wwr large martin sneaked

LARGE MARTIN [tagged] blurry profile sneaked on 3A Toys-forum - looking more full-on heavy-duty artillery-based, rather than humanoid/mecha-limbed foot-soldier, IMHO.And while all I could do was to darken the image (in a sad, failed attempt to make it "clearer" :p) - SionaShot upped and did a side-by-side (possible) size-comparison with a 15-incher BRAMBLE (based on feet-sizes / brill-work, Siona

ashley wood's tomorrow king pre-orders dec 2/3 and a blanc de plume update

TOMORROW KING & BLANC De PLUME Updates from 3A Toys - and how both Popbot and World War Robot properties are intertwined in this upcoming release starting December 2nd (or 3rd depending on where you are in the world - one more day-ish!).DATES:December 3rd @ 9.00am AESTDecember 2nd @ 5.00pm ESTDecember 2nd @ 10.00pm GMTSPECS:3 Figure Set @ US$300 (includes EMS Shipping)Single figure blindbox @ US

el diablo sculpt revealed by robbie busch x argonaut resins / el diablo loves you @ rotofugi (dec 5)

EL DIABLO sculpt revealed by hot new resin-toymaker Argonaut Resins and artist Robbie Busch aka McBoingBoing. [tagged] Casting has begun and next up? Colorways! *Stay tuned for developments on TRE*Next up for Robbie? a solo show @ Rotofugi starting December 5th - titled: "El Diablo Loves You - New Works by Robbie Busch" (Exhibit thru December 20 / via)El Diablo Loves YouOpening Reception: Friday

kimochis: toys with feelings inside

Introducing Cloud, Huggtopus and Bug = a trio of new plush characters dubbed KIMOCHIS [www] - who "helps kids communicate their feelings in a fun and comfortable way." (Pronounced "Key.Mo.Chee" - it means "Feeling" in Japanese).Each character comes with 3 small "Kimochis™" – or feelings inside a special pocket and a How-To Use Kimochis™ Feel Guide with fun easy lessons developed by nationally

canned haminal plush by crystal chesney-thompson

Ever wonder where canned ham comes from and noticed that a regular sized pig won't fit in a can? Animation director, Crystal Chesney-Thompson has condensed the cuteness of several ham-related animals; hamster, guinea pig and regular pig, to create HAMINAL (*Not to be mistaken for Gary Ham's Haminals tho) - the ultra cute ham-animal. He's smaller, tastier, boneless and conveniently can shaped!

musseloom by cutesypoo toys

"The Musseloom live deep underground in a cavernous world full of glowing fungus and crystal stalagmites. They chase down the fast moving Ci-Ci balls and eat them up. Yum! When they eat one they glow bright for a short whileand sometimes can fire light beams. Musseloom like to be cozy and warm and they especially like friendly hugs."MUSSELOOM the plush from Cutesypoo Toys (also makers of Little

little miss eggtart plush by cutesypoo toys

Is DKE Toys soliciting tim-sum orders now? But if they be as delish-looking as these LITTLE MISS EGGTARTS plushies are? C'mon and roll that dessert trolley over here! LOLLittle Miss Eggtart is based on the popular Chinese dessert (and one of my absolute favs - yums!). "Little Miss Eggtart is the cutest tart of all. She is sometimes shy at first but once she gets to know you she'll be your best

noferin's pecan pals are coming in december

In the spirit of all things holiday-ish, Noferin drops teasers of the impending releaseof their PECAN PALS! With a December release-period and a US$45 price tag :)Last seen as prototypes [CLICKETH] - Pecan Pals stand between from 4.5 to 8 inches in height, and are handcrafted from wood and are limited to 200 friends (full-colored versions). There was talk initially of a variant series featuring

crazy nike air force 1 by michael lau

A tad late with my follow-up to Michael Lau's CRAZY NIKE AIR FORCE 1-coverage (but better late than mysteriously-missing, innit? heh). Hypebeast previewed the toy & sneaker-set done for the Michael Lau x Nike 1World “Air Crazy” Force 1 release - which also included the conversion of MICHAEL GALLERY (only been there once in my life years back) into a "white padded room" for crazies, including

nineball seraph crystal version @ anime festival asia 2008

[Higher-res version on my multiply]The Armored Core series NINE BALL SERAPH - CRYSTAL Version 1/72 model-kit saw it's first overseas release item from Kotobukiya as one of the exclusives for Anime Festival Asia 2008 blogged] in Singapore last weekend - which featured a version of Koto's "regular" Nine Ball Seraph edition [www] with clear-color tinted mecha boy-portions. CLICK THRU for more,

afa08-video: koji morimoto @ anime festival asia 2008

[Higher-res version on my flickr / multiply / facebook]Time: 5pm-ish?Date: 23rd November 2008 (Day Two of AFA'08)Location: Suntec City Halls 403-404Event: Anime Festival Asia 2008 [www]Remarks: Koji Morimoto-sans' segment for Genius Party Beyond ("Dimension Bomb" / blogged) had just screened and Q&A is in session with questions from the floor. The translation in second video-pan is along the

pixelmunky x casey chen throw

Fancy a throw by Pixel Munky? Done in collaboration with designer-artist Casey Chen for his solo exhibition, the throw measures 2.8m x 1.5m - and will be made available for sale at www.wefew.net soon-ish (Aik Beng say one!). Hopefully we'll get some further product info over in time to come :p ~ *Support Local Products*

mimo gala @ artoholic gallery, singapore (nov 21)

The MIMO GALA @ Artoholic Gallery [www] saw the launch of MIMOBOT designer USB Flash Drives in Singapore on November 21st, 2008 [blogged] - including an exhibition of local artists works and "live" painting by Sheryo, ANTZ, Eeshaun, Traseone and PHU!. CLICK THRU for more pics (+ my rambling) or go direct to my Multiply-album for full-pics coverage, or my Facebook-album. FYI: All artworks will be

black friday toy specials

The term "Black Friday" is relatively "new" to me, having only read/heard about it this past few weeks! But hey, I'm always open to learning new things (embarrassing myself along the way is just part & parcel of the evolutionary arc). Meanwhile, Ayleen from Toy Break reminds folks of what to look out for (tis 15mins to midnight and end of Friday in Singapore anyways :p) as well as the following

live long and prosper: about that alternate star trek trailer

Remember that STAR TREK movie trailer I posted last week? Well, seems there be an "alternate" version - everything is essentially the same - except with a "twist-ending" - and you can watch it by going to Aint It Cool News ... or CLICK THRU to get to the screengrab of the scene (if you can recognize the blurry image posted-top, then you can sorta guess what's coming up ... heh.... I remember a

la serie speakerdog! viva speakerdog!

"A Fiesta full of artists from all over Mexico have pointed their pinata stick at Speakerdog, creating an explosion of colourful paper toys dubbed LA SERIE MEXICO!" This newest series of Speakerdog paper toys includes a pinata-whopping-fest of 45 designs celebrating the life and culture of Mexico!CLICKETH to choose your fav Speakerdogs-designs to download and make. And also check out

tripe by triclops studio for stitch experiment 626

Rob of Triclops Studio has this to say about their Stitch-custom (completed for the STITCH EXPERIMENT 626 PROJECT / blogged / tagged): "TRIPE is based on 'Stripe' the baddie from Gremlins... Luc & I thought the Stitch shape lent itself perfectly, so with a little cutting, milliputting, painting and some spilt water (haha!) our super deformed, mo-hawked friend was spawned!"(and if you folks don't

ultra iron stitch by ultraman for stitch experiment 626

HongKong's ULTRAMAN (aka James Fong) drops a series of pics of his heavy-metal custom Stitch complete for the STITCH EXPERIMENT 626 PROJECT [blogged / tagged]. What else can one say about this crisp, clean & sleek custom that is obvious to even the untrained toy-lurving eye, innit? Totally rawking it, James!/// CLICK THRU for more pics of ULTRA IRON STITCH!"Featuring customs done on a

strangeco toys & exclusives for vinyl toy network (dec 6-7)

And what a line-up STRANGECo has in store for folks at the coming Vinyl Toy Network event @ Pasadena, USA come the weekend of December 6th-7th - featuring the following toy-goodies (FYI: Neither Quantity nor Prices determined / will update when info is released):- James Jarvis' MARTIN X Amos Toys Edition will make an appearance. (FYI: MARTIN X will go on sale on FRIDAY, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:00 am

gid killa instinct by blokhedz x marka27 @ vinyl toy network (dec 6-7)

"Whats gully and trife and glows in the night?" - asks Blokhedz ... and the illuminating answer is the GLOW-IN-THE-DARK KiLLA INSTINCT = a collabo with Mike and Marc Davis (the creators of BLOKHEDZ) and Marka27's vinyl figure from BIC Plastics [tagged] - set to debut @ the upcoming Vinyl Toy Network @ Pasadena, USA (Dec 6-7), where a limited amount will be made available at the BIC Plastics

wack & blite by nicebunny x pretty in plastic for vinyl toy network (dec 6)

UPDATED: 29.11.08 Just got word from Brian Castleforte that the prior mentioned 6 pcs of WACK & BLITE [tagged] @ Vinyl Toy Network will NOT be in Tribalnot-patterns (the image on VTN is inaccurate in terms of skin-design) but will be in super-secret colorways - to be revealed @ VTN. Look for them @ Pretty In Plastic's table. Each figure comes with a print and special packaging :)*Apologies

bonustoyz black friday with skullskin & goldorus all-black editions

This Black Friday November 28th, Bonustoyz drops a couple of surprise-bonuses for fans of Ajee and MIST - with the release of all-black editions of SKULLSKIN and GOLDORUS!Skullskin BLACK WARRIOR Edition is limited to 20-pcs @ 90 EUROSGoldorus BLACK STUFF Edition is (currently) limited to 10-pcs @ 119 EUROS

black friday devils grey & pink

This Friday (11/28/08) both of the standard versions of The Saddest Devil (Grey and Pink) will be half price for 24 hours in the Devils Head webstore! (FYI: there are only a few Grey ones left and both versions come with a FREE print and button set as a thank you for buying direct from the artist). On Saturday any remaining stock will go back to the standard SRP of US$60.

1/6 movie masterpiece the spirit & the octopus by hot toys

[higher-res version on my flickr]"...Less than one month left! One of the most anxious movies - The Spirit will hit in the theatres on the Christmas day! Today, we are proud to introduce our first 2 collectibles from this movie - 12" high The Spirit action figure and 12" high The Octopus action figure. Both hero and villain come with a powerful firearm which you've never seen before! Well, this

movie masterpiece 1/6 hellboy & abe sapien by hot toys

[higher-res version on my flickr]"The RED hero came from the hell...- Do you know a person who has a RED body? Santa Clause? NO..not dressed in red color, but having a red body! Ah...yes, He's the Hellboy, if you know him, you should know his good partner Abe Sapien who's very good at diving ... Licensed by Sideshow Collectibles, we finally got the chance to produce our beloved comic heroes from

1/6 toht by sideshow collectibles

Now, the only few reasons why I would even remotely consider getting this 1/6th-scaled figure from Sideshow Collectibles are: [1] The awesome looking Ark of Covenant accessory, [2] The groovy pin-stripe zoot-suit that Toht's wearing! (The spectacles may come in handy for kitbashes too. heh)., and finally [3] The interchangeable melt-away face is hilarious! ... other that that, my recollection of

1/6 jedi knight obi-wan kenobi (episode 2) by sideshow collectibles

Sideshow Collectibles' previews their upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi: Jedi Knight - Episode II 12-inch Figure - featuring a very suave likeness of Ewan McGregor as Kenobi (altho the swish-mulletness reminded me of an-early Rick Springfield -"ya gotta love somebody, don't wait!")Limited to only 1,000-pcs worldwide @ a SRP of US$69.99 - Priority Pre-Order begins Friday, December 5th at 10AM (Pacific Time).

foldskool heroes series 3 by marshall alexander

Marshall says: "Growing up in the seventies and eighties, my childhood memories basically consist of videogames, bright plastic toys and TV cartoons. Any time that was left I spent drawing and programming games for my Commodore 64."Marshall Alexander's FOLDSKOOL HEROES goes old-skool gamers with SERIES 3 - and if you can recognize these iconic leisure-modules, then welcome to the retro-club!

