ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Jailbreak Toys Presents the Photobama Freestyle Contest

Hooray! He’s back. I’ve missed writing about Jailbreak Toys’ Obama Action Figure so much. Here’s a double-dose of news for the most political man in plastic. 1) Jailbreak is sponsoring an awesome Obama toy photography contest and 2) They are currently producing a Michelle Obama Action Figure! While we wait to see how they model [...]

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Ron English’s Inaugural Edition Abraham Obama Bust

I totally live for all this Obama-inspired art, but I gotta call foul on this one. At this point, I’ve lost track of how many colorways of Ron English x MINDstyle’s Abraham Obamas have come out. The black bust was exciting and the pewter colorway kind of cool, but this “inauguration version” kind of [...]

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Jailbreak Toys Inaugural and Hope Obama Action Figures

I really missed covering the exciting cross-pollination of politics and playtime that was Jailbreak Toys Obama Action Figure (see all the artist customs from last year at this tag). So I was thrilled to see a revival of sorts hit my inbox this morning. Jailbreak Toys is gearing up to release two limited edition production Obama action figures: an Inaugural version and a Hope version.

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Art + Action: Custom Obama Action Figure Show

This is what I’ve been waiting for. It channels a couple of my passions (customs and change) into one unique art event. Jailbreak Toys, makers of the Obama Action Figure, will present ART + ACTION at Toy Tokyo’s gallery: The Showroom NYC on October 17th. Contemporary artists, toy designers and graf writers like Mars-1, Peat [...]

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