Tenacious Toys Exclusive Greads by LYS0L (July 16-drop)

PRESS: Tenacious Toys announces a collaboration with NY artist Brian Ahlbeck, aka LYS0L. Jealous of friends and associates that are flocking to SDCC in a few days, Benny of Tenacious Toys asked LYS0L to make an "East Coast Pre-SDCC Exclusive" run of his Gread figures. The Tenacious Toys Exclusive Greads are cast in a blue tint with blue pearl spray. The run is limited to 8 pieces, and they will

Artist Cupcakes Blind Box from Tenacious Toys x Rampage Toys

NYC-based online retailer Tenacious Toys is poised to release their next artist-blind-boxed series (after their earlier custom Marshalls) with a "Cupcakes" themed featuring resins from Rampage Toys. Teased above are designs from (clockwise from top-left): Nasty Neil, OsirisOrion, Jon Malmstedt and Justin Hillgrove. NREAZON rounds up the list of participating artists - each of whom contributed 5

Interview with Benny Kline of Tenacious Toys (Part Two of Two)

[Click on banner below to read Part One]:TOYSREVIL: How long have you been in the biz? Seen any changes in the culture recently, that really bugs you up your bum? Or sends you into toy-bliss? Because as a retailer, you have a unique perspective on the scene, which most times you might not be able to voice out (but now you do, on TOYSREVIL). I am asking as you seem more vocal about what you do,

Interview with Benny Kline of Tenacious Toys (Part One of Two)

When I first knew Benny of Tenacious Toys, it was back in the day when he sent over snaps of convention displays, and I thought: "Now THERE'S my man-in-New York"! ~Me being thousands of miles away from where the action was at, meant a great deal to me, both then and now (regardless of original intent). Through the years, the name "Tenacious Toys" had become synonymous with "creator-exclusives",

Tenacious Toys Toy Street Exclusives & Show Special

Tenacious Toys will be exhibiting and selling at Toy Street next Friday April 22nd, teaming up at a table with artist Lou Pimentel - and here some of the special items they will be offering - starting with the above-posted OSIRISORION EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM SERIES!PRODUCT-TEXT: An OsirisOrion x Tenacious Toys collaboration based on the Buff Monster Mini Ice Cream 1.5" platforms. 4 shapes, each with

Tenacious Toys-Exclusive Anar-Qee customs from Matt Anderson

Benny of Tenacious Toys shares with us a brand new toy customizer named Matt Anderson (of which he is currently working on a series of TT-exclusives), as well introduces a new 4-piece series dubbed: "Anar-Qees" (based on the new 5-inch Mini Qee platform by Toy2R).Shown here are just a small selection of customs, with the bulk viewable via Matt's Flickr album. Look for Anar-Qees to turn up

Upcoming New Toys on TOYSREVIL (Jan/30/2011)

With the launch of the Kidrobot Dunny Azteca Series 2, Ernesto and Carlos of The Beast Brothers prepares to release their Artist Proof / A/P-Dunnys with a decidedly "bloody" slant, with the "Sacrificial Stones" coming along with miniature ceremonial knifes and hearts. Only the teaser exists, with no details of drop-date nor price. Cool tho. And oh yes, let's not forget about their "chase" Golden

The World of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Jan/24/2011)

The PLAYGE GREEN SQUBE is slated for a Jan 24th release @ a SRP of US$50 (inclusive international shipping). Measuring 4x4x4" and made in ABS, this edition of 150 item can be ordered via www.playge.net. Got your Sqube-On Yet?  Our friends at Tenacious Toys in New York offers up their exclusive metallic silver PEACE KING resin sculpts by Argonaut Resins (from the "Kings of Atlantis" series) -

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

Over Saturated & Under Appreciated by Brent Nolasco @ New York Comic Con 2010 (Cultyard Booth 2878)

PRESS: Brent Nolasco's newest line of artworks is called "Over Saturated & Under Appreciated". The project uses mass-produced found objects as a basis for Brent's off-kilter artwork. Brent has wanted to do this project for a long time, and recently acquired some skulls mass-produced by Martha Stewart, giving him the perfect starting point. This new direction gives Brent the opportunity to put

Release of Custom-Marshalls Blind Box by Tenacious Toys

So have you gotten your custom-Marshalls blind box series from Tenacious Toys yet? Released on September 26th, the figures are priced at US$49.99 per pull and features customs from NEMO / OsirisOrion / Leecifer / Steve Talkowski / Den Ramos / Spanky Stokes / LYS0L / Brent Nolasco / Bryan Collins / Zam / Rolo / Ian Ziobrowski / Phetus ~ all based on the MARSHALL figure-form by 64Colors and

Resin Release: Tenacious Toys Exclusive Silver Tuttz Wave 2 by Argonaut Resins (Sept 19)

New York-based retailer Tenacious Toys is scheduled to release their 2nd wave of SILVER TUTTZ by Argonaut Resins on Sunday September 19th @ 9pm EST ~ available to order online via their "Exclusives" section of www.tenacioustoys.com.Priced at US$55 (+shipping) ~ Wave 2 consists of 6 x blind-boxed Tuttz figures: 4 x metallic Silver figures, 1 x Blue Haze variant and 1 x Cosmic Underworld variant.

TOYSREVIL-Turns-5: Win A Terror & Magus Death Metal Edition Contest

UPDATED: A winner has been picked! Congratulations, Jack! FYI: the comments section of this contest-post will henceforth be "hidden" from the prying eys of the cyber-public. Thanks for everyone's participation and for the kind support of the TOYSREVIL-blog!The TOYSREVIL-Blog turns 5 this coming February 19th! And in celebration of this humble blog-birthday, there will be a slew of contests and

Coverage for The Rollie Custom Show @ All The Right (Oct 30)

custom rollie artshow nyc from nemo mendez on Vimeo.The Rollie Custom Show curated by NEMO and Benny of Tenacious Toys ~ which featured over 40 customs based on a 99-cent roll-on deodorant bottle platform and was on show at All The Right in Corona, Queens circa October 30th [tagged] ~ quite a brill notion of recycling a mundane everyday product unto a piece of art, IMHO ~ CLICK THRU for a

Tenacious Toys-Exclusive Silver Winston by Kathie Olivas (NYCC Booth 867)

Tenacious Toys is proud to announce their very first Exclusive figure: the SILVER WINSTON from Kathie Olivas' Scavengers series by MINDstyle.

Limited production to 200 pieces @ a SRP of US$15-per - Silver Winston was up for pre-orders online @ www.tenacioustoys.com but has since sold out their 140 pre-order-pcs. Fret not, for 40 pcs were saved for sale at New York Comic Con 2009 (Feb 6-8). Visit