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Winning CE x SINGHA Designs & CE Contest II Official Press Release

2012-01-27T20:47:00.000+08:00

An Official Press Release for CE Contest II will happen next Tuesday Janaury 31st, 2012 @ Siam Center (one of the most famous fashion mall in Bangkok, Thailand). This will be the first step for the main project event which will be running along until the Final Battle in March or April. Shown above is the flyer-image and proposed Press Release Presentation stage for the event [More images HERE]The

Ron English's “America’s Back!” (Obama x Incredible Hulk)

2012-01-27T18:30:00.000+08:00

First Ron English depicts Barack Obama as Lincoln, now the President of The United States becomes a hulking bulk of muscled masses known as “America’s Back!”, and you would do well not to make him angry … you wouldn't like it when he's angry …Source: HighSnobiety

The Primrose Path: Luke Chueh & Juan Muniz @ Brett Wesley Gallery (Feb 2-Mar 31)

2012-01-27T18:00:00.000+08:00

EVENT-PRESS: Brett Wesley Gallery is proud to present The Primrose Path, featuring new paintings by renowned Los Angles artist, Luke Chueh and rising Las Vegas artist Juan Muniz. Opening and artist reception will be Thursday February 2, 2012 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 1112 S. Casino Center Blvd. This event is free to the public. The exhibition will run through March 31, 2012.

BLOOD PUDDIN' by Joe Capobianco & DARK AGES by Marie Sena @ Stranger Factory (March 2012)

2012-01-27T17:30:00.002+08:00

Stranger Factory gives us a headsup and preview images for two upcoming gallery shows happening in March 2012 - featuring Joe Capobianco's BLOOD PUDDIN' & Marie Sena's DARK AGES. Check out the summary of write-ups below, and see+read more on my Facebook-album!EVENT-PRESS: “BLOOD PUDDIN’” features world renowned pin-up artist and tattooist Joe Capobianco. Joe’s Blood Puddin’ gals are sexy, lurid,

Custom-Feature: Stitch by Motorbot

2012-01-27T17:30:00.001+08:00

Most adorable Stitch-custom I've seen, which utilizes the Stitch-form to great advantage by making it a cuddly-canine! Kudos to Kevin Olson aka Motorbot for the build, and the fact that he flocked the figure, is utterly awesome!I reckon this might be a custom-commission as I could not find the build on his online store. *CUTE*

Custom-Feature: Beezel by DrilOne

2012-01-27T16:30:00.000+08:00

"Beezel" is a customized Kathie Olivas Hazel Scavenger by DrilOne, and Beezel looks uber-cool, in a kitschy-adorable way (as much as a gasmask can make a character adorable). You know you want to see more Beezel here in DrilOne's Flickr-album, right? Click here to view full-screen slideshow, if you so please :)

Jay Jay by James W K Chan

2012-01-27T16:00:00.001+08:00

"I am illustrator from Hong Kong. This is my new sculpturing on 8” tall designer toy and hand-painted with five style unique. It is a cat call Jay Jay, who likes photography."From James W K Chan comes this unique hand-painted figurine currently available via his blog and Ebay store - priced at US$299 per. Check out more images via his Flickr and/or my Facebook-album!

Download your Free Super Giovannino Papertoy

2012-01-27T15:30:00.000+08:00

Eta Carinae offers up this "Super Giovannino" paper-build for a FREE download via www.vinsart.it = specifically here - where you can see other colorways and editions on slideshow. Pretty cool, this!

Intro to The Topo Animated Show by DGPH

2012-01-27T15:00:00.000+08:00

I've always loved the animated works of DGPH (View Tsuchi and Death), and as well their character designs seem to suit the medium perfectly, in all it's chibi-fied adorableness! This time, Chino, Chai and Low get animated and join in the fun with Topo, starting with the above "introduction" to the new upcoming TOPO ADVENTURES!If you recognize the trio (plus Topo, of course), tis because you might

Custom-Feature: The Bantha Whisperer from Scott Kinnebrew (Forces of Dorkness)

2012-01-27T14:30:00.000+08:00

From Scott Kinnebrew comes "The Bantha Whisperer" - featuring a 3" Dunny and a 5" labia, in a duo-set to excite the Star Wars-fan and toy-lover! More images can be found here. And as well this set is for sale over at tenacioustoys.com for US$400. "The fur on the labbit was a real challange but in the end i'm really happy with the way they both came out. I'm also happy that the ears on the labbit

Custom-Feature: 'Love' Mini Tuttz by Emily Bee

2012-01-27T14:00:00.001+08:00

Truth be told, I was waiting for the three-shot from Emily Bee (posted above) which showcased her custom Paroah Hound, Tuttz and the new Mini Tuttz resin figurine - so that folks have an idea of the sizes she was working on (folks who did not already know about Argonaut Resins' builds, of course)."LOVE" joins "Destroy" and "Strength" in the custom-painted line-up and will be available for

Spikewad @ London Toy Fair 2012

2012-01-27T13:30:00.001+08:00

Courtesy of Unbox Industries, we get to have a singular glimpse at the multiple-limbed SPIKEWAD - designed by Jeffrey Lamm - on display at the London Toy Fair (at booth #141 @ Together Plus). This is not the final edition tho, as they are "Missing a couple of paint apps". Didn't really expect a "blue"-colored Spikewad tho!

