toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 2

riding high at Number 2 on the Toysrevil's Top 6 Vinyl Toys of 2006-countdown chart is Tokidoki's Cactus Friends-vinyl quartet!first time i saw Sandy, Bastardino, Sabochan and Polpettina online, i thought they were too cute to be true and when i held them in my hands (see the pattern emerging? :p) i fell in vinyl-lurve ~ *sigh* ~ lemme put it this way, i starved struggled for 2 weeks a week or so

cardboy cmyk cartridges

coming in 2007:no, this is not an advert to sell printer-ink cartridges. *heh*Mark James X Playbeast is set to launch the CardBoy (CMYK) Cartridges-series, featuring a basic set of four essential colors: Cyan (Blue), Magenta (Red), Yellow (Yellow, in case you can see :p) and Key (Black) "and maybe a secret colour" [via Urban Retro] quite the conceptual-pun+irony; considering all the downloadable

dalek's ninyo gosho doll design

"found" these sneak images of Dalek's Gosho doll-design for the Ninyo Project on their myspace-blog:personally, i found it pretty farnie this stereotypical "yellow-man" parody, which instead of "offending", provides it with a more accessible and affable character design, with little details like the CharlieChan/FuManChu-handle mustache (parodic-homage?), the sweat-bead on brow (court politics

myspace, my headache

horkay, i've just about given up try to "customize" my myspace page (dammit what buttons should i be pushing anyways?) ~ truly quite crippled without adequate knowledge of html and cyberwhazzits in this day and age (thankgawd fer pushbutton-blogs, innit? *heh*) ... but at least i came away with an icon?honestly, i don't really know why i bother sometimes ... *bleh*

be afraid honorably

horkay, cheezy-title - i know! but i've only just found out (talk about "slow", eh?) that my photo-submission of Zombie-Red for the DeviantArt Be Afraid 2006 Halloween photo-competition, has received an "Honorable Mention":which is cool enuff for me, i guess (see photoshopped version here) *heh* :)(im such a webwhore! LOL)

ken keirns' cat qee custom

tell me that isn't the sexiest bespectacled vinyl custom-cutey you've ever seen? yet another gorgeous custom by Ken Keirns (featured here) on a Toy2R (presumably an 8"-er, becoz if this be a 2.5"-er, i'd die! LOL) Cat Qee, with an uber-clever (IMHO) use of the cat's ears as a part of the spectacles! (cheers for the headsup+images, Ken!) = *schweet*

new playtimes issue 21

newindainbox: a new masthead logo. a new bi-monthly release schedule. new paper stock for a more vibrant image quality. a revamped content structure, featuring more in-depth articles, interviews, an illustration section and more than you can shake a toybeatingstick at (also to note: a new design-revamped website).and new cover art from Frank Kozik and Devilrobots X Touma:and it all starts with

my mephist festa fiesta contest submission

this is my submission to the Vinyl Abuse X Play Imaginative's Mephist Festa Fiesta competition:and of coz what would i do but 1/6th-versions of them! *LOL*a little behind-the-scenes-action for y'all who are interested:the initial G.I.Joe-figure with glued-on horns, sprayed in basic white primer - it looked better this way, IMHO - becoz after i'd applied the hawt Fluorescent Pink-paint, the

world's greatest monsters video

talking about "monster-icons", here's a short-video starringfamous 1/6 characters from SideShowToys:*heh*

let fatbears taste your sweet memory

this is probably "old news" by now, but seeing these FATBEAR USB-thumb-drives on Furi Furi's website (with a cryptic "let me taste your sweet memory.") got me intrigued and this is what i've found so far on Endgadget:apparently, these thumb-drives start to grow when you "feed" them more than 256MB worth of data! how fat it gets before it explodes, i know not, but the premise is cute enuff, i

toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 3

continuing with the Toysrevil's Top 6 Vinyl Toys of 2006-coutndown has Kidrobot's CMYK Gorillaz up @ Number 3!this particular set has an important "personal" value to me, mostly becoz it was the winning prize in my first ever online customization attempt (yes, im selling myself to bits here, i know) and that means a lot more to me than folks might suspect, so there! *heh* :pi missed the first

of horror marketing theories and medicom's 1/6 hostel figure

what makes a great memorable horror/slasher flick? okay, screaming half-nekkid-hawt-ladies work alright (just before they get killed and bloodied, innit?) and sure, the blood-spill and killing and whatnot, the drop of a glass before the monster grabs you by the throat, the rush of the wind thru the window before you get stabbed in the chest or back ... but what makes a memorable and "marketable"

shinobi black and white by furi furi

cool-a$$ ninja-action via flash-animation by Furi-Furi [via]- titled: Shinobi Black&Whiteand here's the 30-second trailer, if you're interested = *ninja-coolness*

1/6 jig

chanced upon the boys doing a lil jig, while waiting for their paint to dry ...*sigh* ya just can't leave them alone sometimes, ya know? *heh*

shiitakes by erickscarecrow

from to-fus to mushrooms, 2007 is set to be overtaken by food-inspired toys, innit?!Erick Scarecrow's upcoming 4"-tall Shiitake-plush has gotten me in quite a laughing fit:not least coz the Heng Family's currently trying to decide between two different local Japanese restaurants for a New Year lunch/meal (it's harder than anyone thinks :p) and roasted mushrooms are tastiest ~ but becoz from the

smery to-fu vinyl from devilrobots X phalanx

goodgawd! what is that smell? the smell of a new vinyl, that is! a new to-fu joins the To-Fu Oyako family:the Smery To-Fu vinyl from DevilRobots![info+images via Pixie] produced by PhalanX Creative, this 5"-tall vinyl-personification (or is that "vinylization"?) of the famous fermented beancurd (chòu dòufu = smells of rotting garbage but tastes like manna from heaven) comes in 3 colorways/

the freakies plush

6 french artists X 7 handmade monster-plushes = The Freakies! (click on image below to view website)[via] created by SKWAK / KOA / Dob{R}man / Deuce / Strom / Llor (collectively known as Level-Art), these 18x10cm (7"x4") "monsters" are likened to your nightmares made cuddly-plushed (sorta) and come in very limited quantities (including a 7th "surprise plush"-design, shown pixelated above) = and

plaseebo production updates

the last we saw of the Plaseebo-vinyl was the proto-sculpt stage, and now Bob Conge from Plaseebo sends images of their first test vinyls and they look amazing!(thanks for the headsup, Bob!)"and while these are not production colors, they are a very good representation of the final product as they are vinyl from the production tool"~ notes Bob, and i haveta say, the detailing is really amazing so

toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 4

up at number four on the Toysrevil's Top 6 Vinyl Toys of 2006-countdown chart is Kidrobot's 8" Doma Dunny:deliciously designed by Doma with a nice color-combo all complementing an intense blood red (da "bloodier" da better, innit? *heh*) and is one of the bigger-sized vinyls in my small pathetic collection :)and mainly becoz it was a birthday prezzie from my dear sister (what can i say? ima

of mazzalicious cookies and a xmas treeson custom

these plush "cookies" are looking mighty fine from here! [images via]:freshly baked handmade by "Mazzalicious", aka Marion Hawkes, aka Maz (featured here) and ready for your toy-tastebuds ~ *LOL* ~ and if you're hankering for some, maybe check out the Grocery Gallery (too bad i've not bought anything online for the past few years, otherwise i'll be all over these cookies! :p)and on a

new look archie comics

i can still (faintly) remember my first Archie Comics were actually pro-Christian ones (early 80's), which turned me away a tad, until a coupla years later when i "re-discovered" the "regular version", and like many young red-blooded men back then, both Betty and Veronica were equally hawt!but ever since i discovered chinese kungfu comics and later spandex-superheroes, Archie, Jughead and the

kaws vs pipo

i lurve that immediately after Original-Fake launches an image of a possible "new" KAWS character, the web was quick to draw the similarity to that of the Tokyo Police mascot, PiPo (named after the sound of the police siren - *cute*) and after a quick online search yielded this result:"hack", "homage" or "creative adaptation"? *you decide*info: via/viaimage: via/via/viascary how the www works -

fantastic four 2 teaser trailer

Reed and Sue gets married, Ben sheds a tear. Surfer turns up but he doesn't really disrupt the ceremony but Johnny still goes after him anyways. they fly thru a building and a tunnel, Johnny actually destroys most things than the Surfer actually does. Johnny catches up to Surfer and Surfer grabs him by the throat and then ....aaahh, go peep the official teaser trailer for the Fantastic Four: Rise

street fighter: the later years part three

part three of an ongoing indie-saga [via]:(click on blank/black space above to view) been quite a "slow-burner" since part one, but we'll see (or at least i will :p) where it goes from here ... *heh*- Part Two / Behind-The-Scenes Effects- Part One / Behind-The-Scenes Effects

toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 5

continuing with my personal Top 6 Vinyl Toys of 2006-countdown, with Number 5's Get Small San Francisco mini-figure set from Upperplayground, Fifty24SF and Ningyoushi:they seem quirky, likeable and somewhat intriguing when i first saw them online, but didn't think too much of it as i didn't really expect them to hit Singapore's shores. but they did. and when i held them in my hands? t'was a

toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 6

what makes a "favourite toy" a "favourite"?= for me personally, it's the design, characterization, style, color integrity, the backstories that brings them to life and the stories that surrounds the figure's "history", ie: how did i get it? why do i have it? etc (i'll try to keep the stories short, i promise okay? ;p)and with that, as mentioned earlier: here's a countdown of my own personal

azteca dunny website and a coloring contest

newindainbox: KidRobot launches a new Azteca Dunny Website (click below image to enter) with images galore, including checklist and a "Azteca Coloring Page" contest! click on "Coloring Contest" / download a Dunny Wrestling Mask-pdf / color it / and bring it to a nearby KR-party near you by Jan 18th 2007 and you may win "a pinata filled with candy and Azteca Dunnys!" (party location details@

new qees update 004 (december)

tis been a while since the last Qee-update and here are some releases slated for 2007:first up is Toy2R getting with the festive spirit of Chinese New Year with the 2.5" Qee CNY figure set of 2 ~ packed in Gold Lion+Silver Cat set and Silver Lion+Gold Cat set (with mystery Lion Dancer MonQ), with each set limited to 800 pcs @ HK$120/pack of 3 Qee Box and available in Feb 2007:(image right belongs

best designer vinyl of 2006

without a doubt, the year 2006 was a bonus and exciting year for designer / urban vinyls (IMHO), with characters released across the board in various shapes and sizes, colorways and limited editions, from various countries and continents, from "celebrity-designers" to new wunderkinds, to new crossovers from various other genres like traditional art and even comicbook illustrators ~ the vinylworld

wet day out

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my fav star wars customs of 2006

in addition to the great ones posted on this blog the past year (refer list below), here are a few of my favs this year so far:Apeman:Triclops' Mr Shoe AT-ST custom, done for dpmhi's Mr.Shoe custom-exhibition:totally diggin' the concept and the wee Chewie sitting inside! *LOL*Kenn Munk's Mad*L Biker Scout and Droideka Dunny:*starwars-custom-vinyl-represent!*1/6 Star Wars Asann Rezeen custom by

xmas dinner@changi village

my family's version of a "christmas dinner" was down @ Changi Village's "famous" Nasi Ayam Penyet (fried smashed/flattened chicken served in a wooden bowl with a heap-helping of uber-spicy chilli *yikes*), yummy Satay and Tahu Goreng ~ *slurp*~ altho chicken was too dry and salty, and the chilli was waaaay spicy (im weak lah, i know :p), but t'was the company that counted, innit? ... and of coz

treeson xmas party

Urban Treeson: "...i really should have had a milkshake instead..."Firefly Treeson: "is the room spinning? *hick*"Treeson: "let me drive you home later, okay?":: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

2006 year-end online contests

a quiet christmas and year-end tis not meant to be, what with these competition deadlines looming::: Show Us Your UNKL Photo Contest [via] ::- what to do: take and send a picture of your fav UNKL-toy doing whatever you want.- prize: a 12" UNKL HazMaPo toy- email leah@unklbrand.com (one picture per email pls)- deadline 31st Dec 2006 (@ 11.59pm)- status: doable :):: Design Submission for Mephist

xmas aftermath

there's something about receiving a tangible greeting card that somehow stands above all other exceptional online ecards and dancing elves (i've received no less than 4 now) - i guess tis like "toys" as well, the difference between drooling over the images online, and actually seeing them and/or holding them physically in your own two hands (which sometimes really might make or break the deal).

