The World Of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Feb/4/2011)
KRonikle reveals/previews the 8-inch DIEVAS DUNNY from Scarygirl creator Nathan Jurevicius (is first ever) channeling his iconic Owl-imagery (with his work on Harley+Boss with Andrea), and is that black-flock I see? Sweet! Look for it to debut at stores from Feb 17 - limited to 1500 units worldwide at US$75 per.
PRODUCT-TEXT: Kidrobot teams up with prolific animator Seth MacFarlane to bring you TV’s all-American but totally twisted and dysfunctional family known as the Griffins and their favorite New England neighbors. Here to make us laugh and cry, each of the 15 blind-boxed Family Guy mini figures comes with an insert card and accessory – and begs the question, “Which FGKR will you get?” Ready to release at Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com and select retailers beginning February 17, these 3-inch FGKRs retail for $9.95 (£9.00 UK; 10€ Europe). Giggity! [via KRonikle]
This was supposed to be in a Wonder Festival (Winter) 2011-post, but just in case I miss it (it has been known to happen on occasion), heck out the new Star Wars Darth Vader "Dagobah Version" 100% KUBRICK from Medicom Toy! Remember the scene where Luke Skywalker goes into a cave while training under Yoda in Dagobah? And beheads an illusionary Darth? And the helmet is torn open to reveal a Luke underneath the helmet? No there you go :)
Limited to 1,000 pcs at a price of 1,575YEN, the figure will be released from February 6th.
Amanda Visell comes back down to Earth after her Croc-X "exclusivity" (nope, my email enquiry remains unreplied) with a "slightly" more appealing price point of US$350 per for her series of 10 x BATZ MARU customs. Initially produced by Kidrobot, the vinyl figure-customs come blind selection with 9 have hello kitty masks, with the 10th featuring an eye-patch. Hey, I'm down with an eye-patch myself, isn't it? Buy here if you so please.
Not to be outdone, Michelle Valigura offers up new concrete sculptures, with the above Girl Lion Sun going for US$150 (limited edition size 99 / Size: 1 inch deep, lion is 9.5 inches wide. 3 piece mulit-plane sculpture), while the Girl Tiger Moon (Limited edition size of 99) goes for US$175 (Size: 1 inch deep, tiger is 11 inches tall. 3 piece mulit-plane sculpture).
Lulubell Toy Bodega is set to release their first exclusive with Yamomark - King Kameppa! Standing at an imposing 9 inches tall and priced at US$99, King Kameppa drops online this Saturday Feb 5th at Noon Pacific on lulubelltoys.com. "Gamera as a SuperHero" - I can get with that LOL
ToyArtGallery releases their Alien Argus collaboration with MaxToyCo with this first edition release in the U.S. available online here for US$90 per.
TOY-TEXT: Toy Art Gallery is proud to present the first U.S. release of Alien Argus! Alien Argus was designed by Mark Nagata and sculpted by Masami Yamada (of Toygraph), stands 10” tall (“Standard” size), and is ready to invade your toy shelf with 10 points of articulation and two sets of interchangeable eye-stalks! This is the first U.S. release of the Alien Argus. He’s made in Japan and features a black vinyl base with over 8 separate metallic sprays and multiple paint masks.
Also be on the watchout for the giant Alien Argus Custom Group Show (70+ artists) opening February 26th 2011 at Toy Art Gallery.
From DMS comes "Pop Blocks": One off 3" wide pop art blocks on 5" mini easels. Warhol style repetition of pop culture icons. SHown here is the "Silver Screen #1: @@" - now available via http://dmsone.bigcartel.com - priced at £4.99 plus shipping
Gushed over earlier, Toy2R finally releases info on the two new 5" kaiju-themed MONSTER BOSSY BEARs from David Horvath. The Classic Blue and Roseus (Pink) Edition will be previewed at Yoyamart during the FEB 14th NYC♥QEE Event, with no doubt availability thereafter.
Jordan Owen from the OhNo!Doom Collective in Chicago releases the FluffyFriends Chomping PlushToy series [www.thefluffyfriends.com] with a trio of critters with chomping mouth action. The new FluffyBadBad and FluffyBooBoo (will be "reunited with their bestest friend" FluffyYukYuk) will be available for pre-order at thefluffyfriends.com February 1st, and officially released at C2E2 in March. TOSYREVIL has previously blogged about the first incarnation of both FluffyBadBad and FluffyYukYuk.
Shawnimals aims to make your upcoming Valentine's a special one, with the upcoming release of Sweet & Sour Pork Plush! This handmade plush is available for a limited time (not a limited edition) for the month of February. It comes with a removable sauce cap, inside an adorable take-out box, not to mention a 1-inch button in a mini sauce container. The Sweet & Sour Pork Plush is launching to coincide with the Aviator Ninja release, so there's double the plush-goodness.
We've posted teasers, now The Beast Brothers surprises with a poster-image and swell configuration snaps of both their Golden Calendario Azteca 3" AP promo (fearing the 3" Chase figure from Dunny Azteca 2 Series) in an Artist Proof selection of only 20 pcs (Custom Painted with gold coat Enlarged trading card inside acrylic holder numbered and signed by the artist). Available exclusively via thebeastbrothers.storenvy.com (Also be on the lookout for the grey+red "Sacrificial Stone" Dunnys).
Dropping on Feb 3rd at 8pm Pacific is Jose Reynoso's Gom iToy. Limited to 50 unprimed pieces, there will also be random cuts Gomi pieces randomly sent along with the free ones - limited to 10 pieces and 2 translucent chase versions. Check out the Store at gumpyrevolution.com.
The Gomi is a very basic D.I.Y platform that people can customize and trade with friends or give as gifts or just keep and collect. The Blank Gomi , comes with eyebrows and teeth, customize it and send it back so we can feature it in the Gumpy Custom show on 10/1/2011 in San Diego @ Gunnzo . The best part is that it's free , just pay shipping and shipping is dirt cheap at 2.50 anywere in the USA no strings attached.
Now this is a toy you cannot buy - or at the very least one single one will go on sale at Bambalandstore.com, with the other 10 pieces made being shipped out to their lucky owners now. This snap is from 3A-forumer "nychousekid". "Rarity" in "Numbers", no? Kudos to those who scored one in their collection.
