UVD Toys x Brian Ewing "The Kiss" Offset Pin Available Tomorrow!

UVD Toys is excited to announce their latest pin collaboration with the artist Brian Ewing! In 2017 the artist most famously known for his rock posters and tattooing created a poster called "The Kiss" inspired by a movie you may have heard of. UVD Toys has transformed the design into a 1.5" offset metal pin to capture the exact design as depicted on the classic poster. These pins will be available Thursday July 26th at Noon EST HERE for $15 each (which includes free US shipping). If you are a fan of Ewing's classic anatomy poster style then this is the perfect item to add to your collection!

UVD Toys x MJ Hsu Ellie The Jellyfish Princess Now On Kickstarter!

UVD Toys and MJ Hsu are excited to announce that Ellie The Jellyfish Princess is currently on Kickstarter! Over the past 6 months they have been developing the prototype for the 8.5" figure and are hoping with your support they will be able to turn this design into a full production figure. They offer a wide variety of backer rewards ranging from a button pack, print, enamel pin, resin figures, original art and more. You can purchase the original colorway for $100 or the Kickstarter exclusive colorway for $110 along with some additional goodies as well. Ellie made her debut on the crowd funding site this past Friday and runs through April 8th, 2018. To learn more or back the campaign make sure to head over HERE.

Luna and the Magical Night Lights Kickstarter New Backer Levels Added

The team of UVD Toys, The Bots, and 64 Colors have been working hard to bring Luna and the Magical Night Lights to life. As we reported on HERE this children's book will tell the story of the character that was produced in vinyl back in 2016. After a little over a week they are over 40% funded and recently added many new custom commission spots to their offerings.

You will now find custom backer rewards from ChrisRWK, DaveMarkArt, Elloo, Feathered Fox, Igor  Ventura, MJ Hsu, Rick Strohmeyer, and even a couple more spots from The Bots. If you have been looking to support this project and get a great piece of art in return now is your chance! To support this project follow the link HERE.

The Bots x Urban Vinyl Daily Luna Custom Group Show Open May 5th at Rotofugi

UVD Toys and The Bots are excited to announce a new group show being hosted by Rotofugi! The Luna ustom Group show will feature twenty artists creating original creations using Luna as their platform. The event will opening on May 5th with an opening reception being held from 7-10pm. The show will remain on display until May 28th and feature the work of...

64 Colors, Ally Burke, Davemarkart, Doktor A, Dolly Oblong, Horrible Adorables, Huck Gee, Igor Ventura, J*RYU, Jeremiah Ketner, Jon-Paul Kaiser, MaP-MaP, MJ Hsu, Obsessed Panda, One-Eyed Girl, Otto Bjornik, rxSEVEN, Scott Tolleson, Tomodochi Island, and Will Rimel

To keep up with all the previews and work in process make sure to check out #LunaCustomShow

UVD Weekly Wrap-Up Ep 24: Hoth Has Frozen Over

The latest episode of UVD's Weekly Wrap-Up has just hit the web! In this episode Travis and Ben talk about the Luna Retailer edition, Andra Kang's Boo Bear, Jason Freeny's new Dunny, XXRay Loony Toons, BearChamp pins, SpokeArt Movies, WootBear's Food/Toy drive and Bots show, and so much more! To subscribe to their channel make sure to head over HERE.

Artist Interviews with Scott Tolleson, Mad, Skinner, Huck Gee, and More From Urban Vinyl Daily

Urban Vinyl Daily has been releasing more artist interviews from their trip to Designer Con. Since our last post they have revealed new interviews with Scott Tolleson, Mad, Skinner, Huck Gee, and have more on the way! If you are a fan of designer toys you will want to give them a subscribe HERE so you keep up with their latest videos.

Frank Kozik Interviewed on The Blind Box Podcast

I don't usually listen to podcasts but this one I made an exception for: there's podcast called "The Blind Box" which is sort of a mystery podcast- same hosts each time but different guests and topics. Fortunately for us, one of the hosts is into designer toys, so he is familiar with our scene and likes to discuss it. In Episode 92, Frank Kozik is the guest. Frank discusses in quite a bit of detail his plan for Kidrobot, how things are moving along, plans for future releases, product mix, etc etc. All the juicy stuff you wanna hear about. Give it a listen, if you're on a Mac or iPhone you can click right through to iTunes here, otherwise you can just listen to it right here on their website.

Here's their synopsis of the Kozik segment:
Kid Robot Fan? This is for you. Episode 92 we have a very special guest.  Frank Kozik, Kid Robot's Creative Director & long time artist stops by to talk about the future of KR. Frank talks about his current position, the myth of "Kid Robot Vs. Funko", & a whole slew of new products on the way from the new & improved Kid Robot team.  We talk why licensing seems to work for multiple reasons, if we should be looking out for the return of Kid Robot stores in your city, as well as Bob Burgers, Home Movies & price drops in the near future.  Frank also takes some time to talk Clockwork Orange, Labbits being inspired by Hello Kitty! & running a record label in the 90's.  Seriously, if you're a fan of past or present Kid Robot, you need to hear what they have planned for the future.

