Well look what we have here... another new exclusive Mork figure from
MAD and
Pobber Toys, and this go around it belongs to the folks over at
Art Attack Toys... which by the way is their first exclusive colorway!!!
Titled "
Dr. Morkenstein" this colorway features an all black paint scheme with a midnight black star designs on the body, the word ‘BEWARE’ on the back of the helmet, and a radioactive sign on the hands with the word ‘DANGER’ on the cuffs... SWEET!!! Limited to only 50 pieces he will be sold exclusively at
Art Attack Toys for $79.95 and is set to release on April Fool’s Day (April 1, 2012). Congrats on your first exclusive guys... it's a great one!
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Are you curious who will be showing their incredible artwork at the Vinyl Thoughts show in Dallas? Well wonder no more. Here is a full list of those who will be participating:
Cody Phillips, Jeru Gabriel, Jason Chalker, Motorbot, Scott Kinnebrew, Paul Simon, Jeremy D. Stephens/Tammy Grove, Denise Vasquez, Halo Seraphim, Monsterbot, Sleepy Dan, Khalid Robertson, Joe Skillz, Hallie and Chris Garcia, Johnny Tieu, Karolina Phillips, William Sanders, NREAZON, Shell Meggersee-Briggs, Ashley Jones, Jesus Zamora, David Yubeta, Richard Patterson, Anvikit (Annie Harris), Nvade (Steve Cipriano), Kari Lake, Brad Albright, Matt Orwig, Sam Lowery, RSIN ART and
Nerviswr3k.
Wow my hands are tired after typing all of those names but that is a pretty incredible list of artists! I think this show will be awesome... and just check out that custom Mario done up by
Rsin... RAD!!! The Vinyl Thoughts art show opens
March, 15th. If you would like
more information on the show please click
HERE, or first crack at the shows
exclusive merchandise please click
HERE!
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Remember when
we announced that
Bravo's
Work of Art winner
Kymia Nawabi was hard at work in
Sucklord's Suckadelic Studio? While this isn't the previously announced Thoth design, it is probably the "surprise character" that Nawabi teased about. "Alana's Girl" is 2.5" x 1.5" x 3.5" resin cast head that has been hand-painted. Limited to only 50 copies, each one comes in a 4" square box filled with dirt… which is part of the piece.
Her sculpt has some great details and I love the box of dirt idea, like you're unearthing a lost treasure as you dig for her. The figures cost $85 each and are available for purchase
now HERE.
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Kuso Vinyl continues to bring the heat for WonderCon 2012, and as one of the only designer toy booths at the conventions... it sure is welcome! Today they are showing off their 3rd and final release, and it's a familiar face as they have produced the first character from
Rotobox's Ganmetall Celsius tribute series named "
Catchaman" Celsius... who originally debut as a custom figure, and was inspired by the classic Japanese animation character "Gatchaman"!
This edition is limited to
300 pieces in total, split between 2 colorways. The flashy "
Pearl White" is limited to 200 pieces, where the
"Metallic Purple" is just an edition of 100 pieces! This 7" tall vinyl figure comes equipped with an amazing paint job, and a really cool cape... and both are set to
retail for just $60 each! Don't forget, you can be the first to snag these up during WonderCon next week 3/16 - 3/18 at Kuso's booth #287.
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The line-up of the blind boxed custom set Most Wanted Series 3 is most impressive:
Sergio Mancini,
Tim Munz,
PAUSE,
Ryan the Wheelbarrow,
Frank Mysterio,
Dr. Befa,
Gomi,
Igor Ventura,
Matucha,
NEVERCREW,
Kevin Gosselin,
Grimsheep,
Nikejerk,
Chauskoskis,
MApMAp,
RunDMB, and
Luihz Unreal. But Manny Rivas, one of the project organizers, has taken the time to elaborate on what makes this third go-around so special. Manny immediately notes that series 3 is "more limited than the previous two," implying a total count under 160 blindboxes. But how many pieces will be in series 3, Manny? "Well, we usually like to keep that a little under wraps till we release the ratios and one of our fans who paid attention during math class breaks out their calculator," he quips.
