Kennyswork's Molly @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

Along with the recently posted Copperhead-18 products, Kennyswork' leading lil lady, namely "MOLLY" takes centre-stage with a slew of products, ranging from toy figurines, to keychain attachments, and even jewelry - all set for a Taipei Toy Festival-debut! = CLICK THRU for more ... And all that on top of being a poster-icon for the event? Molly's gonna be one busy girl from July 9th to 12th!

Copperhead-18 Sea Monkey, Copperhead Squadt & Taiboss @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

Folks heading down to TTF and Taipei-fans of Kenny Wong, Ashley Wood + threeA Toys, FERG + Project Squadt will be in for a visual treat this coming Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12). Why? Because they will witness first hand, up close and personal the following awesome toy-ness at Kennyswork's Booths B34 & B35:(A) The Wong x Wood Collaboration COPPERHEAD-18 SEA MONKEY!*(B) The Wong x Ferg

Carlos The Jackal custom BUD by Jon-Paul Kaiser (for SDCC)

The infamous terrorist CARLOS THE JACKAL is the subject of Jon-Paul Kaiser's custom 9" Glow-in-the-Dark B.U.D. (made by Jamungo) - completed for Strangekiss' booth at San Diego Comic-Con. Jon-Paul adds: "I couldn't undercoat it, so it's drawn and painted straight onto the plastic itself, and it glows really well in the dark, though I couldn't get a decent photo to show that..." - Well, the above

TRE-TUES-TEES: Hello, Brute / MONDO / PodgyPanda

CLICK THRU for a look at apparels featuring Hello, Brute's hand-screen tees and tanks, classic horror imagery from MONDO and a literal "chick magnet" from PodgyPanda!FYI: TRE-Tuesday-Tees will be a (quasi) regular / weekly post about tees and tees only! Well, if there are enough happening tee news to go around (ie: What folks send me, and what I stumble upon) - specifically designer tees = in a

BUNKA custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, HK (June 29)

French designer (and creator of Chaos Monkey) BUNKA gives the classic good-guy MickeyMouse a devious extreme makeover - specifically customed for the Mickey Brand Halo group custom show (organized by 3-MIX and Disney Asia) exhibiting from June 29th til August 2nd @ Times Square, Hong Kong. CLICK THRU for a closer-look at "Chaos Mickey" and for a few quick words with Bunka :)TOYSREVIL: What is

El Diablo Wave 5 by Robbie Busch x Argonaut Resins (July 3-drop)

Wave 5 of artist Robbie Busch's EL DIABLO designer resins with Argonaut Resins is scheduled to be released online this coming Friday Noon on July 3rd via the AR online store - featuring a Cosmic tint, Sepia, Tattoo, Amethyst Redux tint, and the Blood tint! Do note that each figure will come with an original mini-painting, and that these will be the last batch of resins to be released! CLICK

New Sample Images for Boris The Raccoon by Nathan Hamill (July 17-launch)

"Boris was raised by his father, Horace, on a private cargo vessel, The Blue Turski. As a wee kitten, he helped steer and navigate the eighty-seven seas with great skill and great ease. All the while, his father and he battled enormous sea serpents, blood thirsty ghosts and the treacherous Eel People, only occasionally breaking for acorn cookies and sardine tea..." [CLICK THRU to read the rest

Pollard Wants Daddy, But Daddy Be In Taipei?

If Tim Biskup syas this lil Pollard is in Taipei, then he should be. The question is whether it's at the Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12)? Or would he appear at the TxT Project Exhibition #2 @ Paradise Toyland (July 10-25)?Perhaps inquire via prds.toyland@msa.hinet.net (although no pre-ordering for overseas vustomers until after July 13th)

Pocket Scrub Plush by Shawnimals (July 1st-drop)

Remember the earlier posted teaser of the two beady-eyes peering out from beyond a box window? Well, get ready for a scrub down with the cute and clean POCKET SCRUB © soapy plush from Shawnimals! This all-new edition is boxed and numbered, and features a unique name for each piece in the series ... (not recommended for "real" showers, mind!).Limited to 300 pieces with an MSRP of US$15, the Pocket

Preview of Vimobot-customs for San Diego Comic Con 2009

UPDATED-INFO: Presented by Drilone x Mimoco; the VIMOBOT Custom Show @ the coming San Diego Comic-Con 2009 will feature both customs for sale, as well as 3 customs raffled off everyday by one of the artists (click on flyer to view in full) - with most of the artists donating a custom for the raffle. Prices range between US$50 to US$100 and are first come first served! Do check out the Mimoco

Luke Dagobah Variant: SDCC Exclusive Star Wars MIMOBOT Revealed

PRESS: Completing the cycle later this summer as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive, Mimoco will release a third, limited-edition version of Darth Vader Unmasked. [info]When the helmet is removed, the unmasked visage will be the face of Luke Skywalker, as Luke imagined himself on Dagobah in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Only 500 Darth Vader Unmasked Luke Skywalker MIMOBOT drives

64 Colors custom-Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, HK (June 29)

From the honied beehive-nose, to the tail as wriggly-snake, to the numerous lil critters scurrying around the old Mickey-tree, and to the twin creatures popping out of his branched-mitts, this custom-Mickey Mouse TREE SPIRIT MICKEY by 64 Colors (creators of Marshall the Marshmellow Boy) = both charms and awes at the same time, IMHO.Completed for the Mickey Brand Halo show @ Times Square, Hong

6" GID Anarchy Potamus by Frank Kozik x TOY2R for Taipei Toy Festival

PRESS: From Frank Kozik comes the larger version of last year's TTF exclusive Potamus figure - the newly available 6" GID ANARCHY POTAMUS figure. Available for NTD$1200 / US$38.00 - this figure is limited to only 200 pieces and it marks the beginning of the POTAMUS 6" figure launch.CLICK on image to view the TOY2R flyer-ad in full, and CLICK THRU to see the 2.5" next to the series of 6" as seen

7.5" Turtle with Crown by David Horvath x TOY2R @ Taipei Toy Festival

PRESS: A TTF launch exclusive comes from David Horvath - the mighty 7.5" Turtle with Crown figure makes it debut at the convention. From the pages of Horvath's children's book - Just like Bossy Bear comes a friend for life. Perfect for anyone who purchased the 12" Bossy Bear - now these two can rule to roost! Don't miss out on the previously announced David Horvath items also available at the

LEO Qees by William Tsang x Toy2R for Taipei Toy Festival

PRESS: From the design group known as Brothersworker - William Tsang has collaborated with TOY2R to launch the newest QEE - Leo! Available in three different versions (Ah Leo, Clown Leo and Skull Leo) utilizing the classic 3.5" Qee platform, the Leo Qee feeatures a newly sculpted head just for this figure launch and as always - includes the Qee Keychain attachment. SRP - NTD$600 / US$19 - Note

NestEgg custom-Dunny by custard4gravy (June 30-drop)

Check out custard4gravy aka Andy Mitchell's chirpy custom-Dunny set dubbed NestEgg. Made with a 3 inch Dunny, spray paint, acrylic paints with super sculpey base and add ons - do note that the base and dunny are not stuck together [CLICK THRU to see slideshow-visuals].This 1-of-1 edition custom will be made available via custard4gravy.bigcartel.com on Tuesday June 30th @ 7pm (GMT) priced at £30 :

Glow-in-the-Dark Mr Sprinkles by LouLou & Tummie x BUBU for Taipei Toy Festival

Another exciting addition to last week's announcement post about Netherlands-designers LouLou & Tummie's The TUMMIE FRIENDS - prepare yourselves to be dazzled by the Glow-In-The-Dark MR SPRINKLES!Do keep a lookout for this limited edition plush (in an edition of only 150 pcs) at the coming Taipei Toy Festival - where the entire plush collection will also be launched by BUBU Co.Also to make a note

ENTERBAY to do Prison Break in 1/6th-scale

With a quick glance, you'd recognize this tattoo-pattern to be "Michael Scofield"s body-tattoo - as seen in the television series "Prison Break" ... now take a little closer look - no worries, take your time .... and you'd realize that this is a 1/6th-scaled articulated action figure body the tattoos are on....Throw the name "ENTERBAY" into the mix, and prepare yourselves for the coming of their

"Project After Dark" Pascagoula Alien by Michael Lau x Prodip

"On the night of October 10, 1973, there was a UFO sighting by fifteen different witnesses who saw a strange, unknown object fly over a housing project in St. Tammany Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana. Two of the witnesses were policeman. This sighting would only be the beginning of what was to occur the next night on the nearby Pascagoula River..." CLICK THRU for the rest of the story and for a

SECRETBASE Exclusives Skullbeetan & Dr Mortality for Taipei Toy Festival 2009

Japan's SECRETBASE serves up a couple of Taipei Toy Festival Exclusives - with a CONVEXBASE-mashup of the Convex mascot-character MUTAN and a Secretbase SKULLBEE, to form an adorable mutant SKULLBEETAN! (I do lurve it when cuteness x a tinge of horror are combined well :p) ... And from Three Tides Tattoo come DR MORTALITY [blog] featuring a red-skulled and black-hooded with blue-spray color

Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29-Aug 2)

This is what we know so far: The MICKEY BRAND HALO show is apparently scheduled to launch on the 29th of June @ Times Square, Hong Kong. Organized by 3-MIX & Disney Asia, the show features a select list of international artists invited to work on a 12 inch tall blank Mickey Mouse vinyl figure (made by 3-MIX / last seen in 2008 as a production series from Kennyswork). The show is said to exhibit

Brent Nolasco custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, HK (June 29)

CLICK THRU for still-images of Brent Nolasco's custom-Mickey Mouse (shown in above video) - completed for the Mickey Brand Halo show that is scheduled to launch June 29th @ Times Square, Hong Kong (exhibits thru August 2nd). The title of the custom is "Consumption".BRENT NOLASCO: The way I went about this custom was to have my characters slowy consuming Mickey. As they take over his body, Mickey

Toy Movies by Dan Meth

PRESS: Witness these uncanny mash-ups of your most beloved toys from your childhood. Imagine Play-Doh, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Smurfs portrayed in movies by Ron Howard, David Cronenberg, and Peter Jackson. [via Atom.com / video by Dan Meth]Source: Scott Green-Tweet

From Mind To Matter: Dos Com-padre's by Brent Nolasco (Customs Preview)

From Mind To Matter is a 2-man show coming to ToyQube (opening July 18th) - featuring work from artist Brent Nolasco and sculptor NEMO. CLICK THRU for a preview of one of Brent's customs; dubbed Dos Com-padre's. A custom-combo with a Craola-designed Cap'n Rot'n Claw and Kaniza Squid as the rider - made with acrylic, sculpt, and found objects. [9 x Images of Dos Com-padre's]TRE-IMPRESSIONS:

Bunny Sees Boobs by Colin Christian

While initial hype has since dwindled somewhat (if online chatter is any indication) - BUNNY SEES BOOBS by Colin Christian x MINDstyle remains one of the more - shall we say, "cheekier" art toys around - deftly balancing the thin tightrope between cutesy-bunny and soft-core mammary-manifestations, don't you think?

Eerily bodiless-boobies aside - regardless of one's personal preference and taste,

Rabbit Eye Movement Toy & Release Show @ Inoperable Gallery, Vienna (June 26)

The Rabbit 1.0 platform toy figure was conceptualized and designed by dust and Nychos in 2009. Handcrafted and cast in plastic, Rabbit 1.0 stands 12 cm / 4.7" and is produced by Creature Lounge in Germany, with the "intention behind this massive Designtoy, was to create a perfect base for (your own) customizing projects..." = A non-cutesy rabbit-form with an attitude, and crooked wabbit-teeth? *

Forbidden Planet Rocket & Lunartik Bananas by Lunartik

From the creator of Lunartik In A Cup of Tea; Matt ‘Lunartik’ JOnes designed and created the 8 inch tall vinyl retro-licious FORBIDDEN PLANET ROCKET in white (below-left), as well as a "fruitier" LUNARTIKS BANANAS version! "Standing 8" Tall, this is the Lunartik banana, grown on the moon for extra juicyness, this banana is hand painted." (150 pcs available / release 3rd July / available for

HYPERCOLOR @ Loft & Public, Haji Lane, Singapore (June 25-28)

[Above-left: "Hyperheadache" by Eeshaun / right: "Hippie Eden" by Sheryo]HYPERCOLOR @ Loft & Public featured artwork and digital canvases from 10 Singapore illustrators - in an exhibition designed to "stimulate the eyeballs"! - And from the above artwork by TRE-friends Eeshaun and Sheryo = they certain are trippy-cool, IMHO!The show opening was last Friday June 25th but the exhibition should be

MyTummyToys @ Bandung Toysfair 2009 (Indonesia)

Indonesian-toymakers MyTummyToys participated in the Bandung Toysfair 2009 the weekend prior, and Marine sends over some snaps of their table at the event, which also saw a host of local customizers working "live" on Trexi-customs. CLICK THRU for peeps :)FYI: MyTummyToys will be rocking a booth for the coming Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Con (STGCC) in August, along with their working slate of

Got Guts? Hooded Zombie by Super7 launches June 27th

Super7's GOT GUTS Hooded Zombie basically consists of a clear vinyl figure with three sets of printed "paper guts" folded and inserted within it's main body cavity - featuring gut-glorious designs by Brian Flynn, L'Amour Supreme and Josh Herbolsheimer.Last teased on TRE in May, the figures are set to launch this Saturday June 27th @ Super7 (@ US$50-each) - from 11am through to Monday June 29th

Okedoki custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

Underneath this seemingly macabre visage hides the spirit of a rouge, perhaps even charming a "character", but undoubtably an exceptional custom-Mickey Mouse vinyl figure by Okedoki - as completed for the Mickey Brand Halo show launching next week on June 29th @ Times Square, Hong Kong (exhibits thru - August 2nd / organized by 3-MIX & Disney Asia). CLICK THRU for more images, as well as a lil Q&

Cecy Meade custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

CLICK THRU to find out a little bit more about "Miguelito" the custom-Mickey Mouse by illustrator Cecy Meade - as completed for the coming Mickey Brand Halo show @ Times Square, Hong Kong - launching June 29th (exhibits thru - August 2nd / organized by 3-MIX & Disney Asia).TOYSREVIL: What is the name of your custom? What is he and what did you do for the custom?CECY MEADE: His name is "

