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Jun 6, 2012

Indie184 Matchbox Van by TYO Toys

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 Fresh off her solo show at Munky King in LA, Indie 184 returns home to NYC to drop this limited diecast van with TYOTOYS. Click here to buy this piece. As a die-hard OG Matchbox collector, I am super excited about all these 1:64-scale TYO releases. Every time I see a new one, I feel like a kid again...
  • $20 each
  • Only 200 units produced
  • 1:64 scale Matchbox van with Indie184 fill on one side, Kweenz Destroy logo on reverse
  • Kweenz Destroy mini Sharpie included
  • 5x3 color Indie184 vinyl van sticker included
  • 4x6 black and white TYO x Indie184 thermal stickers included
TYO stands for "tag your own". Get it? TYO makes white vehicles that you can tag yourself without getting arrested. They also collab with graff artists to release limited-edition pre-tagged vehicles like this one. Click here to shop their store.

New Elephantos resin figures by turboPISTOLA

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 There are 7 new ELEPHANTOS resin mini figures available now in turboPISTOLA's store:
www.turbopistola.bigcartel.com

Each $25 Elephanto is hand painted and comes in a fancy 3x3 block printed box. From this pics, the figures look to be about 2 inches tall. There are a few made from clear colored resin, as well as a few solid painted ones. Can anyone guess which one's my favorite? The blue one right there in the middle.

If you want to follow Daniel "turboPISTOLA" Smith's work, click the following links:
www.zefrdesign.wordpress.com - http://twitter.com/#!/zefrdesign - www.turbopistola.bigcartel.com


Pulling A Bunny Out Of My Hat...

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There are not a lot of words that I can use to describe this piece from David Kraig who customized a 4" Munny and 3" Dunny into a Magician and Rabbit. I will give it a try though. Amazing, beautiful, cute, wow, fantastic, awesome, pretty, sweet, lovable, imaginative, dashing, magical, daring, inventive, captivating, fascinating, dazzling, delightful, bewitching, alluring, charming, hypnotizing, intriguing, mesmerize, spellbinding, conjuring, enchanting, magnetic, mysterious, otherworldly, entrancing, wizardly and wonderful. He submitted this for the CTU trade and whoever gets this piece is very, very lucky!

                                                       

DCAY's Venus Flytrap Is Here To Suck You In...

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"It's A Trap" is a venus flytrap that has developed the taste for the vinyl goodness of Dunny's. This custom Munny and Dunny set was made by the amazing artist DCAY. A custom made flocked base along with all the sculpey vine details make this custom take on a life of it's own. I do not even feel sorry for the Dunny as it's about be eaten as it would just be fascinating to watch. I cannot wait to see what he comes up with next.

Davemarkart Blind Box Series drops Thursday June 7th

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Our buddy Dave Webb aka Davemarkart is releasing his first blind-box custom series tomorrow, Thursday June 7th in his web shop. There are 10 blind boxes in this series, at $50 per BB. 

To add to that already amazing value, Dave has hidden 2 different Golden Tickets inside the boxes. One Golden Ticket gets the winner a free custom Munko, and the other Golden Ticket gets the winner a choice of a custom 7" Raffy or a custom 7" Munny. That's a 20% chance of pulling a Golden Ticket! Sick! Dave's shop is here: http://davemarkart.storenvy.com/

Jun 5, 2012

Space Case Custom Androids by Menace Inc drop June 21

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Jeff Beck from Menace Inc Studios will be teaming up with Urban Vinyl Daily to release the Space Case custom Androids series on June 21st to coincide with the 8 year anniversary of the first private space flight that happened back in 2004. Above is the colorway teaser. Full pics to be released soon.

You can find the Menace Inc shop here, and their Facebook page here. And make sure to visit Urban Vinyl Daily for more art toy blogging!

Outhouse T-Shirt by Kyle Thye available at Paste

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The OMFG! Kickstarter to fund a run of cool little artist-designed mini figures reached full funding in August 2011. This is old news. I backed it, I got my figures, I got exposed to a bunch of talented new artists as well as Kickstarter as a viable funding platform. Great stuff.

Many of the artists involved used the added recognition to help launch new products and designs based on their contributions to the OMFG! series. One such artist is Kyle Thye, whose "Phantom Shithouse" figure made it into the series. (Now, OK, we commonly call it the Phantom Outhouse to be nice-nice on teh internetz, but it will always be the Shithouse to me.) You can purchase the Outhouse t-shirt, designed by Kyle Thye, from Paste Apparel here. Sweet shirt for $25.