x'mas ballmer by patrick chow

Patrick Chow (of G999) drops word of the upcoming release - in the first week of December - of his 'christmas-themed' ball-jointed-doll (BJD) creation dubbed [X'mas Ballmer]!Standing 13 inches tall, the [X'mas Ballmer] has a SRP of US$50-per and can be found at these fine establishments:- myplasticheart (NYC US)- Plastic Chapel (Denver US)- 3DRetro.com (LA US)- Wizard Sleeve Toys (US)-

catch the rainbow with speakerboss by sjors trimbach

Brickboy aka Sjors Trimbach mentions: "Some time ago a very good friend of us was diagnosed with cancer. His motto: "Catch the Rainbow" was more valid than ever. The realization that someone you love may be gone just like that, hit hard and made me want to do something."The result of which was that Sjors made 14 papermodels (dubbed SPEAKERBOSS) in the colors of the rainbow, with letters on the

hoophy vol 2 by shin tanaka

CLICK on any of the images above to download Shin Tanaka's second design in his new series of free downloadable paper toys dubbed HOOPHY. Remember to download and archive them becoz Shin doesn't keep his designs online for too long tho :p

1/6 flash gordon in blue shirt by go hero

FLASH! AAA-AAAAAHH SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE!Look, tis not my fault that whenever anyone mentions (or I read online) the words "Flash Gordon", and inevitably Queen's song ("Flash's Theme" from the 80's kitschy-movie version) ends up popping into my head, innit? FFFLASSHH! AA-AAAAAHH! HE'LL SAVE EVERY ONE OF US!Altho with this I now wonder what was the main "hero" theme song (or at least music) for

afa08-video: 8.13 / 22.11

[Higher-Res versions on my flickr / multiply / facebook]Time: 8:13pmDate: 22nd November 2008 (Day One)Location: Suntec City Halls 403-404Event: Anime Festival Asia 2008 [www]Remarks: View from center-front (of entrance).[CLICK for AFA'08-Coverage on TRE]

tomorrow king revealed by ashley wood x 3a toys

If you're wondering WHY all these TOMORROW KINGS look exactly-ish the same (except for different hair color)? -Well, tis becoz they are CLONES (in the POPBOT-comics world, that is). But as 1/6th-scaled / 12-inches tall articulated action figures by 3A Toys products? /// CLICK THRU to reacquaint yourselves before they drop for pre-orders on December 2nd/3rd on Bambalandstore.com [DETAILS](FYI: The

ron english 8-inch dunny by kidrobot / dunny launch @ kr miami (dec 4)

"Pop art godfather Ron English exposes Dunny’s inner demons at Art Basel Miami with this freakishly rare 8-inch. Hit the lights on this GID piece to see what’s left of Dunny after English attacks. Available December 4 exclusively at Kidrobot Miami and kidrobot.com. Retails for US$50. Ron English spreads his popaganda with a rally and signing at Kidrobot MIA Thursday, December 4th from 6-8pm." [

krink mailbox by kidrobot

"We created a limited edition, 7-inch, resin version of this New York landmark and got ink guy and graf writer, Krink, to hit it up with his iconic silver drips. Replete with bolts, a debossed NYC stamp and dents from urban wear and tear, this expressionist piece of vandalism drops in a Krink-designed box December 18. Individually numbered out of 500! Retails for US$39.95." [via]Yes, your eyes

exclusives for touma exhibition @ mixi-bang! (nov 29)

Courtesy of Mixi-Bang! ~ here are toy-pics galore of what to expect from TOUMA's exhibition this coming November 29th (from 7pm / DETAILS) - featuring the debut of his new original character toy BEAK FALCON (Bone GID Edition), as well as RED and WHITE Guardian KNUCKLE BEAR (shared exclusive with Paradise Toy), DESTADONS (in Green, Red and Gunmetal), KAZU Mouse and MAO Cats! CLICK THRU for more

the sky crawlers @ anime festival asia 2008

If one of the main objectives of the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] held in Singapore November 22-23rd @ Suntec City (Halls 403-404) - was to provide "awareness" to Japanese products and concepts, then in the case of THE SKY CRAWLERS [www] - it worked for me ... sorta... /// CLICK THRU for more.[Full Trailer / In Japanese / no subs]The Sky Crawlers is a new animated feature film from director

scope dog @ anime festival asia 2008

I would like to say this is a IRC SCOPE DOG Turbo Custom (1/24) - but realistically I may not be 100%-certain, besides desperately trying to identify the armor-markings, and the figurine standing in front of it helps somewhat (picture-to-picture identification LOL). The above-shown Scope Dog should be Version 2 (based on the red shoulder-armor / www / priced @ 15,540YEN). And I think I should

motoslave bubblegum crisis @ anime festival asia 2008

MOTOSLAVE BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 1/15 figures seen @ the YAMATO [www] display @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - showcasing previously released figures, as well as upcoming ones, most notably *Priss Asagiri* (in metallic blue Knight-Saber-suit in red mecha-conversion / shown above) - scheduled for a December-drop @ 7,140YEN. Shown below is *Nene Romanova* with pink-bike (released in Sept'08).

bop dragon mike sutfin colorways by mike sutfin x rumble monsters

Kirkland Jue of Toybot Studios shares with us the official release information for Mike Sutfin's BOP DRAGON - whereby four different colorways has been created by Sutfin for House of Rumble Monster's BOP DRAGON - and further divided into two distinct categories: SUTFIN US VERSIONS & RUMBLE MONSTERS JAPAN VERSIONS. - CLICK THRU for Versions-description and release-info, or go direct to Toybot

business as usual by brian mccarty (& mark nagata) for kaiju monster invasion (dec 6)

Brian McCarty's contribution to Kaiju Monster Invasion [tagged] is this piece titled "BUSINESS AS USUAL" - in collaboration with Mark Nagata (of Max Toy Co).Brian mentions: "I’m honored to be a part of the exhibition. The piece I created, titled “Business As Usual,” gave me an opportunity to collaborate with the brilliant Mark Nagata. Mark designs and creates toys in classic Kaiju style. Eyezon,

bob conge's plaseebo - the awakening: for kaiju monster invasion @ art center of south florida (dec 3)

Bob Conge of Plaseebo sends word of his participation in the upcoming KAIJU MONSTER INVASION event @ the Art Center of South Florida, happening during Art Basel in Miami Beach. Kaiju Monster Invasion will be a multidisciplinary exhibition, whose primary focus is the artistic interpretation of Japanese kaiju* (*giant beasts from the golden age of Japanese film and television.). Curated by the

stitch experiment 626 project launch @ delay no mall, hongkong (nov 28)

MINDstyle & 3-Mix presents Disney's STITCH EXPERIMENT 626 PROJECT - featuring customs from over 50 international artists and customizers working on a DIY-Blank STITCH Vinyl figure. The Custom Art Tour begins November 28th @ the MINDstyle LIFEstyle creative space, 2nd Floor, DNM (Delay No Mall) in Hong Kong - and will literally "travel" and pick-up Stitch-customs along the way, with it's final

dreams to dreams: dcto custom show 2008 @ japanese american national museum (dec 1-jan 4, 2009)

Dacosta Bayley aka CHOCOLATE SOOP and the Japanese American National Museum [www] have assembled the first custom toy show held in a museum. Over 45 artists have customized his DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) Jibun Project [www] = a futuristic version of the traditional Daruma toy. The theme of the show is "DREAMS TO DREAMS" and is based on the poem of the same title which speaks to childhood

bunnyfish crochet plush by kozyndan x bigshot toyworks

It all started when Kozyndan had wanted to make a toy of their BUNNYFISH character [myspace/www] ever since a crocheted version of one was given to them by a nice fan named Jellibat in Australia.  Kozyndan then teamed up with Klim K at Bigshot Toyworks to develop and produce the project, and after more than a year of trial and error, and of searching for the right group of crafty old Chinese

the umbrella academy pvc figure set by dark horse

Further to my earlier SDCC-post (and video of prototypes) about Dark Horse's PVC figures based on characters from the Gerard Way-written / Gabriel Ba-illustrated THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY [wiki] has been scheduled for an April 15th 2009-drop.(Above L-R: The White Violin, The Kraken, The Séance, The Boy, Spaceboy, The Rumor)TFAW.com has it on pre-order for US$39.99 - which includes the 6-figure set (

beit dude skateboarder grinds and go splat

Kicktoys captured this video of a BEit Dude skateboarder falling face down while pulling a stunt in the skateboard park. (Now THAT's gonna leave a mark I tells ya, plastic toy or not). Kicktoys insists that no BEit Dudes were harmed filming of this video, and that fans needn't worry (Tell THAT to the fallen BEit-skateboarder, innit? bwahahahaha)

doc von block variants by scott tolleson (for vinyl toy network, dec 6-7)

Scott Tolleson updates TRE with upcoming StolleArt toys that are currently in production - specifically the manufacture of his DOC VON BLOCK wooden toy! [tagged] - Peep the paint samples of the 3 variants that are going to be available: The Blue Skeleton (above) is called "X-RAY", the Green DVB is called "ILL" and the brown is called "NATURAL". (FYI: All 3 samples will be on display at the Vinyl

tuf-fluck crappy cat by jamungo

Introducing the TUF-FLUCK CRAPPY CAT by Jamungo - featuring VanBeater's 9 incher vinyl creation in sleek BLACK, along with an almost spent sixer (man, them Tuf-Fluck Brewskies really put one thru teh bender innit? heh). Limited to 500-pcs @ a SRP of US$65 - the Tuf-Fluck Crappy Cat is distriuted by DKE Toys.

23/50

, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Coraline/42168616288?ref=s"She heard a shuffling noise. And a light came toward her, swinging from side to side. When it was closer she saw the light was coming from a flashlight being carried in the mouth of a large black scottie dog, its muzzle gray with age. Chapt. IV"/// CLICK THRU for more (vague) preview-peeks and stay tuned for a full reveal of

monster burp by peskimo x crazy label

Coming to your fav toy-retailers this late-November/early-December is MONSTER BURP - designed by Peskimo and produced by Crazy Label [tagged]. CLICK to find out the origin of Monster Burp :)With an edition size of 800-pcs, this 6 inch tall figure comes packaged in a window-box (and includes a minizine & poster) with a SRP of US$29-per.Monster Burp will also be made available for order via Crazy

dle inc @ anime festival asia 2008 (eagle talon toys & products)

In the midst of fully-product-packed-booths, and spotlight-bathed display shelves lining the aisles of Halls 403-404 at the recently concluded Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - stood this "unassuming" booth with a coupla tables & a stand displaying toys, plushies and stationary, with Japanese-language flash-animation on loop via plasma screen...... I blame both personal fatigue and

hexa project @ anime festival asia 2008

HEXA PROJECT [www] had a booth @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - and on hand was Japanese-animation director Kobayashi Miki, who was showcasing her new flash-animated project, dubbed "Yume-Yume" (translated: "Dream-Dream" / embedded below / higher-res version viewable online @ hexaproject.com / roll-over #2 on top-menu & click).[MUSIC:Tatsuya Yamada(flowt) / FLASH ANIMATION:Yuki Hatanaka (

organic @ anime festival asia 2008

The ORGANIC [www] display at Toys N Toys' arena @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] saw a variety of character figures both large and mini - from varied licenses on show. From the 30cm-huge Hitman Reborn figures to the petite-5cm Secret Society of Eagle Talon minis - I'd snapped my fill of pics, and surfed quite a long while online searching for product info (I'd neglected to check if there was

bearbrick updates for november/december 2008

December-releases for Medicom Toy's BE@RBRICKS [www] include the previously blogged about BE@RBRICK Series 17, Dragonball 70% Be@rbricks and the Pepsi Nex x Warner Bros set of promo 70% figure series. I (foolishly) breakdown the list from 400% down to 50% ("foolish" becoz it took too long to translate online, and to interpret them. Apologies for any event of misinformation herein tho :p). Onward:

