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Apr 15, 2014

Vinyl Thoughts Debuts in NYC this Friday with Unmasked: Secret Identities & Hidden Desires

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Come to Brooklyn's Bottleneck Gallery to attend the opening of the first NYC event thrown by the Vinyl Thoughts Nation: Unmasked: Secret Identities & Hidden Desires. Featuring an open, free bar (magic words), live art by RSIN and even a Kidrobot discount code for attendees, this promises to be an excellent event. Opens at 7PM on Friday April 18th.

60 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11249


Apr 14, 2014

TOYCON UK Leftovers from PJ Constable

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http://pjconstable.bigcartel.com/product/eat-or-be-eaten-v2-toyconuk-colourway
PJ Constable has some great custom pieces leftover from ToyCon UK. Available in 2 versions, PJ's Eat or be Eaten custom resin Dunnys come in his OG colorway and a ToyCon UK Colorway. The ToyCon UK colorway also features a different sculpted upper head portion, which allows the Dunny to be displayed upside down, a very nice feature. The ToyCon UK Colorway retails for 75 GBP plus shipping (~$126 plus shipping).
The OG Sculpt and colorway retails for 70 GBP plus shipping (~$118 plus shipping).

Be sure to check out PJ Constable's customs and pick up an awesome little creature. Each come signed and numbered.

TOYCON UK Leftovers from Haus Of Boz

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Orchid - Custom Rhino Dunny by Haus Of Boz

Haus Of Boz had a few wonderful Dunny's left over from ToyCon UK. If you don't follow her on social media, chances are you missed out on a few of the ones put up in her online store. As of writing this, both Rhino's Toxa and Orchid, were still available at 64.99 GBP each plus shipping (~$109 plus shipping).
Toxa - Custom Rhino Dunny by Haus Of Boz
Each piece has great sculpted features and a detailed paint job. The Orchid Rhino has a nice sculpted and painted orchid as a main feature of the figure, while Toxa features a "toxic" green and black paint schema. These would make great additions to any collection.

TOYCON UK Leftovers from A Little Stranger

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http://alittlestranger.bigcartel.com/ 
ToyCon UK 2014 happened over the weekend and lucky for the rest of us who were not able to make it to the event, left over stock is being made available online. This time, A Little Stranger (Holly) has a few items left over from ToyCon UK. A limited edition print titled "My Beloved Monster and Me" is up for 20 GBP plus shipping (about $34 plus shipping). This print is limited to 5 and each is signed and numbered.
http://alittlestranger.bigcartel.com/
 
Also available in the online store of A Little Stranger, is the Toy Con UK mascot in a nice smoke vinyl with glitter, highlighted with silver and black paint. The mouth and eyes are available in a Acid Green and Deep Blue colorway, each selling for 35 GBP (~$58) plus shipping. A nice color addition for this cool figure.
http://alittlestranger.bigcartel.com/
In addition to these great ToyCon UK leftovers, there are also some great original drawings and paintings available. Be sure to check out the entire A Little Stranger online store, there is definitely something for everyone.

TOYCON UK Leftovers from NEMORI

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Image of WINDERMERE - 3" custom resin 
For all those who were unable to attend TOYCON UK this past weekend, artists are starting to put left over stock online. One of those companies, NEMORI (the joint venture with Cris Rose and Lunabee) put up these great resin Windermere Owls. Priced at 25 GBP each plus shipping, or roughly $42 plus shipping, these resin owls are roughly 3" tall and are an original sculpt. All the owls are uniquely painted and some even come with a nifty hat. 

Another great thing about the NEMORI world, is the story behind all the fun little creatures being created. Be sure to head on over to the NEMORI online store and pick up one of these, and possibly a Brightfiled Bunny or Burntwood Bear.

Apr 12, 2014

SNEAK PEEK: DeKorner's Kookie No Good Sofubi by Scott Tolleson

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Normally, Fortune Cookies are a perfect way to finish a good meal at a Chinese Restaurant -- a crunchy treat with a happy and hopeful message.  Forget all that. Kookie No Good is a wayward, sad, mischievous fortune cookie or perhaps a 'misfortune' cookie.  Whether he is upset at the world or just upset that he's food, he's certainly not looking to bring you good fortune.   

