Gabriel Carprio – KK Brothers Customs (5.25)

Gabriel Carpio’s (@GabrielCarpiOni) new King Katch customs, KK Brothers, caught my eye with their bold designs and most of all, visceral impact.  While the Asian-inspired Black piece is probably my favorite given the intricate head detail, both feature strong designs making good use of the King Katch form.  Freak Store will offer these on Friday evening (5.25) @ Midnight Venezuelan time (5.25 @ 9:30 PM PDT) for $160 individually, or $300 for the pair.

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Paul Kaiju for Uamou x PK Exhibition (05.18 – 05.19)

As promised in our previous post HERE, we’ve got an exclusive shot at one of the custom Uamou figures Paul Kaiju will have available his exhibition show at the Uamou Studio. This may have to be the favorite of the bunch, as he re-used the Devil Horns from Uamou and embedded it into the poor little creature. He also took the Biter Mite from his Salamander Joe figure and used it as the head! Take a look after the jump for more detailed shots, as well as more photos of pieces for the show.

Studio Uamou
5-9 Ueno Taito-Ku
Tokyo, Japan
110-0005
2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan N-5

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Rotobox – Go Rangers’ Akaranger

The hard-working Rotobox guys are back at it with their brand-new supasentai series – think colored-mask rangers.  First up is their vision of Akaranger from the Go Rangers’ series (‘78-79).  This one is limited to an edition of 3 and carries the brothers’ tradition of super clean execution.   To purchase drop a line to info[at]rotoboxvinylanatomica[dot]com.

 

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Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica – Juohmaru Celsius & Jumbo Mazinger Z Qee Customs

The brothers of Rotobox have been buuusssyy! Not to long ago they showed off their Iron Spider-Man Custom Celsius figure, which was “Marvel”ous. Then they just unleashed two more customs this week. From their Jumbo Machinder Series, Mazinger Z Qee Custom, which comes complete with Hover Pileder, Rocket Punch action and Kabuto Koji! This custom is a one of a kind and is probably for their private vault or some very lucky private collector!

We love to see them working on their own figure, so take a look at the Juohmaru Celsius Custom. A part of their Tribute Series, the Juohmaru is limited to 3 pieces and is available HERE for $340. Were wondering what these guys may be up to now?!

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Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica – Iron Spider-Man Celsius Custom

Rotobox is back with a sharp new custom Celsius, ‘Iron Spider-Man’.  This homage to two of Marvel’s most popular Super Heroes is part of Rotobox’s ‘Marvelous Materpiece Tribute Series’.  The overall hybrid design with the abstracted spider emblem and the vicious tri-blade backpack is set off with a super glossy red + gold paint application.  This unique piece is already sold – presumably as the result of a private commission.  Less is more?  Definitely in some cases.

 

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Tony Gil – Free Runner Diamond Kid

Tony Gil is about to release his ‘Free Runner Diamond Kid’ custom (ed. of 5, $300).  His first Kidrobot Mascot-based piece really makes the most of his parkour concept/pose seen in many of his other customs.   The KR fig’s shoes and outfit in general flow nicely into the urban concept.  The ‘94’ on the spray can is a nice touch as well. We’re also digging the bandanna concept though we’d love to see a tighter paint application.  And yes… the pose is reminiscent of  PAW.  In the end though, definitely a fun piece. Look for these to drop on Friday, April 27th 2012 from Tony’s web shop.

Huck Gee – Hotaru Copter Squad “Copter Boy”

Huck Gee gets airborne! Introducing his latest limited edition run coming from the Hotaru Copter Squad, Copter Boy! Featuring goggles, propeller, rockets, and very necessary scarf, Copter Boy comes signed and numbered in an edition of 10 pieces. He also comes packaged in in a laser etched wooden box and will run you $875. If interested, please send an inquiry to sales[at]huckgee[dot]com to claim yours today!

Long before there was the now legendary Hotaru Copter Squad there was simply "Copter Boy" who, with his sister's help, introduced a revolutionary and last minute innovation that turned out to be pivotal in the battle for Mount Shirokuri. The siblings, strapped into their magical, flying contraptions, rained fire down on the enemy, spreading fear and breaking ranks wherever they flew. The tale of Whiskers the Wizard's bumbling stablehands and their preposterous flying experiments turning the tide of that battle is an unbelievable yet jovial chapter in the history of The Three Wars.

