SNEAK PEEK: Elemental Badgers series by FOOX

Foox is finally revealing the prototype for his upcoming Elemental Badgers series, scheduled to be released in 2011.  This series of 6-inch tall vinyl figures will be limited to 500 pieces in 5 colorways. 

The Elemental Badgers offer the world a view into the nexus between Science, Nature, and Magic. 

Each Elemental Badger will be handpainted, named, and numbered by artist. The Elemental Badgers play upon the 5 elements of Nature (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Soul), the elements of the periodic table (noble gases, flammables, liquids, metals, etc) and the different branches of the military (Air Force, Rangers, Marines, SEALS, etc) - making each individual badger a work of unique meticulously crafted art.

In Japanese mythology, the badger was put in a sack and beaten to bring forth good luck. Each of these elemental totems carries with it a small ruin for exactly that purpose. So rather than beating the poor Elemental Badger for good luck, we transferred the luck to the ruin and on to you!

Details and specs: 6" tall, vinyl, handpainted (each unique) and named, 1 of 5 colorways, 500 toys total
Packaging: TBD
Release Date: TBD (estimated for first quarter 2011)
Retail Price: $250 per fully customized, handpainted badger. $1199 for complete set

For an idea of what a Foox custom looks like, check out this album of images of the Foox-customized Nathan Hamill tyrannoCECILrex, and this image of a Foox-customized Bunnee Qee.

Qee to the City 20-inch Qee show at Art Basel

Location: Casa Wynwood, 2135 NW 1st Court, Miami 

Dates: Starting Dec 2nd @ 4pm, running thru Dec 5th @ 7pm

Curated by Mike Franco of Wizard Sleeve Toys, with the assistance of Benny from Tenacious Toys and Qees from Raymond & Kevin of Toy2R.

SNEAK PEEK: DCon 10-inch Homer Simpson Qees at Toy2R/Apex booth

Designer Con Alert - D'oh! D.I.Y. 

Apex and Toy2R will be displaying some great customized 10" Homer Simpson Qees during D-Con. Some debuting for the first time - so head over to the Toy2R / Apex booth this Saturday to check out customs by DrilOne, Mike Leathers, Slobot, Reactor 88, Kim Mayhew, Glass Ink and Mikie Graham.....the Yellow Power of Simpsons!

Jon-Paul Kaiser Samurai Pumpkin PURE Edition

In stock now: one of the very first versions of Toy2R's AWESOME new Mini Qee platform, the PumpkieQ: Jon-Paul Kaiser's righteous Samurai Pumpkin in his signature black and white edition they're calling "PURE". Buy one here.

New Toy2R x Dark Horse Domo figures coming October 2010

Wood Grain 7-inch Domo Qee, limited to 500 pieces. Will retail for $59.99.

Glow in the Dark 7-inch Domo Qee, limited to 500 pieces. Will retail for $59.99.

 

Above: 4-inch Domo Qees, retailing for $14.99 each and coming in October. 

Will be for sale in our Domo section.

Starting at the top: Black Lightning (750 pcs will be made), Green Filigree (1250 pcs), Leopard (1250 pcs), Partly Cloudy (500 pcs), Pink Star Blossom (750 pcs), Polka Dot (1250 pcs), Spider Web (750 pcs) and Super Star (1250 pcs). 

Leave a comment and let us know which ones you like! So far I love the two 7-inchers, and as far as the 4-inchers go, my faves are Spider Web and Partly Cloudy.

 What do you like?

SNEAK PEEK: Toy2R Qee Artist Series 6: Charlie Mewshaw, DOINK & DrilOne

Toy2R is packing up the Qees and preparing them for release next week and that means another quick look at some of the designs included in this relaunch of one of the series that started it all, the Designer Collection.

Up first is the newest piece from artist Doink! One of the original designers to use the Qee platform, Doink's fun and off tilt designs make for great pieces. From his classic 8" Artist Qees that sold out and are hard to come by, to his upcoming release, the 21 inch FabriQee Plush line, Doink stays fresh and trendy! Look out for this Mon...Qee.

From one of the hottest customizers in the art toy world comes the first production Qee by DrilOne. His military style and rusty looks are praised by fans and collectors. This new 2.5" Qee is a must for everyone and best of all, you can carry it around with you all the time to show your support for DrilOne! Toy2R is thrilled to have this design by the artist, especially since it is on our iconic Toyer Qee.

And then there is the unique Boxee Qee from Charlie Mewshaw. Charlie is best known for his original toy creations and artwork under the banner, SAUCERNAUTS. When Charlie submitted his 'Pinkeye' design, we knew it had to be made. There's a little surprise waiting for you when you catch Pinkeye...but that's for you to find out.

These great Qees will be arriving soon. We'll have blind boxes and open boxes so make sure you check back for more info on their arrival. There will be some cool chase and mystery figures mixed in as well...happy hunting!

Toy2R Celebrates its15th Anniversary With Big News!!

With the new website, www.toy2rusa.com, up and running since Christmas, Toy2R is poised to make some waves in 2010.

The new web presence of Toy2R includes a revised blog moving QEE4ALL under the roof of the new site. News about upcoming releases, updates and all things Toy2R are being posted daily. News of the continuation of the Simpsons Qee line was confirmed with the announcement of the 10” Homer Simpson Qee dropping soon. This includes the classic everyday outfit Homer as well as the D.I.Y. Edition. Plans are in the works to make the D.I.Y. available for a world art tour like the Bart Simpson Qee Tour that included over 230 original customs! Other licensed Qee lines will be announced shortly including news about the follow-up series of Domo Qees!

The website also features an all new Custom Qee Gallery section with over 300 original customs on display. Works from Baseman to Voltaire to rare images of pieces by Buff Monster and Obey are available for viewing. The Gallery also encourages anyone to submit photos of their original custom Qees to be included alongside some of the best customizers in the world.

On top of all the media – Toy2R has also included a new webstore! Looking for that hard to find Qee? Need a D.I.Y. fix? Trying to finish a collection – well check out the new store to find just about everything under the sun from Toy2R. Limited edition classics as well as preorders for upcoming releases like the 2.5” Elemental Qee Series– its all there!! From Jumping Brains to exclusive Kozik’s Potamus figures! Find rare Bossy Bears and classic Rolito Figures just waiting for you at Toy2R USA!

Check out the new site and see how the Qeevolution is taking shape. With updated Twitter access (@QEEBEAR) and a Facebook Fan Page collectors and fans alike can stay in touch and talk directly with the Toy2R crew better than ever before.

With the announcement of the classic 2.5" Artist Qee Series being relaunched and new licensed Qee lines coming soon – Toy2R is pulling out all of the stops to make 2010 – it’s 15^th Anniversary – a major milestone!

Toy2R – Putting Art In Your Hands For 15 Years!