70% pepsi nex x warner bros movie be@rbricks by medicom toy

After their 16-BE@RBRICK-strong Star Wars character series for Pepsi Nex [blogged] - the next cycle sees Medicom Toy taking it down a notch (well, maybe just less 4 BBs) with a series of 12 individual designs based on characters from the more popular Warner Bros' movies (and even a television series) in recent/modern times!The 70% PEPSI NEX Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. BE@RBRICK series comes

dragonball 70% be@rbrick by medicom toy

There is no doubt in my mind, that when the live-action Dragonball movie [tagged] hits - regardless of it's performance - there'll be oodles of toys and memorabilia released in global tandem. This is just plain logic, I suppose. The "trick" is for the toy-makers to come up with good quality, creative and economically viable products in the coming year (this of coz, applies to across the board

bearbrick series 17 by medicom toy

Medicom Toy's BE@RBRICKS SERIES 17 [www] sees brands and folks, such as artist Alexander Girard, PLUSheads inc, K-20 Film Partners, GKN/AKTD, SCEI, Rolito/Interlink and even Disney contributing to one of the more recognized platform toy-forms in modern times (IMHO). Scehduled for a December-drop, the 7cm tall Be@rbrick retails for ¥399 (SGD$10) per blind-box. Be on a look-out for mystery-chase

touma's beak falcons revealed

Just thought you folks'll be interested to see how TOUMA's new original character BEAK FALCON looks like - and courtesy of One-Up - who has a Brown+Pearl White colorway up for pre-orders now with a SRP of 4725YEN (US$49 / SGD$75) for a (mid) December-drop.The 15cm tall Beak Falcon will make it's first public appearance (I reckon?) @ the coming TOUMA-exhibition @ mixi-bang! this November 29th [

midnight snack black muraida by eric scarecrow x esc-toy for black friday

ESC-TOY says: "This November we celebrate the 3rd year of Esc-Toy's birth. Esc is a label that was founded by creator/designer Erick Scarecrow when he had lost his day job back in 2005. Since then it has not only helped produce collectibles for Erick's work but for other artists and companies. It has been a lot of hard work but we do not mind doing it because we believe in what we do and have fun

preview of treeson & other stories blind box series by crazy label

Andy Woo of Crazy Label previews delish clay models of a new blind box series - featuring character designs based on Bubi Au Yeung's book "Treeson & Other Stories" [blogged]. Scheduled for a 1st quarter 2009-release, there are currently no further product details as yet. Meanwhile, just enjoy the sculpts and the possibilities of what the series could hold for us Treeson-fans, yeh?(I hope Ren

astro boy teaser trailer online

The ASTRO BOY teaser trailer is up and running [viewable in higher-res & HD-versions on Moviefone / via] - as well as the launch of the official movie website @ www.astroboy-themovie.com [via]. Astro Boy [tagged] is slated for a blast off on October 23rd 2009."Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist to replace the son

emperor of the golden throne el panda vtn-exclusives by frank kozik

Besides the previously blogged-about VTN-exclusive WW2 SHARKY, Frank Kozik has another surprise slated for a Vinyl Toy Network-debut come December 6-7th - with a series of hand-painted El Pandas (from Muttpop) dubbed: EMPOEROR OF THE GOLDEN THRONE. Of the 65-pcs that were made, only 10 pcs will be made available @ VTN. Price is undetermined at this point. (FYI: a price of US$125 has been

vinyl frontier spotlight: tara mcpherson (updated: void)

The 12th online installment of Vinyl Frontier Spotlight falls on Tara Mcpherson - who chats about her art, heartless characters, her introduction to toys, working on different mediums, and of her desire to create sculptures. The Vinyl Frontier is a documentary film by Daniel Zana, and is slated for a 2009 premiere.UPDATED: Video has been since been made unavailable for public viewing.

snobot kaniza by keith poon x dacosta bayley

"Don't eat yellow snow" they say...The truth about those mysterious little yellow stains in the snowbanks has finally been uncovered. Very soon you'll be able to get your hands on the top secret report hidden from the general public by a shadow organization that would like nothing more than to keep us in the dark on such matters. Well NO MORE I say!!! The truth is out there? and it's yellow?

tomorrow king pre-order info update

UPDATED: 25.11.08 ~ These Three Tomorrow KingsAshley Wood updates the Bambablog with pre-order info for 3A Toys' upcoming 1/6th-scaled figures based on Ash's POPBOT comics: TOMORROW KING [tagged]Dates and Times to watch-out for:December 3rd @ 9:00AM AESTDecember 2nd @ 5:00PM ESTDecember 2nd @ 10:00pm GMT Product Description/Details:- Sets of three will come in a special box containing 3 different

hot toys announces hellboy2: the golden army movie 1/6 action figures!

"MMS from Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Today, it’s time to debut the Hellboy and his partner Abe Sapien! They are now standby in our showcase and are waiting for your preorder. Take a moment and preview our 12" high Hellboy collectible figure and 12" high Abe Sapien collectible figure from this LINK, you’ll be impressed with the details you’ll see for them. Stay tuned at HotToys.com.hk to see

hot toys announces the spirit 1/6 movie action figures!

Hot Toys has just confirmed the "existence" of their upcoming 1/6th-scaled action figures based on THE SPIRIT movie [tagged] featuring crime-fighter The Spirit and his nemesis The Octopus!"What will be our last movie license in 2008? - More than 30 movies are going to hit the theaters in Dec, 2008, before then, we’ve chosen one of them to prepare a Christmas surprise for YOU! Our last movie

apocalypt-ephunts by amanda visell x fully visual

Amanda Visell says: "Its a dangerous world, Time to protect yourself by building your own elephant army. Dropping tomorrow, Monday Nov 24th at 11 am PST. Pick up your instant army in a box in silver, gold, copper or my secret edition of black (coming soon). Made by and available through Fully Visual." (above shown is the colored-set / below the silver set)Amanda Visell's APOCALYPT-EPHUNTS comes

el diablo teaser 2 by robbie busch x argonaut resins

Hot new resin toy-makers Argonaut Resins drops another sneakie-peekie teaser of their upcoming new figure EL DIABLO [tagged] by Robbie Busch aka McBoing Boing - whose feature is partially revealed here.*Stay tuned for further reveals on TRE*

stephan lepodd & scavenger mindstyle exclusives for vinyl toy network (dec 6-7)

MINDstyle has a coupla exclusive figures slated for the December 6-7th Vinyl Toy Network (VTN) featuring a Grey-variant color-edition of Doktor A's 8-inch tall Mechtorian-explorer STEPHAN LE PODD [tagged] with only 96-pcs made available for US$79.99 per. And Kathie Olivas' SCAVENGER-Dexter gets a shiny new silver-suit and will be made available for US$15-per at the show. (No indication of

xtra spicy twilight molly by muttpop

Muttpop is set to roll out the next OBAN STAR RACER MOLLY with the XTRA SPICY TWILIGHT Edition! [Molly tagged]This version of Molly revisits the famous "Extra Spicy" paint application first established with Muttpop's Tequila Extra Spicy figure. The contrasting hues of blue and pink spray call attention to the beautiful sculpt by Erick and Lester Sosa. Molly is made to scale with Muttpop's Lucha

kozik mini gobi box collection by muttpop

Muttpop introduces the KOZIK MINI GOBI BOX COLLECTION - featuring all 5 Kozik designed Mini Gobis [tagged] housed within an original box designed specifically for this amazing Frank Kozik X Muttpop collaboration. This set includes Kozik Mini Gobi Demonio Rojo, Kozik Mini Gobi Fallout, Kozik Mini Gobi Red Tide, Kozik Mini Gobi Anarchy, and Kozik Mini Gobi Murder in their original bag with header

sonny angel capsule @ anime festival asia 2008

The wittle baby with no pants aka SONNY ANGEL made an appearance @ the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] under Bandai's banner - for the launch of the SONNY ANGEL CAPSULE series - available only in Asia, with the exception of Japan! The Current 1st series consists of 6 designs (different tees with messages) with the second series due March 2009. Event-goers were treated to an exclusive Sonny

koji morimoto @ anime festival asia 2008

UPDATED: 30.11 (Video)[Higher-res version on my flickr / multiply / facebook]Koji Morimoto, co-founder of leading Japanese animation studio, STUDIO 4°C - held court centerstage @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] Sunday 23rd November @ 3pm (for which I was severely late by 45mins / the unfortunate side-effects of downloading event-pics til 7 in the morning :p).Morimoto-san was to "speak about his

toysrevil twittering for november 23rd @ anime festival asia 2008

Toysrevil Twittering from Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] @ Suntec City Halls 403-404 on Sunday 23rd November between 3:54pm to 7:35pm (sorry folks! I was spending way too much time having fun for meself :p) - Geniuspartybeyond preview being screeng nw at afa08 n it looks amazng! - Singapore sunday crowd out in force at afa08 tis pure madness i tells ya!- An entire sequence of *dimension

toys n toys merch-booth D11 @ anime festival asia (day one / 22 nov)

If I could, I would hang around Toys N Toys booth D11 @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] Suntec City Halls 403-404 - where Japense toys and western designer vinyls are made available. Check out the myriad latest blind-boxes featuring Scavengers, adFunture's PERKBOY, Kidrobot's range of minis, Tokidoki etc ... toys more familiar to me lah :p

rapid culture @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero + one)

RAPID CULTURE booth B03 @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged]

mask rider gashapons by panson works @ anime festival asia 2008

Was about to post about this series of Kamen Mask Rider gashapons by PansonWorks before Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] hit - but found this capsule station @ the event itself - "Providence", I say thee! ... will attempt to try me luck this Sunday! (23rd November 2008 - the last day of AFA08 @ Suntec City Hall 403-404).UPDATED: 24.11.08Panson Works x Gashapon presents Ishinomori (Shotaro

afa08 day zero

[The display shelves at Toys N Toys' arena waiting to be filled up with toy]AFA08-PRESS RELEASE: For toy collectors and the shopping enthusiast, Akiba Town will feature extensive merchandise from over 30 brands, consisting of major Japanese Toy Companies, such as Bandai, Kotobukiya, Square-Enix, Medicom Toy among many others where merchandise on sale will include family toys, Japanese gadgets and

domo-kun @ anime festival asia 08 (day zero + one)

Tis the Year of DOMO-KUN as the "mascot of Japan's NHK television station" [www] arrives in Singapore @ the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged]. Seen display are a huge variety of predominantly plushies in a variety of sizes and styles - featuring Domo-kun himself, as well as his "friends" - whom you may recognize as support characters that appear with him in a series of 30-second stop motion

seen@anime festival asia 08: toysntoys (day zero)

The Toys N Toys had one of the more impressive display arenas @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - and this was just via the sheer span of floor-space and glamor of the all-black gloss display cabinets! LOL Representing prime Japanese and American toy brands, the TNT shelves are to feature products from Alter / Artstorm / CM's / Diamond Comic / Good Smile Company / Kaiyodo / Kotobukiya / Max

seen@anime festival asia 08: bandai / sukichika series (day zero)

This is a new term for me "(Super) Squashed" - which I reckon to be the equivalent of "Super-Deformed" BUT also utterly adorably baby-cute (litle an even squashier Pink St. with short limbs and body *giggle*). Seen @ the S.I.C Booth within Bandai's PLANET MECH Zone @ the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] was this huge series of mini-figures (approx less than 2" tall) - each standing on a base

seen@anime festival asia 08: bandai / super imaginative chogokin / s.i.c. (day zero)

The S.I.C. Booth @ Bandai's PLANET MECH Zone @ the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] saw a truly awesome display of articulated figures - featuring Kamen Riders, Saint Seiyas, and loads more - both production and prototypes of future releases - most notably the S.I.C. Vol.44 Zeronos & Deneb Imagin (shown below), and a new smaller-scaled figure with Kiwami-Damashii Masked Rider Hibiki (yep, I took

seen@anime festival asia 08 (day zero): major motoko by medicom toy

seen@anime festival asia 08 (day zero): metal gear solid real action heroes by medicom toy

chun-li rah by medicom @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero + one)

The Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] "mystery" exclusive from Medicom Toy's RAH (Real Action Heroes) line is revealed to be CHUN-LI (in) WHITE COSTUME Version.To be launched in January 2009, this variant of the 1/6th-scaled Chun-Li was on display alongside the regular "Blue" tunic Chun-Li - with pre-orders available at a price of SGD$220 (regularly priced at SGD$250). *Offer valid only on 22 /

seen@anime festival asia 08 (day zero): kamen rider real action heroes by medicom toy

seen@anime festival asia 08 (day zero): fist of the northstar by medicom toy

afa08 (day zero): medicom / dragonball

afa08 (day zero): medicom / dark knight & joker

afa08 (day zero): medicom / disney

afa08 (day zero): medicom / doraemon

ben 10 @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero + one)

