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Nov 17, 2008
New Noferin Giclees
Aussie Art Duo Noferin has recently dropped two new limited edition giclees featuring the colorful and wondrous creatures from Carrara Island – Summer Scents (7 x 5.8”) and Morning Calls (5.8 x 7”). Both prints are limited to 50 signed and numbered pieces and retail for $30 each (+ shipping). Visit the Noferin web shop to browse all the prints – it will help ease the wait for their Pecan Pals wood toys.
64Colors – Ten for your Wall
Are you looking for some art goodness to hang on your white walls? If so, 64Colors has you covered with ten new giclee prints featuring their joyful hi calorie sweet creatures done in a retro Asian style. You probably recognize Marshall (upper left) – soon to be a vinyl figure from Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink These are affordable and limited-edition ( a rare combination) – each giclee is limited to 75 pieces and will only set you back $20.00. Check ‘em all out.
Ron English 8” GID Dunny @ KR Miami (12.4.08)
The circle is complete…this wicked Ron English Dunny was leaked on the net quite awhile ago. The two main questions on people’s minds at the time – where and how many have been answered. Limited to 400 pieces, Kidrobot will drop this one at Kidrobot Miami with a signing on December 4th [6-8 PM] during Art Basel, the preeminent art show in the United States. It will also be available at Kidrobot.com.
The skeletal version of Ron’s 3-eyed bunny is sweet by itself, in 3D it should really pop. The rear design is vintage Popaganda with Ron appropriating GE’s logo. We don’t really need to state the obvious, but we will – this will fly off the shelves.
How times have changed… 400 is now considered “freakishly rare”, a positive sign of the market’s growth for sure, the Dunny’s popularity and maybe just a bit of PR. The collector in us still wishes for the days of editions of 100 or even 50… or better yet 25.
[Source: J.ME.]
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Teddy Troop Series 3
Flying Fortress’s Teddy Troops are the exception to the norm – a platform that still feels fresh. adFunture has announced the imminent release of Series 3 of the minis (9 cm) featuring 10 standard designs from Flying Fortress, KRSN, Mr. Jago, Parskid, Seen, Joe Ledbetter, Frank Kozik & Jeremy Fish. There will also be two mystery figures from as yet un-announced artists.
Blind-box series offer the thrill of the hunt but also the frustration of not being able to find the figure you want even if’s not officially a chase. adFunture feels your pain and to ease your suffering will ensure that each display case contains a complete basic set (the 10 standard figs).
Huck Gee’s Sgt. Vasquez Release (11.21.2008)
From Huck’s newsletter…“Coming this Friday, November 21st, 2008 at Noon PST, Huck releases his newest creation. Set in a new world, Colonial Life, we present one of UTCMC's finest, Sergeant Vasquez. Leader of the infamous ZOR Dread Squad. These guys (and gals) are the best of the best, the anything goes, whatever it takes, collateral damage be damned United Terran Colonies clean up crew... 10 custom hand painted Sgt. Vasquez Munnys. Each is signed and numbered (on breast plate and shoulder pad) and comes with shown accessories. Due to the nature of the materials, some differences should be expected in each figure. 10 figures in this set, $750 per figure.
Limit one figure per customer.” GOOD LUCK!
Tokyoplastic - Koguma Drops this Month
mphlabs has announced that Tokyoplastic's Koguma first shown this spring at NYCC will drop in two colorways later this month. We don't think Tokyoplastic needs any real intro, but just to be safe -- they are the wizards behind the amazing flash animations fueled by heavy beats.
The diminutive yet portly bear that is Koguma ships with a huge futuristic chair for all of his lounging needs. The chair measures out at 8.5" (top) and swivels for display flexibility. The Red edition will be available shortly in NYC at myplasticheart.com and myplasticheartnyc with a suggested retail of $75.00 as well your favorite toy retailer.
There's also a slick white myplasticheart exclusive Koguma which is limited to just 125 pieces making it the rarest of the Koguma editions. It drops for $88 on November 24th @ 11 AM EST online at myplasticheart.com and in store at myplasticheartnyc.
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Amanda Visell -- Something Evil This Way Comes
Evil Poopicorns that is... Amanda Visell just posted a pic of a new original painting on her blog on dailydujour featuring the Evil Poopicorn design. The resin figures are currently being painted and look great (red and black is classic). More soon.
Buff Monster - 10" Teddy Troop
Buff Monster recently pulled back the curtain on his upcoming edition of the 10" Teddy Troop designed by Flying Fortress and produced by adFunture. This one is a mono design punctuated with his favorite color -- pink. We're digging the combination of figurative elements (the cherries) with more abstract touches like the pattern on the chest that is also subtly echoed on the arms.
We want to see what's underneath the helmet (if anything).
Proto Monday >> Itokin Park’s Robby the Space Fireman
Happy Monday morning… For today's Proto Monday feature we’re pleased to bring you the first shots + news of Itokin Park’s (Kazuhiko Ito) second figure in the works from Kuso Vinyl which marks a great start for the new company with four announced projects so far. As you can see from these sculpt shots, Robby the Space Fireman features Kazuhiko's signature aesthetic particularly with respect to the face as well as the body shape.
While Robby feels familiar (and that's a good thing in our book) -- there are some new design elements here. As you can see from the colored flat art after the jump, the figure design makes use of pad printing (or potentially spray masks) which allows for the use of more detailed graphic elements than we've previously seen from Kazuhiko (water gun, backpack). In what we believe is a first for Itokin Park, Robby comes with an accessory, a futuristic water gun which apparently hooks via hose into a water pack.
At this stage release specifics are few and far between. We're expecting painted sample shots sometime in December. We'll definitely keep you updated. 2009 looks set to be a huge year for Itokin Park -- much deserved. More pics after the jump.
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