Sneakerhead Prototypes Revealed by Cookies N Cream

Cookies N Cream has just released images of the prototypes of their resin Sneakerhead figures! Mekazoo helped refine the concept and our friend END of Argonaut Resins did the prototyping for what might prove to be the ultimate sneakerhead fanboy collectible figure! Read more here.

Joe Ledbetter Chinese Zodiac cases up for preorder

The next mini figure series from Joe Ledbetter is this Chinese Zodiac-themed series of 3-inch vinyl mini figures. Produced by PlayImaginative, this series will be released to retailers in July. We've locked in our order and we now have full cases (containing the full set of 12) available for preorder for $180. 

For this item, we are offering a payment plan where you send us one third ($60) at the time of your purchase as a non-refundable deposit. The remainder of your payment will be due when the figures are ready to ship in July.

Later on, if we have a few cases left, we will break them up and sell them as individual figures.

NEMO Tiki Godz Collection: Piece #6 SOLD!

So we've had a long relationship established with Mike "NEMO" Mendez where we have been acting as the official and exclusive retailer of his tiki-themed custom toys and carvings. But honestly, that arrangement is kind of difficult when NEMO's pieces sell essentially before leaving his studio! 

I think I might have to make him sign a contract or something... 

just kidding! 

NEMO rocks and we, of course, fully support his artwork, no matter who buys it or where they buy it from! NEMO's been banging on a material called balsafoam, which he finds fun to work with. He's been gearing up for a full-on tiki assault by honing his skills on the balsafoam, while simultaneously collecting nice blocks of wood at his studio. Next step in the NEMO Tiki Assault is goin' big: chainsaws and chisels! Expect to see some real, traditional wood tiki carvings from NEMO in the near future. Turns out the various balsafoam tiki carvings that NEMO's been working on have been studies for more ambitious pieces he plans to carve out of wood. 

This latest carving is Tiki #6: a 6-inch carving from balsafoam. Already in the hands of the new owner! Stay tuned to our NEMO section for more products from Mike Mendez, including a series of 4-inch collectible vinyl tikis based on Mimoco's Vimobot platform!

Half Off Matt Anderson Commissions, Today Only!

"Onikuma," a custom Mini Qee made by Matt Anderson for Tenacious Toys

It's Matt Anderson's birthday today, and he's giving YOU a present: book a commission with him today for a mini figure (Mini Qee, Mini Munny, etc) and get it for half off! That's a very generous offer from a talented artist. 

Above is a picture of the type of work that Matt does: steampunk-esque with a healthy shot of electronics and mixed media. The figure above will be for sale at Tenacious Toys as a part of Matt's "Anar-Qee" custom series. When he finishes the last piece, the entire series will be for sale (at full price of course) on our website. 

If you want you very OWN Matt*A commission, however, today is a good time to contact him. 

You can find Matt on his website, Twitter and Facebook.

8inch Flocked Vinyl Snoopy Figures by Dark Horse

These awesome 8-inch flocked vinyl Snoopy figures will be released in September by Dark Horse. 

The white "classic" version seen above will be produced in an open run. 

The other colors, seen, below, will be produced in very limited quantities:

Green, Orange and Violet will be produced in runs of 750 pieces each. Blue, Pink and Yellow will be produced in runs of 500 pieces each. Rarest of them all will be the Brown colorway with a run size of 300 pieces. Price for any of the colors will be $29.99. 

Please email us if you want to buy one as we will have to put in our order soon.

Dem Bonez Custom Show at Zakka March 25

Dem Bonez, a vinyl platform created by the godfather of graffiti, SEEN. from Tenacious Toys on Vimeo.

A few years ago, SEEN wanted to get these Dem Bonez figures made, but the manufacturer couldn't get the design quite right, so SEEN pulled the plug on the project and put all the sample figures he had into storage.

Den Ramos (tattoo artist, illustrator, painter and sculptor) works for Richie SEEN at his shop and discovered these figures stashed away. Since SEEN is a mentor of sorts for Den, Den really wanted the Dem Bonez figures to see the light of day and convinced SEEN to let him use the figures for a custom show.

Luckily for us, SEEN said "Hey slick, take em' all. Do whatever ya want wit em" and the wheels were set in motion. (Hence the name of the show: "Dem Bonez the Reconstruction") The Dem Bonez show evolved quickly with Den Ramos and Mike Mendez co-curating, pulling together a group of bad-ass artists to work their magic on this worthy platform...
The opening night is March 25th, 6-9pm at Zakka: 155 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, NY.

Super Punch Tarot Exhibition at Bear and Bird

Super Punch Tarot at Bear and Bird

Curated by Super Punch blogman John Struan!
Check out his blog at superpunch.blogspot.com

Sneak preview of artwork will be available for online purchase, Friday, March 4th at 9am

Artwork by an international group of super punchy artists: Aaron Miller; Adam Koford; Bethalynne Bajema; Brent Engstrom; Brent Nolasco; Brigid Ashwood; Britt Wilson; Casey Weldon; Cormac McEvoy; Dan Goodsell; Dave Perillo; Dean Reeves; E.G. Gauger; Eric Wirjanata; Franco Brambilla; Geoffrey Trapp; Geoffrey Trapp; Heather Hudson; J. Shea; Jason Chalker; Jerrod Maruyama; Jerrod Maruyama; Joe Alterio; Justin Van Genderen; Kat Brunnegraff; Ken Turner; M.S. Corley; Mario Graciotti; Meghan Murphy; Melita Curphy; Mindy Lee; Nancy Dorsner; Roman Laney; Rosemary Travale; San Smith; Santiago Matias Caruso; Squink!; Steam Crow; Stephanie Buscema; Sven Ruthner; The Beast Brothers and MORE!

Message from John Straun:  

"For the third anniversary of my pop art website Super Punch, I invited my favorite artists to create a work of art. Asking them to create Tarot cards seemed like a a good way to unify the creations, while allowing the artists' disparate styles to shine. The resulting artwork includes sculptures, paintings, and digital work, and ranges from the kawaii to the macabre, and funny to faithful. Please, enjoy the show."

3A Toys - ABC Warriors: Mongrol and the Mess 2000AD

3A Toys - Mongrol 2000AD, originally uploaded by hellovinyl.

The Mongrol and the Mess 2000AD figures will be about 12 inches high and something like 14 inches wide. We've placed out order for these figures now so please email us if you want one, as we'll be buying in limited quantities. They will be $250 each and will ship to us in June 2011. This time around our payment plan will be simple: a non-refundable payment of one third of your total due at the time of your order (for US customers, this will be $83.33). The rest of the payment will be due when ThreeA asks us for our payment just before shipping.