The BEN 10 Alien Force Toy Showcase at Bandai's arena @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] saw the latest toys associated with Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 Alien Force Series on display. (Some were available for purchase at seperate satlls/booths within the exhibition hall itself :p)./// CLICK THRU for pics taken on Day Zero (pre-event / Press Con / shown above) and have just added Day One pictures -

digimons @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero)

Digimons seen @ Bandai's showcase arena @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] on Day Zero (pre-event / Press Con-day). Some figures still "taking a nap" before their full-on debut the next day for two days between November 22 and 23rd 2008 :)

bandai cute @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero)

I literally do not know how to label this particular showcase booth @ Bandai's display arena, other than "Bandai Cute" - basically becoz it is going to be displaying all the kiddie-cute toy-concepts and products in the following 2 days happening this weekend at the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] @ Suntec City Hall 403-404. Hopefully more images of toys on display other than these taken on Day

bandai @ anime festival asia 2008 (day zero)

Day Zero @ BANDAI's PLANET MECH Arena saw the set-up of a human-sized Gundam figure greeting vistiors as they enter Suntec City Halls 403-404 for the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged]. More of a thorough-fare pragmatic display concept compared to their presence at the recent Singapore Toy & Comic Convention 2008 [blogged] - the Bandai banner flew high (literally) with a cube-balloon, and seperate

toysrevil twittering for november 21st 2008 (anime festival asia 2008 + mimo gala @ artoholic)

Stay tuned to my TWITTER-stream (menu-right) for updates of the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged / www] Press Con this afternoon, followed by the Mimo Gala @ Artoholic Gallery [blogged] this evening/night. No blog updates til later. Hopefully pictures uploaded late into the night :pUPDATED: CLICK THRU FOR TWITTERED TEXT of the day :)*Note: Text has been re-formatted from Twitter to go in

kaws ashtray on kawsone

KAWSONE.com has just been updated with new items including the KAWS Ashtray in White and Black with a SRP of US$95-per (yeh, YOU stub your cancer-stick in it LOL)And while I am not for promoting smoking, becoz smoking is really bad for your personal health, as well as those around you (*lights up a menthol*). The tagline for the ashtray says it all: "Your Pleasure Is My Pain" (xGallery 1950)Of

star trek movie trailer

What is utterly distressing is that I've a folder-filled with images from the upcoming JJ Abrams-directed STAR TREK Movie (culled from various online locales) but have not the time to decently format them to post. Nevertheless, here's a gander at the new trailer instead [found via Topless Robot] - or you can go direct to www.startrekmovie.com to see it in it's higher-res glory (am lurving the

go green with fluffyyukyuk

OhNo!Doom is urging folks to Go Green this holiday season = Green with FluffyYukYuk - the 6-tentacled chomping plush octo! Priced at US$20 this holiday season - available at the OhNo!Doom online shop. (Toy comes signed by artist, and some free ON!D swag)[CLICK to find out more about FluffyYukYuk on TRE]

icy bunny by husky kevin

"This magical bunny from Husky Kingdom is known as the maker of the best tasting ice cream in all the land. This excitable rabbit needs to learn to control her emotions as she usually ends up hot in the ears, which ends up melting the ice cream she carries on her head. The Icy Bunny is not only cute, there's a moral to her story. Yummy! Yummy! Take it easy!"There is something magically-"morbid"

husky kevin's huskyx3 babies, knights, rescuers and friends

Here's a Husky-filled post courtesy of DKE Toys - featuring "baby huskies" and Mini Knights from Husky Kevin (as well as a coupla "surprises" I dug up :p) - starting with the 7 inch duo of HUSKY AOME (Grey x White) and HUSKY ROCKY (Black x White) in sitting stance, each with a rotating head and comes wrapped in a scarf and displayed in a window box for US$99-per./// CLICK THRU FOR MORE

toy2r qees @ hot topic, usa

As part of the ongoing movement of the USA TOY2R division – QEES are starting to get a strong foothold domestically in the U.S. With other “large trend” retailers carrying other brands of designer figures, TOY2R has announced that U.S. retailer HOT TOPIC is starting to offer QEES at their locations across the country. "In an effort to make QEES available to new audiences and help grow the

beit dudes holiday special by kicktoys

Due to many requests, Kicktoys has lowered the prices of their BEit Dudes to US$24.99 this holiday season - "so it's easier for everybody to own a BEit Dude even during harsh economy times." Free shipping will be provided for orders over US$55, and even offer a wrapping service (upon request) = perfect for the holiday season, I reckon. (I have a mean gift-wrapping skill myself, but who really

creature hoodies and mod jackets from rocket world

/// CLICK THRU to peep product details for a trio of Rocket World outerwear for this coming season - featuring Men & Women's Creature Hoodies and a Vanquish Jacket - complete with adorable bear ears and nifty I.W.G accessorizing, to keep thy fashions firmly within the quirky realms of designer-vinyldom! (Hell, if it wasn't so blardy humid in Singapore, I'd luv to own a pair of bear-ears and a

artist proof apparel available now on toyqube / artist proof spring 09 collection

John from ToyQube drops word of the availability of Keith Poon's ARTIST PROOF apparel line [blogged] currently via online store - featuring designs by FILTH and Keith himself - on tees, hoodies and pullovers - just in time for the holidays! *Each clothing design comes with a mini Sharky keychain, which will be randomly packed.*And drop by the AP-blog for a gander at the ARTIST PROOF SPRING 09

saint of vengeance stop-motion test

Saint Of Vengeance: Les Mort13 from fl on Vimeo.Stop motion animation (test) by Frank Luna via mymouth - of Ashley Wood x How2Work Toys' LES MORT 13 (Man, I wish I had me a Les Mort - not a *hint*, just the bare facts). UPDATED: Posted a new stop-mo video with the title: "Suicide by Gun, Take 2":

vtn-exclusive carrotshakejake (dec 6-7) and superham by gary ham

Gary Ham has a VTN-exclusive CARROT SHAKE JAKE in a black x pink colorway (FYI: the only alternative colorway to Jake to be produced) set to debut @ Vinyl Toy Network [www] this December 6+7th, 2008!Limited to only 100-pcs produced, the 6 inch tall (to the top of his straight ears) vinyl Carrot Shake Jake will retail for US$45 - and includes detachable rabbit ears (so you can swap them out to be

waxed celsius by rotobox x kuso designer toys (image update)

Rotobox's Ganmetall CELSIUS in wax-form and scaled to human hands (very appreciative of this, altho it might not have been the initial primary intention), and with the 8-inch span of it's detachable wings = looks to be quite a handful and pretty nigh impressive, IMHO.And for those gentleel folks taking a peep at this figure the first time? This ain't no lil nekkid cherubic cupid fluttering about

waxed ninja spikis and iti-pinheads from kuso designer toys

More waxed NINJA SPIKI-pics for you [tagged] - courtesy of Spiki-creator Nakanari (of Mai Hiro) - with an overall look at the assemblage of the 8 inch tall figure, including the (removable?) vinyl wrap-scarf.Also in shot and scald next to Spiki is Itokin Park's ITI-PINHEAD [tagged]. Both figures with sharp personalities (hurhur) are produced by Kuso Designer Toys and may possibly see a physical

michael lau's nike air crazy force 1 revealed

One can always depend on Tomm of MiLK to be in the first line of info from HongKong toy-news, IMHO - and after a coupla days of my first post about Michael Lau's upcoming NIKE AIR CRAZY FORCE 1 teaser ad - both toy and sneaker images have been posted on Tomm's blog - most probably a page-spread from an upcoming issue of MiLK.No product details are revealed as yet tho (quantity & availability),

tomorrow king update by 3a toys (proto-pics & info)

A lil bevy of blurry-prototype pics revealed on 3A Toy Forum of their upcoming 1/6th-scaled TOMORROW KING [tagged] featuring a gloved-hand (looking tres-cool - also seen in Nom and Noir de Plumes / I luv a good pair'o gloved-hands :p) and a TK-headsculpt, perhaps awaiting felt hair-attachments (methinks also like Nom and Noir - underneath their helmets?). And the image below shows TK's sneaks -

bamba lad update by 3a toys (prototype pics & info)

And so I was wondering where my shoutmix-chappies had disappeared off to (has everyone tire of thy humble blog? *sniffles*) - where I'd discovered the "exodus" of Ashley Wood-fans over to the spanking new 3A Toy Forum! And within it resides a coupla blurry-styled prototype pic-reveals, starting with BAMBA LAD [tagged] - along with a wee info-update = *sweet*Bamba Lad would be more of a vinyl

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

So what's an anime festival without TOYS? And toys you're gonna be getting! The Anime Festival Asia [tagged] website has listed a whole slew of exclusives and limited edition toys from Bandai, Kotobukiya and Medicom Toy - set to debut at the show happening this weekend @ Suntec City, Halls 403-404 (Nov 22, 23) - to whet otaku toy-collectors' appetites./// CLICK THRU for Gundams, Tetsujins, Kamen

mimobot launch at the mimo gala @ artoholic, singapore (nov 21)

artoholic gallery is set to be the sole distributer for Mimoco's collectible designer USB Flash Drives MIMOBOTS in Singapore and Malaysia [www] - and they are celebrating the launch with a MIMO Gala this Friday November 21st @ their Joo Chiat gallery venue. The festivities will also feature "live" art from local artists PHU!, Eeshaun, The Killer Gerbil, TraseOne, ANTZ and Sheryo - to kick start

hello, brute's jeffrey toy with letter pressed print (nov 20 drop)

The previously previewed JEFFREY Toy by Hello, Brute (aka Jon Knox) will be made available Thursday November 20, 2008 @ 3pm west coast time (6pm eastern) @ Jon's online shop.The hand-cast in polyurethane resin and hand-painted 7 inch tall Jeffrey toy comes with a signed and numbered 4" x 5.5" print produced by Letter Pressed. US$75 gets you a print and a toy - both come signed, numbered, and

touma exhibition @ mixi-bang! (nov 29) / introducing beak falcon

TOUMA is set for a solo exhibition in the U.S. @ mixi-bang! with an opening and signing on Saturday, November 29, 2008 (7pm). (FYI: This will be Touma's 4th show with mixi-bang!).David from mixi-bang! mentions: "As with previous years, there will be plenty of MaoCat, Skuttle and KazuMouse one offs as well as hand painted canvas pieces." - Also made available would be the Red and White Guardian

somebody get me a tie, and it better damn well be red: is hot toys making the spirit 1/6 figures?

So will Hot Toys' next Movie Masterpiece license bring them to "The City That Screams"? CLICK THRU to speculate along with me perhaps?THE SPIRIT is a live-action adaptation of a comicbook created by Will Eisner, and is directed by famed comicbook-creator turned director, Frank Miller. The Spirit premieres Christmas 2008 [tagged].From these sneak-peek MiLK-magazine photoshoot-pics (above), seems

brazilian customed-dunnys for dunny it yourself

These are just a few of my fav customed-Dunny picks done for DUNNY IT YOURSELF = a Brazil-based Dunny Custom Contest organized by (creator of Suicidal Banana) - but with an impressive judging panel consisting of Jon Burgerman, Stuart Witter, Chick, Jon Knox, Oktus, Pon, Easy Hey, Igor Ventura and Sergio Mancini? My picks may mean diddley-jackerino, innit? LOL - *which DOES NOT diminish the

custom miao & mousubi @ zakkamono.com

Wow. Can't believe I totally missed out on the MIAO & MOUSUBI SHOW @ Subtext GALLERY (Nov 14 / tagged). Thankfully Zakkamono's kept a pretty sweet gallery of awesome customs viewable online here [all pics via] - and if ya feel like grabbing some custom-plastic-puss... eerrr ... I mean, Miao-miao "kitties" (and not forgetting wee Mousubi too :p) - go straight here. ("All orders will be shipped at

koguma by mphlabs x tokyoplastic

mphlabs and award winning 3D animation team Tokyoplastic presents KOGUMA, the third character from the Tokyoplastic series to make the jump from 2D to 3D. The RED edition featuring the tubby bear Koguma lounging in the classic red chair complete with swivel action is made of vinyl and measures in at 8.5 inches in height. It will be available at myplasticheartnyc in New York City and

a jacked-up suckadelic adventure with the suckadelic group suck-off @ munkyking / buy lord ravage

The SUPER SUCKLORD travels to Los Angeles to rock the house at his super-dope art opening. 40 artists from around the world submit their own version of the Smash-Hit SUCKLORD 600 action figure. It all goes down at The MUNKY KING designer Toy Temple. See what happens when SUPERVILLAINS get Drunk and do art shows. Some people get a little testy!... And so I feel like the illegitimate child who was

toybreak episode 55: two years!

