Subject 16566: The Butcher 1/6 Zombie by Sideshow (SDCC-Exclusive)

Introducing SUBJECT 16566: THE BUTCHER - one of seven San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives offered by Sideshow Collectibles for 2009. Pre-orders for Comic-Con Attendees will take place on Thursday, May 7th at 10AM (Pacific Time), with Non-Attendee Pre-Ordering happening on Friday, May 8th at 10AM (PT). Ordering details here.

I am wholly uncertain if the inclusion of a boar's head in this preview image was timed in any way to coincide with the current "Swine Flu" worldwide epidemic, but I gave me a wee uncomfortable chuckle, but chuckle nevertheless. heh.

Sideshow Collectibles' San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives Revealed!

Sideshow Collectibles has revealed today their line-up of San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives! Featuring 7 collectibles from Marvel, LOTR (Lord of the Rings), Disney, G.I. JOE, The Dead and Star Wars! Of nigh "interest" to me is the "Gunmetal Grey Iron Man Mark 3" 12-inch figure from Hot Toys - which I suspect to be the afore-posted "TK" Edition Iron Man, innit? And who can resist a Crimson Cobra Commander in 1/6? LOL

01. Subject 16566: The Butcher (12-inch Figure)
02. Luke Skywalker & Han Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise (Star Wars 12-inch Figure Set)
03. 'Mount Doom' - Frodo and Sam (The Lord of the Rings Diorama)
04. Gunmetal Grey Iron Man Mark III by Hot Toys x Marvel (12-inch Figure)
05. Crimson Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe (12-inch Figure)
06. Runaway Brain Mickey Mouse (Oversize Vinyl Collectible Doll) by Medicom Toy x Disney
07. Mort - Black and White Edition (Vinyl Figure)

As ever, the SSC-Exclusives will be made available for pre-orders online as "Attendees" and "Non-Attendees" versions (priority given to the former). CLICK THRU for release-schedules.

Pecanpal Natural Wood Series Release Time on May 5th

First TRE posted about the release date for Nofering's PECANPAL NATURAL WOOD SERIES [tagged] - now TRE advises you to take note of the exact time it goes online:

WHERE: The Natural Wood Series will be released at www.noferin.com.
WHEN: May 5th 3pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). This is the West Coast timezone for the USA (Los Angeles etc.)
To find out the time and date for your location, click here for a handy calculator.

WHAT: Pecanpal Natural Wood Series are limited to only 300 friends per design. And are made from 100% wood. Pecanpals feature articulated joints, and are all individually hand crafted.

Calling All Cars Wave One

Jack Hankins aka Horrorwood has just released the first wave of Calling All Cars custom papertoys [WHAT] featuring 5 great designs from 5 great artists; Matt Hankins, Jerom, [mck], Jonny Chiba and Dolly Oblong!

Downloaded for your own print x assembling pleasure @ http://horrorwood.info/horrorwoodhills. Jack also mentions: "I have been overwhelmed by the response to this custom project and already have enough customs for at least 2 or 3 more waves." = Looking forward to them, Jack!

Mourning Head Chamber Tease by Doktor A

Well, I'm sure you folks may recognize Mr.Head show above; from Doktor A's MECHTORIANS series by MINDstyle? You know, the "Philosopher and thinker extraordinare. Responsible for the big ideas in Retropolis." - that, Mr. Head? ... So I'm certain, that you dear TRE-reader - like myself - would be utterly intrigued by this purple-eyes'd gentlemen teased in the image below, yes? - CLICK THRU to view the full-image :)


*Details of Doktor A's MOURNING HEAD CHAMBER when I get them*

(OG) MR.HEAD: Philosopher and thinker extraordinare. Responsible for the big ideas in Retropolis. Advisor to royalty, big business and the lay-mech alike. His thoughts are wonderful, colourful and huge in scope. Though he is a tad forgetful and so makes endless reams of unintelligible notes on napkins and envelopes. Not a great dinner guest as he tends to mutter to himself constantly.

A mini collectible figurine from Series One of the Mechtorians toy range. 3" - 4" tall, Vinyl and ABS in a window box. Buy here.

(This piece can be signed on the toy or the box by Doktor A if required. Please state your needs on the payment page.)

