new brand, Mai Hiro (together with artist; soujohn). Produced by Kuso Vinyl, the 8-inch tall vinyl figure is to possess 6 points-of-articulation (head / arm / head / bending tail) and includes scarf,

paw! by coarsetoys (rainbow + blackout versions)

PAW STORY: "PAW! Jumping around in the soft and blurred Dreams of St. Creams citizen's is his favorite place to be when he manages to overcome the huge Marshmallow walls that protect the City. So he roams the vast empty deserts in search of players the enters the their dreams as they are sleeping in the daytime. In their dreams he is ploughing through the endless dreamscapes in search of exotic

dave bondi's akashi

PRODUCT TAG: "From sculptor Dave Bondi (Mr. Bunny, Possessed) comes AKASHI , a playful homage to two of his favorite character icons shot into a particle accelerator and smashed together at the speed of light.  By carefully re-mixing the respective physical features, the resulting toy blurs the boundaries of copyright and unites east and west with a brand new quirky character."This Super Mario

doktor a's lugger 9" custom-bud / this bud's for you custom toy show @ hero design studio, buffalo, ny (oct 24-dec 23)

[He ain't heavy, he's my steampunk'd B.U.D.]Above is a first look preview at the ever awesome Doktor A's custom 9" BUD completed for THIS B.U.D.'S FOR YOU group customs show [www] @ Hero Design Studio - Buffalo, New York (Oct 24-Dec 23). LUGGER's the name and he can be seen on the show-flyer. (you rawk, B!)The show is sponsored by Jamungo and features 9" BUDS as the platform figure of choice.

cat nap by phoneticontrol

Phoneticontrol drops a sneak peek of his custom for the upcoming MIAO & MOUSUBI-Show @ the Subtext Gallery, San Diego [tagged] based on the Miao & Mousubi figures by Zakkamono, happening November 14th (thru December 7th).Dubbed; CAT NAP ~ 'coz "everybody need one of them now and again" ~ and what a better place to catch a siesta than under the afternoon sun in the great outdoors = keep rawkin'

seen @ art + action = obama 08 / custom-previews by erick scarecrow & brian colin

ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 group customs show @ The Showroom NYC launched October 17th [tagged] which features customs and interpretations of Jailbreak Toys' OBAMA action figure. Steve Talkowski has sweet snaps on his flickr-album [event pics via] for your collective viewing pleasure :)Meanwhile, here are a couple of previews from Erick Scarecrow (below-left) with a Beatles-Yellow

mybu: perfect match series by bubu co

The MYBU Perfect Match Series is about couples and their stories. Every couple has their own history, their own memories and their own personality – their very own MYBU. This series is about celebrating finding your other half, the moments that brought you together and the boy-meets-girl story that's just waiting to be told.The MYBU: Perfect Match series is a 3" platform toy recently launched by

scissorhands tease

This image posted on Tomm's blog is obviously of Edward Scissorhands (as any Tim Burton / Johnny Depp-fan can attest) ... but the question is: *IS IT IN 1/6TH SCALE?* ... followed by an even more pertinent question: *IS IT BY HOT TOYS?*I'd like to be a smart-ass and speculate that due to the particular shading and tone of the photograph and object, as well as the hyper-details in the material

hechabot: custom mechabot by steve forde

And why is William Miller a luck-chap? Becoz this HECHABOT Custom (Hellboy + Mechabot) by Steve Forde (of GoHero) was done as a birthday gift for William (of Cyberia). You have my utter envy, sir. (& thanks for sharing!).Gotta dig the "Tentacle Of Doom" (?) - Now let's see the rest of the BRPD in mecha-anime form! Whadda cool project that would make, IMHO!

red tide rising comrade dr destruction smersh edition by frank kozik x muttpop

The latest Frank Kozik X Muttpop collaboration Red Tide Rising Comrade DR DESTRUCTION Smersh Edition is A Commie inspired designed with green, red, and black paint with gold paint accents - and man, I'm liking what I see! The dire OD-green with ominous red is a sweet-combo, IMHO.Limited to 500-pcs, the 8.25" (21cm) tall vinyl figure comes with a removable cape, cigarette, cane, rotating head and

custom previews for art + action = obama show (oct 17) featuring brin berliner & denise despirito

A couple more previews before ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 happens the night of October 17th (7pm-11pm) @ The Showroom NYC [tagged] - featuring Obama-figure customs from Brin Berliner (image-left) with what looks like a clear resin-sculpt tinted in flag colors of red & blue ... while Denise DeSpirito's CAPTAIN PLANET OBAMA (image-right) is "a hero bringing pollution down to zero!"WHAT: ART + ACTION =

new prototype fluffybadbad and fluffybooboo chomping plushes from ohno!doom

OhNo!Doom is planning to re-release their FLUFFYBADBAD chomping plush [tagged] from a coupla years back, and now BadBad has"all grown up" and is able to stand on it's own 2 legs! Designedby Jordan Owen, the new FBB stands 5.5-inches tall, and will have new non-iron chomping teeth, similar to FluffyYukYuk's (instead of the initial IRON-chompers ;p)(FYI: The chomping-teeth works by using two

elements alpha series by artoyz originals

ELEMENTS ALPHA SERIES is the first artist series from Artoyz Originals whereby a sweet list of international artists lend their designs and skin-graphics to the 4 main ELEMENTS-form [tagged] - namedly: Earth, Fire, Air, Water. The current artist list includes: Koa, Jean Spezial, Pulco Mayo, iLK, Nathan Jurevicius , RUN777, Skwak, Supakitch, Koralie, Artizarnal, Jon Burgerman, Yokaikai, Flying

kid onion by easy hey x artoyz originals

Designed by EASY HEY from Delkographik Studio - KID ONION [tagged] is set for a November 6th 2008-release at the opening of EASY HEY's solo exhibition @ Artoyz Paris. Produced by Artoyz Originals, the 12cm tall (4.7 inches) vinyl figure has a SRP of $39.90 and is currently seen in 4+1 versions / colorways - exclusive to specific locales. Quantity undetermined for each version as yet. CLICK THRU

resetting countdowns and battling mortis bull: popbot maquette news update and issue 8 cover

The countdown has been "reset" for Resolution Independant's POPBOT 1:5 MOVIE MAQUETTE (since my last post) continuing the "T-Minus 14"-countdown from October 17 - which'll make it October 31st when we'll know the details of what seem to look like a pretty nifty diorama of destruction goin' on, innit? *sweet* ... meanwhile Ashley Wood posted a cover of Popbot Issue 8 set for a November-release,

unkl sidewalk sale (oct 24-25) & that mystery sug feet

UNKL Brand will be having a sidewalk sale right outside the UNKL headquarters at:600 NW Naito Parkway, Suite F, in Portland Oregon - from October 24th to 25th, 2008.UNKL says: " We here at UNKL have accumulated quite a collection of vinyl figure odds and ends over the years. We’ve got some products in slightly beat up packages, some that have been dinged up and repaired and some products that are

Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins' Vladimir Revealed! (& An Interview With Jared Deal)

"It sure can be lonely living the life of a vampire.  It's hard making friends when you have to sleep during the day...  when your curfew is everyone elses wake-up call.  Vlad has been searching for the past 177 years for the perfect candidate to turn vamp ... giving his own, very literal translation to the term BFF.  Wanna be his friend???  It only hurts for a second."After the earlier teasers,

custom previews for art + action = obama show (oct 17) featuring jon-paul kaiser & leecifer

Two more preview sneaks of customs completed for the upcoming ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 group customs show [tagged] happening this Friday October 17th @ The Showroom NYC - featuring Jon-Paul Kaiser (of Porzilla) and Leecifer's take on the Obama action figure from Jailbreak Toys.Image-left shows Jon-Paul's stark white spray primer with black acrylic painted details (no sharpies or pens used at all)

young and ruthless secret stash by formula werks

Formula Werks unleashes their Fall/Winter 2008 collection - featuring exclusive limited editions of T-shirts, crewnecks, hoodies, jackets, and headwear by artists: Will Barras (No New Enemies) / Adam Mattucci / Brian Morris / Escape76 and Joey Potts (whose first ever solo artshow Quest for the Cyclops Pyramid happens October 17th / DETAILS].Orders in no later than October 31 (items will ship in

clone trooper captain (attack of the clones version) by medicom toy on sideshow collectibles

