March 2012
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So So Happy x Toy2R - Custom Qee project
Toy2R is thrilled to jump into 2012 with a new DIY project, especially when it’s tied to one of the fastest growing brands – So So Happy. In collaboration, between Toy2R and So So Happy, an incredible roster of artists have been invited to customize 8” Qees inspired by the So So Happy characters and brand. Over 30 artists are taking part in this project and the Qees will be displayed at venues...
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Eine takes on Mexico!
I have been a big fan of Eine’s work since I spent some time back in the motherland aka London town. I first came across his shutters on weekend strolls through Hackney and I was immediately hooked on finding more. I grew up around signage thanks to my Dad so it always has a place in my heart! The vid documents Eine on his travels to Mexico and his diary shares his thoughts on the trip....
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Frombies set to invade WonderCon 2012!!!!
Hey all you LA party people… you going to Wonder-Con this year… well so are the folks over at Frombies and they have booth #285 staked out and are bringing a whole slew of awesome goodies along with them! First up, creating light to the dark abyss, “Glow in the Dark” SB is one of the new SB colorways of the Frombie collection. The GID “Glow in the Dark”...
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Matt Anderson's Incredible Custom Allepin Sane
This amazing piece was done by artist Matt Anderson on a Jermaine Rogers “Allepin Sane” bust, and Matt made something so unique and so bad ass that I’m having trouble finding adjectives to describe it. I mean just look at the pictures! In my opinion this is one of the best customs I’ve seen in a while, it’s super original and the execution is top notch. This beast...
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Yosiell Lorenzo x Steal This Art - "I know a girl...
Yosiell Lorenzo has just announced that he has teamed up with ‘Steal This Art’ from LA to release one of his paintings as a giclee print tomorrow, Thursday March 1st 2012 at 8am PST and it will only be available for 24 hours… so yeah, super limited! The print is based off a painting Yosiell did called “I know a girl who develops crime scene photos”. The print...
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New Shawnimals plush: Galaxy Ninja
Alright… seeing as it’s almost March, we can always look forward to a new plush from Shawnimals… and set to release very soon is the 3rd of his 2012 NOTM (ninja of the month) figures! Now with all of that said and outta the way, Shawnimals is proud to announce the next Ninja in line… the very dark and mysterious “Galaxy Ninja”! This ninja is always looking...
February 2012
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Lou Pimentel's "Lake Madison" painting for Earth...
We previously announced the upcoming Earth Movement group art show, wherein artists are teamed up with a child they are related to. Lou Pimentel has graced us with a picture of his finished piece, done in collaboration with his 2-year-old daughter Madison (who painted the backgrounds). This watercolor, entitled “Lake Madison,” almost seems to show a Loch Ness styled monster — vague in...
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AW177's custom Mickey Mouse for Play Imaginative's...
Play Imaginative’s Mickey Mouse custom showcase is shaping up nicely, as you can see with the above addition by AW177. This “Dragon Ninja” Mickey gives a nod to it being the Chinese ‘Year of the Dragon’ while decorating him in Japanese ninja attire. The sculpting looks great, and I especially love how the striking/climbing knives and nunchucks actually fit into the...
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D3N!@L x 1xRUN's "I Was Here" original graffiti...
Imagine you’re a street artist, heading out under the cover of darkness to decorate barren walls with your graffiti voice. After pain-stakingly working on one piece, you head home — tired — to finally sleep. Unable to slumber, too excited to review your masterwork in the light of day, you return to the scene of last night’s “crime” only to discover that your art has already...
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Rampage Toys's "Animal Farm" is a zoo full of...
Jon M. of Rampage Toys has been quietly and slowly accumulating tons of sofubi (soft Japanese vinyl) animals — or animal-based designs — over the past couple of months. And, as you can see above, he’s collected quite the strange menagerie of critters. Jon’s custom painted them all up and will release them in his web shop this Friday at 7PM EST. But what exactly is there? Well… Three...
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ZacPac's S"K"UM-kun "Pure Evil" edition vinyl toy...
