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Sep 14, 2011

Huge selection of 2" Domo Qees at Tenacious Toys

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I have often been asked: "What's with Domo? I don't get it." 

OK. Domo is one of those things that will never make sense. Domo is a square monster with pointy teeth. You might have seen him chasing kittens, and he farts a pink cloud when he's nervous. Inexplicably, this crazy character is the mascot of Japanese TVstation NHK.

Hong Kong toymaker Toy2R has long produced a vinyl version of Domo in 2" and 7" sizes. There have been 3 series of blind box 2" Domo figures, as well as countless blister-packed singles, con-exclusive and store-exclusive Domo characters (see the 2011 SDCC Nerd Domo above). We love Domo so much we gave him his own page on our site.

This is the 2" Purple Fur Domo, which you can find in our Domo section

Sep 13, 2011

New Thundercats customs by Jeff Beck

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In our never-ending quest to seek out and work with cool artists, we ran across Jeff Beck. Or he ran across us. I can't remember.... anyway, Jeff does awesome character customs so when we were talking about what he should do for our site, I asked Jeff what he was into and he gave me a list of some comics, shows, cartoons.... and we decided upon the new Thundercats! Above are the work-in-progress shots he just sent us of his new Thundercats custom Munnys: Mum-Ra, Panthro and Lion-o, from left to right.
This is the back of Jeff's Lion-O custom, which will be flocked!

This is the back of the Panthro custom, in progress
Jeff started to experiment with the flocking on Lion-O's arm, and it looks AWESOME!
Once this series of customs is finished, they'll be for sale in our shop. I'll make a Jeff Beck page in our custom toy section so they'll be easy to find. Keep an eye on our blog for more updates on Jeff's Thundercat customs!

Sep 11, 2011

The Zombie Patient by NEMO

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Bad Applez, Inc. has released a clay sketch by NEMO in their shop here. This is a sick one-off piece, handcrafted by Mike "NEMO" Mendez. You can find Mike and Rob, founders of Bad Applez, at our NYCC booth for a signing on Saturday, October 15th at 3PM. Booth 876!

Custom Qees by JCRivera for NYCC

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 JCRivera will be showing up at our NYCC booth (#876) with a gang of customs. Here are a few sneak peeks: above is his Evil Ape custom, with bulldog accessory made from a Kidrobot Labbit figure! Suitably swagged out for his trip to NYC!

Above is Ricky the Passive-Aggressive Bunee, a two-for-one custom Qee which can be displayed either way depending on how your mood is swinging...

And finally, JCRivera will be bringing in some of his own hand-cast resin figures to give out to those of you who make it to his signing at noon on Saturday October 15th. See you there!
If you want to see more art by JCRivera, check the following links:

Matt Anderson Mecha Hello Kitty customs

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Matt Anderson has completed the first of his Mecha Hello Kitty custom series. He is now accepting preorders for anyone interested in other colorways, which he will be producing shortly. You can add him and message him on Twitter (@MattAcustoms), or find him on Facebook.

Mike "NEMO" Mendez featured on our NYCC postcard

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This year, since we are teaming up with Toy2R on a NYCC booth (#876), we wanted to go heavy on the presentation of the Toy2R product line. We therefore decided to stick a Qee on our NYCC marketing materials. We chose the 5" Mini Qee Toyer as our featured product, a sweet $15 DIY platform toy offered by Toy2R. Our side of the postcard shows a Mini Qee Toyer customized by local hero/artist Mike Mendez, aka NEMO. The reverse side, the Toy2R side, shows the Mini Qee platfrom in all its beautiful, clean, white glory, ready to be customized.

You can meet NEMO, along with Rob Ingellis and Bob Conge, at a group signing at 3PM on Saturday October 15th. These 3 artists are actively collaborating on a number of projects, so this is your chance to meet all three at once! Booth 876. Be there.

DesignerToysUK reviews Art Hustle, SuckPax and My Dad's Record Collection

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Check out what happens when we send some art cards to the UK to be reviewed by Dan Byrne, without giving him ANY background whatsoever about the Sidekick Lab product line! He's a little confused by some of the more esoteric cards, but that's to be expected. Great video. Much respect to DesignerToysUK. Check out their new Facebook page too!

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.
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