Stormtrooper Helmets Reimagined by Celebrities & Artists will be on Display in Celebration of the Global Fan Holiday, May the 4th

Lucasfilm, Disney Consumer Products and Neff announced today the upcoming Star Wars Legion exhibition. Artists from across The Walt Disney Company including Lucasfilm, Industrial Light and Magic, Marvel and Pixar—as well as select street artists chosen by Neff and celebrity Star Wars fans –all come together to create individualized interpretations of the iconic stormtrooper helmet in celebration of the global fan holiday, Star Wars Day or “May the 4th be with you.”

“Creativity has been a hallmark of the Star Wars franchise for over 35 years,” said Troy Alders, Lucasfilm Creative Director for Disney Consumer Products. “May the 4th is a perfect time to celebrate this fantastic group of artist’s unique creations and share them with Star Wars fans.”

“As a lifelong Star Wars fan, it’s been a dream of mine to collaborate with Lucasfilm,” says NEFF Founder and CEO, Shaun Neff.   “Teaming up with some of the most prominent street artists from around the world, we are thrilled to work alongside The Walt Disney Company—to re-imagine such an iconic piece of cinematic history as the stormtrooper.”

Exhibition details to view the decorated, customized helmets, for free:
WHERE:            
Robert Vargas Gallery
620 Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

WHEN:              
Friday, May 2nd 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 3rd 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Sunday, May 4: Noon – 4:00pm

For more about Star Wars Legion, visit http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-legion-reimagining-the-stormtrooper-helmet-for-star-wars-day.html

Frank N. Stein action figure by Credenda Studios drops May 4

 Fearing for his life at the turn of the 20th century, the Monster joined the Witness Protection program in order to escape death. Relocated to a small town in the middle of nowhere and living under the alias Frank Norman Stein, he owns and operates a small autobody shop called Frank's Nuts and Bolts Automotive. Frank now spends his days fixing up hot rods and listening to Elvis.

Beau writes: This time I teamed up with comic book illustrator Chris Hunt to tackle the backer card art. (www.TheChrisHunt.com) 

Each figure comes with the actual case file for Frank Stein. Edition of 30. On sale this Sunday 5/4/14 at 10am MST.

Click here to see all the figures available at Credenda Studios

DREADbox by We Become Monsters available now for $6 each

A funky little block of terror. This oddly shaped doodle of doom is an affordable piece of plastic weird to place in your home or office. Random colors. Only 25 made. Hand cast, non articulated 1 inch tall resin art toy. (not for children)

All orders get a free micro SLAB, stickers (while supplies last). Click the link below to purchase a DREADbox for just $6!

DREADbox · We Become Monsters · Online Store Powered by Storenvy

#Maythe4thSG Custom Stormtrooper Helmet Show in Singapore to Benefit Charity

May the 4th is known worldwide as a day when we celebrate all that is great about Star Wars. In Singapore, they are throwing a custom show using the 5" Stormtrooper helmet by Imagine Nation Design Studios in the Philippines as a base for customs. Sales will benefit the Willing Hearts charity.

Singapore – 23 April 2014 – May The Fourth Be With You. Maythe4th.SG presents Singapore’s first fan-driven Star Wars Day – May The 4^th SG. 

May The 4^th SG is the inaugural celebration of the legendary film series, books, toys and culture of Star Wars, conceived out of the fervent passion and love a group of Star Wars fans share for the epic film series. By fans for the fans, May The 4^th SG presents a myriad of activities including Star Wars documentary screening and special appearances by 501^st Legion Singapore Garrison and FightSaber Singapore. 

Expect nothing short of epic from the programme line-up that will reminiscence, revive and honour the 37 year-old film series. The line-up includes a display of Star Wars toys by Hasbro Singapore, “Once-Upon-A-Stormtrooper” fan fiction contest, storytelling and ‘live’ doodling sessions by the artists from Band of Doodlers, the very first documentary screening in Singapore of Plastic Galaxy: A History of Star Wars Toys by Brian Stillman, X-Wing Miniatures tabletop game demo, workshops and activities for kids and fanatics. 

Attendees will also be treated to a performance and workshop session by FightSaber Singapore, South East Asia’s premier lightsaber performance troupe, and the exclusive sale of custom stormtrooper helmets by local and overseas artists where all proceeds from sale of the helmets will go towards helping the less privileged. 

Catherine Lim, brand manager of Hasbro Singapore says, “I am definitely bringing my kids to support the event.” Event organisers from Maythe4th.SG, Hansen Khoo and Jeffrey Koh of FLABSLAB, promise that audiences will be seeing some Star Wars items for the first time at the event and this is just a lead-up to a bigger and highly anticipated event in 2015 for the new Star Wars movie in the second half of 2015. 

 Supported by the National Library Board of Singapore, May The 4^th will be held at the Jurong Regional Library on May 4th 2014, Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. The opening ceremony will see 501^st Legion Singapore Garrison, the largest garrison in South East Asia, grace the grounds in welcoming guests to the celebration. 

 

Last chance to order Jason Chalkers' Wile E Bat t-shirt from GraphicLabs for $11

Jason Chalker has his Wile E Bat logo t-shirt for sale on GraphicLabs right now, ending this Sunday. Just $11! Order right on the homepage.

Rainy Day Antagonist Kickstarter Update

The Rainy Day Antagonist Kickstarter ends in just three days, so there's still time get in on this unique resin figure.  Grab yourself a DIY figure, a GID version, a clear resin RDA or a deluxe version hand airbrushed by Evilos himself!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/355643233/the-rainy-day-antagonist-diy-resin-collectibe-toy

-The Highest Fever

@thehighestfever

All City Style Custom Train Show at ART TOY CULTURE in Korea TODAY!

