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Toy2R’s Qees Take Over Hot Topic
Yeah, Toy2R and their cute Qees are plotting, scheming and setting an agenda to take over our country. How do they plan to do that? Through the hearts and minds of our youth. Toy2R USA will soon be distributing the Qee brand in oodles of Hot Topic stores in malls everywhere (and online). Yup, the place you [...]
Continue reading...Joe Ledbetter’s VTN Exclusive MONO SMASH!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
No I’m not playing a cruel joke on JLED collectors by turning the saturation down on a Candy Smash; this is in fact a legitimate Toy2R x Joe Ledbetter MONO SMASH. Joe’s fans don’t need convincing that his pieces, with their thick borders and shadows, look terrific in monochrome. Smash is no exception. And for [...]
Continue reading...Toy2R Pops Up in Brooklyn With Frank Kozik Premieres
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I entered the shop to find rows of sneakers and toys! It was quite dangerous letting me step into such a shop, since I have a passion for both. Most of the pieces that were on display were created by Frank Kozik. Some of the other pieces that were available at the shop included some I haven't seen sold at retail in a while, more specifically: Huck Gee's Mama's Boy GID qee.
Continue reading...Toy2R Releases Two 8-inch Christmas Qee Bears
Friday, November 7, 2008
Toy2R is bringing some holiday cheer to collectors with the release of two 8-inch Holiday Qee Bears for 2008. This release includes the Traditional Green Bear and a Wintery Blue Bear. Each is limited to only 130 pieces with an SRP of $70 each. Toy2R says the “better than a sweater” gifts will be delivered [...]
Continue reading...And the Winners Are…
Monday, November 3, 2008
Thanks to EVERYONE who entered. Your comments came in from all over and were amusing, entertaining and occasionally frightening–exactly how Halloween should be. We had so many great comments; it was hard to pick just one. So we didn’t: Toy2R was kind enough to extend prize packages to three honorable mentions. Congrats everyone! And there [...]
Continue reading...Toy2R Bombs Brooklyn, Potamus Pops Up!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Toy2R begins its American tour with a pop-up store in my own birthplace of Brooklyn, NY. Unfortunately, I now live 3000 miles away, but Toy2R assures us that this is merely the first of many pop up stores fans will see sprouting up across the country. Kudos to Toy2R for noticing that the U.S. needs [...]
Continue reading...Gorgeous Canepa and Barbucci Skydoll Qee With Wings
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wow. Another stellar Qee from Toy2R. This unique figure adds custom wings to transform a Kit-Cat Qee into a sci-fi angel, giving way to the exclusive Sky Doll Qee. The 2.5-inch Sky Doll Qee is designed by Sky Doll artists Barbara Canepa and Alessandro Barbucci for Soleil Productions. Besides the special wings, this Qee comes [...]
Continue reading...ToyCyte Trick or Qee Gigantic Giveaway
Friday, October 24, 2008
The bounty includes over $700 of Toy2R merchandise: one 16-inch Qee figure, one 8-inch Hellboy Qee, six 8-inch DIY Value Pack figures, thirty 2.5-inch Qees from various assortments (Kozik Redrum and Potamus, Rolito, Baseman, Dalek, Spiderboom, Mutafukaz, etc.), three 2.5-inch Pumpkinator Qee Bears, rare figures like the Budweiser Qee set, three Toy2R Qee t-shirts and an assortment of new figures which could include the China Artist Series, the Design-A-Qee series, the Alice Cherry Blossom series, and more!
Continue reading...Toy2R x Eslite Exclusive Qee
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Check out this great collaboration between Toy2R and popular Taiwanese bookstore Eslite. These four edgy Halloween-y Qee are part of an exhibit at Eslite this month. Toy2R and Eslite collaborated on 5 different 2.5-inch Qee bears that are available exclusively through the bookstore. I got a tip that attempts were in progress to try to [...]
Continue reading...Toy2R Launches USA Division
Monday, October 13, 2008
Exciting news for Toy2R fans in the US: TOY2R ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TOY2R USA DIVISION Toy2R, one of the pioneers in the designer toy business, is excited to announce the launch of Toy2R USA. For more then 10 years, the iconic Toy2R Qee brand has been one of the most recognizable platforms in the designer toy [...]