Starting with De Korner owner Kevin Cao's desire to make a 'bad fortune cookie' toy, Kookie No Good was designed by prolific artist Scott Tolleson. The appeal of this adorably upset sofubi toy lies in his priceless expression with furrowed brow, and pursed lips. The Kookie No Good 2014 retailer edition features a cookie color base vinyl with red, black, pink and white sprays. Manufactured in Japan, the figure stands 3.5" and is articulated smoothly at the neck.

As always, hit me up if you are interested in this piece. They retail for $35 each.

Godot Cosmonaut by Sergey Safonov up for preorder now on his site

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Sergey Savonov's Godot Cosmonaut custom set is available for preorder now on his website here.

Here's what Sergey shared with us:
April 12 is a Cosmonautics day in dedication of the first manned space flight made on April 12, 1961. As you remember, in 2011 we did a Kickstarter campaign to celebrate 50 years of Gagarin's flight and produced a Luno figure. So let's keep the tradition alive.

This year, special holiday release is a Godot Cosmonaut with his little helping Rover friend. If you're attending to ToyCon UK today, you can see them in person at Fugi.me booth.

This year I am not at the Con, but you can see my toys and ARTRANSMITTE booth and special secret release at Taylored Curiosities stand.

Godot Cosmonaut is the most complicated release to date, it's made of 26 parts and three different plastic materials. I'll be making these to order, so If you want to add this set to your collection, please preorder yours.

Thank you for your support and Happy Cosmonautics day!


Apr 11, 2014

Some Assembly Required - A Custom Toy Show at Hope Gallery

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Hope Gallery Tattoo, in New Haven, is hosting it's first show of the year, a Custom Toy show titled "Some Assembly Required". Opening April 12th, "Some Assembly Required" will feature works from artists from all over the country.

One of the pieces in the show was produced by Kevin Derken, titled Death Head Krote. Kevin combined a Makerbot Replicator 3D printed skull and the legs of a 1/20th scale Maschinen Kreiger Krote. The end product turned out pretty nice.
Death Head Krote by Kevin Derken

Death Head Krote (back) by Kevin Derken

Joe Capobianco is also going to release some new custom painted Vavava VooDoo resin pieces. VaVaVa VooDoo is a piece which Joe has had in the works for several years now, from original sketches to the hand painted pieces going to be made available at the show. 
Photo: Ok folks here she is. Only 4 color variants, 3 of each for a grand total of 12 VaVaVa VooDOO Gals. Check out my web blog www.joecapobianco.com for price and full details. #vavavavoodoo #kustom #capogal #limitededition @hopegallerytattoo
VaVaVa VooDoo by Joe Capobianco
A total of 13 VooDoo girls have been painted up, with each VooDoo piece having a special event only price of $200 each. After the event, the VooDoo gals will be made available online but will be priced a bit higher at $275 each plus shipping. To make the event even more enticing, Joe is going to be raffling off one of the 13 VooDoo girls, a special one-off stand alone. Unfortunately, this is only for event attendees and the winner must be present to win, but if you are heading to the event, why would you leave early?

So, if you are in the area on April 12th, be sure to head on over to Hope Gallery Tattoo and check out some great works. Opening reception will run from 7-11PM.

Hope Gallery Tattoo
835 Woodward Avenue
New Haven, CT 06512

MAJOR GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a Matt A x Forces of Dorkness Collab Sculpture!

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We're not even kidding! You could win this SICK sculpture!
WIN THIS SCULPTURE

OK kiddies, it's time for a contest! And this one is so awesome, I'm not sure my inbox can handle it!

Enter to win this beautiful sculpture by Matt A*, hand-painted by Scott Kinnebrew of Forces of Dorkness, valued at $450!

ENTRY:
Entering is simple: email me by April 25 with the word "ENTER" in the subject line.



That's it! Contest starts RIGHT NOW!