He was similarly evasive regarding what makes the Golden Ticket Dunny quote-unquote special, stating that he'd "like to think the free factor is pretty darn special considering we're in a recession" (which is very true), but then he opened up a bit concerning custom accessories being packaged with the Dunnys: "Indeed they will!" he joyously announced. "[There's] ice cream cones, a sidekick that happens to be a pig, and a shaving stick. Then there's also the one with the bat, the other one with the spring mounted on…" These later two are the figures by RunDMB and PAUSE that we previously teased
HERE and
HERE, but the others are… well, just keep reading.
How about chase figures? Or variants? "For MW1 we went absolutely overboard with variants and chases. If I'm not mistaken, I believe most everyone had one or both. And for MW2, well, we sort of went nuts with the variants, but chilled out on the chases. As awesome as it was (in my opinion) to have a slew of designs not pictured on the side of the box, a lot of our fans begged us to have mercy on them and do a few less next time around[…] So, we listened, but at the same time we made the series a bit more limited. Sorry guys, it wouldn't be as fun if there wasn't that 'thrill of the hunt' factor mixed into the equation."
The limited preorders for MW3 are over and done now, meaning you have to wait until April for the full release. The price tag for the pre-orders was $80 (+ shipping) per blind box — which, I'm told, is the price tag "for this preorder only," meaning they "may charge a few more dollars during the final drop date." You can also keep up-to-date on MW3 by reading their blog: http://mostwanted-behindthehype.blogspot.com/.
And now, on to the reveals…
Above are the nine "iscream" pieces done by Mark Troup aka Gomi, which obviously come with a variety of ice scream flavors; unless my eyes deceive me, there are 3 vanilla, 2 chocolate, 2 strawberry, 1 pistachio, and 1 swirl. The sculpt on these faces is spot on, from the wide open mouth with the singular tooth down to the narrow slits for the crying eyes. And the paint joy looks every bit as impressive. I mean, how can you top that…
Oh my. Let me introduce "Golem" by Kevin Gosselin. There are a total of 9 of these being made, but only 6 will be included in the MW3 sets… though two of the others will be auctioned off by Gosselin. The sculpt job is superb. Look at the little detail works and — of course — the pig and the rabbit in the backpack are complete sculpts from scratch (***UPDATE*** We're told the pig is actually a custom Labbit figure). And for those saying "Sweet, but there's not much to the paint job," I urge you to look carefully… the tiny green dot eyes of the golem and everything about the rabbit is painted in tiny detail. Absolutely fantastic.
Hot damn! The stunning "Good Morning Beard" by NEVERCREW. I… wow, I'm not sure there are words. The sculpt details to insert the trio of eyes per head, the partial body flocking to make a beard, the tiny razors that look perfectly crafted… heck, even the spot-on painting (as minimal as it is).
This set has been shaping up — since the word go — to be the best Most Wanted series yet. So read the blog for information as it is released and check out their online store for some cool goodies!
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It seems
Frank Kozik new version of his "
Nervous Cosmonaut" design isn't the only space traveling Qee we can expect this year… Posted in his
Facebook photo gallery, Kozik admits that this design will be released as a 5", an 8", and possibly even a 36"-tall Bear Qee later this year by
Toy2R. This "Dead Cosmonaut" design might not have a release date or price tag attached yet, but it does solve the quandary of why the "Nervous Cosmonaut" looks so nervous…
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Fans of the British comic magazine
2000AD will surely recognize
Pat Mills's
ABC Warriors and the robot Ro-Jaws from it. For those that don't know, here's a brief description: The A.B.C. Warriors are a team of war robots designed to withstand Atomic, Biological and Chemical warface and — for the most part — they are free-will wielding droids who find themselves at odds with their human masters. Ro-Jaws, the comic relief robot of the group, has a working-class mentality and spends a lot of his time in the sewer (both literally and figuratively).
So what does this have to do with designer toys? Well,
Ashley Wood's
3A has acquired the license to release the ABC Warriors as limited edition figures… which makes sense, as these creations are right up Wood's alley! Ro-Jaws will be the first in the line and, at 1/6th scale, he'll stand a little over 7.5"-tall. The designs arms are articulated and his front panel opens to hide the included 1/6th scale turd in. We're told that the tires will even have a "squishy" feel to them!
Ro-Jaws is set to be released on March 22nd at the
Bambaland Online Store, with a retail price of $110. Members of the 3AA fanclub will access to an exclusive Blackhole variant edition, which I'm guessing is based on "The Black Hole" storyline from the comic series. And fans… we're told that Hammerstein is next on the creation list!
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