*RECAP* "Little Monsters" group art show @ Million Fishes Gallery 10/31/2010

Halloween night in San Francisco saw the opening of a truly spooktacular group art show at Million Fishes Gallery called "Little Monsters." With 50 participating artists and just under 100 pieces of original hand crafted monster themed art, The show drew a large costumed audience who danced and drank the night away. In short the evening was huge success, and thanks to the photos above and below from both Jeremy Brautman and ValleyDweller... we can all feel like we attended this event!

For those of you who couldn't make it to the show, Million Fishes Gallery and Taskone have put all unsold art up for sale online HERE with TONS of reasonably priced pieces from top toy and lowbrow talent like Skinner, MonstreHero, WeKillYou, Jonathan Wayshak, Ritzy Periwinkle, Motorbot, Mikie Graham, Jay222, Nerviswr3k, Spanky Stokes, Spencer Hansen, Squidnik, YNOT, Jared Gunther, Lucien Shapiro, Marco Mejia, Mike Decay, Sumbody, Troy Stith, Phoneticontrol, TaskOne, Dave Higgins, Leecifer, Betso, J*RYU, Lysol, Lex Non Scripta, Rsin Art, Ian Ziobrowski, Zam, Ken Davis, Nreazon, Jenny Wolf, KingQuan, Drilone, Chrystal Powell , Matt Ritchie, Chupa, Brad Isdrab, Frank Callozo, and Leighton Kelly. The show and shop will be up til November 15th only... so make sure to check out this massive amount of monster art before it disappears.

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Toy Break Episode 142: I Love Twist Ties!

Ben and Nathan join the Toy Break crew for Living Dead Dolls, Zombie Stormtrooper, Thinking Putty, Clear Chuck Liddell, Luke Chueh's Blood & Fuzz, and much more! Bake those pumpkin seeds and join em' for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• I Remember Halloween Contest Winner - Thank you to Mini Cassette Tees, Wootini, and everyone who participated! Don't forget you can still pick up one of these limited edition posters at minicassettetees.com!
• Vamplet Contest - win your own cute little plush baby vampire! Vamplets are 10" tall and sell for $17 at vamplets.com - to participate, head over to the contest section on the forum and post your favorite vampire movie, book, internet series, comic, etc. - deadline is November 10

News

• Mad Martian Toys - new weekly toy podcast hosted by Matt, Jason, and Jay - check it out, subscribe on itunes, and also check out the shorter version of their episodes at youtube.com/MadMartianToyReview
• Andy from Toys R Evil is doing better! - Andy Heng, the influential force behind toysrevil, was recently hospitalized after suffering a stroke - he seems to be doing much better and you can check out the ToysREvil facebook page for more updates - if you are interested in donating or getting involved, check out vinylhearts.com where Cris Rose has set up a site for just that
• Custom Monsters - by Monster Workshop - custom plush medium size monsters now available with your choice of fur and feature colors for £90 ($143)
• Android Power Vampire - by Andrew Bell - special version of the Android figure - very limited, available for $10 at 11 am PST on Halloween
• Halloween BUDCAT - by Scott Wilkowski - comes with "firecracker" and jack-o-lantern - limited to 70 pieces for $65 (includes US shipping) - releases on Halloween at noon central time
• Happy Anniversary to ZombiesandToys.com! - for your second year online! They are celebrating with tons of giveaways, so be sure to check out their site!
• Zombie Ninja Mez-itz - by Mezco - 6" tall special edition Mez-itz figure is limited to 3,000 pieces - $15

Blindbox

• Simpsons Series 2 - by Kidrobot

Reviews

• Living Dead Dolls Retro Halloween Sets - by Mezco - 3 boxsets each include an adult sized old school plastic mask, exclusive 10" doll with glow in the dark mask, and an exclusive XL t-shirt by Dave Cook - dolls include Calavera The Skull, Pumpkin - The Jack O Lantern, and Gabriella - The Ghoul - each version is limited to 500 pieces - $50
• Thinking Putty - by Crazy Aaron's Puttyworld - stress relieving, hand exercising, mind expanding, totally fun! Available in over 30 colors including hypercolor, glow in the dark, and magnetic - $10 to $14
• Zombie Stormtrooper Bobble Head - by Funko - Star Wars Monster Mash-Ups line also included a gargoyle Yoda, Frankenstein Darth Vader, and Werewolf Chewbacca - 6" tall, $13
• Unleashed Clear Chuck Liddell - by Jakks - clear Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell figure with a visible skeleton that glows in the dark - limited edition of 3,000 pieces - available exclusively at UFCSTORE.com and UFC Events - $25
• Blood & Fuzz Dunny - by Luke Chueh & Kidrobot - 8" flocked Dunny, limited to 1,000 pieces - $60
• Halloween II Micheal Meyer - by Mezco - 7" action figure