TOY BREAK Episode #55 celebrates the 2 year anniversary of ToyBreak! And they do it in style with a brand new set (red drapes always reminds me of Dale Cooper's dream room manifest Black Lodge in David Lynch's Twin Peaks :p).HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOYBREAKERS! (I wish I had a better tagline but tis 340am and I'm pretty out of it, so...) Lemme raise a brewsky to y'all! *CLANG*Also check out the Combat-R

about that all-black jumping brain

The "mystery" of the All-BLACK Jumping Brain [WHAT] has been revealed! And it is to be a chase figure randomly inserted into the legion of the regular Special DIY White promo editions [tagged]. No quantity has been revealed (altho it looks to be only one? *le-gasp*) with the drop-date still pending. JUMPING BRAINS are 3" resin figures designed and handmade in Spain by Emilio Garcia of Lapo Labs

metin seven @ patchtogether

If I had me some choices, these'll be the character-concepts from what Metin Seven had posted on his PatchTogether-profile that I'll choose to have made into toys.If your memory slips you, Metin is the creator of the Seamour Sheep and Marty Mole [www] made into vinyl toys and USB-lamps by Crazy Label.Metin mentions: "This doesn't mean I'm not connected to Crazy Label anymore, but they are very

fire olly by ready2rumbl

Like every inspired-schmoe out there (myself included - no disrespect, yo) - Netherlands-based Ready2Rumbl (aka Danny van den Hoonaard) wants to try to make it in the world of vinyl toys. But unlike him, I've done diddley-squat except blog and yap-on about them - whereas Danny has upped and made 3-dimensional sculptures of his creations - to tease and tantilize would-be toy-producers out there,

robby the space fireman preview by itokin park x kuso designer toys

Kuso Designer Toys LLC drops sweet WIP prototype-pix of their second Itokin Park project (after the vinyl hedgehog Iti Pinhead) featuring ROBBY THE SPACE FIREMAN! (Do note that the above image is a quickie-photoshop color drop-in on the proto-sculpt - based on the colorway posted below of the actual figure and is in no way an accurate depiction of the final figure, yo! heh).And while he may not

buffmonster 10 inch teddy troop by adfunture

... like the adFunture ad says, "Coming to you in December". Details when I get'em, folks!... am surprised the helmet did get turned into a giant mono-tit tho (heh) and the insert pic should be a sneak-peek at the back of helmet ... and besides the coolgreycombo, am lurving them cheeky cheeries too ~ *giggle*

nike air crazy force 1 teaser ad by michael lau x crazysmiles

So what else has Michael Lau up his designer-sleeves next after the just-released LAM MAM LUNG JUNO Special Pack toy-trio with SiLLY THING? [tagged] Crazysmiles pops a surprise in my humble inbox with a singular ad (inclusive insert animated gif of shifty-eyes) dubbed: NIKE AIR CRAZY FORCE 1.Slated for a release from November 29th to 30th, 2008 @ Michael Gallery - it remains to be revealed what

dangerous man by loading toys (aka daniel craig / james bond in 1/6)

Seriously, barring the obvious legal ramifications, I lurve it when toy-makers - specifically 1/6th-scaled producers - do up the likenesses of movie-characters, and offer a name-change to somehow avoid the legality of having a non-licensed character's likeness being produced in the first place. And this is rampant in Asia; the last bastion of cowboy-town toy-production. (I neither condone nor

about that 1/6 female operator with rooted hair in hot toys' u.s. secret service

The only other reason why I would even remotely be posting about a Hot Toys' military or law enforcement-based 1/6th figure - is because this female operator with the U.S. Secret Service (Emergency Response Team / www) comes with rooted-hair - as opposed to the regular "moulded hair". Would this be Hot Toys' first? I cannot remember otherwise. And I would more probably be interested in just the

us president obama 2009 1/6 action figure by did

I was I could provide you folks with more info about this 1/6th articulated OBAMA action figure from HongKong-based 1/6 toymakers DID (aka "Dragon In Dreams") besides it's US$59.99 price-tag (sans shipping), but alas, images are all we have (at the moment) which I can only interpret accordingly (and by no means is the following the "official" product info or description :p).The DID 1/6 scale US

bird head skeleton black gold edition by span of sunset x disney

While "Dead Men Tell No Tales", am sure the birdie sat atop the pirate hathas loads to chirp on about, perhaps? But by gawds is the birdie hilarious!DKE Toys is currently distributing / soliciting the BIRD HEAD SKELETON "BLACK GOLD" Edition of a Span of Sunset x Disney collaboration item (last featured in 2007 / tagged) sculpted by Monster5 (Uni-Formz Batman) and based on the "animatronic

bloc28 mickey mouse x new era 59fifty cap set

The BLOC28 Mickey Mouse Vinyl Figure and New Era 59Fifty fitted Cap Set is a multiple-joint-collabo between Span of Sunset x Disney x BLOC28 x New Era = makes for hella long credits, dunnit? heh.Limited to 500 sets @ a SRP of US$120 - the 10.5 inches tall BLOC28 Mickey Mouse character by John T. Quinn III features 7 points of articulation, and is produced & manufactured by Span of Sunset, Inc.

about that giant ice-bat mascot

Quick, go bug David Horvath to make this ginormous ICE-BAT into a production piece, go! (heh). And no, you can't have this one, becoz tis currently the (Uglyoll?) office's mascot.Based on multiple-stacked 6.5 inch tall "regular" Ice-Bats, the blue giant bat stands over 26+ inches tall (no way i can gauge the height of the horn/ears :p) = *sweet*[via]

win a 20 inch hand painted dunny with the mad toy design holiday promotion

Wanna score some MAD toys during this holiday season (would be fab X-mas prezzies for a certain toy blogger in Singapore ~ *cough*) and win yourself a one-of-a-kind hand painted 20 incher Dunny by Jeremy Madl himself?Starting Nov 17th and going until Dec 17th 2008 any purchases US$50 or more made on MAD's online ebay store will automatically enter you to win a one of a kind hand painted 20”

go hero's create a futuristic space villain contest on onesixthwarriors

Besides the Home-Made Ray-Gun Contest on TRE - Go Hero has another contest on OneSixthWarriors with the CREATE A FUTURISTIC SPACE VILLAIN Contest!"Use your skills as a 1:6th customizer to make an amazing character design that captures the collective vision of the sinister villains of the future. Is it a robot, alien, or an evil mutant hybrid of Michael Jackson and a Space Porpoise? Create and

vinyl toy network exclusive toys (part one / dec 2008)

Vinyl Toy Network is shaping up to be one of the toy-calendar events in the West (with a predominant urban vinyl-toy slant) and from the list of exclusives planned for the event on December 6th & 7th @ Pasadena Convention Center - it sure as heck's scoring high on the collectors' to-go-list, innit?Above-left is the 50-pc limited PIERCE & NATHAN two-pack-in-black 3D Retro Exclusive edition from

Home-Made Ray-Gun Contest by Go Hero x Toysrevil

/// CLICK THRU FOR CONTEST DETAILS ///GO HERO x TOYSREVIL brings to you the HOME-MADE RAY-GUN CONTEST!Send us your photo of your home-made ray-gun and stand a chance to win your very own Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ATOMIC DISINTEGRATOR PISTOL from Go Hero! [WHAT IS]You can use bottles, pipes, cardboard, paper, metal, clay, actual ray gun parts, old tin robots, hair dryer, nozzle of an old

genderanalyzer

Phew! thank teh blog-gawds genderanalyzer.com thinks I'm a man blogging! ... well, 64% of me anyways ... heh.[via]

pierce the human pincushion & nathan the dog-face boy by carnival cartoons

After the earlier teaser-pic, Jared Deal & Garnet Syberg-Olsen (aka Carnival Cartoons) reveals their next 2 characters in their on going "Carneys" line = say hello to PIERCE The Human Pincushion and NATHAN The Dog-Faced Boy!Sculpted by Eric Nocella Diaz (the sculptor on all of Carnival Cartoons' toys as well as Jared's resin VLADIMIR for Argonaut Resins) - both the 5.5-inch tall Pierce and 4-inch

kitty go lucky...goes to the litter box plush by jennifer vidauretta

New from Plush Artist Jennifer Vidauretta:KITTY GO LUCKY ... GOES TO THE LITTER BOX. The plush kitties come in three colors: Cocoa Puss (brown), Sugar Puss (white), and Sour Puss (orange). The Litter box is sold separately, and comes complete with cat turds and plush litter. Each cat is made to order by hand and signed an numbered out of an edition of 50 pieces. Litter boxes will be made to

project squadt updates: test-pulls

FERG drops sweet test-pull pics of the cheery "Chipp(y)" and the tri-eyed "Ghost" from PROJECT SQUADT = a keenly TRE-followed and eagerly awaited project from Jamungo - featuring a series of 5.5 inch tall platform base articulated figures with interchangeable / removable skull-helmets (which I reckon gives them their "names" / codenames). Plans for the soft vinyl figures to come with tailored

more customed at-ats for herd / talking at-ats with adriean koleric

Designer Adriean Koleric drops more teasers of rainbow-exploded AT-ATs for his upcoming solo show in 2009 - currently dubbed HERD : rat-ATAT-touille [tagged]. And while event/show details are as yet determined, TRE bugs Adriean for a wee Q&A into the whos, the whys and whats = CLICK THRU TO READTOYSREVIL: Let's start off with the basics - Getting Ta Know You: WHO IS ADRIEAN KOLERIC?ADRIEAN

to hell with the devil customs online

UPDATED 17.11.08: Rad video added!Customed-Saddest Devil vinyls for The Hell With The Devil group show [tagged / circa Oct 30] is now listed online via the THWTD-microsite for your viewing pleasures and consideration. Check out Devil Head's webstore for procurement of said customed-Keeks. (Cheers for the headsup, Eric) ... Meanwhile, shown below are a trio of my fav diorama-based customs = I

ninja spiki update: waxed spiki

A little update since my previous post about Mai Hiro x Kuso Designer Toys' NINJA SPIKI - as designed by Nakanari (aka Tony Shiau) - with the current status of the 8-inch tall figure at the tooling stage, with wax-sculpts shown here.Possessing 6 points-of-articulation means even more toy-parts to be made and assembled, which ultimately means more playability and value for play, as far as I'm

watchmen movie update: trailer 2 & character posters

The second WATCHMEN Movie Trailer is now viewable online @ Yahoo!Movies [via SHH] - which features longer scene sequences, helping to tell a story rather than just flashing kickass-visuals. Quite delish actually, but somehow did not give me the goosepimpled-tingles watching it, compared to the previous trailers/teasers :pI've since decided that even IF this Zack Snyder-directed movie becomes a

russian mafia plushes by gal shkedi @ rotopolpress, germany (nov 14-jan 28)

Israeli-designer Gal Shkedi's series of RUSSIAN MAFIA Plush Toys [previously featured on TRE in early 2008] will be on exhibit at RUSSENS (Russian Exhibition) @ Rotopolpress Gallery - Kassel, Germany (Nov 14 - Jan 28, 2009) - and will also see the inclusion of a new AK-47-totting gang-member; KIRILL! According to Gal - the flaming Molotov-wielding DIMA, the twin-pistolera PASHA, KIRILL and BORIS

and the winner of the face of terror contest is...

