Prince William and Kate x Hello-Kitty: A Royal Wedding Mashup by Joseph Senior

The Royal Wedding between Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton had the world in it's grip Friday just (and I can say that because the nightly online internet-lag totally let up on Friday, no doubt with folks eyes glued to the tv-screen instead of the computer-screen!). And while the world has been revolving around images of the couple and their guests at the wedding - we have instead swell

FACE OFF: Sheryo & Zero VS Eeshaun & Antz

[Above: ANTZ X EESHAUN / Below: SHERYO x ZERO / Images via]The result of what happened when local artists Sheryo & Zero VERSUS Eeshaun & Antz at Raw Nation's FACE-OFF event @ The Old School, Mt Sophia (happened April 27th). The event saw a "battle"-styled street artist tournament pitting artist teams against each other in a 90-minute round, with the murals done in stark black-n-white. The crowd

Transformers 3 : Dark of the Moon - Official Trailer 2

It's an "Alien Invasion" and robots will rule the Earth! Here's the second Official Trailer for "Transformers 3 : Dark of the Moon" and it is pretty damn stunning, if the trailer is anything to live by - and my faith in Mchael Bay is restored, YES, restored! ~ check the screengrabs of devastation unleashed on the cityscape - and as well we have three stills from the movie, courtesy of SlashFilm (

Pawnny: PAWS x Dunny Custom WIP by Chauskoskis

Walter Jacott aka Chauskoskis does a commissioned-custom with a Dunny-themed with coarse' PAWS - and it looks absolutely adorable and nigh desirable! Somebody would be making absolute bank with these, I insist! Look for more WIPs and developments of "Pawnny" on Walter's blog!

Custom-Feature: Mad Mario by Erwin Cahyono of Mongar Toys

Erwin Cahyono of Mongar Toys shares with us his submission for the Munnyworld Megacontest - with his MAD MARIO mummy-madness! (Vote on it here by clicking "Like").Erwin mentions: "I got the idea of combining the cuteness with some psychotic and madness side of the character that I made. And the result is imagining what if the T-virus in resident evil brought in the Mario Land and infecting Mario

3A Toys for San Diego Comic Con 2011 (Packaging Box Designs)

ThreeA Toys unleashes a slew of packaging box for their line-up of exclusives destined for San Diego Comic Con 2011 - featuring Daywatch & Nightwatch WWRp Heavy Brambles, Action Portables TK Unleashed 4pack, WWRp Slaughterhouse Dropcloth and Action Portable Ascended Popbot. All this on top of their IDW Exclusive (previously posted here). Looks they 3A is going all out to capture SDCC, innit?Fret

Jason Limon for New Dimensions @ Bold Hype Gallery (May 12)

Shown above are an all-new one-off sculpture [Measuring 5" x 5.5" x 4", Acrylic on Polymer Clay] created and painted by hand by Jason Limon for "New Dimensions" for Bold Hype Gallery in NYC, launching May 12th - Looking simply amazing, we've previous seen snaps from Chris Ryniak and Doktor A - and this is looking up to be a real cool show indeed, IMHO.Bold Hype Gallery
547 W 27th St, 5th floor


Peyote Edition of Mictlan by Jesse Hernandez (Release @ Dragatomi May 7)

Spotted on the Dragatomi-blog is the existence of the "Peyote Edition" of Jesse Hernandez's MICTLAN vinyl figure (produced by KusoVinyl). Scheduled for a release on Saturday May 7th, the Peyote Edition is limited to 85 pieces and will retail for US$70. Jesse will be in attendance for the signing from 7pm to 9pm that night, so be sure to get yours autographed!

Custom-Feature: Kiba Celsius by Nakanari

Tony Nakanari Shiau shares with us his new commission-custom work for a private collector. "KIBA CELSIUS" is based off a Celsius figure-form (designed by Rotobox and produced by KusoVinyl) - with this "new version" of Samurai Celsius utilizing white colors-theme and details to match with his name "kiba" - which means "Fang".

Sneak Peek at Hoorayger for CrappyCat Mini Vinyl Series 1

A new teaser-peek at a figure from the upcoming CRAPPY CAT MINI VINYL Series One from VanBeater -with this version called "Hoorayger". The logo at the back of this figure is reminiscence of the logo of Jägermeister - "a German 70-proof digestif made with herbs and spices" (as noticed by Brian Jacobs) and given Crappy Cat's penchant for the spot of liquor, this seems pretty darn apt, doesn't it?

Custom-Feature: Rooz Bomber by Misterdarkboy

Made by Shashi Patel aka Mister Darkboy is this Rooz Bomber for the Munnyworld Megacontest (Vote on it here by clicking "Like"). Shashi shares with TOYSREVIl his inspiration for this custom: "i suppose the main inspiration for this project was the cold war and a corroded, weathered, rusted jet such as the blackbird. i mounted engines, mechanical detail in the back, florescent paint inside the

Kung Fu Panda 2 License Revealed by Mugo

PRODUCT-PRESS: "Skadoosh". The much anticipated reveal of the Mugo + Kung Fu Panda 2 collaboration is finally here. This is the first themed series for Mugo, which combines MP3 and USB capabilities in a unique art toy shape. This limited edition series will be comprised of four characters from the Kung Fu Panda 2 movie which hits theaters May 26th.Well cool to see a licensed collaboration

The Coming of Arborobots from Cris Rose x SmallStuffPepe

"ARBOROBOTS" are a new line of robots coming from UK-artisy Cris Rose, made in collaboration with Swiss artisan Pepe of www.smallstuff.ch. Pronounced "Are-Bore-O-Bots"- the first 2 Arborobots will be unleashed next week - and note that this new line of figures are NOT made from resin but are designed in London and hand crafted in Zurich (**meaning numbers are very limited indeed). "We both hope

Custom-Feature: Ahren Munny by JAOC

From Jose Ovalles aka JAOC (remember his Analog Robotic Design Blog?) comes AHREN, The Fire warrior. ("Ahren" is the german word "Eagle"). A saxon man from the 5th century, 'Ahren is called the fire warrior because of his red hair and beard, and also because of his very bad temper. He is a defender of his town, and fights again any threat no matters if it is human or supernatural. He is a loyal

The Real Nibbler X (Dub Version) @ Superfestival 56

Dropping at Superfestival 56 via Fig-X is the above NIBBLER X from The Tarantulas (featuring a collaboration between The Tarantulas, Onell Design and Real x Head) with his "Dub Version" painted by "the legendary master - Goto-San". I WANT!Looking utterly drenched in awesomsauce and splendid in a black-white-silver flourish, folks not able to attend the event are not to fret, as some numbers might

Custom-Feature: Indonesian Reog Dance by Silvia Tampi

How seriously awesome is this? From the deft hands and minds of Indonesian-artist Silvia Tampi comes this elaborate Munny-custom - completed for the Munnyworld Megacontest (Vote for this here by clicking "Like"). Based on traditional dance from Indonesia (Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia), this custom "dancer" wears a big heavy hat full of peacock feathers, and a lion//tiger mask! The name of the

Custom-Feature: Face Reveal of Mr.Power v.s. Cucaracha Borracha

We've posted earlier bodyform-WIPs of Mr.power v.s. Cucaracha Borracha, and now the face-sculpt has been revealed - to be a mask featuring the icon of Cucaracha Borracha. I like my WIPs to have an end, thanks. Looking gnarly-cool, I must say.

Ghost Rider with Hell-Cycle in 1/6 by Hot Toys

Remember the upcoming GHOST RIDER 1/6-release from Hot Toys? Seen at their Tokyo Toy Show in 2010 - the figure was showcased alongside a Hell-Cycle (which looked somewhat hella small at the show link before, no?). Proud new owner of the set; "borisasf" posts on Toy-World.com.hk (all images via) his awesome bounty - and this is indeed a swell deal-breaker, this is - and does the flames light-up?

Yet Another International Trailer for X-Men: First Class

Yet another variation of the trailer for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - featuring a sweet smidgen of new moving imagery for your viewing pleasures (the screengrabs should light the way). This is shaping up to be a real crowd-pleaser in the cinemas, and I am one of the sheep being shepherded into the darkened theatre-seats. Well-done!Beverly Hills 90201 vs X-Men?I have zero-problems with January Jones as

New Green Lantern Bannee, Poster & One-Sheet Images

Banner-image of Green Lantern and The Green Lantern Corps (seen on MTV Splashpage) = Made me quiver a little comicbook-loving-quiver, somewhat like the first time Kyle Rainer seeing the combined mass of Yellow Lantern Corps led by Sinestro … but that's my geek-moment anyways … What was YOURS? :) [Above-Left poster image via Yahoo!Movies / Right: One-sheet via Latino Review]

Cupcake Micci Red Velvet Edition by Erick Scarecrow (May 6-drop)

We've had a quick swirly-head peek before, now a ever slightly larger-peek at ESC Toy's CUPCAKE MICCI Red Velvet Edition from Erick Scarecrow's "5 Deadly Miccis" line of figures, scheduled for a drop Friday May 6th @ 11am via the ESC Shop. Limited to an edition size of only 20 pcs (and less than 20 pcs will be made available!) Stay sharp, dessert-lovers!

Video for Iron Man 2 - Mark II (Armor Unleashed Version) Limited Edition Collectible Figurine by Hot Toys

We've posted the still-snaps of Hot Toys' Iron Man 2 - Mark II (Armor Unleashed Version) here. And now finally we get to see HT delving into video coverage of their toys! They've worked really well for me the past years - ith the highest view for a HT-Toy featured being Iron Man Mark 2 - with over 250K views! (alas, my video-making PC is busted and I no longer am able to produce slideshow videos).

Down @ Toy Street with Scrills & DLUX (Recap Interview & Event Pics)

I've said my piece. Posted a heck load of coverage. Now we chat with Gainu 'Scrills' Ledejobi of Cookies-n-Cream (interviewed here in 2010) and Sean Gallagher of DLUX Studios = organizers of Toy Street, for a recap-round which includes images of the event by Ryosuke Suzuki (Seen in full HERE / all images posted here via).[Above: Ron EnglishBelow: Lou Pimentel / Steve Talkowski / SideKick Labs /

O-No! Sashimi by Andrew Bell for SDCC 2011 Debut

From Sushi to Sashimi - Andrew Bell is set to debut his O-No! Sashimi at SDCC this year, along with a "special edition" from DYZ Plastic. We've most recently seen the lil nomnom at Andrew's signing session in KR-NYC (pics below via) - now you'd be able to have some "freshly" cut soon - also available on the Dead Zebra online shop and retail shops (better get your fags to start ordering up some

Eden of the East: The King of Eden Already Available on Amazon

First movie of Eden of the East anime that titled Eden of the East: The King of Eden now is available on Amazon.com in the Blu-ray/DVD Combo. This movie has been released on 2009-11-28 in Japan.

Plot Summary: The story continues where it left off from the Eden of the East TV series, and brings Morimi Saki back to the USA in order to find Takizawa Akira. The other Selecao however are actively moving to take part in the game, and a few in particular are making dangerous moves in order to eliminate Takizawa or move towards their picture of a better Japan. (Source:ANN)

Buy Eden of the East: The King of Eden (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) from Amazon (Click the link to buy)

Patricio Oliver's AIMOC in 3D by Ernesto Rodriguez

Ernesto Rodriguez made a 3D model of Patricio Oliver's steampunk kid AIMOC from the Tenebrae - and it looks amazing!Tis one thing to do custom-homages, and another to create a model based on a creator's 2D-creations - kudos! Now someone needs to make this (series) into toys!

From: Techno Kitten Sculpts by Mr Den of Elite Gudz

You might have seen snaps of these flying strapped pussy-cats at Toy Street. Now we have the 4-11 on these creations, and they are none other from the folks at Elite Gudz! They are actually based off their XBox indies game: TECHNO KITTEN ADVENTURES - as sculpted by Mr Den. Expect to see more of these soonish - all customs and all made in-house!

Topps Starwars Galaxy Series 6 Artist Sketch Cards by Doktor A (On-sale April 29)

Tis going to be a busy-buying time to be had at Doktor A's online shop, what with his Rupture Androids and as well his Topps Starwars Galaxy series 6 artist sketch cards! Scheduled to be available on April 29th Friday @ 6pm UK time! 
Randomly inserted into regular packs of these the Galaxy 6 trading cards were die-cut cards featuring Admiral Ackbar on one side, and the other being space for

Artist Proof of Rupture Android by Doktor A (On-sale April 29)

DYZ Plastic released the Series 2 of their Android Mini Collectibles - which features designs from three invited artists -two of whom have released their A/Ps / Artist-Proofs (Gary Ham and Scott Tolleson). The third designer to come to the fore is Doktor A with his Rupture Android - which happens to go on sale on Friday April 29th @ 6pm UK time on his online shop. Each piece is signed and

BoyCott by Abell Octovan x My Royal Ego

We've posted oodles of teasers and snaps for Abell Octovan's self-produced BOYCOTT resin figure - and now is the time for the full fun-packed toy description and availability details! Starting with the release colorways - the "current" BoyCott release will come in three colorways:- ORIGINAL Color (with red jacket) - limited to only 8 pieces & priced at US$155- EGO Color (full-black) - limited to

Custom-Feature: Death Berry by Pronto Pixel

"DEATH BERRY" by Pronto Pixel for the Munnyworld Megacontest (Vote on it here by clicking "Like") - inspired by "chocolate fondue" and no doubt a delectable desire to bite into a fresh one!

