Shawnimals x C2E2...exclusives and more!

Shawnimals just announced that they will have a full booth #650 at this years C2E2 going down on April 13th-15th... and they are bringing the big guns for this one... so without futher ado, let's get down to the nitty gritty! First up is thier Pork & Bean C2E2 show exclusive. Their popular mini dumplings are taking on the form of the famous "Bean" made famous by internationally-renowned artist Anish Kapoor. The actual name of the real piece is Cloud Gate, but Pork Gate sounded weird, so the folks over at Shawnimals opted for Pork & Bean. The edition features a random-packed silvery "chrome" dumpling, either one with eyes (Pork) or one without (Bean). Limited to 50 pieces, $12.99 each, packed in a handy take-out container.

Pocket Staches are back! You've been waiting for a long time on this one, and Shawnimals is glad to have em back. This time around, their little Pocket Stache pals are handmade, a just a smidgen bigger than before. But they're still small and adorable, and are somehow packed with some serious machismo. Part of Shawnimals handmade Pocket Plush line, $12 each.

Oh... and for this show they are releasing a mystery Moustachio... named "Dreamstachio"... a bit more compact than their usual 'stachio offering (like Grampy Stache if you remember that one), but still a formidable stache. Bright, furry orange, with a magnificent white 'stache. Wow... Come see for yourself!

And how can you not notice "El Tornado" and "Junky Trunky", their newest Pocket Plush!!! El Tornado is the smoothest swirling mass of dust and debris you'll ever know, and Junky Trunky is quite proud of its large assets. Part of their handmade Pocket Plush line, $12 each. So as you can see they got a ton of stuff for all you hoodlums... so be sure to swing by the Shawnimals booth to say "What Up" and grab some goodies while you are there!

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"Black 13" #2 Calaverita from The Beast Brothers

The Beast Brother are back... well, they never left,  and in fact we posted about them HERE earlier today... but by back I mean they are releasing a brand new "Calaverita" skull, and just like the one we posted HERE, it's a Friday the 13th release! This will be the second BLACK 13 release and it's limited to only 13 pieces and will be released on Friday, April 13th at 1pm EST, and once they are gone... this color way is dead forever. Each fiberglass skull is signed and numbered by the artists and can be yours for only $130 at The Beast Brothers webstore HERE. I was fortunate enough to snag the first one... and hopefully I can get this one as well!

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TYO x The Camo Project Van

Pairing wildlife illustrations with camouflage patterns, NYC illustrator Victor "Vickipages" Roman creates The Camo Project: a book series that is inspiring a fashion and artistic movement in New York City and gaining support among his urban art world friends and like-minded fans. That being said, the good folks over at TYO Toys teamed up to release a very limited run of the 'TYO x Camo Project' Van which commemorates the book series and artistic following with the 1:64 scale diecast Matchbox van! There were only 200 units produced and from the looks of it there are only a handful left... so head on over HERE now to snag one before it's too late!

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Chelly Chainsaw "Kage" AP released!!!!

Back in 2009 we posted up HERE about Erick Scarecrow's released his Chelly Chainsaw "Kage" edition resin figure... which sold out instantly. Well Erick is now just getting around to releasing his Artist Proof edition of this figure... and they are up for grabs HERE right now! This is one of Erick's most sought after figures... if not the most... so if you are an ESC fan, this is a must!

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'Driad' from Bowo Baghaskara... teasers continue.

Indonesian artist Bowo Baghaskara sent more images of his soon to be released figure titled "Driad"! These guys will stand 5" tall and will include two variant colorways limited to 10 of each colorway. These resin figures are looking really promising and according to Bowo, ""DRIAD" is Goddess of trees, she's always protect every soul of trees, from everything. Beware if you have intention to cut down a tree" If you are as intrigued as I am, head on over to Bowo's blog for more info and also to check out more awesome artwork and customs!