Do you all recall the SDCC 2011 2nd colorway of S”K”UM-kun… dubbed “VENICE BLUE”… well, we posted about it HERE and it was a HUGE success… in fact this figure produced by ZacPac has sold out in every color produced… so why not make another one… as they are proud to announce the 5th colorway of their collaboration vinyl toy with Suicidal...
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Ben the Illustrator releases six AlleyCats prints.
Ben the Illustrator has just launched a web store dedicated to his AlleyCats characters. At the moment, there are six prints available (shown above, clockwise L-R): Dreams, Imagination, Wisdom, Purity, Aspiration, and Focus. I like the modern psychedelic color schemes and the shape-driven designs, but the descriptions of the actual prints are a tad scant. They are “high-quality art...
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Paul Shih to unveil new character at Save &...
We sadly can’t all travel to Spain… for, in March, will be the Save & Destroy art show. A massive exhibition of vinyl toys, illustrations and just about everything kaiju, the show will be the envy of many for one simple reason: Paul Shih’s Sushi Kaiju will be there with a new, previously unseen buddy. That’s a brand new character from Paul Shih, people!!! Maybe — if...
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Carson Catlin's "Hang by a Hare" custom for Nathan...
We’ve been having fun doing teases and reveals of pieces from the upcoming “Bellicosity” group custom show Nathan Hamill is putting together. One of the most intriguing has been Carson Catlin’s Bellicose Bunny custom… simply because his teaser pic was so dark we could barely figure out what was happening. But he’s treated us to clean pics of the finished product,...
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THARP's Custom Painted "Dunny Ears" Munny...
If you’ve ever bought a DIY Munny figure, then you know each one comes with accessories… one of which is the Dunny Ears cap. Well, THARP decided to customize just those caps. So far he’s done only two of them (as seen above), but he confided in us that this “may be one of my favorite things to customize so far” — which probably means he’ll do some more in the future....
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Matt JOnes x Niels de Jong's "SOLE with...
Last year — for Matt JOnes’s birthday — Lunartik Studio partner Niels de Jong created a custom “Lunartik in a SOLE” (pic HERE), which was a mash-up of JOnes’s “Lunartik in a Cup of Tea” and de Jong’s “SOLE” platforms. Evidently JOnes really liked the piece, since the duo have been working on a limited run to sell through the Lunartik web shop....
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MyRoyalEgo x Welkid - "Pandeer" resin figure
When you go and create a figure, it’s important for it to stand apart from all the rest of the stuff out there… that being said, the “PANDEER” designed by Welkid and produced by MyRoyalEgo does just that! Limited to just 20 pieces, this hybrid panda/deer stands 9” tall and is created out of 100% resin! Something about this figure really does it for me… in all...
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Wet-Suit Maria is GLOWING!
“Wet-Suit Maria” is back and she is in GLOWING vinyl form! Erick Scarecrow and DKE Toys has pulled out all of the stops on this one and let me say I am impressed! This figure is Limited Edition of 50, and stands at 6” tall. “Wet-Suit Maria” Glow in the Dark Edition will be sold in a window boxed blister tray and will definitely sell out FAST. One thing that I like...
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Chris Ryniak x Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink - "Year of...
Hopping on the 2012 “Year of the Dragon” train… and I mean that with nothing but love… are the folks over at Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink as they have taken Chris Ryniak’s rad vinyl Snybora figure and attacked it with a flurry of fantastic colors transforming it into the “Year of the Dragon” edition! This figure is black vinyl painted in tasteful red, gold...
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Toy Art Gallery is proud to present: “Paulyvinyl...
If you have not seen how crazy the kaiju crowd can get when it comes to toys… prepare yourself for the onslaught of crazy kaiju kids as Toy Art Gallery is proud to present “Paulyvinyl State of Mind” by the legendary Paul Kaiju! Paul’s work needs no introduction; as a top-notch painter, sculptor, and toy designer he has taken the toy world by storm with his extremely original designs that...
