Free Goodie Friday 07/06/12 on SpankyStokes.com - Win a "GUSTO" resin figure from Blurble!!!!"

Hello July.... and hello FREE GOODIE FRIDAY!!!! I hope you are all as stoked as my last name for today, because we have a very special resin-centric giveaway thanks to Mike aka Blurble as he has donated not 1, but 2 of his awesome resin "GUSTO" figures for you all to win. One is a one off custom on clear green resin aka "Mister Green", and the other is a new "Kool Aid Blue" resin... so 2 lucky SS.com readers will walk away with these rad figures, plus a handful of stickers!!! So are they worth playing for... heck yeah they are... and all you have to do is follow a few simple steps, where each step is a separate entry, so if you do all of them, your are entered 3 times into this great giveaway, keep reading...

1. First up you gotta sign up for Instagram on either your iPhone or Android... if you are already signed up... head on over to your Instagram account and add @Blurbleone and @SpankyStokes as you friends and then find the image in our feeds with the above "GUSTO" characters and LIKE it. Next... just leave any comment under each photo, on each of their feeds, and make sure you end the comment with the hash tag #BlurbleSpanky. That has tag is your entry, if it's not there, you are not entered... pretty easy right?

2. Next, give Blurble a follow on Twitter HERE, as well as SpankyStokes.com a follow HERE... then send out this tweet "I just entered to win 1 of 2 "GUSTO" resin figures from @Blurbleone - Go to http://bit.ly/1tOrAy and enter now! #SSGUST" You can just copy and paste the above quoted text, without the quotes of course, and make sure that it includes the #SSGUST tag as that is how we track you :-)

3. Finally, just leave a comment in this post telling Blurble what the next colorway of these rad resin GUSTO figures should be!!! This is your chance to speak your mind... it's that easy! Please only one entry per person.

Now, like mentioned above... each one of those steps is an entry... so if you do all 3, you get 3 entries!!! This contest will end Sunday night 7/08/2012 at 10:00pm so you only have a few days get your entries in, after all is said and done, 2 lucky winners will be chosen at random and will have these awesome gifts sent out their way! Good luck to all that enter and a big thanks goes out to Blurble for making this happen. He would also like to give a shout out to Monstrehero for casting, and to Rampage Toys for sculpting GUSTO! One last thing... if you are viewing this post on a browser, you can log into your Instagram account by clicking HERE, and then visiting Blurble (click HERE) and SpankyStokes (click HERE) and do all of your contest entry stuff that way!

****UPDATE****

Alright folks... you all ROCK so hard!!! Thanks so much for entering this contest, we had a really great response, and it just goes to show that you all dig the work that Blurble is doing... so onto who won the "GUSTO's"!!!! We assigned each entry a number, then went to random.org and it randomly generated 2 numbers for us... and those numbers were attached to both @roryphipps and @on45or33... so congrats goes out to the both of you! not sure which one of you gets what version above... so think of it as a surprise! I want to thnak all of you once again for entering... and an even BIGGER thank you goes out to Mike aka Blurble for donating such awesome prizes!

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Sergio Mancini & Igor Ventura's custom Big Sal figures!

The founding members of Red Mutuca and Most Wanted mainstays Sergio Mancini and Igor Ventura were recently commissioned to each customize one of the Brandt Peters designed "Big Sal" sofubi vinyl figures released by Super7. Mancini's version, pictured above, is entitled "Echiton, a maniac depressive fella locked up in a straight jacket, maybe due to some violence acts evidenced by the blood splatters on him." I love the all the sculpting, especially the Skelve-like nose, and the paint job is truly immaculate.

Ventura's creation, pictured above and no less fantastic, is "Chef Lobsta, a gourmand crustacean hungry to put some french cuisine on the table." An evolution of the "Lobsta" design that Ventura had produced in Blankie Series 1, his wonderful claws make me smile.

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Kody Koala's simply fantastic Sonic The Hedgehog mech custom!

Artist Kody Koala completely tricked out this 10-inch "Giant 90s style" Sonic the Hedgehog figure, customizing it into an incredible looking "Mecha Sonic." In order to achieve this affect, Koala utilized a 2-inch Sonic figure, a couple of LEGO laptops, a Playmobil computer keyboard, and part of a Halo Ghost for the cockpit! This piece was actually created back in March, but we missed spotting it until now. Stunning… simply stunning…

[Images and information courtesy of the ESPVisuals blog.]

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JC Rivera's "Chicago Bulls" custom crew for Toy Invaderz show!

