Ciecy — A Pair of Christmas Tapoos for Toy Soul

Very much in the holiday spirit, Ciecy has created two Christmas-themed Tapoos for Toy Soul.  First up is the Let it Snow full-size Tapoo (edition of 50) decked out in the traditional red + green with some gold accents in a design that partially reveals the clear spaceship.  She also is dropping the Reindeer in Snowfield Mini Tapoo (edition of 50) which is only the second mini and follows the Milk Magazine exclusive mini which dropped about a week ago.  Both of these will be available at the IDEE Productions booth [I01] — Let it Snow on Friday and Reindeer in Snowfield on Saturday.  Happy hunting.

QUICSS — MNLKLR BabyTEQ63 (12.15)

QUICCS will unleash his new Manila Killa BabyTEQ63 custom 3” Dunnys at the ToyArt Ph event at  Secret Fresh in Manila on Saturday (12.15) at 10:30 AM  for $80 each.  These are hand-painted customs of the artist’s production 3” DTA Dunnys from Kidrobot.  Each features a design based on the Philippines Flag — on both the Dunny and his robot dog companion.  These also feature dope, custom-printed boxes which tie the ‘63’ back to the Philippines’ telephone country code.  MNLKLR will be sold first come, first serve.  Thirty pieces will be available at the event — no online sales for this wave.  The final wave (April-May 2019) will bump the final edition size to 100 and will be available online.

ToyArt Ph runs Saturday – Sunday (12.16) at Secret Fresh and will also feature the OG Shinigmai and Foxy in Kawaii collab editions from Wetworks.  Umetoys will also represent with Geekwok (10 pieces).

Teresa Chiba x adFunture — KD Harigon Debuts at Toy Soul

First seen in prototype form at Shanghai Toy Show in September, Teresa Chiba’s collabo figure with adFunture is set for its official Toy Soul debut. KD Harigon is Chiba’s interpretation /take on adFunture’s  Kayden mascot—blending elements of the latter (3 eyes) with her signature Inu Harigon figure. The KD Harigon soft vinyl will debut in a painted edition (above) at the Milk Cargo booth [G14].

Law Sun-Yeung x adFunture — Space Woody Debut at Toy Soul

adFunture  will debut the brand-new Space Woody figure from Law Sun-Yeung at Toy Soul.  The space explorer with three-eyes—a nod to adFunture’s Kayden mascot—suggests that even couch potatoes are destined for the stars. In terms of toys, Law Sun-Yeung is best known for his recent Tomu Boy—a carnivorous, kaiju mushroom.  Space Woody will be available from the Milk Cargo booth [G14], complete with clear helmet.

Kurobokan — Christmas Sleepwalker Offspring (Nimbus) at Toy Soul

Kurobokan has announced the debut of Christmas Sleepwalker Offspring (Nimbus) by Paulus Hyu at their Toy Soul booth [I15]. Cast in light green vinyl with yellow eyes and a fur-like scarf, the new toy  bears a strong resemblance to everyone’s favorite Christmas anti-hero. Fun, without going over-the-top.

Milk x Yoyo Yeung — Milky Kenneth at Toy Soul

Milk continues its string of Toy Soul Exclusives with Milky Kenneth from Yoyo Yeung.  The exclusive version of the fennec fox sofubi (Unbox) features a design that mixes the magazine’s iconic white with red and tan details for a natural, festive look.  Limited to 100 pieces, Milky Kenneth will be available via online lottery for HK$700 (~$90) with pickup/payment at the Milk Cargo [G14] booth.   To enter the lottery, register by 12.9 HK time on the official product page.

Too Nathapong x Unbox — Burger Elfie + Labubu Crossovers (12.8)

Saturday is a big day for Too Nathapong’s Elfie. Unbox will release three Elfie figures on December 8th at 7 AM PST from the Unbox shop. First up is the Burger Elfie Classic soft vinyl (4”, $35) which re-imagines the adorable elephant as a scrumptious cheeseburger. 

Unbox will also release the Elfie and Labubu crossover figures ($110) in Purple and Green colorways. Each features Kasing Lung’s signature character lying on top of Elfie.

80s Workout Action Figures by Better Day Toys

Spanish sculptor/toy artist Julio Sanchez Roldan of Better Days Toys has just released his ambitious 80s Workout action figures featuring ten different designs. The toys take us back to the decade that many of us look back and smile at with head-shaking, ‘that was us’ bemusement, a moment in time where leg warmers, parachute pants, and fanny packs were very much in vogue.  

80s Workout reminds us not only of the rigors and joys of the self-empowering fitness movement, but also of the music and the outfits that went hand and hand with it. Each of the hand-crafted 4.9” resin figures features oh-so-80’s outfits and includes a random color of boombox. With five-points of articulation, detailed paint designs and glorious full-color backing cards featuring vintage workout photos, Better Day Toys has put in a grueling workout of his own to bring these ladies to life.  The 80s Workout figures are available for pre-order for $75 each from the Better Days Toys shop and will ship roughly 3 weeks after ordering.

Fools Paradise x TMALL — Super Professional 2 Director’s Cut (12.11)

Fools Paradise and China’s ecommerce site Tmall have joined forces once again for another alternate Super Professional edition.  Last time it was a GID edition of the original Super Professional set  and now we have the Director’s Cut edition of Super Professional 2.

The story line here seams to be that the Super Professional and his protégé have finally triumphed over the piranha plant — who has gone from a vibrant red to a weakened  brown shade with his pipe switched from fresh green to defeated read. There are some other color changes, with the professional going all black, his assistant going brunette, and the bullet seeing red, literally.

Super Professional Director’s Cut will be available for pre-order on December 10th at 8 AM PST directly from Fools Paradise. For Chinese collectors, the set will be available at Tmall on 12.12.

Puck - SawReal Rabbit Kid Pre-Order

Thai artist Puck is now taking online pre-orders for his new SawReal Rabbit Kid.  Created in conjunction with fellow Thai artist Kaze Studio, the new figure is the smaller, cuter relative of the previously released SawReal Rabbit (8.5”). With a ready-to-go, tongue-out pose, Rabbit Kid is in position to charm collectors with his energy.

For the online drop, 30 pieces are available for 1890 baht (~$58) with overseas shipping of 400 baht (~$12).  To order, go to the official release post on Facebook and leave a comment of ‘1’ indicating you’d like to buy one figure.  If there’s available stock when you order, the artist will contact you to complete the sale. As a nice touch, the figure ships in a fun cylindrical container.

Impostor by Colus Available Online

Previously available for pre-order at DesignerCon, Colus has opened up online pre-orders for his trippy, translucent snakes.  Impostor, available in black clear and red clear, is limited to 15 pieces in each edition and stands 8” tall with a coiled, 4-point stance.  Both the Black and Red editions are available for $300 from the artist’s web shop—pricing includes free shipping.  The black is ready to ship now, while the Red will ship in January ‘19. 

Teddy Troop S2 by Flying Fortress x Artoyz Drops Next Week

Teddy Troop Series 2 from Flying Fortress and Artoyz is dropping next week.  We don’t know the exact day or time yet, but we do know that the new mini series is one of three new releases Artoyz is dropping next week (Tuesday to Thursday) in celebration of its 15th Anniversary.   Artoyz has posted pics of what appears to be the full series of 12 designs:  six in the shot above and six in the one after the jump. Unless, there are unmentioned chase/secret/rare figures.

What are the other two drops?  One is what appears to be a larger Teddy Troop, say 8” tall.  The drops round out with the previously mentioned Sentai Maria figures from Soasig Chamaillard.