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Aug 25, 2011

Emilio Garcia DIY 5-inch Jumping Brains coming soon from Toy2R

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The wait is almost over! Soon Toy2R will be releasing the 5-inch DIY Jumping Brains to shops like us! We've already had a ton of requests for these; please email us if you want to purchase a DIY Jumping Brain from us when we get our stock. We need to make sure we order enough to satisfy demand! They'll be $30 to $35 each. 

If you're in LA, you should definitely go check out the Emilio Garcia show at TAG starting in mid-September. Flyer is below:

Big Kev's Geek Stuff Looted; Fundraiser to Get Them Back on Air

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Big Kev's Geek Stuff is an awesome radio show with over 230 episodes under their collective belt. The show is run by Kev and Matt, two locals who have been extremely supportive of Tenacious Toys and lots of other local shops and artists that we call friends.

Last month, one of their studios was broken into and all their electronic equipment was stolen, making it impossible for them to create new shows. This sucks. Here's what they had to say:

Earlier today Studio B was broken into. Though it has always been a long running joke of the show, the studio has always been a personal space for myself or Kevin. In this case Studio B was Kevin's home. Along with some personal items of great value, all of the show equipment was stolen. Literally there is next to nothing left aside from the mic stands. Due to this we are sad to announce that the show is suspended. Until such a time as we can replace the equipment and the the lost files, production, etc... there will be no new full episodes of Geek Stuff.

Fortunately, in this business, we all look out for one another, so George Gaspar of Toy Break/October Toys/OMFG/DCon fame is organizing a fundraiser to help fund the re-purchasing of the equipment necessary to run the show. Read more here to get involved. There will be eBay auctions at the end of September. You can donate items to be sold, or bid on the items. Either way, you will be helping.

Aug 24, 2011

Exclusive Fire & Ice Greads drop tonight

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Tonight at 6PM EST in our LYS0L section, we will be dropping the latest Dead Hand x Tenacious Toys Exclusive Greads: Fire and Ice! With multicolor tinted resin in each colorway, these Greads are tiny beautiful works of art! Bagged & tagged, only 10 pieces of each colorway. $15 each.

Cookies N Cream x Argonaut Resins Argo Dunks figures

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In a collaboration with Argonaut Resins based their Sneakerhead art toy, Cookies N Cream presents "The Argo Dunks". The Argo Dunks are a set of handmade resin Sneakerhead pieces crafted by our good friend and frequent collaborator - master sculptor Eric "Nocella" Diaz (END) of Argonaut Resins. The first set of 5 Argo Dunks are: The Strawberry Dunks, The Grape Dunks, The Green Apple Dunks, The Icy Mint dunks and a very special one - The Afghan Gold Dunks. These are all exclusive pieces and each come with the regular head of the figure as well as the DIY head. The Sneakerhead figure itself has not been released to the public at large so these Argo Dunks are some of the first pieces of the figure ever to be sold. 
Each piece is $120 and also comes with a limited handmade custom Sneakerhead box. 
The set will be available for sale via the CNC online shop this Friday - August 26th 2011.

Aug 20, 2011

SNEAK PEEK: Matt Anderson 16-inch Chocolate Qeester Bunee

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So it took me a few months but I finally acquired the 16" Bunee Qees Matt Anderson wanted to buy (sorry Matt!). Naturally I was expecting him to turn one into an electronic barbarian Bunee that lights up and rotates wildly and throws things at people. 

But Matt loves to keep people on their toes, so he decided to turn the first 16" Bunee into a giant chocolate Easter Bunny, err... Chocolate Qeester Bunee
Satiny milk chocolate finish, creepy evil stare. Yup, it's awesome!  I feel like this little guy is a little pissed off that someone was nibbling on his ear. Can't wait to see this one in person.

FYI in October Matt Anderson will be signing at our NYCC booth alongside Rsin. A signing you won't wanna miss... The Cultyard is where it's at! For us art toys freaks, that is.

