World Of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Feb/27/2011)
This has become "fact" rather than preview, so the Bambalandstore-edition BLACKHOLE MONGROL is posted here (instead of Upcoming Toys), in lieu of it's pending pre-order on Feb 28th at 9am Hong Kong time via Bambalandstore.com (and only via), and as well this is somewhat significant for me, as THIS is how I imagined Mongrol's colors to look like (compared to the colorful "Classic" one). The second 2000AD character figure to be produced and released by ThreeA Toys, MONGROL is tagged at US$250 per piece, inclusive shipping (prior to 3AA discount), with a tentative May 2011ship-out.
Reckless Toys have released their Toy Punks 8 inch tall vinyl figure made in Japan, currently available online here with a price-tag of US$99 (sans shipping). No quantities have been announced thus far, but the figure looks pretty cool from where I'm at. Designed by Mike Giant, here's a video snippet of the man, as seen in the toy-docu ToyPunks Vol.2.
And now that we've had a thrilling glimpse at Cris Rose's upcoming "Rotund Mk2", here's the official reveal as well product details!
Rotund Mk2 is a 4" original resin robot by Cris Rose, featuring 3 interchangeable heads. Timed for the second anniversary of the original Rotund's release in 2009, two colourways will be made available March 2nd.
Rotund Edition A is a run of just 12 bots in the same autumnal yellowy-orange as Sprogs Edition A, each one coming with one clear head and two heads with black eyes.
Rotund 2 Year Anniversary pack is a run of just 5 Rotunds and includes a matching Radcliffe Sprog, both sporting the original Dirty Copper colourway. The same three heads as Edition A are packed with this Rotund, tho the heads are sporting bright white eyes.
Rotund Edition A (run of 12) is priced at $85 plus shipping
Rotund 2 Year Anniversary pack (run of 5 Rotunds and 5 Radcliffe Sprogs) is priced at $140 plus shipping
Both colourways will be available on Wednesday March 2nd @ 18:00 London time crisrose.bigcartel.com. As always, mailing list subscribers to Cirs will have a 24 hour advanced ordering window.
BACKSTORY:
"Rotund Mk1 was a companion robot designed with small children in mind, playful and simple, yet robust enough to take anything a day's play could throw at him.
Rotund Mk2 was never intended as a replacement for the Mk2, but as a companion robot for the teenage years once the Mk1's childish charms had been outgrown. Still solidly built, this 4 foot sidekick had a knack for being able to vary roles on the fly through a swift head-swap or two. The classic see-through projection dome of the Mk1 endured, a teaching aid able to display holographic representations of the study material in question (or the latest holo-thriller if correctly "tweaked"). Some new additions included a friendly-faced companion head for fun times and hijinks and a stern, multi-spectral security head to monitor the halls or enforce a curfew. The latter also had some sweet wide-angled lenses perfect for shooting skate vids for HoloTube.
Rotund Mk2 came with these 3 heads as standard, but as the unit became popular, demand for varied and unique applications ensured some interesting models became available."
PRESS: The Velveteen Rabbit is an eco-friendly plush toy that is designed as a modern antique. It is made from Natural Kapok stuffing and Bamboo Rayon fabric to reduce its environmental impact. The plush toy is the main character in the short film about the classic children's story and reflects the integrity of the story through its design, materials, and craftsmanship.
Designed by Daniel Nikitiuk, pre-orders for the Velveteen Rabbit Plush is currently available on Kickstarter
Loads of times, folks who won blog-contests are actually hesitant to properly snap pics of their prizes when asked, which most times is a waste, as I am constantly interested to see the toys "happy" in their new surrounding, as well lined up against other toys in the collection (I heart toy-shelve pics, don't you see?). Thankfully, James shares with us a snap of his winning "Angry Cuppa Tea" from Lunartik, for when I've had my blog-contest not too long ago ~ Much thanks, James!