RULES:
1. One entry (one email) per person. I will pick winner from a list of email addresses, and I will only put your email address in once, so emailing me more than once will not increase your chances.

2. Open to US residents only because shipping this piece overseas is risky. All 3 of us have had overseas packages lost or arrive broken.

3. Must email me by April 25 to enter.

4. Winner picked randomly using a list of emails in a spreadsheet (numbered) and using random.org's Random Number Generator.

5. This contest IS OPEN to people who are currently on the Tenacious Toys email list! Feel free to send me the email with ENTER in the subject line to enter. You are NOT automatically entered into the contest without that email entry.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. One winner will be picked from my list of valid entrants on April 26th.

2. Your entry into this contest will function as your explicit agreement to be added to the email lists of Matt A*, Forces of Dorkness and Tenacious Toys. If you do not wish to be on our email lists, you cannot enter. (All email lists have an unsubscribe option)

3. Email address list of entrants compiled by Tenacious Toys will be given to both Matt A* and Forces of Dorkness to add to their own email lists.

4. This sculpture is priced at $450. This contest is for the sculpture only. Prize cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash. Yes, we really are giving away a $450 sculpture!

5. We will pack and ship the prize with care.... but we are not responsible, financially or otherwise, should this piece arrive broken. Matt A* will not fix it, Scott will not repaint it. We will not send winner cash money. We will not reimburse for damage.

6. If you bombard me with emails, I will get annoyed and drop you entirely from the contest. One email per person please. I won't even tell you I'm dropping you... you just won't win.

7. Your entry into this contest is your explicit agreement to the terms and conditions described above.

Apr 10, 2014

threeA - UKTK - ToyConUK Exclusive

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Doesn't see a future, doesn't care, Guard of a Nation....





OneSixthBruce secured a first ever official threeA exclusive for a convention held in Europe! And yes its in London UK.

Event is ToyCon UK this weekend at Bethnal Green London, unfortunately all tickets are sold out BUT a few will be available at the door.


Sale procedure for UKTK ToyCon Exclusive raffle

Raffle tickets are £1.00, which will be donated in FULL to Cancer Research UK, the raffle gives you a chance to then buy the UKTK if your number is drawn (not to win the TK)

Cost of the UKTK is £110.00GBP

STRICTLY ONE PER PERSON - ALL PAYMENTS CASH ONLY

Raffle tickets will be available at the booth from 11.30, draw will take place around 2.30 at the booth. If number is called and no takers within 10 minutes or so, another ticket will be drawn to replace it.

To those attending, Good Luck.

To those that are unable to make it but want a chance to score a UKTK, there will be an eBay auction where 100% of the sale will go to Cancer Research, click -> Auction

Thanks for reading
Wai Man
www.onesixthbruce.co.uk

Disarticulators ToyCon UK Exclusives

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With ToyCon UK right around the corner, a few more exclusive releases are coming through the wire.  Tru:tek is going to have at least 2 Disarticulator ToyCon exclusives. The first release is a "Color Change" Madballs of Death!, available at the Disarticulators booth. These were designed by Zectron, cast by Tru:tek, "in a marbled mix of thermal color changing pigments". Priced at 28 GBP each and limited to just 6 pieces, these Madballs of Death will be available at the Rampage Toys x Disarticulator ToyCon Booth #16.

In addition to the color changing Madballs, Disarticulators is teaming up with Collect & Display to release some exclusive Oozeball sets. Limited to just 6 balls with matching display stands, these Oozeball sets are priced at 22 GBPs each. ToyCon UK is shaping up to becoming a great event, from the look of all the fantastic releases popping up.
Stay tuned for more information regarding a collaboration from the Disarticulators and possibly Triclops studios.

Acid Rain Mini Munny and Dunny Set by Josh Mayhem

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Acid Rain Mini Munny and Dunny Set - by Josh Mayhem
Josh Mayhem recently completed a custom Acid Rain Mini Munny and Dunny set as a commission for a private collector. Both pieces are heavily colored with dripping paint while being attached to a solid base. The many different layers of paint can best be seen on the base, where shadows can be seen through the clear portions.


