Goodie Goodie Gumdrops... yup, plural!!!!!

The good folks over at 64Colors just dropped some VERY revealing photos via their Instagram account, and boy oh boy is this good news for their fans out there. It looks like their beloved "Gumdrop" the dog - or confectionery sidekick - is set to be released in tub form, and you know what that means... it looks like he/she will be in most designer toy stores worldwide! From the looks of it there are a total of 6 colors, and from what I can tell there are 2 faces... so if you are counting, that is 12 different versions up for grabs... can you say Gumdrop army?!?! There are no details just yet, but expect info to be released soon through the peeps over at Rotofugi! SWEET... literally :-)

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Vinyl Thoughts 2 exclusive sneak peek - Richard Patterson's "Undead Link" custom MAD*L

Alright folks... for the build up to the launch of the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show, we have 3 exclusive photos for you and will be posting one a day, and today we have a sweet figure done up by Richard Patterson. This custom MAD*L is a rad zombified version of 'Link' the courageous hero character of Zelda fame... who obviously had a run in with the wrong crowd :-) I am a huge fan of both platforms, MAD*L and Zelda... and the subject matter - zombie - I am in love!!!! This piece along with many other will be up for grabs and on display at "Vinyl Thoughts Art Show 2 -- The Next Level" going down this Thursday, March 15th at The Quixotic World in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas... don't miss it, and keep your eyes peeled for our next exclusive tomorrow!

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"Safety of Water" print release by Tara McPherson

Have you been jones'ing for that next print to decorate your wall with, yet have not seen one that catches your eye... well Tara McPherson is here in your aid as she is set to release a beautiful new Giclee which was created for her solo show 'Bunny In the Moon' at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC! the original painting is oil on linen, stretched over panel and measures 60" x 48" inches. Titled "Safety of Water" this giant 24" x 36" is limited to just 100 pieces and each one comes signed and numbered by Tara! They are printed on Velvet Fine Art Paper with archival inks giving you the best quality!!! This will go on sale HERE on Tuesday, March 13th at Noon PST for $100 each... best of luck on the purchase, they are beautiful and will disappear fast!

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Scott Tolleson x De Korner x Wrong Gear - Exclusive debut of products at WonderCon 2012

De Korner will have the public debut of Wrong Gear's artist series at their WonderCon booth #390 this coming weekend, and the first artist in the line of many will be Scott Tolleson!!! Wrong Gear products were originally conceived for use as winter sports accessories, but their fashion-right sensibility and functionality have made them a natural fit for use in mountain biking, BMX, fixed-gear biking, motorcycle touring, ATV, Airsoft, paint ball and as a fashion accessory. What can you expect... well, wallets featuring 2 designs by Scott including "BittaCritta" and "Snow Girl" for $20 each and limited to 250 piece world wide... or you can get the wallet pouch combo for $40! There will also be a rad "Warrior Mask" with special patch by Scott Tolleson... these will be $30-$35 each. I love the work that Scott creates, and now you can cover your body with it... smoosh!!!!

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Hyperactive Monkey WonderCon 2012 exclusive!

For 2012’s Anaheim WonderCon, artist Jerome Lu and his brand Hyperactive Monkey will be releasing their exclusive "Deluxe White Ninja Monkey". This lethal Ninja Monkey was designed by Jerome, sculpted by Squid Kids Ink, and manufactured by Mana Studios... a trio of powerhouses if you ask me! The Deluxe Ninja Monkey stands 5” tall and comes with a removable cloth cloak, 2 removable katana blades, 2 ninja stars, 1 kusarigama, and a 3.25” by 4” mini-print. The Deluxe White Ninja Monkey is limited to only 20 pieces and is set to retail for a small sum of only $50. He will available for sale this Friday through Sunday, 3/16-3/18, at the Hyperactive Monkey booth #373 at Anaheim’s WonderCon. Any remaining monkeys will be sold online the following Monday... but don't expect these to last long seeing as they are super affordable!!!

Source [Hyperactive Monkey Press]

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Toy+Life presents their exclusive "IG-BABA" resin figure creations from David Healey

Toy+Life is proud to unveil a brand new resin collection by New York City Designer David Healey... who plays Frankenstein with some of the most iconic toys and action figures of the last 30 years with meticulous attention to detail, form, and quality. For this go-around, Healey revises his classic IG-BABA mash-up with a marbleized two-tone color scheme. Each of these Toy+Life exclusives stand 3.75” tall and are all handmade, solid resin-cast one of a kind figures... and each IG-BABA figure is limited to an edition of one and is available exclusively HERE right now... so go grab one up!

