Custom-Feature: Bad Luck Mad*L by Igor Ventura

Popped into my inbox is Igor Ventura's latest commission-Mad*L custom named "BAD LUCK" (should be ambassador mascot for Singapore's "Inttergrated Resorts" - which is a fancy name for "casinos" lol) - inspired by the ever-infamous one-armed bandit: the slot machine! Igor adds: "The concept behind it is the similarities between a blind box and a slot machine: there's an element of surprise, as you

Superhero-Sunday: Hellboy Madl custom by Motorbot

While hardly a traditionally recognized "hero" with super-powers, the character of HELLBOY has endured WW2 (or rather, based on the storyline) and continues to battle strange and mystical monsters till this very day - the concept of Hellboy and his blunt horns has become an iconic representation of geekery made good, the world over, IMHO.What? After a slew of comicbook stories from Dark Horse

Custom-Feature: MADL ZOMBIE by Aretwo Deetwo

…Brains…BRAAAAAINSSSS!… Custom MADL ZOMBIE by illinois-based customizer Aretwo Deetwo, with photography and setup by furtive photography = very nice indeed!

Custom-Feature: Nuggy Growstation by Ian Ziobrowski

New York based artist Ian Ziobrowski drops an awesome sight-of-a-custom-SET with the full reveal of his NUGGY GROWSTATION - which posses a dioramic-quality featuring a number of mini-custom figures and the MadL as main feature-base for them to interact in. I serious do not how to reflect the true volume of these figures (all toys look the same size posted and seen from your PC monitor, isn't it?)

WIPs of Robo MadL by Matt Anderson

We first posted about artist Matt Anderson and his Anar-Qee customs exclusively for Tenacious Toys HERE (FYI: the customs drops tomorrow too), but this here blogpost is focused on his current WIP Robo MadL customs, with the in-action video above, as well stills shared below. What do you think of this steampunked-themed delectable contraption? [Snaps via Matt.Acustoms]

Custom Works on TOYSREVIL (Feb/13/2011)

New exciting images revealing a bit more of A Little Stranger's custom-Qee for The Heavy Metal Qee Project [interviewed] featuring a horned and winged cutie in resplendid white and black. Awesomness in plush is thy name, METAL MONSTER.[Heavy Metal Qee updated, I blogged]Amsterdam-based The Outland Store has joined forces with Viseone to offer collectors the exclusive Red Outland edition of custom

Show Me The Bacon! Contest by Tenacious Toys x TOYSREVIL

TENACIOUS-TOYS NYCC-ANNOUNCEMENT: The first 30 paying customers at Tenacious Toys Booth 2878 @ New York Comic Con will get a shot at winning one of 2 GID Purple SKET Bacon MadLs, for every day of NYCC. Daily-drawing will take place at 4:30pm.While New York Comic Con is mere hours/minutes/moments away from opening their convention doors, folks around the world unable to attend, are not left out of

Custom-Showcase: Tiger Fury by AW177 x Kevin Goselin for New York Comic Con

Allen Wen aka AW177 shares with us the next Mad*L-custom after "Dragon Power": Introducing TIGER FURY! Made in collaboration wth Kevin Gosselin on sculpting duties, Tiger Fury will be greeting folks at New York Comic Con via Tenacious Toys' booth 2878 @ The Cultyard. CLICK THRU for more images of TIGER FURY!(Sneaked above-right is the 3rd and final Mad*L-custom: "PHOENIX RISING"!)[Additional pics

AW177 x Kevin Gosselin Collabo Custom Mad*L Series for New York Comic-Con 2010 (@ Tenacious Toys Booth 2878)

Artist AW177 has collaborated with Kevin Gosselin to produce a series of 3 custom-MADL for the coming New York Comic Con. The project was to recreate the ancient terra cotta warrior form onto a Mad*L, featuring sculptwork by Kevin and final painted artwork by AW177. The final result is an elite warrior wearing a uniform full of Chinese art and representing 3 animals in Chinese culture. The first

Toy-Unveiled: Bacon Mad*L by Sket-One x Wizard Sleeve Toys

After the earlier-posted tease, Wizard Sleeve Toys and Sket-One unveils their new exclusive BACON MAD*L (looking pinkishly-delish here in medium-rare ... or is it totally rare? haha). Produced by Solid Industries and limited to only 300 pcs, the 5.5 inch tall vinyl figure will be made available this summer, with a Signing tour to begin in NYC (estimated starting date: August 2010).[Images via