The Godfather Original Version (with Marionette) by Michael Lau

PRESS: In addition to the Family Tradition product launch in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 19th, The Godfather Original version (with marionette) will be available at San Diego Comic Con direct from MINDstyle booth #4545 in very limited quantities each day. [Limited to 300 boxsets worldwide @ a retail price of US$175]

CLICK THRU for another image of Michael Lau's GODFATHER - featuring a warmer

Boiler Zomb by threeA Toys on Bambalandstore.com

And while the 3AA-Exclusive SHADOW ZOMB has since been sold out (all 150-pcs of them black+dirty zombs) - the "regular" blue-skinned and orange-clad BOILER ZOMB is currently still available via Bambalandstore.com - for the price of US$87 (includes EMS shipping / a A3-sized fold-out poster cum comic) and will be up for pre-orders until next week (exact date TBC). As such, no finite quantity has

(Red) TTF Bambaboss by threeA Toys for Taipei Toy Festival 2009

In less than 2 weeks' time, threeA Toys will be releasing one of their more scarce figures thus far: witness the RED-colorway TTF BAMBABOSS - made specifically for the Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12) and 3A-fans in Taipei! Behold; Taipei Boss!A grand total of 30 figures will be made available at TTF, and an additional 5 pcs set aside online for the members of the 3A Toy Forum (participation via a

HELL-O-PLUSH Version Skullbox by ARTDENKA x Olla-Boku

brainstrikers ARTDENKA introduces a new edition of their vinyl toy "SKULLBOX": get ready for HELL-O-PLUSH! (Looking devilishly-good, Satoshi-san!)Currently available online via tomenosuke (@ ￥5,985 per set / ￥2,625 for suit alone) - the HELL-O-PLUSH was conceived in collaboration with OLLA-BOKU (an artist from Taiwan) and features the Skullbox wearing 3 different types of "devil's skin" (Each

MAX 1/6 RAH by Medicom Toy Has A Furry Tail! (Where The Wild Things Are)

The last we saw of MAX on TRE was if his "front" - and now we get to see his "back" - which features a nifty furry tail! Of course when I mention "Max"; I mean the 1/6th-scaled Max action figure in a faux-fur monster-suit by Medicom Toy - adapted from the live-action Where the Wild Things Are-film directed by Spike Jonze!Standing 8.5 inches tall (cool! true to scaled-kids height compared to

KAWS Chum Keychains on kawsone.com

The KAWS Chum Keychain Toy (Complete Set / blogged) stands 2" tall and comes in 5 colors. The Medicom Toy-produced set of plastic figures are now available on kawsone.com for US$60 a set ... And frankly, I wouldn't totally "mind" if there are bootlegs made, as I imagine they would fit quite nicely as 1/6th-scaled "toys" for my action figures = ie. toys for my toys (like so) ... does that make

No Future Companion (Black Chrome Version) by KAWS x Sorayama on kawsone.com

NO FUTURE COMPANION (Black Chrome Version) by KAWS x Hajime Sorayama is limited to an edition of 500 pcs - numbered under the removable base plate (1-500). Featuring an articulated metal figure with chrome finish, the 12.5 inch tall figure is produced by Medicom Toy and retailed for US$980. I used the past tense because as of this post - availability at kawsone.com has since shown it to be "Sold

Garileo & Hasheem re-release by How2Work @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

For folks who had missed out on their earlier release, How2Work has lined-up two SANTASTIC!-treats - with the exclusive re-release of GANGU-licious GARILEO (10" tall) and HASHEEM (5 " tall) at the coming Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12). Look out for them at booths B59 & B68.(FYI: Prices and quantity unavailable at time of post for both items).

The Tummie Friends by LouLou & Tummie x BUBU Co

BUBU Co. Ltd. (creators of MYBU) has a brand new line of toys coming up - this time showcasing a line of plush toys dubbed THE TUMMIE FRIENDS - in collaboration with a Netherlands based designer from LouLou & Tummie! An exhibition is planned at Hong Kong's Delay No Mall in Causeway Bay on July 3rd - with festivities kicking off at 7pm with LouLou & Tummie doing a live painting (and they will also

DEVILROBOTS’s Stink Tofu: Smery and Bad Friends Series 2 @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

Japanese Artist DEVILROBOTS’s stinky tofu character is coming out with a whole new series: Smery and Bad Friends! Smery is going to introduce his “Bad” friends in this series, including 8 characters (Angry, Allury, Drunky, Theafy, Bully, Poory, Sicky, Gobly) plus 2 secret characters. Standing 1.5 inches tall - Smery and Bad Friends (PVC figures) are produced by Phalanx Creative and will be

Nathan Hamill's BORIS The Raccoon launches @ Meltdown Comics, Sunset Blvd (July 17)

U1 Toy Arts' first offering from Nathan Hamill's PICNIC LAND series introduces BORIS The Raccoon to the masses on July 17th at Meltdown Comics, Sunset Blvd in Hollywood (7-10pm) - including a chance to acquire one-of-a-kind Boris figures from artists such as Joe Benitez, Joe Ledbetter, Steven J. Daily, Nathan Spoor, Michelle Valigura, Nate Van Dyke, amanda Visell and many others (click on

TRANSFORMERS: Revenge Of The Fallen x TOUMA

TOUMA drops word of an awesome collaboration project he has just completed - featuring his unique design-interpretation of Autobot and Decepticon characters of TRANSFORMERS Revenge Of The Fallen!Featuring 10 characters in total (including Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Megatron, Devastator, Starscream and Soundwave) - the designs have been made into products such as key-chains,

Ultraman Seven Capsule Toys by TOUMA x Bandai

ULTRAMAN 7 x TOUMA sees two series' worth of iconic Ultraman (Ultra Seven) characters interpreted by Japanese designer TOUMA, and produced by Bandai into the form of capsule / gashapon toys = featuring 5 sets of 4 designs per set (Series 1 x 2 sets / Series 2 x 3 sets) = hella loads to collect, IMHO! Best bet is to check with your fav toy-retailer for availability (FYI: these are circa 2008-09)

Go Lucky Neko by Delme x Dreamland Toyworks

Delme's GO LUCKY NEKO vinyl-kitties are all boxed-up and ready for their toy premiere this June 26th @ the OMOI "tent sale" in Philadelphia (event-flyer). Produced by Dreamland Toyworks - the 3 inch tall blind-boxed lucky neko cats number 9 in total (including a chase) and is tentatively scheduled for a late-July release ... but not if you're down at the Omoi-event, yeh? heh :)Check out my

Miss Cupcake by olive47 x Dreamland Toyworks

MISS CUPCAKE stands 3 inches tall, and totals 5 different flavours to suit your every cupcake desires (including a chase). And before you even contemplate sinking your teeth physically into these yummy creations - know that they are designed by olive47 - featuring sculpting by Dave Bondi and produced by Dreamland Toyworks.Miss Cupcakes will come blind-boxed and are scheduled for an August-release

More Than Meets The Dunny: Optimus custom by Motorbot

Motorbot does a Optimus Prime-custom by-way-of a 3 inch tall Dunny - and it looks pretty darn cool, dunnit? Go bug the man (aka Kevin Olson) to do the entire Autobot and Decepticon characters at info@motorbot.net - and peep more of his works via his flickr-stream :)

Tentatiger by MissMonster On Demand at Patch Together

UPDATED: CLICK THRU to see the sculpt in full glorious 3D!From the designer/creator of Foo Dog comes the next toy currently "On Demand" at Patch Together - MissMonster's TENTATIGER! (below-right illustration):TENTATIGER will stand 7 inches tall and made of resin (same size as Foo Dog and as seen from the image above-left, is pretty huge!). 50 pre-orders are needed to begin production (Vote HERE /

Kalua Moola Packaging Box Image by Lord Mesa x Argonaut Resins

After the previous look at Lord Mesa's KALUA MOOLA body-form sculpt, here's a peep at the packaging box - for the resin release by Argonaut Resins (CLICK on image to view entire shot) - which perhaps might give a ready clue to the petite-bruiser's Red body colorway? :)Sculptor and AR-owner END-blogs: "Kalua Moola product shots, prices, edition size and drop date will be announced in a bit. Each

The DestroyeR Gets A Face by O-Negative x Argonaut Resins

The DestroyeR by O_Negative gets a face! Sculpted by END and produced by Argonaut Resins - stay tuned to TRE for further developments and CLICK to peep past coverage on The DestroyeR thus far :)

Bossy Bear & Friends (Convention Exclusives) by David Horvath x TOY2R (TTF / SDCC)

PRESS: David Horvath's figure line, BOSSY BEAR & FRIENDSs, just decided to make a huge splash during the month of July and take advantage of two major conventions. TOY2R is pleased to announce that the initial release of the Just Like Bossy Bear Assortment will be made available in time for the Taipei Toy Festival on the 9th of July. With an SRP of US$15.00 - expect these brightly colored

Naga Unofficial Advertising: Stop Motion video by Naël

[Watch higher-res version via QT here]Animated/made by Naël (Thé Poivré / who mad the previous stop-mo with Les Mort 13) - featuring "NAGA" the 1/6th-scale Oyabun Tomorrow King from threeA Toys :)

Making The Black Hole's V.I.N.CENT (Part 3)

No worries folks, I think there may yet be enough V.I.N.CENTs by MINDstyle for everyone who wants one, yeh? Just look at them nice shelves lined with the roto-vinyl made robot, yeh?

... Well, not that I know the actual numbers / quantity going for this special limited edition art toy collectible (ATC) scheduled for a San Diego Comic-Con launch, and no, I have no shred of proof that everyone will

Kennyswork's Molly @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

CLICK on either of the images above to view in full Taipei Toy Festival 2009 exclusive items from Kennyswork (Booth B34 & B35): introducing the adorable MOLLY BEE (including a pot of honey) and forest-artist FAIRY MOLLY!*Stay tuned to TRE for further product details updates*"Bonus" Music Video:["No Rain" by Blind Melon ... c'mon, you knew I was gonna post this, right? heh]

PAW! Milky Bliss / COARSE x Pixie Jaws Switch @ Taipei Toy Festival 2009

AMENDED 26.06.09: Quarter-frontal image of Pixie Jaws Switch removed by request of producer as it had been an unauthorized image-release. Not a total loss as product info and prices have been updated :)ESSENTIAL INFO ABOUT COARSE x Pixie Jaws Switch- Limited to 150 pcs @ Taipei Toy Festival- *Stay tuned for event & product further details*ESSENTIAL INFO ABOUT PAW! MILKY BLISS:- Standing 12 inches

Emilio Garcia custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, HK (June 29)

Emilio Garcia continues his explorations into intricate exposed brain-forms (excellently crafted for his Jumping Brains series of handmade resin figures / TRE-Reviewed) with this healthy pink "cerebral"-customed Mickey Mouse - completed for the upcoming Mickey Brand Halo Show @ Times Square, HK (June 29 - August 2nd / organized by 3-MIX & Disney Asia).This custom piece also happens to be the

Alessio Blanco custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @Times Square, HK (June 29)

Mickey Mouse was born as anthropomorphic mouse and from its origins until today has evolved to meet the aesthetic taste of a society in constant transformation. Continuing this process, now Mickey Mouse wants to complete his transformation into a man and then turns to plastic surgery...MICKEY JACKSON MOUSE is a custom by atelier Alessio Blanco (creator of the Burlabox paper-toy) for the upcoming

ARKIV custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @Times Square, HK (June 29)

The Indonesian-artist known as ARKIV has been pretty consistent with his style and creations from the first "BROTTTTT!" uttered by his self-named creation; ARKIV GO (currently available for pre-order as a 11" vinyl toy by adFunture / June 30th-dateline) - and with his custom-Mickey Mouse - completed for the upcoming Mickey Brand Halo show in Times Square, HK (June 29-launch) - Arkiv explores a

YOKA Series One by adFunture (Reveal #2)

So what does ARKIV, INVOKE and Huck Gee have in common?Besides looking all cool and dandy?CLICK and bookmark for continued coverage of adFunture's YOKA SERIES 1 figures on TRE - and look out for them for when they debut at the coming Taipei Toy Festival in July!FYI: With this post, a total of 7 out of the 18 designs in Series 1 has been revealed :)

Hi-DeF: Promo Video / Pre-Orders / kaNO Interview

[kaNO's HI-DEF currently on pre-order via ToyQube @ US$75 per / 200-pcs limit]QUESTION: What is Hi-DeF???kaNO-ANSWER: "Hi-DeF is a hybrid of a couple of my characters and certain things I always draw. I kind of threw them in to a melting pot and came up with a little robot DJ dude. There is a little bit of Charlie Brown and Boba Fett in him, but he is mainly a spin off of one of my characters I

Kobe Tetsujin Project: 1/1 Scale Tetsujin 28-go

Giant Robots are taking over the world, just you wait!First there was 1/1-scaled GUNDAM Statue in Odaiba, Tokyo - now Kobe's Wakamatsu Park will have their very own giant robot = a 18 meters tall, 50 ton TETSUJIN 28-go! (wiki / Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Ironman #28 or Gigantor). The above posted-video is of it's state of construction [CLICK THRU for construction / still-images] and you can check out

Adventure Kartel Figure One: Boiler Zomb / 3AA-Exclusive Shadow Zomb by threeA Toys

PRESS: BOILER ZOMB, the first figure in the ADVENTURE KARTEL line from threeA toys. Ol' Boiler is 1/6th 12" in size and is fully articulated, his best friend BOTHEAD is also included ! Boiler will set you back 87 bucks USD and that price includes shipping. If you feel inclined to dip a fetid toe in the Zomb pool, head over to BAMBALAND!Do note that there are rare hair color and head chase Zombs

POLARLA Mini Figures & Money Bank by Winson Classic Creation for Taipei Toy Festival

Winson Classic Creations is set to launch their arctic-themed creations at the coming Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12), with the POLARLA Mini Figures and a polar-bear Money Bank. Look for them at Booths #B57 & B66 - and CLICK THRU for a closer-look at the TTF-Exclusives, and stay tuned to TRE for product descriptions (ie: Size, Quantity, Price).FYI: The Polarla-characters were first seen on TRE

SoulJah Mini-G by Dacosta! x adfunture (for TTF'09)

