Featured Product - April 15, 2013

Mini Kaiju Cupcake Custom Series Blind Box

This blind-box custom series is based on the 2-inch Mini Kaiju Cupcake platform created and poured into resin by Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys. Jon is a friend of Tenacious Toys, having participated in many of our group shows as well as signing at our NYCC booth in 2010. We believe strongly in Jon's offbeat Americanized kaiju aesthetic- "Kaiju" means "monster" in Japanese, and what is more monstrous than our food here in America? Cupcakes, in all their sickly sweet deliciousness, are truly the scourge of our great nation. This mini series, therefore, both celebrates and vilifies the cupcake. Artist were invited to basically do whatever the heck they wanted with this platform. Customs came back both cute and scary. This certainly reflects the true nature of the cupcake. Do you think cupcakes are the food of angels, or are they the devil incarnate? Pick up one of these blind boxes and see which kind of cupcake you find inside! 

There are 25 blind boxes in the series with one containing a golden ticket for a 5x7" original painting by Jon Malmstedt. Artists included in the series are NREAZON, Jon Malmstedt, Nasty Neil, Justin Hillgrove and OsirisOrion. Pick one up for only $25 now at the Tenacious Toys online shop.

~Mr. N. Visible

OsirisOrion Molten Lava & Sewer Sludge 3" Resin Dunnys - Preorder Now Open!

OsirisOrion is now taking preorders on these handcast and handpainted resin Dunnys. They are available singly in either of these colorways for $60 each or you can save by ordering a pair for $100.

Each figure will be signed and numbered, but the great news doesn't stop there. The sculpt has not yet been named, so everyone who orders one will get a chance to name it when they order, and one winner will be picked to receive a free 8" Molten Lava or Sewer Sludge Dunny, their choice!

Preorder here before December 7th, 11PM EST.

-WolverineBurger

Bad Applez Inc NYCC 2012 Preview

Bad Applez Inc - Resin Toys, Vinyl Toys and Garage Kits: Bad Applez INC NYCC 2012 Preview: "Here ya go folks! This is what we are bringing to this year's New York Comic Con! We will be at booth #3121 Thurs- Sunday of NYCC! ..."

Bad Applez will be exhibiting alongside Tenacious Toys at Booth 3121!

Check the show planner here.

Resin is King Series 2 Teaser: UME Toys

ANNOUNCING RESIN IS KING SERIES 2

Tenacious Toys in conjunction with Dead Hand Toys announces Resin is King Series 2: a blind-boxed resin mini figure series featuring the sculptural resin work of 16 artists! Each artist was asked to develop a new sub-3" resin sculpt and submit 10 pieces to the series using that sculpt. With 160 pieces in Series 2, this promises to be a much bigger release than Series 1.

We even worked with our good friend Lisa at Kidrobot: the KRNY store will host the Resin is King Series 2 release party on October 4th from 6-8pm! Many of the artists will be there in person to sign their pieces, and there will be exclusive and highly-limited prints by some of the artists available for purchase. Blind boxes and full, sealed 16-pieces cases/sets of the RIKS2 BBs will also be available. On October 5th, any leftover Resin is King Series 2 blind boxes will be put up for sale online at TenaciousToys.com.

WHAT IS RESIN IS KING?

The idea for the Resin is King blind box series was born out of an interest in artisanal resin collectibles. Brian Ahlbeck (Dead Hand Toys) and I decided last year that we wanted to shine a light on the top-level craftsmanship and creativity of resin figures and the artists that make them. We made a few phone calls and Resin is King Series 1 was born. Now for Series 2, we've expanded to reflect the wide variety of resin figures being produced day in and day out. We're always really excited as we prepare for these releases because every single WIP shot that rolls in is a brand-new sculpt! We hope you dig these resin figures as much as we do.

RESIN IS KING SERIES 2 ARTIST ROSTER

• Brian Ahlbeck (Dead Hand Toys)
• Dave Bondi
• Rich Page (UME Toys) 
• NEMO & OsirisOrion (Bad Applez Inc.)
• Jay222
• Motorbot
• Matt A*
• Argonaut Resins
• Selina Briggs (The Jelly Empire)
• Kilroy III (Kilroy's Attic)
• Kris Dulfer (KiD iNK iNDUSTRiES)
• JC Rivera
• Christopher Moore (We Become Monsters)
• Vanessa Ramirez
• Scott Kinnebrew (Forces of Dorkness)
• Tim Stephson

BadApplezINC Two Faced Rotten Applez Envy Edition 3" mini resin figures

You may recall that Bad Applez rolled out a brand-new mini apple sculpt for our recent Resin is King Series 1... well, the whole point of that series was to have new and original resin sculpts released upon the world, and the artists in the series were encouraged to go ahead and utilize that sculpt again for follow-up colorways on their own....