Custom-Feature: Happy Hand Mummy Boy by Leecifer (for "Customs from the Crypt" @ Super7)

2012-01-27T13:22:00.001+08:00

Leecifer says of this custom-painted Mummy Boy: "Probably the "cleanest" MB piece I've ever done." ~ and I have to agree with him! Featuring Pearlescent Paint on Standard (Mascot size) Mummy Boy - this was done for the Mummy Mania! "Customs from the Crypt" Show at Super7 Store - launching January 28, 2012 [blogged]. This custom has been added to the others posted HERE on my FB-album of the

Custom-Feature: Love Devil Marshall by 64 Colors

2012-01-27T13:13:00.001+08:00

Celebrate Valentine's Day 64 Colors-style with this 3.5" Hand-painted Marshall Custom! Limited to a hand-painted edition of 8 pieces and priced at US$125 each -the figurines will come with 3 Valentines badges (and know if it's designed by 64 Colors, they would look awesome too!). Available here on January 27th @ 2pm Eastern.

Monsters & Misfits 2 by Circus Posterus (April 13)

2012-01-27T13:12:00.000+08:00

Check out the above WIP-image of Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters' works for the upcoming MONSTER AND MISFITS II show this year! Pretty exciting this! There was a huge build-up to the event where the artists were to be present in Japan for the first show, but were unable to due to the disastrous earthquake which happened around that time."Circus Posterus returns to Japan this April for Monsters &

First Look at Lucius by Tara McPherson x Vinyl On Vinyl

2012-01-27T13:11:00.002+08:00

Here's an exclusive sneak preview of what Vinyl On Vinyl are cooking up for Tara Mcpherson's visit on February 8th. Give a warm welcome to "Lucius" (and 'Mountains') based on her Melvins poster from 2008! But will it comes with the finger-moustache tho? Heh.

More Image Reveals for ESC x Tomenosuke EXCLUSIVE

2012-01-27T13:11:00.001+08:00

The ESC Toy x Tomenosuke EXCLUSIVE heats up with this image reveal - featuring a "Long Lost Sister" back into the embrace of the ESC Toy family! A drop-date has been scheduled on January 31st, so stay share, people! www.esctoy.com / www.tomenosuke.com.

KAWS:PARTNERS On Sale @ KAWSONE (Jan 27)

2012-01-27T13:08:00.002+08:00

KAWS:PARTNERS will be available on Friday January 27th at noon EST on www.kawsone.com. Ys, it is the image shown above-left (and teased HERE). Although no price was mentioned this round, note that the in initial SRP was tagged at ￥14,490 (approx US$188) when made available at Original-Fake.The Walt Disney x Mickey Mouse statue (shown above-right) is in which this sculpt had been based on paid

11 PIXS for 2011: Otto Björnik

2012-01-27T10:00:00.002+08:00

"I started 2011 with the plan of customizing toys. And I experimented painting on vinyl with a Trikky last February. Then came Kidrobot's Munny World contest on May and I created four more. After the contest, I sold everything and spent all the money in toys. I then started customizing for private collectors while planning for the 32-toy series Shah Mat II: The Great Sartorial Conundrum. All in

DC Nation - Aardman Animations DC Comic Short

2012-01-27T09:26:00.000+08:00

VID-DESCRIPT: 'If you're familar with Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, or the academy award winning short film Creature Comforts, then you are familiar with Aardman Animations. According to Blastr, their claymation styling and snarky British humor is back in this block of shorts they are doing for Cartoon Network's upcoming block of programming, DC Nation.'Hilarious stuff! Loving the

New Serial Feature Projects on TOYSREVIL: 'In My Sketchbook' & 'On My Worktop'

2012-01-26T23:57:00.001+08:00

February will see the start of two new Serial Feature Projects on TOYSREVIL: "IN MY SKETCHBOOK" and "ON MY WORKTOP" - two very literal meaning projects, with the intention of providing a platform for artists to showcase their work, and of course for me to have 'original content" to feature on the blog :) The Projects begin right after the completion of my 11 PIXS for 2011 Project by the end of

Army of Snipers Give Back with Vinyl On Vinyl

2012-01-26T21:06:00.000+08:00

"Last December, one of the worst typhoons hit our country. What sounded like a regular storm warning in the beginning, turned out to be one of the worst calamities the Philippines had to face. With more than a thousand dead, many injured and leaving more than a hundred thousand families homeless.""The Army Of Snipers - A well renowned group of multifaceted artists from all over the world flew

Fat Tony by Ron English

2012-01-26T21:00:00.000+08:00

DKE Toys solicits Ron English "FAT TONY" - featuring the 9" tall vinyl figure with articulated arms and a SRP of US$60 to warm your toy-loving hearts! We've previously posted a teaser Iand it's 'origins'), and now, we get turnarounds and a shot of the packaging, courtesy of DKE! (Now go bug your fav retailers for availability!)PRODUCT-PRESS: 'Introducing Fat Tony: A Ton of Tiger with a Short

Kaneda Jacket by Bandai to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Akira

2012-01-26T20:30:00.000+08:00

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Akira, Bandai is selling Kaneda’s jacket! There's the signature RED jacket (shown above), and a black-version to choose from. 69,800 YEN (approx US$899) will get you the jacket (but not the pants, I'm afraid - or neither the bike - you wish! lol). And as well go here to see the excitement of the 30th Anniversary (in Japanese, I'm afraid) … Gosh I am so excited

TV Spots for Wrath of the Titans

2012-01-26T20:00:00.002+08:00

Scheduled for a release on March 30, 2012 is WRATH OF THE TITANS - the sequel to Clash of the Titans - which sees Sam Worrington as Perseus, but this time with longer curlier-hair (which suddenly reminds me of a similar look to the trucker from 'BJ & The Bear' or sumsuch ;p). Nevertheless, here are two new TV Spots to hawk at, and if you hanker for a longer-peek, HERE is the previously posted