DUNKEYS: Pithecuse & Pithecuse B/W by Coolrain (May 1st-preorder)

Korean urban 1/6-customizer and figure-creator Coolrain drops word of his upcoming two 1/6-creations: DUNKEYS = his second series after MonsterzCrew and his first collaboration work with sEMAN10cM. Pre-orders begin May 1st 2009 for the articulated 1/6th-scaled PITHECUSE and PITHECUSE B/W.
CLICK THRU for more images and pre-order details :)

WHAT-IS: DUNKEYS = Dunk + Monkey. Dunkeys are characters that are a apart of a larger story-concept dubbed "preyBall"... CLICK THRU for the "Birth of preyBall" :)


TRE-IMPRESSIONS: It is utterly refreshing to see Coolrain evolve beyond his urban street-wear clad 1/6th-scaled figures (which unfortunately has been accused of riffing Michael Lau for far too long) and into distinct character creations, while still retaining the urban-"flavour". My mecha-lurvin-heart goes out to Pithecuse-B/W for the obvious robotic-arm attachment, and look forward to further basketball-dunking monkeymen as seen from the line-up at the base of this blog-post! Meanwhile, read on the Pre-Order details:

DUNKEYS "Pithecuse":

01.DUNKEYS "Pithecuse" Preorder Details:
- Preorder starts in 1 / May 2009.
- 20 pcs Limited Edition
- Price : US$500 per figure (50% for preorder, 50% before mail out)
- Shipping Cost: US$10 in asia / US$20 in other country
- Mail out : In the end of july.

E-mail to Coolrain if you wanna order. theakira@naver.com
p.s: After pre-order completed, additional charges(20%) will be added.

DUNKEYS B/W "Pithecuse":

02.DUNKEYS B/W "Pithecuse" Preorder Details:
- Preorder starts in 1 / May 2009.
- 20 pcs Limited Edition
- Price : US$600 per figure (50% for preorder, 50% before mail out)
- Shipping Cost: US$10 in asia / US$20 in other country
- Mail out : In the end of July.

E-mail to Coolrain if you wanna order. theakira@naver.com
p.s: After pre-order completed, additional charges(20%) will be added.




Birth of preyBall (text unedited):

"Owing to the powerful network infrastructure, near future with no more leadership of elite group who used to govern the high-end information. Furthermore, the last means of control for the people, sports itself is not the origin of fanatic interest anymore. At last, they forced to revolutionize the sports. People needs more bloods."

"The first test for the new revolutionized sports, that was a basketball game, "preyBall". The rule it applies is same as the existing basketball. The only difference that there is no lost or win. There is hugh amount of prize money for each goals. The money goes to the scored players, not the teams. Therefore we can't expect any teamwork or fraternity in the team.

And one more...

Players face Self-controlled moving ball "preyBall" equipped with instinct of strong & cruel A.I neurons. All bodies could be eaten up by "preyBall", if they are in the state of no-defense positions. Players need self-defense system to survive in games. PreBalls are so dangerous. After game starts, no one could enter or go out.

Adding to these, shooting is impossible. PreBall moves and run away from the players. In the end, for the goals, there is no other way than DUNK."

Story by seman10cm.(Blog: http://blog.naver.com/seman99)
Logo design & Illust by GFX.(homepage: www.grafflex.com)


[Can't wait to see the rest o the crew!]

Uh-Oh Toys Anniversary Resin Releases (May 1st-launch)

Uh-Oh Toys celebrates their One Year Anniversary with 3 exclusive resin releases set for a Friday May 1st launch @ 10am CST @ uhohtoys.bigcartel.com - and they are:

01. Bullhorn 15T edition is 5" resin-cast in black with Metallic Pink, Silver Blue, and Red spray. Limited to 6 at $35 each.

02. The Reading Monster Night School edition is cast in translucent black GID resin with glitter. Metallic Silver, Blue and Pink spray. Limited to 4 at US$20.

03. The return of Barrister Ghost in Anniversary colorway of black GID glitter resin with Metallic Blue, Silver and Pink spray. Limited to 3 at US$12.

FYI: All figures come in a bag on header card with Certificate of Authenticity.

Happy Anniversary, Aaron!

