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Feb 16, 2010

Captain Maxx Mini Figures by Mark Nagata, 1st Edition: Pink

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Mini Tripus: Mini Eyezon:
Mini Drazoran:
Mini Alien Xam:
Mini Captain Maxx:
Brand new from Max Toy Company, arriving in stores in March.
This new series of mini kaiju toys features 5 five-inch characters from Mark Nagata’s original line-up, shrunk down into a super deformed style. High quality, made in Japan!
This first run of Captain Maxx Mini Kaiju figures is in sold pink color. Because they mentioned that, I am assuming there will be follow-up series in other colors. Limited edition, retail price will be $14.99 per piece. Email us at tenacioustoys@gmail.com if you are interested, we have to get our preorder in soon if we are getting these.

Custom Toy Workshop Feb 28th in San Fran

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Custom Toy Workshop @ Indie Industries in SF
Whether you've customized toys before, or you're new to the game, the Delicious Drips crew will be happy to help you get started. If you already have a toy to work on, they welcome you to come hang out and perhaps help other aspiring artists.
If you don't have a toy, for just $10 you get to pick a DIY toy of your choice between any of the Mini Munnyworld figures, DIY Skully, or Toy2r BabyQees. They will also supply you with paints, sculpting mediums and all the tools you'll need to make your project rock out.
The workshop will be held at Indie Industries, 218 Columbus Ave., San Francisco.
Sunday, February 28th 2pm-6pm

Feb 15, 2010

INSIDE TOY FAIR: Vamplets 7" baby vampire plushes

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One of the first gems of Toy Fair I found was the Vamplets line of 7- to 8-inch tall baby vampire plushes by artist G-Ra. They retail for around $15 each. There are currently 6 characters available: (starting at upper left and moving clockwise:) Burton Creepson Jr, Cadaverson Nightshade, Count Vlad Von Gloom, Midnight Mori, Lily Rose Shadowlyn & Evilyn Nocturna. There will soon be companion animals to go along with them. There's also a Disappearing Bottle of Blood accessory for the Vamplets for just $4.95.
You can explore the backstories and the extensive world of the Vamplets here- there's lots to see on their website!
Vamplets set up a great cross-promotion with the Toy Fair: they had a second booth in the back where you could donate blood, and Vamplets would give you either a special-edition plush or a special Vamplets t-shirt as a gift for your generosity.
We're really diggin these cute/creepy plushes; email us at tenacioustoys@gmail.com if you want to see Vamplets in our store! They really are very cuddly and huggable, I can personally attest to that.

INSIDE TOY FAIR: Live art by the Elite Gudz crew

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I was really excited when, at the last minute, I heard that the artists from Elite Gudz had been tapped to perform live art and customization in the Designer Toys aisle of the NY Toy Fair! The platforms for this project are the Mannequinz you see in the following shots.
Elite Gudz, headed up by street artist/designer/entrepreneur Phetus, is a Long Island, NY-based creative studio. One of their many projects is the Concrete Immortalz comic book. Their roster of artists includes some of the best and brightest of NY-area street artists from all walks of the art world: Phetus' resume spans the fashion, design & comic book worlds, Rolo works in illustration and fashion, Mr Den is a tattoo artist, sculptor & painter, Brian works on comic books and handles PR for Elite Gudz, Narek's a digital painter & illustrator, my buddy NEMO, of course, is an independent sculptor & painter extraordinaire who I've mentioned countless times.
Toy Fair got in touch with Elite Gudz not so long ago and offered them a spot so they could show attendees some art in action. I have to say, their booth does lend quite a bit of street cred to an otherwise all-business convention.

Elite Gudz setting up early Sunday, the first day of Toy Fair:
Rolo gets to work on a Wall Lord-themed Mannequin:
Narek, NEMO & Phetus starting their projects:
Rolo cannot be stopped, he just bangs out the most amazing illustrations in minutes:
Mr Den sometimes smiles.
But even when he does, he somehow still looks like he might rip your arms off. He's a really nice guy, I swear:
NEMO in his element, pushin clay:
Phetus at the start of what looks like a very colorful Mannequinz project:
I told you Rolo works fast. The dude's a phenom:
If you can, stop by booth #4954 on the lower level of the Javits to check out the artists at work!
I am sure Elite Gudz will be posting up pics of the finished Mannequinz on their website after Toy Fair.
You can also fan them on Facebook.