Custom-Feature: Bub-Bot by Kong Andri

From Indonesia-toy enthusiast Kong Andri comes a custom dubbed BUB-BOT - customized from a Mini Bub and ready to destroy all competition at the Munnyworld Megacontest (Vote on it here by clicking "Like"). King added: "my inspiration comes from my new obsession of ThreeA toys, so i made my own version of it … He is a robot invented to protect the Munny World from thousands of aliens that wants to

Colored Prototypes of Viking and SearchR from UNKL

We've previously posted UNKL's prototypes for Viking (from the Dreamers / on-Left) and SearchR (from the SUG family / on-Right), now here are they colored (Click on image for source). Still WIPs tho, currently with no determined released date nor product stats. Am trying hard to like the Aestrix-cartoon vibe with Viking and SearchR is a disappointment compared to their SUG (one of my all-time

Tokidoki Tiger BE@RBRICK 100% & 400% by Medicom Toy

We first saw the TOKIDOKI TIGER BE@RBRICK at last year-end's STGCC. Now Medicom Toy unleashes both the 100% and 400% of the toy for your grabs online here - priced ￥1,575 and ￥7,140 respectively. Although it says "We will not accept the order from the outside of Japan, and will not deliver this to abroad" - I am sure you have your way around this! Orders begin April 29th - Go bug your fav

About That Inspector Cumulus Print from Jonathan Edwards

Crazy Label's INSPECTOR CUMULUS [tagged] is either currently enroute or already in the hands of collectors worldwide. And did you remember the first 10 customers will be receiving an illustrated print from creator/illustrator Jonathan Edwards? Here is the print-image (above-right) *Awesome*-much?You can still score your Cumulus via shop.crazylabel.com for US$39.95 (no prints with this tho, sorry

Custom-Feature: Happy Panda The Adventure by Bowo Baghaskara

Peep "Happy Panda & Goldyfish" - duo customs from Bowo Baghaskara of Indonesia - made for MUNNYWORLD MEGACONTEST (Vote on it here by clicking "Like"). The custom shares with folks "about Friendship, feeling Happy, adventure for have fun together.  It's all about u & u'r best friend (^^) joy u'r life, & happy…"

Custom-Feature: Bizarglye by Scott Tolleson

I've never been a huge fan of Bizarro. A reverse-version of Superman saying reverse things, but retaining his super-powers. Lame-O. Then I read Grant Mprrison's "All-Star Superman", when Superman landed on Bizarro–Home and escaped it (saving Earth in the process, 'notch), I felt somewhat a tinge of affection and understanding for the big lug … then artist Scott Tolleson does a custom-Munny

Product Images for KidRiot by MAD x Kidrobot

We just posted the reveal and design turnarounds for MAD's KIDRIOT / Kidrobot #19 vinyl toy with Kidrobot not too long ago, and now we have a full reveal of the toy, along with product description from KRonikle. The donut is awesomely hilarious! Take a read: PRODUCT TEXT: Behave yourself – KidRiot is watching. Take a good look at our iconic Kidrobot figure, as envisioned by KC-based artist MAD,

SpongeBob Squarepants TO-FU @ launch of Play Imaginative new store in *SCAPE

Play Imaginative has moved out of their Iluma store and into *SCAPE [www] - and has launched their 3,000-pcs limited 4" SpongeBob Squarepants TO-FU with a "special launch price" (SGD$18 for members / SGD$20 for non-members) to celebrate their new venue. Grand opening happening from 5pm @ 2 Orchard Link, #02-14, on April 29th Friday. Offer ends on the following Monday tho, so don't dally if you

photo contest thing no 1. [gasmask] from ferg

FERG at Collect-n-Destroy launches a brand new photo-contest with a swell theme (well, at least for me!) - titled "photo contest thing no 1. [gasmask]". The rules are as such:1. post a pic of your favorite gasmask toy or toys (doesn't have to be a jamungo/playge piece(s))2. must be a new pic..not posted before.3. photoshop tweaking is acceptable but definitely not needed to win. 4. get

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Theodore P. Saddleforth by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: As asked before, some of your figures have a sense of latent ferocity in them, and I love it that Theodore actually "shows" it, with his arms by the sigh of his figure! Very emotive work here! The added bicycle is very impressive for this set. Is there a story to this production? Is this a sign of things to come from Doktor A?DOKTOR A: I think this is more the direction I am moving in

Exclusive Preview of Lux Tenebrae from Patricio Oliver

Exclusively show here on TOYSREVIL are two "prelude" images to Patricio Oliver's new book! The prelude is called "post lux tenebras" (*after light darkness*). This is like the genesis of The Tenebrae with the book featuring approximately 20 double pages ~ and I do not even need to mention the double page reveals posted above look absolutely stunning! Also shown directly above are snaps from an

X-Men First Class International Trailer (from BleedingCool)

ERIK: "What Do You Know About Me?"CHARLES: "Everything."Sound "Stalker" much?Video embedding is disabled, but you can check out the new BleedingCool.com-exclusive internation-trailer for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS here - which sees a whole slew of delish imagery including more looks at Banshee, Havok and a group-shot of the X-Men in spandex, all-lined-up and curdy. And what I cannot embed, I screengrab -

A Look At Easter Boss Action Portable from ThreeA Toys (Collection of Dennis Chau)

Remember the EASTER BOSS Action Portable figurine from ThreeA Toys we posted before? 3A-collector Dennis Chau shares his bagged-n-tagged goodness (as spotted on the 3A-dedicated Flickr group). Also check out Dennis' Flickr for more snaps ~ I Likie!

A Look At The White Interbaka from 3A Toys (Or At Least A Custom from Amon Lin)

InterBaka. The "chase" insert for ThreeA Toys' SLICKER BAKA that folks have been clamoring for, and as well buying up multiple boxes to get at the illusive 1/6-figure. We've posted about it's existence not too long ago (along with dark-"hair" tho). Well, Amon Lin is a lucky recipient of such a figure (who possess a mandollie-attractive set of platinum-hair-color, no less), or is this a custom

And The Secret For ZacPac's S"K"UM-kun Toy Is …. (Pre-orders up May 13)

We've previously posted about ZacPac's first own vinyl toy, S"K"UM-kun "Stay Gold" Version HERE - but we've never shown the back of the figure - and now, THAT "secret" can now be unveiled, and it is that the S"K"UM-kun vinyl toy is the official collaboration with the legendary SK8 punk rock band, Suicidal Tendencies - who has their traditional Suicidal Cross firmly display at the figure's back!

Custom-Feature: All American Parents Foomi & Kracka by Jennipho

We've previously posted a single mitted-teaser for Jennipho's seeming culinary-custom, and now all can be unvieled: say *Hello* to her "ALL-AMERICAN PARENTS! Both her "baking mother" Foomi and "bbq cookout father" Kracka custom-pair were made specifically for Minnyworld and if you like what you see, you are advised to vote "LIKE" online here. Now here are more pics!Fancy a baguette? *Nom-nom-nom*

Shawnimals Keeps Things Underground With Mole Ninja (May 4 launch)

"Somewhere deep beneath Ninjatown lies a cavernous realm of darkness and mystery—but not necessarily of evil—where peculiar Ninjas reside. Legends says these digging dwellers possess bat-like sonar abilities, and snack on cookies made of mud and lava rock!"PRODUCT-PRESS: The fifth of 12 all-new Ninjas from Shawnimals' popular Ninja of the Month handmade plush series is MOLE NINJA! There were

Salvatore & George: Sasquatch Toys from Invisible Creatures

"Salvatore and George" were mascots created by Invisible Creatures for Sasquatch! Music Festival’s 10 year anniversary. And they have been made into toy figurines! Salvatore is 4-inches of plastic-furriness, while George stands tall at 2-inches. Both will come are a set - along with "a few limited edition prints" - on May 19th at Velocity Art & Design in Seattle as well at the festival, and

New Shooting Blanks from BlobPus - Lulubell Toys Pre-order on April 29

Lulubell Toys will be offering up 2 x Open Run Blobpus blank kaiju-figurines in black & GID (No order maximums / Shown above is not the actual figure-colors tho). Blobpi in black & GID, for US$22 & Dokugon in black & GID, assorted eyes, for US$75. Available for pre-sale this Friday April 29th at Noon Pacific, and pre-order period is open for one week - ending Thursday, May 5th at Noon Pacific.

Celestial Spartan & Pixie Baby by Foo Dog (Project: MEGA 2.0)

We posted about the URBAN CHILD reveal, now check out CELESTIAL SPARTAN from Dubai-based Foo Dog. The "Celestial Spartan" is one of three accessories set to be unleashed, which also includes (I suspect) this PIXIE BABY set. Look to Foo Dog's Facebbook as well, as they reveal and introduce participant artists for their coming Project: MEGA 2.0.

Green Lantern TV Spots (60 sec / 1:33mins / 2mins Versions)

Green Lantern - Extended TV Spot (2 minutes Version)Green Lantern - Extended TV Spot (1:33mins Version)Green Lantern - Extended TV Spot (60 secs Version)[CLICK HERE for Green Lantern coverage eon TOYSREVIL]

IMMORTALS Teaser Trailer

2.15 minutes worth of epicness witnessed in this trailer for Tarsem Singh's IMMORTALS - slated for a November 11th release. We've seen the posters. We've seen the stills and WonderCon 2011 appearance. And now with this teaser? I couldn't be more excited over the film! [via SlashFilm]Such awesome imagery it bleed poems…

Trailer For Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

We've previously posted "behind-the-scenes" of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" (and no, I still haven't watched Part One ggrrrrr). Now witness the TRAILER for Part 2 - and I am excited as a bee to see Hogwarts being torn down to it's stony foundations by he-who-will-not-be-named muahahahahahahaha … just hope the toys this time around would be more … enticing…>[it pays to be on

Dead Oak Chugbuggler by Chris Ryniak for New Dimensions @ Bold Type Gallery

We previously teased an image of Doktor A's submission to the ‘New Dimensions’ Sculpture Show @ Bold Hype Gallery New York (opening May 12). Today we get to have a look at Chris Ryniak's one-of-a-kind sculpt named DEAD OAK CHUGBUGGLER. Dead Oak be looking really adorable, methinks. What do you think?

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

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

Toy-Review: Cai Shen Android by DYZ Plastic

The third Android-special to be released individually, was the CAI SHEN ANDROID! Themed with the Chinese traditional "Cai Shen Ye" God Of Wealth, this unique figure was released for Chinese New Year as an Asian-exclusive. These 3" tall individually window-boxed figures were initially made for folks working for Google, Inc in Beijing, a limited number were made available in subsequent

Japanese Blood Typing

Maybe this infographic about Japanese Blood Typing can enrich your knowledge.
This infographic contain about Japanese Blood Typing is designed by Lorena O'Neal.

Source:Phlebotomist

World of Warcraft Fact

 Here is the interested fact about World of Warcraft MMORPG, presented in the infographic form.
This infographic contain about WOW fact is designed by Lorena O'Neal.

Source:Video Game Design Colleges

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: The Rt Hon. Tiny Littleton by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: I remember your production Qwin from a while back. Would you like this made as a production piece? How do you feel about production toys? Do you collect any? What is your main pick of toy-poison?DOKTOR A: I don't think this Gwin could be produced. At least not in this scale. I do pick up the odd toy here and there but dont really collect anything specific. If I had the money and space

Mural by Marka27 x Jesse Hernandez

If you happened to be in San Francisco, and walking down the corner of 24th st and Bryant, and find yourselves gawking eyeswideopen mouthswidegapping, then it must be THIS mural you are looking at, completed by Victor Marka27 Quiñonez x Jesse Hernandez! Are we in agreement here? Right! Don't forget to thank Galeria De La Raza for providing the wall (which is pretty darn cool of them to). Now what

JAG & JEG by Tesselate

"Tesselate-Sam" is running a small sale on his online shop - with the aim of raising some funds for production of his new resin, which Sam adds: "…it's a lot more complex than my usual work."A pair of listed figures is this endeavor is these two new original resins named JAG & JEG (shown above), who are the first two members of the 'ED-IT Production Crew'. Standing 2.7" tall and priced at £22 per

Vampy: Undead Queen of Cosplay by MIMIC

Jamie "Mimic" Stubbs does Vampy Undead.Jamie rocks. As does Lina Le aka "Vampy".More Jaime on Flickr / Facebook LindaSomeone needs to make this into a toy (preferably in 1/6!)

KidRiot by MAD x Kidrobot (KidRobot #19)

With the internets rife with a peek at MAD's upcoming Kidrobot toy a short while back, Jeremy Madl now unveils the KIDRIOT figure (Kidrobot #19) - along with a heap-helping of concept drawings from behind-the-scenes turnaround drawings! Also be on the lookout for the MAD KidRiot Signing Tour happening in KR-Los Angeles on the 12th, KR-San Francisco on the 13th, & KR-Miami the 14th!MAD RIOT x

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

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

Custom-Feature: Iztli Volcantl BunQee from Cyberphunkk

From Cyberphunkk aka Emmanuel L White Eagle comes an intensely awesome new custom Qee dubbed: IZTLI VOLCANTL! The name evoked is in Nahuatl native aztec tongue - which means "eye creature". The custom is the first of a series of "nahuales" shape shifters, and was released online on easter sunday. Click here to plonk down US$225 for this custom 8" BuneeQ from Toy2r.Featuring a mayan inspired

Can You Smell What Yummy-Munny Is Jennipho Baking?