Kickstarter - Mayor 4 Crack by Mindzai x Rodger Beck

Mindzai currently has a Kickstarter to produce a 5 inch designer art toy, based on one infamous Toronto Mayor. Cartoonist Rodger Beck and Mindzai aim to get the funding to produce this desktop figure which will include several interchangeable signs, each featuring a different statement. Currently, there are still a lot of early reward backer spots left at 40 CAD, which includes the original colorway of the figure to be produced. With reward levels as small as 5 CAD, every little bit helps move the project to being a success. Mindzai has mostly everything needed to go into full production, including the digital sculpting files, packaging, and wax moulds. All that's needed is some additional funding to get this hilarious figure into people's hands. Check out the video and pledge for a reward level.

The Kickstarter runs until August 20th and needs 12,500 CAD to be considered funded. Spread the word and lets get something better than Potato Salad funded and created.

  - Mark-Anthony

  Google+

Maiko - 2PetalRose

I'm a huge fan of 2PetalRose or in short 2PR...
UK based artist, most famous for their Kombat/Samurai Kings  from a few years ago..

But for past few years, they have been a little off the grid,  BUT I'm proud to say that now they are back!!!

So here I introduce to you Maiko (meaning apprentice Geisha) seeing as Maiko has a Katana, it looks like she serves more than just green tea!!

 

Limited to only just 10 pieces, each at £150GBP

Maiko resin figurine approx 12'' tall!!!

Hand stitched helmet

Katana/Sword

Wood stand with backdrop

Release/shipping date 1st September 2014

5 pieces up for pre-order at 12.00pm GMT Time Tuesday 8th July  -> http://2petalrose.bigcartel.com/

The remaining 5 will be available on the release day

I happy to see 2PR back with such an awesome piece.

Thanks for reading

Wai Man

www.onesixthbruce.co.uk 

New From Pobber Hero And Baddie

 

Pobber announce the next greatest superhero-wannabe; Hero. This 6.5" Mork variant looks just about ready for bed in his adorable PJs- but don't sleep, or you might miss the 270pc edition. Pobber advertise that Mork Hero, and his little nemesis "Baddie" seen below, are available at major toy stores.

 

For more news, follow Pobber's Facebook or Twitter @Pobbertoys

 

 

 

-Tasha Zimich

RUTHLESS PRICE CHOPPING: 90+ designer toys on sale at Tenacious Toys

Please click through to our SALE SECTION to view all items on sale.

Here are a few of the MANY items that have been ruthlessly and senselessly marked down for your purchasing pleasure:

- Carnies sealed cases of 16: $100

- Artoys 123KLAN Fellastar & Alfa: $10 off each

- All 8GB Mimobot USB drives are $15 off

- Roboluchas now $24.95 each

- Doktor A MadL now $39.95

- Gloomy Muzzle Harness edition now $17.95

- UNKL JunPo figures now $14.95 each

- tokidoki Sandy 9-inch plush now $12.95

- King Bossy Bear now $11.95

- Open-box Brandt Peters Serv-o-matics now just $8.95 each

- Hello Kitty Cosplay 6-inch plushies now just $6.95 each

And lots more marked down including tokidoki Frenzies, Domo Qee figures, Hello Kitty 2-inch vinyl figures... see? I told you! Something for everyone!

Check our Sale Section for all the great deals.

INSIDE TOY FAIR: Live art by the Elite Gudz crew

I was really excited when, at the last minute, I heard that the artists from Elite Gudz had been tapped to perform live art and customization in the Designer Toys aisle of the NY Toy Fair! The platforms for this project are the Mannequinz you see in the following shots.

Elite Gudz, headed up by street artist/designer/entrepreneur Phetus, is a Long Island, NY-based creative studio. One of their many projects is the Concrete Immortalz comic book. Their roster of artists includes some of the best and brightest of NY-area street artists from all walks of the art world: Phetus' resume spans the fashion, design & comic book worlds, Rolo works in illustration and fashion, Mr Den is a tattoo artist, sculptor & painter, Brian works on comic books and handles PR for Elite Gudz, Narek's a digital painter & illustrator, my buddy NEMO, of course, is an independent sculptor & painter extraordinaire who I've mentioned countless times.

Toy Fair got in touch with Elite Gudz not so long ago and offered them a spot so they could show attendees some art in action. I have to say, their booth does lend quite a bit of street cred to an otherwise all-business convention.

