48-Hour Ordering Window Now Open for Jon-Paul Kaiser's Blacksmith

You'd have to be absolutely MENTAL not to order one of these original Blackmith resin figures from JPK. The 48 hour pre-order window for The Blacksmith is now open! http://jonpaulkaiser.bigcartel.com/product/the-blacksmith

Available with real leather (or faux leather if preferred) apron and an individually made hammer, this resin figure stands 4 inches (11cm) tall and each is hand-painted and signed. Cast by @evanmorgan93

The Black Abyss in Death's Eyes custom Dunny by Jon-Paul Kaiser

"The Black Abyss in Death's Eyes" by Jon-Paul Kaiser, photography by Justin Allfree

UK based artist Jon-Paul Kaiser recently completed an amazing 3" Dunny Commission titled "The Black Abyss in Death's Eyes". Jon-Paul Kaiser has been somewhat of a machine in the past year, since becoming a full time artist. Many collectors around the world are lining up to get on Jon-Paul's commission list. His latest creation is a detailed spectre of death, which was created using one of Andrew Bell's Dunny designs, from Kidrobot's Mardivale series, as a base. Jon-Paul Kaiser transformed the originally colorful Dunny into another monochromatic masterpiece for some lucky collector.

"The Black Abyss in Death's Eyes" by Jon-Paul Kaiser, photography by Justin Allfree

As with most of Jon-Paul Kaiser's work, the completed Dunny was photographed by Justin Allfree. To hopefully get on Jon-Paul Kaiser's commission list, be sure to visit his site and shoot him an email with a request. Can't wait to see what other beauties are in store for the masses, direct from Jon-Paul Kaiser's workbench.

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Tenacious Toys NYCC Booth 3121: Signing Schedule

Tenacious Toys booth 3121 signing schedule:

Friday October 12

• 11am: Jacob JAMS signing his resin figures (including blue Tenacious Exclusive colorways)
• 2pm: VISEone signing his new Tube Monsters (all 3 colorways)
• 3pm: Nathan Hamill signing his new Strife & Sire vinyl figure set

Saturday October 13

• 11am: Jason Freeny signing his Gummi Anatomy figures, Gummi Anatomy prints by 1XRUN & the Freeny CAPSL figures
• 1pm: Jon-Paul Kaiser & J*RYU tag team signing, featuring our exclusive JPK Pandaimyo Blue Mini Qee and J*RYU's Baby Sapling resin figure (also a Tenacious Exclusive)
• 2pm: Carson Catlin signing, featuring his Reticulated Dunny series
• 3pm: Rich Page of UME Toys signing, featuring the debut of Dita and a whole slew of other offerings
• 4pm: JC Rivera signing, featuring assorted customs and resin figures

Sunday October 14

• 2pm: Jason Freeny signing his Gummi Anatomy figures, Gummi Anatomy prints by 1XRUN & CAPSL figures

This signing schedule will be updated with additional signings this week. This list is not yet complete.

JonPaul Kaiser show at Yoyamart on Oct 11

Our friend JonPaul Kaiser is going to leap across the pond in October and run wild in the streets of Manhattan. Be warned. October 11, Toy2R has foolishly invited JPK to invade Yoyamart, a fashion and style trendsetting boutique on Gansevoort Street, where he will not doubt blow every single mind that walks through the door. Literally.

No, sorry, I meant figuratively. JPK is a giant, amazingly sweet man who I am very proud to call a friend. His talents really need no introduction. He understands form and composition, and his steady hands have brought to life some of the most brilliant custom toys that ever sold in 3.5 milliseconds at our NYCC booth. I'm stoked to meet up with JPK again. We can all expect to see beautiful Toy2R production toys, as well as custom toys, by JPK at this show.

Oct. 11th, by the way, is the opening day/preview night of NYCC 2012, so any of you in town for the Con will be able to scoot easily over to Yoyamart, which is on the west side, reasonably close to the Javits Center. See y'all there.

SNEAK PEEK: RunDMB x JPK x Ume Toys "Project X"

It's called "Project X" because it has no name... but look at this thing! With sculpting like that, who needs a name anyway? This sculpt is based on a sketch by RunDMB (David Bishop) and JonPaul Kaiser, and cast into resin by Rich Page of Ume Toys.

Here's what Rich had to say:

At the tail end of last yeat I had a conversation about a possible sculpt/resin toy based on a sketch from David Bishop (@rundmb) and Jon Paul Kaiser (@jonpaulkaiser).

I've sculpted him up - a few tweaks to come that will include articulation for his arms and head (which will also be reshaped a little) - I took him down to KidRobot London last week and everyone seemed to like him a lot. We are thinking of a small run for ourselves and selected friends to custom and hope to put a little show on for the launch - after that a ltd run of resin blanks should be up for grabs (no prices yet).

NYCC Exclusive and Specials, signed production toys and customs

We came back from NYCC with so many cool products, it's taken us WEEKS just to sort through it all and start putting it up on our site in our NYCC section. We're far from finished, but here are a few of the cool things that we have available now:

• Tenacious Exclusive Molezilla
• 5" DIY Jumping Brains
• Ian Ziobrowksi Crook ED the Cop
• several customs by Nerviswr3k
• signed Bellicose Bunny vinyl figures by Nathan Hamill
• our show special: Go Hero Tentikills in Arch Villain Purple
• ThreeA stickers and sticker packs
• JonPaul Kaiser Captain Sturnbrau Pieces of Eight Edition
• Matt Anderson's 18" The Reaver custom Qee
• Kid Smoove, a 16" custom Qee by Nasty Neil
• a 16" custom Qee by OsirisOrion
• a whole collection of different pieces by Dust
• 2.5" Jason Freeny Skelanimals Qees with signed boxes
• custom pumpkies by Valerie Gudell
• Tenacious Exclusive Borrachos by Spanky Stokes

... there is much more, and there will be more items listed every day! Please come back and check our NYCC Exclusives section often!

I can't wait for the new 5-inch Mini Qees!

5" Mini Qees - The Next Generation Of Fun!

The first 10 years were just the beginning. Welcome to the next generation in the evolution of Qee as the launch of the 5" Mini Qee DIY Series starts 2011 and the Year of Qee!

Seven of your favorite Qee characters come to life in this new and exciting scale including the MON and TOYER Versions, making it even easier to join the world of DIY and custom art figures. Today's sneak peek is of our iconic TOYER figure, now in 5" Mini Qee format. With articulated arms and head (easy to remove, making it easier for customizing) the Mini Qees are fun and full of possibilities!

Originally launched with last year's Pumpkie Mini Qee and Jon-Paul Kaiser's Samurai Pumpkin, collectors and fans will see new artists editions released throughout the year as well.

This release is just one of the many projects planned for 2011 as Toy2R celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Qee brand. If you thought you knew Qees, think again, as Qee redefines the DIY platform genre once again in 2011, The Year of Qee.

Welcome to the Qeevolution...

Hang on, the ride is just beginning! 

You can follow Toy2R Qees on Facebook, and DEFINITELY keep watching our blog as we are planning some special projects with these new Qees!

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.