Jennipho makes delectable customs - we've seen her with Ice-Cream Dunnys and Sushi-Dunnys … so what sort of yummy-Munny is Jennifer baking now? I would say "Stay Tuned To TOYSREVIL" - but you know to do that already :)

Deady is Back and Big in Japan - 5" Mini Qee by Toy2R

PRODUCT-TEXT: Deady is Back and Big in Japan!Toy2R proudly announces the development of the next artist 5" Mini Qee - Deady by Voltaire. A long time supporter of Toy2R, Voltaire has created this new design that fits the new 5" Mini Qee format perfectly and will please Deady collectors across the globe.Fans will be happy as we also announce that Toy2R is partnering up with Adventure Quest Worlds

Introducing Sensei Cat by Morgan Gleave

UK-based Morgan Gleave had taken a year-long break from the scene to concentrate on music, but he's back to art toys, and with that brings along a new character with his "rebirth" - complete with a paperboy version! Say hello to SENSEI CAT! Do check back for the paperboy actual, as well as a certain "exclusive version" of the illustration ~ *wink*Find out more of Morgan's works at http://

Reveal of Bella Delamere by Doktor A x Arts Unknown

We've been treated to prototype-reveals of Kozik's and Basemen's figures with Arts Unknown not too long ago, and now we have the third figure to be revealed: Doktor A's BELLA DELAMERE! Looking truly nice, what with the "folds" in the dress and stoic stance and held together with the color-scheme - truly nice indeed! But watch out for the dagger behind her back, I say!Shown above is the "original

Toy-Review: Snowman Android by DYZ Plastic

The second individual special release of the Google Android Collectible came in the form of "FLAKE" - The special edition SNOWMAN ANDROID featuring design by Gary Ham. What is indeed exceptional about this release, is that besides the skin-design, certain physical aspects of the Android-form was "altered+added" to suit the design - in this case, the top-hat and "carrot-nose", respectively -

More WWRp De Plumes & 1/12 Dropcloths by 3A Toys (April 27 pre-order)

In addition to the WWRp DIY De Plume in 1/12th-scale - which means 6 inches tall of fully-articulated goodness (priced at US$40 per single carded), ThreeA Toys has another two packages of 1/12th-scaled goodness ready to roll out for pre-orders on April 27th @ 9AM Hong Kong time via Bambalandstore.com (With a tentative August 2011-ship out).JUNGLE BATTLE 2Pack featuring a Jungler Dropcloth and a

Official Worldwide Release of Benny The Dreamer from Okedoki x VTSS Toys (April 29)

Since the sold out pre-order allocation for Benny the Dreamer is over - the official worldwide release will be scheduled on April 28th at 11PM Taipei, 08 AM Los Angeles, 11 AM New York, 04 PM London, 12 PM (April 29th) Tokyo. The figure will be available to order/purchase via http://vtsstoys.com (images above via, along with video reviews and even more pics). Here are more figure details to

5 Deadly Miccis Continues from Erick Scarecrow: Teasing Cupcake Micci!

Peep this new teaser image for Erick Scarecrow's brand new figure from his 5 Deadly Miccis line (yes, there were five), with this "killer dessert" slated for a May serve-up from ESC Toy. Tis been a while sonic we've seen Miccis from Erick (last one spotted was the insectoid Mata Micci Midori) = I say "YUMZ" to swirly-cream heads!

Lou Belle Shop Presents TV Eye Toy Launching Exhibition & Custom Show: Happy Shocks, Victim Shakes, Guerillas Rawks by indieguerillas

TOYSREVIL has previously sneaked images of indiguerilla's TV EYE form [here+here] and now we have official news about the grow art show featuring the figure! Indieguerillas invites 26 artists from selected cities in Indonesia to collaborate on the "TV EYE LAUNCHING EXHIBITION AND CUSTOM SHOW" event with a show entitled "Happy Shocks, Victim Shakes, Guerillas Rawks". Launch date is scheduled for a

Tarnished Daydreams Postcards from Doktor A

I like postcards. In fact, I really REALLY like postcards - back in "the day" I used to have quite a nifty collection of postcards, with a staunch focus on "movies", actually. These days, they are practically the only other thing I can afford to pay for, in lieu of actual toys and customs from creators! But no, I am not whining too much here - I am grateful that there ARE someways to procure

Winning Sprog Photo for March: Rockford the Grumpy Goth Sprog of Ruination by Mr Dave

Above-left is a photo from Mr Dave entitled: "Rockford the Grumpy Goth Sprog of Ruination" - and above-right shows an exclusive 2.5" tall "Raymond Sprog" from UK-creator Cris Rose, which is now officially the prize for Mr Dave's winning photo chosen to be the winner photo for March! [I blogged about it, remember?]Cris adds: "Good composition and focus, simple, yet expressive with spot on

The Worrible Plush by Andrew Bell x Squishable Inc

PRODUCT-TEXT: Artist Andrew Bell teams up with Squishable, Inc to bring you the perfect plush prescription for all your troubles! Each super soft and squishy Worrible is genetically engineered to be in tune with human anxiety, fear and doubt. Grab one, give it a squeeze (5 seconds or more) and your problems will be absorbed into to the Worrible's own body and subsequently converted into a

C3 Paper Koi Project To Benefit Japan

The C3 Paper Koi Project has contributed more than US$600 to the American Red Cross Japan relief efforts, and they are not done yet. The project in question is a "platform" figure (created by Matt Hawkins) featuring skin-designs done by the in-house-illustrators at C3 including Matt Hawkins, Doug Kubert, Tyler Coey, Zach Trover, Matt Loehrer, and Steve Duffendack. You can both download and donate

Custom-Feature: 2 x Mini Munny customs buy Mikie Graham for Munnyworld

Mikie Graham aka zombiemonkie shares with is two of his entries into Kidrobot's Munnyworld competition, and frankly they look pretty darn rad. Go vote for them here if you so please. Meanwhile, here's a closer-look at both ATLAS TELEMON and BONGO CAME BACK!WHO: "Atlas Telemon"STORY: Roughly translated from Latin “Atlas Telamon, " means  “enduring Atlas” a play on words that references the Greek

About That Ganbare Nippon Collaboration Illustrations & Tee

WHAT-IS: Ganbare Nippon Collab is a design project organized by a dozen international artists from 4 continents, as an effort for offering a helping hand to the victims of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. The Japanese phrase GANBARE, NIPPON! or がんばれ日本！ translates "Don’t give up, Japan”, “Hang in there, Japan", "Be strong, Japan". Each artist has designed a letter

Submissions being accepted for the Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show @ Toy Art Gallery

EVENT-PRESS: Toy Art Gallery is proud to announce the Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show! The Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show is open to any and all artists and toymakers with an original resin toy. All entries will be judged by a prestigious panel of toy art connoisseurs and winners will be awarded fantastic prizes in a variety of categories! No entry fee required, but there are a few caveats to

Custom-Feature: Numo: Seven by Jeffry Burhan

"This is my first custom (with a) rusty effect, the figure itself is from my old designer toys, it's a blindbox with football team figure. I remembered few days ago in Plastic Culture kaiju exhibition, I asked Chalid Affan, the winner of 2010 Munny World Festival Indonesia to teach me how to do rusty effect like his figure."Jeffry Burhan from Indonesia, sharing with us the "origin" of his figure,

Reveal of Task Force G: Prometheus Rising Studios Microfighter Update

Posted above is the Task Force G version of Ben Miniberg's Microfighter from Prometheus Rising Studios (more pics). And posted below is a closer-look at the Task Force G 'weathering version' of the figures (more pics) - one of three special one-offs - all of which are slated for an April 30th-release, with a SRP of US$30 per. The next reveal will be on Thursday, and then the final figure on

Custom Mini Cuppa Teas Revealed (for Mini Tea Tour 2011)

[L-R: Okkle / Doktor A / Caramelaw / Cris Rose / Valleydweller]There is simply just too much awesomeness seen in these Mini Cup Of Teas that NEEDS to be viewed beyond just single images (which I have posted above of some of my personal fags anyways). Check out the slideshow video below of over 60 customs to be seen at the current Mini Tea Tour (next stop being SIXXA in Vienna on May 5th). You are

KAWS Blitz Key Holders by OriginalFake (On-sale April 29)

Seriously tho, I reckon the production of mini key-chain holdersof KAWS figures by Medicom Toy is just a ruse to tap into more kerching from KAWS-sold pout products, without the need to upscale production numbers. But on the same token, allows folks unable to afford the big-bucks, to go for the much cheaper (and much smaller) version of the initial toy. And you know what, that is fine by me.

Toy-Review: Power Vampire Android by DYZ Plastic

Just yesterday we reviewed the Standard Green Google Android Mini Collectible by DYZ Plastic, today we take a look at the Halloween Edition POWER VAMPIRE!Released on Halloween October 31st, 2010, the 3 inch tall "Power Vampire" was released individually house in special window box. Quantity is undetermined and SRP / Suggested Retail price then per box was US$10. Designed by Andrew Bell, this was

Happy Birthday Dead Bear Studios / GID Formaldehyde Face DIY by Motorbot (On-sale from April 26)

Motorbot celebrates the first anniversary of his Dead Bear Studios on April 24th, and is having a month long celebration for fans and folks to enjoy the festivities. He will be releasing blank figures throughout the month, each release staggered roughly 3 days in between, featuring new sculpts and revisited old ones. Essentially, know that ALL the sculpts would be designed and created by Kevin

Custom-Feature: SkullHead Dunny by Rsin Art

This commissioned-custom Huck Gee SkullHead 8" Dunny by artist Rsin Art, is simply awesome. That is all ... Blog or Facebook Rsin = your pick!

Custom-Feature: MADL ZOMBIE by Aretwo Deetwo

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

Waiting On A Toy

DISCLAIMER: This post is not necessarily meant to be a teaser-post, but the sudden sheer excitement of receiving a huge box of toy, is actually heightened this sunny Tuesday morning.And by-the-mother-of-toygods, this is a HUGE box! Or as Thiago Correia Carneiro from Rio had mentioned on my Facebook: "this is like sex in a box!" - and honey, I is horny like a toy-bastich! … Although I am actually

The Prince of Tennis Movie Release Date

The Prince of Tennis movie titled The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! will be released on September 3, 2011. The movie also has a trailer that can you watch from the The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! official website.

The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! Trailer

Toy-Review: Standard Green Google Android Mini Collectible by DYZ Plastic

TOY-STORY: Google collaborated with DYZ Plastic to produce their internationally known online icon-mascot and made it into a vinyl toy. Posted here is the "Green Standard version" of the icon, measuring 3" high, and features swivel arms and a rotating head. Designed in New York by Andrew Bell and California by the Android Team, this version is part of the first mini series released. SRP is US

Lou Pimentel @ Toy Street 2011

Cool-cat Lou Pimentel caught doing an interview via the lens of Rob Losito - down at Toy Street Friday last. That's the cool-cat-snap below (along with choice words from Lou himself), and above is the table spread of the artist - featuring painted Plaques, prints of watercolor-sneakers, yummy tee, and as well his red Cranston Jr figurine, and a custom Big Poppa-Bic Buddy!Missed the one-day only

Side Kick Lab & The Art Hustle @ Toy Street 2011

Uncut Trading Card sheets from SideKickLabs @ Toy Strreet. This here is a slice of my earlier days of maniac-collecting, right here! Suckadelic Series 2, The Art Hustle Series 1 & 2 uncut sheets = a definite MUST GET if I were physically at TS, without a shred of doubt. (Yes I pathetically refuse to pay overseas shipping). Awesome that Simeon Lipman of The Art Hustle (who is doing "art card"

Cookies-n-Cream @ Toy Street 2011

TOYSTREET-organizers Cookies-n-Cream booth at Toy Strreet is fearing all kindsa-awesomeness in all-things kaiju and giant chogokins! In collaboration with Sean Gallagher of DLUX Studios -as well check out the table-spread of 5 x custom SNEAKERHEADS out front [tagged]. No doubt we will be seeing their full-reveals online soon (well, I certainly hope so!). Check out their Twitter-stream @

Jesse DeStasio @ Toy Street 2011

Nebulon Rex, "Minty Fresh" Tankopula (revealed here) and BROVERS from Jesse DeStasio @ Toy Strreet- and that is a wonder spread of bagged-n-tagged self-made figurine-coolness right there! Posted below are candid shots of BROVERS, for which I would have been happily a proud owner of, if I was hitting the floor of the event LOL ~Hopefully we will be able to update on availability of these items

Steve Talkowski @ Toy Street 2011

Steve Talkowski's PUMA-inspired pink+silver SNEAKERHEAD custom made it's premiere at Toy Strreet - which looked perfectly in vibe with his pink-hawtness of a Sketchbot V3 - which also made it's advanced debut at the event, alongside it's previously released toy-brethren! Go bug your fav retailers for availability of Sketchbots (Distributed by DKE Toys).[Snaps via

