Jeremiah Ketner is gearing up like the majority of the designer toy/art world for NYCC and just announced via the
MPH website is that he will be releasing a print during the convention of "Urchin", one of the enchanting sprites featured in his recent show dubbed "
Magical Place" at myplasticheart. The print is limited to 30 and each is signed and numbered. They’ll be available at the beginning of NYCC and during Jeremiah’s signing on Friday at the
myplasticheart booth #879. Price and signing time will be released shortly... but this is one awesome looking print... and is a step in a new direction that I hope to see Jeremiah taking his future works as well!
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So who says that Smurfs can't become vampires... well obviously
Leecifer believes it can happen as he transformed his blank Gumpy figure into a Smurf... with a little extra bite, if you know what I mean :-) This was done up for the upcoming
Gumpy Show that is going down on October 8th at
Gunnzo in San Diego. I really like the interpretation of Lee's character on the Gumpy figure... and how can you not dig that lovely dry brushing that shows up in all of his work!
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If you were unable to attend SDCC 2011 this year, you missed out on
Nathan Hamill's new vinyl figure release of his "GID" Bellicose Bunny... well it's now time for you all to stop sulking in the corner and gear up for the official launch and release party of his new "OG" colorway... which is limited to only
200 pieces worldwide and will
retail for $50! This is going down at
Toy Art Gallery's new showroom on Melrose on Friday, September 30th from 7pm – 11pm where you can snag up this new figure, produced by
3DRetro, and get it signed by Nathan as well! There will be live music, Bellicose prints and T-shirts and a good time to be had, so be sure to make it out for this!
Toy Art Gallery7571 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Last time it was a bunny looking quite dead in Joe's homage to Dia De Los Muertos with his "Calavera Bunny", and now
Joe Ledbetter shows us today that his bunny creations are a little sticky and sweet! As part of Joe's series dubbed the "Mutant Bunny Print Series 2011", which features a series of Giclee prints, 12 to be exact, all measuring 5"x7" and will feature Joe's iconic bunny figure. This one titled "
Hunny Bunny" comes signed, numbered, and watermarked for authenticity. Limited to only 99 pieces you can pick this up
HERE right now for only $40! This is a great idea, and these prints are the perfect size to collect them all and have some wall space left over :-)
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From one piece of
MAD new right onto another... but this time around it's a project that snuck up on everyone! MAD recently sent out a few
tweets via his account stating “
Well look what just showed up... ” and along with that cryptic message were the pictures that you see above. A new mini-series from Kidrobot called "
Bentworld Cans - Artist Series" which features 'Spray Cans' as figures (
very similar to the cans in the Bentworld Vandals series) and each color can comes "Racked" (new) & "Spent" (used) where the "Spent" version has been tagged up by the different artists which includes:
Jesse Hernandez, SketOne, Pon, kaNO, Scribe, MAD, J.Brunson, and Marka27... a star studded line-up to say the least! This is an awesome spin on a really cool already established figure line, the questions is... when are we going to see these released? More info soon'ish :-)
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Pobber Toys has just announced that their second vinyl figure release "Mork" designed by Jeremy Madl aka
MAD will officially be up for grabs at NYCC 2011!!! Who, what, when, where, and why are still up in the air at this point in time, but this 6.5" tall figure will be there!!! I am just as anxious as you all are to find out what colorway is going to drop, and for how much, just hold tight and I will post up details when I get em!
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Dustin Nakagawa aka
Hekstoy has submitted these original pieces to go along with his custom - for the upcoming
Gumpy Show. They are limited to only five pieces, and each comes bagged with a header card and a removable Mini Gomi with articulated arms. You'll be able to pick one of these up for $25 at The Gumpy Show which is going down on Saturday, October 8th 2011 from 7pm-11pm at
Gunnzo in San Diego... don't miss out!
Source[Gumpy Press]
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Well... I sure spoke too soon when I mentioned that "
More info will follow very shortly as well as some teaser shots of this femme fatale" in our post
HERE earlier today as we have this awesome exclusive teaser shot of the upcoming "Lilitu" figure by
Tara McPherson which is being released through Kidrobot's '
Black' line of figures. As you can see from the above image, this super smooth vinyl figure captures all the sensual curves in McPherson's original painting, and seeing it rendered out with the contrast of the slick orange'ish hair makes me want to see more!