cardboy calendar 2007

from Mark James, the creator of Cardboy, comes a new D.I.Y.-paper figure: the CardBoy Calender! and he is downloadable for free :) (cheers for the tip, Tahir!)(click above image-icon for a direct PDF download)"Cardboy... has two parts, the outer head box and the inner calender box. The outer box has two cut out slots which allows you to view what is on the inner box. The inner box has the eyes

winsonma.com launched

Winson Ma's WinsonCreations website is finally launched and boy does it come packed with embedded goodies! [info via VinylAbuse]there's Apexplorers with more on-location images from the South Pole! ya gotta imagine and admire the planning/logistics to arrange for a shoot like that, innit? also includes development and character sketches galore and an animated "movie trailer".and of coz there's

optimus prime face revealed (sort of)

partially shoruded in silhouetted-shadows, Optimus Prime stands tall with possibly an Energon Matrix cube glowing in his gut his headlights flashing (???) on the cover of EMPIRE magazine [via] and from this image @ tfw2005boards, fanboys seems somewhat temporarily placated by the original-G1-face/head design of Optimus Prime.giving-in to fanboys' pleas? or part of the original plan? the way i

cheers to all

to all my friends and readers:click here to view sans photoshop-flakes :)

AVFVP: xmas special

stuck at home on christmas eve? no parties to go get drunk at? the programs on channel5 sucks rancidreindeerballs (well nothing new here)? well, fret not, here are some select online video clips aplenty to keep your festive spirits going = *click on icon-below to view:: MUSIC VIDEOS ::Sufjan Stevens - Put The Lights On The Tree [via]:- CrazyFrog Last Xmas versus Wham's Last Christmas- John

reactor88's holiday dunny+labbit custom

customed festive flocked-fun and cuteness with reactor88's Xmas Dunny+Labbit project:bigger and cuter images can be found on this VinylAvbuse-forum thread*cuteness*

toyville xmas special

loads of 1/6 mayhem filled and festive spirit(s) with Pinky and Sandy (the Obitsu Sisters), MiskatonicNick, the Olson Twins, Nazi Zombies, Steed and Emma Peel, and George Lucas in Toyville's Xmas Special photostory :)[via] *heh*

fantastic four movie website launched

the new Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer official website has been launched [via]:what bugs me about launches like these are that there aren't anything else on the site, except for maybe a re-imagining" of The Silver Surfer? sans iris, from the very recent image (reading/listening to fanboys' cries of protest, eh?) - leaving what seems to be a badly photoshopped peepers (comicbook-styled

unipo series 4

UNKL goes darkcore with the a sneek peak of 3 designs from the upcoming 2007-release UniPo Series 4, as revealed by VinylAbuse [images via]:am liking the "darker" imagery so far (very ObeyGiant-issh far-right, innit? :p) and goes beyond that of the cutesy/sweety-pie designs of previous 3 series, IMHO ~ am definitely looking forward to these ~ *heh*

december rain

a wet coupla december weeks it has been so far, in lieu of skeet and snow of our western brethren countries, the norm in these parts of the country (not so the floods and disasters it has been causing tho) and with it, an inherent blanket of sandman's magical sleep-sand, secretly melded within the raindrops? = or so my excuse for sleeping-in late (veeeerrrrry late) near everyday. i've been

santa's mobile

i've gone and attempted my first 1/6th vehicle-mod = bought me this generic ATV@the weekend flea market weeks ago, with the intention to bash/custom something out of it and inevitably like most of my custom/kitbash-plans, they never get started - until i finished my Father-X and still cannot find my "sleigh"! so how's Santa gonna get around, besides riding a reindeer (bad for the back, im sure :p

baby and adult grabbits coming in 2007

prototypes colorways of the Plush Baby Grabbit and sculpts of the Adult Grabbit Vinyl has been released online to tantalize our collective toy-taste-buds:scheduled to drop Feb/Mar 2007, it sure would a heavy start of the new year, innit? a quartet of cute lil plushes with a subtle mean-streak and a towering vinyl with a not-so-subtle mean-streak (gotta watch out for them swinging ears, innit? :p)

the voices of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

what's up with celebrity voices nowadays? (*heh*) im still trying to reconcille with the folks involved in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movie [via]:- Patrick Stewart = Max Winters (who?)- Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) = April (both hotties, 'natch)- Chris Evans = Casey Jones (what, no hockey mask?)- Zhang Ziyi (or is it Ziyi Zhang? :p) = Karai (a oriental villainess, who else? :p)- Kevin

the killer gerbil labbit

the trick question is: can The Killer Gerbil do anything wrong?witness his customed Labbit (a private commission) - sans ciggie (non smoker, eh? :p) - styled after his Munny and Mad*L customs = *clean+schweet*somebody's set to have a quite a wonderful vinyl-xmas, innit? vinyl-envy *heh*

xmas2006: christmas-themed toys

at this point, the entry is probably a tad moot (not to mentioned hella late, my apologies) but here's a rundown of what Xmas-themed toys you can consider/get for your toy-lurvin'-loved ones for the festive season (nothing like a late xmas shopping-frenzy, innit? :p)the 2.5 inch tall Qee Snowman Bear from Toy2R is quite the lil' cutie:unless of coz you can get the Ice VIP-version, this'll do

silver surfer image released

an official image of the Silver Surfer for the live-action Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer movie - has just been released online [via]:(click on image above to view the full screen version) = looking very much like an airbrushed drawing rather than CG (but they said no motion capture tho)"With computer-generated imagery techniques similar to those used to create Gollum in The Lord of

iron man movie teaser site launched

director Jon Favreau has posted the launch of the official teaser site for the Iron Man Movie = which has nothing else but a "new" simplified logo ~ da tease!and while Tony Stark remains to be a doochbag in the Civil War comics (and purlease dun tell us that t'was some Starro-parasites' mental-influence that altered their thoughts or sum such lame'o'excuse, IMHO), here are other Iron Man

more 1/6th romance of three kingdoms

never have i felt the need desire to own any 1/6th figures as i do theseRomance of Three Kingdoms-figures from Sea International: [image via/link via]irregardless of their accuracy or design origins (Dynasty Warriors-game inspired? or otherwise) ~ their design aesthetics and detailing intricacies appeal greatly to me, for which i cannot fully explain why (mayhap watched too much period kung

unipo series 3

from military-ops to a new space mission, UNKL's UniPos Series 3 features four "space-Pos" (Jamiroquai's Runaway snaps to mind :p) and slated to drop early-2007 [via]:meanwhile check out images of their customed-pieces done for the BlackWonderland event @ UrbanRetroLifestyle [images below via]*schweet*

black wonderland aftermath

the Black Wonderland-event has just concluded and from the event images from the various participants have me drooling for more and wishing we had something similar in Singapore (Adventures in Kitsch notwithstanding, of coz :p)thanks to Dunny.nl's post, here are the various flickr-links (including some more that i've tracked down) to the event:- the Black Wonderland flickr-group- photos from

operation fragmentation showpieces

since my last two features on Operation Fragmentation, the exhibition is well underway and custom 9-inch NADEs have been uploaded unto the site (with a few pieces already sold!) click on image below to view webpage, inclusive of write-ups/bios of the artists involved:the exhibition lasts til January 21st 2007 - do yourself a favour and pop by if you're in the area, i would if i could ~ *heh*

official grindhouse teaser trailer

is online now > click on image below to view:*coolness**click on icon-image below to view 950X1210 screengrabs* and meanwhile, AICN has hi-res Grind House standee, and lobby cards for both Death Proof (8 cards) and Planet Terror (6 cards) = *yumz*

ya want a piece o me?