Source [Toy+Life Press]

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Captain 300 Bowling Super Hero...

Now available at the Screaming Sky Gallery comes a print of the future titled "Captain 300" from artist Mr. Tom Morrow. This print measures 11" x 14" inches and is printed on a matte banner canvas material and comes signed by artist. The best part is that this print is HUGE! The price of this print is only $10. That's right only $10 for such a huge print! I love the Captain America inspired background which really makes the print pop! If you would like to pick up one of these prints for those Super Hero/Bowling fans please click HERE.

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*REVIEW* Nathan Hamill x 3DRetro "Stealth" edition Bellicose Bunny with WonderCon 2012 release

Releasing at this year's WonderCon 2012 is a very special new edition of 3dRetro and Nathan Hamill's Bellicose Bunny... and in my opinion, the best colorway yet. Titled the "Stealth" edition, this rocket riding rabbit is sporting a spiffy gloss black on matte black colorscheme which really lends to the sculpt of the figure. I got my hands on this piece before it was released and gave it a once over in a LIVE video review where we had viewers join in while I unboxed it... and above is the result!

The gloss/matte technique is nothing new, but the process completed on this figure is something like I have never seen before, the matte was super dull and the gloss was really glossy... giving it an amazing look, and feel! Like mentioned above, this is set to release at this weekends WonderCon in Anaheim for $50 a pop this weekend, and it's limited to just 150 pieces. Oh and Nathan will be on hand at booth #185 on Saturday the 17th from 1pm-2:30pm for a signing session... so head on out then! I can really see this edition doing extremely well, and would recommend picking it up! Be on the lookout for any leftovers later on the follow week to be posted up online!

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Mr.Tasty Malarky in London Town

Firstly, big thank you to my friend The Mini Post for reminding me how delicious Tasty Malarky is.. If you are in my lovely London, hit up Redchurch St, Sclater St, and Turville St which all have his Malarky. Not to mention, there's some wheels around town too, if you can catch up!


Peep the website, share the link love whilst I sniffle that once again I can't be in two places at once. MEGA Tasty Malarky gif and I can't help myself when Vimeo is involved. Can't wait to see more on this chap.

Source: [The Mini Post] Images: [Mr Malarky]

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Blink-182 X Jeff Soto - 20 year poster and t-shirt!!!

The folks over at Tsurt are stoked to announce the release of the Blink-182 X Jeff Soto collab t-shirt and poster. Twenty-Twelve marks the 20th year of Blink-182... and you know I am a fan... seeing as I was born and raised in San Diego and used to see "Blink" play before they added the 182 suffix :-) Tsurt has been launching a limited edition poster on the 20th of every month. This time they have decided to release Jeff's poster artwork as a t-shirt as well. This t-shirt will only be available from Monday March 12 till Thursday March 15 at 11:59 pm PST and is only available at the Blink-182 online store HERE. The band edition poster will be available on Tuesday March 20th, 2012 and this series is limited to only 182 pieces, and the artist edition poster is a color variant, signed and numbered in a series of 82 pieces! Oh, and they have announced other artists that will be doing the same thing with Blink as well... so be on the lookout for more epic pieces!

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Leecifer x Plaseebo - "The Greater Tropical Night Gamer" revealed with release info!!!

We gave you all a little taste of things to come HERE from Plaseebo and Leecifer, and some of you even guessed what the figure was from the cryptic teasers, but I am sure none of you expected the awesomely bright and vivid collab that you see above!!! These 2 artists created an awesome limited edition Night Gamer dubbed "The Greater Tropical Night Gamer" which was painted up by Lee "LEECIFER" Gajda on Plaseebo's creepy cool Night Gamer platform. This 7" tall vinyl figure is a hand paint and embellished edition of eight pieces with glass eye inserts and a motion activated LED unit inside the head as well as Black Light action. There will be 6 pieces up for grabs via the Plaseebo web shop HERE on Wednesday March 14th for $250 each... a great deal on a rad edition!

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Two New Zukie World's Coming To Life...

