DCon 2016 Booth #204 - We Are Not Toys with a bunch of artists

After a bit of a quiet period, the collective We Are Not Toys are making a splash at Designer Con 2016. With resin pieces coming from a bunch of different artists, here is just a few items that have been teased by TaskOne and We Are Not Toys. The latest full release is Big Paw by Mike Fudge x We Are Not Toys. Be sure to follow We Are Not Toys on social media to see the latest full reveals as Designer Con 2016 draws near.

Brent Nolasco x We Are Not Toys - Resin Figure

Mike Mendez x We Are Not Toys - Resin Figure

JC Rivera x We Are Not Toys - Resin Figure

Riser13 x We Are Not Toys - Snailveillance Resin Figure

Angel Once x We Are Not Toys - Angry Elephant

Angel Once x We Are Not Toys - Angry Elephant

Josh Mayhem x We Are Not Toys - Blown Away

84Pages x We Are Not Toys - Resin Figure

We Are Not Toys
Angel Once
Josh Mayhem
Mike Fudge

JC Rivera

84Pages

Brent Nolasco
Mike "Nemo" Mendez
Riser13

- Mark-Anthony

Twisted Mouse show opens at PIQ March 14th

PIQ is announcing their Twisted Mouse show in their shop in Grand Central Terminal, literally the most convenient art toy shop and gallery in all of NYC. If you can't find Grand Central on your own, I can't help you.

Twisted Mouse opens March 14 at 4PM and will feature a TON of awesome toy artists offering their interpretations of that most famous of mice, through custom figures, prints and original canvas artwork. Not to be missed!

PIQ

8 Grand Central Terminal

New York, NY

http://www.piqproducts.com/

Haunted by Innocence by TaskOne

Task One just gave us the heads up on his latest piece, Haunted by Innocence.  I just finished re-reading IT so pretty much anything with a grip of balloons is haunting to me, much less a little skull girl with a tag-a-long teddy bear.  This 10" tall piece features Huck Gee's Skullhead rotocast in resin by Task One.  Only 7 pieces were made and a few have already been claimed so you better hurry if you want one on your shelf!

www.taskoner.com / Haunted by Innocence - resin skullhead:

+The Highest Fever

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!

Celebrate SubUrban Vinyl's 1st Anniversary with the Street Spirit Artist Series

Come celebrate with SubUrban Vinyl as the mark their one year anniversary with the release of the Street Spirit Artist Series at 4:20PM on 4/20.  Street Spirits are sculpted by Nemo and rotocast by Task One, there will be six pieces available. Which artist will it be?  

THE SUCKLORD!!

Also SubUrban Vinyl will be having a sale in store and online starting Friday 4/18 - Saturday 4/19. All in stock items (Excluding Custom art and new releases) will be 20% off. They will also have a 20% off coupon code going out to their newsletter subscribers on Thursday! So sign up!! 

-The Highest Fever

@thehighestfever

Baby Cthulhu Resin Kickstarter by Monster Mind Sculpts

Baby Cthulhu Resin figure by Monster Mind Sculpts

If the popularity of an idea is judged by the speed at which its Kickstarter is fully funded or the amount of money over the initial goal is received, then Baby Cthulhu by Monster Mind Sculpts is at the top of the heap. Just an hour after the Kickstarter went live it was fully funded, reaching its initial $3,500 goal.  With nineteen days to go Monster Mind Sculpts has collected over $18,000 dollars, more than five times its initial goal.  

Baby Cthulhus are 3.5" tall resin figures, sculpted by the amazingly talented Cassia Harries of Monster Mind Sculpts and cast by the equally amazing Task One.

While almost everything above the $35 pledge level is gone (at the time of writing, there is one $45 pledge left featuring a glow-in-the-dark version*) you can still get in on the DIY Baby Cthulhu, keychains, stickers, postcards or even a wallpaper.

-The Highest Fever
@thehighestfever

*I'm strongly considering bumping my pledge up and nabbing that $45 spot.

ROCKY RHINO custom Jouwe by Task One

This custom has everything. Great paints, great sculpting and I really love the concept. Excellent in my book!