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"Blast Off Bunny" custom by Mikie Graham
We have been posting up teasers of Mikie Graham’s aka Zombiemonkie from the Blamo Toys collective Bellicose Bunny custom over the past few weeks, and today we are getting the full reveal of Mikie’s cool “Blast Off Bunny.” If you compare his piece to the original you will see that he has taken the bunny off of his rocket and twisted the intention of the figure. By...
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Super7 x LeMerde - "Double Trouble" Zagarad
It looks like Super7’s swirl vinyl is the new “it”… as they have been pumping out figures left and right with this cool effect, and I’m not mad at them :-) This style is extremely cool and almost lends itself to me not wanting any paint on the figures! That being said, dropping this Thursday, March 1st at 12pm PST HERE is a mix of Gargamel and Le Merde along with...
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Nakanari's "Spiki Lee" vs "PandoMo" custom set
Tony Nakanari just finish 2 new custom Munny world figures… and in true Nakanari fashion we have an epic showdown of “Spiki Lee” VS “PandoMo”! This Munny figure and Bub figure feature Tony’s signature clean style, along with a special ‘Bruce Lee’ twist that we have seen from him in the past… and according to Tony, these figure will be up for...
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More 'KayNids' dropping tomorrow from MeSmithy
Did you miss out on MeSmithy’s last “KayNid” drop… well, you are just like the rest of us because they went FAST… but we have some good news for you folks as Megan just announced that there will be some pieces in her shop HERE on Wednesday for Leap Day (Feb.29th) at 9am PST including 2 new KayNids: “Demon Dog” and “Moon Fox”. There will be one...
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Michael Lau's "I Love Zex" 6-inch vinyl figure is...
Back in 2009, Michael Lau released a 12” tall figure named Zex, which was obviously inspired in appearance by photographer Terry Richardson. Part of Lau’s 6” tall Gardener series, I Love Zex re-releases the figure in a slightly re-imagined form. A little more blocky cut, this stylized version comes with an actual necklace on the figure and — well — very little else. Please note:...
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Sick Custom S.L.A.B. by Phu
Artist Phu sent up these awesome pics of his most recent custom, called S.L.A.B. or Stings Like A Bee. This piece was done for the Transformers Cybertron Con and is Bumblebee’s hover cruiser unit. Complete with the titular pilot and plenty of details, Phu brings us another awesome custom in the style he does so well. This piece is made from all kinds of crazy stuff like cardboard, rubber...
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JFury's custom Mickey Mouse for Play Imaginative's...
JFury continues his reign as king of the clowns… er, make that clown-based customs. Above is his piece for the ongoing Mickey Mouse custom showcase that Play Imaginative is doing… and it is a might fine addition to the talent they already have. The sculpt of the crazy clown hair is spot on, to the point one could mistake it as part of the original platform, and I adore that JFury made his...
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Dalek's Space Monkey is back… as prints!
If you’re a fan of the whole street art & graffiti scene, then Dalek’s Space Monkey is as iconic a modern image as Banksy’s Rat, Shepherd Fairey’s Giant face, Invaders’s tile design, or Flying Fortress’s Teddy Trooper. And to see the Space Monkey resurface, even as limited edition prints, makes a shiver run up my spine. These two 18”x24” prints —...
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Ashley Wood's 3A x Metal Gear Solid's Rex images!
Several days ago we reported on the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid 1/48 scale Rex figure from Ashley Wood’s 3A. Alas, images and information were a bit lacking… but we can now fix that with some killer pics! Here’s loads of angles from — what I’m guessing is — the unpainted prototype: I love the soft blue glow of the spotlights and the cockpit interior, which was a previously...
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Luke Chueh x Fully Visual's "Jack" is an extremely...
Luke Chueh has teamed up with Fully Visual to create an extremely limited bronze cast based on his “Jacked” painting. The piece is of a cryptid Jackalope that has been taxidermied and wall-mounted, with such wonderful little touches as the tongue sticking out, the name plaque of “Jack,” and the antlers seemingly affixed by a headband. Above are some photos of the wax...