"Specialized and bred as officers and special mission operatives, the clone trooper captain was a well trained leader!"From Sideshow Collectibles comes a Medicom Toy CLONE TROOPER CAPTAIN（ATTACK OF THE CLONES-Version) teaser of a RAH figure previously available in Japan only as a Mail-In exclusive. The SRP then was ￥17,640 (US$175 / SGD$260). Well trained, and well "paid", it seems ... I wonder

shithead by luke chueh x fullyvisual (oct 21)

Brian from The Art Liberation drops word of the upcoming FullyVisual release of Luke Chueh's metal figure "SHITHEAD" on Tuesday Oct 21st at 11am PST.  Limited to 99 Silver head w/ gold poop and 1 Gold head w/ silver poop chase. Price undetermined at the 'mo tho. Personally I'd go with "Poopy-Cone", but I reckon "Shithead" does teh trick - nyuknyuk ;p(cheers for the headsup, B)

20th century boys

The year was 1969. A buncha kids scribbled and doodled into a notebook, creating the impending destruction of civilization via germ warfare and giant robots tearing into Tokyo, with the world ending in year 2000 ... that book was to be known as the Book of Prophecy.It is now the year 2000. A mysterious entity known only as "Friend" (dude in white cloth head-wrap) appears and seemingly aids in the

free downloadable dookie-poo albums: rap it up & the sounds of halloween

To celebrate the release of Dr.Fuji Sakamoto's "FUTURE OF DANCE" music video featuring Dookie-Poo [PEEP] a totally FREE DOWNLOADABLE original album featuring 17 tracks by the original artists is being released online! DOOKIE-POO "RAP IT UP" features tracks by: Dr Sakamoto, Phil Larway, the Gifted Gee, The Bad Ones, MC BRE-X and DJ Consumer, LOAN, Gord Buntz and Bobby Countach. Personally, I

october yokas by adfunture

UPDATED: Both GID Halloween and red+white (puma) Racing Yokas are available for pre-orders @ Rotofugi (click on link) with a SRP of US$15-per for a late October-ship. Each Yoka stands 6.5cm / 2.5" and comes blister-carded, with Rotofugi the only place to procure the bears outside of Mainland China. Adfunture has mentioned that they will not sell these via their own international website.ORIGINAL

cellphoneskill tar version by argonaut resins

TAR is the last modified version of Argonaut Resins' first resin line; CellPhonesKill (CPK) - and he's up for grabs at US$35-per (shipped) @ argonautresins.bigcartel.com/ - but there's only 3 of these 4-inch tall blade wielding and pistol-packin' duders, so step lively, yo!(Altho I just checked the online shop and didn't see a listing, so perhaps tis gone for good ... if so, weep on

diy white and guerilla chaos monkey versions by bunka x artoyz originals

Hot off the inbox is word of two more Artoyz-exclusive color-variants for Bunka's CHAOS MONKEY [tagged] in DIY (White) and GUERILLA (Green w/ orange) - both slated for an October 18th release at 100-pcs limit per colorway. Produced by Artoyz Originals, both exclusives will be made available on Artoyz.com (Price undetermined at this time / previous estimate @ 25€ per).CLICK for previously

custom previews for art + action = obama show (oct 17) featuring craig steele & mike dytri

Continuing with sneak-previews of customed Obama-figures for ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 group-customs show @ The Showroom NYC [tagged] - we have here Craig Steele's GAGE Obama rawkin' blue adidas and "engaging" the viewer (above) while Mike Dytri (LA) has a set of three "Dipped" Obamas - in symbolic red, white and blue (below). Check them out in person on October 17th @ Showroom NYC, if you can. *

customed madls for madl citizens @ lift detroit (oct 25)

I have a (quasi-personal) "problem". It's perhaps more of a habitual issue rather than inborn malady. In truth, my life is one big packrat hunt - both in the real and cyber worlds. There is this constant NEED to "collect" (I'd insist tis "archive" but risk argument). And in any packrat hunt, the constant squirreling away with images (in the case of www) will only be let loose in irregular spurts,

urban paper the movie

Now, if this is not THE definitive video collection (if not the most encompassing) of the current pro-practisioners of designer urban paper craft*, I don't know what is! Here's a peep at the video (by Studio N8) that is the DVD- portion of the upcoming book on papertoys; URBAN PAPER - put together by Matt Hawkins and is to be released by HOW Publications. Tentatively scheduled for an April

lift detroit-exclusive tristan eaton madl

UPDATED: The LiFT-Exclusive Tristan Eaton 5" MAD*L is limited to 500-pcs worldwide and can be pre-ordered online here at a SRP of US$38 - for a mid-November drop :)Peep the Detroit-exclusive MAD*L with graphics by Tristan Eaton (of Thunderdog Studios) destined for launch at LiFT, Detroit on October 25th, in tandem with the MADL CITIZENS group custom-show [tagged]. The MAD*L form is designed by

nvc crew x notorious big x 10" madl for madl citizens (oct 25)

Peep NVC Crew's The Notorious BIG*L: a custom 10-incher MAD*L completed for the upcoming MADL CITIZENS @ LiFT, Detroit October 25th [tagged] CLICK THRU for more pics and a Q&A with Dr Bao; one-half of NVC Crew.TOYSREVIL: NVC Crew has been known to work on smaller scaled figures - so with the "upsizing" to the 10-inches of MAD*L, how did you guys approach this particular project?DR BAO: As you

exclusive peek at wooden wall-e by morpheus (post pulled 23.10.08)

UPDATED 15.01.2009: Seems that www-folks have been crediting "Morpheus Prototypes, LLC" of Torrance California for the production of this item. Take note that the credit is wrong and inaccurate. "Morpheus Prototypes, LLC" is not responsible for the production of this item.UPDATED 23.10.08By request from the makers of this item, this article has been pulled. With all the accolades and coverage

uninvited guests: new works by kathie olivas @ mph nyc (oct 17)

UNINVITED GUESTS: New Works by Kathie Olivas - features art from her current Scavengers series, including small paintings, drawings, as well as custom vinyl toys revolving around her post-apocalyptic themed group of cute but tainted characters - will be on display @ myplasticheart NYC from October 17th and exhibits thru Nov 19th 2008. Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters will be at the opening to chat

jouwe wings version: fly jouwe fly

In response to positive feedback in various toy forum, Indonesian-designer Marine of MyTummyToys has decided to release his Rhino-character JOUWE WINGS VERSION - in a limited production of 10-pcs in 2 colors. "Fly Jouwe Flyyyyyyyyyy" [www/myspace] Fact about Jouwe Wings:- 100% based on sculpt, numbered sign- Height : 12"- Material : Decorative resin- Colour : Grey & White- Quantity : 10 pcs

monster invasion with the montreal munny show (oct 24) & peter pumpkin custom munny by sneakyraccoon

Frenchie from Montreal Vinyl drops word of the upcoming MONTREAL MUNNY SHOW - with the theme MONSTER INVASION: "Since we'll be only one week away fom Halloween, what better way to celebrate than to make a monster revolution!!! Movie, B series, or monsters from your childhood, it's now time to face your monsters and make art out of them!" [DETAILS]Happening October 24th @ Off The Hook Montreal.

custom previews for art + action = obama show (oct 17) featuring matt hawkins & dionysus cho