"SOULJAH" is the name, and exploding is his game!Designed by Dacosta! for adFunture's upcoming Mini-G 3.5 inch tall figure series - set for a TTF-debut come July - locked-n-loaded with a pink+grey+white color-combo! = *Coolness*Source: Dacosta!-Tweet + Blog

Sneak Peek @ Marka27's Mini-G by adFunture

Eddi from adFunture sneaks in a preview of Marka27's upcoming design for the new 3.5 inch tall Mini-G line to debut at TTF (or at least the exquisite detailing on the "safety lever") - via his blog at HighSnobiety.*Sweet*

X-Men Zero: Hot Toys Wolverine 1/6

CLICK on above-image to view larger / Image via OSW / More details of the Hot Toys WOLVERINE in 1/6th-scale HERE (Image has been added to post)

Tsuchi Promo Videos by DGPH (for DGPH World Tour)

SILVER TSUCHI PROMO:As part of promotions for their upcoming World Tour [DETAILS] - DGPH presents two teaser videos, with the above-posted featuring their SILVER Edition TSUCHI vinyl toy with Munky King - set for a release at SDCC, along with their new TOPO Comic (currently still at the printers!). FYI: A higher-res version of video below was first posted on TRE back in March 2009 = *Adorable*

About Them Silver and Pink DuckSauce by DynoMightNYC

The first set of 10 x Yellow-suited DUCKSAUCE figures have since been long sold out (Congrats if you snagged one!) ... but fret not, resin-toy-lovers - now it's time for DuckSauce to be decked out in SILVER and PINK!FYI: The quantity for either colorway will only be made known only AFTER it sells thru/out: "maybe there will be another 10, maybe there will be 2, who knows" - teases J.Bat.No matter

DMC Hoody Series 3

Go download your own fav designs for DMC HOODY Series 3 papertoys at www.dmchoody.blogspot.com. Am personally digging the Nosferatu-esque design from fershozombie and alguien's winged-demon. ina's chicken-hoodie-suit is teh hilarious! Folks - feel free to drop your personal website-URLs in the comments-section - would be good to know who you guys are, yeh? Cheers :)

TxT Project by Tim Biskup x T9G @ Taipei Toy Festival (July 10-12)

Luke Rook (head-honcho Lullbell Toys) generously sends over images+info of the TxT Project: Tim Biskup x T9G collaboration planned for the coming Taipei Toy Festival. CLICK THRU to view in full both Rangeas and Helper! :)Luke-says: "Taiwan's predominate hype spot, Paradise toys, will host TxT during Taipei Toy fair, July 10th to 12th. Both Tim Biskup and T9G will be in attendance with sharpies in

Paul Shih's Maori Warriors Online Release (June 26)

Remember when TRE first posted about Paul Shih's MAORI WARRIOR being available only at a NZ-shop? Well, Paul sends over sweet news of the impending online availability of said figure - to be released Friday 26th June @ 10pm (GMT / UTC time) via www.paul-shih.com!Standing 8 inches tall - Maori Warrior is a hand-cast and painted resin toy - with the "ALL WHITE EDITION" limited to 20 figures world

Yomek Piecemaker custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

CLICK THRU for a wee Q&A with the creator of the custom-Mickey Mouse ("Making-Of" video posted above) dubbed: "YOMIKEY" by French designer Michael / Yomek Piecemaker. Featuring a body-form associated more with Mickey's pet/friend Pluto, while retaining Mickey's classic-colors - Yomikey was completed for the upcoming Mickey Brand Halo show (by Disney Asia x 3-Mix) in Times Square, Hong Kong - for

Jon-Paul Kaiser custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

Disney's Mickey Mouse goes black-and-white classic noir - with a twist of attitude - via Jon-Paul Kaiser's rendition of the classic cartoon icon, completed for the upcoming Mickey Brand Halo show in Times Square, Hong Kong - for a launch June 29th. CLICK THRU for the full image, and check out the TRE-Q&A with Jon-Paul HERE - about his chosen style of customization (as featured on TRE).Jon-Paul

Dragonball Evolution 1/6 Goku & Lord Piccolo by ENTERBAY (WIP)

ENTERBAY updates their 1/6th action figure-adaptation of the live-action Dragonball Evolution-movie with progress-photos of "GOKU" and "Lord PICCOLO" protos (featuring the likeness of Justin Chatwin and James Marsters, respectively) with sculpting work by new EB-signee Korean-artist JIHUN, as directed by Y.J. Park (Godfather and Jack Bauer/24)!CLICK THRU for a closer-look. Contrary to how the

The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer

WHAT-IS: "The Last Airbender is a live action fantasy film based on the first season of the Emmy-winning animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The movie is the first film in the planned The Last Airbender trilogy ... The series, influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts fighting styles, was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Adapted,

PHU! Does Mr Shoe (custom-commission for a Michael Lau vinyl)

I, for one, can't wait to see what PHU! does to a 5" Michael Lau Mr Shoe - as a custom-commission for a private vinyl collector ... and from the behind-the-scenes peek, seems he may yet be traveling around in style? ... *Stay tuned*

Osiris The Space Ranger (custom Steel Fairies) by PHU!

Local customizer-extraordinaire PHU! takes on Japanese designer Kaijin's 6.5" Steel Fairies and rocks a camo'd-mecha space ranger dubbed OSIRIS - completed for a (lucky) private vinyl collector, and is, well, simply put = *Awesome*CLICK THRU for more OSIRIS - including a peek behind-the-scenes of PHU!'s craft at work ... and check out more images of Osiris on PHU!'s blogMAKING OF OSIRIS:Source:

Happy One Year Old threeA Toys

Bambaboss DIY @ Bambalandstore.com NOW (June 24 / 24-hour order period)

PRESS: ThreeA is ONE, help us celebrate our first birthday by getting a Bambaboss DIY edition vinyl fig. Paint him up and send us some photos for the Bambaboss Gallery which will be housed at the new 3A website. The Boss comes with three different face plates, he stands a 11 inches tall, nearly 13 inches to the tip of his smoke. He is only available for 24 hours from 9am AEST 24th June and will

Hug Hug SoHa by TikKa Ng x G999

Description: "SoHa" is the way which people call babies in ancient Chinese society" ... while "Hug Hug" literally means to cradle/hug ... or in Chinese; "抱 抱" = a cutesy term which even couples use on each other as baby-talk when they are asking for huggies ... (so okay, that last part was my own interpretation based on personal experience *cough*). CLICK THRU for the "official" description,

About Those Kidrobot San Diego Comic Con Exclusives

UPDATED 11.07.09: SDCC-Exclusives revealed! = CLICK THRU to view! :)Talk about your "teasers"! Kidrobot has posted a trio of SDCC-exclusives set for daily-releases (from July 23-25) featuring toys from MR. Shane Jessup, Deph and Amanda Visell x Frank Kozik ... but what will they be? ... Until such time reveals are in effect - CLICK THRU for current product-breakdown and stats. [Image Updated

The Adventures Of Chuck Chance with Mike Boldt

STORY: Chuck Chance is a private eye. In his first adventure (graphic novel in production / preview pages: 1/2/3/4/5/6) you will see him working on a very mysterious case. Though he's not easily amused, or fooled, he's a straight shooter in a rather crooked town and trusts his "gut" above most common sense. = For more story you can check out the Chuck Chance blog @ chuckchance.blogspot.comAnd

TRE-TUES-TEES: Milkboy / Silent Stage / The Dept

CLICK THRU for a trio of tee-goodness, featuring Lucha-themed tees by Milkboy, Woebots x Silent Stage's first limited edition tee and android-kitsch from The DEPTS's "Androids Always Win" series! FYI: TRE-Tuesday-Tees will be a (quasi) regular / weekly post about tees and tees only! Well, if there are enough happening tee news to go around (ie: What folks send me, and what I stumble upon) -

TRE-TUES-TEES: Addicted2Art

WHAT IS ADDICTED2ART?A2A is about amazing designs by great artists on quality clothing at affordable prices. With A2A artists are given a platform to represent their unique styles and help expand their popularity beyond the designer toy scene.A2A’s first series of t-shirts and hoodies features work by two well known toy customizers, and all-around amazing artists; Jon-Paul Kaiser and Motorbot.

Iron Man: Mark One in 1/6 by Hot Toys

Okay, I must admit the "Stark Industries wooden crate" outer slip-case looks pretty neat :)Hot Toys mentions in their June-newsletter that the figure is scheduled to be released by the end of this month. FYI: The IRON MAN MARK 1 was initially announced in September 2008 / CLICK for coverage-on-TRE :)Iron Man: Mark One in 1/6 by Hot Toys

T600 - 1/6 Terminator: Weathered Rubber Skin version by Hot Toys

You KNOW you can't stop those darn Terminator-machines, right?PRESS: The completed version of T600 Terminator - Are you looking for a new member to enlarge your Terminator army? This Weathered Rubber Skin version of T600 will be the best pick for you! T600 is a massive and lumbering killer resembles the form of a human, it is the first of what Kyle Reese called Infiltrators! Besides the

Hot Toys Re-Works 1/6 Marcus Wright from Terminator Salvation

PRESS: New look of our Marcus Wright - With the reason of you-deserve-better-quality, we have re-worked the headsculpt of 1/6 scale Marcus Wright collectible figure, and this new headsculpt is much more accurate and true to the appearance of Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation movie. In the meantime, our team is also re-working on the damaged version of Marcus' headsculpt, please keep

Hot Toys To Do X-Men's Wolverine In 1/6th

PRESS: See the next marvelous collectible by Kojun x JC Hong - the Wolverine - Watch out! He's jumping out from the big screen! The stocky and muscular man with shape claws, he is the X-men: Wolverine. Sculpted by Kojun and painted by JC Hong, Hot Toy proudly presents the most mouth-watering figure from the latest X-men movie franchise "X-men Origins: Wolverine", starred Hugh Jackman as Logan/

OriginalFake KAWS Chums Keyrings

The net is yet abuzz with a "new" KAWS product, this time a series of CHUM Keyrings - similar to their earlier 2 inch tall Companion Keyrings - and while this is not news-breaking, do feel free to CLICK THRU for more images of the Chums featuring 5 different colorways. According to the Instinctoy-blog [above images via] - the figures were released June 20th and have been sold out (no doubt via

No Future Companion by KAWS x Hajime Sorayama x Medicom Toy (June 27)

This visage of metallic-awesomeness that which is dubbed NO FUTURE COMPANION sees the collaboration between KAWS and Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama (heck, I knew of Sorayama years before I even heard about KAWS, during my student years!) - leaves me speechless, remembering instead of the sensation I once felt, when I first peeped Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer by Alessi ... a

PARTOUZE by YONE x REACH @ deem, Taipei (June 26)

WHAT: [ PARTOUZE ] - YONE x REACH Taipei ExhibitionWHEN: June 26 (Fri) ~ July 19 (Sun) / Opening Party on June 26 (7pm)WHERE: deem by SENSE ORGANPRESS: Famous Japanese photographer - Yasumasa "YONE" Yonehara and Taiwanese Graffiti pioneer REACH will collaborate with New models icon Ning and Jing to throw a Live painting & live shoot. Inclusive will be the release of Partouze Book and limited

Eric So x Yone

HighSnobiety reports of a vinyl-figure collaboration between Eric So and Japanese photographer Yasumasa “Yone” Yonehara (infamous for provocative snaps of the feminine form). I've been trawling the web to find the "name" of this lil lush minx of a toy, but to no avail. (This bugs me). But we shall all collectively await further details, shall we? :)[Image Source: Pat @ CLOT / Note: Images have

Superflat First Love & Monogram Multicore on Louis Vuitton

Peep the above "teaser" for the SUPERFLAT FIRST LOVE (video posted in full HERE) which is now viewable in full via LouisVuitton.com (Click under "Advertising Campaign" / Takashi Murakami) Also CLICK THRU for images of how the Monogram Multicore created by Takashi Murakami is being utilized in Louis Vuitton stores :)Source: All images via LouisVuitton.com

I Have The Power @ Double Punch Gallery (June 20-July 19)

Now, I like me my retro-cartoon lore and partaketh of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe as much as any gent of my generation does, but I dare not claim to be such a HUGE fan of (Don't own any of the toys, altho I am still on the constant track-down of the Dolph Lundgren MOTU-flick from 1987...*cough*). But that does not stop me from ogling the artwork for the I HAVE THE POWER MOTU-tribute show

Feeling Squeaky Clean? (A Shawnimals Plush Teaser)

Shawnimals-asks: "Feeling Squeaky Clean?" ... or rather tis a teaser for an upcoming plush = soap in a box?Whatever it will be / is, it looks adorable already, and ready to squeeze thru the box-opening LOL - *Stay tuned for more info next week*

Lucky The Liberator by Custard4Gravy (June 22-drop)

Lucky the Liberator is the much tormented pet of an evil dictator, poorly treated since the dictators childhood. Lucky would spend hours in his cramped cage plotting his revenge. Eventually that chance came, and Lucky having killed the dictator in a savage attack, became a martyr, and freed the country. They built a statue in his honour, had feast days and national holidays in his name. But all

TO-FU Mollys and Minis by Devilrobots x Kennyswork x Play Imaginative (featuring Tokidoki)

CLICK THRU for a closer-look at Play Imaginative products releasing within the months of July / August/ September 2009 - featuring the second series of Mini Play TO-FU [peep Series One on TRE], a 4 incher TO-FU vinyl figure (Baby Version) and two collaborative TOFU Mollys from Kennyswork x Devilrobots showcasing the skin-designs of Tokidoki!Do note that currently neither quantity nor prices have

Little Trickers and Mao Cats by TOUMA x Play Imaginative

CLICK THRU for a closer-look at upcoming toys designed by TOUMA and Play Imaginative - set for a July/August 2009 launch - featuring duo Mao Cat-releases, and the blind-box mini figure series; Little Trickers!Something interesting from Play Imaginative, as they take on production of TOUMA's previously released MAO CAT figure (example). Two designs will be featured: a SMILEY MAO CAT (Good Luck

UglyDoll Ugly Hangers and Joe Ledbetter's Slander Snake for Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2009

CLICK THRU for more details about UglyDolls' UGLY HANGERS and Joe Ledbetter's SLANDER SNAKE toys (in 4 colorways) by Play Imaginative - both scheduled for a release during the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (www / 14-16 August 2009)While currently only graphics are shown for the SLANDER SNAKE product, perhaps this image found on Joe's blog shows a glimpse of the body-form (image-right).

