ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Illazilla Customs Heading to Vegas and Up for Auction Now

Monday, March 16, 2009

The heavily blogged Illazilla customs are on the move. Following the opening exhibit in New York, the wooden dinosaurs are heading to Sin City. On March 20th, you can check out the killer customs or purchase blank DIY and limited edition fire/fury water/flow figures. As for gambling on the customs themselves, you’ll have to do [...]

Sucklord & Pals Create Official Star Wars Cards

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Sucklord & Pals Create Official Star Wars Cards

For a man who has built his own unique empire on the unwitting back of George Lucas, The Sucklord’s finally getting some much-deserved respect from the scary Skywalker Empire themselves. Buy a pack of Star Wars Galaxy : Series 4 trading cards (without blushing) and you just might snag one of 3000 cards featuring original art [...]

APW Arts Halloween Show Review

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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As a holiday that’s all about disguise and transformation, Halloween shares a natural association with the custom toy world. We toy artists essentially spend the entire year dressing up our Munnys and Think-Ups and MadLs and sending them out into the world, so the conjunction of these very actions with the day of Halloween was [...]

Sharky Customs Gallery

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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Check out the nearly 60 Sharky customs including art by Brent Nolasco, Duncan Poon, KaNo, Banana Virus, Jeremiah Ketner, DrilOne, NEMO, Mr. Shane Jessup, Touma, MCA, Phu!, Heidi Kenney, Marka27, Jesse Hernandez, Shawnimals, Huck Gee, Annie Owens, Betso...

Come on In To the House of Lui – Custom Show at APW

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Opening on August 22nd, the same night as the Crazy 4 Cult 2 show but on the opposite coast will be the House of Liu Customs Show at APW in New York City. If you could make both events, I’d be REALLY impressed. A variety of artist such as Julie West, Shawnimals, Kerry Lee, Jim [...]

NYC Munny Contest

Monday, June 9, 2008

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The NYC Munny Contest opened at the APW Gallery this weekend. The show had a lot of great custom Munnys, and here are a few of the winners. WaveDog won the Judges’ Choice with a crazy Cyclops Munny. JiYoun Lee’s black and white Munny deserved the award for Best Detail. Brendan Wenberg’s creation includes a [...]

The Art of Kerry Lee

Friday, June 6, 2008

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Artist Kerry Lee is relatively new to the custom toy scene, but she has already developed a signature look. She brings a touch of glamour to her creations with the use of brightly colored sequins. Her sparkling Munnys and Dunnys show a careful attention to detail and an endless supply of patience. With her high [...]

Custom Toys by Kerry Lee

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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I saw these cool custom toys on the KidRobot Discussion Board. The glitzy vinyl toys are designed by Kerry Lee. If you’re in New York, you can see more of her work at the APW Gallery. The gold World of Imagination Custom Dunny is available here, and its devilish counterpart Munny is here. Both [...]