Congratulations to "Joes Toys" aka Deck for being the winner for the FACE OF TERROR photo-contest! And he walks (or perhaps pedals) away with a Scott Tolleson-designed Regular Edition TRICYCLE TERROR resin toy! [www]So what was going thru thee mind behind those souless eyes of terror and speechless dumbfoundry? heh.Deck says: "(The image) was taken at a PUB after work....... STRESS lor work....

the giver of war: red scare edition by andrew bell

After the debuts of Dead Zebra-Giver of War and Gangrene-Giver of Disease Editions - Andrew Bell is ready to give fans a good hearty scare - specifically a RED SCARE!THE GIVER OF WAR: RED SCARE Edition comes in a limited edition of 300 with a SRP of US$60-per. The crimson-hued articulated figure stands approximately 5.5" tall and comes with a devilishly-grinning Black Bomb accessory mini figure.

teddy troops series 3 by adfunture

After an earlier sneak - adFunture drops a preview of their upcoming TEDDY TROOPS SERIES 3 - featuring skin-designs by Flying Fortress, KRSN, Mr. Jago, Parskid, SEEN, Joe Ledbetter, Frank Kozik, and Jeremy Fish - on a Flying Fortress-designed figure-form.The listed 8 artists make up 10 variants as the basic set, excluding 2 special variants (which remains unknow for now). With a total of 12

here is the future: adfunture x oneway yoka

The previously teased adFunture x ONEWAY YOKA vinyl bear is now official revealed to be part of a special edition set; released in celebration of the opening of Hong Kong streetwear label ONEWAY's first flagship store in GuangZhou, China.The GID (glow-in-the-dark) ONEWAY Yoka comes in 2 editions: [01] The 9cm tall edition is sold in conjunction with ONEWAY's glow-in-the-dark trucker cap (image

1/6 flash gordon wip prototype pics by go hero X black friday special

WIP-Prototype images for Go Hero's 1/6th-scaled FLASH GORDON action figure [tagged] has been posted online here and I couldn't help but whip-up a slideshow video for it (CLICK THRU for higher-res embedded version :p).The limited edition Flash Gordon 1/6th-scaled figure is slated to arrive at the beginning of 2nd quarter of 2009 with an MSRP of US$145. CLICK HERE for full product-specs. And if

pre-order for 1/6 storm trooper commander by sideshow collectibles

Fresh from thy bursting inbox and from Sideshow Collectibles' *Militaries of Star Wars* 12 inch-figure line - comes STORM TROOPER COMMANDER - based on the squad leaders of the game "The Force Unleashed" [blogged]. Both Regular [www] and Sideshow Exclusive [www] Editions are priced at US$89.99 for a 2nd quarter 2009-drop.The Stormtrooper Commander 12 inch Figure features:- Fully articulated male

vdc mimobot series by mimoco launches

Mimoco proudly presents the VDC MIMOBOT SERIES [www] - featuring the first series of MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives designed by, and chosen by the "community", as based on the results of the Vimobot Design Contest in '07 [tagged]. The 6 designs feature work by ShanDurRah, Roxie Vizcarra, heyimlindsayp, eetteekers, the fickilians and Bananafromcanada.Dan Ruby (Mimoco’s Minister of Information)

singapore arcade showdown @ anime festival asia 2008 (nov 22-23)

With the inaugural Anime Festival Asia 2008 [www / tagged] slightly over a week away this November 22nd & 23rd - we ramp up coverage (and maybe even some hype? heh) - beginning with the announcement of the SINGAPORE ARCADE SHOWDOWN - hosted by AFA08.The Singapore Arcade Showdown is a nationwide Arcade Gaming Competition organized by Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and

little 9 the movie teaser poster by jsd studios

Peep the Teaser Movie Poster for JSD Studios' upcoming direct-to-DVD short film; LITTLE 9 THE MOVIE [blogged]. Currently no further information is available except that the video will be in 5 different versions - English first then another month or two Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Spanish.And from the icon at poster-bottom-right, there may yet be movie-toys somewhen along the way, yeh? *coolio*

aerophobia by joe ledbetter @ paradise toy land, taiwan (nov 14-23)

Joe Ledbetter is in Taiwan now for AEROPHOBIA - an exhibition @ Paradise Toy Land opening November 14th thru to Nov 23rd - featuring new drawings, prints, t-shirts and toys. Personally, if I could afford it, i'd go for original sketches, but if toys are more your bag, then this trio of scarlet-hued Taiwan-Exclusives should do the trick: GAMERITA (50-pc limit / NT 2500), SLUGGONADON (50-pc limit

smash mono edition by joe ledbetter x toy2r @ vinyltoynetwork, pasadena (dec 6-7)

And MONO EDITION makes 8The "final edition" of Joe Ledbetter's SMASH vinyl ape will debut @ the Toy2R Booth this December 6th & 7th at VinylToyNetwork, Pasadena.The 7 inches tall SMASH MONO EDITION has a SRP of US$150-per and is limited to only 150-pcs. (There will be a limit of 1 per customer due to the low numbered edition.)[via Qee4All]

lam man lung juno feat. soft hard special pack by silly thing x michael lau

A Price x Pics Update on the previously blogged about LAM MAN LUNG JUNO featuring SOFT HARD Special Pack set - produced by SiLLY THING and featuring vinyl toys designed by Michael Lau - which showcases a smoother-sculpting form and style, from his usual "hard-sculpt" block-ish shapes - more evident in the SOFT HARD-duo, than the all-black JUNO - which still retains a more predominant ML-signature

bank america by bob congee of plaseebo

"Come Suckle On The Tit Of Credit"! - exclaims Plaseebo's newest American Kaiju dubbed BANK AMERICA! ... and man, are them perps ready to vaccum-suckle'em dripdry!Creator Bob Congee mentions: "This sculpt was started 6 months ago (long before the BAIL OUT) and was inspired by the blatant greed and unfair loan-shark type fees and interest rates charged by American banks. It is just short of theft!

doktor a's long bottom mechtorian journals by modofly

Doktor A's IGNATIOUS LONGBOTTOM (last seen in custom-form) now resides on the Lazer etched cover of daper Moleskin Journals, with his image burned into the surface of the book.Produced by artist collective Modofly, Long Bottom is currently available in both Large (5.25” x 8.25”) and Small (3.5” x 5.5”) sized journals with a SRP of US$36 and US$22 respectively - in a variety of sketchbook styles,

two faced hazel by kathie olivas x mindstyle

MINDstyle announces the coming of Kathie Olivas' TWO FACED HAZEL - one of the most popular characters from her fan-raved SCAVENGER (Series One) mini figures, now upsized to a glorious 9 inches tall, no doubt a boon to her dedicated legion of fans, IMHO :)The gas-mask wearing and quad-limbed Two Faced Hazel is limited to only 500 pcs worldwide with a SRP of US$89.99. (Lollipop-stick non included .

mechtorians stephan le podd by doktor a x mindstyle

"He lives under a hill in the UK. From there he monitors the world's off-kilter-culture and produces his dark twisted dreams. Character driven clashes of urban pop culture, classic children's stories and neo-Victorian industrial neverlands" ... Probably recognized and most sough after as one of the best customizers (and one of my personal favs), Doktor A's long awaited original art toy from his

the live fresh bash @ haji lane, singapore (nov 15)

Held in conjunction with the celebration of local indie-magazine FL.ag's 3rd year anniversary is "Midnight Shopping" at The LIVE FRESH BASH this coming Saturday November 15th @ Haji Lane, Singapore.Participating outlets for Midnight Shopping include: 3, Bianca, Collage, Dulcetfig, Loft, Know It Nothing, Mosi Cafe, Not Found, Salad, Skyroom, SUP and Whiteroom.Activities / Festivities from local

bamba lad sneak preview?

Is that a sneak preview of BAMBA LAD on 3A Toys' website? And if so, would he be the figure that'll come with the 3A Associate's membership? (Well sported gar! ... So do you know something we don't yet, SionaS? heh :p)I remember first seeing (and posting) about the wee laddie back in 2007, from my first post about BERTIE the Pipebot (and chatting with Klim of Bigshot Toyworks about it). *Coolio*

3a toys update (nov/dec): brambles, blancs, tks and 3a-associates

3A TOYS' website has just been updated with new info regarding Bramble, Blanc De Plume, Tomorrow Kings and 3A Associates! We start with the announcement of the EURO DEFENSE BRAMBLE (previously known as "Euro Div") being the next MK2 Bramble figure colorway to be released in the new year, following the Sold Out Deep Powder Bramble Edition. Frankly, in this economic climate, that is a pretty darn

seen @ a day in a whood: easy hey art show & kid onion release party (nov 6-29)

HypeQuest was at EASY HEY's solo art show + KID ONION toy [WHAT] release party: A DAY IN A WHOOD November 6th past [blogged], and shares with us event-pics of the opening - which had what I reckon were pretty inventive display concepts (with the relief-protruding hands holding artwork & toys) as well as the display of the prior-blogged about Printemps Edition Black+White+Silver Kid Onion figure (

400ml project

Rhai from HypeQuest had sent word of their coverage for 400ML (all pics via) = a recently ended exhibition whereby a whopping amount of 400 x Spray Can Art and Customs, by as many a international artists where on display @ Maison des metallos (October 28th to November 5th) - in tribute to street artists. Curated by Gautier Jourdain (who in turn was inspired by Jean Faucheur, major artist and

politichio by phalanx studio

Taiwan's Phalanx Studio drops word of their newly released limited resin sculpture dubbed POLITICHIO: The Golden Noise and Lying Puppet!Designed by Phalanx Studio's in-house design team - the creation of Politichio was inspired by the well know fairy tale "Pinocchio". Phalanx Studio says: "The (nose) getting longer is the most exciting part of story ... Pinocchio won't have any advantage when he

51 japanese characters by peter machat

"51 JAPANESE CHARACTERS" [www] is a collection of figurines showcasing several typical members and cultural phenomena of Japanese society - with an easy and playful approach to Japan, turning the character-loving Japanese society itself into characters.Developed by Peter Machat during his stay as an exchange Student at the Nagoya Zokei University in Japan - the first edition of the "51 Japanese

sunny booty babe / carnival in rio electro mix

"SUNNY" is a Samba Queen, native to Rio de Janeiro Brazil [PEEP]. Designed by Spencer Davis - the Sunny Booty Babe resin-statue is limited to an edition of 150-pcs and is currently distributed by DKE Toys with a SRP of US$90. CLICK THRU for un-censored images [*NSFW: toy-nudity]The main reasons why I blogged about this are: (1) Folks might remember my previously blogged about vinyl Chocolate

stifles in singapore

Good news for local/Singapore-based collectors who are keen on getting yourselves some STIFLES [blogged] and not want to wait for online transactions - Mike from RPD drops word of a cache of about 300 stifles (less than 10% of the 4000 made) have made their way to Singapore, and are now available at Comics Connection @ $12-per. I haven't checked if they are sold blind-boxed or opened tho :

new noferin giclee prints

In celebration of the birth of their baby girl (congrats Nicho & Candy!) - Noferin are excited to announce the release of two new prints! Both "In which friends recite their morning calls" (above) & "In which summer scents fill the sky" giclee prints are printed on archival 308gsm Hahnemuehle Photo Rag - in a Limited Edition of 50.Measuring 5.8 x 7 inches - the prints comes signed & numbered,

astro boy movie update 2008

Tis been a *long while (*more than a freakin' year, actually!) since I had an ASTRO BOY movie-update [tagged] on TRE - and hope it would not take that long a time til the next update (partially my bad, of coz :p). Here's a primer for when the teaser trailer drops, hopefully this year soon :)From an online interview with AstroBoy director David Brower on Imagi (click on 'what's new') - we get to

fanboys trailer

"FANBOYS [www] is a film directed by Kyle Newman and starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, and Kristen Bell.Set in 1998, the story tells of a group of friends who, anxious for the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, decide to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of the film. The reason: one of them is suffering from cancer and wishes

this city is afraid of me - i've seen its true face: new watchmen poster, the prequel game and new trailer