Wood Grain Style Qee Collection by TOY2R

TOY2R announces their Wood Grain Style Qee Collection - featuring a series of Qees with "wood grain" designs as skins "utilizing a special printing technique, each Qee has a unique and original design, just like real wood – where no two are alike." - Available in 2.5", 8" and 9", and finally a 16" Qee Bear. Currently available for preorder via your fav retailers (Overseas contact to email info@

Boiler Zomb by threeA Toys (June 25-drop)

CLICK THRU for full ad-image of threeA Toys' upcoming BOILER ZOMB 1/6th-scaled zombie = Releasing June 25th @ 9am (Melbourne time) @ US$87-per via Bambalandstore.comFull details HERE / CLICKCoverage on TRE Image via 3A-production-blog

The Entertainer Edition Stephen LePodd by Doktor A (SDCC Exclusive)

PRESS: ... another art toy release for SDCC is MINDstyle’s 8″ Mechtorians Stephan LePodd from Doktor A. This is the larger figure based off of the mini figure of the same name from the Mechtorians Series 1. The SDCC edition named by the good Doktor is titled “The Entertainer.” The exclusive will be released in San Diego for US$90.00 and is limited to 150 pieces.


As always with MINDstyle, the

About That Head-Turning 1/1 Gundam in Odaiba Tokyo At Night

So not only does it's head swivel, it tilts up too! The 1/1-scaled life-sized (RX-78-2) GUNDAM mechanical-statue currently erected at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo, Odaiba, Japan = is caught on video yet again "in action" (since my last video post) - and this time at night! Also shown are the (jet) mist emission from both it's chest and legs ... The over-imaginative man-child in me imagines the 59 foot

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Trailer 2 + Character Posters

CLICK THUR for character-posters featuring: COBRA's The Baroness and Storm Shadow, and G.I.Joe's Snake-Eyes, Duke and Ripcord. I have yet to read a single positive report or review (legit or speculation) for this movie thus far. Well, we'll find out when for surest when G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra premieres August 7th.Source: All poster images via Yahoo!Movies

Bambaboss DIY by threeA Toys (June 24th-drop)

PRESS: 24th June 9-00am Melbourne (AEST) time, 24 hours only! Celebrate 3A's first birthday by making Bambaboss your own. 46 bucks, that price includes shipping, Cake optional! Bambaboss comes in at 12.6 from feet to smoke tip, he is a hefty lad. [via threeA Toys production-blog](The top image is the current banner-graphic for the 3A Toys-forum - which shows a customed Bambaboss by creator/

Popaganda Obese Alien Mini Figure by Ron English (Toy Tokyo SDCC Exclusive)

PRESS: News of the upcoming Popaganda Circus Sideshow series has create quite a buzz among art toy fans. With Ron English's mini figures making its way to retailers in late August, MINDstyle x Ron English x Toy Tokyo will release a very special "metallic blue" color version of Obese Alien mini figure at San Diego Comic Con for US$20.00 and available exclusively at Toy Tokyo's booth #5237. The

KISS Demon & Starchild in 1/6 RAH by Medicom Toy

Get ready to have the The Demon and The Starchild (from the classic rock group KISS) be in the palm of your hands - courtesy of Medicom Toy! CLICK THRU to peep (no doubt leaked / source) images of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in 1/6th-scale (inclusive of Paul's exposed hairy-chest and Gene's Demon-tongue!) - as we await further "official" production information.Am pleasantly surprised Medicom

1/6 (Ma.K) S.A.F.S. @ Medicom Toy Exhibition '09

I do not know exactly why the 1/6th-scale (Ma.K) S.A.F.S by Kow Yokoyama and Toys McCoy was on show amongst the RAH (Real Action Heroes) display at the Medicom Toy Exhibition: EX'09 @ PARCO, Japan (most likely Medicom will be distributing them? TBC) - but seems from the images, a duo of heavy-suits were on display; with one suit's LED-lights on (*Sweet*).CLICK THRU for a closer look at (mirrored

Medicom Toy Exhibition '09: Real Action Heroes in 1/6

CLICK THRU for a (mirrored) image-selection of 1/6-scaled RAH / Real Action Heroes currently on display at the Medicom Toy Exhibition: EX'09 @ PARCO, Japan [from June 20-29th / WHAT]. Times and events like these really tugs at my desires for 1/6th, and an only wish there'll be more details about the figures to come shortly :)And while my lack of Otaku-ness denies me a full understanding of the

Medicom Toy Exhibition '09: BE@RBRICKS and KUBRICKS

CLICK THRU for mirrored images of delish 100% to 1000% BE@RBRICKS and KUBRICKS, VCDs and other upcoming sweet toy-releases on display at the weekend's Medicom Toy Exhibition: EX'09 @ PARCO, Japan [exhibit from June 20-29th / WHAT] = *Coolness*Star Wars KUBRICKS featuring characters from both "Return of the Jedi" and "Empire Strikes Back"! The KUBRICK-sized AT-ST looks cool, as does the 400% shiny

Medicom Toy Exhibition '09: Darth Vader KUBRICK (EX'09 exclusive)

CLICK THRU for a closer-look at the exclusive blister-carded Star Wars Darth Vader KUBRICK commemorative item at the Medicom Toy Exhibition: EX'09 currently on this weekend at PARCO, Japan (from June 20-29th / WHAT). As reported by Instinctoy; the item is not available for sale, but only via the exchange of the ("Invitation"?) ticket! Besides the coolness of an all-white Sithlord, the other

Da Penny Stitch custom by Tim Tsui

Not only was Hong Kong toy-designer Tim Tsui one of the invited guests at the MINDstyle booth at last weekend's Philippine ToyCon (seen here autographing his artist series Mono Colorbok) - he'd also contributed a custom-STITCH for the Stitch Experiment 626 Project = introducing DA PENNY STITCH! (A neato production-Stitch to be had, no?)CLICK for a look at the other custom-Stitch on display, and

Family Tradition @ De La Barracuda, LA (July 19)

UPDATED 22.06.09: CLICK THRU for updated "Official Press" - including subsequent updates on Artist's Profiles and artwork-previews.The FAMILY TRADITION Art Exhibition is set to define a vision through re-imagining one of the greatest motion picture films of all time. Curated by Ron English, the show will feature the art of "known Hitmen"; Chet Zar, Clark Fox, Eric White, Francesco LeCastro,

Scavengers Series 2 Cosmic Pennie Mini Figure by Kathie Olivas (SDCC-Exclusive)

PRESS: MINDstyle is pleased to announce the limited edition release of Cosmic Pennie. Taken from her tremendously popular Scavengers Series 2, this SDCC exclusive mini figure will be released in San Diego for US$20.00 and limited to 200 pieces. Dedicated fans know that Kathie Olivas' art and toys regularly sells out and instantly command higher secondary market prices. So, don't miss your

district9movie.com / Images from within D-9

The Neill Blomkamp-directed DISTRICT 9 movie gets a new website facelift (and cyber-move) @ http://www.district9movie.com/, while "Christopher" the alien [last seen HERE] living inside D-9 gives us a glimpse of life within the zone via images on his "blog" - CLICK THRU for more pics."Christopher"-blogged: "Maybe you readers won't know what my life is truly like until you've seen for yourselves

Pop! Pop! Group Art Show @ Pink Ghost (June 20)

The Pop! Pop! group art show opens Saturday June 20, 2009 (7pm) @ Pink Ghost - featuring over 30 talented international, domestic and local artists have been invited to create works of art inspired by popular culture.PRESS: The Pop! Pop! show is a collection of art that makes reference to things that exist in the realm of popular culture. Subjects of the pieces range from the TV series Lost (

Another Preview for I Have The Power @ Double Punch (June 20)

The MOTU-themed (Masters of the Universe) "I Have The Power" group art show happens June 20th @ Double Punch Gallery - starting 7pm - and here are a few more previews (since my last preview post) featuring artwork from PHONETICONTROL (posted above) and CLICK THRU for Steve Seeley and Mildred's.

Registration for CosCon @ Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Con 2009 Now Open

Registration is now OPEN for CosCon @ the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2009 [STGCC] - with two main themes to compete in - for both Single and Group/Family: (A) Movie, and (B) Anime.Organized by convention organizer, PI Events, and costume specialists Movie Mania - click here for further contest details and requirements. Meanwhile, feel free to CLICK THRU to peep images from STCC

KANJI Wave 2 by Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins (June 19-drop)

At 12 noon (Eastern time) on June 19th, 2009 - you are advised to log unto Argonaut Resins' online store at argonautresins.bigcartel.com to sate your "awesome-toy-desires" with the release of Jared Deal's KANJI Wave 2 [tagged] - with each set featuring a 5 inch tall hand-made and hand-painted designer resin figure, a signed mini print, custom painted packaging & chopsticks with a custom wrapper.

Popaganda Mouse Mask Murphy Mini Figure by Ron English (SDCC-Exclusive)

PRESS: Pop master Ron English is at it again with the first limited edition exclusive from his forthcoming Popaganda Circus Sideshow series. His mini figures will be making its way to retailers in late August. An exclusive mini figure of Mask Mouse Murphy will be released at San Diego Comic Con for US$20.00 and available at Toy Tokyo's booth #5237.

The advance release of this Mono colorway

CHIPP Specimen S002 [Launch Party] by Jamungo (July 13-drop)

Who doesn't admire a well-dressed perp totting an RPG with a candypop-orange missile? Dressed to the nines (no, Specimens don't need no pants becoz they be cool pant-less Specimens) - the Project Squadt CHIPP SPECIMEN S002 [LAUNCH PARTY] has a tentative release date of July 13th 2009.[Available online via store.projectsquadt.com/]And while quantity for this edition has been increased to 200 units

Boiler Zomb: Tattered Back, Weathered Boots and Severed Bot heads

CLICK THRU for a mondo-closer and exciting peek at sneak-reveals of threeA Toys' upcoming BOILER ZOMB in 1/6 from their Adventur Kartel line. For product info - CLICK to read via my previous post. Boiler Zomb is set for a June 25th release @ 9am (Melbourne time) via Bambalandstore.com = *Awesome-Kool*Above: Boiler Zomb's back shown with weathered and tattered suit revealed on 3A Toys forum!

Mr Power DIY by Phalanx Creative / Release Party @ Paradise (June 19)

Phalanx Creative's spanking new vinyl toy stands 8 inches tall and goes by the unabashed name of MR POWER [www] and he has his very own Mr. Power D.I.Y. Release Party set for a Friday June 19th launch (7:30-10:30pm) @ Paradise Toyland, Taiwan!Currently Mr Power will be available in DIY White / GID versions ("maybe more colors in the future") and is priced at US$30 per blister-carded figure! (as

About Motorbot's 25 Hour Sale (June 18)

Toy-customizer Motorbot will be having a 25 hour sale on Thursday June 18th - with items on his Etsy-shop marked down 25% - for a period of 25 hours! Sale begins 9pm CST and ends 10pm CST on Friday june 19th.From the delish-macabre, to the adorable Dunneeps - there'll be something for everyone, IMHO :)

Tokidoki BE@RBRICK 100% for Taipei Toy Festival 2009 (TTF-Exclusive)

Headsup Tokidoki-fans heading down to the Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12th) = Make a beeline towards Monster Taipei's Booth B51/B52 to grab your TTF-Exclusive Tokidoki BE@RBRICK 100% designed by Simone Legno - for NT$600-per at the event location, and NT$499 if you pre-book admission tickets (US$18 / US$15 respectively). Admission tickets are priced at NT$150 per (US$4.50).FYI: This is Simone's

Deady Coffee Label by Voltaire

PRESS: In what is probably the first case of an urban vinyl character getting his own line of coffee, DEADY, that evil teddy bear immortalized in vinyl by Toy2R, now has a flavored java of his own. Made by Coffee Shop of Horrors, "Deady's Necroberry Darkness", as it's called "is a rich, delicious coffee infused with the very essence of necroberries and darkness!"Apparently, Necroberries, "

The DGPH World Tour (July-August 2009)

The DGPH World Tour will see the Argentine design studio travel thru Taiwan - Japan - USA - in the month of July 2009, and finally returning to Brazil in August. While the exact details of their activities are as yet revealed, here is their schedule - featuring key appearances at Taipei Toy Festival and San Diego Comic Con, as well as the pre-release of their TOPO Comic!TAIWAN:July 9 - 10th -

Nakanari custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

Tony Shiau aka Nakanari (of Mai-Hiro) has a distinct style about him - with clean graphic lines and shapes, with a soft pastel palette framed by contrasting thick bold black lines - which adds to a slightly "dangerous edge" seen in many of his works, often featuring smiling faces, fangs at the ready and band-aids to cover the numerous battle-scars, IMHO :)YETI SPI-KEY was completed for the Mickey

Hello, Brute custom Mickey Mouse for Mickey Brand Halo @ Times Square, Hong Kong (June 29)

You can always depend on Jon Knox aka Hello, Brute to manifest a "character" to whatever he creates - from his own hand-made resin figures, to his customs - each takes on a "personality" of either a wide-eyed preppy perp or simply a "masked thief" - but each individualistic, and possess a certain charm and air of innocence in them - a deceptively subtle skill and endearingly relished by fans -

SUPACAT Mickey Halo Brand

Introducing "SUPAMICKEY" by designer/illustrator SUPACAT = a customed Mickey Mouse 12 inch tall vinyl figure completed for the upcoming Mickey Brand Halo show launching June 29th @ Times Square, Hong Kong (organized by 3-MIX Disney Asia). Am lurving the attitude, tone and "character" of the figure, with the braces a nice detail/touch, IMHO. (Sweet work, Axel!)CLICK THRU for more peeks at

Plum Duo Card Release by MyTummyToys / WIP of PLUM sculpt

MyTummyToys has just released their PLUM DUO Giclee Print yet - featuring "Plum" (Jouwe's Mom) on a two-card set titled "The Dual Gun" and "Plum Crash" (graphic shown above). Measuring 15cm x 21cm per card - the print includes UV Spot technique, and comes in an edition of 50 pcs (with envelope signing and numbering). With a SRP of US$20 (sans shipping costs) - you can order by contacting

SDCC-Exclusive Serv-O-Matics Junior by Brandt Peters

PRESS: One of summers hot new mini figure series launching in July is MINDstyle’s Serv-O-Matics by Brandt Peters. This is the first exclusive from his highly anticipated mini figure series. The SDCC exclusive mini figure of Junior will be released in San Diego for US$20.00, limited to 200 pieces and available at Toy Tokyo's booth #5237. Serv-O-Matics are ready to serve and protect!