A couple of preview sneaks of customs for the upcoming ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 group customs show [tagged] happening this Friday October 17th @ The Showroom NYC - where participating artists were given a white-unpainted Obama action figure by Jailbreak Toys to utilize to "project their vision of America."The above-shown mix-media custom is by Matt Hawkins - showing Presidential-hopeful Barack

putrid pal halloween special & costume box contest

Michael Flemming aka Tweedlebop's PUTRID PAL is currently on Halloween Special @ Crazy Label - priced at US$20-per 5" tall Pal (usual price US$29) available in 4 colorways. And there's also currently a PUTRID PAL HALLOWEEN COSTUME BOX CONTEST [www] whereby you're to print out a PDF-box template and draw whatever you’d like to see the Putrid Pal wearing. Then take some photos of your masterpiece (

fluffyfriends wallpaper by ohno!doom

No, this is NOT a promo-poster for CLOVERFIELD 2: When Chomping Plushies Attack (altho, I'd really lurv to see a film version done with Fluffy YukYuk and multiple scampering FluffyBadBads :p) - but a new desktop wallpaper-image by OhNo!Doom.[Click on above image to download a 1024 x 640-sized image, or go here for other sizes]

suckadelic group show @ munky king (oct 30-nov 23)

"The Evil SUCKLORD of CHINATOWN has teamed up with premier Los Angeles Toy Temple MUNKY KING to present a group show of epic Proportions. Using his uncanny influence, the sinister Sucklord has recruited an unruly mob of the best artists, toy designers, and madmen to re-imagine his blockbuster SUCKLORD 600 vinyl action figure!"Over 40 participating artists [WHO] will customize the figure, as well

m-icon james dean (red jacket version) 1/6 collectible figure by hot toys

Last posted as a magazine-scan, Hot Toys' 1/6th-scaled JAMES DEAN (RED JACKET VERSION) action figure is slated for a January-2009 release under their M-Icons line. Blister.jp has it @ 18,800YEN (US$185 / SGD$271) - which is a pretty penny, seeing that the figures comes with what is shown in the pics (red jacket / white tee / denim jeans / biker-boots / spare hands). While we await further "

pink elephant vampire edition toy & belt buckle by amanda visell (oct 30-release)

A duo of Amanda Visell products set for an October 30th-launch @ Munky King Melrose - with the above 6-inches tall PINK ELEPHANT VAMPIRE EDITION (with Drunky Mcskunky) being released "just in time for halloween, you favorite buddies are back getting boozy on your blood." With an edition size of 400-pcs @ a SRP of US$70 - Amanda will be signing between 7-8pm @ MK.The PINK ELEPHANT BELT BUCKLE is

peter pan & creation mutation (oct 25) by michelle valigura

A coupla Michelle Valigura-updates popped in the inbox - first up is her PETER PAN figure with Art of Disney - done to commemorate Disney's Peter Pan 55th Anniversary (1953-2008). Figure stands 9" tall with removable top to reveal a little stash box, and is limited to 300-pcs @ US$65-per. Distributed by DKE Toys - Peter Pan comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The final visual effect of the

cometdebris.com launching soon

Koji Harmon drops word of his impending new official website @ www.cometdebris.com (not "live" as of this post) - which will eventually feature a blog blog, online store, an archive with photos of Cometdebris releases, a photo gallery, and several other surprises - including Regular Cometdebris exclusive releases and collaboration projects.Web-launch date is as yet determined (tentatively late

cosmic hobo's terrible ten by arbito

Seattle artist Arbito drops word of his upcoming COSMIC HOBO's "Terrible Ten"!Cosmic Hobo's can make any restless cave or tree house hazy and lazy. And these special edition Hobo's are in a limited edition of 10 hand painted cast resin figures just in time for Halloween. Standing 9" tall (foot to feather / 7.5" wide w/arms) Cosmic Hobo is priced at US$125-per and will be made available in the

toybreaks 49 thru 51

Daymn, I have a whole lotta TOYBREAK-Episodes to catchup to! Let's count them down, shall we?EPISODE#51: OUT & ABOUT - has Beetlejuice and the Dread Pirate Roberts from NECA, Baby Tattooville, Sour Patch Kids and TADO's Lily: The Littlest Cannibal show @ Magic Pony in Toronto with Alex Hurter.EPISODE#50: DOES NOT SMELL LIKE FUN - features Fizz 'n Find figures, Vinyl Aggression by Jakks, Spraycan

diy station wagon in orange & white by filth x kidrobot

FILTH likes his station wagons. In fact, loadsa station-wagon / vehicular art adorns his website. And rather surprisingly (but a pleasant one at that, IMHO) is that Kidrobot is making a DIY FILTH STATION WAGON available in two blank-colorways."Filth strips the woody off the wagon so you can detail it exactly the way you want. Pimp your ride starting November 13, available in 2 super limited

of santa peecols, holiday munnys and reindeer dunnys: christmas with kidrobot november releases

Christmas 2008 with Kidrobot begins in November (well, technically any KR-toy purchased with the intention of being used as a X-mas gift would qualify, but what the hey, right? :p) with a trio of festive-vinyls, beginning with the Holiday MINI MUNNY ORNAMENT:"Customize Christmas trees and Hanukkah bushes with our first ever, 4-inch MUNNY ornament. You can make this holiday your very own by

20-inches of redrum dunny by frank kozik x kidrobot

HHHEEERRREEEE'S JOHNNYYY!"Kozik’s infamous smorkin’ Redrum Dunny reaches ominous heights November 27. Bloody rare and 20 inches tall, this version features a banana accessory and that fateful anagram on the back. Only 500 available, US$300 each." [via]Yep, a banana (which might actually be of human-scale, but I dunno for fruit fact :p) You provide your own axe. heh.

toy2r announces the launch of toy2r usa dividion

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: "TOY2R, one of the pioneers in the designer toy business, is excited to announce the launch of Toy2R USA.   For more then 10 years, the iconic Toy2R Qee brand has been one of the most recognizable platforms in the designer toy genre. Establishing a US office will allow Toy2R to expand their global presence. The US office will develop additional avenues of distribution so

art + action = obama 08 group customs show (oct 17) and obama custom by suckadelic

The previously blogged about ART + ACTION = OBAMA 08 group customs show now has a poster! Included is an impressive list of participating artists customizing Jailbreak Toys' unpainted Obama Action Figures figures (based on the likeness of U.S. Presidential-hopeful; Mr. Barack Obama). "to project their vision of America."Shown above-right is a submission by the ever awesome Suckadelic - dubbed:

ho chi minh metallic purple vinyl bust by frank kozik

I've not seen this color before and I think this effin' rawks hard. *I Like. I Want. GIMME* The limited edition 15" tall HO CHI MINH Metallic Purple vinyl bust is designed by Frank Kozik and includes Hat and Gun (AK47) in a full-color box. (He gots me with the *Metallic-Purple*) Vibing ala 'Pimp-My-Dictator' LOL - Only 50 made @ a SRP of US$200-per. Distribution by DKE Toys ... time to bug your

frank kozik's ludwig van vinyl bust in gold, white, neon green and blue colorways

Further to the earlier-blogged about Orange / Black / Yellow / Purple & Silver LUDWIG VAN vinyl bust-colorways by Frank Kozik x Ultraviolence, Juxtapoz's got an awesome GOLD-version, while Newbury Comics have themselves a WHITE. And from DKE Toyscomes the NEON GREEN and BLUE colorways! Each colorway is limited to 50-pcs @ US$200 SRP-per. Do I want 14-inches of multicolored Clockwork Beethovans?

uglycon tokyo products listed on stitch.jp for international orders (begins oct 14)

Folks interested in getting UGLYCON TOKYO-products are to take note that International Orders start @ 11AM (Japan Time) on October 14th (No pre-orders or phone orders). The email to hit up is info [at] stitch.jp and the place to go to check out Artwork and Price-list for David Horvath's and Sun-Min Kim's creations is @ http://stctokyo.exblog.jp/9905413.Only thing available (as of this post) are

dark knight batman 100% be@rbrick

Online peeps are saying this Dark Knight-themed Batman BE@RBRICK is the 3rd figure to be released from Medicom Toy's "Cosplay Hero" Series (circa Sept 08) ... but I can't seem to find out more about said series (which bugs me to no end :/) ... 86hero has the exclusive @ HK$98. Lovin' the design, but looking a tad like a boot', IMHO. [via/via].Seems this Be@rbrick isn't part of the core

the dark knight's two-face / harvey dent 1/6 collectible figure by hot toys

UPDATED JANUARY 11th 2009:FYI: Audio for youtube-video has been disabled due to copyright-claimed content of audio-track. But video remains intact (which is still sorta cool of them :p).[CLICK THRU for higher-res version]Hot Toys is proud to announce the seventh collectibles from the Dark Knight movie series 1/6th scale TWO-FACE/ HARVEY DENT collectible figure [tagged / www] under their Movie

the white knight from hot toys

*CLICK THRU*The "White Knight" of Gotham City may be deceased, but his toy lingers till within the toy-realms and in fan-boys' hearts (maybe) ... With the little Twoface-teaser posted a coupla days ago, Tomm further tintilizes Dark Knight-fans with more glorious teasers of Hot Toy's upcoming TWOFACE 1/6th-scaled figure - which I think at this point in time, there is no doubt that it IS and will