Bacon MadL by Sket-One x MAD x Wizard Sleeve Toys

A three-way combo-roastup between designers Sket-One & MAD in conjunction with Wizard Sleeve Toys gets ready to serve up a yummilicious toy with the BACON MADL vinyl figure!Served medium-rare and standing 5.5" tall, the Bacon MadL is limited to 300 pcs, and will see a launch beginning with a signing tour in NYC (estimated starting date: August 2010) taking place from Kidrobot NYC to Crewest

Fireflies (Music Video) by Owl City Featuring Collectible Art Toys

I reckon either or both the music video director and art director (for Owl City's "Fireflies" / shown above) loves their designer and kaiju vinyls, what with the appearances of characters from MAD and Max Toy Company peppered throughout the video, amidst retro tin toys! Sometimes it does pay to vegge out in front of the teevee! ~ And so I had to track this video down, and yes, CLICK THRU for

Drabble the Dragon Custom-MadL by Kat Brunnegraff

Drabble is a land Dragon, he has no wings like many other dragons do. A fact that torments him everyday. He often dreams of being able to soar up into the sky and join his winged friends in flight.Drabble is a customed 5 inch MadL by Kat Brunnegraff and happens to be the first painted toy of 2010 for Kat! Drabble is also currently available for US$200 via Kat's online store.

Baby Tiger: Custom Mad*L by Jeremiah Ketner

2010 is the Year of the Tiger (in the Chinese Almanac) and Jeremiah Ketner aka SmallandRound starts it off with an uber-sweet 5" custom-Mad*L named BABY TIGER, completed as a commissioned-gift for fellow artist Cris Rose, seen here having fun in the snow ~ *aaawwww*CLICK THRU for more snaps of Baby Tiger! [4 x images of Baby Tiger by Jeremiah Ketner / CLICK for full-screen viewing]Cris mentions

Customs by Small and Round for Multiversal @ Art Basel Miami (Dec 3)

CLICK THRU to have a slideshow- preview of Jeremiah Ketner aka SmallandRound's trio of gorgeous customs done for the Multiversal Group Show at Art Basel Miami Beach [blogged] ~ featuring a Kokeshi wooden figure and duo Mad*Ls.The Multiversal group show begins on Thursday, December 3rd and runs until Sunday, December 6th. It will take place at The American Legion building, 6445 NE 7th Ave in the

Preview Peek at Doktor A's MAD*L for Freak Mechanique @ LiFT (Nov 14)

Unveiling at Doktor A's solo show FREAK MECHANIQUE [tagged] @ LiFT Designer Toys & Gallery, in Detroit City, USA this November 14th is a brand new 5 inch vinyl Mad*L figure; AUTONOMOUS SELF WINDING DOMESTIC ~ designed by Doktor A & produced by Solid Industries!Limited to 300 pcs ~ produced to commemorate the Freak Mechanique show, the figure will be made available at the coming DesignerCon in

Brent Nolasco customs for "From Mind To Matter" & "Crazy 4 Cult 3D"

CLICK THRU for a double-shot of custom-awesomeness from artist Brent Nolasco showcasing work done for upcoming shows; From Mind To Matter (at ToyQube) and Crazy 4 Cult 3-D (at Gallery 1988). The intensity picks and gorges at my cornea, membrane blurry wet from rainbowed-color bleeds cascading down the pop-void subconsciousness = *I Like*TITLE: Bleed it out!PLATFORM: Andrew Bell's "Giver"MEDIA:

Observation Drone: custom MAD*L by Cris Rose (July 3-drop)

Tis been a while since we had any customs by Cris Rose on TRE (for reasons I dare not divulge as yet - needless to say it's gonna be epic) and if you - like me - want a Cris-Rose-customs-fix, then stake out his online shop around about 6pm (London time) on July 3rd today - for the drop of his 1-of-1 Edition custom MAD*L Jungle coloured Observation Drone!CLICK THRU for a closer look at Observaton

10" Striped Skullhead MADL set by Huck Gee (July 3-drop)

PRESS: We got quite a few requests for this little guy after we announced the last B&W set. So we dug up some more blank MADLs and revisited Huck's OG Striped Skullhead MADL design, originally seen back in 2005. Sporting the original wings and same iconic red & white striped suit, we present 10 custom hand painted Striped Skullhead MADLs going on sale this Friday, July 3rd, at Noon PDT. As usual

Observation Drone (Honey) 5" Custom Mad*l by Cris Rose (Apr 15-drop)

The first in a series of larger observation drones from UK artist & nigh-prolific toy customizer Cris Rose comes the Observation Drone (Honey) 5-inch custom Mad*l = an apt companion (if not "Big Brother") to his earlier Keep An Eye On The Sky customed-Dunnys, IMHO. Splendidly made with vinyl, resin, metal, acrylics and spraypaint - this Honey-toned custom is 1/1 (comes signed) and will be made