It's not very often you get to review a figure that can all in one fell swoop, make a grown man giggle and look extremely adorable at the same time... well,
Shawnimals Moustachio plush does that for me. I mean, how can it not... it's a mustache on an even bigger mustache, hahaha... so cool!In the above LIVE video review I did with this figure plush toy, I try to give all you - the consumer - the best all around look at this figure and try to prove to you that you need one in your life!
I was able to pick this up at NYCC 2011 last year from Shawn himself and I gotta say, it's one of the coolest plush figures I have ever seen. I mean the majority of figures that Shawn creates via his Shawnimals brand are totally adorable, but something about a giant mustache just gets me. This "Blond" version measure a whopping 14" wide and is made of super soft fabric... oh, and the best part, they are on $20 each... and can be picked up
HERE. Like I mentioned before, everyone needs this, and then you need to buy one for all your friends... it's a must, especially at that price and do know that there are other colors as well so you can have a whole family of mustached moustachio's!
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As preview images for the upcoming
Garamaniacal show at
FOE Gallery continue to
trickle in, we're pleased to see this detailed custom 8" Dunny by
Chauskoskis. Obviously a massive restructuring of the tradition Kidrobot Dunny form, this Garamon figure pays homage to the roots of the character in so many ways… the most obviously being the wonderful zipper on his back, harkening back to the cheesy rubber costume that made Garamon famous. As always, Chauskoskis brings his best and continues to make you wonder if his talents have a cap; because, to date, each custom has simply been more amazing than the last. If you weren't excited for the show before, you should be now.
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The ever-impressive
Squid Kids Ink (
makers of the simple but brilliant 10-Doh platform) have turned attention towards their own
Squib platform by creating the
Valentine's Day 2012 Squib Kisses of Death limited edition. With only 5 of these wonderful creations being made, they are a steal at $50 per pack. But what comes in those packs? A 2.5" Squib wrapped in red foil with a bite taken out of it, a pink Squib zipper pull
(not shown), an appropriate V-Day card, a handful of red foil Hershey's Kisses, and all in a nice red gift bag that's numbered. You can grab these at the
Squid Kids Ink webstore… but remember, there are only five of these out there!
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Dropping this Friday in the
Rampage Toys shop are 5 Glitter Waniphants, made by Shane Haddy of
Hints and Spices and painted by Jon Malmstedt of
Rampage Toys. The original figures were cast in clear vinyl with glitter mixed in and Jon carefully painted them up, so as not to obscure the glittery aspect. Aside from being just a plain ol' cool release, we're told that this can be considered a teaser of things to come… probably something coming to light at
Superfestival near the end of April.
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Yowza, UK based artist
Hugh Rose does it again... and by does it I mean he slayed yet another custom! This go around he tackled the uber popular 3" Chuckboy Cyborg Dunny from the 2-Tone series... on a side note, this Dunny may just be the most popular Dunny out there to be customized. Titled "
Timber", Hugh tells us that it was a commission by a guy who has a large collection of custom Chuckboy Cyborgs (20+ artists!), and according to Hugh, this collector liked it so much he has commissioned him to do another... RAD! I really dig all the small little details that Hugh puts into all his pieces, and the added typographic element in this one is extremely cool!
Here's the backstory of "Timber":
"
Timber is a clumsy lumberjack. So clumsy that he has, over the years, accidentally hacked off all but one of his own limbs. Luckily there is lots off wood lying around to make repairs..."
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For those familiar with the work of
Alison Perez, more commonly known as
Zukie, then words like adorable, sweet, kind-hearted, and innocent spring to mind. But with her newest custom, a twisted version of the Horselington platform, she's used sculpey to modify the base into something truly disturbing. Zukie claims that the figure she depicts loved pandas so much that he had to actually kill one, but… c'mon. She went somewhere different with this sculpt and the work is truly astounding.
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Have you just realized that Valentine's Day is less than 10 days away? Are you sweating the fact that you didn't put any real thought into that gift for your special someone? Fret not, Maqet is here to save the day! They have a simple set-up to help you
create a special one-of-a-kind bear to give your love for as low as $22. Don't have time to even go through the simple creation process? Order the
Shin + Nao specially made
Dankeschoen - Love Bear for only $30. While Maqet wants to be there for you, don't dawdle too long or your V-Day bear won't arrive before the special day.
