Buff Monster Web Exclusives

MINDstyle showed three new editions of their Buff Monster figures at NYCC '08 (across the back row). Each of these will be released as  web exclusives directly from Buff Monster.  We're partial to the green/black one in the center.  These drop shortly -- one per month, for three months.  Keep an eye out.

DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - Juke-Bot

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's Juke-Bot vinyl produced was shown at producer Bigshot Toyworks' NYCC booth.  These are limited to 500 pieces, with most being sold as part of their current Hardsell Tour.  Flashy with the red and gold.   Click through for a look at the back.

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NVC - Ishikawa the Roller

Bao and Spive of NVC released 5 Ishikawa the Rollers for NYCC through the myplasticheart booth (#866).  All five pieces sold quickly to lucky collectors.  The two artists have created these figures by hand -- from design to casting, sanding, assembly and painting.  The end product is impressive, even more so in  person. While NVC was perhaps somewhat overwhelmed initially by the amount of work required to create the figures, the results speak for themselves. The level of detail in the sculpt and the sense of life captured in the paint application will make the wait for the final 15 pieces in the original colorway agonizing. 

Sket One's 16" Ripple

Kaching Brands is showing Sket One's current 8" Ripple figures and three tantalizing 16" Ripples -- white, black, and a dayglo green  at NYCC in booth # 1313. While Ripple looks good at 8", at 16" he's got a strong presence befitting the persuasive brand mascot.  Upcoming -- the wait will be worth it.   Sket will  be signing  today (4.20) at the booth starting from Noon.

Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters Signing

Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters just finished signing at the MINDstyle booth (#1313) @ NYCC.  Both have stirred things up -- Brandt with the release of the gorgeous 16" Slap Happy Vintage and Kathie with her NYCC exclusive Mexican custom red-birds. Both created sketches and doodled on figs for folks.

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adFunture's Yoka

adFunture showed off  Yoka -- their brand-new panda bear shaped platform figure.  Designed in house, Yoka will be available in the fairly large size shown here (9+ ") as well as a mini-figure series.  The strength of the design is that it offers a look that is at once familiar yet appealingly different.  The figure looks good standing and sitting -- which is pretty much a rarity.  Look for an artist series on the larger size Yoka.  Additionally, there are rumblings of potential alternate Yoka heads. Btw, apologies on the marginal photo quality -- we'll see if we can get better pics.  These definitely look better in person.

MINDstyle's Buff Monster Line - Colorful Clear Future

MINDstyle (booth #1313) is showing off  a dizzying number of  upcoming projects from Buff Monster @ NYCC '08.  Our hands-down-favorite are the new colorful clear Buff Monster figures shown both in the 3" and 1.5" forms.  While we're speculating that the very nice 1.5" clear set will drop first, the 3" really are a step beyond their smaller counterparts.  If you're wondering, these are beautiful  with no obvious bubbles.    While the rainbow-hued future of Buff Monster toys is quite bright, the here and now has collectors pumped as well  They  made a run on the MINDstyle booth on Friday @ 4pm -- lining up to buy Buff's NYCC exclusive which sold very well.

tokidoki's Bulleto by STRANGEco

Moofia fans rejoice!  STRANGEco has unveiled  tokidoki's Bulleto -- the male counterpart to Mozzarella (Moofia leader)-- at NYCC in the myplasticheart booth (#866)  This one rocks -- big bull horns, ear rings and a cattle tag (with the tokidoki symbol), a double-barrelled shotgun, and two shotgun shell friends (one happy and one angry).  Summer '08.

Ashely Wood's Bertie @ NYCC

Bigshot Toyworks has what may very well be the best designer toy here at NYCC.  Ashley Wood's Bertie (WWR) is stunning.  At 14" tall, this figure has 40+ points of articulation and crazy detailed accessories.  Having played with a final production piece at the Bigshot Toyworks booth (thanks Klim!), I can say it's everything people were hoping it would be  The articulation on the fingers is crazy (3 points per finger) -- he can hold almost anything.  The weapons are also top flight -- from the resin rpg launcher to the pistol complete with spinning revolver chamber.     Props to Bighshot for pulling out all the stops.  It shows very clearly in many aspects including the beautiful paint job.  The rust on the Dirty Deeds edition is sweet and has a nice tactile feel.   Additionally, Klim has used multiple production techniques to bring Ashley's vision to reality -- including abs, resin, and rotocast vinyl. 

