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Dec 30, 2009

Kaijin – Cyborg 009 Figures

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Japanese artist Kaijin has reinterpreted Shotaro Ishinomori’s Cyborg 009 manga/anime for a series of new figures produced by Furyu.  It appears Kaijin has blended his personal art style with the original source material for a cuter yet intrepid look.  This approach bridges the sometimes large gap between toys based on entertainment properties and art toys.  These are both Kaijin and 009 at the same time.

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Ashley Wood x 3A – Tommy Mission (12.31)

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Ashley Wood and ThreeA will release the 2nd Adventure Kartel 1:6 figure, Tommy Mission, this Thursday (12.31) @ 4:59 PM over at Bambaland.  It sounds like the tracksuit variant will be offered in the store periodically  throughout the sale period. So keep an eye out when you’re in the virtual aisles. [Via Gimbat’s 3A updates].

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2010 Boogie Man + Suck

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We’re fans of Cure Toys’s Boogie Man, so we’re looking forward to the newest incarnation – the  ready for winter 2010 Boogie Man + Suck. This time around, Boogie is geared up in a heavy white overcoat.  He comes with a matching Suck mini-fig.   This one drops on 1.3.10 for 10,000 yen (~ $108) [Via Kaiju Chronicle].

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Crazy Label’s Crazy Sale 2010

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Crazylabel recently launched their brand new streamlined website.  To celebrate the new site and the new year, they are throwing a one day ‘Crazy Sale’ on you guessed it 1.1.2010.  So if you’ve got some holiday cash burning a hole in your pocket and are looking for some deals, this might be the ticket.

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Disney x MINDstyle – The Mad Hatter Project Update

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MINDstyle has just announced the fourth artist  for the upcoming ‘The Mad Hatter’ art toy project with Disney.  HK urban vinyl pioneer Michael Lau joins the previously announced roster featuring Gary Baseman, Ron English and Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park).  So far only Gary Baseman’s figure design has been revealed.  We’re  looking forward to seeing more of the figure designs from this top-flight group of artists.

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Sneak Peek – Brandt Peters x Kidrobot

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KR founder Paul Bunditz showed this teaser of a new Brandt Peters figure from Kidrobot on his blog.  While there has not been an official announcement, we believe this is part of an upcoming mini-fig series.  The possibility exists it’s a larger version as well.  Ah speculation.  Fun times. 

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