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Erick Scarecrow of
ESC Toys just dropped some great info about a project that is set to launch later on this week! He has teamed up with Enomoto-tencho aka Eno of
Tomenosuke to produce a really limited run of Erick's "Pretty Boi" figure dubbed the "
Bio-Morph" edition! This beautiful grunge laden fella will be limited to only 5 pieces worldwide and will come signed. It will also come with a 8" x 10" print done by Yaji & ESC. Like mentioned before, there is no set date or time for this release, but stay tuned as we will post up the info when it drops!
Source [ESC Toys Press]
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Last year, the pop art scene went nuts for
Super Cooper Berella, the 11-year-old artist with a clear, concise vision and solid execution. Now the designer toy crowd have a prodigy all their own: meet Jacob Siegelbaum, also known as
JAMS, who just released his first hand-cast resin figure and happens to be the same age as Berella. The figure is the "Dropping Jaw" and Tenacious Toys have scored an
exclusive blue colorway of this 2.5" beaut. Limited to only 5 signed and numbered copies, these $15 investments surely mark the beginning of a great career for JAMS!
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Remember the little teaser we post HERE last week of super red "Bitsumo" resin Sumo figure by Dai Tran aka
DaiBot... well, that piece is now up for pre-order
HERE now for only $65 each! Dubbed the "
Lunar New Year Edition", Bitsumo is a hand casted 4.5" tall resin collectible that has
7 points of articulation and comes with and hand-tied gray mawashi as well as an all black resin hair piece. This figure is highly recommended to purchase, and if you want an in depth look at him, check out the review we posted up
HERE a few months back! Go, buy, now... and thank me later :-)
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Posted up
HERE early last moth was an exciting new project from Ryan of
Brutherford Industries dubbed the "
Ice Scream Man"... and just like we promised, we would let you all know when they were up for grabs, and that time is now!!!! These rotocast urethane figures are all made by Ryan in his secret hideout, based in North Jersey, with the help of his wife... they have pumped out a low volume of limited runs of this rad new figure! As it stands right now, the "
Strawberry" edition is up for grabs
HERE right now and is limited to
125 pieces, and
retails for $75. Also up for grabs
HERE is the "
Vanilla" edition that will be an open run for just $50. I am really excited to see these finally released... and judging by the hype these have received, I don't see them lasting very long... so go grab em up!
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Hey Sacramento... you ready to ring in the year of the dragon in style... well, the folks over at
Dragatomi are here to help, and launching this weekend Saturday, February 11th from 7pm-11pm is the "Year of The Dragon" show! Featuring a talented crop of artists such as:
Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Daniel Fleres, Gatchabert, KingQuan, Jeremiah Ketner, Chris Ryniak, John"Spanky"Stokes, Jay222, Leecifer, Jackie Gallagher, Podgy Panda, Helena Garcia, Betso, Chauskoskis, LilJapan, Skinner, Jared Konopitski, Philip Lumbang, Ritzy Periwinkle, J★RYU and
Valleydweller. A crazy show indeed! It's an open platform show, meaning all the artists involved we able to use anything they wanted... sculpture, custom vinyl, resin, 2D work, mashup's, but they had to keep the "Dragon" theme... making for an interesting, diverse show!
Above is my submission for the show, which was inspired by all those late nights of D&D as a kid as well as animated cartoons! Titled "Strollgon", I chose to use a MAD*L as the base for my figure... which you can kinda still see in there :-) I heavily sculpted on the head using balsa foam, resin, and magic sculpt, topped him off with some faux fur and glass eyes, and I incorporated a few parts from a Spawn figure as well. It comes with a base (
it stands on its own as well) and
measures 12" tall with an 18" wingspan... all of which was airbrushed with a mixture of colors! I had a ton of fun making this piece... and along with my custom there will be a ton more on display and for sale! The opening reception for "Year Of The Dragon" will
take place this Saturday at 7pm... so head on out and enjoy the show, better yet, support the artists involved by buying the pieces! Hit the jump to see another shot of my custom.
Dragatomi2317 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
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It's the new year... and the folks over at
YA’ HEARD! Show just launched their first podcast of 2012...
episode #9 is now live! This go around, hosts
kaNO,
Ritzy Periwinkle,
Shane Jessup, and
Sket One chop it up about all that went down via the last part of 2011 and they touch on The Little Lotus Project, kaNO’s "Tomenosuke" Dragon King, Art Whino, FatCap Series 3, Year of The Dragon show at Dragatomi, and a whole bunch of other topics! Stay tuned to
www.yaheardshow.com and to the official Twitter page
HERE for more information about the show. Oh... and what are you waiting for...
