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Toy2R delivers on the previous teaser with some new coming attractions: A Qee collection based on the artwork and iconic images of Reservoir Dogs, the debut film by Quentin Tarantino. Toy2R is working directly with Lionsgate on the Reservoir Dogs Qee collection, which will include a limited edition 8-inch Mr. Black Qee Bear and an [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Toy2R has announced a second series of custom 8-inch Qees following the February release of MCA’s Stencil Qee series. Known for his “drip” technique – Hans Yim has created 90 original Qees for Toy2R. Each 8-inch Qee is packaged in a full color box decorated with Hans’ classic “drip” pattern. For $80.00 plus $20.00 shipping, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
SDCC previews are starting to trickle in, and here’s one from Toy2R and Dark Horse.This Comic-Con exclusive Domo Qee will appear in advance of the complete Domo Qee series coming in August. And if you like translucent yellow-orange, you can score this guy without dealing with blind assortment. The Domo Qee series features the “Build-A-Domo” [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Seems like a lot of recent art toy shows are suffering from a lack of press to help sell the pieces after the event. Case in point: we never knew the customs from the First Annual APW Custom Toy Contest were available online. custoMONDAY alum Nanan1 brought this to our attention, so we thought we’d [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?
Continue reading...Monday, March 23, 2009
Now over a decade since the beginning of the designer toy movement, Kubricks, Qees and Dunnys seem like distant cousins from the toys that sparked the scene. They have become a category all their own: they are blind box toys. Blind box toys are sold with their contents enshrouded in secrecy. The risk-factor of buying the unknown is mitigated by the potential reward of getting something rare. You don’t know what you’re going to get, and that is, ostensibly, all packaged into the fun of the experience. Depending who you ask, blind boxing is a “marketing strategy” or a “fun experience.” Depending who you are, it is either one or possibly both. The segments of this story include: toy companies, toy fans, toy stores, toy artists and toy bloggers. Let’s begin at the beginning, with the toy companies. Part 1: Toy Companies.
Continue reading...Friday, March 20, 2009
News has been slow from the GAMA-GO world as they focus their energies on opening their flagship store in San Francisco. But here’s some good stuff in the meantime: the GAMA-GO x Toy2R Yeti Qee is coming back! And this time, he’s bringing a friend to light the dark nights. Yeah, what could be better [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 13, 2009
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I like leaving you readers for the weekend with sneaker/toy sets. The last one was those DC x UNKL Double Label™ Graph and SUG packs back in January. Here’s something new: FnC KOLON has released a line of sneakers called 1st Force that comes packaged with a matching 2.5-inch Qee by Toy2R. Larger 8-inch Qees [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Lots of people have been asking for release information about the upcoming Domo Qees by Toy2R and Dark Horse. We first spied this fun series of 2.5-inch figures at Toy Fair. We knew then that the Qees were going to be blind-boxed with additional pieces to be used for assembling bonus figures. We know now [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
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The MCA x Toy2R Stencil Qee Series I’ve been writing about for months is finally available, sort of. The 90 custom 8-inch Qees MCA stenciled over the course of about 7 hours will be sold in blind boxes, but you have to email info [at] toy2r [dot] com for, well, info. The assortment includes: BearbearQ, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
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While there are a ton of cool projects in the Toy2R pipeline, things have been kind of “low qee” lately as far as releases. So I went digging around and unearthed this 1/1 custom by RotoBox, the folks who are bringing us Kuso Vinyl’s Celsius figure. This is Garada Qee 7 and Doublas Qee 2–the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 16, 2009
To say I have been waiting to tell you about this is an understatement. There were times I thought I might blurt it out, but finally I’ve been given the green light to do so. Anatomy artist and custoMONDAY alumni Jason Freeny has illustrated the innards of a Dunny and a Lego, and he’s now [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 5, 2009
A couple months ago, Toy2R asked us to send in a ToyCyte sticker for their Sticker Qee project. I'm stoked to have our blog on the same platform as some of my favorite artists. ToyCyte's sticker gently overlaps Jason Freeny's and is kitty-korner to Jon Burgerman's sticker, which occupies the coccyx. We're also sharing space with Artdenka, Nada*One, Triclops, MAD, Betso, DOINK, Jesse Hernandez, Delicious Drips, MCA, David Horvath, Voltaire, Jaime Hayon, Slobot and many more.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 15, 2009