JC Rivera delivers this series of hand-painted resin figures based on the Chicago Bulls for, appropriately enough, the Chicago-based Toy Invaderz show. I love the ones that incorporate Rivera's own "Condah Transporters" heads into the design. And is it just me or — way in the back — are there some gents with t-shirts that read "MOTHA" on one and some word that ends with "CKR" on the other… wonder what that could be (he said with a wink and nudge).

The "Toy Invaderz" Group Art Show is currently up and runs through July 30th at RGB Lounge, 1420 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622.
Participating artists include: Jim Magee, Lynell Ingram, Task One, JC Rivera, Steven Patt, Shane Haddy, Alison Perez/Zukie, Czr Prz, Audrey Smith, James Fuller, Valerie Gudell, Nerviswrek, Frank Mysterio, Dave Webb, Dan DMS, Osiris Orion, Shawn Wigs, Mike Mendez/NemO, Chris Moore, Adam Pratt/Halfbad, Anjali Bahl, Rezorek, BJ Storms, Frank Diaz, Ciermuco Toys, Erica Holuboff, JFury, Giannina Gutierrez, Jeff Beck, Travis Lykins, Audrey Smith, Matt Dcay Melville, and Emmanuel L White Eagle.

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Scott Wilkowski x Ferg x DKE Toys - Resin Misfortune Cat for the "...Of All Ages" SDCC 2012 show

We have seen quite a few of Scott Wilkowski's amazing resin creations for his upcoming "...Of All Ages" show going down at the DKE Toys booth #4728 during SDCC 2012... but today we are pleased to show you his awesome interpretation of Ferg’s Misfortune Cat. As you can see, this 3-eyed critter turned out awesome and that sketeton that Scott cast for the inside is truly wicked looking!!! These will be available in 2 colorways, green and black, as pictured, and will retail for $125 each... a stellar deal if you ask me! The Misfortune Cat will release on Thursday 7/12 at 4pm. Followed by a signing with Scott Wilkowski and Ferg at 5pm at DKE Toys booth #4728... don;t miss out!

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Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters' new Skelves for Circus Posterus!

One might assume that Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters require sleep at some point, but their monstrous output of work indicates otherwise… The duo have a pair of new Skelves "coming soon" from their own Circus Posterus brand: the Blue Mist Kuma (with Glow-in-the-Dark Lucky Skull) and the Grieving Greeter, pictured above on the left and right respectively. Circus Posterus have confirmed that the Blue Mist Kuma will be issued as a limited edition run and, we're guessing, the Grieving Greeter will be the same. Hot damn!

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Plaseebo x Dragatomi - Exclusive GID "Night Gamers" for SDCC 2012

That right folks, Bob Conge of Plaseebo has conjured up some exclusive "Night Gamers" for the folks at Dragatomi for the 2012 SDCC! This is an edition of only 5 pieces, hand painted with Monster Kolor on GID vinyl with red glass eye inserts and an internal motion activated color changing LED light unit. Each one is signed and numbered by Bob and can be picked up via booth #4935 for just $250 each!!!!

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Motorbot's custom Munny "The Kraklin" will stop SDCC goers in their tracks!

There's really no greater compliment you can give a customizer than this: I have no clue what platform this is built upon. And I happily give that very statement to Motorbot's wonderful strange creature known as "The Kraklin." Okay, so I am like 99% sure this is a Munny… but the amount of sculpting makes it impossibly to know for sure; the safest thing to do is, like Dragatomi's web site, simply state "resin on vinyl." Wait, why is it on Dragatomi's site, you ask. This absolutely mind-blowing piece will be available in Dragatomi's SDCC Booth #4935 for $150. And no, I didn't drop a zero off the end; only $150! Yea, this piece is going to disappear super quick.

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Sketchbot V6 Pre-Release at Dragatomi Booth #4935 for SDCC 2012

Steve Talkowski is rip roaring ready to tackle SDCC 2012, and just like the past few years, he will be launching the debut of yet another rad colorway of his Sketchbot figure... and the folks over at Dragatomi will be hosting him via their booth #4935! Sketchbot V6. features a really clean monochromatic color scheme, comes with a chisel tip marker, and is the last Sketchbot in Series 1, and it will retail for $35 a piece! Steve will be signing at Dragatomi's booth on Thursday morning from 11am-12:30p, where not only can you pick up this figure but he will have all kinds of other cool stuff up for grabs as well, like iPhone cases, translucent resin Superdeform Sketchbots, and possibly a limited edition print!

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J★RYU's completed customs for Luke Chueh x Giant Robot's custom UglyDoll show at SDCC!