Bleau Aquino's Darkest Knight / Gotham After Midnight Diorama @ The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009

Yes, the above image is a 1/6th-scaled diorama shot with Hot Toys' Batman and Joker. Please do not worry about picking your collective dropped-jaws off from the ground - they would be perfectly fine lying right next to mine. Seriously.The image above is titled: "Darkest Knight" - which won Bleau Aquino the First Prize for the "Toy Clicks"-photography contest at last weekend's 8th Philippine Toys,

STITCH Experiment 626 Project @ The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009

For the Manila-leg of Disney's STITCH Experiment 626 Project custom art tour [Tagged-on-TRE] at last weekend's 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009 [www / blogged] - MINDstyle had enlisted a list of Philippine-artists to contribute their custom interpretation on the 10 inch tall DIY Stitch vinyl figure, to display alongside the existing touring customs - featuring Gaby

Custom Mighty Muggs by Likang Pinoy Customs @ The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009

/// CLICK THRU for more snaps of a sweet slew of custom-Mighty Muggs seen at the recently concluded 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009 [www / blogged] - featuring work by Likhang Pinoy Customs - whom I managed to google-track them down via the display-tags! (*Important to snap display-tags at conventions, thanks folks!)[Click on above image to view larger]Disclaimer:

(Random) Snaps From The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009

[Best Bumblebee Ever!]
/// CLICK THRU for a (very) random selection of snaps from The 8th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2009 [www / blogged] which happened the weekend of June 13-14th 2009 - courtesy of "Miko Punch"! [all original images via]. From the images it all seems like such a vibrant event (I cannot discern if they be 'hit or miss" as I am not there myself, innit?)

New Slobot Philosophers by Mike Slobot

Mike Slobot is currently exhibiting as part of a three-artist show titled: "Three Guys Art" @ Fast Frame (Wilmington, NC) - in which he showcases a dozen slobots - including these brand new "Philosophers" (shown left). Made from found objects - each stands 20 inches tall and form a Triptych, and their story goes like this:“Three Philosophers standing in a room, waxing philosophical on ethics,

The *I Want Yooku* Contest by Lunabee (to win a custom Devil Baby-Qee)

To coincide with her Birthday on the 22nd of June - UK-customizer Lunabee will be giving away her Devil Baby-Qee-custom named YOOKU for free = as thanks to all the support she's been receiving since starting customizing in March. Here are two ways to enter:OPTION#1. Email sarah [at] miskellaneous.co.uk with your name before June 22nd - with subject title: "I Want Yooku" (don't forget to wish her

About That Head-Turning 1/1 Gundam in Odaiba Tokyo

Not only is the 1/1-scale Gundam (at Shiokaze Park, Odaiba, Tokyo) a head-turner, it's own mechanical head turns too! As well as the "mist" gushing out of it's mecha-man-boobies chest armor ventilation units. Meanwhile, as we collectively ponder on the significance of the erection of this 59 footer RX-78-2 in pop culture history - beyond the 30th anniversary celebrations [WHAT] of the launch of

threeA Toys' Bambaboss DIY To Drop June 24 (Same day as Transformers 2 Premiere)

Literally 24 hours prior to the release of the Adventure Kartel: BOILER ZOMB - threeA Toys will celebrate their one year anniversary by releasing the 12 inch tall BAMBABOSS DIY on June 24th @ 9:00am (Melbourne time) via Bambalandstore.com. Do note that the pre-order window will only be opened for 24 hours - Quantity will be determined by orders during said period (with a predetermined limit not

He Only Wants A Taste: Adventure Kartel's Boiler Zomb by threeA Toys

UPDATED 18.06.09: Added Mock-up image of the G.I.Joe-style packaging box for Boiler Zomb!threeA Toys has announced the impending unleashing of their first ever 1/6-scale zombie figure, as well as being the first figure to be released under the "Adventure Kartel" line (which includes Fighting JC) = BOILER ZOMB will be made available online from June 25th (@9:00am Melbourne time) via

adidas Originals x Star Wars Spring/Summer Collection (Announcement)

High Snobiety reports about the upcoming new collaboration between adidas Originals with Lucasfilm Ltd. on a STAR WARS™ collection, with first releases scheduled for Spring/Summer 2010 at select retailers as well as adidas Originals Stores worldwide. [CLICK THRU for more info]Shown above-right is the Adidas Consortium Superstar Wars collection from 2007 [via High Snobiety] - loving the

Hello Kitty Online to Debut in Malaysia and Singapore / World’s Cutest MMOG Launches In July 2009

PRESS: Singapore, 15 June 2009 – The much anticipated Hello Kitty Online is coming to Malaysia and Singapore! Based on wildly popular Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Keroppi and many others, Hello Kitty Online combines the massive popularity of online role-playing games (MMORPG) with social networking, all set in Sanrio Land, the virtual world of Hello Kitty and friends. This

Registration for STGCC Conference Session is Now Open

Registration is now open for the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention Conference Sessions - Download the information brochure and Registration Form here.Registration deadline is July 31st 2009, with a Registration Fee if SGD$200-per person (SGD$180 per person with a group of 5 or more pax). Student Fee is halved at SGD$100-per! (Man, I wish I was a student again ....). Conference Venue will

Black Pollard by Tim Biskup (Flopdoodle.com-Exclusive)

Peep the All-Black Unpainted Big-Pollard = a Flopdoodle.com Internet Exclusive 9 inch tall vinyl figure - limited to an edition of 25 pcs (signed & numbered on the underside of the tail) and comes packaged in a printed bad and headercard."Just Like The Old Days - On Sale Sometime Tomorrow" = here :)

ITCH by MOGraphixx x In The Yellow

Expect further details and developments for ITCH by MOGraphixx x In The Yellow by the end of July 2009. Meanwhile, CLICK THRU for animated CG-videos by MOGraphixx - featuring all-time favs like KAWS Accomplice and Blitz :)ADDED: "ITCH" seen @ Subcarism Tokyo - images courtesy of Yardarm51 (via flickr-album / cheers for the headsup, Gordon!)[TxT Project Movie / blogged][KAWS Accomplice][KAWS Blitz]

GID Kozik Anarchy by Jamungo

Peep the new GID Kozik Anarchy by Jamungo and Frank Kozik = glowing green in the dark and standing 8 inches tall. Limited to 400 pcs with a SRP of US$40-per - which you can choose to display it on the stand that comes with/for it, or you can hang it on the wall.But doncha think it would make an excellent cattle-brand? heh. DKE Toys is distributing - do check with your fav retailer/s for

SDCC-Exclusive Two Faced Hazel by Kathie Olivas

PRESS: Here she is - the first of our super hot vinyl art toys for SDCC, MINDstyle’s 9″ Two-Faced Hazel from Kathie Olivas. This is a larger figure based off of the chase figure of the same name from Scavengers Series 1. The SDCC edition of Two-Faced Hazel will be released in San Diego for US$99.99 and is limited to 200 pieces.


PRESS: As always with MINDstyle, the figure is not the only

Dookie-Poo Vintage (but NEW) Toy Commercial

Peep this new "Vintage"-styled Toy Commercial promo for Dookie-Poo vinyl figures [tagged-on-TRE]. Designed by Manny Galan and produced by Chaotic Unicorn - Click for store locations (Coming soon to select Urban Outfitters!) and get your Zombie and DIY Blank Dookie-Poo via Chaotic Unicorn's online shop.Source: Dookie-Poo BlarghDISCLAIMER: *Please note this is a Collector's Item Only - THIS IS

About That New Mystery Miruku Papa Sama figure by Erick Scarecrow

Erick Scarecrow is at it again with a spanking new MIRUKU PAPA SAMA custom figure by ESC Toy! But what is the key to unlocking it's true identity? Looking at the Japanese text in the teaser = would it yet again be a release via Tomenosuke? Or someone else entirely? *Stay Tuned To TRE*

Bears In The Woods by Nathan Jurevicius x Andrea Kang

Seen at the Cute & Dangerous-event last week (June 12) was a collaborative artwork on display by artist/toy designer Nathan Jurevicius and illustrator/toy designer Andrea Kang - featuring a cutout paper/print on bamboo paper piece titled; "Bears In The Woods".TOYSREVIL: Do share with us, Nathan - who did what? And what was the concept of the artwork?NATHAN JUREVICIUS: "Andrea's part of the work

Yum Yum Chocobuns + Fixxy Boo Boo posters by Jupey Krusho

The above image is known as the YUM YUM CHOCOBUNS YES! LET'S PLAY-poster, while the one posted below is the FIXXY BOO BOO THIS WORLD IS MINE!-poster = both of which are designed by Jupey Krusho® - and were available at the recently concluded Cute & Dangerous-event. Measuring 24" x 18" - the posters were priced at US$30-per (framed and signed) at the event. (Ye gawds but I heart

Event Images & Video for Cute & Dangerous (June 12)

seven degrees' inaugural Cute & Dangerous art event [WHAT] happened over the weekend just (June 12), and we get a look at show via video (posted above / made by Lerms) and event images courtesy of Beastilies-creator Leslie Leving, Design studio Jupey Krusho® and Mexican-artist Anita Meija!/// CLICK THRU for words and snaps (via slideshows) of the event-night :) [78 x images via Leslie Leving's

Kennyswork x Jumping Brain

If you (like me) have been wondering what the teaser-ad with a Molly-crown sitting on an exposed (Jumping) Brain was about ... well, you may just have to wait a little bit more for full details, meanwhile peep the above-right image of crowned-Jumping Brains! So does two crowned-brains mean it'll be a production product? (limited edition, no doubt). And how is this connected (if at all) to this

SDCC-Exclusive custom Gwins by Osiris Orion

Here be a sneak peak at the upcoming SDCC-Exclusive custom-GWINS by Osiris Orion for October Toys! If this be the standard 2.5-inch Gwins? Then this be mighty sweet-work, IMHO! Two-syllables for yas: "Awe" and "Some" ~ More details as I get'em!Source: OsirisOrion-Tweet

GEGUZIS by Nathan Jurevicius x Cardboard Spaceship

GEGUZIS is an upcoming limited edition resin figure gorgeously designed by Nathan Jurevicius and produced by Cardboard Sapceship. Tentatively scheduled to be released into the wild at the coming San Diego Comic-Con (in July) - The majestically-magical looking Geguzis stands 8 inch tall from the base of the tree to the top of the bird. Neither quantity nor price is revealed at this point-of-post.

Making The Black Hole's V.I.N.CENT

With these behind-the-scenes images of the MINDstyle factory-floor working on V.I.N.CENT (since the previous post) - we get to see the size/scale of the figure seen above being hand-painted (after cooling and trimming), while the crates filled with vinyl pulls (from production molds) shown below - only serves to induce toy-salivation and anticipation for this upcoming vintage Disney art toy

Disney's Bloc 28 Mickey by Suiko

PRESS: With the Bloc28 major global launch by Disney taking place at Times Square in Hong Kong this July, fans will be able to experience Mickey being reinterpreted by some of the hottest artists as part of our art toy collectibles line.


Mickey by Suiko is the second vinyl toy release for Disney through MINDstyle's premium ATC line. Suiko grew up in Hiroshima which has become the base for all

Surreal Minds by DUST @ myplasticheart nyc (June 26)

DUST will be having a solo show in New York City @ myplasticheart nyc this coming June 26th 2009 - featuring new art works, as well as to celebrate the official release of his original hand-made toy; the Schergen_regular [WHAT] - and also an exclusive Mph Schergen_concrete with a limited run will be released.Surreal Minds exhibits thru July 26th 2009. Meanwhile CLICK THRU to peep another shot

Dragon Boy by Sam Flores x Upper Playground On Presale

Designed by Sam Flores and made by Upper Playground [previously blogged] - DRAGON BOY stands 10 inch tall and comes in 3 separate pieces; the head, midsection and tail. Limited to 500 units - Dragon Boy is slated to release in early September but is available for presale beginning Monday, June 15, 2009, on the Upper Playground web store with a SRP of US$115-per. Dragon Boy will come housed in a

Little 9 Promo by JSD Studios & Film Productions x ARKIV

Jon Schiller drops a Little 9 Movie-update with yet another collaboration project (2nd out of eventual 6 / with the Shin Tanaka Chibby papertoy being the first) - this time with Indonesian-artist ARKIV - in a 30x40 poster print slated to make it's display debut at the coming Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Con! Jon also mentions that the print is based off the short film, and is not available for

Marilyn Mickies by Ron English x Garage Works Industries

After a toothy-GRIN retro-remake, Ron English takes a merry jaunt down mammary lane and melds two iconic icons with a mash-up to rattle the pop culture heritage-bone with MARILYN MICKIES!Last seen as both artwork and sculpt in early-2009 at Ron's solo show @ Garage Works Industries Gallery (circa Jan 13) - the creation is now manifest unto a 20 inch tall fibreglass art sculpture, in an edition of

Thought Processor SF Series Available For Free Download

The Thought Processor SF Series (recently launched at Super7) is now available for your express downloading personal pleasure via www.phoneticontrol.com = featuring oddles o artists' designs and artwork on a papertoy sculpted by Sjors Trimbach [CLICK for coverage on TRE] Thought-Processor-designer Eric Broer aka PHONETICONTROL adds: "The lions share of the colorways are up there with a few more

Star Trek Series Two by Playmates Toys

A couple of weeks before Star Trek the movie screened in Singapore (and an excellent celluloid-trip it was too!) - I'd stepped into a neighborhood Toys'R'Us (at Tampines Mall) to look for Playmates Toys' Star Trek-offerings - but could not find any, and had since lost interest in them. Now comes news of a second series?Cool Toy Review has posted images and info for Star Trek Galaxy Collection

Images for In Your Phace by Phetus @ ToyQube (June 12)

Courtesy of Benny of Tenacious Toys, we get to have a peek at what went on during Long Island writer Phetus' In Your Phace Show at ToyQube! CLICK THRU for more images of the show night on Friday June 12th last.Benny-adds: "Besides the really interesting Phetus graffiti-type artwork, I met a bunch of really interesting people that run in Phetus' circle: a rap/R&B producer named F.R.E.A.K., a

Squadt Die Fuckers Drop June 15

Project Squadt's DIE FUCKERS pair of Chipp and Jack Specimens are all set for an online release come June 15th @ 12noon Central Standard Time. Currently they are listed as individuals (US$65-per / 100 pcs per) and Sets (US$120-per / 50 sets only) here on http://store.projectsquadt.com/ (Bookmark it, yo!). Be warned that all previous Squadt-releases have been sold out - so stay sharp and Happy

Ducksauce Doodling by J-R00 The DynomightNYC Dude

UPDATED 16.06.09: DuckSauce has since gone "live" online at http://shopunderstood.com/ducksauce.htmlIs it just me, or does Justin Rudy aka J-R00 of DynomightNYC looks like he'd fallen asleep at the table while hand-drawing the DUCKSAUCE resin figure? Can't really blame the man, for Justin's been cramming them DuckSauce resin figures out (all 35 pieces of them) by the weekend - so it can be made

Sheri + Spiki + Skull Love

Cute-Girl presenting Spiki FTW! = Featuring model Sheri Seto (whose rocking a SkullLove-tee collab with TobyHK) / Photographed by Mike Begonia / Ninja Spiki toy designed by Nakanari of Mai Hiro and made by KUSO Designer Toys / Covered on TRE :)

About That 59 Foot 1/1-scale GUNDAM @ Shiokaze Park, Tokyo (July 11-launch)

Standing 59 foot / 18 meters tall and seen on computer-monitors via cyberspace around the world is this 1/1 full scale GUNDAM statue (RX-78-2) currently standing on the grounds of Shiokaze Park in Tokyo, Odaiba, Japan! Netizens have been keenly following the construction of the ultimate anime fan-fulfilment fantasy mecha for a while now - with the image above showcasing the statue with lights on

LIQUID Reveals by Instinctoy (including new Clear Green Camouflage!)