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLni8Zl6TeM] In the latest mashup of politics and pop culture, Devo gets down with Obama on the dance floor. Only, it’s actually QeeVo, Mark Mothersbaugh’s Qee for Toy2R and the Barack Obama action figure by Jailbreak Toys. The pairing is in good company: all manner of designer plastic toys. While watching the video, I spotted a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 15, 2009
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Well at least FOX network can now be affiliated with something other than Joe Millionaire and biased news reporting. Here’s a peek at the exclusive Holiday Edition Bart Simpson Qee made just for FOX. Yes, it will be one of those impossible figures to find and collect–but for those hardcore fans–you just might have the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
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When last I wrote about MCA’s 2-day stencil-bender at MegaBox in Hong Kong, the question on my mind was what would become of the copious customs? Well, here they are finally, sort of. The 90 custom 8-inch Qees MCA stenciled over the course of about 7 hours will be sold in blind boxes at [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 5, 2009
It’s as if my girlfriend and best friend conspired with Toy2R to lure me onto FaceBook with the only possible application that could circumvent my disdain for social networking. Now, in addition to virtual “fun” like tending one’s “green patch,” you can collect Qees. There are currently over 100 Qees to give and receive as [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 5, 2009
TOY2R collaborates with overseas singing sensation Jay Chou. With the release of his ninth album, Capricorn, in October of this year, the theme of magic and fantasy open the doors for these cool 2.5″ Qees. Like those Eslite Qees I was coveting, the Jay Chou Qees will unfortunately only be available in Taiwan. Fans can [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 2, 2009
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As a rabid Futurama collector (and subsequently, hopeful speculator about the fate of the series), I’m kinda excited about the combination of all things ‘outer space’ and ‘Matt Groening’, so I’m already sold on the 3″ superdeformed-ish, Qee-styled versions of Fry and Bender that Toy2R will be releasing somewhere between January and February, for roughly [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 2, 2009
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We’ve seen Qees take the form of humans like Frank Kozik, MCA, Voltaire and even Raymond Choy himself. Now, with the friendly support of Toy2R, designer Dragon Wang (ZJ DESIGN) has unveiled two 8-inch custom-made Qees: “Mark & Tinker in Beijing.” Mark and Tinker, need no introduction to Nike fans. For the rest of us: [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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I’m a big fan of finding cool art in unusual places. While I was in LA for VTN a few weekends ago, I stopped at a fleamarket in Silverlake and happened upon the paintings and painted accessories of Gina (aka GuadalupeGurl). I don’t know a whole lot about her (according to her MySpace page, she’ [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 22, 2008
Since the end of Qeester, there hasn’t been a completely reliable and easy way to get Qee in the USA. I, myself, meet a dealer in an alley of San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood every few months to get my supply. All this is changing, though, with the upcoming launch of the Toy2R USA website. In [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 22, 2008
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We’ve been eagerly awaiting Charles Stephan’s Alice Cherry Blossom Qee series since April. Finally, the 5 (series 1) figures–Original Alice, Ballerina, Gothic Hoody, School Angel and Billie–are available for sale at Charles’ Creature Cabinet. At $16 a piece, they’re priced higher than your average 2.5-inch Qee, but far less than the typical Charles Stephan/Elfdoll [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
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One of the best surprises at VTN today was the markdown on Joe Ledbetter’s final edition of his popular Smash figure. Many fans lined up several hours ahead of the event’s opening to get the mono colorway produced in an edition of just 150 pieces by Toy2R. Kevin Winnick, who heads up Toy2R USA and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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What do Qee and rollerblades have in common? As of now, a distributor. And bonus: it’s in San Francisco. That ought to make it so that I don’t have to wait til months after Halloween to get a dang Pumpkinator Qee! It’s Official! Empir3 Distribution will now be handling the US distribution for Toy2r. What this [...]
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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