The figure itself will come packaged in a closed box - matte black wrapped with a gloss ribbon sleeve with foil stamping of the artist’s logo - nestled securely in molded foam. Like mentioned before, this figure sits
8" tall, will be limited to just 200 pieces and will cost $250! It's cast in matte black vinyl with gloss highlights and an orange rose color accent, which is part of Tara McPherson’s distinct palette. The thin puddle base that the figure is emerging from will be colored a smoky, gloss cool grey. Rumor has it there will be another teaser popping up somewhere soon on the net... so keep those eyes peeled! So, after seeing this quick teaser... are you swayed one way or another... I would love to know your thoughts!
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The latest in the 'in carbonite' custom series from artist
DMS, the "Dumny in Carbonite", is now up for grabs
HERE! This piece was sanctioned by
The Super Sucklord himself and measures at 4" on a 9" x 6" classic Star Wars style printed blister pack... which comes with a display stand. These are limited to only 40 pieces, with several reserved for The Sucklord, with each piece being handmade and hand painted! Head on over
HERE now and snag one p for just $50 (
shipping included), but keep in mind this is a pre-order so allow around three weeks from the date of purchase for shipping.
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Well wadda ya know!?!?! Jon from
Rampage Toys is a working machine... as it seems that since he moved to Japan he has not stopped and just recently he put in 10 hours of painting to crush out 10 vinyl "Ugly Unicorn" figures to be released as an exclusive for the
Tenacious Toys booth during NYCC! These Ugly guys involve clear and metallic blue spray (
and some white, black, yellow and other such stuff) over a clear vinyl base. They all will come bagged and header carded - all initialed and editioned, screen printed header cards. There will also be a little micro run (
most likely on yellow vinyl) at the Lulubell booth... so there will be plenty of Ugly to go arouond the con!
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Have you been looking for some fresh new gear to wear, well you are in luck because just launched is a brand new company called
Skelecore apparel and accessories! This entire line of work includes original art by owner and artist
Sara Antoinette Martin who has been a part of the designer toy and pop culture scene for over half a decade. Her list of conquests are far-reaching, and include photographer and toy artist at Kidrobot, Producing El Chupacabra in 2008, and being credited in “I am Plastic” and “I am Plastic, Too”. Sara was also Tara Mcpherson’s assistant for 3 years, and is establishing her name as a tattoo artist at Brooklyn Tattoo. As if that wasn’t enough she has even been a guest designer for the apparel brand Mishka.
You would think with all that she would be satisfied but Miss Antoinette Martin has been working behind the scenes for too long. Her recognizable style brings a new direction to apparel and allows you to show your support for
Skelecore. You can support her by buying directly from her store at
Store.Skelecore.com or by visiting her at one of her upcoming shows; Nov 18th at the
Cotton Candy Machine or Dec 2nd at
Mishka NYC.
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Vinyl Monster, the ever growing online Italian vinyl community is having a HUGE weekend sale where they are offering up to 30% off all purchases above 200 euro, that's for sure a good hint to all the euro collectors!!! Starting at midnight this Friday (Rome time) and for the whole weekend, just use coupon code
fallsale on your order beyond 100 euro get 20% off, or use coupon code
fallsale30 and all orders above 200 euro get 30% off... oh and if that's not enough you get free shipping and free goodies as well with every order!!!
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It appears that artist
Jeff Lamm is taking the ball and running with it when it comes to production of his vinyl figures! I am saying this because it was not less than a few months ago his M5 BRAVO' & 'STEE-GAR' figures were just released and now he is teasing us with yet another figure he is calling "
Spike Wad" which by the way is being produced by the folks over at
Unbox Industries. This character is a familiar face if you follow Jeff's gig poster work and according to Jeff he has four arms, shipped with two front ones unattached so they fit in the bag... and he will be interchangeable with the other Unbox toys... meaning M5 BRAVO' & 'STEE-GAR' will have a buddy :-)
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With the 3A custom show "
I Am Legion" coming up Nov. 4 we've been taking time to speak with many of the artists that are participating in the show, today's artist interview will be with 3A customizer and artist extraordinaire Carlos aka
WWWetworks. For those that aren't familiar with Carlos work he's one of the top customizers in the world of 3A. His works in both 1:6 and 1:12 always show the highest degree of finish as well as a unique approach that makes his customs some of the top pieces around. Carlos also is a great sculpture working on his own projects that we look forward to seeing one day perhaps as his own stand alone line of toys. So let's chat with WWWetworks and learn a bit more about what makes him tick.... hit the jump!
