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Dec 18, 2012

Buff Monster Products Galore!

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Buff Monster, the master of pink, is releasing a bunch of very cool products on his site at 10am EST, Wednesday, December 19th. Just back in NYC after a quick stop in Paris for Be Street Weekend, along with Hydro74 and Lamour Supreme, Buff Monster is releasing a bunch of goodies. Everything from a cool Buff Monster tote, several Melty Misfits T-shirt designs, a Melty Misfits tank top, a cool Buff Monster calender, and even a David Healey collaborative resin toy. The header bagged resin toy is hand cast and painted in NYC and is glow in the dark with only 10 made. I imagine that these toys are going to sell out quickly. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing for anything and all of these products are only going to be available online through Buff Monsters store.
Buff Monster Swag!
GID "Sue" by Healeymade.com and Buff Monster, Limited to 10 pieces







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-  Mark-Anthony

The Gorilla Mascot by Jon-Paul Kaiser and outsmART Originals

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The great minds at outsmART Originals brings us another awesome T-shirt, called the Gorilla Mascot, designed by Jon-Paul Kaiser. Not only is the design very clean, it's being printed on a dark colored T-shirt.  As always with outsmART Originals, this outsmART Originals T-Shirt is selling for $25, in a wide range of sizes for both men and women. No word on if this is going to be a limited run like all the previous releases, but these shirts are said to be guaranteed to be shipped on January 2nd, 2013.
 
Start off the new year right, with an awesome outsmART Originals T-Shirt. Also still available for pre-order is the Britta Critta T-shirt designed by Scott Tolleson, available until December 24th or when all 200 Shirts are spoken for.

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- Mark-Anthony

Mark Nagata's Catvengers for the OneUp Negora show in 2013

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I love when artists post work-in-progress shots and sometimes you just can't wait for a custom or a group of customs to get finished before you start talking about them. Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co. is well-known for doing up some insanely awesome pieces for galleries all over the world, but his new set of Catvengers has got to be my favorite so far.


Based off the Max Toy Co. Negora sofubi, these customs have all been sculpted and painted to resemble The World's Mightiest Heroes. It's remarkable how well he combines the Negora sculpt with each character and gives each one such a unique feel.


Though these are still unfinished, they look amazing already. Mark says that he also plans to do a Hawkeye and maybe some others as well. For the final unveiling, we'll all have to wait for the OneUp Negora show in Japan, which is set for January/February 2013. 


Lucha Sharks Release Info! - 12/21/12

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Ben "Galaxxor" Spencer shot a bucket of chum into space and it made it all the way to Hive World X-544 attracting the attention of the LUCHA SHARKS!

The first figure from Ben's new 5.5" line "El Tiberon" will be available for $75 each on 12.21.12 at noon CST, exclusively from The Galaxxor Online Store.  This colorway will be limited to 10 resin castings produced by Marty "Godbeast" Hansen so you can be sure they will be top notch.

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Flawtoys New DIY Stranger & Giveaway

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Dutch company Flawtoys is dropping a new Resin DIY figure- The Stranger. Standing 7.7" tall, each Stranger is hand-cast and packaged in his own swanky hand-made box. Stranger drops on December 27- but you have 2 chances to win one for free!

How do I win one?

Like and Follow Flawtoys on Facebook and Instagram ( @flawtoys ) and leave a comment on their contest banner image telling them why you'd like to win a Stranger. Winners will be chosen on Christmas day!

 
 
When you finish customizing your DIY Stranger, drop Flawtoys a line at info@flawtoys.com for a feature on their website.
Suit up your stranger and tell your story!
 

Banimon Announces New Red Army Men & Banigoth Warriors for 12/22

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It truly is a wonderful time to be a Glyos fan. Planet Banimon was one of the first to release their own exclusive colorways of the original Glyos figures, and they were also one of the first to produce their own Glyos-compatible creations in PVC. Their Red Army Men and Banigoth Warriors combine perfectly with the universal peg and socket system, while retaining their own unique style.


The first colors, olive green and black/red are shown above, combined with other Glyos Universe bits. Due to popular demand, and because the first run sold out in mere days, Banimon has finally announced a second run of three new colorways.


The latest round, including bright red, white, and silver are set to drop in the Banimon Store on Saturday, December 22nd at 9:30pm EST. Each color comes with both heads and they all feature terrific factory painted detail lines and tampo prints.





Dec 17, 2012

Printed Matter show at Giant Robot - GR2 12/17/12 - 1/9/13

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The next show at Giant Robot's gallery, GR2, is called Printed Matter. The show is based around the creation of multiples, both in 3D and 2D. In most respects, society owes a lot to the technology behind the original printing press, which allowed the rapid creation of multiples, with regards to Printed Matter. Whether or not this show has anything to do with this thought, I imagine that there will be lots of great art to be seen and purchased. The opening reception for this show is on Friday December 22nd from 6:30-10PM, with the actual show running from December 17th to January 9th, 2013. If you're in the LA area, head on down to GR2 and check it out.