From Instinctoy comes a peek at their upcoming LIQUID 2nd-release (for July), a clear-version LIQUID ZERO and a sweet TRE-exclusive first-look at their newest colorway inc and Liquid-set! [CLICK THRU FOR PEEKS]Peep images of the 2nd LIQUID that's set for a July-drop date (exact details undetermined) grinning happily by the feets of Inc the bear (the first released black-glossy version) designed

DestroyeR in Wax by Argonaut Resins

Argonaut Resins updates their blog with a WIP-sculpt of "mystery"-creator O_Negative's DESTROYER in wax - with it's 5 inch tall frame a decent palm-fit.I wonder if there's more sculpt to be had, especially for the "face"-region ... unless of course it is a graphics application rather than relief-sculpt tho ...Stay tuned for the next reveal!

Kalua Moola Sculpt-WIP by Argonaut Resins

Updated WIP development images of the champion piglet with the knockout-upper-cut 4 inch tall KALUA MOOLA by Lord Mesa x Argonaut Resins - featuring band-aid on forehead and coin out piggy-back details. So would the color of the accessories below be an indication of the color of the figure, at the very least in the palette-spectrum? Stay tuned to the next reveal!The pastel-colored coins remind me

Sikk At The Circus resin figurines by James Hakola

PRESS: Step Right Up! STEP RIGHT UP! = Sikk at the Circus reveals the insanity of the big-top like you've never seen! Sikk is further evidence that all those awful things you've suspected... ARE TRUE!This is the premier line of Sikk-Nac Figurines from MrDandy aka James Hakola! Each character figurine stands between 3.5 to 4.5 inches tall, and are cast from high-quality porcelain resin, and

Toy Carnival @ SAM (Singapore Art Museum / July 5)

PRESS: A day of fun for the whole family with more than 30 stores offering the latest in toys and comics collectibles! Look forward to free toy giveaways, bargains galore as well as character appearances from Star Wars and other anime & movie characters.WHAT: Toy Carnival @ SAMWHEN: 5 July 2009 (Sunday) 10am to 6pmWHERE: Singapore Art Museum (SAM / www)ADDRESS: 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore

Seductive Espionage: Papertoy from Marshall Alexander / YUKI 7 Book and Show @ Nucleus Gallery (July 3)

From the above groovy YUKI-7 papertoy by Marshall Alexander (downloadable for free here) - I'd discovered Kevin Dart's " Seductive Espionage: The World of Yuki 7" - currently available for pre-orders here @ US$25-per - featuring as a 72-page softcover book (A 100-pcs Collection's Edition includes movie posters & exclusive 9"x12" mini prints) - with a July 6th release. Check out the fabulous

Play Imaginative @ Iluma, Singapore

Home-grown toy-makers Play Imaginative has opened their flagship store at Iluma [with a capital "i" / wiki / blogged] Victoria Street, Singapore - Unit #01-20 (beside the main entrance) = with shelves displaying toys, collectibles and fashion accessories from Tokidoki, racks lined with designer apparel/tees, and buckets filled with plushies from UglyDolls to Labbits!Check it out if you're in the

Danny (Version 1) by Hello, Brute (June 15-drop)

Set for a Monday June 15th-release, is Jon Knox aka Hello, Brute's new toy; DANNY! Standing 8.5 inches tall - "Danny" is hand-cast in polyurethane resin and hand-painted. Priced at US$99 in a signed and numbered edition of only 5 - available online via the Hello, Brute shop. What is also cool about this release (besides the hand-made toy) is that the box is hand-drawn by Jon in his

Rwar Cheers Up TRE (thanks to PodgyPanda)

The above purple monster is named RWAR, and was created by Richard Kuoch aka PodgyPanda [www / blog / flickr / twitter] back in 2004 ... and on a random Saturday afternoon in 2009 - it helped bring cheer to an angry and disappointed blogger (the "why" was made known in my Tweets) = thanks, Richard! :)

crazysmiles news: The Gardener Book Fans Calling!

TRANSCRIBED-TEXT: Write, draw, photograph, or use any form of medium to express your thoughts on gardener at this time of it's tenth anniversary. Selected article(s) will be printed in "the gardener" book, to debut at the gardener 10th Exhibition in LA this coming September.Please submit your piece no later than June 28 (2009). Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of "the gardener" book.If

New Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen TV Spots (x 7 spots) / New Divide by Linkin Park

STOMP:/// CLICK THRU to peep six more high-res Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen TV-Spots(as posted on MichaelBay.com) including new music video by Linkin Park: "New Divide"!Linkin Park – “New Divide”DRUMS:TEAM KIDS:ADVENTURE KIDS:MYSTERY:WANTED:LET'S ROLL KIDS:

In Your Phace by Phetus @ ToyQube (June 12)

PRESS: ToyQube will host "In Your Phace" on June 12th, 2009 (7-midnight). The show will feature new art and other eclectic pieces from Long Island writer Phetus. In addition to his 20 years of writing, Phetus has worked with SEEN, ToyQube, KidRobot and a lot of musicians.

Banksy Versus Bristol Museum (June 13-Aug 31)

Cheers to the wonderous virality of Twitter, I caught wind of infamous UK-based artist Banksy's current show dubbed "Banksy Versus Bristol Museum" - launching June 13th and exhibiting thru August 31st @ - where else but - Bristol Museum (Queen's Road, Bristol / Free Entry / Open daily 10am-5pm). No doubt the net is going to be bristling to the cyber-brim with coverage in a snap (or tweet) and all

The Imperial Shock Trooper 12 inch figure by Sideshow Toys

Sideshow Toys has currently up for preorder [www] a new 1/6th-figure in their "Militaries of Star Wars"-series: The Imperial Shock Trooper (FYI : the Sideshow Exclusive Edition has since sold out). With a SRP of US$89.99 (4th quarter release) - the Imperial Shock Trooper 12 inch Figure includes the following items:- Fully articulated male body (armored body) with 30+ points of articulation-

Don Vito on Video: Hot Toys' Godfather in 1/6

Truth be told, the only express reason why I would ever consider getting a Hot Toys 1/6-scale Godfather: Don Vito Corleone [tagged] - would be for the the chair. As decent as the Marlon Brando headsculpt-likeness is (kudos to Kang In Ae) - tis all about the 1/6th-scaled furniture for me ... heh ... although the base and diorama setting is pretty tempting (who am I kidding? I can;t afford jack :/)

KANJI Wave 2 by Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins (June 19-drop)

Next coming Friday June 19th @ 12 noon EST is THE time to log unto Argonaut Resins' online store to grab the second wave of Jared Deal's resin KANJ! Inclusive of the 5 inch tall hand-painted figure, will be a signed mini prin, a custom painted packaging, and chopsticks with custom wrapper. (Price is currently undetermined)A grand total of 10 Kanji-editions will be made available - featuring "an

Pierce Nathan Monkeyhouse Toys Blue Edition by Carnival Cartoons / Freaks, Geeks and Sword Swallowers (June 27)

For the next colorway release of Carnival Cartoon's PIERCE & NATHAN [tagged] - they have teamed-up with Monkeyhouse Toys for a very limited edition of 50 BLUE-versions! Designed by Jared Deal - Pierce "The Human Pincushion" sports a monkey on his chest, while Nathan "The Dogboy" is rockin' a monkey on his back - CLICK THRU for more pics of the boys-in-blue! (FYI: This is the 4th colorway of P&N

adFunture's Mini-G In Production

[6 x Images total]A little MINI-G update featuring work-in-progress production snaps of the upcoming new mini series from adFunture - courtesy of Phalanx Creative - featuring a reduced-size version of Jukai's G-Robot grenade-mecha-creation! (Note that some of the images shown in the slideshow above have been cropped - so do check out the Phalanx Creative-blog-post for full-images.) The series

YOKA Series One by adFunture (Reveal #1)

[L-R: Bunka (France) / Filter017 (Taiwan) / Frank Kozik (USA)]PRESS: After 1 year of preparations, YOKA Series 1 will finally be released in July of 2009. We have included 18 variants in this series, designed by artists and labels that we love. Collaborators include Huck Gee, Bunka, Buff Monster, INVOKE, Phallic Mammary, DGPH, Frank Kozik, Filter017, Mishka NYC, Mania (from Taipei) Wrong Wroks,

Custom Speaker Dogs by Ben The Illustrator

You've seen hand-painted and customized vinyl and resin toys, yeh? And you've seen or perhaps even downloaded free-to-make paper toys. How about hand-drawn papertoys by the creator? Ben The Illustrator is offering "exclusive hand-customised Speakerdog Paper Toys" @ The Speakerdog Shop for £15 each - featuring Rupert, Felix, Frederico and Wilfred :)"Each character stands at around 11cm and will

Paper Totems by Dolly Oblong x Horrorwood + Triclops Studio

Duo Dolly Oblong Paper Totem-collaborations with Jack Hankins aka Horrorwood (above-left "Lord of Thunder") and Triclops Studio (above-right "Man-3-Faces") - as well as a slew of other papertoy-totems for your free downloading pleasures on www.dollyoblong.com :)

Calling All Cars Wave Three

Start Your Papercraft-Making Engines! = Wave 3 of Calling All Cars has just been released - featuring designs from Jason Harlan (aka Harlancore), Scott Schaller (F Studio), DMC, Methuup da Funky One and Billy Toledo! Download for FREE and make your own here :)[Wave 2 / Wave 1]

Grey Rumpus by Scribe x Cardboard Spaceship

If you had missed out on the first OG-colorway of SCRIBE's original resin toy RUMPUS (flew right by me, it did) - then click here to pre-order the GREY colorway Rumpus direct from Cardbaord Spaceship.With a SRP of US$79.99 - this Grey Rumpus is limited to 100 pcs = split up between online orders and for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con (FYI: Scribe will be there at CBSS's booth - go you can get

VISEone's submission for Mickey Brand Halo in Hong Kong (June 29)

From VISEOne we get to know about the upcoming MICKEY BRAND HALO Art Exhibition by 3-MIX.com & DISNEY ASIA - scheduled to launch June 29th @ Time Square, Hong Kong (exhibits thru August 2nd 2009). Featuring a body-form last seen on TRE as production figures designed by Kenny Wong (Blank version above-left) currently there are no further details on the show (at least by way of participating

Superflat First Love by Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton

Full short film celebrating six years of collaboration between Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton. "Titled: First Love, the short film features a Murakami character that plays matchmaker between the young Louis Vuitton designer and girl." (Source: Juxtapoz) ... So cute, can? *man-gush* ... CLICK THRU for a story-summary and a look at the characters in this Kaikai Kiki-produced animation!STORY: "

Professor Fliggins: New Discovery Plush by Shawnimals

Professor Fliggins is currently trapped in the Dark Forest, being 'tortured' by Mr. Demon in hopes to extract juicy bits of information about his travels, and specifically about this new land Professor Island ... Will Mr. Demon break Professor Fliggins? Or will Blobby, Moustachia and the recently cured Roy find someone to save the day? Someone nearby, with skills against those in the Dark Forest

Dragon Boy by Sam Flores x Upper Playground x The Loyal Subjects

Vinyl Pulse scored an exclusive first look at a 10 inch tall DRAGON BOY vinyl art toy by Sam Flores created for Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary and produced by The Loyal Subjects. The figure is based on a painting seen at his recent LA show at Subliminal projects - reports VP. Currently no further product details nor drop dates besides the scheduled August/September drop - with the figure

Oh Baby! I'll trash all your dandelions tonight! Fools Paradise comic online

The previously teased Fools Paradise short comic is finally here and it's viewable online here! (and all along I thought it was a printed-comic :p). Do click bottom-of page to "flip" open and thru the Flash-comic.Do note that you may have to go above a monitor screen-size of 1028x768 to enjoy the pages in full (which I'll reconfigure once my desktop is not too cluttered with blog-materials :p).

Astro Tomorrow Kings by 3A Toys?

And while I have no doubt that these Tomorrow King headsculpts (posted on the threeA Toys-production blog) with the uniquely-shaped hair resembles that of the anime character Astro Boy (above-left artwork by Ashley Wood) - the question would be: **What Are They For?** = (1) Just mucking about with sculpts for shittes'n'giggles? (2) An upcoming super-secret release? Official or homage?

