The time is finally here!!!!! After months of planing and preparation and working closely with
Jasin Dollin and his rad "
Lil'g Mini Boombox" platform... the kick off for our ONLINE only show is about to happen!!! Entitled the "
Boombox-tastic Custom Show," Dollin has specially produced a limited number of non-working resin versions of his Lil'g platform for an amazing array of customizers and designers to reinterpret. We have been posting up reveals for the past month... but there are still some yet to be seen, and will stay hidden until the store opens, but below is a collage of some of the boomboxes we have already announced! These will go LIVE via our online store
HERE TODAY, June 13th at 12 Noon PST and will range in price from $150-$450. Help spread the word!!!
The "
Boombox-tastic Custom Show" will be exclusively available online starting June 13th at
SpankyStokes.com. Participating artists include:
Abigale Bedwell,
Alex Raveland,
Ardabus Rubber,
Chris Dyer,
DrilOne,
Jared Moraitis,
Jasin Dollin,
John"Spanky"Stokes,
Josh Marlar,
Slurg,
Miss Zukie,
MotorBot,
Quiz71,
Rsin,
Ryon Xavior Smith, and
Uncle.
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Launching tomorrow, Thursday June 14th, veteran graffiti artist Joseph "Tramp" Daly and his
StarLight Studio partner Ishmael "Ish" Ford-Bey, will launch a brand new line of collectible hip-hop figures at Kidrobot's flagship gallery and retail store in New York City. The first two toys on deck are characters pulled from StarLight animation properties "The Sure Shot and The Adventures Of The Untouchables".
Representing The Sure Shot, party rocker "
Prince Barry D" is an '80s throwback collectible vinyl toy who rocks a Playboy chain, nameplate belt, removable Cazal-type glasses, a sheepskin coat and hat to match. Also up for grabs is "
Boss Man Ish" who reps the more modern day hip-hopper and is the fearless leader of the urban action hero crew, The Untouchables. All of the toys will come with a collectible t-shirt that showcases additional characters from the Star Light arsenal. The launch will be hosted by Tramp & Ish who will also be on hand to sign the classic toys they developed as part of their larger vision of bringing authentic hip-hop to the animation world. DJ ?UESTLOVE will be on the 1 and 2s strictly spinning hip-hop classics!
Source [Starlight Press]
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The
Designer Toy Awards open call for entries is coming to a close... in fact this Friday, June 15th at 11:55pm PST is the last chance to get those entries submitted. Head on over
HERE now and register because once you are registered you are free to nominate!!! There are so many aspects in the design world that have been based off of, or have started from because of designer vinyl toys... so why not put those designs, designers, companies up on stage and honor them for their hard work and dedication to the design industry! Do keep in mind that entries will only be accepted for toys/events that were released between March 1st 2011 and March 31st 2012. So I bet you are wondering what the categories are this year... well:
TOY OF THE YEAR • BRAND OF THE YEAR (Previously Manufacturer of the Year) • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION • BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST • BEST CUSTOMIZER • BEST MINI SERIES • BEST SELF-PRODUCED • BEST COLLABORATION • BEST LICENSED PRODUCT • BEST PLUSH DESIGN • BEST 1/6 SCALE • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT • ARTIST OF THE YEAR • BEST BLOG • FAN FAVORITE • BEST ONLINE TOY STORE • BEST TOY STORE • BEST TOY FROM A COMIC • BEST DIY PLATFORM • BEST COLLECTION • BEST SOFUBI
It looks like most of the same categories are in there from last go around, and it will be really interesting to see how the voting goes down. I am really stoked for this year, and even though SpankyStokes.com did not win best blog last year... we are going to try to take home that honor this go around! Don;t let your favorite artist, company, brand, blog go unnoticed... head on over
HERE to the DTA site to sign up now, so you can start nominating. :-)
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So... everyone who has been involved with the designer toy scene for at least a year now knows that
DKE Toys pulls out all the stops for SDCC... and this year isn't any different. They have a ton of exclusives releasing as well as the most prototypes and products coming out... it's really a who's who of designer toys at their booth! Well, they are starting things off with a bang by announcing that they will have an exclusive set of
Crappy Cat "CrapZombies" as a set by Van Beater. $20 for the pair. DKE Toys will have 100 sets... rad right?!?!? Well, DKE has also just launched a brand new
BLOG where they will be dropping SDCC info on... so be sure to check it on the daily... or just visit SS.com as we will be keeping you up to date as well!
