It's been some time since we have heard from the guys, J-R00 and JBat, over at
Dynomight NYC... but we just received an awesome email with the subject line "Dynomight NYC is back!" and were stoked to find that they have been hard at work on a new figure, in fact they are marketing as their new platform figure called [Z0MZ]. According to DYNC "
[Z0MZ] are customizable and programmable robotic minions at your disposal! [Z0MZ] can be much more terrifying than a walking sack of mindless flesh. These zombie-like automatons can run! As we all know real zombies can't. ;P A [Z0MZ] disposition and primary function is totally in the hands of the end-user. That's you!"
This piece is being sculpted by the very talented
Bigshot Toyworks and as you can see fro the render above, they did a fantastic job translating J-R00's style into a 3D environment and if you notice the form as it stands now from his initial submission sheet... Bigshot did what needed to be done to make this piece work... and is it me, or does this figure have a touch of Dynomight NYC's previous "
Bumrush" figure in it :-) Either way I am diggin what I am seeing, so keep those eyes peeled for them t drop late 2011 or early 2012.
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Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas '
Stranger Factory' art space is proud to present “
Late Season” a two-person exhibition by Ohio artists
Chris Ryniak and
Amanda Louise Spayd. Both artists explore the ideas behind the rooted transition and personification of harvest time, including the melancholy of the ultimate expiration of rot and decay. Both Chris and Amanda create some of the most eerie creatures out there... all of which have some seriously life-like appearance making the viewer wonder... do I dare touch that??? Above a few preview pictures of what to expect from these two talents... oh, and expect some surprises. The exhibition opens November 18th with a reception from 6pm-9pm, where both Chris and Amanda will be in attendance!
Late Season • November 18th - December 4th, 2011Opening Reception Friday, November 18th, 6-9pmStranger Factory109 Carlisle Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
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In its third US edition, the
Pictoplasma Conference originating from Berlin (posted about
HERE) returns to New York and presents a marathon of 12+ inspiring lectures, talks and panel discussions by some of the most outstanding artists and designers including:
Jeremyville (AUS); Geneviève Gauckler (FR); Tim Biskup (USA); Joshua Ben Longo (USA); BeatBots (US/JP); Allyson Mellberg Taylor (US); Jon Burgerman (UK); Mark Jenkins (US); Raymond Lemstra (NL) and Joel Trussell (USA). The conference invites a diverse audience of graphic designers, illustrators, animation filmmakers and producers, fine and urban artists and character connoisseurs to gather under one roof and discourse freely about the world of character-related art and design. The presentations are accompanied by feature-length 'Characters in Motion' screenings, showcasing a selected mix of new character-driven animation, motion graphics, music videos and shorts. This is going to be an awesome event, and if you are in New York and want to attend, you can pick-up tickets
HERE!
Source [Pictoplasma Press]
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The folks over at
Blamo Toys have been quietly preparing for their upcoming custom art show... and just announced to the public is "The Epic Adventures of Swampy McSwamperson" custom toy show... which is obviously a platform show on their all wooden character 'Swampy'. They have gathered together an absolutely stunning lineup of artists this year and even though this show is going down on November 17th in San Francisco at the
Million Fishes Gallery... all you peeps heading out to
D-Con get to see all the finished customs beforehand via their booth #208... RAD!!! If you are interested in any of the sure to be epic customs but can't make it to LA or SF for the shows rest easy, all figures will be for sale online at
Blamotoys.com as of 12 noon November 17th.
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Day of the Dead... and awesome celebration for sure, and
Andrew Bell is stoked to announce the latest themed Android mini collectible that will be coming out soon. He says that they "
decided to forego Halloween" and instead hop on board with Ernesto and Carlos East, aka
the Beast Brothers to create an amazing 'Dia de los Muertos' themed figure dubbed "
Don Pablo Calaveroid"... who not only sports one amazing paint job, but a fantastic sombrero to boot!
The limited edition vinyl figures will be available starting November 1st 2011, at 11am and 11pm (EST) via the Dead Zebra online shop
HERE! Man do I love this design... and skulls in general, this is a must have! Oh, and just announced to release as well is a limited edition run of Skull shirts... in both black and purple... EPIC!!!!