Bad Applez decided on a Granny Smith-style rotten apple as their follow-up, and really honestly I look at this apple sculpt as their mascot (like Kidrobot's mascot figure and Dudebox's Dude).

This envy edition is painted by BadApplezInc's Mike "NeMO" Mendez, the tops and bottoms are a realistic granny smith green with the core painted in gold metallic with a black wash! These came out stunning!! Each Two Faced Rotten Applez mini figure comes poly bagged with a header card and you can pick yours up here.

OsirisOrion video blog: Tenacious Toys Presents "The Candy Coated Custom Show"

 Tenacious Toys Presents "The Candy Coated Custom Show" @ The London Candy Company 4/21/12 NYC from OsirisOrion on Vimeo. 

OsirisOrion - Art and Custom Vinyl Toys: Tenacious Toys Presents "The Candy Coated Custom S...: Tenacious Toys Presents "The Candy Coated Custom Show" @ The London Candy Company 4/21/12 NYC, featuring artists from the bEast Coast, Texas, Cali, and the U.K. doing their thing on vinyl and resin toys. A big group of our closest friends and associates.

Buy customs from the Candy Coated Custom Show here. See more pics by professional photog Matt Siegelbaum here. Props to OsirisOrion for creating this excellent video coverage of our show! Subscribe to the OsirisOrion Vimeo channel here. And of course a big heartfelt thank you to The London Candy Company for hosting the event.

OsirisOrion custom Mickey Mouse for PlayImaginative

I can't tell you how much I love OsirisOrion's paint work. It's mind-blowing. This is his custom Mickey Mouse for the PlayImaginative show. Sick, deep metallic color. Heavy clearcoat makes the paint look so deep that you can dive into it like a swimming pool. Everything he paints looks amazing. Check out this album he has on Flickr. It's just amazing. That's all.

OsirisOrion Bellicose Bunny custom for Bellicosity show at TAG

 Osiris rocked a Nathan Hamill Bellicose Bunny for the Bellicosity show:

OsirisOrion - Art and Custom Vinyl Toys: 03/23/2012 – “Bellicosity” Bellicose Bunny Group C...: Hey Everyone! Here is my custom Bellicose Bunny for the "Bellicosity" show that will be taking place at Toy Art Gallery on 3/23/12 in LA.
See more pics here, and OsirisOrion's original blog post on this custom here.

Apple from Beyond custom by OsirisOrion

As the curator and organizer for his own Bad Applez custom show, you'd expect OsirisOrion to create a stunning piece... He didn't disappoint! Osiris' signature multi-color metallic paint is in full, brilliant effect on this piece, which he titled "Apple from Beyond". 

Osiris writes:  I used magic sculpt, bamboo sticks, and Monster Kolor paint on this custom. He's approx. 4 inches tall and priced at $125.00.

You can buy OsirisOrion's custom apple here.

Bad Applez Online Group Show Opens February 14

Bad Applez Inc, a company cooked up by Rob "OsirisOrion" Ingellis and Mike "NEMO" Mendez, is having its first group show featuring dozens of apples customized by artists around the world. You are invited to drop by the Bad Applez website tomorrow, February 14th, to view the custom show when it goes live. Be there, no matter what your girlfriend says. She might even like it. I guarantee you will see funny videos by some of your favorite artists, as well as a whole big mess of awesome custom applez. Yes, that is the new, accepted way of spelling the plural of "apple". Deal with it.

wHATS UP eVERYONE,
Come and be a little BADD on Valentines Day!!.. be sure to come join Bad Applez inc and friends in celebrating our first ONLINE custom show "I'm a Baaad Apple"!

All customs will be for sale on that day, so be ready to pick up a sweet custom by one of your favorite artists! We wold like to thank each and every artist who took the time to participate in this event and to all those who have supported! You ROCK!! The show wIll be up till MAY !...so don't be shy, breeze through and say hello! Thank you again people for all your support! 

Rob and Mike, http://www.badapplezinc.com/

I'm a Bad Apple Group Show

Not surprisingly, my friends OsirisOrion and NEMO have pulled together an all-star roster of artists for their first online group custom show. Celebrating the launch of their new company Bad Applez, Inc., this show uses apples (plastic apples) as the platform for the customs. 

The show goes live online on February 14th, so you can all attend, no matter where you live! Expect some sick customs. I've been able to see some of them already, and the ones I've seen are all incredibly impressive. Lots of effort and innovation have gone into the pieces. 

In the meantime, check out the Bad Applez site to learn more about their projects.

OsirisOrion limited-edition Doppleganger print only $15

OsirisOrion's "Doppleganger" artwork is printed on high quality photo glossy paper.

Each print is hand numbered and signed by the artist (on the back of the print), and limited to 50 prints. Once these are gone, they are gone! And they're only $15 each so get on it fast.