Acid Rain Mini Munny Base Closeup- by Josh Mayhem
Acid Rain Mini Munny - by Josh Mayhem
Acid Rain Dunny Base Closeup - by Josh Mayhem

Acid Rain Dunny - by Josh Mayhem

Acid Rain Dunny - by Josh Mayhem
Be sure to follow Josh Mayhem on his website or through various social media outlets. Josh's Gundam Themed work is also great too see.

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Rampage Toys Gachapon Machine at ToyConUK

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From Tru:tek -

Marking day 3 of our exclusive Tru:Tek/Disarticulator reveals for ToyCon UK this weekend, we’re proud to present a very special collaboration with Rampage Toys… the Pachi Gacha Machine! Featuring a vintage Cosmos inspired vendor/display unit realised by Tru:Tek, the little red box will be filled to the brim with custom Rampage keshi, with 2 very different series up for grabs; Cupcake Pachi In Ya Pocket, featuring 3 classic Rampage MIMP customs, and Mecha Freaks, a crazy bunch of rubber ‘bots that were created during our trip to Japan in February…

Cast by Tru:Tek in a mix of TCon inspired mint greens, magenta, and flesh, the little guys come packed in a classic red/clear gacha capsule, with each purchase securing at least one figure from both series. Priced at £6 each, or just £10 for 2, the Pachi Gacha Machine will commence vending capsules at the Rampage x Disarticulator booth (#16) when doors open this Saturday, April 12th…

Apr 9, 2014

Exclusive Artist Custom MegaSeths for ToyConUK

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Lisa Rae Hansen's MegaSeth is hugely popular and even spawned a Tenacious Toys exclusive "Love Monster" edition.  Recently she sent unpainted figures to four of her favorite artists and they returned them as the amazing pieces you see below.  These custom MegaSeths from artists Jon Paul Kaiser, RunDMB, DMS and Mr. Lister will be available at Lisa's I Break Toy's booth (#39) at ToyConUK.  In case you can't make it over the pond to pick one up, Lisa will have any not sold at ToyConUK will be available at her site.  Lisa will also be debuting the first 10 DIY MegaSeths at her booth as well.







-The Highest Fever
@thehighestfever



We Become Monsters launches Crypt Creepers resin series

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Crypt Creepers resin figures by We Become Monsters

Chris Moore, the madman behind the nightmarish creations at We Become Monsters, has just announced that his Crypt Creeper resin series is now available for purchase.  The series is a run of 25 hand cast and hand painted 4" tall resin figures in a variety of colors.  Each is polybagged and comes with a header art card.  


-The Highest Fever
@thehighestfever

Emirati Mo Abedin Announces First Middle Eastern Anime and Manga Title Raiiken

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Our friend and cohort in the Middle East, Mo Abedin, is incredibly industrious and ambitious. I've been following him, and chatting with him, through the development of his Foo Dog brand, his MEGA DIY figures and the Mercury sculpture pictured below.

Mo Abedin's Mercury sculpture, available on our Super Series Sundays page


But Mo cannot be easily compartmentalized into just the "toy maker" category... he recently made the rounds at the impressively large and well-attended Middle East Film and Comic Con (which I hope to attend one day) promoting his upcoming project Raiiken, which will be a manga and anime export which he intends to release in Japan. Below is a great video interview detailing the Raiiken concept and Mo's long history with imported Japanese anime properties:






I have a great respect for Mo, who seems to be gracefully defying the American perception of Middle Eastern youth culture... if you listen to Mo speak about his childhood, you realize that our perception of the Middle East might be, shall we say, skewed.

I blame the American media, and I feel it's only fitting that Mo is pursuing the development of a new media property which will turn our ill-conceived perceptions upside-down.

He's held huge toy show in malls, produced his own lines of toys and is obviously well-connected. I've seen pictures of him talking art with sheikhs! And here I struggle to get third-tier journalists at our free daily papers to mention my shop...


If you want to follow Mo, his Facebook page is here and his Twitter is here. Big things coming from this guy. Watch him.



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