Preview #2: Rohby Vs. Phu - The Confrontation (7.30)

There’s one day left until Rohby and Phu’s custom factions square off against one another in Chapter One: The Confrontation.  Opening on Friday July 30th (6-9 PM) @ myplasticheartnyc, the show pits Rohby’s mecha dunny equipped forces including the Zenful Iron Monks and the more cunning Arctic Cats snipers against Phu’s futuristic forces featuring Rebel Troopers and a fleet of tracked vehicles. 

myplasticheartnyc
210 Forsyth St.
New York, New York 10002
646.290.6866

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Skitty 8” Custom Dunny by Nakanari

Tony aka Nakanari sent us some images of his latest commission. He put together this 8” custom Dunny for his good friends over at Kuso Vinyl. The Skitty is Tony’s little play on the iconic Hello Kitty character. The cherry on this piece would have to be the acrylic bow, which pulls this custom together. More pics after the jump.

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Preview: Rohby Vs. Phu – The Confrontation (7.30)

 

Opening on Friday, July 30th @ myplasticheartnyc,  Chapter One: The Confrontation features dueling custom armies created by two esteemed commanders – Rohby and Phu.   Here’s advanced intel on both factions.  Equipped with mech munny suits, Rohby’s Iron Monks bring a Zenful perspective on war.  Phu counters with the Rebel Trooper armed with dual blasters.

myplasticheartnyc
210 Forsyth St.
New York, New York 10002
646.290.6866

Paul Kaiju @ SDCC

   

It seems like this will be Paul Kaiju’s biggest SDCC ever! He will be debuting his Boss Carrion figure at the Global Figure Symposium booth (#4937), as well as tons of customs and his Tree and Funguy resins. He will also be at the Super7 booth (#4729) for the Monster Family signing. Get a chance to meet a great guy and awesome cook.

Gargamel @ SDCC

AHHH!!! So much awesome news I cannot stand it! I don’t know how many times i have to blog about these guys, but they keep coming up with some good news. Gargamel posted up some pictures of customs and some releases that will be available at SDCC. Above we see a whole lot of customs by Chanmen and after the jump we see an unfamiliar new sculpt, which seems to be a full sized looking Deathra. It seems like the Japanese vinyl will be making their presence known at SDCC. Find these goodies at the Gargamel/Grasshut booth (#4739).

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Le Merde @ SDCC

Le Merde just posted up some sneak peaks at the customs he has for SDCC. There will be tons of Le Merde customs, shirts, resins, pins, and coasters… that’s right.. coasters. He will also be releasing Matter Cruncher – Swamp Rider edition, a limited release that will run $125 a pop. Find him at the Gargamel/Grasshut booth (#4739). He will also be signing at the Super7 booth (#4729).

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Martin Ontiveros @ SDCC

 

Martin Ontiveros posted up some amazing customs on his flickr not to long ago. We see his very own Pocket Ojo Rojo painted up, as well as Le Merde’s Hujili's Ghost, and Bwana Spoon’s Pocket Killer. Lots of pocket goodness going on here. These will be available at the Gargamel/Grasshut booth (#4739).

L’amour Supreme @ SDCC

 

L’amour Supreme has been working very hard to bring some awesome customs to this years SDCC. Found via his Twitter, L’amour has posted up just a few goodies that I am sure will excite any collector. Above we of course see some of his Mongolions, RealxHead figures, Yamazakura, his Bootleg figure, and a collaboration figure with Nerd One. You can find L’amour at both the Global Figure Symposium booth (#4937) and him signing at the Super7 booth (#4729).

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Huck Gee – Los Angeles De La Muerte

Huck Gee continues to push his own limits with each new custom release.  His latest nearly instantly sold out custom, Los Angeles De La Muerte brings with it the story of the Taurenos Monarchy of Naoya 13 whom the Angeles are bred/designed to protect without hesitation or question.   Limited to 10 pieces, this new figure walks the cute / bad ass line skillfully.  With the helmet on, this fierce bodyguard has a slightly unsettling appearance, with it off, she is super cute.   Continuing his recent emphasis on custom sculpted elements, Huck has outfitted the Angeles with custom helmets, gear, and weaponry.  One step closer to a 100% original HG creation.