Custom-Feature: HareMongus by NEMO (@ Toy Street)

A very fitting festive offering which "hopped" it's way to Toy Strreet Friday last was Mike "NEMO Mendez's custom HareMongous! Made by NEMO to celebrate Easter (what a sweet-heart) - it found a cool scheduled spot at Tenacious Toys' table and nestled there for grabs by interested folks. The helmeted critter is seen in the hands of it's creator in the shot below - "live" from TOYSTREET! (Snap

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Montague Grimshaw (Elder) by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: An extremely elaborate piece I have seen coming from you. Do you like to do elaborate pieces? It also mentions: "On loan to the exhibition from the Refvem collection. Listed as "Not For Sale" - is this a commission piece?DOKTOR A: "Yes this was a commission piece that was finished not long before the show was due to open. The collector who commissioned it was kind enough to allow it

Happy Easter Weekend from TOYSREVIL

1/6-Hobby Week on TOYSREVIL Wrap-Up

And while 1/6-Hobby Week on TOYSREVIL has come to it's last post with this wrap-up, this will not be the last you see of this blog-theme on this humble blog! There is just way too many happenings to be covered, and neither am I contented with just glossing over the details. More Top Tens, more "Two Sides Of The Apocalypse" - all of which I am writing and preparing right now, in fact! (Am enjoying

Living The 1/6-World: Collecting Streetwear

[Above shown is the latest ensemble I was able to buy from a localflea market, and put together for a quick snap. The figure-headsculptis a bootleg of a Paul Leung figure gotten from Hong Kong years back!]Purchasing "casual fashions" these days for 1/6th-scaled figures, is not that hard an activity. And by "casual", I mean basic streetwear, non-military clothes, for the everyday joe clad in swish

Custom-Feature: a gray wolf by Daniel Yu (from TMNT)

Local artist Daniel Yu has been working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT) figurines from the past - with this latest figure originally a Playmates TMNT Rahzar - now essentially repainted to bring out the sculptural details. Daneil also added an eye patch using epoxy putty. Daniel-adds: "it's a pretty straightforward piece" ~to which I say "No It Is Not!"Figure is shown below alongside his

Custom-Feature: Gaston Fantoni - Jumping Brain by Jimmy Foo

STORY OF GASTON FANTONI: Very little information is available about this extraordinary performer. Born in France into the world of the circus, there he remained until his forced retirement with the closure of Bombast Furioso's Palace Of Wonders. Gaston was trained from a very early age for the trapeze. At his peak he led the Fearless Flying Fantoms ( Gaston, his brother Jean Claude and Ester

Custom-Feature: Cyber-Skull Warrior Dunny by TazX

Toy customizer TazX shares with us a new custom, made with a Chuckboy 2tone 3" Dunny. Called "Cyber-Skull Warrior" - the custom holds a "Lightsaber" and a GID-cyber eye.

Custom-Feature: Poison Custom Dunny series by Zukaty (On-sale April 25)

UK-based ZKT shares with us a new series of 3" custom Dunnys he had done entitled "Poison". Available from April 25th, they are priced at US$55 ore piece (+shipping) via http://zukatyartz.storenvy.com from London 10PM /  NY 5PM  / LA  2PM. Check out the write-up below:PRODUCT-STORY: These guys have been a long time in production and happen due to requests and interest from collectors, the idea

fairitizeMyArt: Timelapse Video of Group Mural / ANTZ's Artworks

VID-DESCRIPT: Join our ten local illustrators as they embark on their quest to present twenty fairy-tale inspired art pieces, each with their own story to tell in all their black and white glory; of course, with a little splash of colour as well as a little imagination. Re-interpreting familiar fairytales and folklore in a local context, witness their characters come alive through a wide range of

Sin City an Exhibition of Sustainable Art - RECYCLE EXPERIENCE

"Sin City" is an Exhibition of Sustainable Art which opened at Galeri Nasional Indonesia: Gedung A on April 8th (which we had posted launch snaps of). Now courtesy of Evan at RECYCLE EXPERIENCE we have snaps of the works to look at! Above is a video filmed by Jeffry Burhan of REEXP's awesome display, and you can as well check out my Facebook-album for more snaps, along with other artworks on

Custom-Feature: Steam-Robot Soldier No.76 by NanoBenji

Indonesian-artist Yoel Niko Putra aka NanoBenji shares with us his "first custom toy" on a ToasterBoy with an extremely intensely rusted feel and vibing a tinge-burst of steampunk-attitude! Witness the Steam-Robot Soldier No.76! Any more "rust" and the dude will fall apart, dayumn! You know, the dude would do well in my humble collection, rather than hanging around pumping areas in your house,

AKIRA Manga in Indonesian

Famed Japanese manga AKIRA graphic novel Volume 1 - published in the late 80s and re-published in 1990 in the Indonesian-language! Yes, this is a translated version of the manga from Katsuhiro Otomo (I have the English version too). Sweet find and submission from Nano Benji (who is born in the mid-90s) this fine Sunday."Translations" we all take for granted that most things in the world is in

Custom-Feature: Dogfighter KAMPFER 109 Celsius by Jan Calleja

Jan Calleja premieres his 4th DOGFIGHTER series of customs based on a 7-inch Celsius form: Presenting KAMPFER 109 - inspired by Nazi Germany's answer to Britain's Supermarine Spitfire during the Batlle of Britain in World War II. The ME 109, nicknamed THE BULGE (because of bulging cowlings for its nose guns...and SKINNY by the Russians because of it's sleek outline. We have been following this

Atomic Summer Suckadelic Sale by Jason Atomic

Artist Jason Atomic is offering up some Suckadelic related artwork for sale, with starting prices at US$50 each - "if more than one person wants the same thing I'll let you know and you can put bids in" - check out his blog-post here and contact him if you are interested in his work: atomic@jasonatomic.co.uk

Video of Tomorrow King: Slicker Baka Unboxing by Franklinfilm

3A Forumer "Frankfilm" films the unboxing of his Tomorrow King: Slicker Baka, which also includes a nifty catalog (shown at the beginning of the short) as well close-up peeps at the figure's accessories, and a large poster. Unboxings are always fun!Alas my Kyuuketsuki couldn't reach me this week for *1/6 Hobby Week* (they delivered to an empty house while I was in rehab) but I reckon I'll be

Caterpillar Sculpt Sneak Peek by Doktor A for New Dimensions @ Bold Hype Gallery (May 12)

Shown here is a sneak-peek at a new sculpt concocted up by Doktor A for the upcoming "New Dimensions" group sculpture show. From the image name, this sure is one funky "Caterpillar"!Launching May 12th and exhibiting thru June 4th, the show happens at Bold Hype Gallery New York and will also feature work from: Colin Christian, Chet Zar, Martin Wittfooth, Chris Ryniak, Andrew Bell, Jason Freeny,

Red Power Mister Kaiju by David Horvath (Available April 23rd)

David Horvath has been teasing folks with a numerous amount of postings of this delightful red creature named POWER MISTER KAIJU, and today he reveals what it is about: "These were created to give to internal staff and business related associates, but a small few will be handed out for free tonight on Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles to the first few who show up."What will happen is, they will be

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Cymon Clops by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: Your style is distinctive, with all us plebeians labeling it "Victorian Steampunk". Is that how you see your works as well? Or are we overanalyzing it all?DOKTOR A: "It does undoubtably fall under the steampunk catchall. I prefer Victorian Futurism purely because I feel the term steampunk has these days been hijacked a little by the cosplay crowd. Not that that's a bad thing. But my

Toy-Review: Smirking Python in 1/6 by POP Prolific

Back in 2010, TOYSREVIL collaborated with Justin Volpe of POP Prolific to release an exclusive TOYSREVIL-Edition SMIRKING PYTHON articulated action figure in 1/6th-scale (I love my 1/6, remember?). Limited to only 20 pieces worldwide, with pre-orders closing on October 22nd (ironically, 4 days after me being in Stroke on the 18th, and did not have a chance to further promote the figure-release),

Dr00g 1 by DMS

PRODUCT-DESCRIPTION: New one off 'Dr00g' figures from DMS. Measuring in at just over 2" of cute coroded copper bot with articulated magnetic arms, cast in polystone resin. Dr00gs are deep sea engineering robots responsible for maintaining the underwater pipelines in the oceans of Planet 44.Looking like a mutated Android-figure now clad in dirty gold, Dr00g 1 will be available from http://dmsone/

Ultrus Bog = Skinner x Siccaluna x Lulubell - Presale on April 27 @ Noon Pacific

PRODUCT-TEXT: The quest has unfolded. The journey moves forward. Skinner x Siccaluna x Lulubell have teamed up to release Skinner's first vinyl toy!  10" of insanely detailed sculpting by master sculptor Siccaluna of Japan & an exclusive t-shirt to celebrate the project are all coming forth exclusively in package pre-orders.Starting on Wednesday, 4.27 at Noon Pacific on the Lulubell home page, 4

Custom-Feature: Green Lantern Dunny by Ian Ziobrowski

Simple, clean and crisp. This commissioned custom 3-inch tall Dunny by artist Ian Ziobrowski of the GREEN LANTERN is a surprising delight (in light of his recent epic commish) and I would figuratively faint, if he mentions the glowy-looking green parts are glow-in-the-dark! *Coolness*

Custom-Feature: Chaosman ULTRA by Troy Stith for 'Kaiju For Japan'

US-based Artist Troy Stith unveils his Chaosman ULTRA - made specifically for the KAIJU FOR JAPAN charity initiative - and available for sales at US$310 buyable here. Scupted from a RxH Chaosman, this custom, along with a whole slew of kaiju-themed awesomeness is now available for purchase via http://gorillamouth.bigcartel.com.

About That Lime-Green Slugilicious Figure from Gary Baseman x Arts Unknown

We first posted colored turnarounds of Gary Baseman's SLUGILICIOUS figure from UK-based Arts Unknown HERE - now comes an image of the figure in 3D, on a third colorway? Yes indeed, this lime-green edition be a "chase" figure! (FYI: Previously posted editions were of a Pink OG Edition and a Red Members Edition). Standing at an impressive 8 inches tall - Slugilicious is scheduled to ships 3rd

casting shadows / loser — hkg edition by coarse (On-sale May 3)

coarse releases a new figure-series dubbed: "casting shadows / loser — hkg edition" - limited to 200 pieces and priced at HK$2488 (Price includes global airmail shipping). Sale date is set at May 3, 2011 — exclusively available online via www.coarsehkg.com (Timing listed below). As well there is the "casting shadows / loser — signature edition" that will be in stores worldwide later in the

Tankopula Revealed! (Okay, Real Ones This Time) from Triclops Studio x The Tarantulas x Jesse Destasio

TANKOPULA is revealed just a smidgen before the advent of Toy Street - featuring the visual splendor of a three-way collaboration with: (A) Jesse Destasio's TANKHEAD figure concept, (B) squishy-looking menacing tentacles from Triclops Studios, and © the chest-busting image of The Tarantula's Nibbler!As mentioned before, there are three editions to choose from: Jesse's MINT FRESH colorway,

Down @ Toy Street 2011 (April 22nd)

Truth be told, I would have been out of my mind and plumb cleaned out my wallet if ever I made it to TOY STREET in New York City. Uncut Trading Card Sheets? Custom figures? Miniature designer resins? Ashcan comics? = THESE are the things which grab at my attention, and I can hardly keep my hands off them! A very flea-market feel to the festivities, as gleaned from the snaps of the event - which

Full Reveals of Skelanimal Qee Artist Series 2 Collection from Toy2R

PRODUCT-PRESS: Toy2R is pleased to unearth the next series of artist 2.5" Skelanimal Qees. Featuring designs by Voltaire, Lunabee, Pocket Wookie, Albert Art, Nick Z, and PO! (Patricio Oliver) and also including classic editions of the Skelanimal characters DAX, Jack and Kit. This 25 pc blind box assortment will be hitting US shores soon, so unlock the doors and let these cute little critters in!

iDREW: My Sketches from 2005 & A Call For Artists/Illustrators for TOYSREVIL

I've migrated (and will continue to do so) a whole bunch of sketches from around late-2004 to 2005 to my personal Facebook album - predominantly Sandman, Star Wars and random doodles of times past. I like doodling. I actually really like doodling. It used to be a dream of mine to work on a comicbook (true story) but have since realized my standards do not cut it, and as well "life" along the way

Imperfecz Cthulhu 1.2 by Luke Harris

Spotted on RedHotRobot's Facebook is an exclusive reveal of artist Luke Harris' Imperfecz Cthulhu 1.2 figure, as well as the below image via - and I'm the sucker rounding up the snaps - they look awfully interesting tho! Expect a release next week. I have neither quantity nor price-information - best bet you scope out Luke's blog @ http://imperfecz.blogspot.com for updated info of the drop.