come and geddit it then!*baring one's soul is not enough nowadays* :: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

shin tanaka's mask hoody

hoodies are in in a big way and poised to conquer 2007, at least in paper-form with Shin Tanaka's Mask Hoody [via]:with 12 designs to choose from, go click and download (@ random "blind assortments") this paper-toy for FREE now! *neato*

devil's advocate by funkbuilder

the last we saw of Funkbuilders' figures on this blog was Holy Devil way back when ... and now Alan has kindly sent cool-toy images (cheers dude!) of his Devil's Advocate 1.0:the concept: "People always throw away unwanted things that are valued. The Capsule slowly develops into two devils: devil and evil."made from capsule (toys) and self-sculpt with polymer clay and spray-painted, and standing

AVFVP :: vol.24

*click on icon-above to view: Ocean's 13 / Live Free or Die Hard / Shrek3 / a scary Mary Poppins / Pulp Fictin (F**king Short Version) / Silent Star Wars / 80's commercials / Charles Bronson / count with Sesame Street / Jim Woodring's Frank / U2+Green Day / Jarvis Cocker / and Ali G hazing The Beckhams:: MOVIES ::- loved the first, deplored the second and now Al Pacino joins the merry band of

hitlist

Claus: "so you wanna put out a hit on everyone on this list?":: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

official transformers movie teaser trailer two

the second official trailer for the live-action Transformers Movie is now online! [via]- the english version @ yahoo.uk(the full-screen version is quite erratic, no doubt from the barrage of fans viewing tho :p)- there's a french version viewable here tooclick on the image-icons below to view a mondo-larger image (in another window): personally, im having megamecha-goosepimples viewing these,

jaime hewlett speaketh

Gorillaz co-creator Jaime Hewlett talks about his inspirationson the Culture Show [via Drawn!]:couldn't help but stare at the Gorillaz figures standing on histable and forgot i'd wanted to take pix of them! *hehehehe*

the evolution and pathway of a vinyl art toy

(A) Regular Edition / (B) Colorway Variant / (C) Mono Version (or Clear Edition)(D) Black Version / (E) GID Edition and/or (F) a Platform Toy?there's also the Plushed and/or Flocked (tho not as popular it seems)-Versions, innit?and don't forget different sizes: the Maxi and the Mini-versions:hey, im not knocking them (lurve 'em all!) ~ but is that all there is to be? ... *heh* :p

archiving and label me

coupla new "changes" to this blog:(1) i've just made my archive a weekly one (instead of the monthly one prior) - becoz i've yet to sort out how anyone could access older pages/posts afther the current front pages (im slow that way) - so maybe it'll be slightly easier to navigate for past posts? :p(2) yes, blogger still loves likes me. i've just managed the move to beta and now tis time for the

xmas2006: xmas sukarukun

now squint and tell me they don't look like old-skool chinese lantern-festival plastic-lanterns with battery-op-bulbs in them?... ahem ... Original-Fake X Bounty Hunter X KAWS = Xmas Sukarukun, in both Red and Green versions, just dropped [via] ... no, not dropped the "heads" ... me? i still prefer the original Black X White versions ... *heh*

separated@designbirth: bummed and boxed out

... just realized that the Mini-Goon box and my Angryboxxx look quite similar-ish ......so much for "in-development"...now im pretty much bummed-out as it is...*ggggrrrrrr*

touma's mini goons

now, if i didn't know any better ye old pick-up line of "didja know there's a dragon in my trousers?" is gonna work much better in 2007 (especially after March), when Touma (and Wonderwall) unleash their 7cm (2.75-inches) tall Mini Goon-figure sets! [via]they are the scaled-down-versions of previously released larger goons and im sure they'll fit well into your trouser-pockets, innit? (*snicker*

godzilla green usagi gon (maybe)

somehow the original sculpt color of the Frank Kozik Usagi-Gon seemed... healthier? ... whereas this bloke [via] looks kinda "vegetablized" ... "broccolified", even? either that or an unripe fruit ... or maybe tis just the "original 1954 Godzilla color" ... maybe ...*heh*added 21.12.06:new images below via Pixie:dude is limited to 200 pieces and drops January 2007 *heh*

3300 off world creatures close-ups

well, the babelfish-translation of Tomm's (Gardentoyzbook) blog entry [all images via] made no sense whatsoever to me, but the purdy close-up pictures more than made up for the lapse in information! (note: images have been photoshopped for clarity :p)*more images after the jump*muckin' about with Prodip's helmet eh? dude's hankering for an alien beat-down!beady-eyed from nicotine withdrawal?

shadowman dark

just arrived: a most excellent surprise from HongKong :)(thanks for the lurve, Dom!) ~ images to come soon ~previous shadowman sightings:- The Shadowman Named David- Shadowman Toy Review

kaws dissected companion black

available @ Original-Fake, dropping 23rd December [via]:(initial p/s version here) ya know, i don't get stressed over KAWS figs anymore ... bascially becoz i can't afford them, so i needn't worry about missing out on the buy! *mwahahahaha* (*bitter/dry laughter*)

how to do a vintage comicbook cover and color like an old lady

:: DRAW / ART / DESIGN ::Les McClaine (creator of Jonny Crossbones) has an online step-by-step tutorial on how to get from basic pencil sketch to finished comicbook cover with vintage weathered/aged cover-effects [via Drawn!]and here's another one: How To Color Like A Little Old Lady (*ouch*) = for a self-taught amateur photoshop-mugger like myself (tutorial books never did make much sense to me)

watermarking

:: WWW / DESIGN / HEH ::what is "watermarking"?i liken it to "tagging" an image or document, with text or logo - to signify the originator of the image or to lay claim to said image, regardless if the image belonged to you in the first place.some do it well and some do it with no regard to the image content, while some don't watermark anything at all. regardless, long has this practice remained

kung fu grip

:: TOYS / 1/6 / TVC / RETRO ::a couple of vintage tv-commercials for G.I.Joe'sKung Fu Grip here and this one:which actually means i have my Joe-history wrong! i hadactually remembered thought "KungFuGrip" meant the handwith "articulated" trigger-finger and fingers! just goggled thatto find that that was actually called the Gung Ho Grip instead!*smacks palm on forehead*._.

