Jim Freckingham of
Robotic Industries 7.5" tall vinyl "Dr Brain" figure is ready to see the light of day, and thanks to UK based
RAJE Toys... that time is now! These extremely unique figures are set to be released in 2 colorway's (
that we know of) the yellow being the main OG version and the Gray/Red being the 1 outta 6 chase version. "Dr.Brain" is going to be released in a
limited run of only 500pcs... an will be available on July 2nd, 2010 from 7pm-9pm at
Limited Edition Comix in London England for only
US$59.95 a pop! Be sure you all come out for this occasion and say hi to the folks of RAJE Toys and Robotic Industries, and pick up one of these rad figures!
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Alex aka
FAS has been an awesome presence in the vinyl toy world, primarily on the KR boards, and time and time again he continues to impress everyone with with his fantastic customs... case in point, his latest custom on a 3A Bertie figure which he transformed into one of his favorite characters "Venom". Alex says "
After seeing the small hole on the top of the Bertie, I instantly thought Venom, and knew where to apply his tongue for a Venom takeover." This piece, although unassuming, I would have never thought in a million years to turn a Bertie into Venom, but it turned out great, and if this catches your eye as well it's up for grabs... just hit up FAS via
fas718@yahoo.com for info on this piece! For more pics visit his Flickr
HERE!
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It appears as though
ToyQube will be getting their own exclusive colorway for
Andrew Bell's O-No Sushi figure... and it looks like it will be a nice shade of yellow... making this the 7th colorway for this figure
(correct me if I'm wrong). There is no word on a release date, price or exact color but we can chew on the above image until more info is leaked!
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So
Ashley Wood's art show in
Beijing is almost upon us and while many of us can't be there at least he's offering up a chance to get some art from him in the form of tqo books. The first is titled
Chunky Bits and is a retrospective of his artwork for the Beijing show. This book is
64 pages sized at
12x12. Priced at
$25 shipping is extra at $15. The next book is a great bonus for toy fans and collectors it's titled
Entreat and is a two year retrospective on the 3A toy company. For those interested in this book here's a
link to a videoEntreat is priced at $35 with additional $15 for shipping. It's
282 pages of great fun. Packed with 3A images and shots of the super secret hatchery. This book is also
12 x 12.
both books are for sale now at
bambaland.
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Just got a nice email from artist Nate aka
NSTNATE where he showed off a really great looking custom General Zoo figure... which might be the very first custom General Zoo. He decided not to disturb the amazing figure by sculpting on it, rather he added to its splendor by giving him a shiny new paint job. Nate says "
The first layer consisted of silver and gold, where silver was shot from the top and gold from the bottom, using the ridges in the sculpt. Next, scar and damage marks were applied along with Candy Apple Red sprayed all over then followed up with three coats of clear." The opposite side followed pretty much the same procedure, and the end result is one cool looking custom that comes with a hand painted box. This is up for grabs, retailing for
$260 plus shipping and if interested hit up Nate via
nate.held@gmail.com! For more picture hit his photo album
HERE!
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Luke K. aka
Kue is a street artist based outta the UK who has recently shared some canvas work with me that I had to pass along to all of you. Kue really a very unique, grungy style that really appealed to me, and not only does he have this canvas work and prints under his belt, but has also tried his hand at some custom vinyl pieces as well. For more info and images, as well as the chance to purchase some pieces hit up his site
HERE!
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Over the past year of production,
Blamo Toys has strived to improve their figures with each release. Constantly raising the bar for themselves in an effort to create truly unique art figures. Almost 1 full year after his initial release, Billy; Blamovill's most popular citizen
is getting a complete overhaul! Redesigned from the heel of his cowboy boots to the tip of his bunny ear,
Billy 2.0 is a greatly updated, and upgraded version of Blamo's iconic character.
Redesign highlights include:- New box design, with silk-screened original character sketch.
- More detailed face sculpt that more accurately portrays artist Spencer Hansen's original design.
