Sunny dropped word of these back in August, and now they’re about to drop for reals. STRANGEco production of Julie West’s Bumble and Tweet figures are available in candy (pink) and spring (green) editions for pre-order at retailers like Pink Ghost for $24.99 each. Bumble and Tweet each wear nest-bonnets and come with a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Tokion Magazine was founded in 1996 and began devoting many pages to the then still-taboo topic of graffiti. “Neo-graffiti” is a term they coined in the title of their Neo-Graffiti Project 2000, which featured classic subway graffiti artists working in new media. This was back in ‘99. It’s practically ten years later and a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 20, 2008
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Over the weekend, Artoyz released two new colorways of Chaos Monkey by Bunka [tagged]. Earlier this month, we saw four colorways exclusive to disparate destinations. Currently, the Artoyz shop has two more: a white DIY version and a green Guerilla version. I’m digging the green, as is usually my weakness. Both are 5.5-inch rotocast vinyls [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 6, 2008
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Bob Conge/PlaSeeBo is releasing six new hand-painted rotocast vinyl Night Gamers into the world, right in time for Halloween. The Night Gamers are a race of beings from a parallel universe who have managed to enter our universe with the sole purpose of gaming, albeit in a non-traditional manner. These particular Night Gamers have realized [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Artoyz has just announced four new location-specific colorways for the “magnificent animal” known as Chaos Monkey by Bunka [tagged]. Following last month’s release of the original 5.5-inch rotocast vinyl Chaos Monkey (edition of 500), here come some more. The blue version (above left) is a Mondotozs exclusive, currently available, limited to 100 pieces, for [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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Will Moody be the new Sharky? I’m already seeing some great custom work from Mike Slobot (above right) and below (in order) Motorbot, Phu! and BetsO. The hybrid cow/demon head platform toy from Bovinyl offers a variety of creative options for the discerning artist. It’s 8 inches high, has three points of articulation (neck [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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STRANGEco just posted two new creatures from the design mind of Greg “Craola” Simkins. Cap’n Rotnclaw – Red version. With working claws for extra scuttling poseability and menace. Limited to 600 pieces. Rotocast vinyl. 7 inches tall. Window box packaging. Begins shipping in early October 2008. Keel Haul Cleg – Black version. With working claws for extra [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Here’s a fun new DIY platform figure I just read about on TRE. This may be the first DIY toy to make a point of showcasing the rear cleavage. Spanish design studio Syntetyk has produced a limited run of their SYK DIY figures. The 6″ rotocast vinyl SYKS come in black and white DIY [...]
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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