uberbot's holiday heroes show

:: TOYS / COMICS / CUSTOMS / EVENT ::a personal dream has come true for me: recognize the two "gentlemen" below?if you answered Madman and Grendel, then you're an (obvious) comicbook fan and if you're a vinyl / art toy fan too, then be prepared to be astonished and amazed (heck, i was!) with Uberbot's Holiday Heroes Charity Event (as part of the Munny Show 3), to benefit Toys For Tots [via

house of liu interview

VinylAbuse interviews Veggie Something(/James Liu) of House Of Liu(previously featured here)Andy Woo of Crazy Label is also interviewed here = *neato*

crush @ work

go from initial conceptual drawing to color specs, from wax to resin sculpts, from display box art to vinyl moulds, to final unfinished vinyl figure (basically the entire toy-development+production diary!) with Monstrocity High's CRUSH @ Rotofugi-forum = *coolness*designed and produced by Neptoon Studios (blogspot here), the 10-inch tall CRUSH-vinyl toy is the studio's first and is slated to

u2's window in the skies

:: MUSIC VIDEO / RETRO ::new from U2 [via]*cool*._.

tokidoki's ninja cupid

be a Ninja Cupid with this online game by Tokidoki [via]something else to do on these rainy December-days, eh? *cute*

phuek's hyperstrike

local customizer extraordinaire, PhuEk! explores new color-combos with his new 10-inch Trexi custom, codenamed: HyperStrike!drenched in monochromatic darkened hues and silver, the figure lurks majestically amongst the vinyl-darkness (IMHO) = *cool*

father-X (1/6 Xmas-bash)

365-days-a-year-timeline:- 12 days of Christmas- 7 days in the Lazarus Pit (how do you think Claus stays so young and vibrant, eh?)- 365 days minus 19 days = 346 dayswhat do you think Santa Claus does for the rest of the three hundred and forty-six days? he becomes Father X ~ PMC! (Private Militarized Claus):Claus: "ya know, christmas ain't that cheap, son! population is up and labour is down ...

vinylpulse's proto mondays

:: TOYS / WWW ::if you don't know by now, mondays have become a good start of the toyweek, thanks to VinylPulse's new weekly feature : Proto Monday: whereby they feature fresh and new toy prototypes every week and so far they've featured Tim Tsui's Da Minci, Mr.Cartoon (which i have a feature linedup but uncompleted as yet :p), Craola's exceptional Scurvey Nevil, Nathan Jurevicius' Beggar and

gardener x microman = crylon micro

Gardener X Microman = Crylon Micro (??) = possible new product in development from Michael Lau for the near future? [image via/info via CrazyToyz]now, a fully articulated Michael Lau-creation wouldn't be such a bad thing, would it? *heh*added 3 Jan 2007:*click on above image to find out what*

helvetica video clips

:: VIDEO / MOVIE / DESIGN ::video clips from the film Helvetica [via]Helvetica is an independent documentary film by Gary Hustwit, about typography, graphic design and global visual culture:"Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day." [via]*looks at my own simple blog-page

bruce lee way of the dragon 1/6 figure

is the next Arnie Kim Bruce Lee figure-set modeled after 1972's Way Of The Dragon?*more after the jump*[via] sweating it out in a simple two-piece, Bruce? (would be really nice if there were actual sweat-drips on the face and body, IMHO)(the movie reviewed on KungFuCinema) ~ "WOTD" is Bruce Lee's third film (after Game Of Death) and from these movie images, the simple wifebeater and black pants

michael lau's 3300 launched

Michael Lau's 3300-event was launched 16th December just @ Michael Gallery, HongKong and CrazyToyz has news and images of the event [images via]:and looks like ML's heading down the path of multiple-colorways in blind-assortments ~ i envy not the Michael-Lau-Completist no i do not at all ~ *LOL*past 3300-sightings on this blog:- 3300 Off World Creatures Revealed- Project After Dark Aliens- The

toy hall of fame

:: TOYS ::check out the National Toy Hall of Fame for a trip down memory toy-lane [via] - and they've even included G.I.Joes :)"Toys are among the most important human artifacts. They are learning tools. By guiding play, they foster imagination, creativity, and critical thinking. They socialize us and teach fairness. They reveal what we believed and valued, encouraged and endorsed, dismissed and

father-x 1/6 wip: part four

dammit, i missed the contest deadline. submission ended as i slept,giving in to exhaustion and of smelling too much powdered dust fromsanding down and weathering the weapons, am i too old for this shitte?sometimes i wished i needn't need to sleep ... or maybe i'd justhaveta learn to work faster... dammit ... but will still postmy completed bash when i finish it ... soon? *heh* :)- Part Three /

father-x 1/6 wip: part three

saturday was spraying-day: which is admittedly quite a bother b'coz the only available "space" i have is just outside the front door of my flat! ;p (don't think me neighbors appreciate the smell of sprays tho :p)basic-white base for all gear and primary weapons:the concept was to have underlying "tiger-striped-camo" for the weapons. enough for 1+1+2 peeps (naive to think that i might be able to

official scorponok movie image released

:: MOVIE / DESIGN ::and here's the new "official release"-image for the Transformers-movie [via/via]which seems to be just a different color-graded image from before, innit? btw, the movie trailer hits next week (wednesday) ~ so stay tuned ~ *heh*._.

father-x 1/6 wip: part two

eerrr ... i don't think my "tailoring skills" are still up to par at the 'mo tho ...that and i've yet to paint the boots and weapons, much less find my sleigh ... *heh*- Part One

the superficial friends

:: VIDEO / PARODY / BWAHAHA ::[via] ~ not as "endearing" as the classic Maritess Vs The Superfriends,but it'll do for now ~ *heh*._.