STCC2008 Adventures: How I Made a Pest Of Myself @ TOUMA's Booth (But I Had Fun)

Presenting unpublished pics of me a "random crazy-eyed" Touma-fan caught hamming it up in TOUMA's booth @ the Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 [tagged] - CLICK THRU to find out what happened back then ... ;pIt all started off innocently enough (as all things normally do before they spiral out of control) with Touma autographing his SLITHER vinyl toy which he'd presented to me a "random

the singapore toy, games & comic convention 2009 (exhibitors registration begins)

The inaugural Singapore Toy & Comic Convention held in 2008 (for which TRE was an Official Media for) - has now been renamed The SINGAPORE TOY, GAMES & COMIC CONVENTION [www] for 2009 and is scheduled to happen between 13th to 16th of August!"Proudly supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, STGCC 2009 strives to be the de facto Asian platform for today's top manufacturers, distributors,

friends with et and 8-bit showdowns with scott campbell

The above drawing by Scott Campbell [myspace] put a smile on my otherwise dreary Saturday. Part of his "Friends With E.T." series for the Gallery1988 show "One To Grow On"  - this is titled: ""Friends With ET: Soundwaving" and is available as a 10" x 8" giclee print on Textured Fine Art Paper (signed and numbered / limited edition of 100) at US$50-per (For purchasing please email gallery1988sf@

elements first degree by easy hey x artoyz originals

Artoyz reveals the next series of ELEMENTS figures under their Artoyz Originals line - featuring skin designs by EASY HEY with ELEMENTS FIRST DEGREE!Last seen as painted protos @ Barcelona's Bread&Butter - The Elements First Degree is set for a tentative release on October 20th @ 39.90€ for the set of 4 figures. It will be followed shortly by EASY HEY's KID ONION [tagged] figure.Peep Artoyz-blog

quest for the cyclops pyramid by joey potts @ 32nd & urban gallery (oct 17-18)

Artist Joey Potts will be having his first official solo show; QUEST FOR THE CYCLOPS PYRAMID - opening October 17th & 18th @ 32nd & Urban Gallery, Chicago, IL (USA)."Quest for the Cyclops Pyramid" is a series of 22 new acrylic-on-wood paintings. These paintings all focus on the struggles of a quest to find an intangible force. Check out Joey's work-in-progress pics of one of his artowkr destined

gama-go's yeti figure by ningyoushi

Gama-Go does vinyl and they be going big with this 10-incher tall YETI! Gama-Go's Yeti is based on the art of Tim Biskup and produced by Ningyoushi. Limited to 1000-pcs, Paradise Toy Land has it pegged for pre-orders at a SRP of NT3,000 (US$92) for a late-November 2008-drop. (Image shown is more likely to be a painted prototype). *More info as I get them*

the 25th century man on sideshow collectibles: 1/6 buck rogers and 1/1 atomic disintegrator pistol

Go Hero's 1/6th-scaled BUCK ROGERS 12-inch figure [tagged] is now also available for pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles [www] @ US$175 for a November 2008-drop. Limited to 1000-units - "the figure comes equipped with a plethora of amazing items to defend earth with, including an expertly tailored outfit, jet pack, disintegrator and more!" CLICK THRU for more pics x product descript :)In addition

sideshow collectibles' 212th attack battalion: 1/6 utapau clone trooper on pre-order

"Led by Commander Cody, the 212th Attack Battalion was a unit of clone troopers that were deployed to Utapau to help in General Obi-Wan Kenobi's mission. Unfortunately after Order 66 was transmitted these clone troopers, along with the Grand Army of the Republic, turned against the Jedi and began executing them." = one of my fav sequences in the prequel-trilogy ... conspiracy-massacres are such

seen @ kidrobot la: 1978 playmate vinyl release & paul pope signing

Paul Pope launches his 2nd toy with Kidrobot; the 1978 PLAYMATE (aka Playboy Miss November 1978) vinyl figure [tagged] with a signing at Kidrobot LA. Peep event images over on the KR flickr-album [all images via] and CLICK THRU for more mirrored pics of Pope signing on white vinyl panties, like only a rockstar would :)Ya know, the 7.5-inch tall vinyl-femme is actually starting to grown on me -

tomorrow king tee from 3a toys

Before Ashley Wood's TOMORROW KING 1/6-figure [tagged] is revealed (which should not be too long now, as Deep Powder Bramble is as of now Sold Out!) - check out the TK-Tees previewed on Bambalandstore now. Offered as part of the figure set perhaps? Like both de PLUMEs? Shaven and Served. *cool*

joe ledbetter sketchbook from nerdcore

Nerdcore is to release a 184-page hardcover artist sketchbook (7.25" x 10") featuring the art of Joe Ledbetter. Featuring raw and unfiltered images from the last six years of the artist’s career, dating back to 2003 - including rough compositions for famous paintings, mockups for collectible vinyl toys, illustration concepts, logo trials and other sketch-goodness.Available @

joe ledbetter new prints and giveaway

Joe Ledbetter's giving away sum unique goodies and all you haveta do is order either one or both of his newly released prints. Click above-left pic for ADIOS AMIGOS and above-right to go to FLYING CRITTERS Print Set. Prizes include original art/sketch and prints:1) The original Unicornasaurus sketch2) A Bunny sketch (study for "Fever Dream" painting)3) A full set of 12 Mutant Bunny printsAll

killa instinct release party @ mph nyc (oct 11)

Marka27's KILLA INSTINCT graffiti-themed vinyl figure [tagged] launches October 11 at myplasticheart nyc in the Lower East Side, NYC (6pm-9pm). There will be music by DJ T-WREXX and refreshments will be served. Marka himself will be present for signings the first half of the show.WHAT: Killa Instinct Release EventWHEN: October 11th 2008 (6-9pm)WHERE: myplasticheart nyc210 Forsyth St. New York,

seen @ gallery1988: monster art rally (oct 10 - nov 1)

There be "Monsters" lurking about Gallery1988 @ their San Francisco gallery ... for the MONSTER ART RALLY group show! Featuring a wide range of customed plush and vinyl toys - all with the monster-theme! CLICK THRU for insane-list of participating artists :) Shown-left is a limited edition 8" plush MONSTER TOAST by Dan Goodsell - exclusively available at the show - limited to 100-pcs @ US$20-per

two twoface toys by hot toys and medicom toys

First Tomm posts a possible Hot Toys' TWO-FACE image (above-right / the shirt collar and tie gives it away as fabric for 1/6th-scaled figures, IMHO) ... and next thing ya know? Medicom Toys offers up a RAH HARVEY DENT aka "TWOFACE" figure!Slated for a August 2009-drop (*yikes*) the 1/6th-scaled RAH Harvey will run 17,640YEN-per (altho I'm still boggled by the "RAH Batman The Dark Knight Suit"

iliiike: polysics

I. AM. HOOKED. [I MY ME MINE + ELECTRIC SURFIN' GO GO]POLYSICS [www] = my kinda music-mania. my kinda irreverent visuals. I am in rockabilly-electronica x acid-manga-heaven. And I've not even gone thru the entire youtube-video listing yet.Polysics (or POLYSICS) is a Japanese new wave/Rock band from Tokyo, named after a brand of synthesizer, who personally dub their unique style as "technicolor

windy bunny by hiroyuki matsuura

This was the only item that caught my attention in an upcoming Borobudur Auction: the pink WINDY BUNNY sculpture-installation by pop artist Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦浩之).Windy Bunny is painted Fiber-glass x reinforced plastic and measures 150 x 56 x 52 cm. Estimated auction price is between SGD$20,000 - 30,000 (US$14,286. - 21,428). Windy Bunny will be on display along with other artwokrs at Grand

kirkland's great tokyo toy adventure

And so I'm currently "experiencing" my oft-dreamt-about Tokyo-trip (dream destination darnnit) vicariously thru Kirkland Jue (of Toybot Studios) who'd participated in SUPER7's first ever "Tokyo Underground Tour" as well as Super Festival recently, and lived to blog about it! Click on links below for his kaiju-fueled and toy-spree-filled itinerary, including the faithful Day of KAWS' Storm

seen @ uglycon tokyo, stitch japan (oct 10-26)

