Just got some hot news, if your a toy collector and love robots then I'm sure the latest previews for the upcoming movie Real Steel by Dreamworks and Touchstone pictures, have you thinking two things, 1) Man those bots look sweet and 2) I hope they get made into toys. Now as someone that's a robot collector with a love of 3A I myself couldn't help but think another thought every time I've seen the trailers for this move, "Man I wish 3A could make those sweet boxing robots" and so when I had a chance to ask Ashley Wood today via twitter about the movie he gave us a glimmer of hope saying
"I imagine 3A would make great ones... maybe you wont have to" Ashley later followed up by replying "yes, we are making 1/6th high end robot figures for Real steal !" "been working on them for a while, complicated stuff... 3A for the win !"
No word on what we will see for the bots from the film or when they will be released but I'm sure we will hear more as the months go on. Stay tuned for more info as we get it, and for those interested in movie please be sure to check out Real Steel's trailer here. For more history and a look at some of the robots from the film be sure to check out WRB (World Robot Boxing)
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Since our post yesterday
HERE things have changed quite a bit, but one thing remains the same... going on sale today Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 5:59pm PST for pre-order via
Bambaland are the all new WWR Square MK2's! We also know now that these will be available as singles for $38 each... which include the versions:
Peaceday, Ghosthunter, Deimos, MEH-FISTO 666th, DEEP POWDER, EMGY TRG, JEA RECON and DIY a 3AA two-pack which is $70 and includes versions:
NW/DW and a HUGE "Kid Sarge" 10 pack retailing for $300 that includes all of the mentions versions above plus:
Mystery Ghost colorway and Kid Sarge! Do keep in mind that this is a pre-order, and they will ship Setpember 2011!
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Custom Toy Union has been working on an awesome custom Dunny series; "
Marvelous Zombies"! This is a Versus series, meaning each artist is doing a superhero zombie AND that character's opposing supervillian... how cool is that? Featuring 6 incredible CTU artists, this series is set to drop in early July
in their store. Check the
CTU thread for some preview pics, and here is a list of the artists and their characters:
Artmymind -
Thor VS Loki
B.A.L.D. -
Deadpool VS Taskmaster
Fried Gold Productions -
Wolverine VS Magneto
Fuller -
Spider-Man VS Venom
Lysol -
Captain America VS Red Skull
Nico Decacosta -
Iron Man VS Fin Fang Foom
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Brazilian artist
TazX recently did up a Foomi custom in his awesome style and it even has a little glowing center!! Called "
Rusty Foomi #1", this guy comes with a sword and plenty of rusty goodness. Hit up
TazX here for a commission of your very own, or follow him on
Twitter to stay up to date with his sick customs!
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B.A.L.D. is definitely bringing the bacon with his newest custom dunnys, called "
Carnitas"! This ongoing 'series' will pop up sporadically amongst B.A.L.D.'s other toy projects, and Edition 1 is set to drop this Sunday! The first edition will consist of four Custom Dunnys, each one with a signed Carnitas logo print. "
A pretty simple premise, I like to people watch and I wanted to reflect these people I see everyday in toy form and what animal is better to reflect the human condition than pigs."
Carnitas: Edition 1 drops 6-12-11 @12pm PST in the
Custom Toy Union Store, and I can already tell you these will sell out in seconds so don't wait. But remember there will be more editions in the future so keep checking back!
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Custom artist
VISEone is proud to announce his very first solo show dubbed "
COMIC STRIPPED" which will be held at
OUTLAND DESIGNERTOYS & GALLERY in AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - which opens on July 3rd and will run through JULY 31st! In this show VISEone will be showcasing some of his production toys, his really cool "TUBE" customs, some new custom works, and you'll get the chance to see some of his past "COMIC STRIPPED" customs in person... not to mention the debut of his all new "COMIC STRIPPED" canvas works! Come out for the opening reception as VISEone will be in attendance for a meet and greet, and will also be giving away some limited edition prints and shirts.
OUTLAND DESIGNERTOYSZeedijk 22
Amsterdam
Netherlands
1012 AZ
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All 3 of the creatives over at
Red Mutuca Studios in Brazil including -
Sergio Mancini, Luihz Unreal and
Igor Ventura - were all commissioned from a private collector to make their visions of the Chuckboy 3" Dunny that has been wildly popular amongst customizers! From Igor's "Cyber pirate", Luihz's "Raccoonator", and Sergio's "Sketchborg" all three of these customs turned out amazing... and have me wondering what can't these designeres do, their work is flawless, and on such a small platform to be able to pull off that amount of detail is beyond me... sick work guys!