grindhouse movie images

can't get enough of Grindhouse? (trailer featured here) i know i can't! ~ and AICN points us to a gallery of movie images on Entertainment Weekly to help us quell our collective B-movie-desires momentarily ...what i want to know is: are they gonna ever release a 1/6th version of Deathproof's souped-up car? *heh*

review of enterbay's bruce lee g.o.d figure

with all the current talk and basically raves across the board (both local and online) of Enterbay's Bruce Lee G.O.D figure-set, this exceptionally indepth review here@MWCToys.com comes at just the right time to sway any other doubters (including myself, but my wallet is king and i am but it's humble slave :p)[all images via] and with hushed whispers of Enterbay planning to launch the next Bruce

azteca dunny

:: TOYS ::new Aztec-inspired 3"-er Dunny series coming our way January 18th 2007 (mayhap channelling Gibson's Apocalypto? *heh*)curated by Headquarter in Mexico City, the Azteca Dunny series comprises 19 designs in total, featuring artists: Artemio Beast Brothers Carlos Dufour Ed Sison El Muerto Jenkah DSR Kraken Mocre DSR N.A.H.U.A.L. Saner DSR v.m.06 Quque Rangel Hula+Hula = with some designs

pirates of the carribean 3: at world's end

i'd be lying if i said i didn't thoroughly enjoy Pirates of The Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (the bloopers reel on the dvd is utterly hilarious btw) and now, these two images from POFC3: At World's End [via] (plus the sequel's cliffhanger ending) has set me hankering for it's release.especially after seeing Chow Yun Fatt as Captain Sao Feng; the leader of supernatural eastern/chinese pirates ~ who

pixelmunky's pixelmunky

:: DESIGN ::Pixelmunky teases us with this 3D-render of his creation in "toy-form":*heh* = will it one day arrive in full vinyl-form? ~ stay tuned ~._.

winson ma's firespecter

in "classic" chinese "man4-hua4" / comicbook-style, Winson Ma's new 1/6th action figure Firespecter looks set to blaze into 2007 [info+images via VinylPulse]released in celebration of their 1st Anniversary (altho the website is still not updated :p), Winson Classic Creation's new figure melds firefighters with the supernatural, with a heavy tinge of medieval/religious iconic imagery and

more spiderman 3 and green goblin images

sweet Spiderman 3 movie-images scanned from Premiere magazine (used to read them religiously years ago but has since lost faith :p) found here [via]and little info-titbits like: "Harry Osborn is referred to as the "New Goblin" and his glider is called the "Sky Stick." Venom is confirmed again as being from outer space, plus Sandman will be a sympathetic villain longing for Peter Parker's

100% loading's pp bear

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS / DESIGN / PAPERCRAFT ::100% LOADING asks [via]: Paper Vs Vinyl(1) What's your opinion to paper designer toys and its development possibility?(2) Hand made or commercialzed edition?(3) Any strength compared to vinyl?(4) Free download is only exit to paper designer toys? Remember the printing quality is far better than Printer.(5) Willing to PAY for it? Customer's response? and

underdog movie

:: MOVIE / CARTOON / RETRO ::"There's no need to fear! Underdog is here!" ~ so goes the rallying cry and credo of a late-60's/70's cartoon Pup-Of-Steel, soon to grace the silver screens as a live-action/CG-movie from Disney [via]:"A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers ~ a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend." [

speakerdog

from 2D-art to a 3D-paper toy-goodness, Ben The Illustrator's Speakerdog is ready for download and its free! [via UrbanRetro]available in 3 themes: Blank, Original and the seasonal Santadog ~ wouldn't it be great if it was a vinyl-toy (agree with UrbanRetro), with a working speaker? = *neato*

visionaire coloring toy

:: TOYS / DIY ::a new platform toy stands poised to take the vinylworld (with figural development and manufacturing consulting by Bigshot Toyworks) with the introduction of Vsionaire's The Visionaire Coloring Toy:limited to 1000-sets, the figure-set is inclusive of 3 nesting toys/figures, 4 Sharpie markers and 2 sets of ears (may vary) and priced @ USD$40 ~ with 100% of the proceeds benefitting

father-x 1/6 wip: part one

a work-in-progress sneak-peek of a custom/kitbash Santa Claus (toysrevil-style, natch ;p) for the OSW Santa's Got A Gun contest (to win a ED209!):competition's tough and with a coupla more days til the deadline, im down to hand-sewing santa-caps! (couldn't find any 1/6th-scaled gggrrrr :p) *LOL* ~ more images as i go along, yeh? :p ~

kenn munk contest winner

:: CONTEST ::the 1st-ever Toysrevil/Kenn Munk-contest has ended and the winner is: Santorrostro!(do PM me your mailing addie soon, Javi? thanks and congrats!)= go here to find out the answers (by Kenn Munk himself) in the comments-section ~ *mucho thanks to all who'd participated and happy holidays to one and all!* :)._.

of comicspace and making comics in singapore

:: WWW / COMICS / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::introducing ComicSpace (the MySpace for comics) [via]facilities include (eventually): hosting your own comics and tracking your fav comics online, as well as your usual social network (which i really hope will NOT mean another round of spam.emails *crosses cyber.fingers* ;p) ~ and of coz being the web-'hoe cyber-squatter that i am, i've signed up (be my fwen)

sunday flea market @ china square central

:: VIDEO / TOYS / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::hastily shot on a 10th December-sunday noon, of a typical weekly/weekend flea market @ China Square Central = a hotbed of toys of all genres, from vinyls to gasaphons, of fashion, accessories and travel-trinkets, to antiques as far as your memories can take you: (music: As Red As My Eye Gets by Peace Bureau)mondo-better quality-resolution here on my

xmas2006: october toy's gwinch

have a grinch-y xmas this holiday season with an OOAK-Gwin custom done by Dr.Bao / NVC Crew = The Gwinch!sitting at approximately 2.5inches, proceeds of the auction will be donated to Association Québécoise du Syndrome de la Tourette._.

toy break episode 2 and the holiday gift guide

newindainbox: Episode Two is up and running, with Matt Aylward as guest host, featuring Circus Punks' Out Of Vogue-show, a new contest and loadsa other toygoodies (clocking in @ 47+ minutes) ~ including a contest to win a Dot Dot Dash book! = just register and post a comment (which of coz i did cheap'o that i am) in the contest section of the Toy Break Forum ~ do it before January 1st 2007! *

people's liberation army transport 1/6 soldier

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::new from Soldier Story: The People's Liberation Army Transport Soldier Lei Feng 1960: [via/via] with a chubby-looking Asian headsculpt (am always looking for Asian h/s) on what seems-to-be a BBI-G3 body (am hoping this guy comes with a chubby-tummy-padding, but i doubt if he does) ~ Lei Feng has landed on Singapore's shores and going for SGD$100 (ard USD$65) ~ *gulp* ~ and ties in

bonustoyz' cooper

a new figure by BonusToyz for Stephcop in 2007: Cooper[via] shown above is the proto-sculpt, size and colorways as undetermined yet ~ be sure to stay tuned here for more details ~ = *cool*added 17.12.06:Uninked has a schweet trio of CG-color renderings to whet our vinyl-appetites:"Cool Grey"?"Fashionista-Pink"?or "Urban Black"? *heh*"Copper is "BadBoyCopperHead", the little copper head bboy. With

