LOST Kubricks, Ratios and Mystery Figures
LOST has many secrets, but no longer included in the mysteries of the TV island are the identities of the LOST Kubrick chase toys… Click to see which members of the Oceanic Six have made the Kubrick Nine. You might be surprised...
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Bigfoot for Some Big Boards
You got some big feet? You like to skate? Well it’s time to get yourself the super duper limited edition skateboard by Bigfoot. There was a ridiculously low number of these made, only twenty! The base has a “professional art print” on it and the top side is some totally custom one of a kind [...]
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Hello Brute My Little Arpie Release
Hello, Brute is releasing his first mini figure, My Little Arpie, on Saturday, August 30th at 3PM PST. The possibly Masonic Arpies were made in an edition of only 10 and will cost $30. Each 3.5-inch Arpie is hand-cast in polyurethane resin and hand-painted. The figures will arrive signed, numbered and bagged with header card. [...]
Continue reading...Shepard Fairey OBEY x ARTSPROJEKT
Shepard Fairey has 8 new deck designs for ARTSPROJEKT, adding to the badass boards by Dalek and Alex Pardee I posted yesterday. OBEY is just one of many micro-brands participating in ARTSPROJEKS. A few of the others are: Crooks and Castles, Hellz Bellz and Blood is the New Black. “Skateboard graphics were one of the [...]
Continue reading...Infectious Car Art Obama Contest Winners
For Infectious Car Art’s first themed contest, they asked artists to “blow up the political bumper sticker into something big and beautiful.” The winners, Juan Pa Molina (inspired by the posters of Russian Constructivism to communicate his ardent belief in Obama) and Jack Martin (believes that now is the time to go from a country [...]
Continue reading...Dalek + Hipster + Hardcore
Earlier this month I posted about Dalek’s collab with urban lifestyle company Triumvir and hardcore band, Internal Affairs. The range of T-shirts and records are now online. Limited to 500 pressings each, the albums ($15 each) are available in blue (Internal Affairs version), green (Dalek version), clear (Triumvir version) and black (general release). Limited edition [...]
Continue reading...Chinese Contemporary Artist Be@rbricks
The Bare No More blog has some excellent photos of this Be@rbrick Meets Chinese Contemporary Artists event co-sponsored by Milk at CIGE. From their press release: It is the first time that CIGE brought the charity event in the fair’s schedule. Together with the artists CIGE expected to return to the society which supports the booming [...]
Continue reading...Solid Gold Kinnikuman
TODAY IS KINNIKUMAN DAY! Remember M.U.S.C.L.E. from the 80s? Reminisce with a solid gold figure. Bandai quotes an estimated cost of ¥49,350 but notes that the actual price will reflect the current market price for gold.
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Phu!’s Orion
Just a few days ago, Phu! announced the upcoming release of his 2″ Rebel Pilots. His Rebel Pilot makes another appearance in his latest custom. The mini-pilot dangles from his Orion space capsule. Orion is his customized 4.5″ SOFT&FURRY™ - Doo by Cypher 13 [tagged]. Orion will be part of the upcoming exhibition ‘Soft & [...]
Continue reading...Get The Spirit!
The great and mighty Mezco has the spirit. Literally. They’ll soon be releasing, and you can pre order them now, a five piece series of character figures from the upcoming The Spirit big budget blockbuster (the film will be released in December 08.) The film was written and directed by the great Frank Miller and is [...]
Continue reading...Alice Cherry Blossom Qee Collection
Hide all your fancy schmancy sow this Fall because the new Alice Cherry Blossom Qee figures that you are just going to have to possess will undoubtedly devour it all in a second flat, just to get the strength to retain their awesome cuteness. Artist Charles Stephan of said Alice Cherry Blossom fame and Elfdoll will [...]
Continue reading...Huck Gee’s Spike and 20-inch Skullhunter/Huntress
Coming next Friday, September 5th at 12 Noon PST, Huck Gee is releasing a new figure in his Jungle Life series. Of the Munny known as Spike, this much is speculated: “Something about this little fella brings to mind nothing but trouble. In fact, I’d be a little more than worried when Spike is out [...]
Continue reading...Mazinger Z: 12″ Figure
I haven’t posted about action figures in a while, and I’m excited about this one. Sideshow Collectibles is now accepting pre-orders for their Mazinger Z 12″ Figure. Part of the Super Robot Series, Mazinger Z is manufactured by High Dream. The 12-inch Mazinger Z posable figure is crafted of high quality ABS, PVC and vinyl.. [...]
Continue reading...FUFFA Resins from Makkinoso
Italy’s Makkinoso dropped us a line today to tell us about his new set of Fuffa figures. The toys are 3 inches tall, hand-cast in resin and hand- painted. Each of the limited edition Fuffas is signed and numbered in a plastic bag with color header card. There are 5 figures available (though they appear [...]
Continue reading...Alex Pardee Skatedecks
Alex Pardee, who just released his Sore Throat skateboard through Upper Playground, has 8 new deck designs for ARTSPROJEKT, including: Toxic Lazyface, Geek Love and Escape Convic(tion). Alex said that he was at first hesitant to consider a print-on-demand project, but “when Andy [Howell] and I met up I actually got to see first-hand this [...]
Continue reading...Dalek ARTSPROJEKT Skatedecks
Dalek has 9 new deck designs for ARTSPROJEKT: every single one of which has his signature Space Monkeys. Says Dalek: “The Space Monkeys are human representations for me. They are self-portraits in a lot of ways, and also portraits of humanity. They are floating in nothingness. I didn’t want it to be a cartoon [...]
Continue reading...Jeremy Fish x Good Vibrations Video NSFW!
Remember Jeremy Fish’s Barry the Beaver? Lisa from Upper Playground just sent me this video shot on location with Jeremy Fish at Good Vibrations in San Francisco. How awesome and awkward is it when two women comment to Jeremy that they’ll think of him when they’re using the vibrator? You can still get a Barry [...]
Continue reading...T9G Yumenoko Vinyl and GID Pink Rangeas
T9G is an all-around art toy making machine. We’ve profiled T9G plush here and kaiju here. Next up is this vinyl Yumenoko Kodomo figure. Standing 31cm. (12 inches) tall Kodomo comes with mask, hat and what Google translates as a “hemp bag.” The figure is limited to just 50 pieces and will be available [...]
Continue reading...Slobot Robot Gear at Etsy
The Future is Slo…but it doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, neither does the present. Mike Slobot is using his Etsy shop to distribute a line of “economy” Slobots. Just like his “secret sauce” originals and customs that I’ve blogged about here, these polymer clay figures are one-of-a-kind vibrantly colored completely handmade robots. The [...]
Continue reading...Play Imagination Moving Sale Extended!
Okay, you still have time to buy a ticket and jet off to Singapore to save on some totally awesome hot toy action. But you’ll probably have to leave in the next 24 hours. Play Imagination had a Moving Out Sale last weekend (August 23rd and 24th) and I guess they still have stuff they [...]
Continue reading...Tee Hee! The New Doolie Box is here from Anna Chambers! Tee Hee!
Tee Hee! Yup, I’m not giggling, I’m just letting you know the name of the new Droolie Box creation from plush princess Anna Chambers. Tee Hee is the second born in the Doolie Box family (she joins sibling TooBaa). These “stackable, huggable blocks” are made of soft fleece and felt and Tee Hee apparently loves [...]
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By Jeremy Brautman | Mon, Aug 25, 2008
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