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May 16, 2013

Featured Product - May 16, 2013

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 Scott Tolleson Chipster


Chipster is a gentle being who moved from the rough-and-tumble city to the serene tranquility of a distant mystical forest. Unlike his ancestors, Chipster does not enjoy fighting for a living. Rather, he dreams of consuming limitless quantities of peanut butter cups and amassing the World's largest collection of argyle suits. If you are lucky enough to encounter Chipster on your travels, you know he will have a smile on his face.




This vinyl piece tands 5.5" tall and is limited to only 200 pieces worldwde. It was designed by Scott Tolleson and can be found in the Tenacious Toys online store for only $40.



Planet Banimon Releases New Glyos Compatible Figures Tonight!

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Planet Banimon is set to go ahead tonight with two new colorways for their Glyos-compatible Banigoth and Red Army Men figures!

The new blue with red detail lines, and GID, both feature tampo-printed insignias on each of the two heads plus both sword and guns... 15 interchangeable pieces in all!


These are dropping at 9pm EST and sell for just $7 each. Even at just 1" tall, that's a great deal!

Also, at the time of writing, both the red and white colorways from the previous drop are still available, as well as issues #2 and #3 of the great Banimon comic book, so you can read the story behind these awesome little guys.


'8-Ball' Radioactive Rumbler vinyl figure from John Santagada

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Hot off the heals of our silhouetted teaser last week, John Santagada over at Radioactive Uppercut kindly shares some more details on his upcoming debut vinyl line, including a peak at the project’s first figure, the fearsome 8-Ball! 

Revealed as the ‘Radioactive Rumblers’, the ongoing series is set to feature a number of 4″ designs inspired by old sci-fi and horror flicks, 80’s toys, garbage pail kids and comic books of the 50’s and 60’s, each coming rotocast in vinyl with a number of ‘city crushing’ points of articulation (3 in the case of 8-Ball!)… 

As mentioned in our earlier press release, John will be funding the project through Kickstarter, with a tentative ‘live’ date now set for July 1st. Alongside basic ‘entry’ tiers that include trading cards, comics and of course the standard figure, a number of custom 8-Balls have also been donated for the cause, with artists Ed Long and Damien Glonek of Living Dead Dolls, Frank and Martina Russo from MF Gallery and Monsterforge all confirmed so far… We’ll be bringing you guys a comprehensive lowdown closer to the Kickstarter campaign, but in the meantime, be sure to head over to the Radioactive Uppercut Facebook page here for all the latest developments!


~Mr. N. Visible

Turtgeraffe Labbit. by Wuzone

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Stunning paintwork!



7 inch Turtgeraffe Labbit.

An englishman collector commissioned me this custom, it is a birthday gift for his girlfriend.

Turtle, tiger and giraffe are some of the animals they saw together in one of their special trips.

100% hand painted using spray paint, acrylics, markers and matte varnish.






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Ardabus Rubber Custom Mecha Dunnys And More

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Ardabus Rubber has been busy in his studio creating new customs and 2D Artworks. Ardabus has customed a trio of Post Apocalypse Mecha Dunnys, titled “The Third Coming of The Rauls”. These pieces are available through ar@ardabusrubber.com .
 
 
Also brand new, this privately commissioned 3" Gas Mask Special Dunny titled "Loopholes" is painted with acrylics and sculpted onto with epoxy resin and canvas. I'll have what he's having!
If you would like to inquire a piece, contact ar@ardabusrubber.com
 
 
 
Ardabus has been creating new works on canvas. This new piece, "Triple Positive" is an 8x10"acrylic on canvas, framed in black, and available on AR's eStore here.
 
In addition to canvas paintings, Ardabus Rubber has been working in inks on heavy stock paper. Pieces like this one, "There Is Only One Possible Ending..." combine both suggestive figurative composition with stylized abstraction. This 11x14" piece is available for inquiry at ar@ardabusrubber.com
 
 
 
 

 
 

Dope Vinyl presents Evilos painting rasta Vinylmations with Monster Kolor

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My favorite writer may not agree, but in my opinion as a retailer, Monster Kolor paint is a selling point. Behold the beautiful Vinylmation figures by Evilos, painted in Monster Kolor paint. And check out the sweet short film below by Jordan of Dope Vinyl, who is currently traveling the world collecting footage of custom toy artists for his documentary (a project funded by Kickstarter). You can meet Jordan at our NYCC booth in October. Look for more footage coming from him all year long. You can also buy custom Vinylmations by Evilos at our NYCC booth this year: #208!



evilos - rasta vinylmation
from dope vinyl on Vimeo.

