Custom Works on TOYSREVIL (Jan/16/2011)
Custom Works-galore this weekend featuring domed action figures, pearlized Jumping Brains, killer Celsius and oodles of Dunnys = all customized for your gawking (and even some purchasing) pleasures. CLICK THRU for info and snaps, and hit me with your works at toysreviler [at] gmail.com - and remember to leave me sum info about your works!
Paulo Mendes aka Zukaty / ZKT drops word of the upcoming release of his custom 3"-Dunny series, dubbed "The 2nd Rise" - from his ZuWorld Vision Series. Totally 7 x Dunnys (numbered 07-13), these Dunnys have been spray primed, spray painted, drawn on, painted and finally gloss sealed. They also come with their own 3"x 3" hand painted canvas which also works as base for the Dunny. For one lucky buyer of "the 2nd rise", once is sold out there will be a draw for ZWV #14 surprise Dunny.
Priced at US$70 each, order yours here on http://zukatyartz.storenvy.com from Sunday 16th Jan 2011 (London 10PM - NY 5PM - LA 2PM ). Each Dunny will come boxed with artist card. Check out this link for more images.
Huck Gee unleashes his custom-Dunny series for sale in 2011 - "Dr Dunmore Taggert"! Limited to 10 cps @ US$750 per figure (articulated at fingers, shoulder, neck and swivel booster-packs) - you are to email sales@huckgee.com to reserve your figure and make payment arrangements.
PRODUCT-TEXT: "Shown here wearing the Vlad Systems Terrain One Mobile Suit©, Dr Taggert is fully prepared for whatever situation the day delivers. The ornery battlefield curmudgeon surgeon is just at home on a Vlad Systems Omega Class Drop Ship© as he is doling out medical advice in the jungles and favelas of Naoya 13. And when we say "at home" we mean "complaining nonstop"... grumble, grumble, grumble."
From Jumping Brain-creator Emilio Garcia comes a series of hand-painted high-gloss 2" Pearlized Mini Jumping Brains for 12 months, in 12 colors, and to be released on the 25th of each month at Toy Art Gallery and Jumping Brain Fine Art Store. Price unrevealed at this time though.
ZEROMAN - 1st of the DOGFIGHTERS series by Jan Calleja. DOGFIGHTERS is inspired by WWII's fighterplanes. All are one of a kind 7 inch CELSIUS customs. ZEROMAN is inspired by the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero and will be paired with it's nemesis the MAD HELLCAT (to be shown soon).
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Photos by Ian Pedarse - ANG LITRATISTA
Shown here are two unavoidably cool custom series from Igor Ventura and Chauskoskis - completed for the Kidrobot forum's "MOST WANTED ARTIST SERIES 2" (the pre-sale of which is unfortunately as of this time, sold out for a 2nd week February-drop). Artists also included in this series were Tim Munz / Simon Walter / FAS / Kevin Gosselin / NikeJerk / Grimsheep / Luihz Unreal / PAUSE / Sergio Mancini / Rsinart / Matucha / with Special guest artist : Jon Paul Kaiser. Yu can find out more images and info on forums.kidrobot.com or http://mostwanted-behindthehype.blogspot.com = proving once again that folks can drum up their own hype and not need news sites like TOYSREVIL.
Chauskoskis's BIRRO The Clown is 15 figures strong (with a lone Corona variant lol), while Igor's butcher-tastic custom also comes with 15 figures (including chopped off sausage-ears! Tres Delicatessen - I love it), with a huge 7"-er shown for measure. Yes, it does look like more than 15 figs - that's because a whole lotta extras were made for additional trade!
Paris-based Lucas Mongiello has collected a selection of action figures and displayed in glass domes, and is currently looking for a place to share and show this series. Not the most epic of installations, but somewhat cater to the geekery latent in collectors, IMHO. What do you think?
Lucas adds: "I have always had a nostalgic feeling when I see some old used action figures/ toys when i go to flea markets garage sales in my neighborhood...So I collect lots of those colorful "pop" cheap toys . I kept them stored in boxes not knowing what to do with them...Until I thought about displaying them as the victorian taxidermists displays exotic birds in glass cages... Like some surrealistic "collages" .
The pretentious" Napoleon III glass domes" give to the modest toys a new life .
There was something before "Toyz" . These toys are part of our culture, and thats a way for me not to be forget them. For me this series are- maybe- a starting point around that theme."
