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Ryan Crippen aka Reactor88 does 64Colors' Marshall in his signature Totem-style and the result is an exquisite piece of art, IMHO.Ryan-blogged: "I’ve been a big fan of 64 Colors’ Marshall character since I first saw him, and when he became a toy courtesy of Rotofugi & Squibbles Ink, I knew I had to get one to paint. But other commitments and priorities always pushed the idea to the back of the

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CLICK THRU for a closer-look at teasers for some of the awesome figures to come from Jamungo's BUD SERIES 3 [tagged] ~ featuring designs from MAD, Yuck, Jon Burgerman, VanBeater, Sauerkids and Jim Koch! Other artists in this series include Jesse LeDoux, FERG, Superdeux, Aesthetic Apparatus, Pedini, Kenn Munk, Frank Kozik, Brian Morris and Muttpop! FYI: Expect these to drop next week, so keep a

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Fool's Paradise / =27:Fools' 2nd figure release (after KIDS) ~ GENERAL ZOO edges ever closer to final production, currently with a tentative winter / December-release [tagged on TRE]. Designed by Alan of Double Line and made by G999 ~ pre-orders are to be directed via info@g-999.com ~ which also features a special Injury Version limited to 27 pcs made (with pre-orders limited to 1 piece per

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From Doubleline (creators of =27:Fools) comes the "return" of Boredomsqueezer's MIKUSTARS? [tagged on TRE]. To be produced by G-999, Mikustars PUP is scheduled for a November 2009-release.

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Artist Brent Nolasco sends over an intriguing teaser-image for an upcoming MUTT-TOYS PROJECT ~ featuring artists such as MAD, Andrew Bell, Matthew Ryan, Project Detonate, Brent Nolasco and Tyler Coey (of MUTT Toys).Are they stickers? iPhone skins? *Stay tuned for further info*

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Noferin has released a trio of images for their upcoming wooden blind box toy series dubbed JIBIBUTS [tagged] along with some updated info ~ Jibibuts will be coming this Christmas, featuring 12 figures to collect plus 2 extra special rare editions. Standing between 2.5 - 3.5 inches tall ~ Jibibuts are made from 100% sustainably harvested rubber wood.Source: Noferin-flickr

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PRESS: Toy2R is proud to announce the upcoming DIY Qee show being held at Genuine Artikle in NY on December 12th.Representing lowbrow street based artists, Genuine Artikle Gallery and Art Toy Boutique features paintings, urban vinyl, blind box, DIY & designer toys, handmade apparel and accessories. In-house printing of their limited edition clothing and exclusive collaborations with showcased

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Amanda Visell's Fat Cat Miao (by Zakkamono / OG-version posted here) takes on a decidedly morbid (but cool) incarnation with the upcoming Fat Cat Miao (Dead Edition) Dragatomi-exclusive set to debut at the coming DesignerCon on November 21st.Limited to 100 pcs ~ Amanda will be signing at Dragatomi's booth. "As an added bonus, each person who purchases this figure, will be given a raffle ticket

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A Sith Lord and a little robot-boy who wants to be human, as depicted by Tim Biskup for the "I Hate Everyone But You" show [blogged] happening November 13th @ ">De La Barracuda Shop in LA, and exhibits thru December 3rd. The show will also feature prints by designer Matt Goldman. Check out larger images of the above via BoingBoing [images via] and CLICK THRU to have a peek at a 9-feet tall sculpt

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Amanda Visell-said: "We are teaming up wih fellow east sider Timmy Biskup for a Switcheroo x Flopdoodle holiday party. Tim is fancy and wonderful and grows facial hair so we're super happy to kick some ass together. Think of it like a Biskup Valigura Visell sneeze, but art. TB and I will be releasing a super limited edition hand painted figure called the HelperCentaurEphunt. (more info to come) .

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Scheduled for a release on Tuesday November 10th @ 11am PDT via Fullyvisual.com is Amanda Visell's TROJAN PEGAPHUNT metal sculpture available in four editions, each limited to 25 pieces, and with each Pegaphunt comes 5 lil phunt shock troops ~ which are held within a "back door" of the main figure! (how cute is that?). The 4 editions are: Antique Silver, Antique Copper, Antique Brass and Antique

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SANRIO recently celebrated the 35th Anniversary of Hello Kitty in LA with the Three Apples art show @ Royal/T [blogged] and "TeamoZine" from Mimobot was down at the opening gala; "We talked to Kitty-a-philes of all ages, saw amazing Hello Kitty inspired art, and took in a ton of obscure HK products...HK Toilet Paper anyone?"The exhibition showcased interpretations of the beloved kitty by a host

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PRESS: Straight from Vince's Toy Studio in Taiwan is the new exclusive: Ice Cream Micci Chocolate & Chocolate Sprinkles on Vanilla Cone by Erick Scarecrow. The 6" handpainted resin figure is signed/numbered by the artist and comes sealed in Scarecrow's box. The edition size is limited to 25pcs. worldwide and will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Scheduled for a release come November

