ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

It Came From Skullbrain and the Imagery of Japanese Toys

This weekend saw the opening of a custom toy show based around the imagery of Japanese toys. It Came From Skullbrain profiled the talent (much of it local) from the Skullbrain forum, an off-shoot of San Francisco's Super7, which hosted the event. The night was already off to a great start when a good old Japantown-style fight broke out in front of Super7 shortly before doors. But to truly appreciate your toy art in the most surreal way possible, you need four guys in full KISS regalia.

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It Came From Skullbrain Previews: LiLJAPAN, Fiends Ain’t Family & REdYOdA

Skullbrain’s kinda blowing me away with the kaiju incredibleness lately, and these previews from this upcoming weekend’s show are no exception. [Toycyte's own!] LiLJAPAN is submitting no less than five different custom Beetlars – Two Tone, Rose From The Dirt, Laser Show, Hot Lava and Galaxy Camo. Seeing five different colorways from the same artist, [...]

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