Osiris is offering free shipping in the US and just $5.00 US for international shipping. Prints will be shipped flat in a poly bag with header card. Buy yours here in OsirisOrion's Storenvy shop.

Trippy, right?

Bad Applez launching with "I'm a Bad Apple" online group show

My friends and talented artists Mike NEMO Mendez and Rob OsirisOrion Ingellis are celebrating the launch of their company Bad Applez Inc. with an online group show they're calling "I'm a Bad Apple." Bad Applez Inc. is currently self-producing resin figures as well as garage kits that harken back to the good old days of DIY toy creation. 

Going live on Valentine's Day (February 14, for us idiot guys who might actually forget the date), the Bad Applez show will feature the works of 30 talented artists. You might have surmised that an apple will be the platform for this show- not rotten old real apples, but nice cheap plastic apples that NEMO found. You might have seen some of them posted on Facebook by the artists that received the platforms! 

Watch for more info posted here, on the Bad Applez site and lots of other blogs!

Plaseebo X BadApplezINC Space Junk Destroyer NYCC Edition

From the Bad Applez Blog: Bad Applez Inc - Resin Toys, Vinyl Toys and Garage Kits: Plaseebo X BadApplezINC Space Junk Destroyer NYCC ...:
We are proud to announce that we will be at NYCC this year and even more exciting Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has jumped on board to do our first run of Space Junk Destroyer resin figures! The NYCC edition of
Space Junk Destroyer is limited to 5 pcs. and will be priced at $220 each! Bob has really knocked this out of the park! He sculpted custom claws for the figure and has added his signature paint sprays and glass eyes!

Come meet all 3 of us at NYCC! We will be at Toy2R & Tenacious Toys booth ( #876) on Saturday October 15th at 3pm est! The NYCC edition of Space Junk Destroyer will be available for sale at that time!

NYCC 2011 Tenacious Toys / Toy2R Booth 876 Signing Schedule

Tenacious Toys will be splitting a booth at the 2011 New York Comic Con with veteran vinyl toy manufacturer Toy2R! Expect dozens of artists to be hanging around, meet the President of Toy2RUSA, see beautiful Toy2R customs! Buy toys, chop it up with Benny, Steph and Kevin Winnik, meet all the artists you've been following all year long! It's gonna be a lot of fun. We're excited to see all of you again!

This year we are privileged to host the following artists in signings at Booth #876:

Friday, October 14th:

• 1PM: Rsin & Matt Anderson
• 3PM: Mr. Munk
• 4PM: Nasty Neil & David Foox


Saturday, October 15th: 
• 11AM: JCRivera
• Noon: Jon-Paul Kaiser
• 2PM: Jason Freeny
• 3PM: OsirisOrion, Mike "NEMO" Mendez & Plaseebo's Bob Conge

In addition to customs and production toys from the above artists, we will be showcasing (and selling) pieces by the following artists (I'm talking custom vinyl, production vinyl, resin and plush too!):
• Kris Dulfer of Kid Ink Industries
• Ian Ziobrowski
• Zam
• Dust
• Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys
• AW177 (Allen Wen)
• Nerviswr3k
• Matt Walker of Monster Kolor

Video Review of OsirisOrion Buff Minis by DesignerToysUK

Props to DesignerToysUK for posting the review, and to Toy Break for sending one of our pieces their way! If ya wanna buy an OsirisOrion custom Buff Mini figure, click here.

Monster Invitational Group Show at FOE

Monster Invitational Group Show, July 8th - July 22nd, 2011

FOE has curated a group show paying homage to monsters. The idea of monsters is as old as civilization and what society defines as monstrous changes and morphs through time and culture. Depending on when and where you grew up, it’s likely some version of monster, urban myth or story shaped your fears and nightmares. No one escapes this rite of passage. Come out to see how 20 different artists from westernmass to Japan interpret their own unique fears, repulsions and pleasures. It may sound scary, but monsters are fun too, and fears confronted (or exercised) are fears conquered.

Artists Roster Includes : Stephen Blickenstaff, Michael Bracco/Spaghetti Kiss, Paddy Charles, Bob Conge/Plaseebo, Dream Rocket, Halfbad Toyz, Paul Kaiju, Jeff Lamm/Greasebat, Brian Mahony/Guumon, Ben Mininberg/Prometheus Rising Studio, Monster Worship, Mark Nagata/Max Toy Co, Michael Nordstrom, Osiris Orion, Ben Reigle, Todd Robertson, Splurrt, Eric Talbot, Velocitron, Dave Wach

Pieces from the show available for sale on FOE's website. Cheers to my buddy OsirisOrion for this video and general awesomeness. 

Mini Kaiju Cupcake Blind Box Custom Series drops tomorrow

Announcing the impending release of a Tenacious Toys x Rampage Toys blind box custom series collaboration: Mini Kaiju Cupcakes!

