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Jul 23, 2012

Poison II a Dunny series by Zukaty

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Zukaty send us his latest news from his new custom Dunny series Poison II.

Info:

Poison series II, this time you will have the "Deadly 7" 5x Black, 1x yellow and 1x red 3" Dunnys sculpted and spray/hand painted featuring real cork stopper, and also available will be the "Legion Dose" 8" Dunny, these will be bagged with header card and bundled with some mini canvas original art work and the "I've been poisoned badge/pin".
Available @ http://zukatyartz.storenvy.com
Sunday 22th July 2012
London 10PM - NY 5PM - LA 2PM
3" Dunnys are $75 each + Shipping
8" Dunny is $235 + Shipping


If they sell out and more interest is shown I will run a 24 hour open commission/pre-order, for those collectors that might have missed out, and really want one, these will be made on demand on a 6-10 week waiting list on a first come first served basis.



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Jul 22, 2012

Hot Rod Zukie custom by Benny Kline for Zukie vs the World

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 Well, I went and did it. I made my first custom toy!
Alison Perez invited me to be a part of her upcoming Zukie vs the World custom show (opening at Toy Tokyo Underground, July 27th from 6-10pm) and I of course accepted! I've been knee-deep in custom toys for a few years now, watching artists rise up through the ranks and get famous. It's rad. I love seeing all the artists gain success, notoriety and sometimes, when they are SUPER lucky, they get to make their artwork a full-time pursuit! But...
 I've never made a custom toy myself. At least not a designer toy. When I was young I used to make static models a lot. Mostly cars, but sometimes planes or tanks or the Space Shuttle... later I graduated to R/C cars, still painting the Lexan bodies myself.... but I've never created a custom toy before.
So... to start myself off, I went back to what I know best: static models. I bought a dragster kit which had a nice-sized supercharged V8 engine, and built the engine. Some of you might have followed along on Instagram when I did that (if ya wanna follow me, I'm "tenacioustoys" on Instagram).

 After I had the engine built, I got in touch with Monster Kolor and picked up some paint. I invited Kris Dulfer over to hang on my roof and show me what's what... and when he got here I hacked up this Zukie's head and built a mount for the motor.

Then I got to spraying: Monster Kolor aerosols the whole way: base coat of silver, on top of that I layered C-Thru Red, and to finish it off, several coats of Gloss (aka clear coat). I've never used the paint before, and I have to say it worked perfectly. The Gloss top coat dried perfectly. Not sticky in the slightest! I highly recommend Monster Kolor aerosol, and in fact you can buy it from my shop here. Actually, you can buy Zukies in my shop as well.
It's really not the most complex custom toy I've ever seen, but it was damn fun making it and I'm proud of my first attempt! I feel a little better now that I'm part of the customizing community, as opposed to some outsider just writing about the customs and selling them. Most of my friends would probably consider me an insider already, but to be a real insider, you need to take part. Now I'm in! And I'll see you at Toy Tokyo on Friday!

Huge thanks to Alison Perez for inviting me to be in this show, to Matt Walker for providing Monster Kolor paint, and to Kris Dulfer for showing me how to do the chopping, sanding and painting!

For more images of my Hot Rod Zukie custom, click here.



Celebrities and Cosplayers with Lil G Boombox at SDCC

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Will the real Deadmau5 please stand up and blast some tunes?
Jasin Dollin showed up at SDCC with his Lil G boombox and found thousands of attendees (famous and almost famous) that loved his project-in-the-making! If you want to support the LiL G project, visit the Ideacious site to help fund it (and place your preorder) or visit Jasin Dollin's website: www.jasindollin.com

Darth Vader: "Luke... turn down that damn hippity hoppity music so I can hear my bluegrass."

Andrew W.K.: "Lil G Boomboxes required when PARTYING HARD!"

Clark Kent and Prince Adam. Oh damn, I mean... uh. LIL G!!!!!!

Jul 21, 2012

TOUMA & FRIENDS 10th Anniversary Show open tonight at Munky King (L.A.)

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Munky King and Japanese artist and character designer TOUMA are proud to present "TOUMA & Friends", a group art exhibition inspired by over 10 years of TOUMA's characters. After a brief hiatus from shows in the United States, Munky King welcomes TOUMA back for his anniversary.