InTheYellow has generously posted images of UGLYCON TOKYON [tagged] currently happening @ STITCH, Japan - both displays of merchandize and participating Japanese-artists' works. Plush Uglydoll-exclusives include ICE BAT, SAILOR BABO and AMIBA @ 100-pcs each for 4,200YEN per, while handmade-Uglydolls in various tartan-prints and assorted shapes are priced around 21,000YEN (above). For full

cover bands @ gallery1988 (oct 7-31)

COVER BANDS was a group art show which premiered October 7th 2008 @ Gallery1988's LA Gallery. Over 50 artists were asked to pick one of their favorite LP album covers, and then use it as a canvas. The result is an acid-fueled trip down soundscape memory lane (at least for me) tinged with copious amounts of silent-wows and awes, as my internal jukebox kicks into overdrive = *cool*Co-presented by

atz by artoyz originals

ATZ [www] is a new apparel line by Artoyz Originals which features design collaborations with designers like EASY HEY, Jon Burgerman, SuperDeux and KOA, amongst many others. Tees, Sports shirts and Hoodies for both Men and Women are made of 100% biological cotton and are available via Artoyz.com

star wars collection hoodies by marc ecko

Having these may be the closest I'll ever get to Cosplaying and perhaps even a little Halloween-fun, but alas I release too much bodily-liquids (aka *sweat*) to be able to chill underneath the STORM TROOPER and BOBA FETT HOODIE anyways - but hell, they be fanboy-cool, innit?Priced at US$98-per (initially) - The Stormtrooper and Boba Fett themed-hoodies are designed by Marc Ecko and are part of

akumu ink hoodies and the cannibal paper toy

Joey from Akumu Ink (and new TRE-reader :p) drops word of the launch of their new hoodies - and with each purchase includes a limited edition paper toy (limited to 50). The paper toy is called "The Cannibal" and "stays true to Akumu Ink's japanese fashion/horror style." Personally, I luv hoodies, but the reality that Singapore is gawddamned humid x hot, and me being a sweaty-boy, I may never have

noir de plume by ashley wood x 3a toys

TRE-Reader BHD's gotten his NOIR DE PLUME (the 2nd 1/6-scaled figure from 3A Toys / designed by Ashley Wood) and share with us his impressions (and images) of the figure:BHD: "My Noir de Plume turned up early this week.  As expected from a 3A figure it's pretty sweet.  The sculpt is lovely and everything matches the look of an Ashley Wood character.  If anything I'd say I like this figure more

barrelman puto artist proof by huck gee

So whaddaya get when you mashup a PUTO and a "traditionally hand-crafted" Barrelman? In Huck Gee's kreative-kitchen, you'd get a BARRELMAN PUTO.Huck blogs about the last remaining 15#s of the initial 30 AP (Artist Proof) figures, from the series that was launched in Philippines, back in July 2008. (CLICK THRU for Barrelman Puto-pics or checketh Lextripp's Multipyl-album for launch-pics @ Fresh

about huck gee's bootleg #6 (oct 10-drop)

... I'd thought I was so far out of the toy-loop (shuddup) when Huck Gee has a "BOOTLEG #6" ready to drop Friday, October 10th, 2008 (at Noon PDT)? Like, there was Bootleg#1 and #2, right? But like, what-the-huck happened to #s 3, 4 & 5?Huck mentions: "Only 25 figures in this set, each package is signed, numbered and stenciled. What's inside? Find out when UPS drops it on your doorstep. :) $100

final tease of jared deal's vlad halloween resin by argonaut resins

Final tease of Jared Deal's upcoming Halloween VLAD resin toy [tagged] before the full reveal on October 17th (which also happens to be Jared's birthdate ;p) with figures going on sale October 31st (Halloween) @ Argonaut Resins' online store.Standing 5-inches tall, each Vlad comes custom painted and will be housed in custom handmade coffin boxes - handpainted by Jared too! Each fig will come

blender @ cerasoli : bebasse gallery (oct 11) / toy sculpts by ryuichi ogino

project: and The Cerasoli Gallery have merged and arenow to be known as Cerasoli:LeBasse gallery [www].Named after the surnames of the owners; Freddi Cerasoli and Beau Basse - the gallery has also physically moved to a larger venue, situated across the street from their original space/s. And to celebrate the evolution of the gallery's growth, folks are invited to the Opening Reception of the

about that 3a toy catalog

TOY-CONFESSION: Whenever I used to buy toys when I was but a wee toddler-to-pimpled-tween, I most times will keep the catalogs or promo-leaflets that comes along with the toys. Especially those which showcases their entire range of products, or even previews upcoming goodies. Most memorable and vivid impression was made by Playmobil - where mini-sized booklets filled cover-to-cover with pictures

"we need each other" (oct 11) promo video by ohno!doom

[Event DETAILS / Event Date: Oct 11, 2008 / Presented by OhNo!Doom]

clutter magazine issue #13

I share with you folks a dream I have, of one day having a toy I designed (*cough*) being featured within the pages of toy-mags, chief of which is CLUTTER Magazine. Yes, laugh-on you may (you have my distinct permission to), and unfortunately (for me) I am nowhere remotely even near that happenstance (or even embarking on said foolish-dream), so all I can do is to live my toy-dreams vicariously

gus by uhoh toys

Everything you dab those tears dry after watching a soppy movie (c'mon, ya did when Maximus died, didn't ya?), or blow your runny nose (gawd, I so hate having the flu-bug), have you ever spared a thought for the tissue box? No, right? Becoz most folks just care about the softness of the twin-ply, but never the carrier, innit? ... Well, GUS is here to remind you of your lack-o-lurve for the

seen@rivet gallery: noxious fumes (oct 4-29)

[L-R: Jason Bacon (UNKL) / Clint Carney / Brian M Viveros]Now, I seriously contemplated mirroring every single artwork done for Rivet Gallery's gas-mask-themed NOXIOUS FUMES group art show [tagged] launched October 4th and currently posted on Rivetart.com - and ya know, I do like me gas-masks, I do [*cough*] but realized the futility of it, and so you are encouraged to check them out yourselves (

seen@kc hustle 2008: customed madls and pitchboxes

For the recently concluded KC HUSTLE @ The Pitch [blogged] - 6 creative professionals from Kansas City lent their talents on a series of 10-incher MAD*Ls and a Pitch Box each - for displaying the Mad8*Ls and generally wowing the thronging crowd (hell, I'm looking at them online and I'm wowing! LOL), as well as a showcase of their artwork, and the result is pretty darn amazing, IMHO. Peep MAD's

touma's skull king clear blue variant and exhibition @ paradise toy land , taiwan (oct 18-26)

Fans of TOUMA's SKULL KING are to be prepared for the SKULLKING CLEAR BLUE variant! Designed by TOUMA and made by InTheYellow for Wonderwall's KFGU (Kaiju For Grown Ups) line of "designer-kaiju" - the Skull King Clear Blue is limited to 50-pcs for a late-October / early-November 2008-drop. InTheYellow has it for 6825YEN and Paradise Toy Land lists it at NT.2000 (US$62 / pics via).The year-end is

about that 1:5 scaled popbot movie maquette (maybe?)