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PRESS: Bow to your new god: Cross-dressing XENU god of Scientology. When you possess XENU you can exert control over all Scientologists (i.e. Tom) living and deceased! Comes with a removeable yoke, bomber-girl keyring and stickers.Available now from CUPCO! via http://cupco.bigcartel.com for US$65 per. Note that XENU comes with detachable head so you can buy other CUPCO dolls and swap the

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TRE.01 was completed for the upcoming Custom YOKA Show ~ organized by DKE Toys and adFunture ~ set to debut at the coming DesignerCon in Pasadena, USA (circa November 21st 2009).Materials: 3 inch vinyl YOKA, loose toy parts, Kubrick/Bearbrick parts, acrylic paints. Figure comes with a little diecast (i think?) removable spanner. More pics and behind-the-scenes when I get a breather ~ hope you

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Celebrated Otaku-blogger extraordinaire (and Dancing Storm Trooper) Danny Choo will be bringing the TOKYO FIGURE SHOW exclusively to Anime Festival Asia (AFA09) ~ in collaboration with Good Smile Company! Be on the lookout for "a few decoration masters including the Mirai Figma ... GSC are (also) designing some exclusive "TFS in SG" postcards which will look similar to the TFS Summer 2009 design.

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Local customizer Daniel Yu sends awesome snaps of his customed Playmobil-figures which features 2 commissioned sets of 3 Playmo de Plumes ~ based off the works of ThreeA Toys' World War Robot series ~ introducing Nom, Noir & Blanc de Plume!Standing 3 inches short ~ Daniel also mentions the materials used to make these figures include: stock playmobil figures, random parts from the fodder box,

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Following up with the recent release of the OAKOR platform DIY-edition, Sam Millen aka Tesselate of Tessetoys has just released their first batch of pre-painted character Oakor figures dubbed: CONTROL SERIES ONE! [More pics]Limited to just 5 numbered figures in a range of colours, cast in super tough polyurethane resin and packaged in their own tube with hand applied vinyl lettering, Oakor :

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"Living in the deepest and darkest rainforests there is a nomadic race of ozzels who are said to have a very dark grip of the voodoo ways and a nasty taste for ozzel meat. ugh! I wouldnt want to look into any rustling bushes while wandering through a forest and coming face to face with one of these little fella's! That would be one scary sight I tell you! With their weird ritual face paint in the

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Peep the final painted version of the Stick Up! figure designed by Ray Robinson III (Three) and produced and sculpted by Argonaut Resins [tagged]. Note that there is a total run batch of 30 with only 10 released in this colorway.[CLICK THRU for more snaps]Scheduled for a November-release ~ stay tuned for packaging, prices and exact release-date, and Stick'em up!Source: FollowTheCoins

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WELCOME TO BLAMOVILLE is a group custom show organized by fledgling toy-makers Blamo Toys, featuring a host of artist working on their "Billy" figure (seen on flyer-right). CLICK THRU for preview peeks of customs by Buzz Parker (co-creator and artist of Emily Strange), Brent Nolasco, Leecifer, Hello Brute, Squidnik, Betso, Lucien Shapiro, Marco Mejia, DrilOne and WeKillYou!The show launches

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This is an extremely "exclusive" product from adFunture, with only 70 pieces ever produced, and it may will never end up on the display shelves of your fav toy retailers! Standing 7 inches tall, this 2-piece rotocasted sculpture was done for the sheer purpose of celebrating Frank (a dear friend of Eddi's) and Kim's wedding. Now that's a hella "wedding premium", innit?Eddi blogs on HighSnobiety:

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custom rollie artshow nyc from nemo mendez on Vimeo.The Rollie Custom Show curated by NEMO and Benny of Tenacious Toys ~ which featured over 40 customs based on a 99-cent roll-on deodorant bottle platform and was on show at All The Right in Corona, Queens circa October 30th [tagged] ~ quite a brill notion of recycling a mundane everyday product unto a piece of art, IMHO ~ CLICK THRU for a

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CLICK THRU for a slideshow-peek at the opening reception for the inagural viewing of NATURAL RESOURCES [blogged] a group show featuring the customized wooden DIY figures of Cleveland artist, Mike Burnett by over 40 artists ~ curated and produced by Bigshot Toyworks, with the initial showing (of this touring event) hosted by Shoparooni. Natural Resources exhibits thru December 5th 2009. [119 x

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So okay, I missed out on this news-nugget during the Halloween period ~ which does not diminish it's toy-potency, IMHO ~ Emillio Garcia's 2-inch JUMPING BRAINS from Toy2R! [Previously blogged]PRESS: Toy2R scares up this peek at the new line of 2" Jumping Brains mini figures created by Emilio Garcia. Delightfully being greeted by one of Emilio's larger resin cousins - this new smaller edition

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