Spring and Summer are coming early to "Zukie World." First up is "Spring Blossoms" and each one has the adorable Zukie next to a small flower tree that is about to bloom. This cute set is made with Sculpey, Hobby Grass and comes in Pink, Light Green or Light Blue. Each set comes packaged in its own protective case and will cost $60 each. If you would like to pick up a "Spring Blossoms" Zukie set please click HERE.

The second set is "Summer Time" and features the cute little Zukie waiting and reflecting by a little pond. Each "Summer Time" set comes in a protective case and is made with hobby grass, resin and Sculpey. The resin made water sculpt makes this set really stand out too me and my favorite season is summer so what's not to love here? This set comes in 4 different colors, Red, Yellow, Turquoise and White and will cost $70 each. If you would like to pick up a "Summer Time" set please click HERE.

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Lunabee x Cris Rose?!? Yup, Robobees Series 4 is coming!

A wonderfully sculpted bubble base with wee legs and v-shaped wings done by Cris Rose? Those cute little LEGO antenna affixed on top? Oh yes, only a month after Series 3 it appears as though Lunabee is preparing for Robobees Series 4! These 3" tall robotic bees will be fluttering into the hearts and homes of dedicated fans soon, we're sure, but — it appears — that there will only be 5 designs this time around (like with Series 3). We're going to guess that they'll have the same $85 price point as the previous set, but there's been no word yet. Given the speed at which Lunabee works her adorable painting magic, we expect this set to drop in the next week or two… no, really, that's how good she is at what she does. More information as it comes, but keep your eyes on Lunabee's web shop to avoid disappointment.

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Jeremiah Ketner's Bellicose Bunny custom for Nathan Hamill's Bellicosity show!

Jeremiah Ketner appears to have turned his colorful and precise painting style into something a little more bunny-like… Bellicose Bunny-like, to be precise. Yes, another amazing piece for the upcoming "Bellicosity" group custom show Nathan Hamill has been assembling. I love the swaths of bright color and the fine detail work that can easily be seen above… absolutely stunning. With less than two weeks away from the show, who's super psyched to see it all come together? Well, me, for one… but I'm sure you are too!

The list of known artists in the show currently is: A Little Stranger, Ardabus Rubber, Ayleen Gaspar, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo, Brandon Griffith, Carson Catlin, Cris Rose, D-Lux, George Gaspar, Gris Grimly, J*Ryu, Jeremiah Ketner, Jermaine Rogers, JESTER, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Julie B., Julie West, KMNDZ, Lash, Leecifer, Luke Chueh, Martin Hsu, Mikie Graham of Blamo, Miss Mindy, Nebulon5, OsirisOrion, Peap, Ragnar, Rohby, Rsin, Scott Tolleson, Shojono Tomo, SpankyStokes, Steve Talkowski, Southerdrawl, TaskOne, Todd Robertson, Touma, Toybot Studios, valleyDweller, and many more!

"Bellicosity: The Bellicose Bunny Group Custom Show" will open on March 23rd and run through April 6th at the Toy Art Gallery (TAG), 7571 Melrose Ave. (corner of Melrose & Curson) Los Angeles, CA, 90046.

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Brian Flynn's "Crystal Mecha" from Super7 is almost done!

Long ago, in the San Diego Comic Con of 2011, we saw a prototype for Brian Flynn's "Crystal Mecha" design. And the image returned during Super7's amazingly fun 2012 Teaser campaign. Then, recently, Flynn posted an image on his Instagram with the tag "Crystal Mecha is getting there…" Oh yes, it mostly certainly is. You can see some differences between this and the previous prototype, notably the smaller chest piece. And, for the first time, a clear shot of some of the tail. Don't know about you, but I'm dying to add this piece to my collection.

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Motorbot's take on Super Mario Bros. for Vinyl Thoughts 2!

One of my daily joys is following Motorbot's Twitter feed, since — as many already know — the man is a crazy good toy making factory in and upon himself. And, of course, he posts tons of work-in-progress pics of the multitude of projects he simultaneously undertakes. And they are all amazing. Above is the latest pic he's posted from this series with many of the lead-up teases posted below.

***UPDATED*** My first thoughts were that these were for the upcoming video game themed  Vinyl Thoughts 2 group show… and Motorbot has confirmed it! Don't these just make you think of the Piranha Plants that you always had to cautiously avoid in Super Mario Bros.? And they should, since that's exactly what they are. An amazingly detailed sculpt job topped with a clean paint finish… damn, Motorbot is good.

