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Wave 4 of Robbie Busch and Argonaut Resins El Diablo figures goes on sale in the Argonaut Resins online store tonight at 7PM EST/4PM PST. All figures in Wave 4 will come with 2 skulls and a mini original gauche painting from Robbie, which enhances the value of these limited customs. Wave 4 consists of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
Following quite the fever pitch, Red Hot Robot opened its doors for the Resin Collective, and the red dots started flying. Store owner Jason Kiningham was way ahead of the curve curating this show, which featured standout work from today and tomorrow's hottest resin designers. Even a local Phoenix rag covered the show, re-interpreting Jason's "lowbro" lingo as "way cooler than that boring museum crap" in their article, Anti-Toy Story. Those familiar red (sold) dots were quickly adhered to Cris Rose's Rotund's Romp, Cris and Okkle's Happy Joy Bot, Le Merde's Vanfar, Hello, Brute's Danny, Makkinoso's Evil Spike, WeKillYou's William Palerne and pretty much all pieces by Arbito and 2Petalrose. The dotting continued into the night, as fans circled around the display and marveled at the diversity of the medium.
Continue reading...Thursday, April 9, 2009
Here’s the complete lineup of Argonaut Resins pieces for the Resin Collective show at Red Hot Robot this Saturday. The figures include both the sold-out Jared Deal-designed Vlad and Kanji figures, plus a new McBoingBoing El Diablo. And a personal favorite returns: the Eric Nocella-designed CellPhonesKill. In Ectoplasm and Mango Madness colorways! I’ve always loved [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Jared Deal just sent us photos of this duo for the Resin Collective show at Red Hot Robot this Saturday. Both the sold-out Vlad and Kanji sculpts by Eric Nocella are back, this time painted up all red hot indeed. Be there: April 11th at 7PM! Not near the desert? Keep up with the previews [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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If you’ve ever wanted to bump or pump fists, now would be the best time to do it. kaNO and Argonaut Resins are about to drop those tinted MoneyGrips previously seen here. The translucent resin figures will be available in red, blue, orange, and green. There will not be a phase 2 or phase 3: [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
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Wave 3 of Robbie Busch and Argonaut Resins El Diablo figures goes on sale in the Argonaut Resins online store in 30 minutes. (Yesterday’s Kanji drop cleared almost all pieces.) This El Diablo wave contains one of the popular Red Pants versions, as well as a Blue Pants, Mono and “the magical Amethyst clear tint!” Each [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Here are the latest Kanji colorways direct from Eric Nocella. They’ll go for $80 plus shipping and will come with a painted packaging box, certificate of authority and a mini print. One of the 11 custom Kanjis is headed for the Resin Collective show along with a custom Vladimir. Ten of them will be in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 26, 2009
I’m gonna be totally honest: I wasn’t sure about these guys when I saw the prototypes. But now looking at them in living color, my mind is clear: they look awesome! I’ve got a couple pieces in my collection sculpted by Eric Nocella and painted by Jared Deal, and it’s a winning combination. Eric keeps [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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On the same day he dropped the exclusive green colorways of Pierce and Nathan, Jared Deal posted up his latest collabo with Argonaut Resins: Kanji. The prototype figure blends kaiju style with Jared’s Carnival Cartoony-y look, flushing out the teaser seen here last month. Expect to see more info and some paint flying here.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Is it me or does everything look great in translucent resin? CLEARLY, Eric of Argonaut Resins agrees. Following up the red and blue translucent MoneyGrip resins seen at NYCC, here come the yellow and green editions. Although we are not affiliated with this project, it’s rad to see this figure all ‘dressed up’ in ToyCyte’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
WOW. I repeat: WOW. Beginning April 11th, Red Hot Robot is hosting an unbelievable group show of resin toys. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to say this about a group show of this size before, but I’m proud to say I’ve written a little something about every artist on this roster. So either [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 23, 2009
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When you have a pairing that works as good as this, why quit? Jared Deal and Argonaut Resins are at it again. This sculpt–which Jared says should be complete by week’s end–looks like a cross between their latest Carnival Cartoon Dogboy and a kaiju-style figure. That is all the known info at this time, but [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
NYCC was a nearly incomprehensible miasma of crowds and excitement and getting whapped in the shoulder by uncareful cameramen, but I survived the whole ordeal with bruised body intact. After a few technical delays, I'm finally home again, here to report on the onslaught of awesome. Read on for highlights from David Foox, Bob Conge, GoHero, Erick Scarecrow, Jure Gavran, Jared Deal, Eric Nocella, kaNO, Nakanari, NEMO and Brent Nolasco.