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Emily Bee x Argonaut Resins – Conquest Custom 8” Tuttz

Emily Bee has teamed up with Argonaut Resins to release yet another custom Resin Tuttz figure. So far we’ve seen “Love”, “Strength” and “Destroy”, now this time we get “Conquest”. Standing 8” Tall Conquest will be available on Thursday, April 26th at 1PM EST  HERE for $235.

Conquest has been on a difficult journey, encountering many kinds of obstacles along the way. He has looked into the face of his own fears until they no longer scare him anymore. Conquest has deep battle scars, yet through it all he has come out victorious. Perseverance and persistence has made him stronger.

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Andrew Bell & Gary Ham for Playsam 500 (04.28)

 

The Playsam 500 is just around the corner and as we get closer, we get to see what all of the participating artists have to offer. Above we have submissions from Andrew Bell and Gary Ham.

For Andrew’s piece, he went with the “less is more” route. By adding more simple shaped pieces as well as different stains. He also took two of the wheels and turned one of them into the hands and the other into a miniature Streamliner. Great job Andrew!

Since proceeds of this show will be going to the World Childhood Foundation, Gary decided to go with a fond memory he had when he was a kid. “Some Play in Autumn” features a young child playing in a pile of leaves under a huge tree. Something we all enjoyed when we were kids. The tire swing is a great touch.

The Playsam 500 is taking place this Saturday, April 28th at Super7 in San Francisco.

Super7 Store
1427 Haight St (@ Masonic)
San Francisco, CA 94117

 

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Otto Bjorniks – Revenge of the Wolves

Otto Bjornik is back once again with an amazing  series of custom Dunnys and Munny, which is entitled “Revenge of the Wolves”. This time he has acquired the help of his younger sister to make this a collaborative release, as he does the painting of the figures and she does the sewing of the clothes. Available on Tuesday, April 24th at 9PM EST will be an 8” Lago Dunny ($450) and the Lyca set ($700) that features a 7” Lyca Munny with Dunny Accessory Ears, two 3” Dunny cubs and a 3” Lago Dunny.

The rumbling in her babies' tummies is too much for Lyca to bear.  It has been days since they've last eaten, not since her husband was viciously killed while foraging for food.  Every night, Lyca and her little ones visit the bluffs where she and her husband first fell in love.  There, she wails for their loss and longingly calls out for him in the vast emptiness.  But the only sound that answers is the echo of her cubs' whimpers and the growling of their tummies. 

She must snap out of her grief and feed her starving babies.  With a mother's instincts and a widow's vindictiveness, Lyca vows to avenge her husband's murder.  She already got rid of the lumberjack.  All she has to do now is devise a plan to get that rabbit Lago once and for all.

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Super7 Presents: The Playsam 500 (04.28)

Paul Greenwood has compiled 59 of some of our favorite artists to take part in a show with an unusual platform. “The Playsam 500” features the classic Playsam Streamliner toy as the main canvas, which shows a lot of potential as a platform figure. A portion of the sales will help benefit the World Childhood Foundation. The show will take place on Saturday, April 28th and begins at 7PM at Super7 in San Francisco.

Participating artists include: Andrew Bell, Arbito, Clayton Bailey, Dacosta!, Super Cooper, The Beast Brothers, Betso, Kat Brunegraff, 64 Colors, Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Tristan Eaton, Brian Flynn, George Gaspar, Paul Greendwood, Gary Ham, Nathan Hamill, Jay222, Chauskoskis, J*RYU, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Kaiju, Aya Kakeda, Kozik, Josh Herbolsheimer, Travis Lampe, Matthew Langille, Josh Mayhem, Lunabee, Frank Mysterio, Motorbot, Ritzy Periwinkle, Plaseebo, Patricio Oliver, Task One, Dave Pressler, Reactor-88, Jermaine Rogers, Cris Rose, Scribe, Rsin, Ardabus Rubber, Skinner, Bwana Spoons, Spanky Stokes, Steve Talkowski, Cameron Tiede, Scott Toleson, Vise One, Angie Vtec, Ben Walker, Adam Washburn, The Air Rat, Julie West, Kevin Winnik, JC Rivera and Nicholas Woodsworth.  