We have been collaborating with Jon Malmstedt and Rampage Toys for a while now on various endeavors. Jon pours these great little 2-inch Mini Kaiju Cupcakes in resin and at first he was painting them himself. Then he tossed the idea at me for a blind box custom series based on this platform, and I was game!

We decided to go with a 25-piece series and 5 different artists (one of which is Jon). Jon picked another artist (Justin Hillgrove of Imps and Monsters) and left it to me to pick the other 3. I chose NREAZON from Texas, Nasty Neil (iwillnotbeawastedtalent) who's now from NY, and OsirisOrion from CT. 5 blanks went to each artist.

You can see more images here.

Series details:
• 25 blind-boxed pieces in the series
• Release date: Wednesday June 22nd at 7PM EST
• Golden ticket gets a lucky winner a 5x7" original painting by Jon Malmstedt
• $35 per blind box 

This series will go live Wednesday evening in our Exclusives section here.

SNEAK PEEK: Mini Kaiju Cupcake teaser #4

OsirisOrion Mini Kaiju Cupcake custom

Every time I ask OsirisOrion to participate in a project I'm involved in, he brings me world-class work. Above is a poorly-veiled image of one of OsirisOrion's custom Mini Kaiju Cupcakes done for our collaborative blind-box custom series we're putting together with Rampage Toys. 

To recap: the artist roster is OsirisOrion, Nasty Neil, NREAZON, Justin Hillgrove and Jon Malmstedt. The pieces are about 2 inches tall, and the resin platforms were hand-crafted by Jon Malmstedt. Each custom will retail for $35. There are 25 blind-boxed pieces in this series, with one Golden Ticket randomly inserted. We have one more teaser to tease you with (NREAZON) and then we'll start promoting the release next week! Release date TBA soon. This release will take place on the Tenacious Toys website.

Tenacious Toys at Toy Street April 22nd in NYC

OsirisOrion custom mini figures make their debut at Toy Street

Next week on Friday April 22nd, we will be exhibiting at a toy-centric NYC event called Toy Street. Toy Street is put on by the Cookies N Cream crew at 268 Mulberry Street in NYC. This will be a one-day event running from noon to 8pm. Admission is FREE so definitely plan on coming through. We've put together a few neat projects which we'll be kicking off at our Toy Street booth which we are sharing with Lou Pimentel, a talented local artist and friend of ours.

The first major project we'll be unveiling is a collab with OsirisOrion which we've had in the works for a while: I sent Osiris four dozen of Buff Monster's mini Ice Cream figures. This awesome series of customs will feature the amazing and beautiful paint which we've come to expect from Osiris. These figures have 4 basic shapes, and each shape has it's own Orisis-style colorway. From left to right (above) are: Sewer Sludge, Oil Slick, Molten Lava, Rainbow Cookie. Each custom will be bagged and tagged and will sell for $25. Osiris will be on hand to meet, greet and sign. We ran these by Buff Monster and although this project is in no way associated with him, he saw the images and gave his stamp of approval.

Tenacious Exclusive Pearl White Skekiltor

The next collaboration we will have available at Toy Street is the above Pearl White Skekiltor 4.5-inch resin figure by Halfbad Toyz. The Tenacious Exclusive Pearl White Skekiltors were made in a limited run of 20 pieces, and the price is $18 each. Halfbad Toyz will have their own table at Toy Street where you'll be able to pick up a lot more of their toys and merch.

Scott Tolleson's Otis and Otto set

We've had a request from OG from the Big Kev's Geek Stuff show to stock the Scott Tolleson 2-figure set called Otis and Otto, so we will be bringing a few of these to Toy Street in the Blue/Red colorway (pictured above) as well as the Orange/Purple colorway. Otis and Otto are $25 per set. These are a worthy companion to the Scott Tolleson Uncle Argh Mini Qee that we are currently accepting preorders for here. 

If you haven't listened to the Big Kev's Geek Stuff show, you can check out past episodes here. We're currently running a 3A Large Martin giveaway on their show (to air tomorrow night) so click here to go to their site and learn how to enter to win!

Danny Chan's "The Dragon": Show Special

 Our show special for Toy Street will be the 9-inch vinyl "The Dragon" figure in the OG colorway seen above. Designed by Danny Chan for the clothing label REMIX, this figure will be priced at $12 each just for the duration of Toy Street. That's about one third of the normal price.

In addition to all of the above fun stuff, we will also be hosting NEMO, who's coming in with a micro-series of four 4-inch hand-carved wooden tiki figures.
Will post images and pricing once those are available.

We are also hoping to replenish our stock of Zombie Chuck figures in time for Toy Street. Our Tenacious Exclusive blue Zombie Chucks sold out so fast that we thought we'd get some more. 

And we'll be giving out stickers and selling a variety of designer art toys all afternoon, so please do stop by!