Argonaut Resins Pharaoh Hounds Series 3 drop June 6th

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Argonaut Resins has released shots of Series 3 of their Pharaoh Hound resin figures. This series will drop on Wednesday, June 6th at noon EST in their online store. You MUST get on your computer at 11:50AM to even have a chance at getting one. Argonaut Resins releases ALWAYS sell out immediately. Fair warning.

Adding to the excitement this series are the matching regular (6.5-inch) Tuttz cats (pictured below) which will be released alongside Pharaoh Hound Series 3.

3 Court Jester Tuttz cats to match some of the Pharaoh Hounds in Series 3
The 2 chase Court Jester Tuttz figures
As if that weren't enough to melt your brain, Argonaut Resins will be throwing in a Golden Ticket into one of the Pharaoh Hound boxes which will get the lucky winner a FREE Argonaut Resins resin figure!

Below find the set which you get when you buy a Pharaoh Hound: resin figure, custom made and numbered box, and a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Talk about a professionally-executed product... If you haven't yet jumped into resin collecting, this is a really good time to do it.
Click here to go to the Argonaut Resins store, and check out their website here.


Jun 4, 2012

Smokey custom Munny by Ian Ziobrowski

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 "Smokey's Pleasant Day" is one of Ian Ziobrowski's most recent customs completed for a group show. This one was for the Most Wanted: Behind the Hype show at 1AM Gallery in San Francisco.

Adding to the fine collection of NUGGLIFE I introduce "Smokey" the biggest hippy in town. This guy is always wondering around searching for the finest crop in town. Unfortunately his paranoia dominates his cool ninety percent of the time, thinking the whole world is watching him. SO pretty much..... he's useless.

Sick details on this piece, as always. Ian manages to tell an entire story in one custom toy. Amazing. I wonder if Smokey is friends with Nuggs? Seems like Nuggs' business-oriented mind, and busy daily schedule, might harsh Smokey's mellow...




Wild Forever print by Gary Taxali, tribute to Maurice Sendak

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A few weeks ago, Gary Taxali was asked by The New York Times to create a tribute to honour the memory of children's author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.  Gary says he received numerous requests to make this art "Wild Forever" available as a print.  To buy the print, click through to Gary's shop. Below are the rest of Gary's links, so you can follow him:

Art Pass Wallets Series 4 Available Now...

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Art Pass Series 4 "pop out and go" wallets are now available! Series 4 features 11 different artists designs including the below Triclops and The Sucklord. I love how these can be wallets but are also pieces of art. I am especially loving the Triclops Studios design and would even put it on my wall. If you are interested in picking any of these up please click HERE. They retail for £2.99 each which is a great price!


Jun 3, 2012

Spongebob Squarepants Mini Figure World by Playimaginative...

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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?... SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS. If you have always wanted to take home Spongebob in cute mini form then this is definitely the set you want. Play Imaginative is releasing a huge assortment of Spongebob Mini Figures. The first 4 waves are shown below with more to come. Each figure comes boxed and will retail for $13.95 each. If you would like more information on these figures please click HERE. Or if you are interested in purchasing some go to Tenacious Toys and send an email requesting these!



Jun 2, 2012

Queen of the SOLD OUT LunaBEE's...

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The Queen of the instant sell outs has done it again! Lunabee teamed up with Pepe Hiller to make these cute little hand painted wooden bees. I have to say this collaboration is amazing! With Pepe Hiller's smooth wood skills and Lunabee's painting skills, combining both skills makes for a killer combination. Although these are SOLD OUT now, I am sure with enough requests both artists would definitely be up for another collaboration! For Lunabee's website please click HERE. For Pepe Hiller's website please click HERE.

Why Big Wheels Have Stood The Test Of Time...

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Big Wheels are still as popular today as they were back in the Ye Olden Times. But to find out why they have stood the test of time so far, Sara Dawkins from NannyPro wrote a very interesting article on the Top 10 Reasons of why. I will only reveal number 10 which is, "most parents these days had a Big Wheel trike when they were young and want their kids to have the same enjoyment. The nostalgia surrounding these toys has helped contribute to their continued popularity." To find out the rest of the Top 10, please click HERE!
(Benny's note: I rocked my Big Wheels so hard when I was little that wore out the front wheels on 2 of them. My Dad seems to be really proud of that... he still tell stories about that, 30 years later.)

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