Continue reading...Sunday, February 8, 2009
Jared Deal, semiprofessional carnivalologist, is another one of those successful toy artists that’s just cool to talk with – no matter how deeply you try to pry into his subconscious to figure out where this circus stuff comes from. Ultimately, it’s a little bit of Coney Island and a little bit of the rotating (and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 6, 2009
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Our first report back from NYCC 09 comes from Eric of Argonaut Resins. Eric had a handful of exclusives at the convention. Coming out of retirement for the Con was Eric’s original CellPhonesKill in a Gold Double-O colorway. Also in gold: the Vlad collab with Jared Deal and a gold Raider edition of Robbie Busch’s [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We are just days away from New York Comic Con 2009. For everybody trying to keep track of the exclusives and events, here's some help. You can also get up-to-the-minute info by clicking on ToyCyte's NYCC 09 Exclusive tag. There are some really great toys in this convention. Check out figures by Doktor A, MAD, Bob Conge, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Brent Nolasco, KaNO, Julie West, Jure Gavran, Pushead, Mike Sutfin, Secret Base, Monstrehero, Sket One, Erick Scarecrow, Jared Deal, Keith Poon and not to mention appearances by Huck Gee, Clutter and Mr. Shane Jessup, among others. Our east coast correspondent, Collin David, will be on the scene, so flag him down if you see him. Stay tuned for more coverage of NYCC on ToyCyte as it unfolds. Have fun, and don't spend all your rent money!
Continue reading...Friday, January 30, 2009
Wave 2 of Robbie Busch and Argonaut Resins El Diablo figures is on sale NOW in the Argonaut Resins online store. The OG RED pants version (comes with the white King Skull accessory) retails at $125, the third Black Onyx (with the Blue clear tint King Skull accessory) goes for $135 and the SapphireAquamarine and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
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No, he’s not a vampire with a kissing disease (though oral exsanguination might be considered a serious kissing problem all on its own) – just an adorable l’il vampire done up in a black and white colorway. About 5″ tall, the resin Vlad has a history of many, many different handmade colorways, but Argonaut Resins‘ booth [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Further proof that you can believe the rumors you hear on ToyCyte, wave 2 of Robbie Busch and Argonaut Resins El Diablo figures will feature some translucent blues. Per Robbie: This wave will contain: Tourmaline, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Onyx (with Blue Tint Skull) & the OG Red Pants colorway. Each one comes with a custom made box [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
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On New Year’s Eve, Robbie Busch and Argonaut Resins released the first wave of Robbie’s signature El Diablo figures. The range featured an all-black “onyx” edition, and full-color resin pieces (green, blue and purple pants). All of these quickly sold out. Eric emailed in to reassure fans that another wave is coming–and, excuse the pun, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Robbie Busch has been finessing his art formula since many Kidrobot devotees were drinking formula (particularly true for kids born in the late 70s when formula briefly reigned over milk). His colorful career spans comics (more Sandman than superher0), film, animation, music, photography and writing. Robbie, aka McBoing Boing, has clocked decades as part of the urban art scene, so who better to wax poetic on cultural changes as we teeter on the precipice of a new year? ToyCyte chatted up the New Yorker about life, art and his first original resin toy. You can check out paintings and pieces from Robbie's recent show at Rotofugi here, including prototypes of his El Diablo figure. The first wave of El Diablos available for purchase hit the Argonauts Resin store at 12PM PST/3PM EST today.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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After teasers and protos, the first two colorways of El Diablo from Argonaut Resins and McBoing Boing have been revealed. There will be a full-color edition and an all-black Onyx edition. Each of the limited colorways will come with a swappable skull accessory (red, white and blue) and a certificate of authenticity signed by [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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Robert Van Winkle had nothing on these guys. And this is your 5 MINUTE WARNING to get one. Wave 1 of Jared Deal and Argonaut Resins adorable vampire, Vlad sold out on Halloween. The late reveal of a translucent red Vlad got everyone buzzing. Now the duo has produced a few more of these “ice” [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Due to the popularity of the first run of 13 resin Vladimir figures by Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins, Vlad is back–and his intentions are transparent. He wants to go home with you, but he won’t bleed you dry. On Halloween, Eric revealed a trio of True Blood translucent red Vlad variants, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 1, 2008
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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 [...]
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