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ATTENTION ATTENTION. Pictoplasma, Berlin!!! April 11th-14th

Roll up, Roll up for the mega fun that is about to happen in Berlin... Ahem... PICTOPLASMA!!!!!!! Pack your bags and fly away to join in the festivities. Anyone who owns a flying contraption and would like to take that journey, please speak now... ... .... ... ... ... ... I was super lucky to hang out while the party was in New York and those who are heading out to Berlin are in for a real treat. Play time takes place April 11th-14th for the conference and festival. WOWEE. The line-up is spectacular spectacular and features the likes of: Mr Gary Baseman, Femke Hiemstra, Raymond Lemstra, Nathan Jurevicius, Joshua Ben Longo and many many more!!!!!!!!!!!!

The lovely folks at weheart wrote a nice little post HERE... and in addition to the fantastic line-up of speakers, wander around the character walk. COME CURIOUS. What's it all about? Installations, exhibitions and eye candy to melt your mind. Take a ganders HERE. I am pumped to see what happens at the Character Lab! Not only is there live painting but you can let your inspirations, imagination and doodleee dees flee your mind to participate in the fun. I'm jelly.

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Chris Brett - Spring Cleaning sale!!!

Artist Chris Brett just announced that he is having a HUGE 'Spring Cleaning' sale via his online store HERE right now! What can you come to expect from said sale... well, a HUGE selection of prints for only $7, originals at almost 50% off listed price, custom toys, skatedecks, shoes... all of which feature Chris' awesome painterly style! Head on over HERE now to snag up what is left!

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Tharp x Ohiya 'Art 4 Art' contest, officially launched!

Well we posted about this great contest last week HERE, but today is just a friendly reminder... and THARP! created a cool video to help get you all pumped and inspired to get involved with this! Give it a watch and for more info on how to enter, visit our post HERE for all the pertinent details.

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ThreeA presents Re-Venture with William Wray, Rufus Dayglo & Ashley Wood!

Back in 2009, ThreeA brought the world "Venture" — which was a fantastic special event for fans of toys and art everywhere. Even though it's been a couple of years, they've decided to do it again: Re-Venture. Taking place in the Jone Mult Industrial Building (Flat A 3/F, 169 Wai Yip St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong) on April 27th through May 4th, Re-Venture looks to be an even bigger and better sequel. There will be 80+ new original art pieces by the likes of William Wray, Rufus Dayglo & Ashley Wood… as well as art books by Wray & Wood and a preview of Dayglo's upcoming comic series. Oh yea, and they'll be some exclusive toys too:

Top row, left to right: Shit Mood Ladysham 1/6th at $165, Yesterday Princess (2 versions, random) 1/6th at $90 each, and Old Guard T King SBV (four versions, random) 1/6th at $90 each. Bottom row, left to right: 2000AD Mongrol and The Mess Black Hole Edition 1/12th at $55 per set, WWRp Square MK2 Kid Sarge 10 Pack 1/12th at $150 per pack, and Ankou Ex Sxclb H Shadey 1/6th at $165. Not shown: Nabler Generation One Re-Venture Snoogler 1/6th at $50.

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Brown Magic Paint Co. x Brutherford's metallic popping Ice Scream Men!

Just last week we showed off some amazing custom Ice Scream Men, the platform by Brutherford, and now there are more: this time by Brown Magic Paint Co. Instead of manipulating the base design, they've stayed true to it and simply made the whole thing pop with metallic colors. So simple yet absolutely beautiful. But the bigger question is: What's going on here? No doubt, the Ice Scream Man is a great platform but two customizers each delivering pieces in such a short time apart? Hmm… my spidey sense is tingling.

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Most Wanted Art Show Teases: Carson Catlin & JC Rivera!

Last week we posted a very strange announcement for the Most Wanted Art Show and — we hope — enough time has passed that they won't mind us being a bit more clear on the matter. Above are two work-in-progress pieces for the show: one the left, Carson Catlin continues to kill it in his "cut line" style while, on the right, JC Rivera is building what appears to be a Dunny with 7 ears?!? Fantastic. Both figures appear to be 8" Dunnys and, we're sure, both will impress when done!

