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Sunny Chanel loves her toys. If she was doll, she'd want to be a Blythe. When not scouring for hot toy news, she eats, sleeps and writes in San Francisco. She also edits the magazine Punk Rock Confidential and writes about baby stuff and infant culture for Babble.com.
BAPE Does Minnie Mouse
Yup, more urban, hip and “cool” stuff starring classic Disney characters. (They really are going after our money aren’t they.) Here, A Bathing Ape has done their own take on the ever popular and totally classic Minnie Mouse character. Bape has collaborated with the major merch behemoth Disney on this adorably cute and old school [...]
Continue reading...Sale Alert! MyPlasticHeart Is Kind To Your Plastic
Friday, December 5, 2008
MyPlasticHeart is indulging us, our wallets and our credit cards with their own Holiday Special Sale. What kind of goodies do they have for us to spend our holiday budget on? Here are our three picks of hot toy action that would look great wrapped under your tree, or mine. Kaiju For Grow Ups: Tankizaado [...]
Continue reading...Rotofugi Holiday Sale!
Friday, December 5, 2008
It’s sale time YET again. This time you can get some amazing stocking stuffers and things for under the tree from Chicago toy super store Rotofugi. They have your best interest at heart. They ask that if you are “Looking for a great gift at an even better price? Then look no further…and remember, [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot 50% Off Clothing Sale
Friday, December 5, 2008
It’s sale time again! For those of you looking for a little somethin’ somethin’ in the apparel department for those on your holiday shopping list, you might want to check out the current clothing sale at Kidrobot. You can get some sweet threads at 50% off. An example of the literally MAD deals happening is [...]
Continue reading...Ron English Dunny Sells Out in 5 Minutes Online
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Sorry kids, if you’re not in Miami and you had your heart set on picking up one of the Ron English Dunnys via kidrobot’s online store, odds are you didn’t get one. These 8-inch Dunnys went on sale on kidrobot.com at 11PM last night and sold out in five minutes. Yup, five minutes. This special [...]
Continue reading...Sneak Peek of the Giant Sharky
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Hey all you toy, Sharky and Jaws fans out there. This upcoming figure is almost ready to take a big bite out of your toy shelf. This ain’t no regular eight inch Sharky. No sir. Keith Poon, the man behind the Sharky, Kanser and Toy Qube sent us this totally awesome sneak peek of [...]
Continue reading...Attaboy’s Qwezshun at VTN
Thursday, December 4, 2008
At this upcoming VTN which is coming up this weekend, you will have the chance to snag some hot Qwezshun action. And when I say Qwezshun, I mean the Qwezshun figure by Attaboy. This piece was created by Attaboy, produced by Attaboy’s Yumfactory, and was sculpted by Danelle Vierkant. This big brother of Axtrix is hand [...]
Continue reading...Peekaboo Monster’s Vision Quest - VTN Exclusive
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Yet another item to add to your Vinyl Toy Network shopping list. Debuting at the VTN in Pasadena, Silent Stage will be offering up a very colorful and whimsical limited edition print of artist Peekaboo Monster’ s “Vision Quest” from Vivisect 5 artwork. This Giclee print will be limited to a edition of just twenty-five prints. [...]
Continue reading...Uamou x El Coco Loco = Capsule Bag
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I may not be homeless, but I am a bag lady. I love a clutch, a hand bag, a flirty purse. So needless to say when I saw the Capsule Bag - a collaboration between Uamou and El Coco Loco - I noticed just a wee bit of drool trickling from the corner of [...]
Continue reading...We Kill You Brings Padihershef V2 Into the World
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Today at noon (California PST time) or 3pm (Toronto Time) the second version of the Padihershef V.2 by We Kill You will be available for purchase directly from the WKY webstore. This new version of this grinning mummy figure is “painted in my favorite Kaiju colorway” says the Padihershef creator. You may recall this figure from [...]
Continue reading...Limited Edition Brian Castleforte Wack & Blite at VTN
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Brian Castleforte aka Wack & Blite toys will present a very limited edition of one of his creatures at the Pretty in Plastic booth at this weekend’s Vinyl Toy Network. The limited Wack & Blite toys will be in a very special secret colorway series. And when I say limited, I mean REALLY limited. There [...]
Continue reading...New Items from Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Charles Stephan of Charles Creature Cabinet has some brand new accessories for your Woodling Faeries to join his store of carefully crafted dolls and new line of accompanying outfits. The first new offering is the Woodling Faeries Cocoon designed by Charles Stephan and was produced by Linda R from Dream High Studio. This comfy cocoon [...]
Continue reading...Turn in Circles with Jeff Soto
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Jeff Soto’s solo show Turning in Circles opens today at the Riverside Art Museum and runs through February 21st, 2009. This new exhibit will feature about twenty new painting that Soto has been working on during the last year reflecting his newest thoughts and ideas. Along with his paintings, there will be a super big [...]
Continue reading...Wreck the Hallz Teddy Troop Custom Show
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Wreck the Hallz with custom tooooys, fa la la la la – la –la-la –la. Okay, singing via a blog entry may not be all that cool but the Wreck the Halls show at Genuine Artikle in Brooklyn happening on December 20th at 8pm will surely be. This jam packed holiday show is a celebration [...]
Continue reading...Super 7 x Gorilla Biscuits Available Today!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Today, December 2nd, at 5pm (Pacific time) the Gorilla Biscuits figure by Super7 will finally be available to the general public. This soft vinyl figure is a five inch rendering of the infamous hoodie-wearing Gorilla that acted as a mascot for the beloved band, the Gorilla Biscuits. The grinning ape sports a gray-ish hue, a [...]
Continue reading...Coarse Toys Take On Berlin
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Coarse Toys NOOP show that debuted earlier this year at Rotofugi went pretty damn well. The stunning show was an awe-inspiring display of toy art. Now the crew of Coarse Toys (Mark Landwehr, Sven Waschk, and Chrissi Julich) are taking their vinyl magic to the people again, this time to Berlin, Germany, [...]
Continue reading...Erick Scarecrow VTN Dunny Exclusive
Monday, December 1, 2008
Here is another Vinyl Toy Network exclusive that won’t last long. This eight-inch Dunny, the Stone Hermit Dunny, was done by Erick Scarecrow and will be limited to just twelve, yes TWELVE, one dozen, one more than eleven. That’s it. The piece will be available both days or until it is sold out, which really [...]
Continue reading...Take A Bite Out of These New Plushes From Cutesypoo Toys
Monday, December 1, 2008
It’s time to get your cute on, this time in the form of two new releases from the plush loving team at Cutesypoo Toys. First, you take a big bite out of Little Miss Egg Tart. This 3.5″ x 1.5″ plush is based on the wildly popular and very yummy Chinese dim sum dessert. There are [...]
Continue reading...El Diablo by McBoing Boing Wax and Resin Prototypes
Monday, December 1, 2008
It’s getting’ hot in here. Coming soon to heat your toy shelf up will be the El Diablo by DJ and artist Robbie Busch aka McBoing Boing and Argonaut Resins. Check out the sculpt above done by Eric Nocella over at Argonaut Resins. Robbie Busch, I mean McBoing Boing, works out of New York, New [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot Holiday Pack 50% Off Sale
Friday, November 28, 2008
Feel like draining your bank account and going broke this weekend? Well if you do, a good way to spend all your hard earned cash is by picking up one, two or ten of the Holiday bundles put together by Kidrobot. Starting today, you can save over 50% on all sorts of their Special Holiday Packs. [...]
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