In 2011, TOUMA reached his 10th anniversary but postponed celebrations due to the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake disaster. 2012 marks his official anniversary celebration. Artwork and exclusive items such as posters, prints, Pico Mao Cat keychains, and a Munky King exclusive SKUTTLE figure will be available to purchase by Munky King gallery and online. TOUMA will be in attendance at the reception tonight, July 21st 7:00pm to 10:00pm.
Munky King Exclusive Skuttle figure

 

Jul 20, 2012

Special Announcement - The Sucklord Hosts 2012 DTAs

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"As host of the second annual Designer Toy Awards,I promise to be
biased, corrupt, and possibly drunk, as I mock the entire process.
With tyrannical precision I promise to keep shit moving, entertain your sorry ass, and actually speak into the microphone. It will truly be a night to almost remember..." Sucklord.

Jul 19, 2012

TENACIOUS EXCLUSIVE: 2.5-inch DIY Mini Dudes by Dudebox

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While this item was never intended specifically to be a Tenacious Toys Exclusive, it is right now. This 2.5-inch blank white vinyl DIY platform is a mini version of Dudebox's popular new 7" DIY Dude. Obviously, this character is their mascot. Dudebox has 2 blind-boxed mini figure series (Big Bang and Super Amazing Spectacular) that utilize this 2.5-inch platform as one of the 3 shapes available in each of those series. And, of course, they had some blank Mini Dudes produced as well, apparently for use in some projects down the road. As such, they never really marketed the 2.5-inch DIY Mini Dudes, nor did they offer them to retailers. That didn't deter me, though. I asked about these platforms and Dudebox, surprisingly, agreed to sell me some! After the fact, when the shipment was already en route, they told me that Tenacious Toys will be the only retailer that will have these items! Now, it's possible that other retailers will catch on, and ask to buy some. I'd be surprised if they didn't, after seeing that Tenacious is the only shop with them... but right now, at this moment, Tenacious Toys is the only place to get them!

We'll be ordering more different Dudebox products in the near future. For now, you can buy the big 7" DIY Dudes and the mini figure series directly from Dudebox.

Galaxy Frankenstein and Micro Skelechub sets from We Become Monsters

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We Become Monsters has released their 2-inch Galaxy Frankenstein resin pieces which come packed with 1-inch Micro Skelechubs! Click here to buy a set in the We Become Monsters shop! Your purchase also enters you into the We Become Monsters drawings for their Slabs (I just got one in the mail the other day!) or a 1:4 scale Galaxy Frankenstein bust!
Go check out the We Become Monsters store!

Onryo, a demonic piece by David Kraig

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Onryo is a Japanese demon, who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance. David Kraig shows again his excellent sculpting skills with this piece.

Onryo, Munny 4 inch




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Zukie vs Jeff Beck

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This is the entry of Jeff Beck for the "Zukie vs the World show". The event will be held at TT Underground Gallery July 27th -29th, 32 artists from around the world are in this show . The reception party will be on July 27 6pm-10pm. More info can you find HERE!

 



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BadApplezINC Two Faced Rotten Applez Envy Edition 3" mini resin figures

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You may recall that Bad Applez rolled out a brand-new mini apple sculpt for our recent Resin is King Series 1... well, the whole point of that series was to have new and original resin sculpts released upon the world, and the artists in the series were encouraged to go ahead and utilize that sculpt again for follow-up colorways on their own....

Bad Applez decided on a Granny Smith-style rotten apple as their follow-up, and really honestly I look at this apple sculpt as their mascot (like Kidrobot's mascot figure and Dudebox's Dude).

This envy edition is painted by BadApplezInc's Mike "NeMO" Mendez, the tops and bottoms are a realistic granny smith green with the core painted in gold metallic with a black wash! These came out stunning!! Each Two Faced Rotten Applez mini figure comes poly bagged with a header card and you can pick yours up here.

BEECHBLOCKS by Pepe Hiller

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A bit late, but happy to see that this series was sold out fast. This is the latest series by Pepe Hiller, called the BEECHBLOCKS.



Some details:
  • 4 inch wood toys by Pepe Hiller
  • First edition of 20 Pieces
  • All signed & numbered
  • Beech wood, brass feather & bees wax finish
The BEECHBLOCKS comes from a beautiful place where it is always late spring, with blooming flowers and cloudless skies, never too warm or too cold. Their heraldic motto is “Walk upright like the trees and keep the sun in your heart!”

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Jul 18, 2012

Grandfather Clock MadL by Reet Neet (R3)

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Tik tak tik tak tik tak.......here comes the Grandfather Clock from artist Reet Neet (R3). This wooden style seems to suit this artist extremely well!

Grandfather Clock, MadL 5 inch






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