*CONTEST* "Name that Mugo" - Jon Burgerman edition

Mugo wants you, the fans, to come up with a clever name and a short description (100 words or less) of the new Jon Burgerman Mugo character posted above (which is due out this Christmas). Get creative, come up with a good one and submit your entry to submit@mugoplayer.com by October 1st. The winner and 1 runner-up will win a signed Mugo by Jon Burgerman. Now you may ask... how do I win, well the winner and runner-up will be picked by Jon and the Mugo fans on Facebook. Get those entries in asap as that deadline is approaching fast!

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Custom Lunartik in a Cup of Tea by Nebulon5 plus super secret sales from Happy Panda Toys!

Happy Panda Toys has a new custom Lunartik available in their custom shop... and it's done by none other than Nebulon5! This outta this world custom features Mike's signature ability to seamlessly blend colors and tones to create a masterpiece that seems to change colors depending on what angle you look at it from. Plus it comes with a handful of custom sugar cube moon rocks that come in all different colors!

Also, on a separate, but equally as awesome note... this week and randomly in the future HPT will be having some sales that might only last for a few hours or maybe a few days, these surprise sales will be announced only on their twitter feed HERE... what are they... well, these sales are limited and items will come and go quickly. For instance, yesterdays sale was a WWR Dropcloth Uncle5 for 30% off!

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Ritzy P.'s custom "Checking out the fella with the high top fade" Jouwe for TAG show

Seeing as the custom Jouwe show at Toy Art Gallery is going down this weekend, October 2nd, 2010 in Los Angeles... it's only fitting to cram as many customs in as humanly possible before now and then, and today we have the pleasure of sharing with you Ritzy Periwinkle's submission for this show. Titled "Checking out the fella with the high top fade", this custom Jouwe sports all the right gear as he flosses that ice and that awesome hair! This custom has Ritzy written all over it from the light blue color to the awesome line work around the eyes! Ritzy says that it's an homage to the 80's hip hop scene... where she states that "my relative and I were always looking for the fellas with the high top fades and would always quote the Salt-n-Pepa song "shake your thang" - "it's friday night and i just got paid i'm checking out the fella with the high top fade" Hahaha... perfect! Come on out this Saturday to TAG to see this piece in person!

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Tenacious Toys custom Marshall Blind-Box S1 released and chase figures revealed!

The time has finally come... and for those of you who have been living under a rock best listen up because these will be gone before you know it. Tenacious Toys has just released their custom Blind Box Marshall series one... and wow do they look good! Above is an exclusive shot at the majority of the chase figures in this series... still leaving some for speculation. There are a total of about 35 pieces in the series... half of the artists were each given 4 Marshall's to customize: 3 in a standard style, and one variant. The other artists were given 3, or 2, or 1 figure to do up as chases or mystery figures, which are pictured above! The concept is to put quality customs by talented artists into the hands of collectors for not very much money, so the price-point of $50 was set, and you can pick them up HERE right now! Check out the artist roster created, which includes: Mike "NEMO" Mendez, Brent Nolasco, OsirisOrion, Ian Ziobrowski, Den Ramos, LYS0L, Rolo, Bryan Collins, Phetus, John "Spanky" Stokes, Leecifer, Steve "Sketchbot" Talkowski, and ZAM. Hit the jump for the non-chase figures!

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Bitbots store, design contest, and much more...

Bitbots Jinny Series Zero official launch party is over now... but that is no excuse to not get involved with all that they have to offer... don't believe me... check out the list of amazing stuff they have going down! First up... it's the last week of the Bitbots pop-up store. They are located at 1.11 (1st floor) Kingly Court, Kingly Street, London, W1B 5PW. Open daily until 02.10.10! They are also only selling the limited edition (50 pieces) of blank Jinnys at the Bitbots store only! They are also lowering all shipping rates online, so be sure to hit up their site HERE, not to mention they have stocked up Forbidden Planet stores all over the UK so you can visit your local Forbidden Planet and ask for Jinny Series Zero.

Last but no least... don't forget Bitbots needs you! They are having a competition to have your design created for the next Series of Bitbots Jinny. Please enter by downloading the PDF from www.bitbots.co.uk! Enter by the 1st of December 2010. Each winner will have their design created into a real Jinny and win a case of the series they are in!

Bitbots Pop-up store
1.11 Kingly Court
Kingly Street
London
W1B 5PW

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Luke Chueh's "Black In White (and Red All Over)" release @ Munky King 10/02/2010

Based on the original painting "Black in White (and Red All Over)" from Luke Chueh, this hand-painted version features a bloody fur suit, blood deco on the vinyl head, bloody knife, and bloody box art to satisfy your blood-lust. This rad figure is limited to 250 pieces and is the Munky King exclusive colorway of Luke Chueh’s latest toy, Black in White... which released at SDCC2010.