Follow ART TOY CULTURE on Facebook here.

Follow All City Style on Facebook here, or check out the newly relaunched ACS website. Retail and wholesale info on the All City Style train products available on the site. Look for global expansion of this brand soon!

123KLAN Show at Station16 Gallery in Montreal May 8

 

We are very happy to announce you our first solo show in Montréal at Station16 Gallery the 8th of May from 5 to 10pm. - Scien & Klor

INSTAGRAM:
@123KLAN
@BANDIT1SM
@station16shop

JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/649583041787226/

Luke Chueh: HEADS at Clutter Gallery May 10

SATURDAY: MAY 10TH, 2014 (BEACON, NY)

CLUTTER GALLERY PRESENTS: LUKE CHUEH "HEADS" (plus Scott Tolleson)

From Luke:
This May, Clutter Gallery will be the hosting my upcoming mini solo show, "Heads". Clutter Magazine & Gallery are best known for their coverage of the Art/Designer toy scene. As such, we felt that this would be a good opportunity for me to do a show that was very different from my normal paintings-on-canvas shows. Starting with the shape of my bear's head and casting an 8" in diameter rotocast version of it, we created a unique platform for me to build this show on.

The show is also actually a two person show. I'll be sharing the gallery with my friend and colleague Scott Tolleson.

This is also one of my first major exhibitions on the east coast. I realize it's actually in Upstate New York, but I hope to see you there.

Opening Reception: 

Saturday, May 10th, 2014 (6PM - 9PM)
163 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508

www.cluttermagazine.com

FREE Exclusive Manly Art Pimp2-D2 sticker with EVERY order this week

I still have a few of these insanely cool die-cut stickers that Jason (Manly Art) made for us. This is our exclusive blue colorway of his Pimp2-D2 design... only 100 stickers were made in this color.

Place ANY ORDER on www.tenacioustoys.com today or tomorrow (May 1 and 2) and I will mail you one of these stickers for free. (Will mail stickers in envelopes next week, separate from your toy order, cuz the stickers and the toys are in different warehouses.)

Custom Cheech & Chong Dunnys by Ian Ziobrowski

Update from our friend Ian Ziobrowski- his latest custom Dunny set!

Cheech & Chong set: This past 4/20, launched the Nugglife Cheech & Chong set. Based off the 3 inch dunny, I sculpted out these caricatures of my favorite most inspirational actors in the world.  The set was available for $300 and is SOLD.

Get yourself onto Ian's commission list by contacting him thru his website here.

Task One Giving Away "Death of a Star" Dunny Custom Homage to Kidrobot

 "Death of A Star" by Task One

a.k.a. End of an Era, a.k.a. New Beginnings, a.k.a. Too Soon?
Task writes:
Due to some of the news of late, I figured now would be the best time to release my newest 8" custom Dunny, a one of a kind LED-lit custom exploding supernova Dunny. Stands 15 inches tall and plugs into standard US outlet.

And, best of all, it's being given away.

The purchase of any figure from www.wearenottoys.net from now til May 1st gives you one entry to win.
1 figure = 1 entry, buy 10 figures get 10 entries.

The winner will be electronically picked at random on May 2nd. Does not apply to print purchases, only figures. Good Luck!

Toilet Guy - the "Street Trash" Inspired Resin Figure by Big Man Toys!

Fans of B-movie cheese & gore rejoice! Big Man Toys is offering up a slimy pile of disgusting resin sludge in the form of the iconic Toilet Guy and he can be yours fully painted or in limited edition neon variants.

Captured in all of his bowel-shaking glory from the beloved cult classic "Street Trash" - this figure will be available to fans and toy collectors on May 1st, 6pm EST at the
Big Man Toys online store.

You can buy one or collect them all, but whatever you do - just stay away from the Viper!

-WolverineBurger

Funko Storms In with SHARKNADO

Even if you don't own any other Funko POP vinyl toys (what's wrong with you?) you need to own this one.  How could you not?  It's a vinyl toy featuring a shark IN A TORNADO, based on movie about SHARKS IN A TORNADO.  Why am I even still writing this?  Any sane person would have already clicked the link and ordered a case of these bad boys just to have one in every room of the house.  

GO!

-The Highest Fever

@thehighestfever

Undead Baby Dragon & Bitemares Plush Kickstarter by Vamplets

Baby Bitemares plushes by Vamplets

Undead Baby Dragon plush by Vamplets

We have had a long relationship with the fine people at Vamplets... I'm not sure when we actually met G-Ra, the spokesgoth for Vamplets, but she has our same fun, sort of absurd attitude. We've been fast friends ever since! Lately Vamplets has successfully funded a few different awesome plush Kickstarters for new products, and this one looks to be another success... with 20 days more to go and just $400 more to raise, it's pretty much a done deal!

And it's no wonder, those Baby Bitemares (top pic) are ridiculously cute... you can grab one for just $15 in their Kickstarter. The adorable Undead Baby Dragon (above) is just $35.




I picked up a pink Baby Bitemare for my niece, who currently resides in Tokyo (yes, my niece is cooler than me already).

You can also grab a comic book for $5, or a graphic novel and comic book set for $20.

In one of their earlier Kickstarters, I picked up a Ghost Pony plush, which is probably also going to be shipped to Tokyo if I can convince myself to part with it. Super cool, creepy plush. In this Kickstarter, you can grab a saddle for your Ghost Pony for just $12, or if you missed the last Kickstarter, you can pick up the full Ghost Pony with Saddle set for $35 (pictured below).

Love these products. These are great gift ideas, and the prices are really reasonable, especially given the fact that they include US shipping.

Check out the latest Vamplets Kickstarter! You'll be sorry! 

oh I mean you WON'T be sorry! heh.

Vamplets Ghost Pony with Saddle