We would've never guessed that the previously shown owl re-sculpts of UglyDoll figures by J★RYU were just the beginning of his customs… Pictured above are the completed customs: Tuesday & Tuscany (top), Angela & Archimedes (inset left), and Rikkie & Raphael (inset right). Absolutely gorgeous and fantastic additions to the Luke Chueh curated and Giant Robot hosted "Remix Project" that will run through-out the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con at SDCC Booth #1729.

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The Sucklord SDCC Round-up… now with David Healey!

We've been talking and talking and talking about what the Sucklord has got going on at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, but that's only because he's slowly taking his rightful place as Lord of the Convention. Okay, maybe not… but he certainly has tons of cool stuff coming out! Pictured above is an actual finished "The Toy Whose Name We Cannot Speak" figure, which uses the He-Man & The Masters of the Universe inspired Suckator platform, Gay Empire theme and is part of the Scrubs Of The Universe series. According to the Sucklord, "this figure has a name that is so wrong, we have taken the very uncharacteristic move of censoring ourselves" — which means, at least in his head, there's theoretically a name for it! This 5" tall resin figure comes sans packaging and it limited to only 9 copies for $150 each from the DKE Toys' SDCC Booth #4728 on Friday, July 13th at 11AM (to coincide with a Sucklord signing there).

At the exact same time and place, two of the above shown three new figures will be dropping: the little piece of plastic Star Trek slash fiction known as the "Gay Enterprise" two-pack and the Transformers based "Gay Energon: Roddimus Pride" piece. "Gay Empire" is limited to 30 copies for $150 per pack while "Gay Energon" is an edition of 40 pieces for $125 each. The odd man… er, woman… out would be "Gay Empire: Licorice Leslie," who is not only the first female figure under the Gay Empire banner but is also the only resin piece of Sucklord's that DKE Toys' will be selling starting Wednesday, July 11th (Preview Night)… and with there being only 70 copies at $45 each, expect some disappointed fans later on.

These are a little trickier, as there remains no official announcement of time, place, cost, etc. The hand-cast and painted Dunnys (left) will be available directly from the Sucklord himself only. And on the right are the result of a collaboration between Sucklord and Healeymade! Rumors abounded that David Healey had stopped by the Suckhole and snagged a Sucklord mold, but they certainly seem confirmed now, don't they!?! Healey will be at the DKE Booth on July 13th at 1PM, so perhaps that's when these are dropping as well? Pure guesswork, unfortunately…

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Junko Mizuno's pieces for Cotton Candy Machine's "Tiny Trifecta"!

These three lovely ladies comes from the strange imagination of Junko Mizuno, painted by her own hand in her skillful style. Depicting Stomach, Eye and Brain Girls, these pieces were for Cotton Candy Machine's "Tiny Trifecta" show. Which, if you've been paying attention, means they're only $100 a piece. Amazing!

"Tiny Trifecta" will run through August 25th at Cotton Candy Machine, 235 South 1st St. (between Roebling and Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY 11211.

Participating artists include: Jessicka Addams, Aiko, Jim Avignon, John Baizley, Shawn Barber, Andrew Bell, Robert Bowen, Jon Burgerman, Zoe Byland, Ciou, Becky Cloonan, David M Cook, Dave Cooper, Dave Correia, Molly Crabapple, Lana Crooks, Steven Daily, Daniel Danger, Tristan Eaton, Camilla d’Errico, Brian Ewing, Natalia Fabia, PJay Fidler, AJ Fosik, Doze Green, Dan Grzeca, Fred Harper, Jason Holley, Thomas Hooper, Jim Houser, Seldon Hunt, Jeremy Hush, Jordin Isip, JK5, James Jean, Jeremyville, Nathan Jurevicius, Aya Kakeda, Audrey Kawasaki, Josh Keyes, Henry Lewis, Lola, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Sara Antoinette Martin, Dan May, Tara McPherson, Brandi Milne, Junko Mizuno, Buff Monster, Tomi Monstre, Michael Motorcycle, Martin Ontiveros, Alex Pardee, Joshua Petker, London Police, Anthony Pontius, Martha Rich, Jermaine Rogers, Paul Romano, Arik Roper, Jay Ryan, Souther Salazar, Isabel Samaras, Erik Mark Sandberg, Jon Schnepp, Shawnimal, Greg Simkins, Skinner, Bwana, Spoons, Jeff Soto, Timba Smits, Sucklord, Diana Sudyka, Lamour Supreme, Fefe Talavera, Jill Thompson, Miss Van, Adam Wallacavage, Lindsey Way, John Wayshack, Eric White, and Chet Zar.

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