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Frank Mysterio has transformed the typically urban looking 7" Rebel Ink platform into the above pictured Aztec inspired work of art. Entitled "Mictlan," after the Aztec's underworld, this figure has been exquisitely sculpted — especially in the face and hat details — with a superb paint job to match… just look at that fantastic linework on the figure's back, for instance. This piece has already been purchased, but you can commission Mysterio to make a custom of your own by contacting him at
disenodgi [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Are you going to SDCC this year... well, you will be one of the lucky few to snag up this exclusive plush Cavey "
Wooper Looper" designed by
Gary Ham and produced by
A Little Stranger. We don't have much news other than that fantastic teaser above... but whatever the run size, and price ends up being... I guarantee this will sell out in no time flat! Oh, and if you get one of these... it will fit in really good with Gary's upcoming Wooper Looper vinyl figure!!! More news when we get it!
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It has been a few months since we have heard from the folks over at
Double Haunt, but the teaser they sent over just now really got my attention... and I am sure yours as well! This is a new work in progress/teaser of the sculpt for their next resin release, and as you can see, they are not giving heaps away just yet apart from this image which shows a slightly different direction compared to their existing characters. Consider me VERY interested... and I can't wait to see more!!! in the meantime, be sure to follow them on Facebook
HERE for future updates!
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It's Dad's time of year and it's time to celebrate. Instead of getting Dad another tie or another pair of socks... why don't you pick something cool for your young at heart Dad this year? The folks over at
Mindzai have handpicked some of our their most manly products and put them on sale including the ever so awesome Elder Ape Qee Bear by MCA! So, click
HERE to see all the rad products they are offering up, and make dad happy... you young whipper snappers!
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Pete Fowler has been working away on a Father’s day gift, and most recently he sent over a sneak peak sketch of ‘The Dad’ that he is creating on a DIY Dude from
Dudebox. Oh, and if you LOVE what you see, this original Fowler work will be up on the Dudebox site very soon! In the mean time, why not make your own Father’s day gift with their DIY Dude. Get your orders in quickly to make sure you get it in time... but to be honest, seeing as this Sunday is Father's Day.. I don't see shipping from the UK being that quick, but regardless,
go grab some DIY!
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Travis Lykins, co-owner of the
Urban Vinyl Daily site, has shared with us this custom 3" Dunny named "Phil." Created using sculpty to remake the head and acrylics to tone the design, Phil is a bit too much of an
art brut piece for my taste. I do like the Tiki or tribal vibe the face gives off, though. If anyone is interested, Lykins is selling "Phil" for $50… interested parties should contact him at
travislykins [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Well look what we have here... the elusive design from UK based artist
Jon Paul Kaiser for Kidrobot's Dunny 2012 series. Thanks to the photo from
My Plastic Heart that you see above, this rad undead samurai is looking really nice... and a great way to hit the ground running with his first production Dunny! Rumor has it there are more than just this one version... in fact, we have heard that there are 4 color variants in this series... that is only speculation of course... but that would be a killer army indeed! More info once we get it!
Update... we just ran across another version, and in my opinion... this red/black version is much more striking than the normal black/white that we see from JPK. We also get a peek at the back of this design... which features some pretty cool elements as well. So maybe the rumors are true... maybe there are more versions of this figure.
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J★RYU knocks out another amazing batch of customs, this time using the 3" Dunny platform. Made exclusively for Singapore's
Flabslab Gallery, these "Singapore Sultan" customs incorporate J★RYU's fantastic sculpt effect to make the vinyl look like wood. And, while it could be a trick of the light, it looks like there are two versions, a regular and a chase, one with gold embellishment and one with silver. Only 20 of these figures were made and you can contact
get [dot] flabby [at] flabslab [dot] com for purchasing inquiries, though the exact price is unknown to us.
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You know something is good when fans have been rabidly waiting to see even the box art, right? Well, here it is… the front image (with a tad from each side too) for
Most Wanted Series 3's box design, created by
Sergio Mancini. But our information doesn't end there… As we
previously announced, the majority of the remaining Most Wanted blind boxes will be available on June 30th at 12 Noon PST in the
Series's online shop, but there will be a second (smaller) release on July 9th at 6PM PST. Why two releases? Manny Rivas informs us that while "there will be only a handful of blinds left for that [second] release," it is being done because "we know some our fans may not be around for the first one." The official price has been set at $98 (plus shipping) per blind box and — of course — each custom Dunny will come with an artist card or, in the case of
Ryan the Wheelbarrow's contributions, a signed & numbered silkscreened card (which we revealed
HERE)!