More IDW WWRP Security Bramble Images by 3A Toys

If you managed to score an IDW WWRP Security Bramble before they were Sold Out = then congratulations for owning a 100 piece limited edition 1/18th-scaled exclusive Bramble from threeA Toys! (As well as a rigtheous memento to commemorate IDW Publishing's 30th Anniversary).The next step is to collect it at the San Diego Comic-Con in-person (or via proxy / remember to notify the IDW-folks and

Circus Posterous Online Sale (June 17) featuring works by Kathie Olivas x Brandt Peters

Fans of artists Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters to take note: Circus Posterus will be offering their first official online sale of original drawings, customs and toys (preview above ~ *gasp*) the coming Wednesday June 17th @4pm Eastern Standard time. Access will be via http://circusposterus.com/onlinesale.html.Do note that there will be an earlier online preivew which begins this Saturday June

Dragon*Con-exclusive De-Commissioned Stephan LePodd by Doktor A

PRESS: Dropping Friday, September 4 at the Comics and Pop Art Reception will be a Dragon*Con exclusive Mechtorians Stephan LePodd vinyl art toy, produced by MINDstyle and designed by Doktor A specifically for Dragon*Con attendees!

Limited to only 100 pieces, this "De-Commissioned" edition is especially exciting as it commemorates the good Doktor's first US appearance. The figure will debut at

V.I.N.CENT from The Black Hole As A Vinyl Toy!

UPDATED 13.06.09: Post updated with WIPs of product shots and paint masters. Also the classic V.I.N.CENT. vinyl collectible is scheduled for release at San Diego Comic Con.

To cut to the chase: MINDstyle is making V.I.N.CENT ("Vital Information Necessary CENTralized" - featuring the voice of Roddy McDowall) from Disney's 1979 classic sci-fi film The Black Hole! Now someone has to start doing a

MAD on Ebay: Custom Sharpest Sprayers

Out of the entire slew of goodness up for auction on MAD's Ebay-store (register for MAD's Ebay newsletter here while you're at it) - what caught my attention most, was the Custom 6 Inch set of 3 resin Sharpest Sprayers! [link / US$700)DESCRIPTION: I recently found my very first custom toys I did on a non-MadL figure from 2004 and am putting them up for grabs. These are the original concepts

Winged Schmee by Attaboy for A Touch Of Evil @ POVevoling Gallery (June 13)

"The Winged Shmee is a legless angel from the future, after the magnetic poles have shifted, adorned with jetpacks for wings with mercury flower sprout from skull..."Peep Attaboy's WINGED SCHMEE - set for a debut at his "A Touch Of Evil gallery show June 13th at POV Evolving Gallery, LA. Sculpted by Danelle Vierkant - resin casts are available thru the gallery - enquiries to email jeremy@

Darth Vader Unmasked: Star Wars Mimobot Series 4 by Mimoco

Mimoco unveils their 3rd Star Wars MIMOBOT Series 4 character on Gizmodo featuring Darth Vader Unmasked - with the USB Flashdrive "cap" acting as a "helmet" - removed to reveal two variants of burnt Anakin-face = a Prequel (5/6) and Classic (1/6) - which essentially means 1 in every 6 Vader drives will get the classic pale-face.FYI: "Clone Captain Rex" was SW-Mimobot #2 after the first reveal of

Kintaaro: custom-Mini Teddy Troop by Squink!

Peek UK-artist/customizer Squink!'s new 3.5 inch custom Mini Teddy Troop named KINATAARO = hand-sprayed with Montana gold grey shades and detailed by brush with acrylics (am loving the eye-lash detail).The one-off Kintaaro custom is currently available online here for £45 (Free shipping worldwide).

TOYBREAK Episode 80 / Into The Darkness Video-Coverage

TOYBREAK Episode 80 : Humanimal is up and running - featuring a look at Sweeny Podd by Doktor A, Gentleman Ghost by Mattel, Silvermain by Daphne Lage, a peek at the Into The Darkness custom show (below video via JapVinyl) - as well as details to win a 16" Gold version Abraham Obama bust by Ron English x MINDstyle.

TOPO De Madera by DGPH x adFunture (for TTF 2009)

The TOPO Series of vinyl figures continues with TOPO E MADERA added to the Mole family! Designed by DGPH and made by adFunture - TOPO De Madera (formerly known as "TOPO Woodsman") stands 5 inches tall and is in an edition of 200 pcs with a SRP of US$30-per. Look for it at the coming Taipei Toy Festival, as well as check with your fav retailers within the next two weeks (when it is solicited for

Choop! and Fortune Pork Plush Mini Series 2 by TADO x Kidrobot (July 16-drop)

Come July 16th 2009 - UK-based designing-duo TADO will be unleashing two sets of plush toys via Kidrobot - featuring a 10-incher plush named CHOOP! and the blind-boxed 3-incher Fortune Pork Plush Mini Series 2! CLICK THRU for full product details :)Fortune Pork Plush Mini Series 2PRESS: Brighter, bouncier and more twisted than ever, TADO’s Fortune Pork Plush Series 2 is ready to fizz up your

Yummy Donut Plush by Heidi Kenney x Kidrobot (July 9-drop)

PRESS: Embrace your weakness with Heidi Kenney’s super-sized YUMMY DONUT Plush. Inspired by her Yummy Breakfast keychain series, these delicious collectibles are available in two flavors - chocolate brown & frosty pink - and 2 sizes - 12 and 24-inch. Retailing for US$24.95 and US$75 respectively starting July 9. Personally, I reckon this is nigh-cool, as it goes back to Heidi's "roots" in plush

Totem Doppelgangers (Black, White & Pink GID) by Anton Ginzburg x Kidrobot (July 2-drop)

PRESS: Anton Ginzburg's Totem Doppelganger is back in glossy white and two new colorways, black & pink glow-in-the-dark. Scaled down from Ginzburg's original installation at the 2006 Moscow Biennial, each set features 3 wide-eyed & stackable 3-inch look-a-likes. Build your own sculpture starting July 2. (SRP is US$19.95)ARTIST-BIO: Anton Ginzburg is a sculpture and installation artist based in

Grateful Bear by DJ A-Trak x Dust la Rock x Kidrobot (July 2-drop)

PRESS: Renowned DJ A-Trak and artist savant Dust La Rock drop this iconic piece of mind-melting plastic July 2. With serious swagger in his step, Grateful Bear stands 8-inches tall and equipped with a plethora of handy accessories for his psychedelic trip... Only 500 made with a SRP of US$50 each.[CLICK THRU for Artists' Bio and toy-launch/signing details for July 1st]ARTIST-BIO: A-Trak is a

Demon Perch custom Baby-Qee by custard4gravy (June 10-drop)

In the deepest darkest recess' of hell, where chavs are made to wear winkle-pickers and goths put in shellsuits.. Dirk the disembowel'er demon, dreams of lazy days BBQ'ing on a sunny beach... with only his trusty birdy friend "hope" to listen to..... well that and the tortured souls!!!!Now this is a hell of a custom! (Pun intended in spades, yo!) Peep Andy Mitchell aka custard4gravy's custom

The Teddy Ninja Youngsters by dust x The Dirty Cream

The Dirty Cream © sends word of their collaboration with artist/designer dust on a special series of customs toys exclusively for their online gallery. Based on dust's "Teddy" character; The TEDDY NINJA YOUNGSTERS will include 3 figures: The master ninja and his two pupils! To be made available as a set or separately, check out www.thedirtycream.com when they are released Friday, June 12th :)[

Schergen and Kriecher by dust

The Schergen_regular NR1 and NR2 are limited to 30 handcrafted and hand painted pieces. Each one cast in plastic and is unique. Created and handmade in Germany by artist/designer dust - each pair consists of a main Scherge (NR1 stands 7.5cm / NR2 is 7cm tall) and a 3.3cm tall Subworker. Look for them online via www.dustshop.de in July. ("Schergen" in German means "myrmidon" - in English.)FYI:

TTF-exclusive Bossy Bear & Friends by David Horvath x Toy2R

YELLOW be the color-theme of choice for David Horvath's BOSSY BEAR & FRIENDS (aka Turtle and Crocadoca / 3.5" + 5" respectively) to be released by TOY2R as exclusive colorways for the coming Taipei Toy Festival in July. Each limited to 300 pcs and window-boxed, currently no tangible price has been revealed.Source: Qee4All

Dave White Interviewed at Kidrobot-17 Launch / Making of 18-incher KR-17

Liverpool painter, Dave White being interviewed at the launch of his Kidrobot-toy: Kidrobot 17: Sgt Robot - where he talks about superheroes, oil painting and of coz, the KR-toy. Also CLICK THRU to peep launch day images (via slideshow) as well as behind-the-scenes video of Dave customizing an 18-incher tall KR17!In all honesty, this would be one (or both) of the KR-figures I would get if I had

Bigshot Toyworks x Chris Ryniak x Jonathan Bergeron = ???

Bigshot Toyworks x Chris Ryniak x Jonathan Bergeron (aka Johnny Crap)What are they up to? Nobody's telling at the mo - but CLICK THRU for "possibilities" :)[Above: "Coral" / Below: "Perennial"]TRE-THINKS: Be it vinyl or resin toys / figures - the primary preoccupation would be the figure-forms from both artists = which either is two separate figures - but "joined" when they interact with each

Doc Von Block by Scott Tolleson x Bigshot Toyworks @ San Diego Comic-Con 2009

Scott Tolleson's DOC VON BLOCK [tagged] will be made available at the San Diego Comic-Con this July, with blue-skeletal X-RAY, brown NATURAL and icky-green ILL Edition = limited to 150 pieces each. Produced by Bigshot Toyworks (flickr) - Doc Von Block will be made in wood (I hear say they will be housed in a wooden box too) and will no doubt be cubic-chunks of diabolic ... eerrr, i mean, "

Swirly Gangs and Dead President-collaboration resins by MONSTREHERO

MONSTREHERO has partnered up with artist Matt Walker, aka Dead Presidents for a series of 6 unique candy-colored customs, featuring 3 x VICTIM #2s and 3 x INTERGALADIATORS - "all pimped out in Dead Pres' signature pinstriping and glitterly glossy finishes."Also available will be MONSTREHERO's newest endeavour in resin pouring; the Swirly gang! "These guys are painstakingly hand rotated to achieve

3" Treeson and Other Stories Blindbox Series 1

With each tease that TRE has posted about during it's development, the interest and desire grew for Crazy Label's upcoming Treeson and Other Stories Blindbox Series 1 and now the long awaited 3 inch mini figure series is finally revealed on TRE in all it's adorable glory!Based on characters created by Bubi Au Yueng (for the book of the same name / blogged); Ren, Circle Boy, Newspaper Boy, GID

The Godfather (Original Version) by Michael Lau in Color!

Tis actually quite apt and fitting that Michael Lau is doing the GODFATHER (Original Marionette Version) figure from MINDstyle, as he has been oft known as the "Godfather of Hong Kong Designer Vinyl" in the 90s (or variations bestowed thereof). And from last week's basic prototype sculpts, we now have the figure in Full Color! [CLICK THRU for a closer-look!]

PRESS: MINDstyle International is

Papa Sama LVL 9999 Butter Edition release by Erick Scarecrow (June 12-drop)

PRESS: Starting this Friday 06/12/09 at 11AM EST- Erick Scarecrow's PAPA SAMA LVL 9999 Butter Edition 8 inch resin figure will be available at the Esc-Toy Shop (with a SRP of US$139 UPDATED 13.06.09: SRP has been changed to US$129.99 with free shipping in the US). This is the second colorway after the Chocolate Edition that was released and sold out in Japan. Limited to 20 pcs worldwide - each

PHU! Got YOKA?

PHU! Got YOKA? adFunture has the answer, methinks - We await news :)[via iPhu]

July YOKAs by adFunture: DIY / WrongWroks and Yoka Series 1

PRESS: Let your creative juice flow and express them on our blank YOKA! 10" tall, there's enough room on this vinyl canvas for you to carry out the most crazy customizations! Last teased in May, adFunutre is set to release their 10 inch YOKA Di-It-Yourself Version come July 1st - with a SRP of US$45-per.If this looks familiar - tis because I've just blogged about it late last week = but now

DJ Dread Squid by Ryon Xavier Smith (Prototype Sculpt)

From Ryon Xavier Smith of HTXB ("House That Xavier Built" / creator of the awesome Hockey Samurai Warrior) comes a "brand new" creation (which in actual fact is not that "new") dubbed; DJ DREAD SQUID!Xavier-says: "For those who never saw my DJ Dread Squid, I welcome you to his world! This is one of my favorite design I did last year but had problems with factory! ... I created the squid because

Ducksauce Waiting (Fresh WIP-snaps Revealed)

TRE managed to get thee hands on a series of hush snaps from a "Justifiably Bodacious" Super-Spy, featuring WIP pics of DUCKSAUCE = the first of DynomightNYC's Cthulhu Juice Crew series of figures designed by J-R00 and made by The Sucklord! Currently no drop-date has been set, but we do "know" that the 3 3/4 scale figures are limited to only 35 pieces at US$35-per ... CLICK THRU for a closer

M&M x Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

And while Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen the movie has premiered in Tokyo, permit me to share a M&M-commercial instead (sad state of the cyber-world but nobody said t'was ever gonna remain sweet) - featuring Optimus Prime hauling candies - a tie-in to the current promotion of their Strawberried Peanut Butter candy, as well as an online game @ www.mms.com/us/transformers. And to further

The Giver Of Disease: Pestilence Grey Edition by Andrew Bell

Andrew Bell's THE GIVER OF DISEASE: PESTILENCE Grey Edition is the last painted full-production edition to be released. Limited to 300 pcs in glorious greyscale (with a hint of red) - Pestilence possesses poseable arms, head and wings, and includes a Soup Dumpling of Doom accessory mini figure. Price is undetermined (previous releases have been at US$60 per) but the 5.5 inch tall figure should be

Bootleg Kaijus by Mishka x adFunture in Color

Eddi-blogs: "Out of our regular routine, we are working with the boyz from Mishka NYC on these monsters. Handpainted in small quantities, just fun stuff to make."First posted on TRE as unpainted prototypes, now seen as an explosion of colors - like a lush desert (Portuguese egg tart with strawberry-filling) gained sentience and stood up by itself to attack your appetites - as all good kaiju-toys

Devilock Palmboy vinyl by adFunture

As the Devilock Palmboy punches his fists victoriously into the air, we delve into his origins ...PALMBOY is the Japanese streetwear brand DEVILOCK’s mascot. The Palmboy has been released as a toy figure in the past (by Medicom Toy and most recently with Hennessy and even Eric So), adFunture has since re-made it - but at a larger size - standing at an (estimated) 28cm or so tall. The yellow

