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Now, that’s pretty. This wild colorway is Taipei-based Wingrow Gallery’s exclusive edition of Martin Hsu’s Dragon Boy. Featuring colors drawn from Chinese Folk art, this new edition debuted at this past weekend’s Young Art Taipei international exhibition alongside two life-size fiberglass Dragon Boys in both the OG and Wingrow colorways.... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Vinyl Pulse
A little over a week ago, Toy Art Gallery presented two exhibitions -- ‘Mark Ryden’s YHWH Custom Group Show’ and a special one-night exhibition of Japanese artist Choco Moo’s black + white drawings. Here’s an overview of both shows with plenty of opening night pics after the jump. The YHWH... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Vinyl Pulse
For those of you who have been following Huck Gee’s Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming game “Battle Tails” with Nom Games, you wouldn’t be surprised to know that it has exceeded its goal. Meaning, it’s onto the stretch goals! Those would include things such as special codes for backers, single... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Vinyl Pulse
We hope Monday’s treating you well. To help get your week off to a strong start, we’ve teamed up with the cool folks over at Vinyl Riot on a fun giveaway. Vinyl Riot has generously agreed to provide one of each of its exclusive Dudebox DIY figures (Hau, Scratch and... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Vinyl Pulse
UK newcomer Arts Unknown is following up their first round of toys from Frank Kozik, Gary Baseman and Doktor A with a new colorway of each figure. First up there’s the ‘Classic’ edition of Frank Kozik’s William, Reginald and Henry (above) featuring a mono treatment (150 pieces, ~$106 + s/h).... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Recently, David Flores painted an awe inspiring (its incredible in person) large-scale Einstein Mural at ‘The Reserve’ creative campus in Playa Vista as part of a series of murals curated by Branded Arts. BAIT was on site to put together a nice video detailing the mural painting process as well... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Outland Designertoys in the Netherlands will celebrate their 8th Anniversary (congrats!) with the June 16th release and signing of their exclusive Shadow Death Serpent (80 pcs) created by Jesse Hernandez and produced by Kuso Vinyl. As you can see in these factory shots, the black + silver treatment adds an... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Back in December we brought you word of the upcoming MiniCel project from Rotobox and Kuso Vinyl, essentially a smaller (4”) and cuter version of the original Fahrenheit / Celsius figures. At the time all we had to show was an unpainted proto. So we’re pretty excited that Rotobox has... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Back in January, Kuso showed art for 5 possible new editions of Rotobox’s Revolver Girl 6ix with the tease that one of the colorways would become the SDCC 2013 Exclusive. Fast forward four months and Kuso has officially announced that they’ve chosen the Arctic Revolver Girl 6ix as the exclusive... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Back in November, J*Ryu released his Vita Nova custom 3” Dunnys (ed. of 40) at DesignerCon which quickly sold out. If you missed picking up the piece which features extensive custom sculpting (including Jesse’s signature tree motif), you’ll be happy to know that he’s released the APs (ed. of 13)... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Designed by Doktor A. and produced by Arts Unknown is the brand new Collect and Display exclusive Bella Delamere figure. The Midnight Tryst Edition is limited to 250 pieces, 100 of which is for Arts Unknown Members and the remaining 150 exclusively released through C&D. The Pre-Order will be available... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Last month Clutter held their first Toy Mafia event featuring several exclusive toy drops at Concrete Bar in NYC. For the followup, they’ve enlisted Mark Nagata, Ultimate Skull & Cobra, Devilboy, and Monster Island to create exclusives for the 2nd monthly event (5.25). So far, two of the four exclusives... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Tokidoki has just unveiled two new plush figures + a new pillow. Following the release of the Donutella mini plush, comes two adorable 8” plush figures – Donutino and Donutina ($19.95 each). On the pillow side, there’s the new 22” Adios star shaped pillow featuring the adorable grim reaper character... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Monster Worship has just posted a few official photos of Jeff Lamm’s Mecha Greasebat figure! We had last talked about this figure when they dropped the limited edition poster from Jeffrey Lamm, which was colored by Mathew Milla (HERE). All you GB fanatics can expect an unpainted black vinyl release... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Did you on that Friday (5.17) is the 4th International Globby Day ? Bwana Spoons will celebrate by releasing a new-edition of his Uh-oh Globby sofubi, several new customs and a print over at his web shop. Plus, he’s also sponsoring a fun Globby contest over on the Grass Hut... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
John Santagada has just revealed the first character of his Radioactive Rumblers toy series. Introducing 8-Ball, the one eyed monster with pool ball embedded in his chest. This is just one of the 4” figures soon to come from the series, which will need your help through a Kickstarter campaign... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Amanda Visell has been busy creating several new original (1/1) pop culture inspired wood figures. These new pieces will be very tempting for collectors who love Amanda’s OG 3D work. First, there are five new Disney-based ‘Wood Idols’ -- Cruella de Vil, Eeyore (w/removable tail), Sleeping Beauty Witch, Captain Hook... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Ya’ Heard! Show is back with a brand new episode with a very special guest, Andrew Bell aka Android Bell. They get the word on his background, what’s going on, and what’s up for the future. He even gets a good burn on kaNO. Take a listen and stay tuned... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
It seems as though Paul Kaiju does not rest, as he has unveiled his latest upcoming figure, Slugbeard. This thing looks to be massive and even wields one heck of a ball on chain. Paul mentions that this figure has a total of 11 parts! I feel like Pollen Kaiser... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Up for Pre-Sale through Circus Posterus are Brandt Peters’ and Kathie Olivas’ Oliver and Mortimer figures from Artoyz. They have them available in Sets, Individual pieces, and even a Complete set for the price of $480. The Full set compiles of the Aqua Set, Purple Set, Red Set, and Artoyz... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Uglydoll has partnered with The Ave Venice to offer custom printed Uglydoll Converse Chucks. The new collection features four different Ugly Doll designs ready to be printed to white Chucks using The Ave’s patented process which is the heart of their on-demand custom printed apparel business. The exclusive Uglydoll kicks... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
The remaining supply of Lunartik’s Toycon UK Exclusive Royal Tea Special Brews (2.5”, edition of 200, ~ $23 + s/h ) are now available directly from his web shop. The striking edition features a a golden-eyed Lunartik and crisp white cup with golden accents and a faux china style pattern... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Paul Shih offered two new resin editions at last weekend’s Chromacon event in NZ. If you couldn’t be there to buy in person, he’s gearing up to release both the BEVIL Aqua Edition (ed of 10, $50 + s/h) and the Sushi Kaiju Sakura Flavored Edition (ed of 10, $60... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
Everyone's favorite San Diego based Designer Toy Store Gunnzo, will be having an Open House event, with a Do It Yourself Contest and Trading Party. There will be plenty of fellow collectors and artists at the event to share tips, tricks, and just talk toys with! Feel free to bring... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Vinyl Pulse
For Munny Munth, Kidrobot NYC is proud to bring in customizer and artist, David Kraig for a live customizing event. This will take place on Saturday, May 18th and will run from 12-5PM. Be sure to stop by, take some notes, learn a few things, ask some questions, and fill... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Vinyl Pulse