- A new "teak oil" wood stain that better highlights the natural wood grain of the figure.
- An overall posture readjustment, aligning carved Billy far closer to the original character design.
- A more detailed hand sculpt, including individually carved fingers!
- Redesigned, and more realistic cowboy boots.
Like the original Billy figure, Billy 2.0 is made from hand carved and stained Suar wood, and stands approximately 7" tall. Billy 2.0 will be available through
Blamotoys.com starting Tuesday 6/22/10 and will cost
$80 + shipping!
Blamo Toys would also like to remind everyone that they will be having a Solo show at the
Toy Art Gallery in LA on the 25th of this month. They have tons of surprises in store including some giant versions of classic Blamo characters, a sampling of original art, new figures, and more then a few customs from the Blamoville crew. For more info hit up our last post
HERE!
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Cris Rose just dropped word on his latest resin/vinyl mashup which falls in line with his other Observation Drone creations... except this custom has a nice set of glider wings titled
"Sky Observer" (Burnt Orange) which is painted in such a manner to operate in desert/scrub regions! This version of custom hybrid characters is going to be limited to only 3 pieces, the first piece is the above custom 3" Dunny, with the second part of this being revealed tomorrow. Stay sharp folks because these are set to drop on
Thursday at 18:00 London time and the pieces will be available seperately, but a discount will be refunded to those purchasing a set. I look forward to seeing what tomorrow brings...
"Sky Observer" (Burnt Orange) backstory:"
One of the myriad of upgrades available for the Observation Drones and Clear Vision was the "Sky High" package. For a nominal fee, a lightweight but exceptionally powerful booster/glider package could be attached to a standard unit to enable a better view at short notice. Given their inherent lack of aerodynamics, flights of extended duration and control were nothing more than wishful thinking - but if the subject being studied was one prone to unpredictable skyward vectors, limited fly ...aaaaand glide capability could make all the difference. All later units were flown remotely, but early units were fully autonomous and launched themselves, at their own discretion, depending on the subject they were observing - but it soon became apparently that their flight patterns were erratic at best and downright unpredictable most of the time. Studies by the Epoch Foundation conclusively proved that even with their exceptionally limited AI, they too were suffering from fractured programming that could only be explained, in this case, as... boredom? It was concluded that only reason the ground-based units had never developed this mutation was that they never had their metaphorical finger on the trigger of 10,000lbs of thrust."
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Kuso Vinyl is happy to announce that they will have some presence at this years
Taipei Toy Festival through their friend and super talented artist
Banana Virus. On display will be Kuso's products from their two brilliant artists:
Nakanari &
Rotobox which will include their figures "
Spiki Noruto" and the debut of "
Fahrenheit OG". Be sure to stop by booth #A48 from July 8th – 11th to check out their goods along with all kinds of other fantastic stuff!
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Alright all you party people in Atlanta... you best lock your doors come August 6th as there are a bunch of "
Shady Characters" set to invade
Alcove Gallery! Whom you might ask is this rambunctious cast of characters... well it's
Matthew Ryan Sharp,
Project Detonate,
H.C. Warner,
Ben Walker,
Tyler Coey,
Toby Stanger, and
Brian Colin are all getting together to from an awesome 7 man show featuring all new pieces of work from each artist showcasing their individual talents and styles... which all meld very well together! This is going down on August 6, 2010 from 7pm - Midnight at
Alcove Gallery in Atlanta... and is a show not to be missed. For more info on this show visit the official site
HERE!
Seeing as this show is of epic proportions and features some amazing work from many artists tat have graced the pages of
SpankyStokes.com, it is only fitting to shed some more light on the upcoming event with a series of interviews, and thanks to artist
Brian Colin (also involved with the show) we are going to be featuring said interviews on this site exclusively... so stay tuned as the first interview, which is with
Project Detonate, is set to drop tomorrow!