Yahoo!Movies debuts a new WATCHMEN poster [via SHH] that looks like Future Peter Petrelli standing in the middle of New York (gawd I relished Epsiodes 1+2 Tuesday last) ... while Rorschach lands the cover-pic of EGM magazine [via 1up] which tells of an upcoming (downloadable and episodic) prequel game; "Watchmen: The End Is Nigh"? Read Game-overview here while I go sort out me thoughts on how

printemps edition kid onion by easy hey x artoyz originals

I remember when French fashion retailers PRINTEMPS had a store in Singapore, in the mid-80s - a mecca of European fashions unlike others in the island nation then - which were dominated by quasi-Japanese and pseudo-Brit New Wave wear. The clothes and accessories I'd fantasized about owning then but could hardly afford, finally gave way to a warm-grey checkered blazer and a fire-engine red plastic

boids by 2petalrose

UK-based designing duo 2PetalRose drops pics & info of their upcoming new toy: BOIDS!What are Boids - you ask? Boids are droid birds and they are sized 3" x 3" x 3" and come in Gold, Silver and Bronze colorways (£12 each), or Black Blank (£8 each). Boids will be made available from November 17th via their website or online store (quantity undetermined tho) - but if you're getting a tad antsy,

el diablo teaser by robbie busch x argonaut resins

Right after their successful SOLD OUT Vladimir resin figures designed by Jared Deal - Argonaut Resins is on the move again with a spanking new artist = Robbie Busch aka McBoing Boing [blog] with this teaser promo for their next high-end resin figure dubbed EL DIABLO!With a bit of cyber-rummaging (and I do lurve to rummage) - here's perhaps a peek at what the figure-form may be (as seen from

8-incher holiday qee bears by toy2r

"TOY2R is happy to bring some holiday cheer to collectors with the release of two 8 inch HOLIDAY QEE BEARS for 2008. This release includes the Traditional Green Bear and the Wintery Blue Bear. Each is limited to only 130 pcs with an SRP of US$70 each. Delivered in time for the holidays - its a whole lot better than a sweater!" [via Qee4All]Well, I don't know about a sweater (never did receive

seen @ toy2r pop-up store at dba brooklyn (nov 7)

Benny from Tenacious Toys popped by Toy2R USA's Pop Up Store @ DBA Brooklyn[blogged] circa November 7th and shares with us snaps! CLICK THRU for more :)Benny adds: "I'm super excited to have seen the 1st Toy2R USA Pop-Up store at DBA in Brooklyn! Kevin Winnik, CEO of Toy2R USA, was there and he says there are lots of great toys in the works from Toy2R, and now that Toy2R USA is here I think the

gorilla biscuits test shot by super7

SUPER7 previews a prototype test shot of the upcoming GORILLA BISCUITS vinyl figure (last seen @ SDCC - posted above-right) with the "first pressing color version to be released during the December 2008 Tour of Japan and Australia" - something about a simian rocking a hoodie (not too sure about them shoirts tho) does it for me-ish LOL ... meanwhile as we await further developments of the band's

collectiondx-exclusive nor'easter vegetius kaiju vinyl toy

Kaiju Big Battel’s Vegetius gets a cold weather makeover courtesy of CollectionDX - with their latest exclusive toy - the NOR'EASTER VEGETIUS!"The color scheme is meant to evoke the harsh, cold winter of the New England region, home to both CollectionDX and Kaiju Big Battel. The blue vinyl is translucent with metallic flakes; a color mixed exclusively for CollectionDX. This color has never been

about 123klan's fall / winter collection tees

123KLAN has a new fall winter collection available on their online shop @ 123klan.bigcartel.com and currently features nigh-spiffy designed limited edition tees (50-pcs each) which I would love to own and wear, but for the judgmental stares I may get from random unstrangers - eyes fixated on the mild protrusion of thy belly, thereby warping the designs on the tees, which I am told does not get me

onibaka customs for original toyz @ arte due gallery, milano (nov 13)

CLICK THRU to peep a quartet of uber-cool one-off hand-made and hand-painted custom figures by OniBaka (creator of Adolfy) - completed for ORIGINAL TOYZ @ Arte Due Gallery, Milano (Nov 13-Dec 12) - in all it's candy-color sculpted body-organs-come-alive glorious nightmare! LOLORIGINAL TOYZ13 novembre - 12 dicembre 2008a cura di Francesca Guerisoli e TDK Art D-VisionARTE DUE GALLERY di Matteo

seen @ to hell with the devil customs show (oct 30)

Devil's Head recently held their TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL group custom show @ Huntington Creative on Devil's Nite past (circa October 30th 2008) - featuring Keek; The Saddest Devil as the platform figure in the custom-spotlight - with work by Leecifer, Motorbot [blogged] Drilone, Squidnik, Deeco_413, Devilboy, Madrid, Cormack and others. Toby Dutkiewicz generously sends over some event-snaps,

diy jumping brain work-in-progress update by emilio garcia

Have a guess at what's gonna be on the toy-menu soon-ish? "Sauteed frogs' brains", perhaps? Sorry to "disappoint" you foodies, but posted here are work-in-progress update pics of DIY JUMPING BRAINS [tagged] grown and brewed in Lapo Laboratories! These 3" resin figures designed and handmade in Spain by Emilio Garcia are to be made available soon on jumpingbrain.org at the price of 30€ / 35€ per (

skin deep exclusive madl releases for mechanized (nov 21) & vinyltoynetwork (dec 6-7)

SKIN DEEP Exclusive MAD*L releases are planned before the year 2008 runs out - first on November 21st @ Mechanized, Salt Lake City (*Store Exclusive / Limited to 500pcs) and subsequently on December 6-7th @ Vinyl Toy Network, Pasadena.Designed by MAD (aka Jeremy Madl) and produced by his own SOLID Industries, currently no price has been listed for the 5-incher MADL, first seen @ SDCC'08.Check out

phu! 2009-project update

Now seriously, if this doesn't scream P77 upsize, I don't know what else to show to you folks. [P77 on display for adiartist]. 8 inches of a PHU! original toy coming your way in 2009.[EXHIBIT A & B]

large martin & blanc de plume previews by ashley wood x 3a toys

ZOMBIES BEWARE! for 3A Toy's World War Robot-mechas are upsizing - from the 14" BERTIE, to the 15" BRAMBLE and now LARGE MARTIN = whom creator Ashley Wood mentions on his blog: "The new WWR bot LARGE MARTIN is in production, and he kinda dwarfs the other bots! L Martin will make his presence felt in the new year!" Shown below-left is a ironically small pic of a "non finalized production

mist-exclusive goldorus by mist x bonustoyz

A brand new colorway of GOLDORUS [tagged] by MIST x BonustoyZ is up for grabs @ www.go2mist.com for 150 EUROS (+ shipping). Limited to 100-pcs - each Goldorus packaging-box will feature original artwork from MIST himself = now that's pretty cool, IMHO ... Altho I wonder if the 11-inch tall vinyl-mecha still comes with detachable flying-fists? heh. (FYI: this is the 3rd colorway to be released).

[x'mas ballmer] by patrick chow

Ever felt lonely during Christmas? Meet the [X’mas Ballmer]! Standing on one foot in the snow, [X’mas Ballmer] represents single and lonely people searching for companion during Christmas. He looks through the window where other families and friends gathers and shares, but the only thing he sees are glittering lights of Christmas tree reflected on his golden icy eyes…First featured last Christmas

about that giant robot exclusive sunset ice-bat

As David Horvath says "What goes up must come down" and after last Friday's online release of the SUNRISE ICE-BAT, this week's aptly titled SUNSET ICE-BAT goes up on giantrobot.com featuring a clear orange with glitter finish for this 6.5 inch tall Uglydoll Kaiju (The color reminds me of TANG ... man, I used to really lurv me my powdered Tang orange was I was a young'un LOL).Designed by David

lemi the space wanderer & thunderpanda troops

Eric Wiryanata aka Thunderpanda's LEMI THE SPACE WANDERERpulls double-duty this month - both as a vinyl toy and paper-toy!A cross-between a Television and a Rabbit, Lemi started out as a Deathrockstar Webzine logo mascot, then found it's audience as a papertoy, and now he is on his way to being produced as a vinyl toy by Patchtogether = Vote for Lemi here (or show your interest by emailing

1/6-scaled han solo in carbonite figure environment by sideshow collectibles

For a cool US$200, you'll be able to own a little piece of sci-fi-celluloid history in 1/6th-scale - with the Sideshow Collectibles HAN SOLO IN CARBONITE: 12 INCH FIGURE ENVIRONMENT [www].Measuring 18.5" H (469.9mm) x 10" W (254mm) x 10" D (254mm) - this dio may yet provide your latent Jabba-ness with the relish of seeing your fav space-smuggler rogue carbon-freezed, innit? Heck, you have two,

the force unleashed 1/6 storm trooper commander by sideshow collectibles (teaser)

"What? Another 1/6 Trooper?" - one may happen to exclaim ...But hell, if ya plan on releasing another 1/6th-scaled Storm Trooper, why not go beyond the 6 Star Wars films, and into the realm of video games? Sideshow Collectibles' STORM TROOPER COMMANDER 12-inch figure hails from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed LucasArts video game [wooki], and seems locked and ready to roll, yeh? (tis the vertical

jeffrey with print collabo by hello, brute x letter pressed

Jon Knox aka Hello, Brute previews his character JEFFREY in resin form. Standing next to it is special print measuring 4" x 5.5" produced by Letter Pressed - which will accompany Version 1 of Jeffrey.The hand-made and hand-painted resin toy is limited to 25-pcs, while the print is limited to 50-pcs. Currently no price nor drop-date determined, but will be made available via Jon's online shop.

melvin in red by cameron tiede

Cameron Tiede drops word of the upcoming launch for his original hand-painted 6-incher tall resin figure MELVIN - dropping Tuesday November 11th (availability details via email on Nov 10th). Currently no prices are determined for this RED colorway - but hell, with only 20-pcs available, it may not matter which way and how much, innit/ Stay Sharp, Folks!

beit dudes launched online @ kicktoys.com

Along with a spiffy website roll-out / launch, fledgling toymakers Kicktoys' BEit Dudes [tagged] are now listed and available online for a SRP of US$28.99 - currently in a trio of styles (Rapper, Skater. Knight) and a DIY Version to boot! In addition, Kidrobt and Toyqube are a couple of resellers stocking BEit Dudes.DIY BEit DUDE DESCRIPTION: "DIY is ready to rock out with the rest of the BEit

watchmen video journal #8: girls kick ass

The monthly Watchmen Video Journals [tagged] continues with it's 8th installment of behind-the-scenes look at the production of the upcoming movie features Silk Spectres past and present - with a focus on "Mommy Spectre" (aka "Sally Jupiter" played by Carla Gugino) and "Hawtie Spectre"(aka "Laurie Juspeczyk" played by Malin Akerman) taking center-screen ... Don't know who they are? WIKI them

erick scarecrow's midnight snack on black friday tease (nov 28)

On "Black Friday"; November 28th 2008 (12am EST) - a "mystery" release dubbed MIDNIGHT SNACK will be set forth to the toy-realms by Erick Scarecrow x ESC Toy ... but would it actually be a "toy" per se?Whildst pondering over the significance of the faithful drop-day, a quick Wikipedia-check on "Black Friday" yielded these following events, which may seem logically closer to the teaser-image

skullskin release party & ajee show @ magda danysz gallery, paris (nov 15)

