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Dec 28, 2009
Kaijin – Mysterious Island Jambara Pre-orders
Lulubell Toy Bodega is offering a pre-order for two clear Mysterious Island Jambara figures designed by Kaijin and produced by Wonderwall. Limited to 30 pieces each, both Pocl (blue) and Tiruru (pink) are cast in Japanese vinyl and go for $35 each.
Poster Cause – Abe Lincoln Jr. and Willow
Poster Cause has released two new prints – the “Five Print Set” (above) by Abe Lincoln Jr. (ed. of 10 sets,11” x 17”, $100) and Pop! by Italian artist Willow (ed. of 25, 11”x17” $25). As with all Poster Cause releases, 50% of the poster sales will be donated to a charity chosen by the artist.
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Hariken – Mad Panda Jhark Bone Half and Half
One Up is offering several extremely limited products from Japanese artist Hariken including two sweet Half and Half Mad Panda Jhark Bone figures. As you might guess from the name, these figures feature two color schemes split down the middle. There’s a green/black as well as a red/black. Due to the limited numbers, there’s a lottery (until 1.3.10 @ Noon Japan time). for the right to buy. Visit the special sale page for more info. Each of the Mad Panda figures go for 5775 yen (~ $63). In addition, there are Tees which Hariken will apparently hand-customizer. Be sure to specify the item number you want using the order form on the sale page.
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Sam Flores x Upper Playground x The Loyal Subjects -- Wyger
Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice? Fresh off the ‘sold out’ success of his Kid Dragon figure, comes Sam Flores’s Wyger, his second original art toy commemorating Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary. Produced by the Loyal Subjects, Wyger offers a compelling interpretation of Upper Playground’s walrus mascot brought to life seamlessly in Sam’s signature aesthetic. Blending elements of a Walrus and a Tiger, Wyger features the tusks of the former and overall appearance of the latter.
Standing 8” tall, Wyger utilizes detailed gradient blending and stripe detail for a ‘natural’ look that is faithful to Flores’s design. The first orange edition shown here is limited to 500 pieces and is available now for preorder from Upper Playground and the Loyal Subjects for $78.50. Wyger will ship in a double-sided window box featuring spot UV details and a gold foil backing card.
In addition to this first Orange edition, The Loyal Subjects will release two additional Wygers including an Upper Playground exclusive.
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Kenny Wong – Molly Meets Copperhead ?
Kenny Wong posted this curious WIP digital mockup on Facebook. It looks like he’s applying design cues from his Copperhead universe to Molly for a new mini figure. With the one antenna, it looks like a deep sea Molly Bee.
MINDstyle – Jetsons and Flinstones ATC Figures in 2010
MINDstyle continues its string of high-profile announcements with word that they will release figures from the ever popular Jetsons and Flinstones cartoon series as part of their Art Toy Collectible (ATC) lineup in 2010. Additionally, the brand will be collaborating with a well-known artist to reinterpret both properties. It’s a natural fit flowing out of his original artwork.
Ashley Wood x 3A – WWRp Armstrong
A great preview image of the upcoming WWRp Armstrong recently went up on the ThreeA Production blog. Very nice indeed. We believe Armstrong is the third ‘bot to get the 1:12 WWRp treatment (Bramble and Bertie mk2 being the others). Ashley Wood and ThreeA have been quietly producing hit after hit for their loyal collector base – not an easy task. Impressive.
Skwak x Cookies n Cream – Merci Beaucop Tee Collection
Cookies n Cream has just released their Merci Beaucop Collection featuring four Tees from French artist Skwak. Each of the designs pops with Skwak’s signature aesthetic and frenetic energy. Maniac Kito (above), King’s Crest, Brainiac and Funky World are each available now for $35 from the Cookies n Cream web shop.
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Kaiju Invades SF: Video Interviews to the Max
As part of the ongoing Kaiju Invades SF! show, Double Punch interviewed both Yajima-san of Dream Rockets (above) and Ichimiya-San of Sunguts (below). Be sure to enable subtitles (cc) from the Youtube player menu. In addition, Toybot Studios interviewed Yajima-san, Ichimiya-San, and Matt Walker of Dead Presidents designs. Happy viewing – these five well-done interviews provide insight into the creative efforts of these artists. The show continues through the 30th, so there’s still time to pick up pieces from Sunguts, Max Toy Company, Dead Presidents and Dream Rockets.
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Videos: Scribe Painting in KC
Happy Monday. Philip Koenig has just released four new videos of Scribe and friends painting it up on the streets of KC. We’ve put up one of the highlights – Scribe rocking his signature Rumpus character above. Hit Youtube for the others (shark, ufo, and walrus).