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Brent Nolasco -- ‘Genesis’ Resin Custom @ SDCC

Moving away from vinyl customs, Brent Nolasco eases into resin customs and fusion pieces with ‘Genesis’ featuring Scribe’s Rhino resin and his own Gordo (the little sidekick).   Bridging his 2D and 3D art, Brent has carried his canvas painting style over to this new piece. This piece continues his recent ‘natural’ vibe with the use of synthetic flowers.    The piece also features paper prints, metal spikes and found objects.

Genesis marks a new beginning for Brent’s 3D fusion customs and sculptures.  Genesis and additional pieces will be available @ SDCC in the Cardboard Spaceship booth (#4534).

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Max Toy Company @ SDCC 2010

Mark Nagata will be bringing plenty of Max Toy Company goodies with him to SDCC this year. Mark will be at the StrangeCo booth (#4629) on Thursday, July 22nd from 11AM – 2PM and at the Rotofugi booth (#4836) on Friday, July 23rd from 10AM – Noon. He will have available tons of custom figures, as well as some special surprises. For the customs up for grabs, Mark used Matt Walker’s Monstor Kolor Paint to brighten things up a bit. All the customs are one off and will be first come first serve. Take a look at some of the beauties after the jump.

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Drilone @ SDCC 2010

 

Drilone has been sweating blood, vinyl, and paint to prepare for this years Comic Con. He will be exhibiting a ton of customs and when I say ton, I mean it! On exhibit will be a variety of figures including: Dunny’s, Fatima, Mad*L, Gwins, IWG Figures, and many more. You will be able find all of these customs at the Dragatomi booth (#3848). After the jump you will be able to see what customs were done and on what days they will be available.

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Chauskoskis for the Press Start! Show

A little late on this, but this was just to amazing not to show off. Walter Jacott aka Chauskoskis was invited to take part of the Press Start! show at the Headquarters Gallery in Montreal. This show paid homage to old school and classic videogames. His piece was based on the game “China Gate” and it was the hideous creatures that caught his eye. The game wasn’t huge, so it was tough for Walter to find any decent pics of the characters. His only source available was youtube, where he had to work with screen shots of a very pixilated Mini Bosses from the game. 4 Days later and not to mention made from scratch, Walter showcases his amazing talent by finishing a very awesome submission. Take the time to look at the details of this one-off after the jump. This custom is available right now HERE and I just want to say congrats to whomever pics this up.

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Alisa Ross x Scribe @ SDCC

Scribe just posted up this fantastic collaboration custom between him and his talented plush artist wife, Alisa Ross. They present to you a custom Snorse figure, mounted by it’s rider, Adam. No idea why Adam is nude, so we’ll leave that story up to you. This custom can be found at the Cardboard Spaceship booth (#4534) during SDCC. More pictures after the jump.

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Jeremiah Ketner @ SDCC

Jeremiah Ketner will be attending SDCC and will be showcasing his amazing customs at the Dragatomi booth (#3848). I am amazed at the amount of detail put into all his customs, especially on the Mei Mei and Ghost Girl figures. Jeremiah will also be signing and sketching on Saturday at 4PM. Take a look at all of the customs after the jump.

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Nakanari’s Skitty Custom Available Now!

Nakanari’s Custom Skitty Spiki just went up today and is available now for $250 a piece. Each Skitty is custom hand painted with acrylics in the good ol’ Nakanari fashion. There are only 3 available and should be all gone very soon! Get em now at the Mai Hiro Shop! More pics of Skitty after the jump.

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Brent Nolasco -- ‘A Fond Farewell’ Fusion Sculpt

 
Brent Nolasco’s ‘A Fond Farewell’ is just that …  his last ‘fusion sculpt’ featuring custom toys.   From this point on his 3D art work will be an extension of his original 2D art work featuring both his resins and original sculptures. 