"The Most Wanted Art Show" will open on May 11th at the 1AM Gallery, 1000 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103.
Participating artists include: Art My Mind, Carson Catlin, Dr. Befa, Sergio Mancini, MuffinMan, Tim Munz, Nikejerk, PAUSE, JC Rivera, and RunDMB.

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Toy Art Galery x Dave Flores - “Bad News Travels Fast”

I hope you are all ready for yet another EPIC show from Toy Art Gallery as they are proud to announce that they will be hosting Dave Flores in a brand new solo show titled “Bad News Travels Fast”! This exhibition will be showcasing his new design Deathead Mickey... which we first saw at SDCC 2011 in prototype from from BIC Plastics... and what better way to launch this figure than in style as Flores’s is set to reveal his unique rendition of a familiar icon in a variety of forms, from limited run t-shirts and prints to production vinyl toys to a five-foot tall life-size fiberglass sculpture... WOW!!!! “BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST” opens Friday, April 13th and runs through April 30th... and there will be an opening reception from 7pm-11pm on April 13th with a DJ, drinks, and more. I know I am going to try to make it up for this show as it is going to be fantastic... just to see that 5' tall "Deathead" in person would be worth it to me!

Toy Art Gallery
7571 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood CA 90046.

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Kevin Gosselin's finished "Amun-ny-Ra" custom Munnys!

Just last week we showed off the amazing new custom Munny series by Kevin Gosselin, a 10 piece run of "Amun-ny-Ra!" Above are finished pics of one of the pieces and we have some more info: It started life as a private commission that then — with the permission of the collector — was morphed into a 10 piece resin cast run. Each signed & numbered resin munny has been hand-painted for that weathered look, as were the accompanying resin bases. The bases are inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs: the obelisks read "1 Munny KidRobot, Kevin Gosselin, 2012" alongside the client's name and the base is inscribed with the words "Tell me why I had to be a power slave?"
There will only be 8 copies of this figure available for sale; they will be dropping in Gosselin's web store HERE on April 14th at 10AM PST with a price of $225 each. I'll be shocked if these aren't all snagged up within minutes…

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Win a Doktor A. "Gnome" figure and/or a Jermaine Rogers print from Trampt!

Trampt continue their "100 Day Hu$tle" contest series with "Reputation is King 2 (Electric Bugaloo)," in which you can win an OG Gnome figure by Doktor A and/or a Rabbit Fighter print by Jermaine Rogers. How do you win? Legitimately earn the most reputation points on Trampt between now and April 15th to get the figure or add the most prints during the same time period to win the print… and you can win both! More information is HERE, but you need to Join Trampt in order to participate.

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The Beast Brothers x Huck Gee's 8" Royal Guard Skullandario Azteca!

Hot on the heels of the 8" Ivory Warrior Skullendario Azteca, the boys are back at it again! The Beast Brothers and Huck Gee have announced the next version of their 8" Skullendario Azteca custom: the Royal Guard…

Lining the gates of the palace is the illustrious
Royal Guard of the Azteca Empire.
Cast in solid gold, adorned with rare jewels
and crystals, and proudly displaying the royal flag.

Aside from the gold coloration, their are several obvious differences: no tongue on this version, the kanji atop the head has been morphed into a crystalline structure, the Swarovski crystals are purple instead of red, and the pattern on the flag is printed in purple instead of brown. Much like the originals, each of these hand-painted pieces will come signed by each artist and safely entombed in a laser engraved wooden crate. They will retail for $475 (plus shipping) each and be available for 24 hours starting on April 20th at 1PM EST exclusively at The Beast Brothers online store.

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Fuller's custom Munny as Samara from The Ring movies!

Fuller, like me, is a big fan of horror movies. And, also like me, he has a fondness for The Ring franchise. I remember, back before the American remake, watching the Japanese films and the wonderful Korean remake… and trying to track down copies of the TV show (with subtitles). But let's face it, Samara (the spooky supernatural girl in the franchise) isn't really that scary looking… she looks like a wet emo or goth gal; what makes her frightening is her jerky movements and unexpected appearances (crawling out of a television set being the most memorable)… and that's where I fear Fuller's custom fails.

