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ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Online Auction Begins

Monday, October 27, 2008

The first stage of the two-part auction for the custom pieces was held during the exhibition and was a huge success. The second, online auction phase began Friday with many additional groundbreaking custom works available for bidding. The ART + ACTION online auction will be held for one week only on eBay, with proceeds going [...]

Art + Action = Obama 08: Current Lineup

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Here's the current lineup of Art + Action = Obama 08: Bigfoot, Brent Nolasco, Brian Colin, Brin Berliner, Cope2, Erick Scarecrow,Indie, Leecifer, MARS-1, Peat Wollaeger, Phetus, pocketwookie, Spok-spok, Suckadelic, Voltaire...

Art + Action: Custom Obama Action Figure Show

Friday, September 26, 2008

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This is what I’ve been waiting for. It channels a couple of my passions (customs and change) into one unique art event. Jailbreak Toys, makers of the Obama Action Figure, will present ART + ACTION at Toy Tokyo’s gallery: The Showroom NYC on October 17th. Contemporary artists, toy designers and graf writers like Mars-1, Peat [...]

The Gwin Army Wants YOU

Monday, June 9, 2008

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October Toys is currently looking to round out the fourth series of their designer vinyl Gwins with a few new designs. If selected, your Gwin would be in the outstanding company of soldiers dispatched by Mimic, Doktor A, Eric Treadaway, Nixon Scratches, idlechimp, SpookyAMD, El Maz, Alex Pardee, Voltaire, C. Spliedt, Kruse, Charlotte Link, [...]

Toy2R Qee Forums Now Open

Sunday, April 20, 2008

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After the closing of Qeester, fans have been hungry for a forum for all things Qee. Raymond Choy and co. have now launched the official Toy2R Forums to fill this void. The forums have Qee history, the latest product announcements, DIY assistance, and possibly the best part: a direct pipeline to some of the best [...]

Voltaire’s Deady Video Game

Friday, April 18, 2008

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Voltaire is best known as a good-humored gothic (bet you thought that was an oxymoron) folk singer/songwriter out of New York City. Based on a mutual admiration of each other’s work, he and Toy2r’s Raymond Choy put out Voltaire’s character, Deady: The Malevolent Teddy as a Qee. Other 2″, 8″ and baby Qee, Trexi and [...]