Super7 Store
1427 Haight St (@ Masonic)
San Francisco, CA 94117

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Amanda Visell -- LE Custom Pterodactyl Vinyls

 

In goes her Dragon Scout and Bwana Spoon's Steven the bat (og) and out comes Amanda Visell's new Pterodactyl custom vinyl figure. Limited to ten pieces, this rather seamless mashup also includes a custom kite so that the girl scout can come along for the ride. AV's paint job ties it all together nicely. Available now from switcheroo for $400 each.

 

Bwana Spoons’ Custom Rangeas (04.13)

To give some of you all a tease of what’s to come for Bwana Spoons’ show with T9G later in the year at TAG, Bwana will be releasing 6 custom Rangeas figures this Friday, April 13th. These Rangeas customs feature teal and clear base vinyl with Monstor Kolor paint, bits of handpaint details and some moondust! Take a look at the WIP progress photo  of a few of the customs you will find this Friday!

MaloCustoms x DeKorner – Custom Frozen Kenny South Park Vinyl

DeKorner recently released an exclusive hand-done run of MaloCustom’s ‘Frozen Kenny’ customs (edition of 10) based on the 3” South Park mini-fig.  Add death by freezing to the infinite number of ways to eliminate poor Kenny. Frozen Kenny is available now for $50 each over at DeKorner.

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Lunabee x Cris Rose – Custom Sprog Release (04.07)

Lunabee got her mitts on a few of Cris Rose’s Sprogs and Robobbee figures and decided to go to town with them. She will have 5 custom Sprogs and 2 custom Robobees available on Thursday, April 5 at 7PM London Time. As all of her artwork, these show some fantastic details and fun and vibrant colors. Find them available in her store HERE.

Freak Store -- “I Love Dunny 1.0” 3” Custom Dunnys

Freak Store, along with a few ‘I Love Dunny 1.0” artists have revamped and remade their 3” Dunnys for a limited run release. In the Freak Store,  you will find Charles Rodriguez’s “Rock Hand” Dunny, Burundanga’s “Eso” Dunny, and Gabriel Carpio’s “Kabuki” Dunny. They are each limited to 15 pieces each and will run you $100 Shipped. Check 'em out pick em up, before they are gone!

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VISEone – Comic Stripped "Calvin & Hobbes"

As a huge fan of Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes Comicstrip series, VISEone decided to create an homage piece that features his unique comic strip style onto a 16” Qee. By taking black and white copies of the comic and using orange and white paper, VISE was able to pull this custom together flawlessly! If you too are a fan of the Calvin & Hobbes series and would love a piece like this in your toy collection, feel free to message VISEone at contact[at]VISEone[dot]de.

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Toy Art Gallery Presents: Paul Kaiju in “Pauly Vinyl State of Mind” (03.03)

A couple days ago we posted some teaser shots of what is in store for everyone for Paul Kaiju’s Solo show, “Pauly Vinyl State of Mind” at TAG. You must be wondering, where the rest of the pictures are? Well, as much as we would have loved to share the rest of the photos with you, we just had to leave you all with some mystery of what will be seen at the show (which should have just wrapped up). So for all of those who unfortunately could not make the show today, here are some pictures for all of you!

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Huck Gee: Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk

  

Huck Gee fans must be weak in the knees, as he has just dropped news on his latest Custom Dunny Release. Introducing the Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk, who is limited to only 10 pieces and includes all that you see, as well as Bronze Infused Stainless Steal Hatchets and laser a etched wooden box. Huck Keeps elevating the level of customs with every release. What’s in store for the next drop? Most likely pure epicness. Each figure is signed, numbered and will cost your wallets $750. Interested in adding this bad-ass custom to your collection? Send an inquiry over to sales[at]huckgee[dot]com.

Revenge. Not a word typically found in the vocabulary of the renowned, reclusive, Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Acting in a manner related to said word would probably be enough to find oneself no longer a member of said Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Disgraced. Fallen. Angry. Resolved. Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk

Note: Going forward, we will now be draping each figure in a more appropriate archival quality fabric than what we have used in the past. Every Huck Gee custom figure will also now come padded and packaged in it's own hand assembled and laser etched wooden box (see photo below) and then boxed within another shipping box. In addition to adding another level of finish to the completed pieces, this will hopefully further reduce the chances of shipping damages while in transit.

