"Argh Barber" by Scott Tolleson X Zagal Creativo

We just got some great images from Scott Tolleson as he is sharing with us an upcoming project that he has been working with the folks over at the Mexican based Zagal Creativo. According to Scott, he has been working very closely with them to create who he is calling "Argh Barber" a fun looking character that will be in Zagal's token suspended clear acrylic format!!!

As you can see from the control art above, Scott's smooth vector stylings transfer over to this imbued acrylic process really well and according to Scott, these will be a limited run of only 10 pieces worldwide! The rest of the details such as the price and drop date will be forth coming, but if you wanna keep tabs on this project be sure to either check Scott's blog HERE, or his Facebook status updates HERE for info in the future about these. How sick do these look... I love the clear acrylic format... it gives another dimension to character creation, and Scott is right on the money with this little guy... AWESOME!!!!!

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“Santa Claws” paper toy by Robert Curet

Robert Curet's toy company, Xone Industries, has just launched their brand new website and webstore and to help spread the word they have created an awesome holiday themed cut/fold /paste model of “Santa Claws” that was designed by Robert... a fun FREE paper-toy!!! If you are down with making this figure, you can get the FREE PDF file template just by visiting their website HERE and signing up... and the best part is that they will be releasing a new paper model every month!

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Rotobox's Jumbo Machinder Series - "Mach Baron" jumbo Qee custom... is amazing!

Spencer and Stephen Ong... the powerhouse better known as Rotobox Vinyl have just sent over some pictures of a recent completed Jumbo Machinder commission for Canadian collector Mach Baron... and as you can see from the above photo, they KILLED IT!!!! This 16" tall custom Qee comes complete with a car-port in the foot, that includes the car... just like in the original. These two guys are running the racquet on custom Jumbo bots... and rightfully so, as they do it right! Keep up the killer work fellas!

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Pierre Rouzier resin "Christmas Catalogue" release

Pierre Rouzier of PiNkJazZ Studio has been busy, not only developing some characters that we are familiar with "Vapor" and "Clash", but most recently he has a few new ones to add to the bunch "Fleetwood" and "Gazu-zu"... all of which round out a fantastic resin release for the holidays! These guys are limited to five sets of 4 piece editions - "Beacon", "Coal", "nEvergreen", "UrbanSnow" and "One". Each set includes "Vapor", "Clash", "Fleetwood" and "Gazu-zu" the four figures included in the sets, measure 5½" - 6" tall and are cast in fortified polystone resin and can be purchased HERE for $185 a set! These are quality figures, and Pierre does amazing work... so yo definitely get what you pay for! Head on over HERE now and check out all the different colorways of this current release, and prepare for a cute overload!

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"The Rising Tide 2" art show @ Rotofugi 12/09/2011

Rotofugi is opening up their gallery doors tonight, December 9th 2011 for a great new show that features new works by Japanese & Japanese-American artists titled "The Rising Tide 2"! This show, in it's second iteration, was curated by LiLJAPAN (Hiro Hayashi), and will have a ton of traditional/ non-traditional art works from an array of super talented artists including: Skulltoys, Mark Nagata, Shun Nakatsuru, Chanmen, Mike Oshite, Uamou, Aya (Refreshment), Ilanena and Nao & Shin Tanaka. This show looks to be a really great one, so if you are in the Chicago area, be sure to wing by TONIGHT from 7pm-9pm!

Rotofugi
2780 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60614

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"Toy Soldier" themed Android by Gary Ham

It seems like just yesterday we wee writing about Gary Ham's "Snowman" themed Android figure that released a year ago this month (posted HERE), and now we just received word that Andrew Bell and Dyzplastic has teamed up with Gary once again this holiday season to release a special edition Android mini collectible "Toy Soldier" design where each soldier includes a decorative removable key accessory that fits into a hole in his back. These will be up for grabs in two waves... the first batch will be available in the Dead Zebra Shop starting Wednesday, December 14th at 11am EST, and the second batch will go online Wednesday, December 14th at 11pm EST. While there is no word on a price, I can only assume that they will be around the $10-$12 range, a great deal on a sweet holiday themed vinyl figure!