Unboxing the ThreeA WWRP retailer Armstrong Monet 0G figure

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The ThreeA WWRP Armstrong Monet 0G unboxing and product shots. 7.5" tall, with articulation at the neck, hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, wrists and EACH AND EVERY JOINT ON EVERY FINGER AND THUMB. And the eyeball. And the rocket exhaust nozzle at the bottom of the backpack. That's roughly 42 points of articulation on a $45 figure. Are you sold yet? Hands-down, the best value in designer toys. Buy yours here.




Above slideshow is from a Picasa web album I've marked as public. Feel free to use any and all images in that album, as long as you credit Tenacious Toys and send some customers our way when you use 'em!

JonPaul Kaiser Mini Qees here in time for NYCC; get yours signed!

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We now have in-box images of the upcoming Jon-Paul Kaiser Mini Qees by Toy2R!

First Mate Nathaniel Vigo 5" Mini Qee Mon - The second figure in the "Tales of the Whispering Corsair" saga, this little man practically runs the day to day operations onboard the Corsair. A perfect pairing with the 8" Zombie Pirate (Olaf the Mute) Qee Bear released last year. As the First Mate hits shores, its all in anticipation of the arrival of Captain Sturnbrau, landing in October.

Limited to only 500 pieces- we're accepting preorders now.


 
The Forgotten 5" Mini Qee Bunee - The first in a new series of characters with a misfit toys mythos. Jon-Paul captures true emotion in this release and it is not to be missed as we prepare for additional figures in this line for 2012.

Also limited to 500 pieces - The Forgotten is a perfect fall release and should satisfy JPK fans and collectors of designer art toys alike. Preorder now!

Make sure to stop by the Tenacious Toys and Toy2R booth at NYCC- we're teaming up this year with celebrate vinyl toy manufacturer Toy2R to slam you in the face with amazing toys.   
Jon-Paul Kaiser WILL be on hand for a signing at our booth:
Booth 876 in the Cultyard

SouthernDrawl JAWS vs PAW custom

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Talented and humble customizer SouthernDrawl shares with us this ridiculous custom based on the Coarse Toys PAW figure, easily one of my favorite sculpts! SD does it up right, with weathering, rivets and detailed sculpting which makes other customizers drool... and that's the highest compliment possible! Here's what SD had to say about this piece:

This piece was a commission. I love the dynamic movement of the PAW figure but I was never really sold on the bunny head so I did the only thing a customizer could do, i decapitated it. And it sat headless for a while until I realized that I could reuse the head. and who better to kill a bunny than an apex predator? And so I bulked up the figure even further to accentuate the leg and back musculature. and I added joints- elbow joints, wrist joint, etc. I tried to continue the flow of the figure by adding a curved tail which also helps as a counterweight to the head. With regard to my painting technique, the short answer is sponge painting (I"m giving away the my secret jutsu there LOL). My favorite thing about this piece is that it's inspiring me to do more original sculpting even if it's still customizing on a platform.




Aug 19, 2011

Clutter Magazine Issue 15 in stock now

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We now have copies of Clutter Magazine Issue #15 in stock! 72 full colors pages, featuring Jeff Lamm, my friend Lou Pimentel,  The London Police, Leecifer, the Designer Toy Awards, L'Amour Superme x Mishka, Monster Kolor and more! 
Buy your copy here.





More NEMO Haremongous vinyl figures now available

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The beautiful 8-inch vinyl Haremongous sculpt by my friend Mike "NEMO" Mendez is now available to retailers in a few more colorways! Haremongous is another kick-ass ToyQube product. The above colorway is limited to 300 pieces and retails for $45. The black-on-black colorway below was a ToyQube exclusive up until now, and they only made 200 of those. Also $45. 

From sculptor Mike "Nemo" Mendez comes this warrior rabbit, the Haremungous! Wearing a battle ready helmet and an armored arm brace, he is ready to take on any threat that approaches. The Haremungous has a black skull tattoo on its chest to warn any attackers of their impending doom.
Please email us if you're interested in either of the above. If you buy from us, I can personally hand your Haremongous to NEMO to have him sign it for you before I ship, no extra cost.
Because we're friends with NEMO, we actually have a few other cool, rare Harmongous figures in stock: this one-of-a-kind AP of a factory-painted colorway that was never produced, and this Easter-themed custom, hand-painted by NEMO.
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