Lady Zhiva Void Girl by BHEAD

We've blogged very briefly about Korean-csutomizer BHEAD's Lady Zhiva Void Girl previously, because frankly, there is a whole lot more than just mind-numbing pictures to look at (of which there too is more posted here!) as BHEAD is very diligent in posting WIPs! Note that these images are based around a figure in 1/6th-scale, and they are utterly amazing, as you can plainly see!*Die-hard fans

The Many 1/6 Motorbike-Mods of Methamphibian

We've previously posted about Methamphibian's post 1/6-character kitbashes HERE - now this is a post specifically focused on showcasing his motorbike-mods - which I feel are extremely satisfying and invigorating to view, IMHO! One of the key figures is his DEMONFREAK character, which vibes an absolutely awesome-cool Sandman-persona (the Neil Gaiman-written comicbook), as well his own-school

Two-Sides Of Apocalypse: 1/6-works from Methamphibian vs BHEAD

When the world comes to an end, and survives thereafter, the age of apocalypse is ripe for reinvention and two names in the 1/6th-realms come immediately into mind: Metamphibian from the US, and BHEAD from Korea. ~ TOYSREVIL takes a blog-ride down the destructed highway and presents a visual-trip of past works from both artists, for your 1/6-loving pleasures ..."Methamphibian" is famous for

1/6 Kitbash of Da'Bear / Kurita by Fadlin Ichwan (Pics by David Tan)

We first saw a quick-glimpse of this kitbash/custom 1/5-figure at the recent Jakarta Toys & Comics Fair, and David Tan of Filmoo was the dude who scored the figure, and shares with us snaps! Featuring a TOUMA-designed Knucklebear headsculpt cut to be utilized as a helmet on a 1/6th-scaled action figure, complete with awesome weapons and blades, and looking like he walked straight out of a

Q&A with & Toy-Photography of Alice Adrenochrome

What can I really need to say about the toy-photography of Alice Adrenochrome beyond what you can enjoy with your own eyes? Besides the 16th-scaled images I have posted here (seeing that it is 1/6-Hobby Week and all) you can also see the abundance of snaps on this< dedicated Facebook age. Meanwhile, here's a lil Q&A with the photographer and collector, for both your reading and viewing pleasures

Second Trailer for X-Men First Class

Aaaaaand we get to see Banshee! Aaaaaand that's about it really…

I Think I Like GasMasks A Little Bit Too Much….

One indisputable iconic-image of "apocalypse", is the GASMASK. Somehow everyone assumes (rightly so tho) that the end of the world will come along with a nuclear fallout that swallows the Earth, and spits out the next evolution of mankind, post-apocalypse. While I might not disagree with that notion, the usage of "gas-masks" on my 1/6-scaled figure kitbashed, is a constant work-in-progress and

Sneak Preview of Ice Ice Baby by Argonaut Resins

Oh snap! Here's a sneak peek at the "Ice Ice Baby" Sneakerhead Edition by Argonaut Resins - available for sale at Friday April 22nd's TOY STREET event! Based on the Cookies-n-Cream figure form, this looks hella cool (pardon the pun) in clear tined resin! No quantities have been mentioned thus far, so don't hesitate!

Gaman by Sam Griffiths for Kaiju For Japan (On-sale April 22)

"Gaman is a collective term given to the organisms that populate the landscape of Planet Domu, Literally." [Story continues below]GAMAN is made Sam Griffiths (creator of JURA) made specifically for KAIJU FOR JAPAN. Standing 15 inches tall and weighing 2.5kgs, this scratch-built figure took about fifty hours to make (*gasp*). Look to purchase this behemoth via GorillaMouth store - and take a load

Ghost in the Machine: Group Custom Show @ myplasticheart (May 13)

EVENT-PRESS: "myplasticheart and Matt Siren presents Ghost in the Machine, a custom toy show dedicated to Matt's iconic Ghost Girl figure. Twenty-four artists have been chosen by Matt to transform and put their own unique spin on his character. This talented group consists of seasoned street artists, painters, illustrators, and top-notch customizers. Join us for the festivities on Friday May

Teaser For Trojan Horse by Amanda Visell x Itokin Park

The collaboration with US-based Amanda Visell x Japan-based Itokin Park comes right after Nightmare Bed Monster, with a majestic combination of both creative talents accumulating in a 7.5inch tall TROJAN HORSE (or spelt "Torjan Horse" in the image below). While it doesn't take too much of an effort to imagine how it would look like as a toy (kudos for both artists in their respective

Nightmare Bed Monster by Amanda Visell x Itokin Park

Shown above is the second version of NIGHTMARE BED MONSTER by Amanda Visell x Itokin Park - which is available now via Switcheroo for US$450 for the entire set, limited to only 25 pieces. You might have seen this version at prior Switcheroo-workshops (posted below) and they look hella cool and quite a decent representation of "art toys" right here, IMHO!

Colored Turnarounds for Bella Delamere by Doktor A x Arts Unknown

WHAT: With the posted headsup of Kozik's William, Henry and Reginald figure-prototypes by Arts Unknown, I'd managed to discover these updated colored turnaround images from www.artsunknown.com to share with you folks!WHO: "Discarded with the sump oil at a very early age, Bella was swept downstream until she found herself by the sea. She soon made friends with all forms of aquatic creatures and

Colored Turnarounds for Slugilicious by Gary Baseman x Arts Unknown

WHAT: With the posted headsup of Kozik's William, Henry and Reginald figure-prototypes by Arts Unknown, I'd managed to discover these updated colored turnaround images from www.artsunknown.com to share with you folks!WHO: "Out from the shallow damp earth, comes the slithering Slugilicious. He takes his time, rushing for no one. Even if he looks like he is standing still, he is definitely

William, Henry and Reginald by Frank Kozik x Arts Unknown

We've seen WILLIAM the rhino, HENRY the tickbird, and REGINALD the pygmy elephant by new UK-outfit Arts Unknown in an earlier post - now we get to have a "first peek" at these Frank Kozik-designed figures in 3D-toy form! Show here is the prototype (sans the umbrella). There will be a "chase" version for this 3rd-quarter 2011 shipout figure (seems different from the "Members Edition" too!). Do

The Designer Toy Awards Launched by Clutter Magazine (Nominate TOYSREVIL Now, Thanks!)

PRESS: Clutter Magazine is very excited to announce the first annual International Designer Toy Awards (DTA) - Hosted in San Diego, California at the SDCC 2011.The Designer Toy Awards celebrates the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence in the Art Toy market, which after more than a decade has not only become a prominent and legitimate form of artistic and commercial expression, it is

Toy Street Happening On Good Friday April 22nd

With barely a day to go before TOY STREET [www / Facebook] opens it's doors to the adoring public on 68 Mulberry Street from 12 noon (an lasts till 8:00pm), the question is: "Do You Have Enough Cash To Spend?"> - Good old American cash-money/dollars bills will do quite nicely, thank you very much! What with the goodness in store for folks at the New York City event, it sure is going to be quite a

Persona 4 the Animation Trailer

Persona 4 the Animation gets the new trailer last week that streaming by The Mayonaka TV website. Persona 4 the Animation is an anime television series that adapted from Persona 4 role playing game from Atlus and will be released in Fall 2011.

Persona 4 the Animation Trailer

Lunatrik's Mini Tea Tour @ Sixxa Store, Vienna (May 5th)

With the first leg of the tour at Pictoplasma done-n-dusted, Lunartik next brings the MINI TEA TOUR off to Vienna - where the selection of customs will be on show from May 5th @ SIXXA Store, and will be on display for the entire month of. As well creator Matt JOnes will be on hand at the venue on Thursday May 5th - to sign toys and chat. Check out the flyer-image for the event above, as well a

OsiRisORion X Skinner X Dead Bear Oil Slick Outsiders for Toy Street (April 22)

Coming from Osiris Orion x Skinner x Dear Bear with these OIL SLICK OUTSIDERS destined to be at TOY STREET on Friday April 22nd (along with his Buff Monster customs) - limited to only 4 pieces at US$100 each! Look for this at the Tenacious Toys table!

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Swarf Herders by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: I like that you have group customs whenever you are involved in shows. Is there a method to the madness? What do you look for when you customize a form?DOKTOR A: "The group sets in shows are there as a sort of entry level option. I am always trying to have work at all price points so hopefully anyone who wants something can find a piece in their price range.I look for fairly basic

Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Mark II (Armor Unleashed Version) from Hot Toys

I vaguely remember this particular scene, when "Jim Rhodes" fights it out with "Tony Stark" at his pad, then to run off with his Iron man Mark 2 armor (what a 'trooper'-move that was) and the next thing we see, is the armor lying on a slab being stripped apart at a undetermined United States Air Base hangar. Yes, that's how they do it in over there, innit? Never did taste good in me mouth, even

Kaiju For Japan Sale On April 22nd Friday

The KAIJU FOR SALE charity initiative organized by attest Troy Stith goes "live" on Friday April 22nd @ 4PM EST - online via http://gorillamouth.bigcartel.com. Proceeds will benefit the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Do check out the slideshow below for what goodies to expect from the sales! [21 x images in slideshow above / Full-screen viewing][All images via]

S“K”UM-kun: Stay Gold Edition from ZacPac

ZacPac shares with us their very own first original vinyl toy; S"K"UM-kun - seen here in it's full painted sample of the upcoming 1st colorway, titled "Stay Gold". Designed and sculpted by Knuckle from Little Chop Design, we have posted about this figure's development for a while, and to see it now in color is quite splendid indeed! Shown above is as well the official New Era mini cap (This is

Sneak Peek at Next Humphrey Mooncalf Edition from Pobber Toys x Doktor A

Now with the Verdegris Edition of HUMPREY MOONCALF by Doktor A released for one and all, time now for Pobber Toys to look at the other two colorway editions [blogged here] with this above snap featuring the darkened beauty of the NOCTURNAL Edition - featuring a decidedly dark-brown tinge rather than the previously teased black-n-grey monochromatic version - a change in colorways? Or a brand new

WWRp DIY De Plume from 3A Toys (April 27-pre-order)

De PLUMES in 1/6th scale might have come to an end of production (or so claimed) but in the 1/12th-scaled world? They are alive and thriving! Scheduled for a online pre-order on April 27th @ Bambalandstore.com is the WWRp DIY DE PLUME - standing 6-inches tall and featuring a fully articulated action figure clad in real fabric clothes and stitched battle-gearbags - expect quite an amount of

Action Portable Mini DIY BOSS by 3A Toys

Peep the bagged-n-tagged Action Portable MINI DIY BOSS - a 1/12th-scaled replica of the near 13" vinyl figure released on 3A Toys' first anniversary in 2009 [tagged]. And oh yes, there's a whole lot of colorways coming too. Do note that there is NO PRICE for the DIY BOSS figure as it will be available FREE! As for HOW to score one? Aaahhh therein lies the rub….Standing at (possibly) 6 inches tall

Exclusives from Argonaut Resins x Jelly Empire for Toy Street (April 22)

PRODUCT-TEXT: Here are the 8 Jelly Empire cross over exclusives with Argonaut Resins for TOYSTREET [tagged] this coming Friday April 22nd. Each set will go for US$40 and 3 of the matching sets will have a Kings of Atlantis Talisman skull magnet included for FREE! The orange, and green sets are the Zombie Glow GID and the uber chase clear tint gray WereWolf Jelly Bot and matching Tuttz Mini cat

New Colorway of Figment Bust by Ron English for Toy Street (April 22)

Ron English is one of the main featured artists for the coming TOY STREET [tagged] on April 22nd Friday at 268 Mulberry St, New York City. Would be very interesting indeed what folks might get to see from the subversive views of the artist, least of all is this colorway of his FIGMENT Bust premiering at Toy Street! Vibing an absolutely acid-neon blue-skull with blonde-hair! Niehter quantity nor

Custom Toys by MR MUNK for TOY STREET (April 22)

Peep this sweet lineup of custom-goodness from MR MUNK all ready to rock-n-roll at TOY STREET [tagged] on April 22nd. With prices ranging from US$35 to US$100 for the customs (info straight from Lance himself), you now have zero reason not to be cash-prepared for these! If I were at Toy Street I would be grabbing a few of these, no question! As well there will be something "special" for a few

Sketchbot V3 by Steve Talkowski Debuts at TOY STREET (April 22)

Steve Talkowski will be debuting his SKETCHBOT V3 at >TOY STREET [tagged] this coming April 22nd Friday, and will then be made available the following week via normal distribution. 'Variant 3 sports a popping, semi-translucent magenta tint to the vinyl and comes with ink pen accessory and matching sticker.' Click above image-icons to see Sketchbots' 1st reveals at SDCC in 2010, as well V2

Friday Is Apocalypse On TOYSREVIL

You have been warned.Please bring your own gasmask.Click on image about to view posts for *1/6-Hobby Week* on TOYSREVIL.