Bigshot Toyworks are showing the upcoming Desert Rat and Dirtie Deeds editions at their booth.  They have six of the bloody Dirty Deeds versions for sale @ $300 which will be allocated via lottery due to the huge demand. 

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Tokyo Plastic Koguma @ myplasticheart (#866)

Here's a look at the painted protos of Tokyo Plastic's Koguma upcoming from mphlabs. The lil 'guy is anatomically correct -- click through from a close-up shot.   If you're at the con check it out at booth #866.

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Dalek 10" Teddy Trooper

adFunture is showing a brand-new brown 10" Teddy Trooper from Dalek.  Sharp.  The design plays to the removable helmet really well - with a "dual" face design.   

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adFunture: DGPH Topo - Woodsman and Robot

adFunture is showing several new upcoming figures.  Including two new variants of DGPH's Topo figure - Topo Woodsman and Topo  Robot. Very nice -- due soon. May ?  The robot printing is crazy!

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Toy2R Kaiju Qees

Toy2R is showing three of their new Kaiju Qee shapes at Diamond's booth.  These are black with silver spray -- we believe to show off the shape.  No color editions shown. 

NYCC Flash: Kathie Olivas Scavengers

NYCC is here.  And that means the return of VP flash... quick updates -- pics + a small amount of text.  Here's a full shot of Kathie Olivas' Scavengers from MINDstyle.

NYCC: Buff Monster Shared Exclusive @ Toy Tokyo

You remember this purple pirate Buff Monster figure from MINDstyle released last December at VTN as a shared exclusive with 3DRetro, don't ya?  200 were made, and 100 were offered and sold out.  Now, this exclusive hits the east coast -- Toy Tokyo will offer the remaining  pieces for $24.99 each  @ their NYCC booth (#858).  Buff Monster will be signing figures today (Friday, 4.18) @ 6:30 PM in the TT booth. 

Dacosta Bayley @ NYCC

Dacosta Bayley (creator of DCTO) will be offering his new 'Untitled Koko' giclee print  @ NYCC (4.18 - 4.20) at the ToyQube booth (#864).  The signed and numbered  print measures 11x17" (image area - 9.5" x x 14."), is limited to 20 pieces and can be yours for $50.  Dacosta will be signing at the ToyQube booth from 2-3 PM on Saturday (4.19).  Drop by and check it out.

Proto: A-Type from mphlabs

Woot!  On the ground now in NYC.  You want more info and you want it now...  Here's an exclusive first look at a proto of the new A-Type platform figure designed by Andrew Bell  and produced by mphlabs.   myplascticheart will display the A-type  at their NYCC booth (#866).  Standing roughly 6-7 inches tall, the A-Type appears game for a difficult challenge -- come up with a cool unique shape that hasn't been done to death and still provide enough generality so artists can adapt it and make it their own.

While the shape starts with the simple idea of incorporating mph's heart-shaped logo, Andrew's design touches including the  arms, the upturned 'hands' and the stubby fangs  bring the character to life.  The A-Type is reportedly quite flexible display wise and can even hang by it's hands....    Click through for more pics.

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Proto: Tokyo Plastic's Koguma from mphlabs

Thanks to our robot ninja spys, we have the very first shots of Koguma, the  next figure from web animation wizards Toyko Plastic.  Drawn from their hypnotic flash animation, Koguma is currently in production from mphlabs.  Here's a look at an unpainted work-in-progress proto.  This lil' guy rocks out in his own decibel defying swivel chair complete with base.  Drop by myplasticheart's NYCC booth (#866) to get a look at Koguma up close and personal. More pics after the jump -- click through.