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Toy Art Gallery Presents: Paul Kaiju in “Pauly Vinyl State of Mind” (03.03)

We had the chance to infiltrate the Paul Kaiju compound recently, to take a few pictures of the goodies we can expect to see at his solo show. “Pauly Vinyl State of Mind” this Saturday, March 3rd at TAG. They should really change the name of this show to Paul Kaiju Con 2012, because the exhibit will be packed with those dying to add a few PK goodies to their collections. Just peering into his work station made my knees weak, as I saw a number of custom Boss Carrions, Salamander Joes, Resin figures and other BIG surprises that will make you mouth water. Paul will be in attendance of his show, which will start at 7PM.

PURCHASING INFO: Tickets to purchase work from PAULYVINYL will be distributed FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE starting at 12 NOON on Sat, Mar. 3rd. One ticket per person. Please claim your place in line by 6:30PM prior to 7PM opening. Any remaining work will go online at shop.toyartgallery.com the following day.

Be sure to take a look after the jump at a few more exclusive teasers for the show. Let your imaginations run wild!

Toy Art Gallery
7571 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

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Chris Ryniak’s WIP Shots for Monsters & Misfits II

   

Chris Ryniak has been posting a ton of amazing WIP pictures for the upcoming Monsters and Misfits II show in April. We cannot wait to see all these figures finished, painted and polished up for the event. We are also excited to see what Amanda Louise Spayde, Doktor A., Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters will be creating for what looks to be an amazing show so far.

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Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica – Secret Squadron GoRanger Celsius Customs

Here is a treat for all you classic Super Sentai Fans. Rotobox will be taking their Celsius figures by Kuso Vinyl and will be recreating them into the Secret Squadron GoRangers! Are you curious, perhaps interested in this 1 of 1 set? All you have to do his send an inquiry to the dudes of Rotobox at info[at]rotoboxvinylanatomica[dot]com.

I am very excited to see the outcome of these customs. Hopefully they play homage to the team of Rangers I grew up with, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Maybe we can also see some Zords too!

Amanda Visell – Custom Topsy Turvy Crocs

 

Amanda Visell put up a few goodies in her shop today. Take a gander and you will see 4 custom Topsy Turvy Crocs, which was an awesome collaborative creative between her and the folks of Secret Fresh. These wooden figures stand 17” tall and are available HERE for $1000 a piece.

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Rotobox – Ganpla Series: 00 Raiser Gundam Custom Munny

The Rotobox team is at it again with this AMAZING custom Munny from their Ganpla Series. These guys really take it to the limit when creating their customs, whether it be the weaponry, the details, and the many individual pieces they make to pull off the finished product. They get it done! The 00 Raiser Gundam is an edition of 1and we aren’t sure if this figure will go in their store or it’s a part of a commission. Whoever nabs this custom is one very lucky collector to have this piece in their collection.

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Otto Björnik - ‘The Battle of Napaeae Forest’ Wood Elf Custom 3” Dunnys (02.08)

We last some of Otto Björnik’s mesmerizing work when we posted about his Custom Dunny and Totem Chess Set HERE. He will soon be releasing some more of his fantastic customs this Wednesday, February 8th at 9PM EST. Take a look at his latest series,‘The Battle of Napaeae Forest’, which features two battling tribes of wood elves, the Wildfire and the Kaingin. They will be available HERE for $100 per 3” Dunny.

I have a question for you to ponder on. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?;) But I don't want to engage you in philosophical banter because the truth is, I really don't know. Assuming it does, it would be the sound of clashing axes, grating chainsaws and crackling ember followed by long screams and a loud thud.

I'm actually talking about the ongoing war between the two tribes of wood elves: Wildfire and Kaingin.  It all started when one elf from the latter named Cannabis forgot to prepare for fall and was stripped naked in front of the neighboring Wildfire.  To save face, Cannabis made up stories that started the rift between the tribes. And now both camps are ready for the face-off. Pick your bets and see who ends up as firewood.