What brought you into toy customizing?
I'd been wanting to do this for a long time but I can't find a good way to start until I found 3A and all the awesome customizers like muffinman who drove me into customizing.
Yeah muffinman has been a tremendous influence on my own art as well, along with Makadi and artists like Kenn Munk and Drilone. Where do you see the future of designer toys heading?
Designer toys has and will always continue to evolve, its been a part of our culture and modern art.
What brought you to the world of 3A?
I love everything about art and 3A showed me that in a whole new level, works of art that's been transformed into a 3 dimesional masterpiece.
Yeah I think the same way when I look at many objects, toys included, I see great artwork in the form of great solid design and clean lines, I can't really distinguish between art in any form, if it moves me then that's all I care about. What are your top 3 favorite customizers out there today?
Muffinman, Bhead, and KidAkira
I agree those guys are all very strong, great list there. What’s your favorite toy to customize and why?
Tomorrow Kings! man you can't go wrong with them, you can kitbash, add some goofy parts, some weathering and will still look great.
Yes, I've found they are quite a bit of fun to work with, I think working with 1:6 is a bit more challenging as the clothing is something that can be a hurdle but I think that it is fun as it leads to something new to learn and man the 1:6 detailing found in toys today is just amazing.
Well Carlos thanks for the interview and I know I can't wait to check out your customs at the 3A custom show "I Am Legion" at the 1AM Gallery in San Francisco Nov 4 - Dec. 4.
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To celebrate the wonderful holiday that is Halloween Motorbot of
Deadbear Studios has got a special release planned for October. "Trick or Teeth" will be a run of mini figures available only during the month of October, and there will be five different figures, each made of solid resin and standing 2" tall. Available in this series will be a
"Mummy Meathead", "Frankenstein Booger", "GID Ghost Goober", "Zombie Hunch", and a "Vampire Treature"!!! Each will come bagged with a header, and that's where the fun starts. Each header will have a scratch off portion on the back. Once scratched off it will reveal either the word
"trick" or the word
"teeth". Teeth headers can be redeemed for an exclusive mystery figure. You just mail in your winning header and you get a figure. As a consolation to those that receive tricks, 10 trick headers can be redeemed for the same exclusive mystery figure. So start building your army of teeth. The series will go up this Friday, September 30 and will be available throughout the month of October. So head over
HERE come Friday and grab a bag of teeth!
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Kidrobot just announced the release of a few new collectible lines of figures... and this go around they are sticking to their Kidrobot mascot figure... and first up is a brand new mini-series they called
Kidrobot ‘Bots! These 3" tall 'Bots articulate at the head and arms and in this first series there are 11 characters that you can get... that is if you are lucky enough to pull em seeing as they are blind boxed! They are set to go on sale October 6th for $9.95 a piece. I do like em, and for those who collect the larger mascot figures... these are a must!
Now, onto a much smaller less 3D Kidrobot mascot as they are also releasing a series of enamel zipper pulls! This set features 25 character versions of Kidrobot’s classic icon, and standing at 1" tall, each comes packed with attitude! These are also sold blind, and are much easier on the pocket book seeing as they are only $2.95 a pop... look for these in store on October 6th as well.
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The time has finally come for Kidrobot to release the much anticipated
Kidrobot Black figure from artist Tara McPherson. You may remember our post
HERE from over a year ago that showed off rough concepts of this character that she showed off during a speaking engagement! This piece is based off her painting titled "
Lilitu"
done for the
Dark Pop exhibition at Last Rites Gallery. Tara explains that the "
painting is based on the Sumerian myth of the demon Lilitu. Representing chaos, seduction and ungodliness. She is a sexually frustrated and infertile female who behaves aggressively toward young men, her breasts are filled with poison not milk. In her every guise, Lilith has cast a spell on humankind." Yeah... that's what I'm talking about! Oh, and it looks to be a little 18+ in nature :-)
So what else do we know... well it's going to be
8" tall, a
limited edition of just 200 pieces, and carry a
price point of $250! Now when is this going to drop... there is not set date but we may see the release of this very soon as Kidrobot does not tease something unless they are set to drop it! More info will follow very shortly as well as some teaser shots of this femme fatale... so stay tuned! Also, what are your thoughts on this figure... just from the initial sketches and teasers, are you going to grab it - if not why?
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