TomKids by Michael Lau x Dragon Models

Michael Lau is known for his Gardener 101 series featuring 1/6th-scaled figures - that much is drummed into folks' mind. What some folks might not be aware of, is the existence of the lesser celeberated "TommKids" - a 1/6-scaled figure series released over a decade ago, in the year 2000.There were 6 characters in the set: Immume, Killjoy, Tomm, D Mon, Madcap and Ocellus. They stood between 10.5"

TOYSREVIL'S Top Ten Anime/Manga Toys in 1/6

"LISTS" - I like "lists". Straight after the TOYSREVIL "Top Ten Favouritest Must-Watch Anime Movies", I knew I wanted to do another Top Ten List, but this time featuring Anime and/or Manga Characters made into 1/6th-scaled action figures! (It is after all *1/6-Hobby Week* here on TOYSREVIL!)DISCLAIMER: This list totally sans classic figures like Ultraman, Kaimen Riders, and as well

Toy-Review: WWR Dropcloth & Peaceday Square in 1/6 by 3A Toys

TOY-STORY: WWR Dropcloth EMGY was an exclusive 3AA-members only pack by ThreeA Toys - which included a 1/6th EMGY Dropcloth, and a 1/6th Girly Pink Square. Price was US$120 for the set (and that excludes the 3AA-discount). No quantities were ever revealed. [blogged]Essentially, the Dropcloth main figure stands ober 12" tall and comes with two shotguns and a sidearm. The figure is fully and

Squink! Edition 1.0 Photo Book - Test Print

UK-artist Squink released a sized 5"x7" x 20 page photo book - showcasing various customs and paintings from 2009 to 2011. The book is also signed on last page. Priced at £15 per - this was for a single test print copy only - available via squink.bigcartel.com. The book has since sold out. I like photo-books, I really do :)[Images via]

First Colorway of Sneakerhead Revealed by Cookies-n-Cream

NY-based Cookies-n-Cream reveals the 1st colorway of their "Sneakerhead" figure, and you'll be able to see it up-close and personal at Toy Street this Friday on April 22nd! This colorway is inspired by one of the most classic sneakers ever produced – Air Jordan 1 Original (OG)! ~ Also expect to be greeted by a mini-customs show at Toy Street featuring Sneakerhead-forms!

More Painted Plaques by Lou Pimentel for Toy Street (April 22)

We've earlier teased some painted plaques by New York-based artist Lou Pimentel HERE. And now we have another set of images of painted artwork destined for this coming Friday April 22nd's TOYSTREET [thetoystreet.com] - where Lou is sharing a booth with Tenacious Toys. All the plaques will retail for US$30 bucks each - and as well Lou will also have his watercolor prints, 1" buttons and a few toys

Malignant Bullet Mini Comicbook Issue #1 @ ToyStreet (April 22)

Posted above are preview images for MALIGNANT BULLET #1 - available this Friday April 22nd at TOYSTREET [thetoystreet.com] - featuring Story by Jessie Destasio & Matt Bandle, Art by Eric Bonhomme, and Coloring by Tyler Schatz. Jesse has a booth selling toys as well, so probably this will be available there!"Malignant Bullet" issue # 1 is a black and white ashcan mini comic book with 15 x pages.

Dead Presidents x Jesse DeStasio = Nebulon Rex for Toy Street 2011 (April 22)

Making it's debut at this coming Friday's TOYSTREET [thetoystreet.com], Jessie Destasio will be offering up a series of "Rex Ganon" action figures - styled in NEBULON - a result of a collaboration with Dead Presidents - looking all pearlized and popping! Also do not forget the TANKOPULA three-way collabo with Triclops and The Tarantulas [sort-of reveals here + here]- as well a "chase" SuperTanker

Display Box Revealed for Golden Beat Up Boxer x Plastic Culture Edition

Plastic Culture reveals the display box and goodies found within the packaging for their exclusive all-Gold edition of The Beat Up Boxer with artist Breeanzz! As previously blogged, this edition is limited to only 5 pieces and priced at US$150. You can still score this figure by emailing joshua@plasticculture.net. This 9" tall resin figure comes with a card of authenticity, and a surprise secret

Dirty Bunny Brooches from Amanda Louise Spayd (On-sale April 22)

Amanda Louise Spayd is set to release her DIRTY BUNNY Brooches this coming Good Friday on April 22nd, at 3 pm EST. There are 12 or 13 of each color available, and each comes with two scatter pins that look like human teeth (excellent, that!). Priced at US$48 per set - look for them on http://amandalouise.bigcartel.com.PRODUCT-DESCRIPTION: "These brooch sets are sculpted, cast in resin, and

Tomenosuke-Exclusive Pink CrowCrow Bear from Erick Scarecrow

Erick Scarecrow trades CrowCrow Bear's silver skin for sweet pink with this upcoming "mystery" exclusive release from Japanese retailer Tomenosuke. Neither quantity nor price is revealed as yet, but folks interested are to contact them here for reservations.

Custom-Feature: Sushi Dunnies Set from Jennipho (On-sale April 27)

From Ice-Cream to Sushi, Jennipho aims to tickle our palette with her toy-customs, and I am liking it! Check out the new Sushi Dunny set! There was a set of 10 made. 6 pre-ordered and 3 will be released online to the public while 1 will be kept for Jennifer herself. Three of the sets will be released April 27th at 2pm eastern time via Jennipho.bigcartel.com - for the price of US$80 per set. Each

Bloody Shadow Serpent A/P by Marka27 (On-sale April 21)

Available on April 21st at 12AM eastern time on marka27.bigcartel.com is artist Marka27's BLOODY SHADOW SERPENT DUNNY Artist Proof - limited to 10 pieces each. Each Dunny comes with hand painted blood splatters, authentic ceramic skull necklace from Mexico and one funky rubber snake from China. The snake colors and style will vary. Each Dunny and packaging will come signed and numbered. Price is

Sneak Plush Peek for Lunartik x HeyCavey

Here's yet another sneak-peek at A Little Stranger's plush collaboration for it's upcoming birthday event at Fleet River Bakery on May 26th - this time we see a collabo with Matt "Lunartik" JOnes! Check out www.heycavey.com for more info.WHAT: This one-off Cavey will be auctioned on eBay in mid May – he is part of a series of Caveys designed by top UK artists and transformed them into a unique

Sneak Peek of Ghost Girl Custom WIPs by J★RYU x Nolasco

As the title mentions, a couple of sneak peek at the WIPs of a custom Ghost Girl from J★RYU x Brent Nolasco. Do you really need me to say any more besides "Show Me More"?[Source]

1/6 Plastic-Crack-Addicts Feature: Nick Talbot & His WW2 Germany Soldiers Collection

We used to call folks addicted to the 1/6th-hobby as likened to addicted to "Plastic Crack" ("Crack" being a drug, with "Plastic" being the material make of our beloved man-dollies - which we never claim to be "dolls"). I have since found a group of select "Plastic Crack Addicts", and would like to present their collections to all to share.Today's PCA-member is Nick Talbot! Hailing currently from

Interview With The Tarantulas

The Tarantulas - a nick of a gent based out of United Kingdom, who has been plying his design in the toy-world for a while now, skirting the brim of art toys with one, while the other knee-deep into kaiju-sensibilities at the same time. Known for his Nibblers to the toy-crowd, while his Project TW85 aka "1/6 TeenWolf" has garnered plenty of interest from folks outside of the traditional

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: The Magician by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: Another original sculpt from yourself! And as well a signature imagery of Doktor A's. Does original sculpts satisfy you more than customization of an existing toy? Would we be able to see more of original sculpts to come?DOKTOR A: "Yes I am much happier doing a new sculpt than a custom. I feel they are purer pieces somehow. I want to do more of them in the future. They take a lot

Toy-Review: Playge Version RAT 1/6 by FERG x threezero

TOY-STORY: "Playge Rat" is a 1/6th-scaled articulated action figure designed by Clay Ferguson aka FERG and produced/manufacturerd by threezero from Hong Kong. Playge is the combination of both Ferg and threezero, and the more infamous of their products thus far had been Project Squadt. Playge RAT is their first 12" figure featuring tailored fabric clothes and accessories.This is the Playge

New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Project Announced

Shueisha's Jump Square Magazine has announced a new Rurouni Kenshin anime project that is in the process of working. Only that information of the new project of Rurouni Kenshin anime from that magazine until now, for more information will be announced in the future issue of Jump Square magazine.

Addition information about Rurouni Kenshin from that magazine, the Blu-ray Disc the OVA of Rurouni Kenshin that is Samurai X Trust & Betrayal and Samurai X Reflection, and the movie Samurai X: The Motion Picture will be available between August 24 and October 26.
This is the best gifts for Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X fans when Rurouni Kenshin anime celebrating it's 15th anniversary this year.

Source: ANN, siliconera

About That Chase InterBaka & Severed Head with TK Kyuuketsuki frm 3A Toys

We've previously posted an image of the 3AA-Edition Slicer TK Kyuuketsuki from ThreeA Toys HERE - now comes news that said edition will also come with it's own severed bathed, and as well the existence of a "chase" Baka randomly inserted within the regular edition of The Slicer: Say hello to the Dirty White Baka: "InterBaka"! - Man, it's getting hard to collect every figure you desire, isn't it?

Princess and Vanilla Pod Tomorrow Queens by 3A Toys Up For Pre-order April 20th

We've posted teasers earlier, now comes the latest images and product-info from producers ThreeA Toys for their upcoming pre-order tomorrow morning at Bambalandstore at 9A Hong Kong-time April 20th. Made available will the 12" fully articulated figure PRINCESS TQ priced at US$80 per, and the 3AA-exclusive edition VANILLA POD TQ, priced at US$120 per - both prices include shipping, and are prior

Mini Elemental Slug from Redline Toy Co. (On-sale April 20)

"Mini Elemental Slug" is designed by Travers Cooke, and produced by Redline Toy Co. (Redline Toy Co. is a new resin toy studio based in Houston, Texas). Featuring 5 hand painted color schemes based on the 5 elements of nature: Earth, Fire, Water, Wood & Metal. There is a total run of 8 sets or 40 figures - and will be up for sale on Wednesday April 20th at 1:00pm U.S. central time via

Ox Warrior Update by Keith Poon

Keith Poon updates a new image for his OX WARRIOR from his "Myth Warriors" series of Chinese Zodiac-themed terra-cotta warriors, (with OX being the largest character to date) featuring sculptwork by Tony Montalvo. Keith added: "I will be start painting it later this week, assuming they will be done by the 1st week of May, I'll shoot some pics after I painted them too. :)" ~ Looking forward to

Custom-Feature: Android x Angry Bird Custom by Keith Poon (On-Sale April 20)

Keith Poon mentions: "I turned my Kanser character into a machine suit for the Android figure, there are 2 different edition, "OEM" & "Battle", both edition are limited to 5 pcs, they'll be available at www.toyqube.com on 04.20.11 1:00PM EST, going for $145.00 each including shipping within the US."We teased an image earlier during the weekend HERE, and now the characters are out to invade your

Battle on The Night Sea by Nano Benji x Thunderpanda

Nano Benji x Thunderpanda'Battle on The Night Sea' Painting on Canvas35cm x 50cmIndonesia-based Yoel Niko Putra aka Nano Benji mentions: "When (attending) 'I Love Monsters' exhibition, I collaborated with Eric Wirjanata and I enjoy it so much ! This is my first collaboration with famous artist like him :P" ~ the painting sees Nanobenji's creation battling it out with Thunderpanda's "Perry" amidst

Custom-Feature: C.Lil - Chicken Little by Albert Art

"MONDAY MORNING AT THE OFFICE" is basically the story of C.Lil', a disgruntled employee who works at a boring office job. One Monday morning he decides he's had enough with cubicles, his boss, and his co-workers. He goes to work with a baseball bat, without the intention of playing any sports. The rest is up to your imagination.Albert Art shares with us his latest custom toy, a custom Chicken

Custom-Feature: EB2 & Renegade Rabbit by B.A.L.D. (April 19 sale)

TOY-STORY: In the year 2099 all Holidays are outlawed by the RHSD (Religious Hate Speech Department) as ordered by the OWG (One World Government). All who dare to celebrate such things as Easter, Christmas etc. face death or life imprisonment, a few still rebel and follow the traditions of their forefathers.In this time the great great grandson of The Easter Bunny is one of the leading rebels in

Ride On by Pronto Pixel

An animated title sequence created for a ficticious movie called "Ride on", with music by Bottlesmoker and animation by Tamish Aswani aka Pronto Pixel. Tamish is one of the resident artists of Plastic Culture and you can check out his work on Flickr.