Feb 12, 2010

SNEAK PEEK: Joe Ledbetter pillowcases coming late March

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Here's something you might not see anywhere else: a sneak peek at the three upcoming Joe Ledbetter pillowcase sets which will be arriving at Tenacious Toys in late March!
Three full-color designs, packed in pairs, as pictured above. Each package comes with two standard-sized 20 x 30 inch pillowcases in a 73/27 cotton/poly blend. Cost will be around $28 per pair.
If you just CAN'T wait till then, email us at tenacioustoys@gmail.com and we'll add you to an unofficial list, getting payment from you later, once the products are in transit on the way to us.

FREE printable papercraft toy for Valentine's Day from Furry Puppet

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printable toy for Valentines day
Cheers to Zach of Furry Puppet for passing along this most excellent (and free) DIY Valentine's Day gift!
Click thru to Furry Puppet to download the pdf and get folding! Your girl will give you big smooches on Sunday.

Lunartik in a Cup of Dirt custom by Dust

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Rad Lunartik Cup of Tea custom by Dust.

See all the amazing Cup of Tea customs here.

There are literally dozens of amazing customs to be seen!

THE FREAK MACHINE custom 18" Knucklebear by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik

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This crazy Freaky machine has been haphazardly roaming the world with no due care and attention to what ever it destroys in its wake.
We as a race can only hope that the Shrooms below its gigantic feet don't die in vain, as they are slightly enchanted!


More details:
One off custom piece made for the Ik'sentrik shop opening in Bath.
Signed by Matt JOnes, hand painted & sculpted onto a Limited Edition Knuckles Bear no.285/500 pcs.
Now the final piece stands 13" tall on a cast resin base inhabited by 8 hand made Shrooms.
The base measures 9" in Diameter.
The lucky buyer will also receive a special limited edition AP (Artist Proof) print to display with the piece.
This piece will be for sale for 1200 pounds.
See a 360-degree turnaround on Matt's page here.
If that's too rich for your blood, Matt's also selling a limited run of 25 signed & numbered prints for 40 pounds each. Prints and custom can be purchased here.

Feb 11, 2010

Vox One Graffiti Wall piece by U1ToyArts: Launching Feb 27

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U1ToyArts presents a 10-inch wide graffiti wall sculpt piece by LA graffiti artist Vox One (aka VOXER). The sculpt is done by Dave Kawano, the same sculptor who did Nathan Hamill's Boris figure. This piece will be released on February 27th at Crewest (110 Winston St in downtown LA), and of course Vox One will be on hand to sign and meet fans!
The piece is limited to 500 pieces and the retail price will be $85. Fan who cannot make it to LA for the release party will be able to purchase this piece from a variety of retailers/dealers with DKE accounts.

64 Colors Marshall zipper Pulls coming soon from Rotofugi

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We got an excellent email from Rotofugi this morning telling us their Marshall Zipper pulls are shipping to retailers EARLY! What a refreshing announcement. We're often told that toys will be late... they'll be in our store in about a week. Marshall zipper pulls are blind boxed and will cost $3.95 each.

Feb 10, 2010

Toy2R x O.D.M. Qee watches

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O.D.M. and Toy2R have joined forces to release a new collection of fashionable fun watches. Presenting the Qee Collection featuring colorful watchbands and pendant timepieces from O.D.M., one of the world's trendiest manufacturers of fashion forward watches. While each watch sports artwork inspired by Qee, there's also the new 2.5" O.D.M. Qee available!

The collection is being launched through various Hong Kong retailers like Silvercord, LCX and SOGO and will be featured throughout more than 160 fine boutiques in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, France and Italy.

Sam Spade custom Munny by Kevin Gosselin

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Seattle-based toy customizer Kevin Gosselin graciously shares with us images of his most recent work on a Mini Munny. From Kevin's blog:

Following my two recent commissions, the vampire and the artist series suffocating piece, I was asked by the same private collector to create a custom munny with the police officer theme. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of police officers especially after my recent experience with jury duty. But after mulling this concept over I did remember one detective that has always arrested my attention. That would be one Sam Spade. Sam Spade is the legendary character from the 1941 film classic, The Maltese Falcon, portraited by one of Hollywood's best, Humphrey Bogart. Now in the film, Bogie plays a private detective and not a police officer, but I took some liberty with the character and suggested a Sam Spade from his years prior to his private practice.
The custom was created using a 4" Mini Munny, wire, polymer clay and acrylic paint.

Poster Cause Battle Series Prints coming April 15th!

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Are you ready? Cuz this is gonna knock your socks off: Poster Cause announces that on April 15th they will begin releasing prints in their upcoming Battle Series. 4 prints in the series, each one a collaboration piece between two big-name artists! I am so psyched for this series: Poster Cause always has AMAZING artwork at attainable prices for those of us who don't have multiple hundreds of dollars to acquire original art from these popular artists... AND the profits go to charity.
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