IRON MAN 2 Official First Image

USA Today unveils the first "official" image from IRON MAN 2 [via MovieWeb] showing the illustrious inventor billionaire in the foreground (probably twittering and stressed that folks have been un-following him) and a row of Iron Man armor variants in the background = *COOL*

Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire "Tony Stark" aka Iron Man (no secret identity issues here, as he outed himself in the first movie). Reoccurring characters include Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper-"I-nearly-slept-with-my-boss"-Potts, and Samuel L. Jackson as guest-star-at-credits'-end "Nick Fury" of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jon Favreau returns as both the movie's director, as well as bodyguard/friend "Happy"-Hogan. [FYI: All info via IM2-IMDB credits].

Terrance Howard has been replaced by Don Cheadle as "Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes" (aka "War Machine" in the comics). Folks say tis the villains that maketh the hero - and amidst all the internet-rumours swirling thus far (I read but not post), the sequel seemed to have taken on a decidedly Soviet-flavour with the inclusion of Scarlett Johansson as super-spy "Natasha Romanoff" aka Black Widow (shown left / Greg Land does a fab Natasha, IMHO), and Mickey Rourke as "Ivan" aka Whiplash (not Crimson Dynamo as everyone had hoped, it seems. And "Whiplash" is a woman in the comics?). Sam Rockwell rounds out the "villains" as fellow-billionaire and Stark-Industries-competitor "Justin Hammer".

Will be updating both TRE and my IRONMANFAN dedicated-movie fanblog with anything and everything IRON MAN 2 movie and toy news to come - leading up to the film's premiere in 2010. PM me info and news at toysrevil@yahoo.com :)

DISTRICT 9 Teaser Trailer

The Neil Blomkamp-directed and Peter Jackson-produced DISTRICT 9 [IMDB / D-9.com] Official Teaser Trailer has hit the www and can be viewed in various QT-sizes and HD directly on Apple.com/trailers. I really wish there were higher-res embeds, but check this out nevertheless:

I love it that it has taken on a documentary-style narrative (at least in the trailer and earlier incarnations / Detailed TRE write-up here) with less of the focus on the "design" of the Alien - of which no doubt would be something folks can grab unto and connect with, in this fast paced wwworld, but perhaps more on the "message" (what that message may be, to me, will guide the film, IMHO). The question now being; would this feature film project succeed in the future with the current subtle subversive promotion and vibe? Especially with it's latent seriousness seeping thru, awaiting cerebral-explosion?
CLICK THRU for select screengrabs :)

This is without a doubt, one of the movies I will personally be looking forward to viewing, when it launches August 14th 2009. A huge part of me wishes DISTRICT 9 would have a booth / space at the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention [happening 13th-16th August / tagged] to promote the film. I have some ideas - drop me a PM if you can help make it happen :)

Source: MovieViral-tweet



[Multi-National United / MMU Peace-keeping Force? Or Mercenary Soldiers? 1/6-Kitbash-time, folks!]

[Alien spaceships stranded on Earth, left floating in the skies]


[The alien inhabitants take up shelter on Earth-ground, and gets
treated like less-than-human. Very "Arpartide" in vibe, IMHO.]

[The mosaic of visual-features is very "Documentary"-style, not revealing the interviewee's identity]


[Cool because it is less about the Alien's "design" than it is about the film's "message", IMHO]

G.I.Joe: The Rise Of Cobra Trailer 2

G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra trailer debuts on Allocine [via Slashfilm] complete with French subs. Looking forward to higher-res quality video in time to come, for what is to be a high-octane action adventure popcorn-film that is angling to be a guilt-free pleasure-trip enjoyable by leaving expectations, and yes, even your complex brains behind at home (under lock-n-key). It is after all, a flick about a covert military force with black-clad and white-clad ninjas duking it out, yeh? heh.

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen Trailer 3

[Video via MichaelBay.com / Viewable on Yahoo!Movies] *AWESOME*

SUPERDEUX: Auto USB with Artoyz Originals / Hard To Be Humble show @ MOOD (til May 9)

Artoyz has teased exclusive images of the upcoming new SUPERDEUX project called AUTO! (to be released later this year thru ARTOYZ ORIGINALS). The image shows a USB key inside of the "GhettoBlaster", but Artoyz also mentions it is not AUTO itself? = part of a large toy perhaps? Intriguingly yummy from where I'm looking tho! Meanwhile SUPERDEUX's Hard To Be Humble solo show is currently on exhibit til May 09th @ MOOD Shop (35 rue de la Clef, Lille, France). Click here to peep event and artwork images online. Dude below-right is pretty quite awesome, I haveta say!