ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Toy2R Pops Up in Brooklyn With Frank Kozik Premieres

I entered the shop to find rows of sneakers and toys! It was quite dangerous letting me step into such a shop, since I have a passion for both. Most of the pieces that were on display were created by Frank Kozik. Some of the other pieces that were available at the shop included some I haven't seen sold at retail in a while, more specifically: Huck Gee's Mama's Boy GID qee.

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Toy2R Bombs Brooklyn, Potamus Pops Up!

Toy2R begins its American tour with a pop-up store in my own birthplace of Brooklyn, NY. Unfortunately, I now live 3000 miles away, but Toy2R assures us that this is merely the first of many pop up stores fans will see sprouting up across the country. Kudos to Toy2R for noticing that the U.S. needs [...]

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New Toy2R Potamus Figures

Are Smorkin’ Potami the new Labbits? Toy2r announced another set of colorways (including a couple Jamba Juice-sounding hues) for the 2.5-inch PoTaMus figures by Frank Kozik: Black Anarchy, Jungle Green, Orange Smoothe, Very Berry, Greyscale, Wermacht, Red Army, D-Day and of course, the mysery figures that are often the crowning achievements of a Toy2R release. [...]

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Kozik 2.5 Anarchy GID Potamus

I’ve been lusting over Kozik’s 2.5″ Potamus series ever since I saw them in the Kidrobot forum. When forum member “Kevbayer” posted a picture of the Anarchy GID Potamus, I knew I had to have it. Don’t ask me why, but I’m a sucker for GID toys. I’ve been accumulating more and more of them. [...]

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Kozik’s Pink Potamus

Hippos are cute animals. If you don’t believe me, take a look at this baby hippo. Isn’t that the cutest thing you’ve seen today? That’s why I’m super-excited about Kozik’s Potamus line by Toy2R. Of course it has the signature Kozik scruff and cigarette. Is that a little tooth I see? I love that added [...]

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