Still not enough information for you?!? Well, how's this: not only will there be a Golden Ticket "Dunny" by
Gomi, but also a Silver Ticket Dunny by Ryan the Wheelbarrow! Wait, why is Mark "Gomi" Troup's piece in quotation marks? That's specifically how the information was sent to us and, I'm guessing, it might indicate that Gomi has taken a non-Dunny platform and remodeled it to resemble a Dunny; mind you, completely a guess on my part. "But wait, there's more!" shouts Manny Rivas. "We'll be randomly inserting some very special gifts in a handful of orders." Oh my! Talk about lots of bang for your buck here, folks…
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Nate Mitchell of Squid Kids Ink joins George and Ayleen of Toy Break once again on the couch to show off new goodies, like the upcoming 10Doh! Blind Box series, Fonzo, Stellino Unicorno, SDCC 2012, and much more! So take a few minutes outta yer day, and give em' a watch!
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Brazilian artist
Sergio Mancini's "Project: Dunny" design from the forthcoming Dunny Series 2012 is being released as a special edition Artist Proof (AP) set by the artist. Limited to only 20 copies, his architecturally inspired piece will be signed & numbered and come not only with the standard mathematical compass accessory but also a bonus drafting triangle. Should that not be enough for you, he's also made 20 unique 3.5" x 4.7" paintings of cult characters that will be randomly added to the sets. Each AP set will cost $60 and be exclusively available through the
Red Mutuca Studios web shop on Thursday, June 14th at 12 Noon EST.
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Hoakser's newest custom is a Trikky named "Gammy," which appears to be a seriously abused cat. The paint job looks as sound as ever and there are tons of little sculpted details that are just right, but — I have to admit — that viciously bruised face is just a tad to rough looking for me… since I know Hoakser is capable of a clean sculpting, I'm going to have to assume this is what he wanted it to look like. I would've preferred the eyes and mouth to be a little slicker, but I do understand this roughness helps accentuate the brutally beaten nature of the figure. I do think, though, that the single tear drop from his eye is disturbingly real looking. This figure is currently available in
Hoakser's online shop for £45 (approx. $70).
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Erick Scarecrow has announced that he'll be releasing the above pictured "S.Maria Inverted Warhol Neko" on Thursday, June 14th at 11AM EST. Limited to only 6 copies, this "abandoned commission" Soopa Maria set is from Europe and will cost $400 each. They will exclusively be available in the
ESC Toy's web shop.
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At the
beginning of the year,
VISEone paid a loving homage to Bill Watterson's
Calvin and Hobbes comic strip in the form of a 16" custom Qee. What surely started as a passion project for the artists quickly became a high demand piece in his oeuvre, which spurred VISEone to revisit the concept in a limited edition run of 3 custom 8" Qees. Each one is carefully resculpted with apoxy clay before being tightly coated in a collage of images from the comic strip. Then some semi-transparent acrylics are applied, with a little intentional looseness to the line, much like Watterson exhibited throughout his wonderful career. And, in the end, you have the most brilliant looking tribute to the character of Hobbes — and the unlimited creativity of youth — that you could ever ask for. The remaining pieces from this edition are available in
VISEone's online store for €150.00 (approx. $190).
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Play Imaginative have a bevy of new releases on the horizon… and that horizon is approaching quickly, as these figures are all set to ship by the end of June! Pictured above is not only the new series of Trexi figures, but a release that also marks a new licensing partnership between Play Imaginative and
Mondo Media. These "Happy Tree Friends" Trexi figures each stand 2.5" tall and form the "Naughty & Nice Edition," called so because each piece's head can be twisted around to change between their gentler and more mischievous sides.
Above we have the first of three releases designed by
Devilrobots: "Color Pop! TO-FU." Yes, the popular 4" tall kawaii figures are back… and each of the seven characters in this series feature frosted heads, hands and feet to really make those colorful bodies pop.
Then Devilrobots team-up with Play Imaginative to deliver the "Evirob (Original) Vinyl Art Figure." The four-inch form of "Evirob lurks around the battleground; beware the evil that surrounds! Deep and dark, where the weirdest things are, everything looks a little bizarre!"
And finally we have a Devilrobots's TO-FU in Trexi form! Merging the two most popular characters in the Devilrobots universe, this 2.5" figure is half-Mother TO-FU & half-Son TO-FU. Plus you can spin around the top of the head to change out those wonderful eyebrows!
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