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Mone's Iron Munny is 4-inches of slick alcoholic...
Mone’s “Iron Munny” is a solidly made custom and with some surely difficult sculpting to create the three-dimensional Iron Man armor suit. The paint job looks overall crisp and clean, a nice consistent two color design… but it does look like the gold bled into the red a bit in areas, which is unfortunate, unless that’s just an illusion created by the black highlighting...
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Couldn't make it to the Darkroom Army x Tara...
You might remember a week-and-a-half ago we reported on the new Dark Room Army Gallery & Store in Singapore having a stylishly cool opening launch with Cotton Candy Machine pop-up event including Tara McPherson signing & showing off works! What made this truly special is that McPherson had two extremely limited items release during this event: The Dark Room Army x Tara McPherson camera and...
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THARP's Tharpedoes are here! Or, at least, Series...
After being busy with the day-to-day grind of things, THARP takes a break to unwind… with his paints. He’s created a new thing with his “Tharpedoes” (pictured above); I hate using the word thing as it lacks any descriptive power, but Tharpedoes are simply “small smile bombs” made by THARP. This first series is limited to 6 pieces, each one being a 2” wooden ball...
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Ryan The Wheelbarrow x Dragatomi - Custom "ty_po"...
It’s been quite some time since we have seen any work from Ryan the Wheelbarrow… but it’s obvious he has just been busy cranking out a rad series of custom Android figures… and Wheelbarrow’s “ty_po” Droids are set to drop this Thursday, March 1st 2012 via Dragatomi! Just like the previous blind-box Android series from DrilOne and Leecifer, Wheelbarrow put...
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Clutter exclusive Frank Kozik's "Gipper Reagan"...
Hot off the announcement HERE of 3DRetro’s “Gold” exclusive colorway, and Munky King’s “Copper” colorway HERE… the folks over at Clutter Magazine have just posted up their own exclusive colorway of Frank Kozik’s brand new 18” tall vinyl “Gipper” bust! This “Hot Pink” bust with blue “Destroy” removable...
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Motorbot's Squonk drops… NOW!
The other day, we told you how mad resin scientist Motorbot had been holed up in his lab, doing unnatural sculpting experiments with designer toys, manufacturing a new breed of articulated creature… the Squonk. And now he’s ready to unleash his creation on the world… But only 14 Squonks are being sold at the moment, available colorways being: one Cream Soda, one Red (with multi-colored...
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*REVIEW* BonusToyz x Steph Cop - "Inkhead" in pink
Recently featured by French porcelain company K.Olin Tribu artist Steph Cop continues in his traditional blocky design by teaming up with Artoyz and Bonustoyz to release a new figure called “Inkhead”… and while at NYCC 2011 I was fortunate enough to be given this rad figure from Ajee to review! This character just screams French design to me, as do most releases from the...
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"We Own the Night" The Art of the Underbelly...
In 2009, an abandoned Brooklyn subway station was going to lend itself to 100+ artists who would transform the tunnels into The Underbelly Project. When I first read about the project, I was so excited and spent many hours trying to figure out how I could find this locale and run around on a ninja mission to see it all for myself. Alas, that never happened but Miami Art Basel gave me the op to...
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The Proportionate Reaction of Animal Warfare"...
Well… after a very long hiatus, artist Ardabus Rubber is back in action and has been cranking out some serious amounts of work as of late. He recently just announced a new limited edition print series titled “The Proportionate Reaction of Animal Warfare“… all of which can be snatched up via pre-order up in his online store HERE right now! There are 2 sizes available…...
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"Silly Rabbits" artist series with Mike Die, JC...
Well hot damn… looks like I got some catching up to do, and I gotta do it all in one post! Continuing with the onslaught of reveals for Shawn Wigs HUGE new series of a 110 Custom 3” Dunnys & 1 custom 8” Dunny titled “Silly Rabbits”… we are actually getting a look at the submissions from Mike Die, JC Rivera, James Fuller, BALD, Shawn Wigs, and Ghostface...