Continue reading...American Flag Qee: A Bipartisan Toy
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
If you haven’t made up your mind between the Barack Obama action figure and the Sarah Palin action figure, you’re what’s called a “swinger.” While you’re doing your research, Toy2R is releasing a bipartisan 2.5-inch USA Flag Bear Qee just in time for the upcoming elections. Wear it as a keychain to show support or [...]
Continue reading...Elfdoll and Charles Stephan’s Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Revealed!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Holland’s renowned pig artist, Charles Stephan, Korea’s ball-jointed dollmakers, Elfdoll, and China’s collectible culture kings, Toy2R, have produced a collaboration of international implications with this month's line of Alice Cherry Blossom Qees. The Qee figure was retooled to create a brand new head that is incredibly faithful to the original Alice Cherry Blossom. And there's something special for the Qee body too--check out the new tail in the turnaround above. Toy2R sent me these pics that show the process of turning Alice Cherry Blossom from a $290 5.5-inch ball Elfdoll to an affordable 2.5-inch collectible Qee series.
Continue reading...MCA Megabox Qees Now Available
Thursday, September 25, 2008
I’m stoked that it’s becoming easier to find Toy2r’s Qee these days. After a bunch of blogging about MCA’s Hong Kong Megabox show and tribute Qee, the figures are now available via MCA’s webstore. You can order a 3.5-inch MegaBoxee Qee ($15 shipped in the US) or a 1.5-inch MegaBoxee Qee mobile phone strap [...]
Continue reading...Snuggle Up In a Qee Sleeping Bag
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
I’ve got an addendum to yesterday’s post on Qee messenger bags, shopping totes, duffels and backpacks: Qee sleeping bags. Although the expression “sleeping bag” perhaps joyfully brings you back to a camping trip or childhood party, unless you are about 10 inches tall, this slice of fabric won’t accommodate you. If you’re a frequent reader [...]
Continue reading...Qee Messenger and Duffel Bags
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Qee 4 All just dropped word of a fashion collab between Toy2R and Chart It, a new UK-based desktop gadget and novelty item retailer. Toy2R has a full line of apparel and hats preparing to drop but currently has a line of QEE Courier Bags, QEE Backpacks, QEE Shopper Bags and QEE Duffel Bags [...]
Continue reading...Kozik Redrum Qee Series Extension
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Frank Kozik and Toy2R are dropping an extension of the RedRum Qee Bear series at the end of the month via “one very lucky retailer (TBA).” In the meantime (and for a premium…), you can get the whole lot of 20 (ten Jack eyes/10 regular eyes) at SignedByKozik for $175 here. Note from the pic [...]
Continue reading...Kozik x Mazinger Z Toyers
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
OK, so they’re not really Mazinger Z figures, but the styling and colorway of these upcoming 10-inch vinyl Toyers from Toy2R and Frank Kozik owe heavily to the manga mecha. The Toyer Enemy and Toyer-Z figures are expected to drop in November or December. I’m wondering if there will be any weapons of death included [...]
Continue reading...New Toy2R Potamus Figures
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Are Smorkin’ Potami the new Labbits? Toy2r announced another set of colorways (including a couple Jamba Juice-sounding hues) for the 2.5-inch PoTaMus figures by Frank Kozik: Black Anarchy, Jungle Green, Orange Smoothe, Very Berry, Greyscale, Wermacht, Red Army, D-Day and of course, the mysery figures that are often the crowning achievements of a Toy2R release. [...]
Continue reading...Frank Kozik’s New Flocked, Pink and GID Dr. Bomb
Monday, September 8, 2008
Frank Kozik's Dr. Bomb returns with his trademark one tusk, one cig style. This series has had some colorways as killer as a pachyderm surgeon smoking near a bomb. The new ones are: Pink Murder Bomb, Hairy (FLOCKED!!!) Bomb with Red Eyes and GID Murder Bomb.
Continue reading...MCA MegaBox Qee and Customs
Monday, September 8, 2008
MCA is back from a whirlwind event at MegaBox in Hong Kong. The show saw the painting of 90 customs over a period of two days, the release of Simian Nation and an exclusive limited edition MegaBoxee Qee. Customers with MegaBox purchases of HK$800 or more (with two printed receipts) are eligible for either a [...]
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November Events We Checked Out
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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