Rocky rhino from Battle Beasts... 80's trandsformer spin off.. custom jouwe produced by MyTummy Toys and Kuso Vinyl... roughly 10" tall.. Done as a commissioned piece... September 2013...

http://www.taskoner.com/toys/rhino/rhino.html

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SNEEK PEAK: Task One is completing Waves 5 & 6 of Pillaging Pop Culture Series 1 right now

Pillaging Pop Culture Series 1 by Task One: LAST CHANCE!

Today is the LAST DAY we will be selling Series 1 of Task One's amazing Pillaging Pop Culture series! Customers have been RAVING about the quality and accessible prices of this series of customs. You can still purchase a blind box from Wave 6, buy the full Wave 6 set of 3 pieces (yes, the one with Animal), or opt for the full series of 18 pieces + chase. But if you're interested in adding Pillaging Pop Culture Series 1 to your collection, do it today- at the end of the day I'm taking them down off the site.

All PPC Series 1 figures come in custom packaging designed by Task One

Super Sunday Series: Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 6

LAST CHANCE!!

Today's Super Sunday Series mark's the last wave in the Pillaging Pop Culture series. Featuring Animal (WOMAN, WOMAN, WOMAN), Janice (so I said "Mother it's my life so if I wanna live on a beach and walk around naked...", oh) and Floyd Pepper (Wax Lips? I just had 'em! Did you leave 'em in your other pants? I AIN'T GOT NO OTHER PANTS!)

http://www.tenacioustoys.com/SuperSeriesSundays_s/207.htm

In addition, there are a few slots left to order the full set, all six waves, AND a chase figure not available outside of the full set. That's 19 figures!

http://www.tenacioustoys.com/Pillaging_Pop_Culture_Full_Series_plus_Chase_p/sssppcseries.htm

-The Highest Fever

@thehighestfever

Final Release: Wave 6 of Task One's Pillaging Pop Culture Series 1

OK folks, here's the one you've all been waiting for: the final (sixth) release in Task One's Pillaging Pop Culture Series 1, featuring Animal!

As an extra last-minute bonus, Task One has announced that every Animal will be sporting a different shirt featuring a metal or punk band! Every Animal will be unique and one of a kind.

You'll be able to buy a blind box for $40, or ensure that you get your Animal buy buying the full Wave of 3 pieces for $100.

Go to our Super Series Sundays page at 4PM EST this Sunday May 19th.

Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 5 by Task One now for sale!

Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 5 is now available as a full set (as pictured above) for $100, or buy a blind-boxed figure for $40. Click here to buy Pillaging Pop Culture by Task One! This wave will be for sale for 14 days and then it'll be taken off our site forever.

Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 4 by Task One

Releases April 21 at 4pm EST! www.tenacioustoys.com

Task One Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 3 drops today at 4PM

Colorful Wave 3 of Task One's Pillaging Pop Culture Series is dropping today at 4PM EST on our Super Series Sundays page! You won't wanna miss this one. We do have a few full sets left as well, for those of you that want all 19 figures but missed out on the first couple Waves.

NOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY at Tenacious Toys: Pillaging Pop Culture Wave 2 by Task One

 Pillaging Pop Culture is a series of blind boxed customs by Task One. This past Sunday we released Wave 2: the 3 figures you see here. You can buy them as blind boxes, buy the full Wave of 3 pieces, or purchase the whole series of 18 plus a chase (Crazy Harry). Click here to see all your options.
Don't wait: each Wave is available for a limited time, and once they're gone, they are gone forever.

Wave 2 of Task One's Pillaging Pop Culture Series drops today at 4PM EST

Dropping today at 4PM EST on our Super Series Sundays page are these 3 new figures in Task One's 3" custom blind box series "Pillaging Pop Culture." Piggy, Bunsen and Beaker are the next 3 characters to be released. Pillaging Pop Culture is a tribute to today's artists pillaging icons from our childhood to sell art. Well, if you are gonna steal from the rich, at least make it affordable to the poor, by pricing them as low as possible. All customs in the series are hand painted and signed by the artist. These figures will be available for 14 days only. Supplies are extremely limited. Blind boxes are $40 each, the full Wave of 3 pieces is $100.