1/6 Plastic-Crack-Addicts Feature: BHead-inspired "Librarian" by Casvel

We used to call folks addicted to the 1/6th-hobby as likened to addicted to "Plastic Crack" ("Crack" being a drug, with "Plastic" being the material make of our beloved man-dollies - which we never claim to be "dolls"). I have since found a group of select "Plastic Crack Addicts", and would like to present their collections to all to share.Today's PCA-member is tag-named "Casvel" - featuring his

Living The 1/6-World: Headsculpts (New works from HeadPlay)

What is it about the 1/6-hobby that entrails us? The miniature clothing? The fantastic micro-weapons? The ability to hold a plastic-man's "toy-life" in the palm of your hands? Regardless the reasons and motivation, one thing seems extremely important in this age (beyond the hobbyists and perhaps grabbing at non-traditional hobbyists, and dragging lulling them into the hobby while you're at it),

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 1/6 by Hot Toys

Hot Toys produces an excellent looking Sweeney Todd Collectible Figure in 1/6th-scale, featuring the likeness of Johnny Depp as the "Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (in the Tim Burton musical movie) with a headsculpted by Song Hye Hyun, painted by JC.Hong and art directed by Yulli. Slated for a 3rd quarter 2011 release, the figure set includes also costumes adapted from the musical, and as well

Vanilla Pod TQ by 3A Toys Pre-Orderable on April 20th

So we've seen the latest image of PRINCES TQ here, and now we have yet another similar-themed image of the 3AA-exclusive VANILLA POD TQ from ThreeA Toys (image below-left) - sporting the exact same sexy tube-dress but in reversed color and a blonde-'do to match, with a severed robot-head to match. Sporting a shotgun compared to her tube sister with a katana. Head-on to Bambamlandstore.com on

Eric Scarecrow Commissioned Soopa Marias & Monster-Kolored OSK Hatch

Eric Scarecrow posts a trio of commissioned custom Soopa Marias on the 808 series (cheers for the headsup HaynMade!) and as well leaks a peek at his OSK HATCH color-paints, utilizing Monster Kolor paints. Eric mentioned: "Dead Presidents and I have been talking for a bit. He sent me some Monstor Kolors to test out and I've been trying to squeeze time to freestyle with them. Sure enough I mixed

Custom-Feature: Pain & Fury PAWS by Jon-Paul Kaiser

Jon-Paul Kaiser customizes a coarse PAWS! figure, and it looks amazing even with the ears lobed off! Sporting nifty facial hair and "PAIN" and "FURY" finger tattoos, this commissioned piece is one for the ages, IMHO.JPK-adds: "It's a Coarse Toys PAW, which are unbelieveably hard to customise!!! The thickness and quality of the original paintwork meant it took ages to strip it down & prime it up,

WIP Custom-Feature: Android x Angry Bird by Keith Poon

Keith Poon does an Android sitting within an Angry Bird machine-suit custom (made from a Kaniza body-form), and in a single swoop captures the product-representations of our here and now. Ironically both are electronic-media-based creations, with Androids linked to Google, and Angry Birds the game of choice for many an iPhone user (no, I do not own an iPhone and do not know it's allure ;p). This

Painted Plaques by Lou Pimentel for TOYSTREET (April 22)

Painted plaques by artist Lou Pimentel for his coming Friday April 22nd's TOYSTREET event. Lou is sharing his table with Tenacious Toys, and shown here is 4 out of 40 plaques to be made available for sale then - so do keep a lookout!

Urban Child Revealed by Foo Dog & Call For Submissions for Project: MEGA 2.0

Dubai-based Foo Dog partially reveals their new URBAN CHILD figure-form (designed by Mo Abedin), as well announces the launch of ‘Project: MEGA 2.0′ to celebrate the release of ‘MEGA 2.0′ - as well a call for submissions! Want to be part of the Middle East’s Largest Custom Toy Exhibition?! Click HERE to find out what you need to do! (But you must be residing in the Emirates tho… shucks).

PSYCLOPS by Jeff Muncy

PRODUCT-STORY: "PSYCLOPS is a one-eyed world of characters born in the digital age that love pop culture, music, dance, art, and technology.  Jeff Muncy, a fan of Apple and Kid Robot, drew inspiration from both to create the fresh, iconic look of Psyclops.  The Psyclops characters express themselves through their unique perspectives.  Muncy presents his first series of designer vinyl toys with

Music Video for Das Pop: The Game directed by Will Sweeney

From director Will Sweeney comes a new animated music video featuring Das Pop with "The Game" (Buy on iTunes). Interesting, and we have not heard from Sweeney since his su2cv (w/ fritz gunner kommandant)-toy with threezero, and his earlier hotdog HELMUT figurines from those oh-so heady-days of "Tales Of The Green Fuzz"… Looks like tis time for new toy figures maybe? Das Pop bike-maniacs perhaps?

Custom-Feature: 20" African MiniGod Dunny by Marka27

Artist Victor Marka Quiñonez aka Marka27-mentions: "After several hours in my studio I was able to knock out this 20" Dunny in time for the Kidrobot release in N.Y. If you wanna see and hear this bad boy in person come out to my signing for the 8"Serpent Dunny release this Thursday April 20 from 6PM-8PM, at Kidrobot N.Y."Inspired by African Warriors and African face masks, the 20" "Marka27

Sneak Preview by VISEone for "Cast In Plastic"

VISEone shares with us his piece for the "CAST IN PLASTIC!" custom show [blogged / castinplastic.blogspot.com] - happening at DOOMY BOOKSTORE, Houston, Texas - on May 14, 2011 (Saturday 7PM-10PM). No doubt utilizing his oozing-godness of a Tube-Dunny concept, but the figure itself bearing the brunt of the paint-flow, is as yet revealed, for now…Cast In Plastic:Art from the Designer Toy Revolution

Custom-Feature: COMIC STRIPPED Qee Bear by VISEone

For his upcoming solo show "COMIC STRIPPED" at OUTLAND DESIGNERTOYS, Amsterdam (opening reception August 19th) German-based artist VISEone has not doubt prepared a myriad of customs based on his "Comic Stripped" visual-montage concept. Featured here today is a 8" Qee Bear-custom - utilizing Apoxy Clay, Collage Technique, Acrylic Paint, and Brushwork.VISEone-added: "This time I didn't use a

1/6 Plastic-Crack-Addicts Feature: David Tan & his art-toy blended hobby adventures

We used to call folks addicted to the 1/6th-hobby as likened to addicted to "Plastic Crack" ("Crack" being a drug, with "Plastic" being the material make of our beloved man-dollies - which we never claim to be "dolls"). I have since found a group of select "Plastic Crack Addicts", and would like to present their collections to all to share. I am also a PCA, and I know how it feels. You Are NOT

Toy-Review: 12" Hommie - Heineken x erickot (Released 2003)

TOY-STORY: Beer brand Heineken x Hong Kong performing artist Eric Kot collaborated for a promotional figure in 2001 - dubbed the 12" HOMMIE from HEINEKEN x ERIKOT, whereby a all-black skinned figure adorned a dark-grey sweater and a pair of denim jeans bearing the signature pattern of that time, on it's pocket. I had somewhat seen the ad on a magazine (most probably MiLK or East Touch) and had

Living The 1/6-World: Adventures of Team-Building in the 1/6th-Scale Hobby (1/6-Hobby Week Begins)

[Duo "Tomorrow Kings from 3A Toys. There more of them, oh so much more…]DELUSION IS A WONDEROUS THING: Thinking back to my heydays of yore as an "active" 12-inch figure collector, I must have been really deluded. I had "claimed" not to collect "military", when I have in fact a miniature ammo-bunker filled with military uniforms and weapons (of course I exaggerate but you'll be surprised). I had

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Steam Locomotive Perambulator by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: A customized toy-set featuring your own toys, is a brilliant move. How do you feel about production toys in general? And seeing Doktor A designs made into production pieces?DOKTOR A: "I love making production toys. I would rather make just one off art pieces which are all new constructions or sculpts and production toys, than do toy customs. Making toys takes a very long time though.

Custom-Feature: Nuggy Growstation by Ian Ziobrowski

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

Custom-Feature: Rusty Mecha Dunny#1 by TazX

From artist TazX comes his newest custom (and a swell partner to his Rusty Mecha Munny, IMHO) - presenting "Rusty Mecha Dunny#1" - customized on a 3" Dunny and will be available on his Bigcartel for U$65 (shipped). The figure as well comes with a sword, a gun and a card. I like the direction this figure and TazX is going - I can forsee a mini blind-boxed series coming! LOL

Custom-Feature: Lady Maxx Diner - Eyezon Burger by Shane Haddy for *Kaiju For Japan* Charity Initiative

A custom from Shane Haddy from Hints and Spices (with illustration from TOVI) specifically concocted for Kaiju For Japan: Lady Maxx Diner - Eyezon Burger! Order UP!Would go down swimmingly well with his previous Argus Sundae for "Lady Maxx Cafe", IMHO - and what a delectable toy-meal it would be!Hit up GorillaMouth.bigcartel.com on April 22nd for when the Eyezon Burger and other kaju-themed

Kaiju Dualos by MaxToyCo

Brand new "Kaiju Dualos" figure coming soon from MaxCoToys as sculpted by Yamashita of Nakayoshi Toys (who also sculpted their mini sized Kaiju Drazorus ) - featuring 2 heads and 2 tails on a "Fire & Ice" combo! (Am wondering if this is the creature PO!'s Paladins/Beast Riders fight? What an epic battle it would be tho!). Also shown are WIPs of header-card art borne from the paint-brushes of

Cowboys and Aliens: Film Synopsis & Trailer 2

And while we might joke this film is "James Bond" VS "Indiana Jones" - the sight of a naked Olivia Wilde more than makes up for any guffaws that COWBOYS AND ALIENS could ever produce! Directed by Jon Favreau and stars Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford (we last posted about the Superbowl TV spot here) and this slice of alien-abduction on horseback looks to be quite a stunner to be watching - if the

About That Micro Eyezon from MaxToyCo

Witness the Micro Eyezon sculpt from MaxToy Co. And just how micro is micro? Note that the Mini Eyezon Kaiju on-left stands 4 inches tall! More product details to come when they are ready to be released. And will the other sculpts in the Captain Maxx Mini Series also see micro-versions of themselves? Better not be keychains tho …. So exciting!!!!![Source]

Max Toy 5th Anniversary @ Double Punch (April 23)

The Max Toy 5th Anniversary show launches art Double Punch in San Francisco on April 23 (7pm-11pm). The show will feature Original Art, Kaiju Toys, Food, and not forgetting the SF-Edition Lady Maxx vinyl toy from MaxToyCo! Also shown above-right are Card art from Blobpus and PicoPico. We've posted images of the Tokyo exhibition here for your pre-show gawk. So don't forget to make a beeline to DP

Celebrating 125 Years of Coca Cola with James Jarvis

Spotted a Coca Cola soda can on Doc 18's flickr-stream, which led to a spot of googling leading to Clutter Magazine's report of UK-artist James Jarvis' illustrations adorning soda cans celebrating the 125th Anniversary - with 6 designs in total to collect. And just a few days ago I was twit-chatting with Collin about collecting Coca Cola (my past, his present) and of my currently ability to ONLY

Download Your Own DIY Analog Version of Steve Buscemi Eyes from Alex Pardee

Artist Alex Pardee twittered: "Wanna make a Chick With Steve Buscemi Eyes but have NO Photoshop Skills? Got Scissors? GO HERE NOW!" ~Oh but for the cool inanities you get to spot on the www :)Download your own print-ready THE D.I.Y. ANALOG VERSION of "Steve Buscemi Eyes" via eyesuckink.blogspot.com, and get freaky creative with who or what you put them on - here are a few examples to help you

Custom-Feature: Mr.Power by Cucaracha Borracha

From artist Cucaracha Borracha (which also means "Drunk Roach") comes a MR POWER custom with an extremely swell TRON-vibe, in a stark black-base with red highlight-lines. Mind you, these are still WIP-snaps, with also the "face" as yet revealed. Really cool this. Look for his work in the coming Toy2R World Tour Mexico show.

Custom-Feature: Pinocchio w/ Jiminy Cricket by DrilOne

We've previously posted DrilOne's custom Deutsche Pinocchio w/ Jiminy Cricket - produced by Medicom Toy and re-designed by KAWS, and yes, raved about it (the custom, and of course the original toy-form, having seen it up close ;p). Now we have the full-info to go along with the images! And what an awesome custom-work it is from the rust-master himself - Alex Drils. [Click here to view the images

Custom-Feature: Prototype Custom #1 from Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson (Matt A) has been working on a series of creations which he dubbed "Prototype", with the first custom out of the gates utilizing a Munny base, and it is simply insane (the extended arms do remind me of Slobots'...). Also check out the video of the construct below (also vewable on Facebook) - oh yeah, it moves!

