#TOYSREVILTop9for2021 (for 780+ to 1000+ LIKES on Instagram)
WHAT-IS: After failing constantly on dedicated "Top/Best 9" apps, I had decided instead to manually look thru each+every image upload on my Instagram (for the year of 2021), and eyeballed the stats, screen-grabbed them, and formatted them into 9-grids ... and THESE ARE THE RESULTS, cheers.
In this blog-feature today for #TOYSREVILTop9for2021, I will be counting down images featuring 450+ to 600+ LIKES!
Hong Kong's Fools Paradise certainly has done well on TOYSREVIL in 2021, with this being yet another listing, featuring "I WON'T BE A HERO, TIM // GID" (seen in IG image above), with this being a variant edition of the 2015 Edition!
Want to know how U.S.-based Jason Freeny made these "Plunger Monsters"? Sculpting, Wet Sanding, Airbrushing = all in a splendid video tutorial FEATURED HERE on TOYSREVIL ... and you should stay connected to his Insta @gummifetus for more of his sculptural art, and as well way more "making-of/behind-the-scenes" sharing of his toy-art!
Celebrating 20 Years of How2Work in 2021, the Hong Kong toy brand collaborated with Michael Lau X Kasing Lung for this SALVATOR MICHAEL "H20W" Edition, apart of the line-up of "SALVATOR MICHAEL" edition releases.
Remember that time when South Korean boy group BANGTAN BOYS AKA "BTS" collaborated with McDonalds for the "BTS Meal"? Alas the nuggets with selected sauces had nit opposed my lips, but the packaging for the food containers got made into numerous things, including Upcycle Doll Couture & Hypebeast CardSneaks and carded model cars, and as well the above featured robot (by @raymond_gev).
KIKKOSKET by @sket_one saw the U.S.-based artist's saucy KIKKO-condiment embodied within @shoeuziirl's collectible resin-made "UZI" form, inn the first ever collaboration. Find out more about the collectible HERE on TOYSREVIL!
Yet another interpretation of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, with this 10-inch tall licensed vinyl figure dubbed "DOODLEBOB" from Belgium-based muralist & illustrator #VEXX@vexx, with this licensed release made by @ToyQube released and Sold Out in December!
"ToyQube" has been producing quite a number of "hypebeast"-genre collectibles in recent years, and is carving out a space with A Bathing Ape, BBC ICECREAM, Steven Harrington, J. Balvin, and original licensed Astro Boy figures too! I cannot wait to see what they'll show us in 2022... CLICK HERE for coverage on TOYSREVIL!
Witness the "MAN-SNAIL" by Eric Althin AKA Sad Salesman! Showcased in the above image is the "test sample colorway" (first FEATURED HERE on TOYSREVIL), which'll eventually lead to THIS BABY MANSNAIL RELEASE - the image for which is also #TOYSREVILTop9for2021!
His unique creations dwells in the stratos of "CUTE", but flavoured with a very distinct creature perspective, that at times I'd imagine Eric being a biologist / genome-scientist! Stay connected to the Brooklyn-based "Mad Professor" cum toy designer via his Insta @sad_salesman for more of his creature creations in 2022...!
NOZILLA evokes the classic Japanese delinquent high school student in this latest incarnation of #ChildhoodKaiju from @goodzila825 x @blackseedkenneth! Complete with baseball bat, a bottle of adult alcoholic beverage & smut mag - and not forgetting that rockabilly-hairdo! Find out more about this figure HERE on TOYSREVIL, and check out the other CHILDHOOD KAIJU FIGURES HERE!
Introducing the 「80's」 Edition of 35MechatroWeGo from Japanese toy-brand SENTINEL, who've had some pretty choice licensed releases in 2021, including DOROHEDORO CAIMAN & NIKAIDOU IN 1/12TH and KEROUNEN SERIES 2 BY KOW YOKOYAMA X TAKEYAMA NORIYA! Stay connected to their Insta @sentinelcoltd, and I'll continue to update with select toys if I continue to receive submissions!
