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Jun 30, 2008
UNKL @ SDCC
UNKL is gearing up for SDCC (booth 4533) with quite a few new releases headlined by the Mak.Po – a collaboration with Kow Yokoyama in both Green and Orange. There’s also a new H60 edition of the SUGs and UlliGUS’s (green and blue colorways for both). UNKL’s offerings are rounded out with the new HazMaPo Fall(en) series featuring three designs (blue, green and purple). Finally there’s a mystery SDCC toy (100 pieces). Pics of each after the jump. The release days for each figure and pricing and run size info are below:
| Thursday – July 24th | Run | Price |
| SUG H60 Green | 350 pcs | $80 |
| SUG HG60 Blue | 150 pcs | $100 |
| UlliGUS H60 Green | 350 pcs | $40 |
| UlliGUS H60 Blue | 150 pcs | $60 |
| Friday, July 25th | ||
| Mak.Po Green | 400 pcs | $150 |
| Mak.Po Orange | 100 pcs | $200 |
| Saturday, July 26th | ||
| HazMaPo Fall(en) | 3 editions – 250 each | $20 |
| Secret SDCC exclusive | 100 | ??? |
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Wonder Women of America from Amos Toys
What did you do at SDCC last year? We’re guessing you bought lots of cool vinyl and spent more money than you care to admit. Russell Waterman and Ruth Wiggins photographed as many women cosplayers as possible and the result is Wonder Women of America – a new book from Amos Toys. The volume features 180 pictures of more than one hundred characters – many with accompanying quotes on the motivation for cosplaying. Fittingly, the book will be released at this year’s SDCC @ the STRANGEco booth (#4629).
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David Horvath’s Turtle
David Horvath continues to bring the Bossy Bear book characters into 3D with vinyl figures from Toy2R. First it was Bossy Bear (small and large) and now Bossy Bear’s best friend, Turtle. At 6”. Turtle will be to-scale when placed alongside the larger Bossy Bear Vinyl. Turtle is expected to drop just in time for the release of David’s second BB book – “Just like Bossy Bear”. The new figure should be quite popular especially in light of the very reasonable retail pricing of just $15. [Sources: Ugly Blog + Diamond Previews].
Huck Gee x Freshmanila - Puto Barrelman
First there was Puto. Now Huck Gee and Freshmanila look to follow their previous collaboration by fusing Huck’s design with Philippino lore. Carved out of wood by local craftsmen, Puto Barrelman is Huck’s take on the popular Barrelman souvenirs found in gift shops in the Philippines. The design of the new figure follows closely with the traditional Barrelman – so yes, the Barrel is removable and we’ll leave the rest to a future ‘reveal’.
Standing roughly 8” high, Puto Barrelman is limited to 200 pieces and will retail for 3900php ($90 USD). Included in the run of 200, are 20 special ‘Save Paete’ editions painted in the native red. The chase edition is a homage to the dying art of traditional woodworking in the Philippines and the capitol of the industry, Paete. Puto Barrelman drops @ Cuisine Embassy on July 7th, 2008 (7 - 10 PM) in Manila.
Bwana Spoons – Jelly Factory Resins
Over the past month or so, Bwana Spoons has started production on a new line of hand-cast resin figures. His new pieces are made of transparent resin, hence the Jelly Factory brand name. To date he’s dropped three Jelly Factory Releases – Killer (pink), Mountaintops (pink) and Mr. Hampstone (yellow, above). Each of these releases have been exclusive to his Skulls and Rainbones Society (SARS).
The Jelly Factory blind-box series planned for Friday (7.25) @ SDCC will be the first public JF release. While things are still in progress, it looks like the series will feature five different figures and be limited to just 50 boxes. More info as we get it. Finally, looks like SARS membership will reopen in November of this year. Click through for pics of the Jelly Factory Killer and Mountaintops.
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