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"Ji Ja bird" from Mr. Clement

Ahhhh a breath of fresh air... just looking at the above new figure from Mr Clement, really makes me step back and appreciate the designer toy scene... and how simplistic an object can be, yet evoke so much. This is totally the feeling I get when I look at the new "Ji Ja bird" which is a new character from Mr Clement's comic - Ji Ja café - and as the story goes, "this pair of little birds are only able to speak "Ji" and "Ja", they are exploring the world between frames, carrying a mysterious message in the tiny envelope to someone who is waiting for it and like every journey there are stories to tell on the way." There are 2 colors available to purchase, yellow and white, and each 3.2" tall figure comes with a small paper open envelope (2cm X 1.2 cm) that fits into the mouth of figure. They are 3 jointed figures, arms and neck... and every single one has a limited edition number of 300 pieces. If these are like Mr. Clement's other releases they will sell out fast, and seeing as they are only $35 each... I can almost guarantee they will sell out fast! They can be picked up HERE right now, and are going to be available at most designer toy retail locations worldwide!

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J.Shea's pieces for "Wonders to Come"

We just got word that artist J.Shea is wrapping up 2011 with his final show as he was invited to exhibit a small collection of his work for a show titled "Wonders to Come", an exhibit of fine art toy interpretations. The show opens this Friday night December 9th at Springbox Gallery, and along with his amazing work, he will be joined by Dave Parker, Natalie Phillips, Kurt Von Vlack, Reza Kassai, Kerry Davis, and many more... making it a nice mixure of artists from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Just seeing the previews above really makes me wish I could attend, so do me a favor... if you are in the Portland area, be sure to swing by and check out this show... that way I can live vicariously through you :-)

Springbox Gallery
2234 nw 24th ave.
Portland , OR. 97210

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Jesse Hernandez x RAJE Toys "MECHA AZTECA"

So it looks like the fellas over at RAJE toys have been hard at works as they not only revealed the OG colorway of Jesse Hernandez's new Aztec inspired "MECHA AZTECA" figure back in September, but now they are showing off the beautiful sculpt in its entirety... and wow does this thing look awesome! The bold lines and sharp edges along with Jesse's awesome choice of colors... you know this thing is going to pop. It really is a fierce looking character, and I look forward to seeing more very soon as RAJE is saying that prices, order information and alternate colorways will be dropping shortly!

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Vannen x Descendents - "Cool To Be You" watch

We showed off a nice little teaser HERE last week for an awesome release that had us super pumped... and Vannen Watches is proud to announce the release of their first band watch, and what better way to kick it off with the Descendents!!! Probably one of the best punk-rock bands to grace this earth, Vannen has captured the look and feel of the band by utilizing the design based on their last studio record "Cool To Be You" and transforming it into a timeless, limited edition, timepiece dubbed the "Cool Watch"! Limited to 300 pieces and set to retail for $85 each, "Cool Watch" is signed and numbered by the entire band, and six watches will come with special coupons, redeemable for a limited edition, 18" X 24" screen print designed by artist Brian Ewing that is redeemable for a Descendents print that Brian created for their NYC show back in September. Oh, and here's the kicker... each watch is coffee-scented. YES! Each watch smells like coffee, and if you are a true Descendents fan, you will fully appreciate this feature :-)

I can remember seeing the Descendents on New Years Eve back in 1995 and think how cool it was, so you can guarantee I will be snagging one of these up. "Cool Watch" will be available only at descendentsonline.com, vannenwatches.com, Kingsroadmerch.com, select Newbury Comics locations, and Descendents live shows. This turned out bitchen, and after seeing this watch I am curious to see what other plans Vannen has up their sleeves in terms of bands, but in the meantime do me a favor, don't sit in the corner eating sour grapes... because this watch is available now, so get it while the getting is good!

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