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NYCC: Marka27's MG-2 Midnight Mexico @ Toy Tokyo (#858)

NYCC starts tomorrow.  Here's more sweet news -- Toy Tokyo (booth #858) will pre-release Marka27's MG-2 Midnight Mexico during the show.  Marka will be signing and sketching (bring your black books) this Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 2 PM each day.

Hand-painted NYCC Mexican Red Bird by Kathie Olivas

One day to go before NYCC.  MINDstyle has announced a sweet exclusive:  the NYCC Mexican Red Bird hand-painted by Kathie Olivas.  This great piece is limited to 25 pieces and will be available for $250  on Saturday April 19th @ Noon from the MINDstyle booth (#1313).  Kathie and Brandt Peters will be signing from 12:30 to 2:30 PM on Saturday (4.19) at MINDstyle's booth.  Don't snooze. 

Shawnimals Plushform Customs @ NYCC (#1057)

Updated: Added Jeremiah Ketner's piece to the gallery (click through)

About a month ago we wrote about the new Plushform DIY plush from Shawnimals and Squibbles Ink.  The new project offers a ready-to-create platform for artists  looking to do plush without worrying about needles.  To show off what's possible Shawn has invited several  artists and fellow Chicagoans to customize Plushforms for display at NYCC (4.18 - 4.20) in booth # 1057. Merry customizers include Jeremiah Ketner, Heidi Kenney, Brian Morris, Joey Potts, Phoneticontrol, Jimbot,  Jordan Owen from OhNoDoom!, blUtt  and more.   Thanks to Shawn We have a sweet preview of quite a few of these customs.  Be sure to drop by the booth to check 'em out in person and to buy  Plushform  which will be available as an advanced release during the 'con.

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MINDstyle's Series II Mini Figures by Buff Monster

Just in time for NYCC, MINDstyle has released their Ice Cream Flavorways Mini Figures Series II by Buff Monster.  This new flavor assortment includes Chocolate Chip, Rocky Road, Vanilla and Coconut. The speckled flavorway editions are extra nice. They're available now from your favorite designer toy store  including several exhibiting at NYCC such as  myplasticheart, ToyQube and Toy Tokyo.  These new blind-assorted figures are $5.99 each and will be available  for a limited-time only.

Buff Monster will be signing on Saturday, April 19th 11 AM to Noon in the MINDstyle booth (#1313).  Also, don't miss Buff's solo show, Born of the Abyss, opening later that night (4.19) from 6:30 to 10 PM  @ Giant Robot New York.

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MINDstyle's Stephen LePod Paint Masters @ NYCC

MINDstyle will make ten NYCC Exclusive Copper   Stephen LePod - The Explorer resin paint masters available  exclusively to  Art Toy Society (ATS) members for $199.99.  These are pre-production paint masters from MINDstyle's upcoming Mechtorians mini-fig line created by Doktor A.  ATS members can reserve this paint master  through 1045 Showroom for shipment or pick up their reserved copy at NYCC from the MINDstyle booth (#1313). Due to the limit of ten paint masters, received reservations will be randomly selected and filled.   

Additionally, MINDstyle will offer five paint masters of the ultra rare  original blue Stephen LePod to ATS Platinum members.

Update: FILTH Kansers @ NYCC (booth #864)

Here's a little more info on  incoming FILTH Kansers from ToyQube which we posted briefly about last week.  FILTH, originally from Brooklyn and now living in Portland,  drew inspiration from Chinese opera masks for his Kanser design.  Chinese opera masks symbolize different emotions and personality traits based on the colors and the way they are painted. FILTH has created two editions a pink (500 pieces) and a black Toyqube exclusive (100 pieces)  The pink edition represents sophistication and composure. One thing we do know is that both Kansers like the limelight -- click through for plenty of close-ups.

ToyQube will pre-release the Pink FILTH Kansers ($49.99) and also release 30 of their Black exclusive ($54.99) for NYCC in their booth (#864).  If you can't make the show, ToyQube has your back -- the pink will be available online at Toyqube.com on Saturday 4.19 @ 12 AM EDT.