Bert the Beaver and his Wooden Labbit Home by Bash

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Awesome Munny Munth entry by Bash...


Bert the Beaver was fed up with the river after a tsunami destroyed his dam. He decided to move to the woods.

After a long walk he came across a huge garden full of pink berries, strange wooden statues and a old house. The wooden statues looked like petrified creatures. He found all sorts of creatures: a giant rabbit with big hands, a little troll with a jackalope on his back... but then he found it...

He found his new home!

Bert carved a hole in the giant wooden labbit and made some furniture for his new crib.

The new house is so amazing, it even has its own supply of berries growing for the backside! But there are two things that he doesn't understand: Why are all these creatures turned into wooden statues and who lives in that old house?





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May 15, 2013

FriendsWithYou Super Malfi Bop Bag by The Loyal Subjects

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This lovable, huggable, bop-able beast of joyful-joy stands 52" tall, has a sand weighted base and weighs 12 lbs!  He's an edition of 350 and certainly a radiant piece in any collection.  Malfi, a trademark character in the FriendsWithYou universe is artful, playful, positive, unique, colorful and kinetic.  Truly a statement piece.  Merging the lines between art, design and playful product.  Bring one home and let him radiate the room with his polka dots, round belly and gooish, rubbery, goofy smile.  Give him a bop, he always comes back.  Packaged in a closed 4 color box. 

 Created and Designed by FriendsWithYou
Manufactured and Distributed by The Loyal Subjects

outsmART originals present the Jon-Paul Kaiser T-Shirt Summer Collection

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Previously launched as the Return to the Sea set, due to popular demand we have expanded the collection to include reverse colorways for the season. The collection includes both the Skull of the Corsair and The Mermaid tees available on black or white t-shirts. In addition, the mens tees will be screen printed on Ultra Cotton Tees for a classic fit while the ladies tees will be screen printed on American Apparel Fine Jersey tees for a super soft and flattering fit.

Shipping in June and priced at only $20.00 each, outsmart originals and Jon-Paul Kaiser are sweetening the pot by adding some great incentives:

First, for every Jon-Paul Kaiser tee ordered, customers will be automatically entered into a drawing for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind TEST PULL vinyl toy that was never released to the public. This priceless collectible can be seen by following outsmART originals via Instagram at OUTSMART_KEVIN.  Orders must be placed by midnight, June 2nd to qualify for a chance to win this original figure. Each t-shirt purchased will count as an individual entry, so the more you buy, the greater your chances are.

Next, purchase two (2) Jon-Paul t-shirts you’ll receive a third JPK tee FREE! This exclusive design is only being made as a convention exclusive and will not be available for sale online – ever! Plus, you’ve earned two entries to win the original figure mentioned above!

Finally, since the tees are being solicited this month during our BUY 3 - GET ONE FREE SALE, if you purchase three (3) tees (any shirt in stock or for preorder by any artist) you get your choice of a 4th shirt absolutely FREE! So that’s a FREE Tee, but if any 2 of the 3 purchased tees are by Jon-Paul Kasier – that’s a second con exclusive tee, FREE  – PLUS you’ll earned 4 chances at winning the original figure! Crazy, right?

Now’s your chance to get geared up for summer and look smart while doing it! Shirts are available for preorder now, so reserve yours now, before June 2nd, and good luck - Winner to be announced JUNE 5th! Go here…NOW: http://outsmartoriginals.storenvy.com/

ALSO: We'll be selling ANOTHER JPK t-shirt from OutSmart at our NYCC booth (#208) in October. It's awesome. We will have big boy sizes.

Son of Nor - Cast Magic Using Your Brain (with EPOC Emotiv)

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Pretty amazing: gaming using your MIND as a controller. Next level shit that our kids will take for granted but will blow your mind for a while. Check out Emotive.

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stillalive studios, creators of upcoming game Son of Nor today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the makers of Emotiv EPOC - a revolutionary personal interface for human computer interaction; a Brain Computer Interface (BCI). The partnership will allow players to control character actions, such as telekinesis, terraforming and magic with the power of their minds.

A video of the game in action using Emotiv EPOC can be found here

Son of Nor, which has recently launched on Kickstarter (http://bit.ly/SonOfNor) to raise $150k to fund the completion of the games development, is the brainchild of Julian Mautner, CEO of stillalive studio, and has been in production of over two years with developers from all over the globe investing their time and expertise.

