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Molly Qee Series 2 from Toy2r
Hot on the tails of the Mollympics series, Toy2r follows up its successful Molly Qee series 1 with this brand new Molly Qee series 2. This time, Kennyswork has created six new designs, all based around the theme of music. The Molly Qee series is sold blind-boxed with trademark oversize crowns. Related posts Toy2R Qee Forums Now [...]
Continue reading...Qee DIY Value Packs Simplify Customization
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Toy2r is killing it with their DIY ranges and innovation right now. News of the day is that they’ve now re-engineered an 8-inch DIY Qee from the inside out. Lots of customizers have struggled with toys they wished would come down with a quick and temporary case of leprosy (see Removing Heads and Arms Without [...]
Continue reading...2.5-inch DIY Qee Assortments
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
I’ve been eagerly anticipating these 2.5-inch DIY Qee since April. All the basic shapes are represented: BearBearQ, KitCatQ, DoGgQ, ToyerQ BunneeQ, MonQ and PiggeQ. The standard DIY figure is white, but packed among the blind-boxes (each case has 30 figures) are clear, G.I.D. and “a few rare variants that you gotta find to believe.” Also [...]
Continue reading...San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Part 4
Friday, July 4, 2008
Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys. Related posts Super7 SDCC 08 Exclusives San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives [...]
Continue reading...New 8 and 10-inch DIY Qees from Toy2r
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Now this is what I’m talking about. Toy2r is letting fly with the DIY, and here’s four blank canvases that creative types can really go to town on. 8-inch DIY Hellboy. Perhaps a custom show to coincide with Hellboy 2? Maybe set him up with this 7″ Liz Sherman action figure? Maybe Steampunk them both [...]
Continue reading...Paris Tout P’tits Commemorative Qees
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Remember the Paris Tout P’tits x Colette x Toy2r Charity Auction? Toy2r got such an outstanding reaction to this event that they’re releasing commemorative Qees. There will be a 2.5-inch regular Qee and a 1.5-inch zipper-pull, both featuring the Paris Tout P’tits branding (on front of Qee and back of zipper-pull). Artists involved in the [...]
Continue reading...Gama-Go Yeti and 30-inch Wood Deathbot at SDCC 08
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The SDCC ‘08 news keeps coming, and this time it’s two from Gama-Go. First up, the eagerly-awaited 2.5-inch Gama-Go mascot x Toy2r Yeti Qee. Maybe it’s because he’s a Yeti, but somehow he seems bigger than a 2.5-inch Qee. You can see a sample of the Yeti at the Diamond Booth at SDCC ‘08. [...]
Continue reading...Liz McGrath Unleashs New Items
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I adore Liz McGrath. Her moody, dreamy and curious creations catch my eye like a moth to a red hot flame. You may remember Ms. McGrath from her recent sold out shows at the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery, or from her band Miss Derringer or maybe you have her “Butcher” OXOP Series 3 Qee [...]
Continue reading...Custom Yolkel Baby Egg Qees by Jason Freeny
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I’ve been pretty vocal about my lack of love for Baby Qees. However, sometimes a custom comes along that transcends my feelings and makes me think, damn, OK that is a good usage of the Baby Qee platform. In that regard, I present these 10 Yolkels, which are Baby Egg Qees customized by Jason [...]
Continue reading...Toy2r Presents New Baby Qee Series
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Toy2r has six new 3.5-inch Baby Qees coming down the pipes. The most exciting development is a new sculpt, which, just like Ganesh, has an elephant head. Now for the bad news. I RARELY have any criticism for Toy2r. Their Qee platform was my gateway toy into this genre, they give to charity, [...]
Continue reading...Black & White Freedrawings Presents a Global Doodle Collaboration
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The best part of writing about toys isn’t always the toys themselves. Often, the toy is just one platform within a rich mediascape in which designers make their marks. These days, urban and pop artists design skate desks, clothing and housewares. I recently blogged about Infectious car art and Pop Clings wall decals and noticed [...]
Continue reading...Toy2R DIY 10-inch Bart Simpson Qee Auction
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The 10” DIY Qee Bart Simpson Project has just completed the Art Exhibition World Wide Tour. Now is your chance to own these one-of-a-kind original Bart Simpson Qee. Toy2R will be holding the 10” DIY Qee Bart Simpson Auction on the Toy2R Forum featuring more than 90 Customized 10″ DIY Bart Simpson Qee by artists [...]
Continue reading...Slobots are Robots Too: An Interview With M. Heisler
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
A couple months ago, a missive from M. Heisler landed in my inbox. It was a heads up on a “snazzy new slobot sculpture” he’d created for a custom toy show in Florida. The bot turned out to be SlomunnyV3, a creature in search of life’s meaning amidst the backdrop of technological obscolescence. Many Slobots [...]
Continue reading...What If Your Local Mall Looked Like This?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Toy2R has collaborated with MegaBox to showcase an impressive DIY Qee exhibition, with more than 80 Customized D.I.Y. Qees by artists and designers from across the globe. The exhibit also features several 60″ Qee include the infamous Bart Simpson Qee and a huge DOINK (one of my all-time favorites). Megabox is a revolutionary shopping, dining [...]
Continue reading...China Artist Series 1 Qees
Thursday, June 19, 2008
This August, the eyes of the world will be on China. The Bejing Oylmpic Summer Games start on August 8th. But, you know, we aren’t particularly interested in the competition for the gold in sports like volleyball, weightlifting and archery, we’re more interested in this set of China Artist Qee Collaborations. This August, Toy2R will [...]
Continue reading...Simpsons Mania Strikes Again With Bart Series 2 and SDCC Qee Exclusives
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
When you’re doing your back to school shopping, here’s an item you’ll want to include: the second series of Bart Simpson Qee scheduled for release in August. Series 2 features Bart in 12 new outfits from various episodes, including early episode versions that have never been recreated in any form. Bart Series 2 is available for [...]
Continue reading...San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Part 1
Friday, June 13, 2008
Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys. Designer toys are always among the highlights of [...]
Continue reading...Friday the 13th Halloween Qee Teaser
Friday, June 13, 2008
Toy2r’s Raymond Choy just dropped this teaser for the 2008 Halloween Qee on the Toy2r forums. Looks like a standard 2.5 ” bear-head Qee, but they’re keeping a lid on the paint job. [Update: Just got a pic of the figure from Qee 4 All. Nothing standard about this bear. I'm digging the cutouts!] [...]
Continue reading...HelloPike Custom Cthulhu and Kaiju
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The other day I saw a great custom green Toyer Cthulhu Qee on Toycutter, and I had to quickly drop the artist a line. The Toyer design is my favorite on the Qee platform and somehow one I see the most infrequently on customs. Turns out the artist is Phil (aka HelloPike) and while the [...]
Continue reading...Paris Tout P’tits X Colette X Toy2R Art Toy Charity Auction
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Toy2R is sponsoring a 16-inch DIY Qee exhibition and auction at Colette to benefit Paris Tout P’tits. Founded in 1992, Paris Tout P’tits’ mission is to provide for the needs of children born into poverty. Colette will hold a public exhibit of the customized Qee from June 9th to 14th. On June 17th [...]
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