inkhead and process black uninked vinyls

upcoming new 9-inch figure from BonusToyz and Stephcop = INKHEAD [via]shown above are the resin-proto and CG-render: channelling urban coolness and a marker-head, assuming tis a removable cap (ala regular ink-markers) and uber-digging the white/grey/black/red color-scheme ~ stay tuned for more details ~ = *coolness*and yet another figure in the making, Process Black Uninked: produced by GDZSTUDIO

dubcity 1/6 rides

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::i gotta get me one of these! [via]images taken by OSW-member, jlg1md of his new find: a 1/6 R/C (remote controlled) vehicle from JadaToys, under the DubCity range of 1:6 scaled vehicles ~ with practical front and back hatches and side doors! and as seen from the images, quite impressive details on the dash and most importantly, fits 1/6-action figures! (thy cannot reply just on

rumored shock ending for spiderman 3

found on ComicBookMovie.com:"An anonymous spoiler has emailed our office with a shocking ending to the Spider-Man 3 movie. This person is someone who claims to be an extra on the set of Spider-Man 3, but we have no way of knowing for sure. In any case, if you don't want to know what he/she revealed, DON'T LOOK!"but of coz you want to know, innit? *HAH* (highlight area below to read):::[Spider-Man

teenage mutant ninja turtles movie trailer

check out the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT to fans ;p) movie-trailer here [via] (*this is the "full"-screen version, as opposed to this miserable tiny one*) and of coz, here's some screengrabs:[click to view bigger image: image left / image right]"After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their

hokkien man trying to take a photo

:: VIDEO / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::best ad i've seen in a bit [via]*priceless* (for my non-Singaporean-readers: the dude's goingon in Hokkien, a dialect spoken in Singapore) *bwahahaha*._.

toy customs showcase@ozzo collection

AnarKid (and other Trexi/Munny customs) currently on display@ChinaSquareCentral:The Killer Gerbil's custom-Munny-goodness and Simon's "Happy Shitter":*schweet work*, both ~ and for a spilt-second there i'd thot there existed a clear-10" Trexi figure! (altho i have heard rumblings about one in the works! *WHOO-HOO* ;p)a coupla Trexi-works concocted by a vinyl-collector ~ can you guess his

dreamland toyworks' my little cthulhu

as a fictional (alien) cult creature concocted by H.P.Lovecraft's mind, the Cthulhu (pronounced "Kathooloo") is/was an entity to be feared ... but as a youngling vinyl toy?: [via] designed by John Kovalic and slated for a Feb/Marc 2007 release (by DKE Toys) Dreamland Toyworks' My Little Cthulhu charms with his beady-eager-eyes and inflated-noggin' (proverbial baby-caricature) and with the

carl jone's hoodiez

what i'd liked about the Hoodiez (when i saw them on URL) werethat they sorta reminded me of Fat Albert and his friends (exceptthere weren't no FatAlbert around, innit?) and that sadly (for me)is the sorta cartoon-stereotyping i've been exposed to :pbut regardless of my tunnelledvisionchildhood, Carl Jone's creations arehigh on vinyl-attitude from da'hood and big on cartoonization = *i like*

ooo000ooo X enid custom

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS ::im in custom-lurve and her name's Enid and it's all ooo000ooo's fault [via]:too bad she'll never be "mine" (she was done for a fren) ~ but you can oogle her along with me, with bigger+more images @ the Rotofungi forumthread or on his blog = *coolness*ooo000ooo = Brian Morris = a freelance designer in Chicago with a brill sense of the macabre envisioned in black and white (or

year end top music video lists

:: MUSIC VIDEOS ::as the year 2006 comes to an end very soon, "best of"-lists inevitably crop up and im all for them! especially the DoCopenhagen Top 50 Music Videos of 2006 [via] - complete with youtube-video links (yes, im lazy, so sue me :p)here's a coupla "animation-based" videos i enjoyed:Ed Harcourt's charming Visit from the Dead Dogand Malajube's Montreal -40°C:do lemme know if there's any

michael lau's 3300 off world creatures revealed

the Michael Lau 3300-figures "mystery" has been solved with these (schweet) images from Dunny.nl = this is the line-up reveal of the figures:standing in the back are the various colorways of Prodip's Project After Dark-figures (posted here) and yes, the suspected Future/a and Womax figures are accurate, with a reveal of the 3rd-figure to have a Womax-related design.and of coz here we have

project after dark aliens

Michael Lau and Prodip's collaboration, as part of the Off World Creatures-series of his upcoming 3300 show, reveals the "Pascagoula Alien":[via] with the far-left figure being the regular edition and the others being variant colorways - complete with removable head/helmet! in what seems to be a 8-10" vinyl figure = *nice*watch the dvd-trailer (posted here) or check out the "official" Project

diary of a trexi custom 06 : anarkid

and so i've finally completed my 10" Trexi custom(since last weekend's) and i'd wanted to name him"PunkBastard", but finally decided on AnarKid :)images@my flickr or more@my multiply album ~ *heh*diary 05 / diary 04 / diary 03 / diary 02 / diary 01

angryevil

:: DRAW ::more quickies to add onto my first evil-sketch :)*heh*._.

mike burnett's neighbourwood

everyone say a big "howdy" to both Olon Birch and Celtis Elm:= gorgeously wood-crafted and painted figures from the hands of Mike Burnett for the NeighbourWOOD show@Compund Gallery (happening now in Portland til Dec 30th) [via] sees a host of customizers and artists interpreting the deceptively simple wooden-form into characters that puts a new spin on the age-old wooden-boy lore: Pinocchio ;p[

george and poliana plush

:: TOYS / PLUSH ::from Israel comes a new plush-couple: George and Poliana!George is a 13"er sea-faring sailor who caught the 15"er mermaid Poliana with his fishing rod one fine day and they've just gotten married! can we hear the pitter-patter of plush-kiddies in the near future? *heh*both plushes are made of basic cloth, with the image digitally printed unto the cloth by press machine (like old

alive badge packs

:: DESIGN / BADGES ::what do you get when you invite a buncha international designers from all over to design on 1" badges based on the theme: "tropical nature"? = you'd get the Christian Lindemann-initiative: Alive Badge Pack:the complete profit from the sale of the badges will be donated to the Sumatran Orangutan Society and they are available in two packs, with badge artwork from:ALIVE BADGE

