ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

I.W.G. Humans Beware Show at Rocket World

Last night, a variety of homegrown Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo mutations hit San Francisco’s Rocket World for the first I.W.G. custom show. If you’ve never been to Rocket World (aka T.A.D. Gear), you owe it to yourself to visit Patrick Ma’s haven for high end adventure gear and designer toys. Enter the garage doors to one [...]

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I.W.G. Humans Beware Show Previews: Tan-ki, Nanan1, matucha & Bovinyl

Brace yourselves, humans, as April 10th quickly approaches. We just might survive the IWG ‘Humans Beware’ Show, but with no help from these artists, who are guilty of aiding and abetting the anti-homosapien agenda. Tan-ki shows off this pair of matching, all seeing figures, painted up in a beautiful combination of animation-like blues and forms, creating [...]

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Humans Beware: I.W.G. Custom Art Show at Rocketworld

DrilOne is curating a custom vinyl show based off the Rocketworld I.W.G. figures. This is the first time a show like this has ever been thrown on this platform. 80+ artists are customizing blanks for the exhibit. Scroll down for a complete list of partipating artists and more info about the show. Humans Beware: The [...]

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Custom Moody Show at LIFT

Will Moody be the new Sharky? I’m already seeing some great custom work from Mike Slobot (above right) and below (in order) Motorbot, Phu! and BetsO. The hybrid cow/demon head platform toy from Bovinyl offers a variety of creative options for the discerning artist. It’s 8 inches high, has three points of articulation (neck [...]

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