Since my earlier post of the 1:1 scaled POPBOT by Resolution Independent (makers of the Popbot-movie) - Unstable Marzipan ups and posts an image of a "POPBOT 1:5 MOVIE MAQUETTE"? With a "T-Minus 14" tag = 14-days? 14-weeks? 14-months? ... We'll just haveta check back by October 17th-ish (blog-date was October 3rd) to find out goodness awaits Ashley Wood-fans, innit? *coolio*(Cheers to teh TEK

anime festival asia 2008 @ suntec city, singapore (nov 22-23)

[AFA08 Promotional Video]For the first time ever in South East Asia, Singapore will celebrate the diversity of Japanese Pop Culture - with the inaugural ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA 2008 [AFA08] *Otakus Rejoice!*Taking place on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2008 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Center - AFA08 will showcase a wide array of Japanese Pop Culture

custom ice-bat by koji harmon and super puncher for uglycon tokyo

David Horvath has posted on his blog a preview of a Gargamel Ice-Bat custom hand-painted by Koji Harmon - destined for the upcoming Uglycon Tokyo @ STITCH Tokyo on October 10th 2008 [tagged].Meanwhile, Gargamel has posted new full body-pics of the Uglycon-exclusive SUPER PUNCHER [tagged]. The newest figure in Gargamel's Pocket Kaiju line, Super Puncher possess a reversible/turnable head (turn his

heroes of burgertown customed-munnys & dunnys by stuart witter x jon burgerman

Artist/Sculptor/Toy-Designer Stuart Witter collaborates with Jon Burgerman to create a series of OOAK customed-Munnys and Dunnys based on Jon's HEROES OF BURGERTOWN characters [tagged] for the launch of the mini-figures @ various Kidrobot stores.Super Golden Bimlar-Munny is on display @ KR LA / Coco-Dunny and Alfonso-Mini Munny are @ KR Chicago / Tiny Hero-Dunny and Collie-Mini Munny can be found

about that gid rayd8gig by mimoco

Last launched as part of the MIMOBOT Core Series 2 [blogged] - the Mimobot named rayD8 gets a new lease of life as an "ultra-limited" inverse color variant - in glow-in-the-dark finish, no less (which would possibly make working on a computer in the day a tad more interesting :p). Designed by Dino Alberto -the rayD8gig USD Flashdrive is limited to 200 units @ 8GB-per, and are now available @

m-icon red jacket version james dean by hot toys

Peeped on Toy-World a mag-scan of a possible upcoming variant of Hot Toy's 1/6-scaled M-Icon James Dean dubbed the RED JACKET VERSION - as seen in "Rebel Without A Cause", featuring a blonder-haired headsculpt (compared to the COWBOY-version) and of coz the iconic red jacket (note: Image has been reformatted by me):No further information at this point in time tho. The last time a 1/6 figure like

storm rider: clash of evils

Trailer + Promo for the animated movie STORM RIDER: CLASH OF EVILS [www] - which includes behind-the-scenes interview with creator Ma Wing Shing (in Cantonese), animators and voice-over actors. CLICK THRU for the 2nd-part of the above-posted video, as well as a couple of sequences from the film, and a music video.In this age of nigh-realistic CG-animation and hyper-stylized design depictions, the

watchmen video-journal#7: blue monday (making dr manhattan)

WATCHMEN's Dr Manhattan shows you how to go emo-goth with marine blue, while SCI FI Wire hosts the Watchmen Video Journal #7: Blue Monday (no, not this Blue Monday) - where it offers a behind-the-scenes look at how director Zack Snyder and the effects team brought Billy Crudup's Dr. Manhattan to reel-life [via]. Included is a glimpse of Rorschach visiting Manhattan in his lab and the Silk Spectre

rapper and skateboarder beit dudes revealed by kicktoys

After my previous BEit Dude-post, Kicktoys has dropped a series of sweet figures in color reveals - featuring a Rapper Dude (shades of Public Enemy's Flavor Flav with oversized clock accessory) and a quartet of Skateboarder Dudes with images of faces slotted into them - to show the primary concept of BEit Dudes - whereby any images (including your own or friends' photos) can be utilized within

something wicked this way comes: kissaki wicked colorway by ericscarecrow x esc-toy

KISSAKI turns a new color this season. The Purple-robed and Green-skinned "WICKED" colorway is limited to 288-pcs, and will only be available through DKE Toys (Contact DKelemer [at] aol.com for wholesale info). SRP for the vinyl figure is US$69.99.The 10-incher tall Point Of The Blade Kissaki is designed by Eric Scarecrow and produced by ESC-Toy. "Wicked" is the 3rd colorway of Kissaki, after "

chelly chainsaw blaze colorway limited edition statue by eric scarecrow

UPDATE 7.10.08: As of now, the item is Sold Out! (Congrats, E!)There hasn't been much news about CHELLY CHAINSAW since my last preview of her protosculpt ... until now!Eric Scarecrow's 10" tall Chelly Chainsaw coldcast statue will finally launch at the end of October 2008! This limited edition statue shown here is the "BLAZE" Colorway.With an edition size of only 12 pcs - each statue comes with a

and it's name is muraidaaaaaaaa! eric scarecrow's old skool kaiju 2

A bit more info on the 2nd OSK-figure since my last sneak - well, at least now there's a name? The Old Skool Kaiju battle continues with the release of one of Dizign's many villains called MURAIDA!The 10" of muck of vinyl will be ready to rumble in stores come November 2008. Designed by Eric Scarecrow / Manufactured by ESC-Toy / Licensed by Neon Martian / Stay Tuned for Full Reveal!

rotund preview by cris rose

After his successful sold-out RUNCIBLE Edition A resin figure, Cris Rose pops a sneakie-peek of (the drawing for) his next resin figure to come; ROTUND!A radical change since his last sneak, primarily in it's body form - scaled next to Runcible and looking decidedly more like his namesake :p (FYI: Rotund's tail is not shown in drawing posted above).Stay tuned to further developments (and

i hate toys! online (for now)

Tis only either 135-folks read and knew about the I HATE TOYS!-blog, or only 135-folks decided to give the poll a go. Tis obvious the other 3K-odd folks who visit TRE daily-ish doesn't really give a hoot LOL (sounds like a "I Hate Toy-Blogs"-topic simmering, innit? heh) ... and the Results AAAARREEEEE:QUESTION: Should this blog be rated R or can it be PG-rated?ANSWER#1: Make it R with "strong

halloween night gamers by plaseebo customs

"Autumn finds the Night Gamers, Wilber and Orvil still enjoying evenings in Manhattan.  At 4 AM or so while navigating the streets a few feet above human eye level in early October they discovered the Halloween window display at Forbidden Planet on Broadway and 13th. They were ecstatic, zipping back and forth in front of the glass like giant bumble bees pausing for an instant in front of each one

blockbob eater by eboy

Best known to the urban art toy-community for their PEECOL character-creations made with Kidrobot, eBoy now has a spanking new toy out (first one made by eBoy themselves), and he's made of wood!First seen as a prototype a whiles back (along with a series of fellow "Blockbobs" / PEEP) - the just-launched BLOCKBOB EATER has been designed and manufactured by eBoy. Made out of Swiss maple wood, EATER

les mort 13: the saint of vengence in 1/6

TRE-reader *BHD* drops a coupla pics and some words about Ashley Wood's 1/6th-scaled LES MORT 13 articulated action figure (which is very much appreciated dude! Seeing that tis a figure I'll never get to own :p).  BHD: "I have to say that this figure is better than I was expecting (I was worried about it not living up to the hype), and features some excellent Ashley Wood-style spare hands.  The

lazy for adiartist @ adidas originals concept store, raffles city (sept 27-28)

"Maggots" overran the adidas Originals Concept Store @ Raffles City between September 27-28th 2008 - or rather the theme of maggots were used as iconology by local urban-artist LAZY for his adiartist session, wrapping up the final leg of the month-long event held in Singapore (Sept - Oct 2008). In stark black on white, faceless faux fly-larvae wriggled their way thru the shop-floor displays and