A 3D example of multiples from Scott Wilkowski. Based on the Giant Robot Big Boss Robot, Scott Wilkowski once again applies his Infected resin theme to this great little piece.
 Big Boss Robot Infected by Scott Wilkowski
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- Mark-Anthony

Pine Cone Snow Cones by Jeremyriad

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Jeremyriad has created cool looking snow globes using the iconic Brutherford Ice Scream cone, in a Pine Cone colorway. Complete with snow and water, the cones have been weather proofed for long lasting enjoyment of the snow globe. They even come packaged in a festive red take-out container with a label for writing "To:" and "From".  For $25 plus shipping, these are some very cool snow globes that would be great on any shelf, all year round. Unfortunately, if you are not in the US, these can't be shipped to you. As of this posting, there were only a few left, so hurry on over to Jeremyriad's store and snag one for yourself or as a gift for a special someone.

Pine Cone Snow Cone by Jeremyriad
Pine Cone Snow Cone by Jeremyriad

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Dec 16, 2012

Davemarkart's Owl and Toyer Qee

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This guy is rocking his customs so fast that I sometimes totally miss customs from him. Both are experimental customs from Davemarkart, since he is doing normally an other style and he only painted the Qee.

"Owl Love You Forever"

"Wish I was Bulletproof.."
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Wally Afraid and Green Bearchamp

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Jc Rivera is popping the customs out like a machine. Here are the last two 3 inch Dunny's that he made. The first one has a great dark feeling and the other one is a colorvariant on his brown Bearchamp Dunny that he made before.

Wally Afraid
Green Bearchamp
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Vegeta and Goku by AVATAR666

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AVATAR666 first two Micro Munny's, he will do probably more customs from the Dragonball Z series. These guys are for sale and when you are interested than just shoot him a message on his Facebook-page.



 
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ZillerPUG's by SquareFrogDesigns

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I really dig customs where loads is happening, wich means that I love the work of SquareFrogDesigns and just look what he now made......simply AMAZING! These custom 4 inch Munny's are for sale and are only 130 dollars each. When you are interested than just contact him on his Facebook-page.






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Free 3D Model from Shinbone Creative

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3D maestro Scott Wetterschneider (one of the folks behind Shinbone Creative) was kind enough to give a great peek behind the curtain of how his process works by giving away a 3D model! This was done as a lesson but wouldn't look out of place on the shelf.  Grab it here in .obj and .ztl (if you don't have ZBrush, you should be able to use Sculptris or Blender - both free - to open the file).

Everyone with a genuine interest in making production quality toys should at least be conversant in some form of 3D modeling.  This isn't a "gloom and doom" prediction for traditional sculptors, it is a tool just like anything else.  I hope you will take my advice - stop worrying and love the bomb!

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QORTNI and QUILLA by Bjornik

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These eyes are looking right in your soul. Amazing paintwork by Bjornik. Both have stolen my heart...especially the Queen of Hearts!
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QORTNI had a temper that was quick to flare and difficult to extinguish. 9 inch Dunny

QUILLA was an incurable romantic and masterful daydreamer. 9 inch Dunny
 
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"The Hug Machine" by Josh Mayhem

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This custom (Dude/Blamo) was made for "The Blamo Custom Hug Show" at the Toy Art Gallery past Saturday. There is so much to look at. Everytime that I look at this picture than I see something new. Great work Josh!



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Motorbot is all geared up for the holidays!

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If you want some holiday themed resin for yourself or a loved one, look no farther than the Deadbear Shop. Motorbot has created six different holiday themed pieces, including this Meaty Clause, which is his signature 4" Meathead with a yuletide upgrade. This guy is available in the painted version shown above, as well as unpainted red and crystal clear. The clear is also available with or without cookies in the stomach. 


My favorite is this Tree Demon, a 3.5" Krampus-style baddie cast in clear resin with a ton of green glitter and some details painted with eye-gouging Monster Kolor red. This is the first the Tree Demon has been back in the store for some time, and the first run sold out very quickly. This is a wicked looking piece that looks right on the shelf any time of year.


For even more fun, there are also some different holiday Meat Gnomes available. You can choose from crystal clear with red and green glitter, or if you enjoy a good mystery, order a limited one-off in a random color and start building yourself an army of these devious cretins! Again, these are re-sculpted versions of the classic Motorbot Meathead and I'm going to guess that they stand closer to 5" with those tall pointy hats they've got.

Most of these runs were limited to 5-10, so you'll want to jump on this, especially since they are only $20 each in the Deadbear Shop!

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