Events

• 1st Annual 2nd Ave. Trading Card Convention - bring your cards to show off and trade as well as enjoy activities like a special Art Hustle event card, the premiere of Suckadelic Suckpax 2, Star Wars Galaxy 5 Exhibition & Auction, and more at Toy Tokyo Underground in New York City on Nov. 5th from 7 to 11 pm
• A Day With Toy Break - join us November 5th to 6th as we will be broadcasting Toy Break live for 24 hours! We are in the process of trying to upgrade our equipment to process higher resolution video, but we need your help! Don't miss this telethon style day of fun with us, random guests, call-ins, sleep deprivation, tons of toys, live auctions, and more surprises!
• Sweet + Evil - art, games, and toys at Geeks in Whittier, CA from Nov 6th to 28th
• Sketchbot Show - tons of custom Sketchbots at Munky King in Los Angeles, CA on November 19th
• DesignerCon - annual art and design convention that smashes together collectible toys and designer apparel with urban, underground and pop art at the Padadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on November 20th

Toy Break Stuff

• 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/AyleenGaspar at George at twitter.com/GeorgeGaspar
• 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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Keliens "Black Forest Yetien" for D-Con 2010

We have posted about multiple releases of Kel Wilson's awesome Keliens figures and now he has just announced the latest and greatest figure titled "Black Forest Yetien". This particular Yetien is made from resin, stands a whopping 8" tall, has two points of articulation, and was 100% completely sculpted, roto-cast, hand painted by Kel. You can click HERE to see the progression of these figures, from the smooth surfaces before to now the texture and fur... WOW have they come a long way... how sick is this one! The initial release is planned for Designer-Con on November 20th in Pasadena, and they will be limited to only six pieces at set to retail for 70$ each and will come signed and numbered. Great job man... seriously love this version, and can;t wait to see the next release!

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Rust, Fur and Jelly show @ OhNo!Doom Gallery

What do you get when you mix a little rust, some fur and a gob of jelly…? Who knows, but at OhNo!Doom Gallery you can judge fo ryourself! It’s threes company in November with artists The JCW, James (Jimbot) Demski Jr. and Shawn Roberts. Rust, Fur & Jelly features the latest work from these 3 talented individuals. Together their work displays the playful and imaginative. Make sure you have your tetanus shots, some shampoo and toast and you will be ready for Rust Fur & Jelly.

November 06 : 6:00 -10:00pm. Exhibit runs through December 6th

OhNo!Doom Gallery
1800 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
info@ohnodoom.com

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The Heavy Metal Qee Project

A group of UK based designers and artists have come together to create 'The Heavy Metal Qee Project', using the 8" Qee as a custom platform to showcase each artists take on "Heavy Metal". This sounds like a really cool project with lots of potential. So far they have five artists involved: Jon Paul Kaiser, Jim Freckingham, DMS, A Little Stranger and Lisa Rae Hanson. Check out their website for more info, and check back often as they update with pics and WIP shots as well. If you like custom toys and heavy metal, this is for you!!

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Abe Lincoln Jr's first resin toy, Alpha Globulon now available online!

Abe Lincoln Jr. just announced that his first resin figure titled "Globulon" is up for grabs via his online store HERE or the MyPlasticHeart site HERE. These launched at this years NYCC and got rave reviews and now it's your turn to own one of these figures. Globulon was created for a series of Priority Mail stickers that Abe was disseminating in the streets of NY over the Summer of 2009 and now built in 3D form is looking for a new home. Globulon stands 5" tall, and was cast in an unpainted blue resin which comes packaged in a plastic bag with header card which is retailing for $50 a piece. This is only an edition of 25 pieces and will sell quick!

From Abe's site: Globulon was designed by Abe Lincoln Jr. (http://www.girlsbike.com), sculpted by veteran sculptor and toy collector, Mark Mascot, and cast by Tony Titanium of Titanium Toys (titaniumtoyz.blogspot.com), and of course inspired by Hedorah, the Smog Monster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedorah).

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"Randall" and "Boris" from Bwana Spoons make their debut @ Thrashout in Japan 11/14/2010

From Portland, Oregon, Bwana Spoons is set to launch his much anticipated new set of vinyl creations "Randall" the bear and "Boris" the bee in a show titled "Randall's Magic Scrap Yard" which is set to go down @ Thrash Out in Japan, Gargamel's own shop, on 11/14/2010.

Both Randal and Boris look fantastic in that hot pink soft vinyl and there will be all kinds of other goodies on hand including original artwork, and custom paintings! There is no word on when or if these will be available in the states... so if you have a hook up over seas, time to Skype it up :-)

Gargamel Flag Store Thrash Out
2-51-9-2F Suginami Ward, Tokyo 2-51-9-2F
Tel: 03.3315.6570 Tel: 03.3315.6570

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"Minkster" USB Flashdrives

Alex, a freelance graphic designer living in Cape Town, South Africa, recently launched her own range of designer USB flashdrives called “Minksters”. These flashdrives look more like vinyl figurines and are available in 6 different characters. Each stick is packed with an information card and the drives are preloaded with 2 icons, a wallpaper, shuffle puzzle game and paper toy template (The icons, wallpaper and paper toy are all different from character to character, so the content on each character is different.) The first series – 'The Meitropolis Series' – has now been produced and Alex has plans in the future to expand it and do other series. These designs are very simple and cute, and would be perfect for children during school projects... heck if you like em' you can use em' too! For more info visit the Minkster site HERE as it's loaded with anything and everything about this universe!