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

Local label HYPETHETIC are recognized distinctively for their hand-customed sneaker-designs. And on September 27-28th 2008, they shared with folks their customizing-process via "live" demo sessions @ Pacific Plaza, adidas Originals Concept Store for the month-long adiartist. The week-long displays have since been taken down, with a adiartist group display in it's place (more details as I get them

playboy miss november 1978 by paul pope x kidrobot

...Now, that is a gorgeous sight indeed! And by that I mean Paul Pope's box-art, yeh? (youse naughty blog-hopper youse) and would make a pretty darn cool poster or print (IMHO) to go along with the Miss November vinyl figure by Kidrobot [tagged] complete with gold spot-print (very classy, this).The 7.5 inch tall MISS NOVEMBER 1978 soft vinyl figure is based on the cover of the vintage Playboy

kidrobot pirate store chicago (oct 3 - dec)

Kidrobot opened their Pirate Store (which is essentially a "guerilla store" aka "no-renovation-looks-as-is-store" aka temporary-shop space) in the windy city of Chicago (Open Oct thru Dec 2008) on October 3rd (6-8pm) along with the launch/release and signing of Huck Gee's HELLO, IM INSANE armless 8-inch Dunny [blogged]. Event pics can be found on KR-flickr (pics via)Upcoming launches include

seen@kidrobot-nyc: jeremyville "sessions" (oct 2)

Jeremyville launched of his 8-inch Nightmare in Jeremyville Dunny [blogged] @ Kidrobot NYC on October 2nd - where he autographed his new release, and possibly doodled on a 20-incher (*speculation from pics, no confirmation tho) ... here are some pilfered pics for ya - or you can mozzy-on down to KR-flickr for the entire lowdown :)Meanwhile, teh Dunny itself is now listed online @ KR for US$50-per.

seen@kidrobot-nyc: kathie olivas live dunny-painting (sept 25)

Event-pics of Kathie Olivas' live-painting of a gigantor 4ft Dunny @ Kidrobot NYC on September 25th [blogged] is now viewable via KR-flickr [pilfered pics via] and now all we need is a video of her painting-in-action! (time-lapsed, no less) Make It So, People! :p... Altho I wonder if anyone bought it (IF it was for sale anyways :p) and how the heck they'd transport it home? heh.

toy review: ras by dust (reviewed by sjors trimbach)

TRE-Guest Toy Reviewer Sjors Trimbach (aka Brickboy) bought a RAS and is very happy with the delivered goods. Sjors shares with us his thoughts and impressions of the Dust-designed and handmade figure :)INTRO: The German graffitti artist DUST [www / flickr) has been making his own toys for a while. The RAS (which stands for "Radical Action Suite") is one of the coolest IMO. There are a couple

scapegoat billy (and blamee) by jure gavran

"Until recently, the act of blaming others for one’s mistakes has been faceless and anonymous, but to everyone’s surprise this very act has decided to take form and come out to show his ugly face. He goes by the name of SCAPEGOAT BILLY and his sole purpose is to inflict discriminatory blame on the innocent..."Scapegoat Billy [www.blamingu.com] is a spanking new toy created by San Francisco-based

the pinkghost fun fair (nov 8)

The PINKGHOST FUN FAIR was created in an effort to raise South Florida's awareness and support of local businesses and artists. On November 8, 2008 from noon to 6pm the Pinkghost Fun Fair will showcase the coolest independent South Florida stores & artists.Festivities include Wall Mural collaboration-paintings with participating artists Helena Garcia, Nathan Lumm, Marcos Rivera, Hans Guignard (

alice cherry blossom qees by toy2r x charles stephan x elfdoll

These 2.5" tall ALICE CHERRY BLOSSOM QEES from Toy2R are one of the more adorable Qee-adaptations I've seen (how cute is the wittle tail? *giggles*) - most in part due to the ethereal/fantasy character design of "Pig-Artist" Charles Stephan - based on the series of a little Victorian pig doll named Alice Cherry Blossom - produced in a joint-project with Korea's ELFDOLL ball-jointed-doll (BJD)

wearewonderwomen.com

Kenny Wong's Wonder Molly "stars" in a WE ARE WONDER WOMEN music video! Video description reads: "WeAreWonderWomen.com is an online support for young female cancer survivors. It is founded by Molly from Singapore, a 32yr old survivor of Ovarian Cancer, who aims to "Empower Young Women in Fighting Cancer". = *cool video with an awesome message*I'd actually chanced up this video while boning up on

molly qee series 2 by kenny wong x toy2r

Scheduled for an October-release is MOLLY QEE SERIES 2 by Toy2R based on Kenny Wong's beloved Molly mini-figure - last seen on this blog as Mollympics-series. Series 2 features Molly with a removable oversized crown and the QEE keychain attachment. [via]

about that dragonball movie teaser

And so from looking at the screengrabs [via], I'd thought I was watching an episode of "The Kindred"-rerun, a sequence from "The DaVinci Code", and "Bulletproof Monk 2: Bali Vacation". But am sure fans'll go ga-ga over this. And Emmy Rossum is kinda cute (I feel like a dirty old man saying this *cough*) ... CLICK THRU for the embedded-Teaser/Trailer, but only if you be a hardcore DRAGONBALL-fan (

i'm gonna kill you all kinds of dead: the spirit trailer 3

The Spirit Movie Trailer (3rd) = where the womeeen are hawt, the sideburns; deadly. The spoken lines, even deadlier still. ... (looks better-ish in high-res tho = www.mycityscreams.com/ / Trailers #1+2 @ Apple-Trailers). Directed by Frank Miller, The Spirit awakens Christmas 2008 (I thought 7th Month Ghost Festival might be more apt ... "spirit" mah?!)(p/s: don't mean to spoil your day, Sjors -

sneaky raccoon x kidrobot hoodie and tees

Anna Mullin aka Sneaky Raccoon has a trio of new apparels up @ Kidrobot featuring a Hoodie, a long-sleeve and a regular tee for women. Start prepping for Christmas, is all ima saying, yeh? Squeals of joy, this ~ *neato*

the kc hustle @ the pitch, kansas city (oct 3)

Jeremy Madl drops word of his art show scheduled for October 3rd (6-10pm) dubbed THE KC HUSTLE - featuring 6 working creative professionals all from the KC area, namely: MAD / Nathan Fox / Brian Bullets / Scribe / Zachary Trover and Phil Shafer (Sike Style). Each artist will be doing a custom toy and a custom box for the exhibit. (FYI: the show based on the Pitch Box and the MADL toy shape).

dr fuji sakamoto's the future of dance music video starring dookie-poo / and dookie-custom for soft & furry

Dookie-Poo stars in a new music video for DR. FUJI SAKAMOTO's hit single "The FUTURE of DANCE"! (by Phil Larway, directed by Manny Galan) Video also be viewable in higher-res via Dookie-Poo.com (in the Pootube section).Meanwhile, check out Manny Galan's submission for Cypher13's SOFT & FURRY custom-show, with a behind-the-scenes Step-by-step making-of LOOFT with Dookie himself! LOL

212th attack battalion: 1/6 utapau clone trooper from sideshow collectibles (teaser)

KNOW YOUR CLONE TROOPERS:"The 212th Attack Battalion was a unit of clone troopers under the leadership of Clone Marshal Commander Cody. Troops of the 212th Attack Battalion were distinguished by the orange markings on their armor ... Though commanded by Commander Cody, the 212th Attack Battalion was also led by High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, who developed a friendship with the battalion

iron man milked

Tomm from MILK magazine [www] shows everyone why tis cool to be working in a magazine where you get access to loadsa cool toys. Case in point: all 3 versions of Hot Toys' 1/6-scale IRON MAN armor (yes, I know tis for "work", but tis cool anyways!) featured in layout spreads for the weekly Hong Kong magazine. You make me cry, Tomm ... I feel so deprived *sob* /// CLICK THRU to peep glorious (

about that armor painter of hot toys' mark 1: joseph tsang

The artist holding the designation of "Armor Painter" for Hot Toy's 1/6-scaled IRON MAN MARK 1 action figure - should get his fair share of the credit and accolades (along with TJ Cha, Yulli and JC Hong for the headsculpt of Tony Stark) - and by the 1/6th-gawds sculptor/painter/artist Joseph Tsang is gonna get it, and I'm here to pimp it LOL!Having worked on previous Aliens-related properties for

she had me at helloo

The FedEx commercial that never fails to crack me up - currently on the telly in Singapore. Anyone has a better version (with proper screen-ratio / embeddable or not) please do hook me up, thanks! "Helloo" = and the male species crumble LOL

