Mark Nagata of
Max Toy Company just dropped a
Twitter bomb (
copyright pending) of a new figure that is in the works, this is "Dragigus" the brother of famed creature "Drazoran". Above is a picture of one of the first few vinyl pours called the "test shot", this is sent over for approval. I had sent a message to Mark saying "
WOW, makes me want to eat chocolate :-)" and he so kindly replied "
Ya that would be Rad... Kaiju Chocolate! Actually it is called Marusan Brown... after the 60s toy company, Marusan ;-)" So not only do you get a nice picture, but you also get a lil knowledge reading these toy blogs , hehehe! Oh, and does the above statement from Mark mean we might see kaiju chocolate, a boy can only dream.
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We posted up a teaser picture
HERE of this figure about a month ago and now the full reveal of Hong Kong-based artist
Tim Tsui's Da Space Warrior 8" Dunny is upon us! This is going to drop on June 3rd retailing for $75 (
£65 UK; 75€ Europe) and
limited to 888 pieces worldwide... fyi 8 is a lucky number in Asian cultures... only reason I know this is because I work at a casino :-) This figure is going to come with a tasty banana accessory and a dazzling gemstone eye. I still am not really feeling this figure, but I am sure this will have no issues selling!
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Last Saturday
Eric Scarecrow dropped a teaser of a new figure
HERE where he stated "
Don't you just love fairy tales?"... speculation set in, and rumors started flying, and now all of those can be put to rest because the full reveal of Erick's new figure is upon us. Introducing "
Little Axe" a new resin figure that
stands at 6" tall and is
completely handpainted. These are set to drop
HERE on Friday May 28th, 2010 at 11am PST
for $110 a pop! The above figure known as "The Dark Hood" colorway is an
ESC exclusive and
limited to 30pcs worldwide and will come signed, numbered, packaged by artist, and will include the removable black axe accessory... rad!! I am loving this new character, that axe is just awesome, and can't wait to see the other colorways that Erick comes up with!
The story of Little Axe:"
Once upon a time, therewas a badass little girl that lived in a city near a forest. She was in need of gloves because her little hands were cold. She entered the forest and encountered a loud mouth wolf that boasted about how his claws could shred little girls like herself into pieces. The little girl wasn't threatened but intrigued by the wolf's paws. Especially since they would match her boots. They exchanged a few looks and moments later the little girl came out of the forest with a new glove. The wolf managed to escape and decided it was best not to mess around with little girls."
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Kill!, kaiju artist extraordinaire, is still on a high from the success from his last show "
Kaiju Blasphemy", and now he is launching the FlatWoods Invasion at the
KAIJU-X3 table #18 during the
Phoenix Comic Con on May 27-30 2010 in Phoenix Arizona. This show is going to feature customs by so many fantastic artists including:
Arbito, Squidnik, Velocitron, Paul Kaiju, DrilOne, We Kill You, OsirisOrion, Toybot Studios, Monstrehero, October Toys, SpankyStokes, Motorbot, Frank Mysterio, Dead Presidents, Rotofugi, Uamou, Tan-Ki and so many more! Be sure to stop by their booth, to check out all of these in person, in fact the majority of the customs will be on sale, so pick up a few! Hit the jump to see the back of the above flyer.
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Ferg just released some info about
PLAYGE's newest release, the 1" Stainless Sqube! This is based off the previous OG Sqube's design, yet shrunken down quit a bit and now in metal! This is set to drop tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:00 noon CST
HERE for $85! There is no set quantity on this product as it will be made to order and only available for a limited time. Just to note... as an added perk of being a CAD (
Collect and Destroy Membership) member, they will get a signed mini print with their purchase, you lucky ducks, you!
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Well look what just appeared in my inbox... another sneak peek at a Dunny design for
Custom Toy Union's Blind Box Series One, this time coming from Sarah Miskelly aka
Lunabee! I am always very fond of her designs as I love monsters and she creates some fantastic ones! Sarah states that "
I always enjoy researching names and stories for my customs and this case was no exception. I love greek mythology and often delve into the stories behind the gods and godesses and this time I chose to base it on Alpheus who was a river god and a passionate hunter." So based from the story Sarah then proceeded to design this piece with murky, swampy colors keeping the whole fish/tribal look intact... similar in style to most her other pieces! She goes on to say that "
I wanted him to look a little bit battered with his half closed weeping eye but still fierce and a monster to be respected amongst his clan!" One thing to note about her art is that she bases her vector design on the final painted piece so above is a great representation of what the final piece will look like... so who else in on board, this series is going to be insane!
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We have covered some works by artist
Cpassek of Gangtoyz
HERE previously, and he recently sent over an image of a custom on 7" Munny that he designed, and WOW is it rad! Titled "
Kechoudan" this formatable ninja is ready for battle, equipped with his katana, and throwing knives not to mention an awesome paint scheme, with amazing attention to detail I am super impressed with the way this turned out, then again
looking at all his other work, this type of quality is par for the course... amazing design from an amazing designer!
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French artist
bnko just passed along some amazing pictures of a recent custom 10" Teddy Troop he just created. This piece is titled "
Sharptrooper" and is a fantastic dystopic futuristic creation and was assembled using nothing but friction fit...
so no screws or glue were involved. It's really cool to see the detail and involvement in this piece, the tubing, the great satchel backpack, and dispensary gun... I guess I am just a sucker for post apocalyptic themed creations!
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Just in, some more shots of
Smash Tokyo Toys' SEISMIC ACE at the factory. According to designer Mattyboombatty, these are unpainted but are at the final stage with the magnets inserted in the arms ready to be sprayed silver. There are
500 in the baskets but only 450 released to the public. Some of the remaining 50 will be used for a "
very special and exciting collaboration that will be announced at a later date."... hmmmmm what could this be?
It has also been revealed that the original release date of September has been pushed forward and we may
see these on shelves as early as late June-early July. The
SEISMIC ACE template contest is still open but will now close 7/1/10 so get those templates in for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Camilla d'Errico has just released some HUGE news... literally because she just dropped word that they are going to be making her lovable "Kuro" figure into one massive plush piece... put it this way, the smaller versions pictured above are 6" tall,
yeah it's MASSIVE! Kuro is the devil dog, "Poodle" from Camilla's self published book Tanpopo, and for all of those who are going to be at
San Diego Comic Con 2010, you have first dibs! This Giant Kuro Buddha plush is going to be limited to only 100pcs worldwide, so make sure you state your claim now... who is excited for this one?!?!
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