Tenacious Toys Super Series Sundays: Wave 1 of Task One's Pillaging Pop Culture Series

 This Sunday, March 10th, Task One's new 3" custom series "Pillaging Pop Culture" will join the Tenacious Toys "Super Series Sundays" releases. Pillaging Pop Culture is a tribute to today's artists who are pillaging icons from our childhood to sell art. Well, if you're gonna steal from the rich, at least make it affordable to the poor by pricing the art as low as possible.

The blind-boxed custom hand-painted figures will be $40.00 a piece or $100.00 for all 3 designs released in each wave. Purchasing 3 bind boxes in each wave guarantees that you will get one of each of the 3 figures in that wave. This puts each figure, if the full wave of 3 pieces is purchased, at a mere $33.33. Purchasing one figure means you will get a blind boxed figure.

We will also make available a limited number of full sets- the whole series of 18 characters plus chase- at $600.00, which is a lot less than some consumers spend hunting down a full set of a production series. There will be a "free" chase figure (not part of the 18pc set) that will be rewarded to 2 lucky orders each Wave and automatically to anyone who purchases the full set. While the exact run size is not revealed, the series is limited.

Release schedule for Pillaging Pop Culture:
• March 10, 4PM EST: Wave 1
• March 24: Wave 2
• April 7: Wave 3
• April 21: Wave 4
• May 5: Wave 5
• May 19: Wave 6

Click here to visit the Super Series Sundays page.

Re-Thinking the Blind Box
The current blind box theory works well for production pieces. But when it comes to custom and home artist-made series, especially ones with several artists, you may only want one or a couple of certain pieces in the series. The chances of getting one you like may not be in your favor. You also may not want to blindly pay upwards of $100 for a custom you may not like. Another issue is you may not want to buy more than one, in fear you might receive a duplicate.

So after a little thought and experimentation, this is how the Pillaging Pop Culture series will work:

The series contains 18 figures that will be divided up into 6 releases ("waves"), held 2 weeks apart.

By releasing 3 figures at a time instead of releasing the full series of 18 at once, it automatically raises your odds of getting the one you like to 1 in 3, instead of 1 in 18 or whatever the ratio may be. If you purchase 2 blind boxed figures, your odds go up dramatically. Your odds disappear completely if you shoot for the price savings and buy all 3. Releasing 3 figures at a time will also guarantee there are no duplicates bought or sent with any order. When a customer orders 3 blind figures in Wave 1, one of each of the three Wave 1 figures will be shipped to the customer.

To add a little intrigue to the usual blind box release method... instead of seeing all the figures in the series and a blacked out mystery chase figure, we will do the opposite and start with revealing the chase first (see below). The rest of the figures will be blacked out, only to be revealed upon each 2 week release. Hopefully this lends a little excitement and suspicion as to what figures may be revealed each wave.

To entice sales, the chase will be free. 2 lucky orders will be selected randomly each release round to receive a free series chase added to their order. The chase will also be rewarded automatically to any customers who purchase the whole series for $600.

A note from Task One:
By stretching the release out over a 12 week period it prolongs the fun, interest and awareness of this project both for the collector and the artists. As a collector, it increases your chances of receiving pieces you want and gives you time between paychecks to save up for the next release. As an artist, the space in between gives us time to fulfill orders and keeps the project in the blogs and media for a while, instead of having a nice build up to a release date, after which the project is forgotten.

Task One would like to encourage other artists or people putting together a blind box series to try this method out, and feel free to adapt and add on your own ideas to the process. If you do please contact him and let him know how it turns out.

Task One Pillaging Pop Culture wave 1 drops March 10...

Under Construction (red) by Task One

This guy keeps impressing me...

 

You may have seen this one before... But, Now it's in "red" and for a good cause. This piece is on it's way to Art whino for their Doctor's Without Borders Show This weekend.., if your in the DC or Maryland area, go check it out and buy something. a great assembly of artists and a good deed! - Task One

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DunnyTown series completed!

An amazing project has ended....grab one while you can...have the feeling that TaskOne is a bit done with this design...

That's it ladies and gentlemen... the final four designs in the DunnyTown series are done and available for order now... get em while you can.. it's been fun... but I'm super stoked to be moving onto something new...

http://www.taskoner.com/toys/dunnytown.html

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  - Don P