1st annual midwest plushform show @ shoparooni / carol & john's comics (nov 7)

The 1st Annual Midwest Plushform Show [www] will take place from November 7th until November 29th in two locations in Cleveland. The show will be hosted jointly by Shoparooni, located on Waterloo Road on the East Side, and Carol & John's Comics located in Kamms Plaza on the West Side.Featuring a host of artists working on the DIY-PLUSHFORM (originally designed by Shawn Smith aka Shawnimals /

amos toys stash for everyone

Last weekend, Amos Online Store's Gold and Silver Members had their opportunity to fill the gaps in their Silas/Amos vinyl figure collections ... this coming weekend, the online-store Stash is open to everyone else.Amostoy's Russell mentions: "This is the last of the stock that we have carefully put aside over the previous 10 years of toy making. It is the final chance for collectors to pick up

boycatbird toy by android8 and animation-short ("city suckers")

BOYCATBIRD are actually the de facto "mascots" to independent record label, Ghostly International - based on the comics by Detroit artist, Michael Segal - who originally depicted BoyCatBird on postcards. Find out more about the trio @ boycatbird.com and peep their animated-debut in "City Suckers" below :pProduced by Android8 - the boxed-set includes a black base for all 3 figures to stand

broken heart dolls

Planning to ditch your better half sometime soon? Christmas? Next Valentine's? No, these BROKEN HEART DOLL plushies ain't gonna cushion the blow. Don't be a schmuck. Unless you're the one in the dumpster, then hug away ..."They're super-soft, super-cuddly, and super-annoyed! Character-driven plush with new designs released regularly. Collect 'em all and put a little sunshine in your life."

gini-gini plush of dreamforest series 1 by ru sun

"Straight out of DreaminWorld, ready to poke around in your dreams, DreamForest gini-gini are here! The ultimate cushy toy, as big as a pillowy dream come true, is designed by Ru Sun, founder of Blackpeach and creator of DreaminGirl and DreaminWorld. gini-gini are huggable but moody and friendly to all ages."Sized at 15" x  9" and limited to 500 of each of the four colors, Blue, Pink, Green and

germusu single celled pouches by vanessa germosen

What are GERMUSUs?- Billed as "Single Celled Pouches" - they are essentially plush pouches for your cellphones, or perhaps anything else you'd like to keep zipped-up in. Would make a nifty waist pouch too, clipped unto your belt-loop. If I had me a slick thin digital camera, it'll be cool to have one, but I don't. I have a chunky-hunky, so there :pDesigned by artist Vanessa Germosen (aka Vgermy)

atomic disintegrator pistol by go hero (final production version)

Peep new images of the FINAL production-version 1:1 Atomic Disintegrator Pistols by Go Hero - featuring a shiny electro gold plated metal surface finish and a sweet mahogany maple-box with numbered die-cast emblem inlay. And what a sweet development since it's initial prototype-stage, IMHO.Included also are a reproduction die-cast Buck Rogers figurine and a reproduction 1937 Patent Drawing (for

today's princes, tomorrow's kings: a teaser for 3a toys' next release

After the pre-order launch of Bramble Deep Powder Edition (still available via Bambalandstore) - the next 1/6-scaled figure to come from the mind of Ashley Wood and 3A Toys is a #10004 "Tomorrow King"-figure, from his Popbot Universe - first mentioned here and sneaked-at here (profile shown next to a DP-Bramble) and is also the 4th figure to be released by 3A.The TKs or Tomorrow Kings are a

phoneticontrol stickers and why hasn't anybody made mini-figures out of his mechano-creations yet? why?

Phoneticontrol-sticker goodness for y'all - featuring (below-left) a collabo with Lightsleepers. Below-right showcases "TAP" - part of Netic's Surveillance Series. "He has a ton of audio equipment for recording and can listen in on the phone line. No questions asked :)" (go bug Phoneticontrol to do a SASE-thingie)I don't know about you folks, but I reckon Netic's creations could well make a

the iwg astro krieg invasion has begun

And this Covert Space Pirate Black (with Laser Green Canopy) makes a total of 4 x IWG ASTRO KRIEG FLYING AUCER ATTACK CRAFTs (adding to the previous blogged-about 3) by Rocket World is set to invade Earth's toy-shelves!Measuring 5.25" wide X 5" tall (with landing struts extended) - the IWG Astro Krieg Flying Saucer Attack Craft is priced at US$49.95-per - with all 4 colorways available for order

vinyl frontier spotlight: sket one

Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 11 features Sket One - where he chats about his pop art & graffiti influences, the pros & cons of custom and production toys, and the corporate branding of toys in the vinyl toy industry.Also do keep watch out for Daniel Zana's The Vinyl Frontier Movie [www] out in 2009.

the lonely otaku print @ double punch

Check out this image of the "LONELY OTAKU" by Sun-Min Kim & David Horvath = a 8″ x 12″ print that would be made available at THINGS @ Double Punch starting October 2nd - featuring a retrospective of the Uglydolls-creators' work (from 2001-2008).Limited to 50 prints @ US$50-per, the print will be also made available online @ Ningyoushi.com from Friday, October 3rd @ 12PM PST.Sun-Min+David THINGS

about those chaos monkey variants and colorways by bunka x artoyz originals

Besides the Black (with Blue+Pink) Regular-edition of Bunka's CHAOS MONKEY - we've been seeing online [tagged] thus far, they have also been a multitude of other colorways seen at exhibitions and launches, with no further information about them, until now ... Artoyz Originals reveals who and where the 4 colorway-editions of the Chaos Monkey vinyl-figure are going to :)(Above-left) The WHITE

Happy Kidult's Day on Toysrevil!

On October 1st, it was Children's Day (in Singapore) which I'm sure loadsa families and folks spent time with kids and generally spoilt them silly with fun and toys (if ya didn't - Why Didn't You?) ... and on October 2nd, TOYSREVIL hereby "officially" declares to be KIDULT'S DAY©! (well, even if it doesn't take elsewhere, it will always be Kidult's Day come October 2nd on TRE - so there! LOL)"

dia de los plush @ red hot robot (oct 11)

Red Hot Robot will be hosting their first ever Dia de los Muertos-themed show (as well as their first plush show) with DIA DE LOS PLUSH (a "Day of the Dead" plush art show) on October 11th @ their own RHR-premises (exhibits thru November 7th / with a Special event to be held Saturday, Nov 1st in celebration of the holiday) - to pay homage to this historic ritual and it’s rich imagery (with a

annie owens preview artwork for noxious fumes @ rivet gallery (oct 4)

Courtesy of Rivet, here's another preview for the upcoming NOXIOUS FUMES [tagged] group art show @ Rivet Gallery October 4th (thru to Oct 29) - featuring artwork and customs based on the theme of "gas masks".Presenting Annie Owens' sweet-dysphoriatic "Over the Hills and Far Away".Noxious FumesOctober 4, 2008 (thru October 29)@ Rivet Gallery1200 N. High St.Columbus, Ohio 43201614-294-8697laura [at

old muxtape ejected, new mix underway

A random click-check on my quasi-abandoned MUXTAPE led to creator Justin Ouellette's recollection of the events that preceded the "revamp" of the new online Muxtape-concept, and of the "death" of the old. Yes, all our collected "online mixtapes" are no more."Muxtape is relaunching as a service exclusively for bands, offering an extremely powerful platform with unheard-of simplicity for artists to