Elite Gudz setting up early Sunday, the first day of Toy Fair:

Rolo gets to work on a Wall Lord-themed Mannequin:

Narek, NEMO & Phetus starting their projects:

Rolo cannot be stopped, he just bangs out the most amazing illustrations in minutes:

Mr Den sometimes smiles.

But even when he does, he somehow still looks like he might rip your arms off. He's a really nice guy, I swear:

NEMO in his element, pushin clay:

Phetus at the start of what looks like a very colorful Mannequinz project:

I told you Rolo works fast. The dude's a phenom:

If you can, stop by booth #4954 on the lower level of the Javits to check out the artists at work!

I am sure Elite Gudz will be posting up pics of the finished Mannequinz on their website after Toy Fair.

You can also fan them on Facebook.

Toystreet: Designer toy street fair in NYC April 2nd!

ToyStreet is a new event by Cookies -n- Cream that will provide opportunities for toy collectors, artists and vendors alike to unite in a unique experience where they can buy, sell and trade designer toys and other related merchandise such as art, clothing, handcrafted goods, sneakers etc. ToyStreet will also include live painting and music performances by different artists. The launch event will take place here in New York City on April 2nd, 2010 (Good Friday) and will run from 4pm - 9pm. The location for the event is 268 Mulberry Street between Prince St & Houston St.

Blindsided: a 5-part essay on blind-box toys by Jeremy Brautman

I must have a bad case of HUTA, since I missed this last week:

Each day last week, ToyCyte's Jeremy Brautman released a piece of his essay series about blind-box toys. He managed to interview scores of artists, retailers and manufacturers during his research. It's a veritable Who's Who of movers and shakers in the toy business. 

I must say that this is one of the most thorough, well-thought-out pieces of expository writing I have ever read within our designer toy industry. Kudos, Jeremy!

Blindsided: a ToyCyte Investigation

Part 1: Toy Companies

Part 2: Toy Fans

Part 3: Toy Stores

Part 4: Toy Artists

Part 5: Toy Bloggers

our visit to the tokidoki store to meet Simone!

There was a small line of people still waiting outside to get their toys signed by Simone! We got there a little late, after 4, so we couldn't get on line for the signing anymore.

We went right inside instead and met Simone, for the first time actually. We've been selling tokidoki toys for about 3 years now and I've never shaken the guy's hand! Glad I got a chance to do that finally. He was very gracious even after having spent the previous 3 hours signing stuff for people.

He actually had a few more people in line so I kept it short with him and let him get back to his thing.

The store itself was small but had a great representation of tokidoki bags, apparel, skate decks and toys to choose from. For the most part the toys there were Strangeco's tokidoki selection, which we have carried ever since the very first Sandy & Sabochan vinyls! By the way, we are also able to get the tokidoki skate decks if anyone is interested (and all of the tokidoki stickers as well!)

Another great thing about the Spring St location is its proximity to the Kidrobot store. You can definitely get your designer toy fix down there pretty easily. Also on the same street are the Mac store and Opera Gallery. Opera often hosts art shows by well-known toy artists. Last one I saw there was Ron English. I'd highly recommend a trip to Spring St if you live in NYC or you are close enough to visit. You could definitely make a day of it- plenty to see and do, and some cute places to sit down and eat. It also crosses Broadway at one of the busiest, most dense shopping areas of NYC. Lots of designer clothing stores and about a billion sneaker joints for all of you sneakerheads.

"Take Out: Tasteless Artworks" PON Show at ToyQube 3/6/09

Take Out: Tasteless Artworks by PON

ToyQube is hosting it's first art exhibit at the new location, which includes a cafe, show space and toy store.

PON will be showing his pigeon artworks. Cool guy, we met him at NYCC.

Friday March 6 at 6pm:

ToyQube

37-06 Prince St
Flushing, NYC

718-939-8605

First post...

...we are working out little butts off over here at Tenacious Toys, trying to get our new & improved website up & running. One aspect of the new Tenacious Toys site is this blog, which we will link to from our new homepage.

The purpose of this blog is to keep you informed about what's going on in our store, without having to shoot off newsletter emails every day. We will be posting up info about upcoming toys, artists, pics and info about anything else related to our shop.

We have been talking about switching hosts and putting up a new website for a while now, and we finally got the time to get that big project done without the help of outside designers or programmers. Okay, almost done. We will most likely end up launching the new website this upcoming week. It's a lot of work, especially with our old website still up & running, orders to fill and 3 trade shows in NY this month. Whew!

Benny is off the Toy Fair today to scope out new toys and meet with vendors. In particular we are going to finally meet in person the distributor that is handling the fulfillment of our orders from Toy2R USA! So in the upcoming months, expect more Toy2R products at Tenacious Toys.

And with that, we're off!