Bits n Bytes Mini-Sprogs by Cris Rose

We've posted snaps just yesterday, but today we have "official" images to share, along with product description and "official product name"! Say hello to a new range of resin robots dubbed "Bits n Bytes" from UK-creator Cris Rose!Featuring 6 popular Sprogs (these are the Bits) and 2 versions of Rotund (the Bytes), these bots are the first to be offered in solid coloured resin and in 1/24th scale

"Rotund Bytes" by Cris Rose for Cavey's Birthday Party Goodie Bags @ Fleet River Bakery (May 26)

ROTUND BYTES in solid colored pinks, yellow, blue-grey and been black (*oh-my*) - these 2" tall resin figures (1/24th scale) will be found in the goodie bags for the Cavey Birthday Party happening May 26th @ Fleet River Bakery, courtesy of it's creator Cris Rose, and event-organizer Holly of A Little Stranger! Available bagged with header-card, there are over 100 x resin bots made for the show (

Custom-Feature: Caveytron 9000 - Cris Rose x Cavey Plush

And so all the sneaks we've been seeing via Cris' tweets for the last 3 months are for "CAVEYTRON 9000" - his custom-build for the Cavey Birthday Party. Holly of A Little Stranger and creator of Cavey-plushies invited 12 x UK artists to design a plush in 2D whereby she will sew into a tangible one-of-a-kind plush., And Cris Rose when and gave it legs to run about, and to bully other Caveys! LOL

Who You Gonna Call? More On Ghost Sprogs by Cris Rose

We first raved about a sneak peek of Cris Rose' GHOST SPROGS here.And while I have long admired the clarity and crispness of Cris' resin works before (ever notice his much earlier Runcible releases?), I had not really expected these to become a production reality, other than "tests" … but I have been proven time and again to be wrong un my assumptions, but you know what? Tis about the cool toys

Preview of Mirrobots from Cris Rose

Not just content with the creation of original toys, UK-based Cris Rose shares with us a swell preview of a new range coming in the next few weeks - introducing Mirrobots! MIRROBOTS is essentially a range of laser cut acrylic mirrors in the shape of a selection of Sprogs, with the first series being an open run and features 6 detailed designs. Between 3.5" and 4" in size, each Mirrorbot comes

Rotund Edition B and Superbling Edition by Cris Rose (May 11 online sale)

Following on from Edition A and the 2 Year Anniversary pack, Rotund is back in some fresh new, never released before, colorways. Edition B is a vivid purple affair, suitable livery for his work in a certain chocolate factory and is limited to just 10. Superbling Rotund is sporting an every-so-classy gold and bronze finish and is rumoured to serve drinks among other tasks in a tasteful - ahem -

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

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

Sprogs Edition D by Cris Rose (April 14-release) Including Reveal of Robobees!

Be warned: This is a monster-blogpost, featuring the resin creations of UK-based Cris Rose, and showcasing his SPROG Edition D - which includes a design collaboration with Lunabee - resulting in ROBOBEES! [7 x images in slideshow above / Full-screen viewing]Peep the 3 new Sprog sculpts that make up half of Edition D: Rankin, Ronis and Rothstein. At 3" tall, these fully resin bots are the

About Cris Rose's Monthly Robotic Photo Contest

Besides producing his own resin toys (I am a fan, don't you know?), UK-based creator Cris Rose has started a monthly photo contest for his fans, where the first step to joining it, is to add on Flickr, as well Facebook. Besides contributing to the pool and generally sharing your toyjoy of all Cris-toys, there is that aforementioned "contest" element ~ where this particular time sees a Sprog named

World Of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Mar/4/2011)

PRODUCT PRESS: "Based on a set of life-sized statues that were shown at the coarse solo exhibition in Chicago in 2010, coarse now introduces their latest "oop" series. This first vinyl toy release in 8 months is a milestone — the start of the very first 7 inch series by coarse. This version goes back to the beginning of life, showcasing signature coarse characters in embryo form, a chance to