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During
The L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, art, design and fashion collided as 12 Australian style icons transform life-size Qees from
Toy2R into bespoke works of Art in this Australian first. Meet Qee's created by:
ALANNA HILL • BETTINA & LIANO • FAT • GORMAN • JACK LONDON • LITTLE JOE • LEONA EDMISTON • MIMCO • OROTON • PETER ALEXANDER • SAMBAG • WHITE SUEDE! Above is a closer look at the incredible customs from that event as well as other behind the scenes images. These Qee's are seriously massive and to have that many on display in one location was probably pretty insane!
Source[Toy2R Press]
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Recently featured by French porcelain company
K.Olin Tribu artist
Steph. Cop continues in his traditional blocky design by teaming up with
Artoyz and
Bonustoyz to release a new figure called "Inkhead". This character just screams French design to me, as do most releases from the Artoyz company... but this is not a bad thing as they really brand themselves in the unique style of art that they continue to produce. Standing at over 11" tall the figure, coming in 3 distinct colors (pink, purple, black) with multiple points of articulation, is set to release on Thursday, June 16th for an undisclosed price at the moment.
What we do know is that these 3 colors are limited to just 139 pieces and what you can see from the top photo is the inclusion inside the head of this figure is a spot to hold a Molotow marker... pretty slick... even though you prob should not use the marker while in the toy as it may get a little messy :-) This throw-back style is really nice, and should be a big hit amongst vinyl collectors worldwide!
Source[Artoyz Blog]
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That's right folks, you can now head on over to the Art Hustle's website
HERE right now and pull the trigger on a box of their Series 2 art trading cards! This series features trading cards exhibiting an international group of
over 75 artists working in street art, toy art, kaiju, sketch, illustration, painting, aerosol art, poster art, tattoo art, digital art, collage, sculpture, photography, blog :-) and more. Also to mention are some special inserts including
artist 'Menko' cards - inspired by traditional Japanese game cards - some
Frank Kozik Silkscreen Cards, and
Ron English Sticker Cards... this is really exciting, not to mention artists sketch/signature cards.There are only 500 numbered boxes and each box contains 36 Wax Packs full of mind blowing goodness... so head on over
HERE now and get a box or 2 :-) Oh and if you pull my card let me know, as it is the best in the entire series hahahaha (just check it out on the left!)
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Artist
Ken Keirns is making his way back into
myplasticheart as they are proud to be hosting his solo show titled “Monkey in the Middle”! This show is going to feature all kinds of visual goodies, from custom painted toys, to traditional wall hung paintings... all of which will showcase Ken's amazing painterly talents with his deceptions of women as well as monkeys with human-like qualities in diverse emotions and circumstances.
Posted above are just a few examples of what you can come to expect when this show opens on Friday, June 17th at
MPH, and just look at the details on those pieces... loving both the Mighty Mug and the MAD*L, some seriously amazing work! If you're out in NY, you gotta be sure to swing by the opening reception from 6pm-9pm!
myplasticheartnyc210 Forsyth St.
Lower East Side New York
646.290.6866
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So what the heck are the guys up to over at
Blamo Toys... well alot of stuff actually and firstly they would like to announce a specially created "Swampy" figure by Blamo's own Mikie Graham as he has hand-painted this resin figure with a combination of airbrush and sponging techniques and chose a classic green monotone color scheme with maroon red heart highlights. This is for the upcoming "Resin Toy Juried Show" at LA's
Toy Art Gallery which opens this Friday, June 10th!
Up next are some really sweet cuddly soft "Baby Tees", so you can start the little ones off right :-) These will be up on June 20th via their website
HERE for $20 each in sizes 1T, 2T and 3T, and will be available in the "Billy" and "Swampy" designs you see above. Do note that these are printed on all-organic cotton tee's... soft as babies skin!
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We have seen all kinds of different colorways of
Erick Scarecrow's "MURAIDA" figure, and just sent over for all of us to ponder is the above image of that said figure along with a very anticipated rattle can of
Monster Kolor... which up until now has been exclusively released as airbrush paint. It appears that this figure is getting a fresh coat of this new paint... and looking good so far, release, price, and other info is still not known, but I for one am anxious to find out more!
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