Super Shogun Storm Troopers Invade Super7 (or at least their boxes did)

This image of a pop-up display at the Super7 store really put a sunday smile on my face. We've featured their jumbo-sized 24" behemoth SUPER SHOGUN STORMTROOPER loads of times on this blog, but have never owned one - but this is a swell way to display the boxes methinks. Kudos to whomever thought of it! [Brian Flynn tweetered, I blogged]Go visit the shop in San Francisco, and visit their blog

TOYS ARE EVIL: Drawn by TOYSREVIL & Vectored by Mimic

Drawn up by myself, and vectored up by Jamie Stubbs at Mimic Design (Much thanks Jamie!). I've been attempting to doodlesketch again and have been posting on my Facebook, and (of course) whined about my serious lack of ability to utilize Illustrator or vectorize them, and Jamie came to the rescue! What an absolute gent! The question is, would you guys buy a tee-shirt featuring this design?[Above

Toy-Snap Of The Week: Admiring Toys

This single-snap scene to me, epitomizes the most excellent way to look at toys - grab a stool, sit down, and stare! ~ now THAT's a lifestyle worth living!The gent in the pic is Jeffrey Burhan, whose reply to my query was: "yeah….stare it one by one....such a nice figure...the way they colour, it is interest(ing to) me".The scene is the in-shop display set-up for Day One for the I LOVE MONSTERS

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Rodney Aloysius Spencer by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: Yet another "classic" Doktor A custom-creation! Are you comfortable with having your work labeled such? Are you comfortable with being charged with spearheading the steampunk movement in customization?DOKTOR A: "Not sure it's a classic. But then I am not the one to judge. It's a pretty straightforward toy custom this one. Not a constructed character like Amnesia but a customised Squid

Apes Will Rise: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer

Yet another prequel in hopes to revive existing movie-properties from years past. It would take another whole age perhaps, to see a prequel to this prequel lol - meanwhile, you can check out the high-res version on Trailers.apple.com.Directed by Rupert Wyatt, and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow and Brian Cox - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes launch August 5, 2011 in the U.S. (

Making of The Hobbit: On Set With Peter Jackson

How much as director Peter Jackson's recently released on-set vie of his upcoming movie "The Hobbit"? While typing this particular post, E!News was talking about it on the television! Released via PJ's Facebook page (203,786-LIKES thus much - 'viral', much?) the video take a behind-the-set look along with narration with Peter, of this prequel to the epic films-trilogy "Lord Of The Rings", and

The Making Of Thor Featurette (7-11 x Dr Pepper Promo)

How THOR was made featurette - a 7-11 x Dr Pepper special video = seems like a right sort of sponsorship deal than blatant product placement, no? Then again I have watched the film yet, and do not rule out The Destroyer stepping on one of the chain store as he walks into town looking to crush Thor, innit? (muahahahaha). Oooooh look! There IS a 7-11 store in the town, as well a Dr Pepper soda

Custom-Feature: a rhino & friend by Daniel Yu (a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character modernization)

Local artist Daniel Yu modernizes Rocksteady from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (aka TMNT) toy figurine series, featuring newly sculpted on details such as the armored kneepads, belt and elbow guard. Entitled "a rhino & friend", this piece stands roughly 4.5 inches. There's also a little ox pecker companion to go with him, perched nicely on his rhino-horn! In addition, the add on pieces were

Tenacious Toys Toy Street Exclusives & Show Special

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

Pre-order for 1/6 Hermes by Fox Box Studio from April 22

Remember the HERMES 1/6-scaled action figure from Fox Box Studios we featured in March? [Click HERE to remind yourselves and get up to speed with awesomeness]. The wait is now nearly over, with pre-orders available starting Friday April 22nd @ 9AM PDT (Los Angeles, San Francisco) - with a "pre-order form" posted up on foxboxstudio.blogspot.com to assist in your 1/6-desires (Note: Up for a limited

Exclusive First Look @ Colourway Teaser for Toshikage from Dorimuko

Not too long ago we had an exclusive first-look at Dorimuko's virgin vinyl toy foray-figure TOSHIKAGE in it's vinyl-copy stage. Now we have a look at the Colorway Teaser, all nicely mosiaced and blurred out from Jin & Jorge - in a very surprising colorway indeed for this 5" tall figure. The usage of white as a base with black and orange accent-colors as well gives this urban ninja a unique tone

Blood Splatter Che Bacca Bust Phoenix ComicCon Exclusive by Retro Outlaw Studio

Witness the Blood Splatter Che Bacca Bust Phoenix comic con exclusive from Retro Outlaw Studio - limited to 50 pieces nd available at Phoenix Comicon, May 26-29th 2011, at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency.We first posted about their series of colored 6" tall Mini-Busts HERE, and have liked the mashup of Star Wars's Chewbacca and political-icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara. This Phoenix

Another Look at Kyuuketsuki Tomorrow King from 3A Toys

Pre-orders for ThreeA Toys' SLICER TK BAKA was available on September 10th in 2010 (the "Regular" colorway is seen in the psoter-image above-left). During the online sales, a "surprise" 3AA-version of Baka was made available as well - Kyuuketsuki TK (with severed LW 53 Robot Head) was on order, and the all-black look was to die for! (And the only other 3A-figure I could afford and score) - and

JEA Recon Dropcloth & Square from 3A Toys

Truth be told, I really enjoy my EMGY Dropcloth 3AA-exclusive released a while back (still unreeled - which will not be the case hopefully next week on *1/6-Hobby Week* ;p) and as a 1/6th-scaled action figure, it offered oodles of fun and poseability - an even though a whole slew of Dropcloth variations have been released prior, the news of a new DC did not phase me. And as well a matching SQUARE

Princess TQ by 3A Toys Pre-Orderable on April 20th

April 20th is the day, and 9:00 AM (HongKong-time), is the moment you should be ready online at Bambalandstore.com if you want to be scoring your own 1/6-scaled PRINCESS TQ / Tomorrow Queen teased in this here images. Sporting heels to kill, a katana to decapitate, gloves to die for and a slingbag filled with "surprises" ... and of course who could forget her little black-with-white-stripped

More Action Portable Tomorrow Kings From 3A Toys

In case folks are still in the dark about their 3A toy-acronyms, the "TK" is ACTION PORTABLE TKs means "Tomorrow King", while "Action Portable" is the scaled equivalent to "WWRp", which means "World War Robot Portable", which means Action Portable sizes are 1/12-scale, which is essentially the half of twelve inches in a 1/6-scale, and brings Action Portables to around 6-inches, which is a

TOYSREVIL's Top Ten Favouritest Must-See Anime Movies List #1

Favouritest Must-Watch Anime Movie #1: AKIRADirected by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on his own manga of the same title.Released: 1988 / Duration: 125 minutesWHY: Concept wise. Execution wise. This 1988's animated splendor shone by itself in the world of modern animation. Crossing over beyond their Japanimation notions and crossing into popular culture, bring neon-lights to an apocalyptical future,

Event & Artwork Images for Big Trouble In Little Chinatown @ Dragatomi (exhibits thru May 7)

"Big Trouble In Little Chinatown" currently exhibiting at Dragatomi was curated by Jay222 (who also made these amazing Thunder Brothers sculpts) - who mentioned this on his blog: "Thank you to all the artists who participated and took a risk to be in my first curated show. Thank you for everyone who came out and supported the show, the movie, the artists and the shop. It was an awesome experience

Day One for I LOVE MONSTERS @ The Other Culture, Jakarta Indonesia

And while the term "kaiju" might mean different things to different people, subjected to intense categorization in some arenas - between old-school, classic or even modern interpretation of the genre - the word "KAIJU" means a whole lot of TOYS and classic memories to the folks in Indonesia! Heck my earliest memory of 'kaijus' were Ultraman villains in old television series after school - dubbed

Next Week is *1/6-Hobby Week* on TOYSREVIL!

From April 18th thru to April 24th - the TOYSREVL-blog is celebrating the 1/6th-scale world with *1/6-Hobby Week* - where we have lined-up all kinds of hobby-fied happenings in the 1/6-realms - including toy reviews, a series of dedicated-articles (aka my toy-past ramblings ;p), and even a series of individuals featured in "Plastic Crack Addicts"! As well we have an interview with a toy-creator,

Custom-Feature: Blue Shadow - Mini-Qee by Frank Mysterio

Mexican artist / maniac customizer-machine Frank Mysterio shares with us his custom 5" Mini Qee for the upcoming TOY2R World Tour Mexico - say hello to "Blue Shadow" - featuring straight-up intense paintwork that harks back to Frank's earlier customs, before the current color-sprays (which I frankly miss loads, as it provides him with a distinct characteristic, IMHO).

Vinyl Roots Show @ Dragatomi (May 12) - featuring Troy Stith, Kevin Gosselin & JYRU

The VINYL ROOTS SHOW is a three-man tagteam of a group exhibition japanning at Dragatomi on May 14th. The show will see three customizers engaged in the show theme revolving around "transformation". The 3 gents are Troy Stith, Kevin Gosselin and J*RYU - and with the theme and their customizing-forte (ie: representations of nature's wood and stone), you can expect an exciting show to come,

Illustrations by Brizl @ Fallen Regime

PRODUCT-TEXT: Step into the world of renown artist Brizl. Known for his loose line work and dreamy style, they lend themselves well in these latest’s pieces.  Come follow Brizl as he explores the ocean depths as seen through a child, all while his father works on the family submersible. Explore a enchanted forest with a feisty girl, or sense the trouble of a unknown stranger in a seedy back

Custom-Feature: Pandaimyo 8" Dunny by Jon-Paul Kaiser

This is what Jon-Paul Kaiser had to say about his latest custom - dubbed PANDAIMYO: "It's another Panda-Themed custom for the same UK collector who had my Pandashigaru and Cyber-Panda customs. This is the same character as Pandashigaru, but much later in his life where he has risen to the level of Daimyo. Leading the battle and roaring ready for the initial charge."Pandaimyo is painted onto an 8

Lady Maxx In-Hand and MaxToyCo 5th Anniversary in Tokyo Exhibit Pics

I wanted to scream "OMG THAT"S AWESOOOOOME!" -well, simply because, they ARE! A chibi-fied but nevertheless deadly "Lady Maxx" from Mark Nagata of MaxToyCo - one of three fully painted production pieces available [blogged] and available at the upcoming 5th Anniversary show in Double Punch, San Francisco on April 23rd (who has their own exclusive Lady Maxx colorway!). Meanwhile, here are some

Chaos & Menace! The Qing Pirate & Soldier by Veggiesomething x Crazy Label

Now we've posted the prototype of the Qing Soldier from Crazy Label (whose spear-staff is now black in color - available here for US$59.95 / Limited to 400pcs) … but the next toy figure from the "House Of Liu" series designed by Veggiesomething, had tugged at my heart-strings - presenting The QING PIRATE! With eye-patch! (Folks who read my blog know of me and my vision-problems, hence the need

House of Liu - 3" Contemporary Series by Crazy Label x Veggiesomething

Crazy Label unleashes a surprise this fine Friday afternoon, with the availability of the "House of Liu - 3" Contemporary Series" - featuring designs from James Liu aka Veggiesomething, and showcasing the 3-inch tall Baby Mei Mei and Baby Di Di - in a total of 8 colors! we've been treated to sneaks before, and now we can score ourselves either characters clad in blue, green, pink or purple tunics

TOYSREVIL's Top Ten Favouritest Must-See Anime Movies List (#4-#2)

Thus far we have counted down numbers 10 to 8, and numbers 7 to 5 in earlier posts, and today we take one step closer the reveal of the NUMBER ONE in the TOYSREVIL's Top Ten Favouritest Must-See Anime Movies List! But before that happens tomorrow on Saturday, here's a look at #4-#2 of my fav animes (along with impressions of "guests") and hope that they mean as much to you, as they did and do, me

Nichijou Opening and Ending Theme Song

Spring Anime 2011 has come, after watch Stein Gate I try to watch Nichijou or known as My Ordinary Life. Nichijou has Opening (OP) and Ending (ED) Theme Song which I think "interesting" and perfect for this comedy anime. Listen to the song can relieve my stress.


Opening Theme (OP) "Hyadain no Kakakata☆kataomoi-C (ヒャダインのカカカタ☆カタオモイ-C)" by Hyadain



Ending Theme (ED)  “Zzz” by Sayaka Sasaki

Tarnished Daydreams Feature: Hellbot by Doktor A

TOYSREVIL: I was very surprised indeed to see Hellbot in your collection, as most times you change the character of the original sculpt into something you're own (of course with Hellbot, he does indeed look like a Doktor A character). Is there any particular reason you choose to go this direction with this particular figure? Are you a fan of the comicbook character?DOKTOR A: "I love Hellboy too

Clear Orange Sqube from Playge (April 18-release)

From the Playge-emailer comes news of the CLEAR ORANGE SQUBE - scheduled for a Monday April 18th release at 12noon Central. Sized 4x4x4" and made of ABS - the Clear Orange Sqube is in an edition of 100, and is priced at US$50 per (international shipping included) and orderable here! I like orange. Hell, I LOVE THE COLOR ORANGE! *ahem*

Blobpus Edition Alien Argus Release April 15 @ Toy Art Gallery

PRODUCT-TEXT: Toy Art Gallery is proud to present a special edition Blobpus hand-painted Alien Argus! Painted on glow vinyl with a variety of signature Blobpus sprays. Figure will be sold by lottery only on Friday, April 15th 2011.Priced at US$125 (plus shipping) - the lottery starts on Friday, April 15th 2011 at 12:01 AM and ends on Friday, April 15th at 11:59 PM. Send entries to info@

Artists List For Toy2R World Tour Mexico @ Vinyles Chiles

We first posted info about the Toy2R WORLD TOUR MEIXCO event here, and now we have the finalized artists-list (posted above), as well two montaged images of artist's representations (some of whom I had featured and linked to earlier). Looks to be an awesome show featuring the 5" Mini Qee as platform of choice! Launching at Vinyles Chiles and curated by Frank Mysterio, currently the only thing

Shawnimals @ Rec Room for Switcheroo (April 23)

EVENT-DETAILS: Switchimals! Shawn of Shawnimals is tag teaming brains to form a plushform rec room. You frequenters use your 10% off code if you've come before. This will be awesome and fun. Fawsome. Last time I saw Shawn, Michelle was pick pocketing a drunk named Conner. It was for a good cause. Video here.Frankly, I should know better than to just cut-n-paste text that might not necessarily

Exclusive Knight Seahorse by Amanda Visell & Sneak of Nightmare Bed Monster with Itokin Park

Click here to go buy direct from Amanda Visell her exclusive KNIGHT Version Seahorse toy figure (which refers to the rider and what his "role" is ;p) - which is limited to 50 pieces priced at US$75 per, 5 of which includes a hand-painting - which will set you back US$150 per. Wish I had an image of the painting tho … nevertheless, here's a sneak-peek at "Nightmare Bed Monster": Amanda's collabo