After over a year of tracing the development of the girl with the skull-helmet (starting with my first interview with the creator) - AJEE's SKULLSKIN is scheduled for a launch on November 15th 2008. (Congrats, AJ!)Produced by Extended Playz (the new non-grafitti label by BonustoyZ) - SkullSkin features 11-inches of vinyl in 3 colorways / design variants [top L-R]: GREEN (Limit 300-PCS), DARK (

de la barracuda tee x scavenger beaumont by mindstyle @ delay no mall, hong kong

"Street Fashion" meets "Art Toys" with MINDstyle's announcement of the De La Barracuda T-Shirt and SCAVENGER BEAUMONT exclusive by Kathie Olivas:"As one of the hottest and trendiest stores in Hollywood, De La Barracuda is headed to the MINDstyle LIFEstyle creative space in DNM Hong Kong with their popular t-shirts and fashions. Combine that with one of the most sought after collectible mini

secret url link to royalefam sbtg bearbrick set with tee

To coincide with the launch of the SBTG BE@RBRICK this weekend [blogged], Royalefam has graciously shared with TRE some new information on a SECRET URL that they have created - whereby the link provided will take you to a special location where you can purchase the SBTG Be@rbrick 400% + 100% set along with an as-yet-revealed fullscreen print olive tee! CLICK SECRET URL LINK: http://royalefam.com

martin x se by james jarvis x amos toys

After the earlier updated Martin X duo-figures for SILAS' 10th Anniversary [blogged] - James Jarvis x Amos Toys are set to launch their 3rd special edition colorway of MARTIN (in YOD-form) - updated to 2008, with it's inspiration dating a decade back.Amos-says: "MARTIN X SE is a tribute to Bounty Hunter who helped us produce the original Martin figures back in 1997/8. We collaborated with BxH

king ken series one by james jarvis x strangeco

STRANGEco Presents KING KEN SERIES 1 ~ All Hail The Simian Sovereign!A new designer toy series from acclaimed British designer James Jarvis (first/last seen @ SDCC circa June 2008) is now set for a worldwide debut on November 22nd, 2008. StrangeCo has licensed from London-based Amos Novelties and created a series of 4 inch tall versions of Jarvis' previously released KING KEN [blogged]. CLICK

red keel haul cleg by craola x strangeco

Spotted on the Gallery1988-blog was a "Super Secret" version of Greg 'Craola' Simkins' KEEL HAUL CLEG from his Cap'n Rotclaw vinyl toy series by StrangeCo [BLACK version] - in Red with Yellow color-accents and lightning-bolt motif ala DC Comics' The Flash ... hhmm ...Limited to 300-pcs @ a SRP of US$60 - The Red Keel Haul Cleg will be made available @ the opening of Craola's solo show "It Wanders

soft hard juno: silly thing x michael lau x juno x soft hard vinyl figure set (nov 15)

HongKong's SiLLY THING has collaborated with Michael Lau on a trio of exclusive figurines based on the characters from JUNO Mak's animated music video "Lam Man Lung" (林民龍) featuring SOFT HARD (aka DJ Soft “Jan Lamb” and MC H “Eric Kot”). I recognize the two helmeted-characters from the mv, but am lost with the black-robot tho :p (screengrabs below / Juno's mv-character would make a uber-fab 1/

Lord Ravage Has Arrived

After sating his blood and wanderlust, finally my LORD RAVAGE [tagged] Sucklord600-submission had arrived at Munky King - unfortunately missing the Suckadelic Group Show [tagged], but nevertheless now made available for your procuring consideration :)And as embarrassed as I am of posting this (only becoz it didnt make the show-opening, but not becoz I'm not proud of my own effort ;p) - CLICK THRU

seen@suckadelic group show / toybreak interview with the sucklord

Event-pics for Suckadelic Group Show @ Munky King, circa October 30th [tagged] \seen on munkyking.com - featuring party-peeps and Sucklord600-customs galore (which are now available for purchase online), as well as the launch of Amanda Visell's Pink Elephant Vampire. The Suckshow exhibits thru November 23rd (so do drop by and wank over them works of coolness in person) ... meanwhile Morgan

pixorama by eboy

eBoy presents PIXORAMA = 14 full-color cardboard pages featuring a selection of 7+1 of their most beautiful Pixorama Cities ((ie. Foobar, London, Assembler, New York, Superbronco, Tokyo, Baltimore and LA.). Priced at 18EURO and available @ shop.eboy.com - Pixorama is the first book designed, produced and published exclusively by eBoy itself.

royalefam 400% + 100% bearbrick to launch november 7 + 8

Royalefam is set to launch their first-ever collaborative effort with Japan's Medicom Toy this coming weekend. The SBTG BE@RBRICK set will come with both 400% and 100% versions in the box."Inspired by SBTG's 2006 Nike Dunk SB release (SBTG aka Singapore's very own Mark Ong) - the Be@bricks are deeply influenced by the design elements that were present in the original shoe. The Be@rbrick features

abraham obama vinyl bust by ron english x mindstyle

ELECTION DAY NEWS FLASH!MINDstyle is proud to announce this Election Day 2008 Ron English's Abraham Obama 16" vinyl bust sculpted by Vin Teng. The bust is based on the Ron English's Abraham Obama poster that is a Pop-inspired bit of street art [CLICK THRU to peep - including the geneis of the project]. The white MINDstyle's member's only version is sold out. The edition size of each color way is

about that new figure from carnival cartoons

Jared Deal - aka one-half of Carnival Cartoons (with partner-in-crime Garnet Syberg-Olsen) drops a sneakie-teaser of their upcoming new toy!All I dare say now it, teh dude ain't gonna be "alone" ... (heh) ... *Stay tuned for further details*

beit dudes obama and mccain by kicktoys

Kicktoys' BEit Dude toy line [tagged] showed their participation in this year's election by revealing two customized BEit Dude candidates. And from the pictures, it ain't hard to figure out who they may be (click on images above for full view).Standing an average of 6-inches tall (sans any headgear or accessories) - The articulated BEit Dudes features a face-slot for interchangeable images.

danke schoen plush bears by touma x ayumi urayama

TOUMA has designed brand new mascot characters (and logo) in the form of plush bears collectively known as DANKE SCHOEN [www]. The plushes are made by Ayumi Urayama (known in Japan for her collaboration with DEVILROBOTS) - with the Black bear named "DANKE", while the White bear is "SCHOEN". Beyond mere plush-products, the bears also has an underlying anti-"human rights abuse" message (Touma

iti pinehead (prototype) preview by itokin park x kuso designer toys

Kuso Designer Toys drops a sneak-preview of their upcoming 3rd project [previously featured Kuso-toys include Ninja Spiki and Celsius] - presenting Itokin Park's ITI-PINEHEAD! Standing 5 inches tall, this adorable lil prickly fella (I'll like to think he's a baby-hedgehog *giggle*) with a uber-innocent smiley face framed by chunky body-spikes is tentatively set for a January 2009-release, with

ava body v.1 (1/6-scaled female form) teaser by ashley wood x 3a toys

Ashley Wood previews 1/6th-scaled female figure to come in 2009. Dubbed AVA BODY V.1 - the blurred-out image shows a nigh-curvacious femme-form with gams stretched to eternity (heh) = a 3D-manifestation of Ashley's illustrated-ladies, and a welcomed new 1/6th-form for collectors, I'm sure (at the very least for me :p).Ashley blogs: "Early next year 3A will release some female figs, now anyone

runcible edition b preview by cris rose

Crise Rose previews his RUNCIBLE EDITION B (after his successful sold-out Edition A) set to be a They Walk Among Us-store exclusive. Peep the WIP-pic of the crispy-clear bubble-less-ish resin-head (below-right) = *coolio*Tentatively scheduled for a late November / early December 2008-drop - the 7-inch tall resin Runcible Edition B is priced @ £39.99-per with a very limited run of only 10-pcs! So,

monkey bee short film from monkey: journey to the west (by jaime hewlett x damon albarn)

"After a phenomenally successful run wowing audiences and critics in Manchester, Paris, Charleston and the Royal Opera House Monkey now finds a new home in London as the production roars its way to the 02 for its next incredible outing." [via]The "Monkey" mentioned above is the character from the stage-musical MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST [www / wiki] - adapted from the classic 16th Century

t9g x tim biskup rangeas

American-artist Tim Biskup has teamed-up with Japanese-artist T9G to design and create a Biskup-version of T9G's RANGEAS! Seen above is the prototype-sculpt, while below is the cheery bright-yellow colorway posted on InTheYellow - as published in MONO Magazine (Nov-issue / 11-16). Looking pretty darn yummy, if ya ask me :)Scheduled for a November 19th-drop (If online translators and my

seen@osaka popstar dog art show (oct 31)

Customed-Devil Dogs abound at the recently exhibited OSAKA POPSTAR DEVIL DOG ART SHOW @ Showroom NYC [tagged] and Saki-Waki of IHeartCoolStuff was present and she has intense oodles of event x custom-pics on her flickr-album.Additionally, you can peep x purchase them customed plastic-pooches here (includes purchasing details / pics via).FYI: The net proceeds from the sale being donated to the

seen@apw halloween custom toy show (oct 31)

Steve Talkowski popped by APW Gallery's HALLOWEEN CUSTOM TOY SHOW (circa Oct 31st) and has snapped delish pics of (primarily) Halloween-themed customs on a variety of platform toy-forms - which can be seen on his flickr-album. In addition, event launch-pics can be found on APWArts.com - while the customs are made available online here [all pics via].

the raymond scott figurine & clavivox by presspop x archer prewitt

In celebration of his 100th Anniversary (1908-2008), Presspop Gallery presents the official Raymond Scott Archives-approved RAYMOND SCOTT FIGURINE & CLAVIVOX:Designed by Archer Prewitt (Sof'Boy), the 6 inch tall soft vinyl retro figure has a tentative December 2008 drop-period, and comes with fabric cloth jacket, mini clavivox (ie. keyboard sound synthesizer and sequencer - designed to look as

lorbo via strangeco

The acid-colored vinyl-kajin known as LORBO by Jim Woodring x Presspop Gallery [tagged] is set to be distributed via StrangeCo in the U.S. - with a November 2008 ship-schedule.The LORBO-variant listed on-site is the STANDARD VERSION 02 in Green [blogged]. The rotocast vinyl figure stands 7 inches tall, and comes polybagged with Header Card packaging featuring illustration by Woodring. No price

about phu!'s new figure for 2009

PHU! drops a "mystery-pic" of his "New project in the pipeline for year 2009" - Permit me to submit - for your kind considerations - proposed evidence (tho not exactly empirical ... or is it? ;p) on what the figure-form is meant to be :)The sculpted-shapes shown-left suggests very strongly to be components that makes up his earlier released all-original P77 resin-mecha (please reference posted

franken fink turnaround by made by monsters x johnny ace studios

Since my last preview, set your peepers on the turnarounds for FRANKEN FINK with finalized color scheme, and it is looking awesomely ill, IMHO.Produced by Made By Monsters (makers of The Screaming Hand vinyl) and designed by Johnny Ace Studios - the massive 18 incher Franken Fink toxic vinyl figure features custom-airbrushing by Johnny Ace & Kali, and is limited to 100-pcs worldwide with an

SWATCH 007 Villains Collection / Keeping Time

With 22nd James Bond spy x action flick Quantum Of Solace premiering on silver screens in a few days' time (Nov 5th Singapore), I'm reminded of The SWATCH 007 VILLAIN COLLECTION - which no doubt would be "late" news by now (tis been in my folders for months! LOL) ... and of my own personal affinity-slash-penchant for Swatch-watches [CLICK THRU to read, if you dare :p]The 007 Villain Collection

seen@paradise toyland: touma exhibition & online web-order

A huge part of me would really lurve to own this WRESTLER'S-MASK from TOUMA - given my recent "fanboy-experience" (*cough*) ... and for US$325, it could be yours too! (Hand-made to order with completion in about a month's time).Paradise Toyland has listed this mask, along with other vinyl + kaiju-goodies + plushies (hand-made by Urayama Ayumi) + prints + artwork on display at Touma's recent show

turn your name into a face

All three reiterations of my name / nick generated this series of unhappy faces (how to put on Facebook liddat? LOL :p) ... I wonder if tis a "sign" tho ... Go Turn Your Name Into A Face :p[via]

kozik toy releases @ toy2r pop up store - dba brooklyn, ny (nov 7)

PRESS RELEASE: TOY2R proudly announces the first of many POP UP STORES fans will see sprouting up across the country as TOY2R settles into its new USA division. The first POP UP STORE EVENT will be taking place November 7th through the 16th in BROOKLYN, NY. TOY2R is partnering up with DBA BROOKLYN - the borough's newest lifestyle boutique specializing in deadstock, vintage, rare and specialty

attention spam: adapta launch exhibition @ adapta gallery, hongkong (nov 13-dec 10)

ATTENTION SPAM is a collaboration between Schoeni Art Gallery Hong Kong and UKadapta London which features work from 5 UK-based Urban Artists, namely: Cyclops, David Bray, D*Face, Word to Mother and Vesna Parchet.PRESS RELEASE: "This project will focus on what has recently been coined as ‘urban’ art - or as we like to call it “21st Century Contemporary Art” - with the idea to bring this rather