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Free Goodie Friday 10/29/10 on SpankyStokes.com - Three prize packs from String Dolls!

Hip, Hip, Horray, it's Friday, and you know what that means... FREE GOODIE FRIDAY, and thanks to the new designer toy shop over in the UK called String Dolls we have an awesome prize package today for you all... in fact there is going to be 3 lucky winners that walk away with a whole grip of stuff. String Dolls are super unique, one of a kind, handmade string dolls and for the contest today your going to be playing for some of the rad designs you see above including the Movie Characters, Video Game Characters, and Horror Characters... and how fitting seeing as it's almost Halloween, as well as some badges and stickers! To enter all you need to do is follow them on Twitter HERE (account is Two-Feet-Deep) and leave a comment in this post... that's it! Only those that are following them on Twitter and leave a comment will be entered to win, and 3 winners will be chosen at random, which all 3 will win an awesome prize package from String Dolls! Lets help get this company off the ground by following them on Twitter for all kinds of great info and deals on these cool characters!

*********UPDATE*********

After a generous amount of entries and support for this really cool contest we have finally landed on 3 special winners. Congrats to Tim, PaperElmo, and Smack6102 for being those lucky participants who now can look forward to an awesome prize package from String Dolls to show up on their door step in the near future. Thanks so much once again for the constant participation and to Chris over at String Dolls for putting together such an awesome contest.

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"Genius Flux" custom Big Sal from Ardabus Rubber

Artist Ardabus Rubber just recently finished up another fantastic looking custom piece of vinyl, and this time around it was a commission for a lucky collector. The piece is called "Genius Flux" is a custom Big Sal figure, originally created by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, Ardabus put his own spin on it drawing inspiration from a mix of both Dali and the movie 'Back to the Future'. Once completed, this customs also came with a handpainted wooden box making it the complete package. You like what you see... well Ardabus will have a bunch of exclusive customs for D-Con, at both the CTU booth and the SpankyStokes.com booth so come on out and check out his work in person... it's amazing!

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Verboden Kusogon available now!

From a Nightmare of heLL... a beaK x Monster Worship release of an new Kusogon figure, the awesome "Verboden" Kusogon which comes in an eerie blackwash on vintage orange base vinyl. These stand 4" tall, have 2 points of articulation and were released yesterday via the Monster Worship shop HERE... now is your chance to snag one up for $45 a pop. Who says your Halloween had to end yesterday... keep the festivities alive and give this Kusogon a new home!

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"Rising Up" by CBM on LTD Tee

LTD Tee has teamed up with the Philadelphia artist CBM to present his work "Rising Up" as a t-shirt and print. "Rising Up" is an interpretation of his childhood aspirations of becoming an artist. Crayons in hand, the artist soars skyward into the clouds to achieve his dream. This shirt is up right now along with an artist print for presale HERE from November 1st until November 11th, and it's retailing for only $26.99! These shirts come in both men’s and women’s sizes and as a special offer for SS.com readers you can also use discount code "spankystokes" to get 20% off this shirt!

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Artist Edition Yo-Yo #7 by Travis Lampe

The Steve Brown Gallery has just announced its latest release of limited edition artist Yo-Yo's, this time they teamed up with Chicago based artist Travis Lampe, featuring a really great illustration of one of his ongoing developed "Sad" characters, and just like the previous releases these amazing designs are laser engraved into a nice maple blank from YoYo Factory. This release is going to be limited to only 30 pieces worldwide, and will never be manufactured again. These are set to drop this Thursday, November 4th, 2010 for only $15 a pop, so set your alarms, mark you calendars, tie a ribbon around your finger so you remember this is going down, because just like the previous releases, this will sell out without a doubt!

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

[PRESS] Toy2R is continuing their 15 Weeks to Celebrate 15 Years contest, and today they are happy to announce WEEK EIGHT! Being one of the easiest contests to win, Toy2R invites everyone to take a moment and enter - YOU may be the next winner and receive $$$ worth of Toy2R classic designer toys!

Simply post a comment about why you like Toy2R or post some pictures of your Toy2R collection or a custom Qee you made or admire on the Toy2R USA Facebook Fan Page and you're automatically entered - just that easy! To 'Like' is good, but to post is better as it could make you a winner! Check out the super prize package for WEEK EIGHT - Burgerman, Horvath, MCA and more - all for you, its your chance to score!

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DIY Rotocasting Machine, Wooden Toys and more from Smallstuffstudios

I recently saw an incredible video of a DIY Rotocasting machine, and it was mesmerizing to say the least. That eventually lead me to a production house based in Switzerland called Smallstuffstudios. I was immediately impressed by the quality of their wood toys and resins, all of which were super clean. Then I saw part 1 of the free tutorial for the DIY Rotocaster. Amazing!!! Check out their website and follow them on twitter... I see big things coming from Pepe and Smallstuffstudios in the future. Part 2 of the DIY Rotocaster tutorial is coming soon, so stay tuned!!

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