Thunder Ape Mini-G by ANTZ x adFunture

Peep the awesome THUNDER APE Mini-G designed by ANTZ and made by adFunture! Visceral in it's red and gold highlights with a punch of attitude (of coz in no small part to Jukai's original G-Robot design-form) = equals a power toy to be had, IMHO. (And I'm not extolling this becoz ANTZ be a fellow-countryman, yeh? Congrats dude!)Expect to see Thunder Ape and his fellow 3.5 inh tall vinyl-brethren

threeA Is Looking For Comic Artists!

threeA Toys is on a comic artist hunt! And they are currently accepting black and white samples only (no color, no computer fanarky), with 4 page submissions (in 72dpi) emailed to info@threeaonline.comNearly pissed me shorts when I scoped this on the 3A production blog - tis always been a dream of mine to draw comics for a living, since a wee young'un ... now I'm too chickenshitte to give it a go

Introducing Misfortune Cat by FERG x threezero (PLAYGE)

/// CLICK THRU for a closer-look at test samples (above-right) of FERG's (aka Clay Ferguson of Jamungo) upcoming vinyl figure; MISFORTUNE CAT!Fans-of-Ferg might be familiar with the Misfortune Cat character - seen as a 2D-print image (above-left) and also as a forum-avatar ... and in it's vinyl incarnation, will stand 9 inches tall in rotocast vinyl with injection pieces for eyes and tongue =

Opening Photos for Thought Processor SF Series @ Super7 (June 6)

The Thought Processor SF Series opened at Super7 June 6th [tagged] featuring a host of artists contributing both papercraft designs and painted canvases. All the Thought Processor-pieces will be available for downloads soon. Meanwhile CLICK THRU for a slideshow of the launch-night, or CLICK to view full-screen ... Next stop? Now on to LA and Munky King in September for the LA series.Eric-(

Grobold by WeKillYou

These 4.5 inch tall GROBOLD resin figures by WeKillYou looks to know how to have some fun ... although I'm not wholly sure of they're attempting a M.Jackson-groove-move, or reaching out to the goads in the skies for a "sacrifice" ... (CLICK THRU to know for sure). Regardless, they were priced at US$45 per and they have been sold out via WKY's online shop ... but it doesn't mean they don't get any

Rare Buff Monster, Buff Bunny and Book by Buff Monster

This be a bodacious Buff-Monster-fueled blog-post filled with Buff Bunnies, Buff-books and Super-Scoop Buff Monsters = all coming out from MINDstyle! First up is the above (approx) 15 inch tall SUPER SCOOP BUFF MONSTER collectible figure "ultra rare with limited production pieces scheduled for release at Buff Monster’s upcoming exhibition this fall, select event signings and through ATS* direct

Mini Mr Toast Plush by Dan Goodsell

First there was the regular 7 inch actual toast-sized Mr. Toast plush ... then came word of the 11-incher Mega Mr Toast ... and now? MINI TOAST is set to join Dan Goodsell's Mr Toast and Friends!Standing 4 inch tall (perfect for a high-tea sandwich *gasp*) - look for them via a tentative October/November period (currently no quantities nor prices are revealed / FYI: Sample shown here / far-left)

Do You Wanna Feel Faint? : High Kick Girl trailer (with Eng-subs)

"New" HIGH KICK GIRL! (Hai Kikku Gâru!) movie-trailer with English subtitles - featuring the "infamous" scene from the first trailer (now color-corrected in a warm hue) and more scenes of high-kicks and violence towards women, in this instance the female lead; Rina Takeda. Apparently the movie is already screening in Japan ... I wonder if it'll turn up in Singapore? (with English subtitles please

Preview for I Have The Power @ Double Punch (June 20)

"I HAVE THE POWER" is both the transformation-proclamation-cry (or half of the cry anyways) for when Prince Adam holds up his Power Sword and transforms into He-Man ... it is also the name of the He-Man & MOTU** Tribute Show (**Masters Of The Universe) happening June 20th [blogged]. But you need not have to head down to Eternia for this, as the Double Punch Gallery will be hosting the show, and

Anubis custom-Munny by MeSmithy for Into The Darkness @ 1:AM

Megan Smithyman aka MeSmithy sends over her submission got the currently-running Into The Darkness show @ 1:AM [tagged]. Dubbed ANUBIS = it's a Stitched leather Mini Mummy Munny in the form of an ancient Egyptian "jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife" [wiki] - CLICK THRU for a closer-look at Anubis, which was completed in 5 days (Lurvin' the "gold" thread

Droplets Series 2 by Jam Factory (July 16-reveal)

Prepare yourselves for the coming of DROPLETS SERIES 2 by Gavin Strange aka Jam Factory and Crazy Label! The designs for Series 2 will be unveiled inside the Character Design special of Computer Arts Projects magazine (circa July 16th newsstand release). And if you're not too sure about what Droplets are: They are 2.5 inch tall vinyl figures, first released in 5 colorways (sans chase). CLICK to

The Nibbler for SDCC by The Tarantulas x Onell Design

The last TRE posted about The Nibbler was back in December'08 - and fast-forward to the "now", The Tarantulas drops a sneak-peek at the WIP-production Nibbler Glyos figures with Onell Design = set for a SDCC-launch! To be made available in Regular and Comic-Con exclusive Bubblegum versions, as well as "an ultra ultra rare third variant" ... Stay tuned for further nibbles*[Read the origin of The

Making Project TW85: Teen Wolf in 1/6 by The Tarantulas + Morpheus

Since TRE's first exclusive reveal of "Project TW85" aka the 1/6th-scale Teenwolf action figure [PEEP] a while back - I've had the opportunity to chat with both Chris aka Character Design Consultancy The Tarantulas (idea & direction) and Ali Coleman of UK-based Creative Form Developers Morpheus (sculpt & execution / makers of the Wooden Wall*E) about the conception and execution, as well as the "

Andre Sibayan + Leecifer for Thought Processor SF @ Super7 (June 6)

Above-left shows PROF RED BELLY scrowling beneath his mask by Andre Sibayan, while Leecifer's CAPT CYCLOPS keeps a keen eagle-eye on the good Prof, no doubt ever ready to curb his rage, if the need arises ... Both gentlemen and their respective THOUGHT PROCESSOR papercraft-customs - along with a host of participating artists' - will be on display at Super7, June 6th [Flyer] for the Thought

Into The Darkness: Launch Images @ 1AM and Online Sales

The 1:AM Gallery in San Francisco is currently hosting the group show Into The Darkness - curated by Alex Dril aka DrilOne - featuring custom-toys [tagged-on-TRE] and painted artwork from over 60 different artists from all over the world [blogged]. Launched June 5th, the show will exhibit thru July 3rd. Meanwhile, if you are unable to make the trip over - do check out Dril's flickr-album for

New Resin Toy by Lou Pimentel x mphlabs

PRESS: Here's a treat that nobody has seen yet, an exclusive for favorite newsletter subscribers! This is the next production figure coming out from mphlabs, our production division. What we can say about this right now is that it's going to be a super limited resin figure designed by one of our favorite artists. More news to come soon.From mphlabs comes this teaser partial-image of what looks

4 Inch Strawberry Gum TO-FU by DEVILROBOTS x Play Imaginative

Play Imaginative introduces the 4 Inch Strawberry Gum TO-FU! (last seen on TRE as one of the gifts for PI-Membership / first incarnation as a 16 inch giant! / seen PI@Galleria Foyer circa 2007).Designed by DEVILROBOTS and made by PI (in conjunction with Green Camel) - the Strawberry Gum TO-FU has a SRP of USD$13.95 / SGD$19.95 (Neither quantities nor release-dates are determined). Do check with

SKONK by OKKLE x Patch Together

Patch Together has teamed up with UK-artist and customizer OKKLE to manifest one of his characters to 3D-toy form. "SKONK" stands 6 inch tall and will be made of resin. Production of Skonk will begin when orders reach a minimum quantity of 5 orders (each 10 units per colorway / CLICK THRU to peep colorways!). Currently ore-orders for Skonk is only available for stores/wholesale (email VISEone@

Jellyface for World Environment Day 2009

PRESS: The 5th of June is the World Environment Day (WED) established by the UN General Assembly in 1972. JELLYFACE wants to contribute this important event whit three new friends of the family: CHLO RO and PHYLL. JELLY Chlo Ro and Phyll are downloadable paper toys created to say how important is planting more trees; they also invite you to use your face for environmental issues. If you like

Bone Ghost Agency by Sam Fout x Argonaut Resins

Now we have the project-name. Now we need us some prototype sculpts and story! Peep the promo-ad for Sam Fouts's upcoming resin-toy project with Argonaut Resins: BONE GHOST AGENCY! Looking forward to reveals!The last time we saw Sam Fout's character-creations manifest in original 3D-form was his Project: NEPTOONS (above)made by Play Imaginative (Not counting the platform toys like Kanizas and

CONNOR V.2

*Text on images added by myself.**Please Do not link to post (by name).***These are not official nor final production images.

Ninja Spiki Artist Proofs by Nakanai

NINJA SPIKI stands 8 inches tall (with points of articulation in the arms, hands and head) and comes equipped with two shuriken throwing stars and unsheathing katana blade. Designed by Nakanari of Mai Hiro and made by KUSO Designer Toys [tagged-on-TRE] - 'Spiki stands ready in his removable crimson scarf with a pliable tail that is in coiled position.'FYI: A small number of Artist Proof Spikis

Eyzor: custom Munny by Troy Stith (June 6-drop)

Eyzor is one of Professor Lindmir's first, but, favorite creations. It's watchful eye not only detects trespassers trying to steal from Lindmir's workshop, it also eliminates them with a blast of steam. If the intruders are lucky enough to survive Eyzor's steam assault, it's only a matter of time before his blaring siren alerts the rest of Lindmir's pets. Most petty thieves flee by this time, but

Purchasing Details for Project Squadt: Die Fuckers Chipp & Jack (June 15-drop)

Details for *DIE FUCKERS* Squadts-Specimens aka "CHIPP" and "JACK" from Project Squadt [tagged]/// To be released on June 15th @ 12 noon CST/// To be released online via http://store.projectsquadt.com [Note new address / old one is forwarded]/// Priced at US$65 per Single figure (choose either CHIPP or JACK) Limit to 100 pcs per Specimen./// Priced at US$120 per a Set of both Chipp and Jack.

Do You Feel Lucky by Patrick Ma @ OhNo!Doom, Chicago (June 5)

A*Okay Official & OhNo!Doom presents: "Do You Feel Lucky?" - featuring new works by Patrick Ma of Rocketworld launching June 5th @ OhNo!Doom, Chicago - (6-10pm / exhibits thru June 30th). The event will also see the debut of the newest IWG designer vinyl figures, the IWG SLEEPY BEAR series [PEEP], new vector illustrations and more. As with all sales under the Rocket World label, a portion of the

Win a custom by Jon-Paul Kaiser: Scarred (Circus Punk)

UPDATED 08.06.09: Contest has ended :)What Jon-Paul Kaiser said about his custom dubbed "SCARRED": "He's a bit of an experiment with a faded black for his stomach tattoo, may paint the tattoo again... Anyway as he's not a commission, he's available and I don't want to sell him, thinking maybe a competition or best trade or something, what do you think?"And a contest it will be! Stand a chance to

WrongWroks YOKA by adFunture (for Taipei Toy Festival)

Watch out for this YOKA variant by WRONG WROKS x adFunture at this coming July's Taipei Toy Festival. Standing 10 inch tall - the WrongWroks YOKA has a run of 400 pcs and has a SRP of US$60-per ... Now all it needs (*iWish/iHope*) is to have ad-images with the YOKA being held+cuddled by one of the cutie-bikinied-beauties seen on WW ... I blogged that out loud, didn't I? ... hehSource:

Rotofugi-Exclusive Bobby by Hello, Brute (June 9-drop)

Meet the shy BOBBY (or maybe he's "frightened"?) - with this colorway/version shown here a Rotofugi Exclusive - as hand-made by Jon Knox aka Hello, Brute. Limited to only 10 signed+numbered figures; Bobby stands 4.5 inches tall and has a SRP of US$50. Bobby will be made available next Tuesday, June 9th @ Rotofugi Chicago (in-store) and online at rotofugi.com the same day at 2pm Central Time.

Motorbot's (custom) Mutant Army Raffle

MOTORBOT-says: "In an effort to empty my studio and in light of the current economy I’ll be raffling off some of the leftover customs I have lying around. Each ticket will cost US$5 and the number of tickets available will vary with each figure."First custom up for your raffling-pleasures is a 6 inch tall snazzily-dressed member of the mutant army. 14 tickets will be available, and can be

Suparobo Project Series 4.5 / 5 / 6 by Rotobox (Teasers)

Spencer and Stephen of ROTOBOX Vinyl Anatomica have their next 3 series of their ongoing custom-Qee-series SUPAROBO PROJECT all planned and teased-out - with Series 4.5 due for a July 9th-drop (with what seems like 2 figure-form silhouettes) - the same date for Series 5; which features 3 pairs of eyes (for 3 customs maybe) and an intriguing image-name: "Last Day". Series 6 rounds off the

Frank Kozik Sculpt and Paints: MechaNana Bronze / Hell Comes To Chicago @ Rotofugi (June 12)

Double the Frank-Kozik-mayhem this post - starting with his latest Bronze edition MechaNana = Part "steampunk" and part "kaiju" this piece is a reinterpretation of the classic pop art banana icon. When asked to describe this piece Kozik just shrugged and said it was a "marital aide"... go figure! .Solicited by DKE Toys - the MechaNana Bronze peels at 10 inches long and 6" tall + wide (FYI: Shown

IDW 10th Anniversary WWRP Security Bramble Comic-Con Exclusive by 3A Toys

UPDATED 10.06.09: Online pre-order has gone "live" HERE - with the 8 inch tall figure going for US$50-per, limited to only 100-pcs. **Only available for pick up at SDCC. *Shipping is not available*IDW Publishing celebrates their 10th Anniversary with an exclusive WWRP "SECURITY" BRAMBLE release at San Diego Comic-Con! Made by threeA Toys and to be distributed via IDW, the Security Bramble-variant