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Sep 9, 2011

NYCC 2011 Tenacious Toys / Toy2R Booth 876 Signing Schedule

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Tenacious Toys will be splitting a booth at the 2011 New York Comic Con with veteran vinyl toy manufacturer Toy2R! Expect dozens of artists to be hanging around, meet the President of Toy2RUSA, see beautiful Toy2R customs! Buy toys, chop it up with Benny, Steph and Kevin Winnik, meet all the artists you've been following all year long! It's gonna be a lot of fun. We're excited to see all of you again!

This year we are privileged to host the following artists in signings at Booth #876:

Friday, October 14th:
• 1PM: Rsin & Matt Anderson
• 3PM: Mr. Munk
• 4PM: Nasty Neil & David Foox


Saturday, October 15th: 
• 11AM: JCRivera
• Noon: Jon-Paul Kaiser
• 2PM: Jason Freeny
• 3PM: OsirisOrion, Mike "NEMO" Mendez & Plaseebo's Bob Conge

In addition to customs and production toys from the above artists, we will be showcasing (and selling) pieces by the following artists (I'm talking custom vinyl, production vinyl, resin and plush too!):
• Kris Dulfer of Kid Ink Industries
Ian Ziobrowski
Zam
Dust
• Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys
AW177 (Allen Wen)
Nerviswr3k
• Matt Walker of Monster Kolor

Sep 8, 2011

NEMO Steel Warrior bootleg custom

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NEMO's first Steel Warrior custom
NEMO's at it again, raiding the Queens 99-cent stores for platforms for his customs. NEMO is the brain behind the Rollie Show, our very first custom show which used 99-cent Avon-brand roll-on deodorant bottles as a platform for the customs. NEMO's a big fan of spending as little as possible on the platform, and using your own creativity to turn a cheap piece of plastic into something beautiful.

The 99-cent platform NEMO found, called "Steel Warrior"
Not long ago, NEMO stumbled upon a treasure trove of these 5-inch Iron Man bootleg figures called "Steel Warriors". They were priced at 99 cents each, so he bought a case of them. For his first custom on this illicit platform, NEMO chose the Tenacious Toys team colors- white and medium blue- and painted up a weathered, armored, bootleg custom just for us! 

NEMO says he was surprised at the quality of the toy- it's articulated, the helmet flips up and the armor plates are removable! Not a bad find for 99 cents! We will be the exclusive retailer of NEMO's Steel Warrior bootleg customs. More to come, stay tuned! 

For now, you can buy this awesome custom in our shop here for just $45! 
We haven't had a NEMO piece priced that low in years.

If you'd like to meet NEMO and get his autograph, or have him doodle on your toy or in your book, you can meet him at his signing at our NY Comic Con booth! 
Booth 876, 3PM, Saturday October 15th. 
NEMO will be signing alongside OsirisOrion and Bob Conge of Plaseebo.

Sep 6, 2011

Argonaut Resins Pharaoh Hound: first painted pics!

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Argonaut Resins has released the first images of painted Pharaoh Hounds: Pearl White and Black Onyx colorways, with matching Tuttz cats. The Hounds are Argonaut's follow-up resin figure to the extremely popular Tuttz figures. Every single Tuttz release sold out immediately; I'd expect nothing less from these beautiful Hounds! 

Each Pharaoh Hound resin figure is 8 inches tall and is handcrafted and hand painted locally in NJ by Eric Nocella Diaz of Argonaut Resins. Argonaut will be releasing more colorways during the run up to NYCC in mid-October. Eric also spoke of his plan to release a mini version of the Hound after NYCC, much like he did for the Tuttz cats.

For more info, visit the Argonaut blog: http://argonautsresin.blogspot.com/


Sep 3, 2011

Space Junk Destroyer by Bad Applez

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Two of my friends, Mike Mendez and Robert Ingellis, have formed a company called Bad Applez, Inc., and this is one of their first projects: the Space Junk Destroyer! Above flyer for the TK3 show at Rotofugi shows a Space Junk Destroyer painted by Robert (left) and one by Mike (right).

Bad Applez Inc. is a NYC based company specializing in resin toys, vinyl toys and resin garage kits! Owned and operated by Rob Ingellis ( OsiRisORion) and Mike "NeMo" Mendez, Bad Applez Inc. will be producing toys and model kits that appeal to every collector, while keeping true to the DIY ethic of the scene today!

You'll be able to meet Mike and Rob in person at the Tenacious Toys / Toy2R booth at this year's NYCC. They'll be signing, along with Bob Conge of Plaseebo, in a group signing Saturday October 15th at 3PM. Our booth # is 876 in the Cultyard.


How are Japanese soft vinyl toys (sofubi) made? Watch this video!

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Jon Malmstedt, owner of Rampage Toys, goes with his friend Velocitron to a mom & pop mini factory in Tokyo to watch the creation of soft vinyl toys. Velocitron explains to Jon some of the process, and you can watch it with your own eyes... Mysteries revealed!

We are all very excited for the release of the Rampage Toys Ugly Unicorn sofubi, which is in production now! Preorders are currently available in the Rampage Toys shop for the red and yellow colorways. If production proceeds without a hitch, Tenacious Toys will also be selling an exclusive blue colorway at booth 876 at the 2011 New York Comic Con in October.
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