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So have you been eyeballin Huck's online store
HERE for some time now, but have just not had that extra scratch?!?! Well, due to some outrageous shipping charges on pieces for his upcoming “11/10″ show at
Toy Art Gallery... he has put all items in his online store
HERE for
25% off, which by the way lasts until Friday! Don't delay... and go snag up some deals!
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The time has finally come... and how stoked are all you
Squadt fans about this release?!?! Ferg just announced that the highly anticipated SQUADT "GERM S001" is set to drop on Monday, October 31 at
HERE 12:00 Noon CST in an
edition of 200 for just $95! So what makes this figure different then the other Squadts... well it is the debut of the new 2.0 articulated (
originally posted HERE)... which lends to some awesome playability/poseability with the figure! GERM s001 stands 6" tall and is made from vinyl, ABS and cloth and this version comes with:
suit and tie, nylon sling bag, .50 sniper rifle with scope and operable bi-pod, sMK23 'sqocom' pistol, 2.0 articulated and 'classic' arms and removable helmet... oh, and 100% bad ass'ness :-) Don't miss out on this drop folks, because at 200 pieces, it will sell out!
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This years SDCC was filled with so many great memories and awesome news for toys, and yet one of my most favorite was the news of the collaboration between
Ashley Wood's ThreeA and
Kow Yokoyama. So it was a great find to pop over to
Ashley's blog and spy a new teaser image of a
1:12 Krote. At first glance it appears that the main turret gun is motorized and rotates though this may just be a fun custom job their trying out, also I love the light up spot light, again something that may only be a exploration in what is possible. I am still trying to figure out the figure in the background but it looks amazing as well. My best advice at this time is to start saving up now for all these great designs to come.
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Jon M. of
Rampage Toys is in the Halloween mood just like everyone else this time of the year and he has been keeping himself super busy pulling together a little bundle of stuff for a Halloween drop via his online store
HERE! So what can you expect to see in the store...
- 3 Fall/Halloween Themed Ugly Unicorn Customs (#'s 11-13) - A 5 piece micro run of Ugly Unicorns... on GID vinyl - A larger RxH custom... plus other goodies! For more pictures, hit up his flikr site
HERE... and don't miss out :-)
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Lisastarchild Pinkston of
Sleepy Robot 13 always has a great booth at
Designer-Con and she is excited to announce the exclusives that she will have on had via booth #506! Titled "Robots of the Apocalypse" this series of hand sculpted figures is limited to 3 pieces of each. They all stand 3.5" tall, have articulated arms, and will be available for around $15 - $20 each. Oh, and expect a ton more figures at her booth as it's always jam packed with all kinds of groovy stuff!!!
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This is really cool to see... as custom artist
Tyler Coey teamed up with his sub-company 'MUTT' to create his own custom "finger" skatedeck... which by the way could be for play or for display! These are a limited edition, and measure 4" long. Each one comes blistercard packed with with tools, extra set of wheels, and certificate of authenticity! You can snag one up
HERE now for just $12 and for a limited time get
15% off by using code "SK8" at checkout!
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So the internet has been buzzing about the latest Kaws piece in which he took the iconic "Snoopy" cartoon figure originally created by Charles Schulz, and added his trademarked 'XX' over the eyes. Man... I just don't get it, and the fact that he is charging $240 for this uninspired figure, kinda speechless. In any event, this special collaboration between
ORIGINAL FAKE x
KAWS x
PEANUTS dubbed the "JOE KAWS" is up for pre-order
HERE at Toyqube right now. Art, or lack there of, is truly in the 'XX' of the beholder.
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UK based custom artist
Hoakser just finished up a couple new pieces... and although we don;t normally cover 'Gundam' based bots, these little guys are too cool not to mention! Hoasker mentions that he just finished doing a little solo graff show, that took up all his time, so he hasn't had any time to play with toys for a few weeks... but he just completed the second run of his "Gundam Graff Bombers" and they are up right now
HERE in his online store for $48! It's so fitting to see spraycaps as heads on figures... and it works pretty darn well on these!
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