He did a spot on job recreating the static look of Samara, no arguments there, but she fails to instill horror. This 4" Munny needed a bit of the unexpected, something being off-kilter. Perhaps if she had been sculpted to be in a slightly contorted state… nothing too obviously, but something that made the viewer feel a tad uneasy without realizing it. 'Tis a difficult thing to accomplish and I certainly applaud Fuller for trying. The Samara 4" Munny is available in Fuller's web shop for $125.

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Fugi.me to release Heavy Metal Qee book in time for the show!

Over a month ago we announced the Heavy Metal Qee (HMQ) custom group show in London, but it has just been announced that Fugi.me (owned by the exhibit's coordinator) will be releasing a 64 page, full color book for the show. Each of the 30 artist's customs will get a two-page spread in the book, alongside information about the custom and the artist. The book will retail for £14.99 (approx. $24) and  — if you're lucky enough to attend the opening — copies will be on-sale and most of the artists will be on-hand to sign & doodle in copies.

"Heavy Metal Qee" opens April 12th and runs through April 19th at Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Ave., London, WC2H 8JR.
Participating artists include: Jon-Paul Kaiser, Matt JOnes, Jim Freckingham, Fark FK, DMS, A Little Stranger, Lisa Rae Hansen, Michael Harrism, Zro, RunDMB, Chris Morris, Fadeworks, Sneaky Raccoon, Lunabee, Penny Taylor, Adam Lister, Hoakser, Alto, Mimic, Zukaty, Fordybo, Amigurumi Island, Tesselate, Jack Wade, Flatties, Mark Treharne, Rhys Inkbotz Brown, PJ Constable, Planet Domu, and Lex Luthor.

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FATAL's action figure mash-up of Toy Story & Star Wars!

We all remember those halcyon days when — as children — we first experimented… with customizing. C'mon, I think every kid has a moment when they realize they can remove a screw here or pop a head off there or whatever. In a sense, that's what FATAL has done here: kit-bashed some old toys together to create something new. The Buzz Lightyear (above) was made by taking the body of an R2D2 unit and affixing Stormtrooper arms & legs to it, then painting the result to match what he wanted.

Plus he's made some more copies of Lotso and Buddy, which we discussed HERE and HERE. Each of the figures is $75, but quantities are limited so interested parties should contact FATAL to reserve theirs as soon as possible: theadventuresoffatal [at] hotmail [dot] co [dot] uk.

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Unbox Industries releases Jeff Lamm's Spikewad & Triclops's PeeNut!

While the rest of us were seeking brightly painted eggs, biting the heads off of chocolate rabbits, and watching mounds of cute chickadees be adorable, they guys over at Unbox Industries were hard at work. You see, yesterday marked the release of two major Unbox items: Spikewad and PeeNut.

As we announced HERE, Jeff Lamm's Spikewad was released in five colorways: Absinthe (glow-in-the-dark), Bloo (blue and red), Black Hole (black and silver), Claw (light blue, green and white), and Satsuma (orange and green). Each figure is approximately 6" tall and uses the same "pop and play" mechanic as Lamm's M5 & Star-Gee, meaning that the head, torso and legs all separate and are interchangeable between the various figures. Each Spikewad costs £28 ($45) and is limited to an undisclosed amount; they all come polypagged with a header card by Lamm.

And as previously mentioned HERE, the Triclops Studio's Mega B.A.S.T.A.R.D. PeeNut (shown above) also dropped yesterday. Available in three colorways (classic M.U.S.C.L.E. pink, lagoon blue, and Clops purple), limited to 200 copies between all the colors, this almost 8" tall vinyl figure comes in a polybag with a specially designed header card. PeeNuts will run you £28 ($45) each and, if they do well, we can only hope that more Mega B.A.S.T.A.R.D.s are forthcoming!

Both figures in their various colors are currently available in the Unbox Industries web shop.

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