CLICK HERE and listen!!!
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From the hilltop overlooking the expansive Jungle comes the leader of the Ivory Azteca Warriors. Carved out of prehistoric mammoth tusk, adorned with ancient rubies and raising the tribes flag high." That's right folks... the time has come, and the full reveal has been... well, revealed! Origionally posted up
HERE as a nice little teaser of things to come, the
Beast Brothers teamed up with
Huck Gee in a collaboration for the record books as they incorporated both their own individual styles of the popular "Azteca Calendario" Dunny by The Beast Brothers, and the "Skullhead" icon by Huck into one awesome custom run of 8" tall Dunnys dubbed the "
Skullendario Azteca". Each custom figure is hand painted and
adorned with Swarovski crystals and
a custom flag. Each piece is also entombed in a custom made wooden box engraved with the revised Azteca Calendar. This piece will
go on sale for only 24 hours starting Saturday, February 18 at 1pm EST via the Beast Brothers webshop
HERE and will
retail for $475! The customs looks AMAZING and the price to me seems damn reasonable considering what you get... a hand crafted custom from some of the best in the industry! Don't miss out on this opportunity!
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One thing I really hate is hearing about shows that opened before I got to promote that said opening, and in all honesty it leaves a pit in my stomach... kinda like I didn't do my job :-( That being said the folks over at
LIFT just launched a rad 3-person show last weekend that featured the works of Detroit-area artists
Heather Hansma and
Josh Buckenberger who were joined by Austin-based illustrator
Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit! This show
featured over 20 new works by the trio... all of which have their own unique styles and interpretations, and in a way all have similar subtle nuances, making for a well rounded exhibit! The show will be up until Sunday, March 4, 201... so if you are in the area, be sure to swing by and check it out... or even better,
buy up some work!
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery228 W. 4th St.
Royal Oak, MI
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Last week we posted images of
Leecifer's pieces for the upcoming "Garamaniacal" show, but now we have a more substantial preview together showing off several other works from the group exhibit.
- Painting by Mark Nagata (of Max Toys Co).
- 8" x 8" Gouache painting with custom letterpress mat by Ralph Cosentino, which reinterprets his trademark Fun-boy character into the role.
- "Garamander Joe" custom by Paul Kaiju.
- "Garakutagigas" custom by Toybot Studios.
- Painting by Jason Edmiston.
- "The Skulloctopus from Outer Space Reanimates Garaman (or, Skullo Pulls A Frankenstein)" by Bob Conge (aka PLASEEBO).
- "Garamuck" custom by Troy Stith.
- Custom by Robert DeCastro
While information remains a tad scarce for this show opening on February 10th at the
FOE Gallery, rest assured that the level of talent involved is quite astounding; we have no doubts that this will become quite the memorable show for kaiju fans.
Foe Store & Gallery28 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Tel: (413) 586-2320
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When you first see The Dunball Machine, a custom Dunny piece by
Shez (
artist/designer alter ego of Bryan Bramley), it takes your breath away and makes you think: "Wow, that's cool as hell!" Which is good, since that was the artist's intent with the project. The finished result is a completely refurbished gumball machine filled with custom painted Dunnys.
Some of the above images started being leaked by Shez on his
Twitter account, causing followers to contemplate what he was up to. Shez tells us that he actually had the gumball machine for a few years, collecting dust in a corner somewhere, before he noticed it afresh and the idea of a Dunball Machine was born. He sandblasted the traditional red paint from the machine and gave it a nice, clean white exterior and then painted eighteen 3" Dunnys in high gloss, gumball-esqe colors… as well as one "Golden Egg" Dunny.
And while the machine still accepts quarters, nothing comes out after your modest payment to the Dunball Machine; which, if anything, is my one complaint about the design. 'Cause let's be honest, how amazingly cool would it have been if gumballs still came out of the machine? Shez can be located on
Facebook HERE and
Twitter HERE. He is currently accepting commissions, so interested parties can contact him at
xshezx [at] yahoo [dot] com.
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Junko Mizuno will be having her second exhibition in the lands of Au Canada..le sigh. Thank you
Magic Pony for giving me some eye candy this Sunday afternoon &
Narwhal Art Projects.
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