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Toy2R – Designer Qee Collection, Series 6

Well here they are in all their vinyl glory, the 2.5″ Qee Designer Collection, Series 6 from Toy2R! The news gets even better if you’re planning on going to the Taipei Toy Festival or San Diego Comic Con this year!

“Collectors attending the Taipei Toy Festival this Thursday will be in for a treat as Toy2R debuts the series at booth A54! News also has it that the series will be available at vendors during San Diego Comic Con, starting July 21st!”

Check out the all star list of designers that have slammed their work onto the Qees! Gotta say my favourite is the design from DrilOne, liking the look of Peskimo’s too!

“With original designs from artists across the globe, this series marks the re-launch of the art series that started it all. Look for designs from some of the best DIY customizers to top designers of original art toys in this collection; Frank Kozik’s Toyer Z captured in Qee Bear form (is his nemesis, Toyer Enemy lurking about?), Cameron Tiede’s Noctural Decay Boxee Qee, Saucernauts creator Charlie Mewshaw’s Pinkeye Boxee, Lisa Petrucci’s adorable Polka Dot Bunee Qee, classic Qee artist Doink and his Mon Qee(s?), DIY custom kings Jon-Paul Kaiser and DrilOne first production Qees (the Great Khan and Toyer Scout, respectively), original world tour submissions from Peskimo’s Melee Cat and Daniel Jarrett‘s Ventriliquist Dummy, character creator extrodinaire DGPH and his Submariner Bear, plus Qee creator Raymond Choy’s iconic Toyer designed Doggy Qeeare all here, randomly packed.”
There’s also going to be some variant and chase designs thrown into the mix! Each piece will include a keychain attachment.

Possibly the best series of Qee’s yet? What do you guys think?

Porlzilla & Max: Hit the Road

Nostalgia’d hard after spotting Porlzilla’s Max custom dunny via twitter. It also left me wondering why I’ve never seen a Max Dunny before (at least not that I can recall).

“I thought with this dunny it might be obvious but Max fits perfect onto the shape, and i’ve always had the image from the opening scene of the game in my head when i think of them, so i decided to make it.”

Gotta love the added detail of a custom sculpted miniature mad scientist head/timebomb.  If you have no idea why this custom is amazing then I refer you to the video after the jump

Now if only Porlzilla could find a toy that’d make a great Sam custom ;]  I’m thinking TeddyTroop is already fairly Sam shaped.. if a little squashed.

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Limited Edition Kaiju Eyezon

This hefty 28-inch tall fiberglass sculpture is an original character design by Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co and hand-painted by Matt Walker of Dead Presidents Designs using Monster Kolor Paints. There are 10 sculptures, each of which has a unique color design. Check the Eyezon page at the Killer Kaiju website to see all the color schemes and for more information.

This limited edition was created to coincide with the publication of the new book Killer Kaiju Monsters by Ivan Vartanian. Such an awesome design and those colourways are just delicious treats for the eyes :] Gonna have to invest in some Monster Kolor paints and get into the Kaiju collecting/customising methinks

Buff Monster – The Monster Within @ Giant Robot

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The Monster Within @ Giant Robot, is an art show featuring reinterpretations of work by Buff Monster by his friends. You can view preview images on the Giant Robot Flickr page, which will be updated with new submissions.

Buff Monster is best known for his wheat-pasted, street art featuring lumps of ice cream, clouds, and squirting breasts. He needs just a few tones to seize your eyeballs–black, gray, white, and pinks–and his disarmingly sweet imagery has spilled over into the worlds of fashion, collectibles, and galleries, as well as collaborations for the likes of The Standard, Hurley, Vans, Helio, and Nike.

For this exhibit, the Los Angeles artist is asking 49 of his artist friends, peers, and colleagues to customize three-inch toys based on his work.  A full-color, limited-edition poster will also be made available to commemorate the event and capture the one-of-a-kind pieces.

An opening reception attended by Buff Monster will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, July 10.

EscToy – Tomenosuke Ichigo Mama Panya

The new Ichigo Mama Panya by Erick Scarecrow will be a Tomenosuke exclusive.

This release is sold as a set which includes one 6″ Ichigo Mama Panya figure comes and a 1.75″ Berry Shroom figure. Each set is signed, numbered by artist and comes packed in the “Scarecrow” box. The Tomenosuke exclusive is limited to only 30pcs. worldwide and will be available 07/03/10. Less than 30pcs will be available.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – International Trailer

As if the previous trailers and tv spots for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World weren’t enough, they had to go and release this new international trailer.  My geek gene has gone into overdrive as I’m sure yours will too.

The trailer features loads of new footage and more awesome sfx, gaming references and fight scenes. Now to go into hibernation until August 13th :]
(trailer via TrailerAddict)

Modnation Racers presents Racers vs. Designer Competition

Sony PlayStation in conjunction with the Hype Circle Media Network have launched the Modnation Racers: Racers vs. Designers competition & microsite for users to check out exclusive videos of Drift Racers Tanner Foust and Tyler McQuarrie, and Vinyl Designers Huck Gee and Jesse Hernandez highlighting their “modding” of the newly launched Modnation Racers game’s tracks and characters.

As racers, Tanner Foust and Tyler McQuarrie use their driving experience to build their own tracks for maximum competition excitement. While the designers, Huck Gee and Jesse Hernandez dive deep into Modnation Racers’ design tools to create unique game characters influenced by their own vinyl creations.

Visitors to the Modnation Racers: Racers vs. Designers can enter for a chance to win the valuable prizes by answering questions about the featured racers and designers—the answers are easily found by watching the videos and checking out the racers’ and designers’ profiles on the website.

The contest launches on Tuesday June 1st, 2010 and runs through June 20th, 2010.