World Of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Feb/27/2011)

This has become "fact" rather than preview, so the Bambalandstore-edition BLACKHOLE MONGROL is posted here (instead of Upcoming Toys), in lieu of it's pending pre-order on Feb 28th at 9am Hong Kong time via Bambalandstore.com (and only via), and as well this is somewhat significant for me, as THIS is how I imagined Mongrol's colors to look like (compared to the colorful "Classic" one). The second

Part 1: What's Happening in The Art & Toy World (Feb/27/2011)

The joy of blogging about upcoming events like group custom shows and art exhibitions, is pretty much mooted with the reality of "geography".Being literally thousands of miles away from where the action is at, the TOYSREVIL blog is constantly at a loosing end of the reporting stick, as I can only depend on coverage by other folks, to represent said event, and the excitement it might have. And I

First-Look Video Preview of Rotund Mk2 - 2 Year Anniversary by Cris Rose

UK-creator Cris Rose introduces his latest resin robot Rotund Mk2, and he does it in style! The resin robots included in this film are Rotund Mk2 (2 year Anniversary in Dirty Copper), his matching Sprog Radcliffe and Rotund Mk2 Edition A (at the end in orangy yellow). Rotund Mk2 comes with 3 interchangeable heads, 2 of which are shown in this video.Rotund Mk2 2 Year Anniversary set is limited to

The World Of Toys (Feb/13/2011)

A wonderful way to greet the day would be opening up the email inbox to find out about the upcoming release of Real Fighting Greasebat, in it's third (and most "realistic" looking) colorway from Monster Worship! "Cast in a chocolaty brown vinyl, highlighted with a tan face and crème eyes, metallic Gold horns and Gold accent sprays."Scheduled for a release Friday Feb 18th, 6pm EST via

What's Happening In The Art & Toy World (Feb/13/2011)

Since our sole reveal of a Lunabee custom-Dunny, the complete preview list for GIRLS NIGHT OUT at Dragatomi is now available online. With it, we get to see the rest of the customs from Sarah, as well works from the other 2 ladies in the show: Julie West and Anna Mullin aka Sneaky Racoon, whose works are featured below. The show opens Saturday Feb 12th and exhibits thru …..[Work by Sneaky Raccoon]

Custom Works on TOYSREVIL (Feb/4/2011)

64Colors lists two custom hand-paints on their online shop featuring "Wood Nymph" the 8-inch tall Munny (US$325) and "Wish Raffy 01" the 4.25-inch Mini Raffy (US$275). Don't expect them to hang around the shop for long. Gorgeous work, as always!Currently for sale at missmonster.bigcartel.com is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted Mini-Munny from MissMonster, and it is indeed quite breathe taking. And

Upcoming New Toys on TOYSREVIL (Jan/24/2011)

From Indonesian artist Bowo Baghaskara comes an exciting resin prototype of his new character creation KUNGPOW! Standing around 5 inches tall, KungPow is borne "from human imagination & dreams that didn't happen, I like adventure, friendly, love the earth"Ever the consummate customizer, I had a chance to meet Bowo in Jakarta (and even went toy-hunting with lol) and this figure is a long-time

Upcoming New Toys on TOYSREVIL (Jan/19/2011)

In addition to the current release of Sprogs Edition B [blogged], UK-artist Cris Rose also teased an image of his upcoming KINGFISHERS series, which is tentatively scheduled for a February-release. While description and quantity is as yet revealed, it is mentioned it is not another edition of the self-made resin figure, of which I am an uber-lucky owner of a set of (hand-customed). And they are

The World of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Jan/19/2011)

"Reticle, Reason and Reflux are all Laboratory assistant bots, each with their particularspecialities, but all carrying sample canisters around the labs on their little hunchbacks."After the successful sold-out Edition A, UK-creator Cris Rose offers up his latest Sprogs Edition B! (FYI#1: This edition was supposed to come out in November before Edition C, but got delayed due to work produced