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Himalan in Clear Glitter
The Himalan is ready to clear things up. Exclusively from Japan’s One Up shop is a brand new Itokin Park, Clear Glitter Himalan. There have been several incarnations of this cute creature. The Clear Glitter Himalan piece is a very special One Up (the Japanese toy store) exclusive and there were will only forty-four made of [...]
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
10. October 2008
Wow. Who knew Barack Obama would be such an inspiring platform for designers to customize? OK I did. But I’m being blown away. This sneak peek comes from master toy customizer Brent Nolasco. The title of this custom is “You Can’t Stop Change”. He applied his unique style to the Obama action figure, “changing him into a [...]
Continue reading...Ryuichi Ogino’s Handmade Toys at Cerasoli:LeBasse Gallery
10. October 2008
The sculptures look like vinyl, but are actually hand-painted Japanese polymer clay and model kits. Ogi's figures range from about $25 to $300 and will be available at the show. You can check out a Flickr preview here. And if you need a further endorsement, Huck Gee posted the following...
Continue reading...Art + Action = Obama 08: America is in a Pickle
10. October 2008
Following kaNo’s “As Seen On TV” custom, here’s your next sneak preview: “America’s in a Pickle” by Brian Colin. Brian blogs: “Out of all of the candidates that I have had the chance to vote on since becoming of age, Obama is the only one that I have felt strongly about. If America is in [...]
Continue reading...Art + Action = Obama 08: Current Lineup
10. October 2008
Here's the current lineup of Art + Action = Obama 08: Bigfoot, Brent Nolasco, Brian Colin, Brin Berliner, Cope2, Erick Scarecrow,Indie, Leecifer, MARS-1, Peat Wollaeger, Phetus, pocketwookie, Spok-spok, Suckadelic, Voltaire...
Continue reading...The Dreary Family by Robert Tonner
9. October 2008
There is a high-end doll designer by the name of Robert Tonner. His carefully crafted doll collection features popular characters from pop culture films and books such as Harry Potter, Wizards of Oz, Gone with the Wind and Pirates of the Carribean. But this doll designer has gone…goth. One of his lines features the dark [...]
Continue reading...Captain Maxx and Astro Zombie Space Trooper
9. October 2008
Mark Nagata emailed a heads up about the new grey suit version of his Captain Maxx figure. Standing 9.75 inches tall, this soft vinyl toy features a cool removable mask, jointed arms, waist and legs. It comes in a classic style bag with header card and backing card for $45. While browsing through Max [...]
Continue reading...Kathie Olivas Uninvited Guests at MPH Preview
9. October 2008
Kathie's going to be showing some great oils on canvas, acrylics on wood, hand-painted Benny and Redbirds and custom Munnys, Dunnys, Mad*ls and Scavengers. Prices for vinyl figures range from $250 for a custom...
Continue reading...Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins Custom Vlad
9. October 2008
The latest collaboration between Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins has me harkening back to my goth DJ days and looking to my dusty collection of Buffy The Vampire Slayer 6-inch figures for a Mr. Pointy. This 5-inch resin Vlad figure will be fully revealed in just over a week and then available [...]
Continue reading...New Gas Mask Figures From Instinct Toy
9. October 2008
A pretty exciting find on the Internet for an otherwise unremarkable Thursday morning: Instinct Toy just posted pictures of their series of new gas mask figures here. What lacks in Google translation is certainly made up for in gloriously detailed full turnarounds. Each figure appears to be a tribute to or revision on a previously released figure from another company--notably Bounty Hunter.
Continue reading...SOFT&FURRY Customs For Sale
9. October 2008
It’s time to give SOFT&FURRY another bump. One of the most truly collaborative group custom shows of the year has some pieces left. While I’m still surly that someone got to both of the Toko pieces before me, check the online shop for available customs by sketchBot, Dookie-Poo, Markham Maes, Cypher13, Adam Haynes, Zeptonn, Galaxy [...]
Continue reading...Kill Audio Pre-Release Party at Toy Tokyo
8. October 2008
You may have checked out the Kill Audio vinyl figure when it made the New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic Con scenes, but in case your didn’t, now is your chance to score your very own version of one of these blood splattered toys. The piece was developed by Claudio Sanchez of the [...]
Continue reading...Monster Art Rally Custom Plush and Vinyl Sneak Peeks
8. October 2008
Custom plush and vinyl monsters are coming to G1988 in San Francisco TONIGHT. There will be an opening reception from 7-10PM with at least a handful of artists present. The furry frightfest is a global gallery from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and beyond. Monsters were created by Brandt Peters, Leecifer, Dan Goodsell, Tim Tsui, Kathie Olivas, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez...BE THERE!
Continue reading...Touma Drops New Knuckle Bears in Taiwan
8. October 2008
If you’re more the Knuckle Bear kind of collector than the farting skunk kind, you’ll want to keep tabs on Touma’s upcoming solo exhibition at Paradise Toy Land in Taiwan. Aside from the Pooty figures, Touma will be debuting an original new Toumart character, Iron Knuckle Bear (~ $37 USD) and Iron Goon (~ [...]
Continue reading...Paradise Toy Land Gets Wind of Touma’s Pooty
8. October 2008
...and the premiere of the eagerly anticipated new Pooty character. Five versions of Pooty will be for sale: an all-black Toumart exclusive and luminous green version and standard Headlock Studio red, blue and black editions. Each figure (which has a detachable fart cloud) will cost...
Continue reading...New Mysteries: Huck Gee Drops Bootleg #6
7. October 2008
Proof that the cat isn’t completely out of the bag; rather, there’s still 25 boxes of secrets: Coming this Friday, October 10th at 12PM PST, Huck Gee is releasing the next mystery figure in his Bootleg series: Bootleg #6. There are only 25 figures in this set, each package is signed, numbered and stenciled. $100 [...]
Continue reading...BEit Dudes - Customizable Skaters and Rappers
7. October 2008
BEit Dudes are an original way to pay tribute to you, a loved one, or maybe your favorite skater (hello Tony Hawk!). Kicktoys has released new photographs of their upcoming release the Skateboarder and Rapper BEit Dude figures. There are six vinyl figures in the series and each stands six inches tall. The blank slotted [...]
Continue reading...Heroes of Burgertown Kidrobot Munny Mashups
7. October 2008
Leave it to Jon Burgerman and Stu Witter to reverse-engineer the process, taking Jon's first series of figures from Kidrobot (last month's Heroes of Burgertown mini-figures) and morphing them into KR's trademark Dunny and Munny characters.
Continue reading...Erick Scarecrow’s Chelly Chainsaw Blaze Edition
6. October 2008
First peeped as a sculpt back in May on Erick’s Flickr here, Chelly Chainsaw is finally being rolled out in this hot Blaze Edition colorway. The official partyline from the Erick Scarecrow mailing list is that the 10-inch Chelly Chainsaw coldcast statue will launch at the end of this month with the Blaze colorway in [...]
Continue reading...We Kill You’s 2nd Resin Debut: The Human Wolf
6. October 2008
We Kill You just dropped the preview of their second figure to mailing list members. William Palerne, the Human Wolf, is the second of four hand-cast and hand-painted resin releases set for October. The Human Wolf will be available in the We Kill You webshop on Friday. For purposes of comparison, the first figure, Ghost [...]
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10. October 2008
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