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Erick Scarecrow has just passed on some info about a new hand-painted resin figure set he is calling "
Ichigo Mama-Panya and Berry Shroom"! This like a majority of Erick's figures is going to be a Tomenosuke store exclusive. This new girly figure stands 6" tall and comes with a 1.75" Berry Shroom accessory, and will be limited to only
30 pieces worldwide. The drop date for the release is set for July 3rd, 2010 via the Tomenosuke store
HERE.
The story of Ichigo Mama Panya and Berry Shroom:
"
Ichigo Mama-Panya is a baker that makes colorful Shiitake Shroom cakes for a living. One day she found a large strawberry on the sidewalk that fell from a tree in front of a wizard's home. She picked it up and hurried back to her bakery to decorate her famous Berry Shroom cake with it. The cake came alive and told her that what she did was unclean and dirty. Ichigo slapped the ungrateful cake and was about to discard him until he begged her not to. Ichigo thought long and hard about the Berry Shroom's fate until she decided that she could use an extra hand in her bakery.
The Berry Shroom was relieved and got to work immediately. They bonded and shared many secrets. When the Berry Shroom knocked over a jar of flour he sneezed repeatedly. This made his colors change. Ichigo was in shock when she realized her outfit colors changed as well."
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Tilteed just announced and released a really cool new design that will surely impress most all. The design titled "
The Inner Workings of a Maniac" by Craig Watkins (aka Wotto) which seems to be right up the alley of fun designer toys, I love how this character has a ton of things going on inside his body... not sure he's a Maniac persay, seeing as he looks quite jovial! This is up for grabs
HERE retailing for $18.
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Matt from
Smash Tokyo Toys is asking for a lil help with a huge issue... so take a minute, read the blurb below and if you wanna donate you can paypal some funds to
boomboomblammo@hotmail.com make sure you put "SENSEI WHEELCHAIR FUND" for the subject of the money transfer!
"
Hey everyone, It's Mattyboombatty from Smash Tokyo Toys. This is my man Sensei. He is 11 years old and is in DIRE NEED of a new wheelchair as the one in this pic has wheels like a bad shopping trolley. Sensei has had numerous operations in the last years and is about to have another. Due to his crapped-up, nasty-ass wheelchair he is often unable to attend school and can't mobilise around the neighbourhood. The system promised him a new chair three years ago and it's still a no-show. Smash Tokyo Toys is looking to work with some artists to develop an art print (s) that we can sell to raise money to get this awesome, tough little guy a new chair (and give a one-finger salute to THE MAN in the system who keeps him down by not giving him a new one!) Anyone who can help us out drop me a line at smashtokyotoys@hotmail.com"
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We posted last November
HERE about
Ritzy Periwinkle's crafty collab with fellow friend and artist
Jen E, and now they have completed the full art circle by opening up their own online shop selling all there rad hand made goods! Stop on by
HERE and check it all out, and to get a better feel for what they are offering up read the full press release below!
SUPREME GOODS PRESS:"
Meet Jen E and Ritzy P. Supreme Goods. Their debut line includes Precious Pendants, Best-Ever Bowls and Tiny Treasures. Jen E, born Jen Kuroki, is a potter/art director based in LA. She’s played with clay for over 10 years. Three of those years she spent in Japan, developing her whimsical style that incorporates the vernacular of contemporary visual culture with a sense of tradition and history. Ritzy Periwinkle, aka Marisa Estrada, is a LA-based artist/designer with roots in urban art and music culture. Working in illustrations, graphics, mix media, and vinyl toys, she complements her gritty style with a light and positive vibe."
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Gianluca Quaglia of
Killertoy based out of Milano Italy just announced the release of their plush figure titled "
KINGFISH". There are 2 different versions right now, and each one measures 8" tall, is made from synthetic fabric, and is hand crafted in Italy!
KINGFISH gray edition is limited to
125 pieces and
KINGFISH gold edition is limited to only
60 pieces both retailing for around $40! These cool figures were created in collaboration with
JELLYFACE.NET and are available
HERE for purchase!
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