Monthly archive December, 2007

Happy New Year

I almost jumped for joy when I saw how cute this little guy is. I am notoriously a huge fan of the treeson toys so the prospect of a new one makes me very happy indeed.

As a Happy New Year gift from Bubi (designer of Treeson) and Andy (the man behind Crazy Label) soon you will be able to get your hands on this little fellow. So keep your eyes peeled in Febuary 08 in the crazy label store

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Also please divert your eyes to the 4 little icons at the bottom of the photo. Let us all squeal with joy at the other three designs also ;)

Plaseebo – SON of SUM

Pleasebo Custom is pleased to offer the first three issues of the Ultra Limited “SON of SUM” figure.
These figures are hand cast in urethane from the original sculpt by Bob Conge based on his story “The Legend of Sum” and they are hand painted by Bob.

The SON of SUM figures will be available this weekend from the Plaseebo store
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The “Son of SUM” (P-1) is an ULTRA LIMITED figure hand cast in solid blue urethane from the original sculpt by Bob Conge based on his story “The Legend of Sum”. It is hand painted by Bob. This “Son of Sum” measures 6 inches long by 4.75 inches high by 4.75 inches wide. The figure has blue inset eyes and a glow in the dark mouth.

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The “Son of SUM” (P-2) is an ULTRA LIMITED figure hand cast in solid urethane from the original sculpt by Bob Conge based on his story “The Legend of Sum”. It is hand painted by Bob. This “Son of Sum” measures 6 inches long by 4.75 inches high by 4.75 inches wide. The figure has red glass inset eyes and a glow in the dark mouth.

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The “Son of SUM” (P-4) is an ULTRA LIMITED figure hand cast in solid black/gold urethane from the original sculpt by Bob Conge based on his story “The Legend of Sum”.  This “Son of Sum” measures 6 inches long by 4.75 inches high by 4.75 inches wide. The figure has frosted blue glass inset eyes.

Crush is finally here!

At long last the wait for the first in the MonstroCity High student, Crush, is over!
And there’s a shiny new website too!

Crush Website

Why not check it out and pick up a Crush while you’re at it, it is Christmas after all ;)
Visit the MonstroCity High website HERE!

New goodies from UNKL

So soon it will be 2008 and with it comes a whole BUNCH of new goodies. Included are these treats from UNKL. Just click on the images for more detail

Tag Team – Kidrobot

Need I say more? These are two very cool pieces coming from Kidrobot and my money is on an instant sell out.

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Seamour Sheep Devils

Metin, creator of seamour sheep, has sent us some fantastic shots of the wax prototypes of the heads for these fantastic toys.

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Booska

Well the full name would be “Booska interpreted” by Martin Ontiveros, sculpted by the masterful hands of Kiyoka Ikeda of Gargamel. Produced by Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co.

I am always a fan of Martin’s style so I am very exited over the release of this toy. Can’t wait to see him all painted up

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ToyBreak – EP19: Thumbs Up!

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Show Notes – Tons of new toys coming out in 2008, Bif Bang Pow’s Big Lebowski Urban Achievers, Batman & Son action figures, Subcasts Iron Man, Star Wars Galactic Heroes Jabba’s Palace, and so much more! As always, thank you for taking the time to take a Toy Break with us!

*Note: We are constantly trying to improve your Toy Break experience, so for those of you who watch directly from our site, the “Watch Online” link now takes you to Toy Break on blip.tv! You can use it to watch episodes in your browser or full screen. We hope you enjoy Toy Break on blip.tv!

Go n have your TOYBREAK now :)

The Teeth Project

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From VA’s wonderous inbox come these awesome, 100% handmade toys. Entitled, “The Teeth Project” and lovingly crafted by the talented BISERama.

“tHE tEETH pROJECT…………………………………… Everything began in September 2003. On the search for one simply, stamping shaping, which could to be able to be developed despite its schlichtheit in many different directions, “TheTeethProject” was born. A form/figure was developed, which itself only and alone on the mouth reduced and a kind drawing up dentures represents. On the mouth only and alone therefore concentrated and minimized, there Mund/das speech organ the probably largest strength in itself carry through purposeful words know humans purposefully steered will words of hurting words Euphorisieren and provoking statements polarizing and manipulating. (more…)

Dumpling prototype

Well it seems as though shawnimal is teaming up with adfunture to make this fantastic looking vinyl toy called “pork dumpling

I for one love this simplistic yet unique design and can’t wait to get my hands on one. Fingers crossed it wont be too long until the release.

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BERTIE Mk 1

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WWR 1.0, Rothchild Mechanics P-57 a.k.a Bertie The Pipebomb.

14″ tall, 43 points of articulation, designed by Ashley Wood and produced by Bigshot Toyworks X Threezero.
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Pictoplasma – Characters in Motion vol.2

Pictoplasma - Characters in Motion vol.2
Pictoplasma have released their second DVD/Book combo ‘Characters In Motion 2′.
The DVD features 200 mins of cutting edge animated contemporary character design with is hard-bound book counterpart containing 62 full colour pages of artwork.
For fans of the Pictoplasma series and contempory animation this is a must have! You can pick it up along with the original Characters In Motion book/DVD combo at the Pictoplasma website HERE!