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Star Wars x Cereal?!?! - "Tiger The Hut" custom...
Who thought that a parody could be parodied? Well, that is something that does not happen very often, but Keithing has just revealed a new custom based off Ron English’s ‘Fat Tony’ vinyl figure… and Keithing took it to the next level by transforming this gigantic, overweight tiger into “Tiger The Hut” based on the classic Star Wars figure “Jabba The...
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TYO Toys x Mischief - 1:64 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO
I know this is not really what we normally post from TYO Toys, but we just had to share! Teaming up with Mischief.tv, TYO presents this 1:64 scale Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution… diecast dream?!?! This “Blue” colorway is an edition size of only 90 pieces, where those gray colorways above were limited to only 2… now sold out. They also are offering up FREE shipping with 2 or...
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"Uninvited Guests" a 3 man exhibit in Milwaukee
It’s Monday… and who wants to go to an art show that opens tonight… well, if you are in the Milwaukee area, you are in luck because opening tonight, Monday, February 27th 2012, Rogues Gallery presents “Uninvited Guests” an exhibition of current works from Matthew Ryan Sharp, David Rettker, Joey Potts. Now if you are unfamiliar with any of these artists work…...
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Alexbreak's custom Darth Maul Munny & Spider-Man...
Almost a month ago, we showed off Alexbreak’s Darth Vader Munny and, in one of the pics, Vader was handing with a custom Darth Maul. Well, Alexbreak has revisited the 4” Darth Maul Munny and tried to raise the stakes in the process. The sculpting of Maul’s head “thorns” is amazingly consistent and the texture to his robe is completely solid. The paint job looks...
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2bitHack's Foomi custom WIP: a dunny driven mech?
We’re told that the 2bitHack started working on this Foomi custom when the platform was first released, only to put it aside for other projects. And now he’s returned to it. This work-in-progress pic is a bit grainy and dark, but you can still see how he modified the base platform with what appears to be a standard clamp armature to create a mech-like appearance. Hmm? Oh, here’s...
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Daniel Danger x Gallery1988 x PaleyFest's American...
As we announced the other day, Gallery1988 is releasing several TV show inspired prints during this year’s PaleyFest. While we had a list of the printmakers and their subjects, above is the first image to leak (that we know of): it’s “American Horror Story” by Daniel Danger. Danger, known for drawing deviously decrepit buildings, was the perfect choice to illuminate on the...
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Keep on truckin' with DabsMyla x Kem5
Nice wheels! I heart this recent Dabs&Myla co-lab with Kem 5 on a beasty box truck dubbed “The Mustard Tiger Truck“… hopefully this will soothe the pain of your traffic woes L.A if you see it on route. “Smoothf”. Oh… and… earlier in the week I posted about their Smokey the Bear cushions that are still available in the DabsMyla online store....
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A Little Stranger x Scott Tolleson's Cavey: It's...
Are you cold & dead inside? Has your heart shriveled up & is unable to love? If you can’t admit how freakin’ adorable Tolly is, then you better have answered yes to those questions. Continuing her wonderful collaboration series, A Little Stranger teamed up with Scott Tolleson to give Cavey his most geek-tastic incarnation yet: Tolly. From his brilliant green plaid skin and...
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DMS x Hoakser's Dope On Plastic rusty graffiti...
From the creative mind of Hoakser and the deftly talented hands of DMS come a rather unique collaboration: Dope on Plastic. Made to resemble a street tag, this piece of graffiti has some sharp edges… ready to cut any and all that might dare to buff over it. And — as you can see on the finished test piece below — it’s made to resemble rusty metal: The final piece will be available in large...
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Nathan Hamill's Bellicosity pieces by Rsin, Mikie...
We’ve been showing tons of WIP (work-in-progress) pics from the upcoming “Bellicosity” group custom show, which calls for artists to utilize Nathan Hamill’s Bellicose Bunny as the base platform. But now is the time to show some pictures of finished pieces! We adored Rsin’s piece, entitled “Quasi,” from the WIP pics alone… and couldn’t image how that...