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Jul 01, 2006
Pulp Release at GR2 (6.29.06)
The sixth and final figure of Gary Baseman's 12" Dunces, Pulp, was released at Giant Robot 2 on Sawtelle in LA this past Thursday (6.29.06). We were there to pick up a dunce and shoot a few quick pics too ;-) As usual, Gary was relaxed, friendly and eagerly signing for fans. David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim dropped by to get Pulp signed as well. Good stuff.
Kidrobot SDCC Signing Schedule
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Last year, Kidrobot's booth was all about mystery exclusives and signings which were wildly popular with lines criss-crossing all over the convention center. This year in booth #4529 , they've got another nice lineup including what might be the first toy from, Greg "Craola" Simkins.
Wednesday, July 19th (preview night)
6 PM Special Mystery Toy Release
Thursday, July 20th
2 PM, Mystery Toy Signing with Craola
Friday, July 21st
12 PM, Mystery Toy Signing with Deph
3 PM Mystery Toy Signing with Sket One
Saturday, July 22
11AM Myster Toy Signing with Frank Kozik and Joe Ledbetter
2 PM Deph Signing
Toy2R Signing Schedule at SDCC
Toy2R will host a large number of signings at the Blackwater booth (#4636). For a few signings (marked with **), 12 pieces of a new mystery colorway of the selected artists' figures will be available as a sort of preview of the upcoming colorways for $100. Hmm, are these new colorways in addition to the already announced SDCC ones? Will check on it.
7/20 THU 11:00 AM RUN
3:00 PM Gary Baseman (**)
4:00 PM Jeff Soto (**)
5:00 PM Raymond Choy at Action Figure Times Presents: Toy Maker Q & A (+)
7/21 FRI 11:00 AM Joe Ledbetter
3:00 PM Voltaire
5:00 PM Tim Biskup (**)
7/22 SAT 11:00 AM David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim
3:00 PM SEEN
5:00 PM Voltaire
7/23 SUN 11:00 AM KOZIK
Toy Tokyo SDCC Signing Schedule
SDCC is four days of craziness full of exclusives and of course toy signings. Toy Tokyo's signing schedule is packed with premiere artists and the promise of mystery exclusives ;-) Word is Thundermutt might make an appearance at some point. Other good stuff as well. Be sure to drop by TT at Booth #5325.
Thursday July 19th
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11AM to 12PM Dirty Donny and Dave Burke
12PM to 1PM - Chris Ryniak and Mike Burnett
1PM to 2PM - TOBY HK
2PM to 3PM - TRISTAN EATON
4PM to 5PM SEEN
4PM to 5PM - Paul Huang and Benjamin Lee ( Creators of Nanospores)
Friday July 20
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11AM to 2PM - Craig Frasier & Deb Mahan and Ron Mann
12PM to 1PM - Chris Ryniak and Mike Burnett
1PM to 2PM - VOLTAIRE
2PM to 3PM - Tristan Eaton
3PM to 4PM - TBA
4PM to 5PM - TBA
Saturday July 21
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11AM to 12 Noon - Nathan Jurevicius
12 Noon to 1PM - Pete Fowler
1PM to 2PM - Tim Biskup
2PM to 3 PM - Ron English
3PM to 4PM - Mori Chak (gloomy Originator)
4PM to 5PM - SEEN
Sunday July 22
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11AM to 2PM Nathan
12PM to 1PM Pete
1:30 PM to 2PM David Horvath
2PM to 3 PM Ron English
3PM to 4PM TBA
4PM to 5PM TBA
List is subject to change.
Update: Toy Toyko Exclusives @ SDCC
Wow, Toy Tokyo has it going on for SDCC. In addition to the previously announced exclusives, they will also have the following (plus more still up their sleeves) toys available at booth #5325:
Pete Fowler SDCC Exclusive TRWG - Nice. Pete Fowler's designs are top notch, can't wait to see this at the booth.
Spanky Toy Tokyo Exclusive Wonderfulman (40 pieces) from Headlock Studios- Headlock Studios produces toys with a unique look that blend Japanese design with American pop cutural references. The three Wonderfulman -- Ziro, Bangcyo, and Subro -- will apparently also be available in powder blue at Taipei Toy Festival (not from TT).
Limited Edition 13" Frankenberry Bobblehead ?GID? - Interesting -- light pink GID? Will verify and update this. Also, look for other cereal character-based toys from TT in the future. Available for preorder for $29.99.
RatFink - Big Daddy Roth's iconic character that spurred the lowbrow movement is available in gold (200 pieces) and silver (100).
Thanks to Toy Tokyo for the larger images of their SDCC toys.
minigods part 6
Sculpting has begun on MG1 Brazil, the first of Marka27's upcoming 14" minigods vinyl figures featuring working speakers. Kevin, model master for Near Point Toys, has focused on completing the head and face at this point. Even at this intermediate stage, the facial details are shaping up nicely -- MG1 has an appropriately fierce stare. Fingers crossed, we will have another update on the sculpting progress this coming Wednesday (July 5th).