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NYCC 08: myplasticheart Signing Schedule

Now that your morning is on myplasticheart overload, let's go for tilt...  In addition to all the figure releases we've mentioned over the past few days, mph has a full schedule of signings for NYCC going down in booth #866 (all items will be available from 3 PM on  4.18) :

Friday  4.18 3-5 PM                  Simone Legno of Tokidoki (Platinum Sandy)
Friday 4.18 5:30-6:30 PM         MAD (mph Black Guard MAD*L)

Saturday 4.19 11-12 PM.          Brent Nolasco   (Vivisect Playset customs)
Saturday 4.19 1-2 PM               Dan Goodsell (Mr. Toast and Friends - vinyl and plush)  
Saturday 4.19 3-4 PM                MAD
Saturday 4.19 (time TBD).        NVC (Bao and Spive) customizing Ishikawa the Rollers

NYCC: NVC's Ishikawa The Roller @ myplasticheart (#866)

Dr. Bao and Spive of NVC will drop a very special release of their new Ishikawa the Roller resin figure at NYCC in the myplasticheart booth (#866) starting on Friday (4.18) @ 3 PM.  They've readied five Ishikawas with  unpainted white faces for NYCC and will offer them for $175 each. Unpainted faces?   Bao and Spive will be customizing the color of the faces for each collector on Saturday (4.19) LIVE at the mph booth.  That's plenty dope but NVC always goes the extra mile -- so they've created five hand-painted boxes for the figures.  Each buyer gets to choose his or her box (first come / first served).  The five NYCC figures are part of the original colorway run limited to a total of just 20 figures.  Click through for pics of Ishikawa and the custom boxes up close.

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NYCC: Brent Nolasco's Blood Sweat and Tears @ mph (#866)

Top flight customizer Brent Nolasco will bring his Blood, Sweat and Tears to NYCC at the myplasticheart booth (#855).  Brent has flexed his customizing chops on Vivisect Playset minis and will be offering them in sets of 3 for $ 150 (only 4 sets available).  In addition he'll be offering a print limited to 13 pieces.  The items will be avaiable starting on Friday 4.18 from 3 PM.  Brent will be signing on Saturday (4.19) from 11 AM to Noon.

myplasticheart NYCC '08: Barry the Beaver Black Hearts Ed.

Ningyoushi will build on the quivering excitement of the Barry the Beaver vibrating vinyl from Jeremy Fish with the new very limited Black Hearts Barry the Beaver.  This one is jet black with pink heart undies.  This special edition  drops first at NYCC from myplasticheart for $50 in their booth (#866).

myplasticheart NYCC 08: Evilmind Mini Damendron

The flood of NYCC news from myplasticheart continues, this time with kaiju flavor.  mph will release their exclusive Evilmind Mini Damendron (very limited run) from Rumble Monsters  at NYCC (4.18 - 4.20) in their booth (#866) for $35.

NYCC: MINDstyle's Mechtorians Paint Masters by Doktor A

MINDstyle turned heads with the unveiling of their Mechtorians mini-fig series created by renowned toy customizer Doktor A earlier this year @  Toy Fair.  While we wait for the release of these steampunk infused minis, MINDstyle will release 10  resin paint masters of the  Mr. Head figure  @ NYCC (4.18 - 4.20).  Each of these paint masters   is 7% larger than the upcoming production figures (to account for vinyl shrinkage). They will be available for $199.99 each  starting on Friday April 18th  from 4 PM at the MINDstyle booth (#1313).  These are strictly limited to 1 per customer.    This is a rare opportunity -- a hand-painted pre-production piece from what is shaping up to be one of the hottest mini series of '08.

MINDstyle's Gold Horselington @ NYCC (# 1313)

MINDstyle will release their eagerly awaited Gold Horselington by EWOK 5MH @ NYCC (4.18 - 4.20).  25 pieces of this striking edition will be available at the MINDstyle booth (#1313) for $199 each.  The total run is a very low 50, the other 25 will be released directly through EWOK at a later date. EWOK 5MH will be signing @ the MINDstyle booth on Saturday April 19th @ 3 PM. 