Featured Product - May 15, 2013

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Bokull resin figure by JCRivera



Todays featured product is a hand-casted resin figure by JCRivera. Each figure stands 2 inches tall and was exhibited at our NYCC 2011 booth. Each painted figure is one of a kind- paint job will be slightly different on each figure and they come indiviually bagged and tagged by JCRivera.

The painted Bokulls are $30 a piece while the unpainted ones are $20. They are available now in the Tenacious Toys online store.






May 14, 2013

Featured Product - May 14, 2013

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 PREORDER Joe Ledbetter Chaos Bunnies Pirate Bunny

 ARRRRG Ye' Matey! If yer' "yella bellied" then this edition to Joe Ledbetter's Chaos Bunnies series will have you running! Complete with a gold tooth, an eye patch and a swash buckling sword, this terror of the high seas is a force to be reckoned. Addition #7 to the Chaos Bunnies Series.

This vinyl piece stands 10' tall and comes with a tiny saber. It is limeted to only 700 pieces worldwide and can be preordered for $125 in the Tenacious Toys online store.







Muttpop Tequila Available Again

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Great news: after not being available on the US market for a spell, Muttpop's vinyl Tequila figure is now available again! They are $60 each. If you are buying several to customize, I can maybe work out a discount for ya. Any interested parties, please email me with "I WANT TO ORDER TEQUILA" in the subject line.

May 13, 2013

Rat Fink's Revenge- an Ed Roth Tribute Show at La Luz de Jesus in LA

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Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 - April 4, 2001) was an artist, cartoonist, pinstriper, custom car designer and builder who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters. Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s and is one of the fathers of Lowbrow Art. He turned the automobile into a moving sculpture and through his hot-rod-art and cartoon character Rat Fink inspired and helped launch the careers of artists such as Robert Williams and Rick Griffin. In the decades that have passed, Roth's original fans have grown up to become artists, filmmakers, mechanics, and executives. Roth has become an action figure, a bobble head, and has achieved timeless cult status along the way. At first it may have seemed that Rat Fink was originally drawn for us to laugh at, as ephemera.  Now he's the one laughing. Rat Fink's Revenge indeed!

This collection of 40 Rat Fink statues is taken from the book Rat Fink's Revenge, compiled by David Chodosh with Ken Morgan and Michael Polis. The project originated as a way for the author and contemporary artists to exorcize their inner Fink-the sick monster inside that needs to come out and show itself to the world. All the contributors, for whom Rat Fink is part of their soul, were given the same foot tall resin model kit to customize.

La Luz de Jesus in partnership with David Chodosh, is proud and honored to present this collection based on Ed Roth's most notorious Custom Monster featuring Kustom Finks by Anthony Ausgang, Glenn Barr, COOP, Ron English, Natalia Fabia, Mark Mothersbaugh, KRK Ryden and many others.


Artist Roster:

Anthony Ausgang
Glenn Barr
John Christenson
Coop
Enamel (Yoshikatsu Sato)
Ron English
Natalia Fabia
Craig Fraser
Fudemae
(Daesuke Maeda)
Jack "The Italian" Giachino
Dave Higgins
House Industries (Adam Cruz)
Jason Jacenko
Jim Koch
Chris Lain
Mike Languein
M & K Custom (Makoto Kabayashi)
Weldon McDowell Jr.
Ken "Mitch" Mitchroney
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mr. G. (Minoru Goto)
Greg
Oakes
Brandt Peters
Jake Peterson & Lauren F. Adams
The Pizz
Psycho Graphix (Satoru Taneda)
KRK Ryden
Chris Ryniak
Shakin' Speed Graphics (Tomonori Shimizu)
Tomonori Shimizu, Shakin' Speed Graphics
Ray "El Vago" Smith
Bwana Spoons
Joe Sulpy
Mike Sutfin
Shane Syx
T's Design (Yasushi Tanaka)
Cemeron Tiede
Derek Welch & Jason Bacon (UNKL)
Voltaire
Wish (Yukiko Yamazaki)
Chet Zar

 
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veggiesomething Chunky Fries Hipsta Gangsta plush set

 
This edition of Chunky Fries is called the Hipsta Gangsta. The face features a moustache and one of the fries has an aioli dip. It also features a switchblade tucked underneath a blue bandana because that's how he rolls. The plush measures approximately 7"x7"x2.5" and all the parts are removable.(The bandana comes tied and has a simple stitch in the back. The stitch can be removed if desired.) Each piece is hand made by veggiesomething and is available for only $29.99 at the Tenacious Toys online store.





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