For ‘A Fond Fairwell’, Brent mixes a large number of popular toys (Upper Playground, Teddy Trooper, Nade, Coop 1, Craola, Sam Flores, JLed, Star Wars) and found objects resulting in a chaotic yet coherent fantasy steed design.   This impressive piece will be shown at SDCC in the Dragatomi booth.  Brent will also  offer new resin customs at the Cardboard Spaceship booth.

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Seen: Buff Monster Custom Show @ GR2

The Buff Monster Custom Show opened on Saturday at Giant Robot 2.  While some artists interpreted the original shape of the Buff Monster figures, others created a full figure with the BM figure as the head including Huck Gee’s 1:6 style wheat paster figure.  The nicely curated group of artists offered a large variety of strong pieces.  In addition to the customs, Giant Robot offered a show poster featuring the show pieces.   If you missed it definitely drop by GR2 and check it out.

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Preview: Buff Monster Custom Show @ Giant Robot 2 (7.10)

 

The Buff Monster Custom Show opens tonight, July 10th @ Giant Robot 2 (6:30 – 10 PM).  Here’s our last minute preview featuring some excellent pieces by Brian Ewing, Mark Nagata,  Craola, Kirkland Jue (Toybot Studios), Skinner, Joe Ledbetter, and Johnny ‘KMNDZ’ Rodriguez.  Check out the opening to see ‘em all.  Very nice show.

Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.445.9276

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Dave “outtamymind” Quiles for the Custom Celsius Show @ TAG (07.10)

We got one more for ya folks! This one pays homage to one of the most classic Nintendo Video Games ever! Can you guess which it is? It’s not Mario, it ain’t Donkey Kong, it’s Metroid! Dave “outtamymind” Quiles has put together the Samus Aran Celsius. All hand carved, hand sculpted, and laser cut to perfection. It even features a light up helmet and canon. See this custom and many more tonight at TAG!

Toy Art Gallery
737 Seward St. #1
Los Angeles, CA 90038
877.910.toys (8697)

 

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Motorbot for the Custom Celsius Show @ TAG (07.10)

The big show is almost here! Tomorrow night marks the opening reception of the Custom Celsius Show at TAG. Doors open up at 7PM. Here we have one more custom to show you by Motorbot. His Cectius custom looks part knight and part beetle and is one of the 60+ customs being shown. Stay tuned for pictures from the event in a few days!

Toy Art Gallery
737 Seward St. #1
Los Angeles, CA 90038
877.910.toys (8697)

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Tenacious Toys Custom Marshall Blind Box Series

Tenacious Toys has been keeping their Custom Marshall Blind Box series on the hush hush for the last few months now, but the word is now out! They have collected a group of talented folks to help out with this project, who include: NEMO, Brent Nolasco, OsirisOrion, Ian Ziobrowski, Den Ramos, LYS0L, Rolo, Bryan Collins, Phetus, SpankyStokes, Leecifer, Steve Talkowski, and ZAM. The release date is slate for after SDCC and each blind box will run you $50 each. We hope to see more of these said customs before the release.

Giant Robot Presents: The Monster Within (07.10)

This Saturday, July 10th is the opening of ‘The Monsters Within’ at GR2, where Buff Monster scouted out some amazing talent to be apart of this custom toy show. Giant Robot has posted a handful of the customs that will be featured at this show. Take a look after the jump!

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025

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Tracy Tubera for the Custom Celsius Show @ TAG (07.10)

The Custom Celsius show at TAG is just a few days away and we’ve seen nothing but awesome customs. Today we share with you Barry 2.0, which pays an homage to the Classic DC Hero, Flash. This fine looking custom was brought to you by Tracy Tubera. Don’t forget, the show takes place on Saturday, July 10th.

Toy Art Gallery
737 Seward St. #1
Los Angeles, CA 90038
877.910.toys (8697

Scribe – Custom Skelves

Scribe just posted up photos of two very nice customs of Brandt Peters’ Skelves..  Both winged customs feature what we would describe as a stealth design – Scribe’s signature character look is only really visible once the pieces are unmasked.   While both are nice, really digging the abstract art influenced green/blue piece. 

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