Exclusive Filth Kanser @ NYCC from Toyqube

Filth's sweet Kanser inspired by chinese opera masks is coming shortly from Toyqube.  In addition to the regular Pink edition (with a nice gradient paint job) there's also Toyqube's exclusive black edition.  Toyqube will be offering 30 pieces of the black Filth Kanser during NYCC at their booth (#864).  Click through for more pics.

MINDstyle's 16" Vintage Slap Happy @ NYCC (booth # 1313)

MINDstyle will release their  16" Vintage Slap Happy figure from Brandt Peters in an  black on black NYCC exclusive at their booth (#1313).   This is the one collectors have been looking for as it brings all the details of Brandt's retro character to life -- including the bomb and plank with nail.  Limited to 100 pieces, The NYCC exclusive black on black goes on sale at 4 PM on Friday April 18th for $174.99 and will be strictly limited to one figure per person.

Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas will be holding their only NYCC signing  at the MINDstyle booth (#1313) on Saturday April 19th from 12:30 to 2:30 PM.  Keep your eye out for daily NYCC exclusive updates from MINDstyle leading up to the show which takes place on April 18th through the 20th at the Javits Convention Center in NYC.

NYCC BOTM - Glowflage Atom Bomb @ myplasticheart (#866)

myplasticheart will release April's BOTM -- the sick Glowflage Abomb BUD by Ferg, @ NYCC  starting on April 18th (confirmed) in their booth (#866).  Design is  impressive -- great camo pattern + GID to boot.  Right on.

adFunture NYCC Releases @ myplasticheart (#866)

adFunture will release several new figures at NYCC  in  myplasticheart's booth (#866) from 4.18 - 4.20.   The long-awaited Perk Pioneers from the Shanghai duo make their debut as a blind boxed series.  Another mini-series release, the Buka Chinese Design Series will also drop at NYCC.  Packed in a box inspired by the Double Happiness Cigarette packaging, the series features  designs by Tong Yan, Zhang Sheng, Tim Tsui, Jukai, Mr. Box, Suzzy of Pen Crew, Zhark, Susie Zhang and Yiyi.   And in keeping with the asian theme, Chicago-based Shawnimals drops his Wee Sticker Vinyl -- dumplings rule in all flavors: pork, chicken, shrimp and vinyl. The Wee Sticker Vinyl will also be available from Shawnimals (booth #1057)   

Each of these three products drop first @ NYCC from myplasticheart  (booth #  866).  Also, be sure to drop by adFunture's booth (#1841) to get a first-hand look at upcoming figures. Click through to the full post  for closer looks at these releases. 

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Kaiju Invades NYC (4.19.08)

Kaiju continues to inspire collectors and artists with its own unique appeal fueled by a refreshing design aesthetic and high  Japanese production values.   For all the spectrum defying editions produced by Kaiju companies, customizers continue to find ways to bring out the subtle details of the sculpts through dazzling color schemes applied with stunning precision.    Kaiju Invades NYC opening on Saturday, April 19th 2008 (8-11 PM)  @ The Showroom NYC will feature customs from some of the top Kaiju painters around. The continues @ the showroom through the 21st and then will be shown online at toytokyo.com until the end of April. So go to NYCC during the day, and party with Kaiju fans and artists on Saturday night (4.19).

So who's dropping paint on these Japanese treasures ?  Buff Monster, Bwana Spoons, David Horvath, Elmer Preslee, Gatchabert, Keith Ciarmello, Koji Harmon, LamourSupreme x Mishka, Paul Kaiju, Sun-Min, Threezero, Tim Biskup, Toybot Studios, Lash and more to be revealed.

The Showroom NYC
117 2nd Avenue (& 7th Street), 2nd floor
New York, NY 10003

Mike Burnett's Neighborwood @ NYCC

Mike Burnett makes amazing hand-crafted and painted wood toys.  In a fit of creative insanity, he created a wood DIY figure just for the Neighborwood show that went down in Portland  back in Decem