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Tim Biskup x T9G’s TxT Customs Now On Sale

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Tim Biskup x T9G’s TxT Customs Now On Sale

If you saw this post and just kind of felt like you were window-shopping and couldn’t keep your saliva in your mouth, there is some salvation. Tokyo’s STITCH has opened up what’s left of the TxT collab stock to the general public (including those of us from overseas). Although the vast majority of figures [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G Helper Prototypes

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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You know a show is really good when there’s much more to blog about even after opening night. At the Tim Biskup and T9G TxT show in Tokyo, the artists revealed paintings, prints and tons of customized toys. If you look closely at the pictures here, you’ll see some unpainted prototypes. Here they are now [...]

Tons of Tim Biskup x T9G’s TxT Customs

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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We’ve been blogging like crazy about the Tim Biskup and T9G TxT collab that opened Friday night at STITCH in Tokyo. Thanks to the wonder that is the Internet, myriad pictures of the seemingly infinite customs abound. The first place you should check out is Photostica’s Flickr where there are several pages of photos from [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G Rangeas Prints on Sale Today

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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Tim Biskup x T9G Rangeas Prints on Sale Today

Finally, here’s an item for next month’s Tim Biskup and T9G collab that we don’t have to fly to Tokyo to get in on (not that I wouldn’t be there in a heartbeat if I was flush with cash or teleportation were real). At 12 noon PST today, Tim will release partial editions of two [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G Mashup Monsters

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Tim Biskup and T9G are keeping me really busy lately. Between T9G’s VCDs and Tim’s Rangeas collabs, there’s a lot of art coming out both separately and symbiotically. These monster mashups use parts from individual figures by T9G and Tim to create awesome new entities. You can find them, along with paintings and limited edition [...]

Yumenoko Franken Plush by T9G

Monday, January 26, 2009

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Following up some of the most unique vinyl-meets masked plush creations in recent times, T9G releases one after my own heart: their take on Frankenstein. “Franken” now joins the ranks of Kodomo, Neko and Mitsume in T9G’s limited Yumenoko Vinyl Collectible Doll series. Pre-orders at FewMany have begun here.

Tim Biskup x T9G GID Rangeas and Tokyo Show

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Tim Biskup x T9G GID Rangeas and Tokyo Show

Ooohhh. Check out the dotted GID “Virus” Rangeas by Tim Biskup and T9G. These are for their joint exhibition at STITCH in the Daikanyama area of Tokyo opening on Friday, February 6th. There will be about 15 new paintings in the show and two GID editions of Rangeas. According to Tim, the Virus edition will [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G Tokyo Show

Friday, January 16, 2009

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Tim Biskup and T9G are set to have an exibition together in Tokyo in February. Paintings, prints, “crazy one-off figures” and a new colorway of the TBxT9G Rangeas vinyl figure will be on the menu. Stay tuned for more info…

Tim Biskup x T9G Pink Rangeas Available in Japan

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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Tim Biskup x T9G Pink Rangeas Available in Japan

Oh google translator, you leave me oh so confused and weary! Today I tried to figure out the text on the page of In the Yellow’s site about the availability of the hot new figure by the amazing American artist Tim Biskup x T9G. The Rangeas Shimashi is a clear pink kaiju piece that will [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G’s Clear Pink Rangeas VTN Exclusive

Monday, November 17, 2008

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Tim Biskup x T9G’s Clear Pink Rangeas VTN Exclusive

I don’t really get it, but if there’s one colorway that makes kaiju fans practically wet themselves, it’s pink. With clear pink, I’m guessing well, hopefully folks be close by a urinal. For open-minded fans who don’t bar western designers, this clear pink, Tim Biskup x T9G Rangeas is the new Triple Play. We previously [...]

You Can’t Go Wrong With Flocked Vinyl

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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Instinc Toy has just announced that their recent figure is now available at the T9G Museum shop. Now many of you may remember seeing this guy, Kotaro, about a year ago. That’s right. It’s actually been about a year since the last release, and he’s ready to be hugged and loved again by many of [...]

It’s a Three Way Battle for T9G’s Yumenoko

Friday, November 7, 2008

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It’s a Three Way Battle for T9G’s Yumenoko

This month, a battle is heating up, but not the bad war kind. I’m talking about three stores that are releasing T9G’s original character, Yumenoko, all at once. The date of this release is not confirmed yet, but it will be sometimes this month. Each store will be carrying 50 of this figure. So in [...]

T9G Rangeas Gets a Makeover by Tim Biskup

Monday, November 3, 2008

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T9G Rangeas Gets a Makeover by Tim Biskup

So I’m sure a lot of you out there saw the blurred out yellow T9G x Tim Biskup project on ToyCyte. Well, your wait is over. T9G and Tim Biskup have revealed the new Rangeas produced by intheyellow. Biskup, a globally known artist, has given the lovable monster a make over that’s more like plastic [...]

Tim Biskup x T9G Project

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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Not very much to report besides this mosaiced pic from intheyellow fortelling of a Tim Biskup x T9G collaboration. Apparently, the project has been in the works for six months and is due out sometime in November. Stay tuned…

T9G Releases Yumenoko Neko

Monday, October 20, 2008

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T9G released their new Yumenoko “Neko” figure in Japan at The Contemporary Fix. This figure fuses vinyl and plush together to make an original look. The way the guys came up with this character is very simple: Remember the Chesire Cat in Alice in Wonderland??? Well, do I need to say more? By making that [...]

UglyCon Tokyo

Friday, September 5, 2008

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UglyCon Tokyo takes place next month on October 8th at Stitch. The event will feature plush, paintings, prints, drawings, and exclusive items. David Horvath listed a few event details on his blog, and he’ll post more information as the date gets closer. We do know that UglyCon Tokyo will also feature some fabulous guest art. [...]

T9G Yumenoko Vinyl and GID Pink Rangeas

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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T9G is an all-around art toy making machine. We’ve profiled T9G plush here and kaiju here. Next up is this vinyl Yumenoko Kodomo figure. Standing 31cm. (12 inches) tall Kodomo comes with mask, hat and what Google translates as a “hemp bag.” The figure is limited to just 50 pieces and will be available [...]

Yumenoko Plush from T9G Recalls Meet the Feebles

Thursday, August 7, 2008

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Yumenoko Plush from T9G Recalls Meet the Feebles

I saw this on Freshness and it immediately called to mind the 1989 Peter Jackson film, Meet the Feebles. Of course, this parallel was only helped by the post’s wording of: “The design team also included an entry on the rear for those who want an impromptu puppet show.” Meet the Feebles was a wonderfully [...]

The Vader Project – Japanese Artists Sign On

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Who doesn’t love Star Wars? If there is someone out there who doesn’t, well, I don’t want to meet them. Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys are paying tribute to this beloved cultural phenomenon with the Vader Project where a wide (and a should add, amazing) variety of artists are customizing a [...]