Along with the figure, there will be exclusive BWRAO prints, shirts, pins, and masks. Those first in line will receive special goody bags of swag! Oh and did we mention that Luke Chueh will be on hand to sign the super limited edition vinyl figure. Plus you can also pose and snap pics of the mysterious Red All Over Bunny girl who will be making her first ever appearance to celebrate the release!

Toy release and signing (4-7pm)
Party (7-10pm)

Munky King
7308 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

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Cranston Fellows Jr. "Tarnished" edition @ NYCC

Cranston Fellows Jr. is set to make a special appearance at NYCC this year, as his creator Lou Pimentel transforms this once bright and cheerful red beast into an ancient artifact! Cranston "Tarnished" edition stands 4.5" tall, is meticulously handpainted by Lou and will be available in limited quantities at the MyPlasticHeart booth #2879 for $90... oh and these are guaranteed to go fast!

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Toy Break Episode 137 : Basically

The Toy Break crew takes a trip to Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory to chat with Tracy Tubera, the creative director of Wild Grinders! Track down a food truck and join em' for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Tilteed Contest Winner - win a gift certificate good for one free Tilteed shirt of your choice! Go check out tilteed.com/shop and then post your favorite design in the contest section on the forum! - deadline is September 15th
• I Remember Halloween Contest - This contest is brought to you by Mini Cassette Tees! The winner will receive a limited edition poster as well as a very limited Motorbot custom figure. To enter, visit minicassettetees.com and post your favorite design or a suggestion for a design you would like to see in the contest section on the forum! - deadline is October 20th
• Oberth Colonist Contest - brought to you by Jimmy Foo - win one of two exclusive October Toys Oberth Colonists! To enter, simply post a reply in the contest section on the forum containing the following: Make a traveling companion for the Oberth Colonists. This can be a very simple sketch, a painting, a cardboard cutout, a 3D figure made out of pretty much anything, some digital editing of existing imagery....No great skills are needed for this just get the idea across in some way - deadline is October 5th

News

• JB Resin Figure - by Paul Shih - world premiere of a video Paul made to promote his new resin figure, JB, set to release around Oct. 7th
• Tracy Tubera - we visit Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory to chat with Wild Grinders Creative Director Tracy Tubera

Review

• Wild Grinders Concrete - by Mattel & Wild Grinders - SDCC exclusive Lil' Rob comes with an extra pair of matching shoes and hat as well as a flocked version of Meaty and two skateboards - limited to 1,500 pieces
• Wild Grinder Contest - win a SDCC exlusive Wild Grinder curtesy of Tracy Tubera and Rob Dyrdek! Just visit facebook.com/toybreak, "like" us if you haven't already, and post who your favorite Wild Grinders character is on the wall - deadline is October 6th

Events

• BrickCon - LEGO convention taking place in Seattle, WA from Sep. 30th to Oct. 3rd
• I Remember Halloween - group Halloween show featuring paintings, customs, and prints by artists such as Motorbot, Danny Miller, Martin Ontiveros, James Rheem Davis, and many more at Wootini in Carrboro, N.C. from Oct. 1st to Nov. 5th
• Remedy - group show with 25% of the sales going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at Rivet Gallery in Columbus, OH opening October 2nd

Contact Toy Break

• Coupons - use the coupon code "ToyBreak10" for 10% off at tilteed.com and the code "TOYBREAK" for 20% off at Funkrush.com and OctoberToys.com!
• Contact us! - send us your questions, comments, ideas, news about upcoming events and toys!
• Call Toy Break at 818-Am-I-Good (818-264-4663)
• Twitter with Ayleen at twitter.com/spookyamd
• Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/toybreak
• Toy Brief - don't miss more toy reviews and fun from yours truly on YouTube.com/toybreak!
• Support Toy Break around the web by subscribing to us on iTunes, leaving us feedback on iTunes, like us on Facebook, and digging us on digg.com!

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Keith Poon's 5" Baby Sharky @ NYCC 2010

We have been following the progress in the creation of this little guy for some time now and it seems as though Keith Poon's 5” Baby Sharky is set to rear his ugly head at this years NYCC 2010! This 5" stout fellow is set to debut in the OG black colorway which is limited to only 150 pieces and will release via the ToyQube booth #2874.

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Week Three: Toy2R's 15 Weeks to Celebrate 15 Years Contest

[PRESS] Toy2R continues the global contest where anyone can win with Week Three of the 15 Weeks to Celebrate 15 Years contest commemorating Toy2R's 15 Anniversary. Its easy to win! Just log on to Toy2R USA's Facebook Fan Page and post a comment showing your support for Toy2R or photos of your customs or Toy2R collection. (Limit 5 entries per week will be accepted)

Imagine getting hundreds of dollars worth of FREE Toy2R goodies just in time for the holidays! Join the Qeevolution today and win! Its all about YOU! Above is a sneak peek of the prize package for Week Three...

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