Vinyl Thoughts 2 is a one-night show on Thursday, March 15th from 7PM until 11PM at The Quixotic World, 2824 Main St., Dallas, TX 75226.

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Buff Monster's art show & trading card release at Corey Helford Gallery!

Saturday, April 14th, 2012… a day that will become noted in the history books. Well, er, the history of Buff Monster books, at least. Not only will his fifth and "most ambitious show" at the Corey Helford Gallery open that day, but it is also his birthday and the celebration of… a trading card series being released? Could it be that Buff Monster has — like Sucklord's Suckpax — created his own trading card series?!? One could certainly hope! And then one could hope that someone kind in California would go to the opening and pick up a bunch for him.

Buff Monster's "Legend of the Pink Cherry" solo show with new paintings, a birthday celebration and new trading card series release has an opening reception on Saturday, April 14th at 7PM until 10PM. The show will run until May 5th at the Corey Helford Gallery, 8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.

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Lou Pimentel's pillows are for sneaker and art fans everywhere!

The fantastic watercolor painter Lou Pimentel is taking a strange — but wonderful — step into commercialization; he's having two of his iconic sneaker paintings emblazoned on pillows. Created by hand, these soft pieces of art are as useful in the household as they are decorative. Measuring a full 12" by 12" these will nicely decorate any couch. The exterior is a micro fiber velvet (and who doesn't like the feel of that?) with a high-density blown fiber fill, which indicates they should not only be comfy but resilient at keeping their original shape.

At $40 a piece, who can resist getting both the Chuck Taylor and Dunk Pillows? While you might have to wait 2 weeks for your pillow to be made, it is the only waiting involved… since the luxurious items are on sale now in Pimentel's web store.

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Chip Thompson's "Watt Boy" screen print is robotastic!

Designer Chip Thompson has made his first foray into the screen print market with "Watt Boy"… and quite the impression this slick character makes. Printed on 12" x 18" heavy archival paper, the design is limited to 50 signed and numbered copies and (appears) to be a three-color pass: black, gray, and yellow. I really like the clean style this is done in, but it is the lightbulb used for the "o" in the title that really gets me… nothing we haven't seen before, but done just so right here that it stands out. Each copy is reasonably priced at $45 and available over at Vinyl Purgatory right now.

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Alarment's "M'Icky" Mickey Mouse custom for the Play Imaginative x Disney show!

Isn't that a nice sight to wake-up to every morning? I don't know how my girlfriend does it… no, wait, not a picture of me; rather an amazing custom by Allan Armenta aka Alarment for the Play Imaginative x Disney Custom Mickey Mouse Showcase. Let's take a better (but not closer) look at Alarment's "M'Icky" piece:

Look carefully at all that sculpted detail and, if you didn't know, this is essentially one massive sculpt, since so little of the original platform shows through. I love the textured skin created during the painting almost as much as the carefully crafted eyes, eyelids, nose and mouth; absolutely stunning to gaze at. But the shirt is what did me in; the wrinkles and folds in the pants and shirt are super strong, but the little touch of the shirt being half tucked in and the tie being disheveled was what honestly put this over the top for me. I actually wouldn't want to own this piece… because I'd be constantly mistaking it for an actual monster in my house. Yes, it is seriously that good of a custom job.

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Alexbreak's "Moodees Friendlees" custom Qee for the So So Happy x Toy2r Show!

We all know the famous line from Star Wars, where Admiral Ackbar proclaims "It's a trap!" To me, doing a custom in a split view — or Two-Face-esqe — manner has always been the toy customizer's trap, since it is such a deceptively easy concept but oh-so-hard to make look completely correct. For his piece from the upcoming So So Happy x Toy2r touring custom Qee group show, Alexbreak takes a mighty fine stab at a split view character… but, like many before him, the line down the middle is just too clear to ignore. This is a Yin-Yang hybridization idea, that So So Happy's vision of Friendlees and Moodees are diametric opposites… each required to define the other, while also balancing out the affects of the other. I love a lot of the little touches, like how cloud on the back of the head looks — especially showing the source of the rain on either side — and the flowers on the front legs. Even how the 8" Bunny Qee ears were used, with the tiny ears painted inside and the remainder being… well… frighteningly cute. But, at the end of the day, there is a big ol' line down the middle; sorry, no matter how strong the rest is that's always going to bother me.

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