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It’s Time To Get Your Vlad On!!! (Round Two)

Friday, December 5, 2008

Robert Van Winkle had nothing on these guys. And this is your 5 MINUTE WARNING to get one. Wave 1 of Jared Deal and Argonaut Resins adorable vampire, Vlad sold out on Halloween. The late reveal of a translucent red Vlad got everyone buzzing. Now the duo has produced a few more of these “ice” [...]

Argonaut Resins x Jared Deal Vlad the Vampire Ice Edition

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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Due to the popularity of the first run of 13 resin Vladimir figures by Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins, Vlad is back–and his intentions are transparent. He wants to go home with you, but he won’t bleed you dry. On Halloween, Eric revealed a trio of True Blood translucent red Vlad variants, [...]

It’s Time To Get Your Vlad On!!!

Friday, October 31, 2008

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FIVE MINUTE WARNING! Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins‘ “Vladimir” is finally on sale in the Argonaut shop today in five minutes (at 12 noon EST). And last night Jared revealed the final three colorways (following hand-painted standard hues 01-09 and gold tone 10): figures 11-13 are cast in a transparent red [...]

Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins Gold Vlad and Coffins Revealed

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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This week, Argonaut Resins has two golden opportunities for you: one literal and one figurative. Literally speaking, Eric Nocella has just unearthed #10 in his series of 13 hand-cast resin vampire Vlad figures hand-painted by Jared Deal. Following the reveal of vampires 01-09, we now have a golden boy. Vlad #10 is hand-painted in gold [...]

Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins Vlad Full Reveal

Friday, October 17, 2008

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Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins have opened the coffin for the full reveal of Vlad. Each Vladimir figure is hand-cast (out of resin) and hand-painted, making each toy unique and special. Vladimir comes packed in his very own felt-lined coffin display box, which is also handmade, painted and numbered. The interior of [...]

Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins Custom Vlad

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins Custom Vlad

The latest collaboration between Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins has me harkening back to my goth DJ days and looking to my dusty collection of Buffy The Vampire Slayer 6-inch figures for a Mr. Pointy. This 5-inch resin Vlad figure will be fully revealed in just over a week and then available [...]