2nd 300 trailer and an interview

new 300 Trailer out online @ yahoo movies [via] with more scenes, inclusive of those seen in the first trailer~ and still looking awesome, IMHO :) meanwhile you can also read an interview with Frank Miller (comic creator), Zack Snyder (movie director) and Gerard Butler (actor) on ComicBookResourcesother 300-sightings on this blog:- First Official Trailer- Comic To Screen Comparison- Official

of kawsone online and silkscreen prints

KAWS says his KAWSONE is back online like it matters to me andwhich only serves as an opportunity for me to post this image here:am always interested an artist's (initial) drawings and the translation/adaptation of the final product/toy tho, IMHO ... oh yeah, there's alsothe OF Companion silkscreen available for USD$700 ... *heh*

no switching

:: BLOG / WWW ::today im teased with these:but alas, t'was not meant to be:it's not as if i don't wanna switch to blogger-beta, tis just that they won't let me = seems my blog is too big (2,000+ posts) and that actually affects/affected the rest of my entire blogspot-entities ~ and it'll take some time before i am able to transfer over ... gawd, i really need my labels/tags ... or maybe i'll be

leaked cg-render of barricade

and the CG-render-floodgates continues to spill forth with leaked designs aplenty - actual final designs or not, we'd never fully know til the movie comes out, innit? ~ meanwhile, check out Barricade in Decepticon-mode: [via/via]a very confused heap of scrap-metal, with a Megatron-centric facial-design, moves me not, im sorry ... anyways, be sure to download the original wallpaper image@

random angrydudez

:: DRAW ::okay, more sketches to fill me blog while waiting for the second coat ofpaint to dry *LOL* (click on images below to view larger) "patience is for the man who can afford some" ~ *heh*._.

lost season two

i have survived LOST Season Two with nary a scratch (*rubs eyes*), as "exciting" as it all was, mayhap tis lost (*nudge-nudge*) it's lustre that had shone brightly in Season One (IMHO) - i realize i begin not to care about the characters and what happens to then (except for Michael's betrayal - which came too early in the series, and could've been the cliffhanger instead, IMHO) and the low-key (

run evilrun

:: DRAW ::random quickie sketch (+p/s) while waiting for the paint to dry (on my custom-repaint)*heh*._.

omni-monster kaiju utopia

:: BLOG / TOYS ::now, im not a Kaiju-man (or i "try" not to be). i've had near-temptations, but generally kept pretty clear from all-things kaiju (becoz i know if i start, i wouldn't be able to stop ;p) ... but even mere glancing thru Geozilla's Omni-Monster!!! Kaiju Utopia-blog is getting pretty much dangerous to my flailing toy-health, darnnit! *LOL*(cheers for the headsup and linkup, George!)

xmas2006: xlarge little friend bearbricks

xmas-themed-prezzies to consider:the 400% XLarge 15th Anniversary Bearbrick (@ 6,090YEN / USD53) and Red 100% Little Friend [via] = order here :)*heh*

sideshowtoys 1/6 faramir son of denethor

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::Faramir revealed:the LOTR-excitement never ends for SideShowToys - except for Faramir and my obviously dwindling interest, what with Boromir's Cloven Horn of Gondor as the accessory included only with the "Exclusive" edition of this pre-order figure [via] (previous post)talking about blowing yer own horn, innit?looking real good for kitbash parts (IMHO) and that's about it really

runaway with jamiroquai

:: MUSIC VIDEO ::and becoz this has been looping around in my headfor the past week or so, i'll share it with y'all here:from their "best-of" High Times album ~ *heh*._.

rescue your old hasbro 1/6 star wars figures

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::chuck not away your decrepit old Hasbro 12" Star Wars figures, coz Tony DiTerlizzi'll giveya some (New) hope in rescuing them sad, sad headsculpt paint-jobs here ;pbut nowsadays with SideShowToys re-releasing new SW-figures, would you even bother to? (throw me your old SW-Hasbros if you don't want them, eh? thanks!) *heh*._.

eric so's 1/6 jay-z figure

seen on UrbanRetroLifestyle:an "exclusive" one-off 1/6th figure made by Eric So as a gift for American-rapper, Jay-Z (given during this Asian Concert Tour) [all info+images via]my take: the figure takes sometime to sink in ... am intrigued by what seems to be bendy-arms for the figure, with wide-set/chubby hands+fingers = am interested to see the entire body structure tho ... unfortunately (IMHO

leaked cg-renders of optimus prime + bumblebee + megatron

sweet Transformers CG-renders leaked online [via Jalopnik.com]:Optimus Prime Autobot-render (looking the same here):Bumblebee Autobot-render:together with a dis-embodied Megatron at the bottom:(looking the same here)disclaimer: "personally i've gotten over the fact that these aren't the Transformers of my childhood and old school cartoons and can only hope that they retain stronger design values

limitedtoysdesign's mr.colonne

amidst the new-fangled resurgence of urban-fashion-themed 12"-figures, comes a singular new figure from France: Mr. Colonne!*more after the JUMP*the 12"-er tall Mr. Colonne, with practical "light-up eyes", is inspired by PCs. This figurine symbolises the new family member which the computer has become. The first series, the *Rainbow* collection, includes 8 different-coloured versions of Mr

new ghost rider lenticular poster and new website

the new lenticular poster looks good [via] ~ am resigned to Nic Cage/Johnny Blaze - the movie's done fer pete's sake, innit? ~while the "new" website ain't too shabby either (tho utilitarian, IMO). Ghost Rider is scheduled for a release in Singapore on 15 feb 2007 *heh*other GR-movie sightings:- GR 2nd International Trailer- GR 1st International Trailer- Ghost Rider Revealed

even more kerberos protect gear images to taunt me

"buy me ... Buy Me ... BUY MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"i dunno about you guys, but whenever i see new images of Takara's 1/6 Kerberos/jinroh panzer cops figures [via], i cream me pants i always get a wee bit excited ... and now with this mini-muthalode of image-uploads on my multiply (taken directly from Takara Hobby), i can cream in me own free time the excitement carries forth until it's release (date

dez einswell's doodle barn memono and whyno

:: TOYS ::my thanks to Plastic+Plush for posting about Dez Einswell's Doodle Barn figures ~ otherwise i wouldn't have found these great vinyls!Memono and Whyno looks like kids in play animal-wear dress-up (removable head-gear) as seen from these images [via] and are limited to 400 pcs:Memono (the monkey-boy) - sans headgearwith monkeyboy headgear:Whyno (the boy-rhino) - sans headgeari wonder if

ratchet autobot transformed image

is this really Ratchet in Autobot form? [via/via]a possible concept-drawing for the upcoming Transformer-movie ... well, at least the "face" ties in with that of Megatron's, dunnit? ~ what do you think? ~ personally, instead of moving forward (ie: Scorpornok image), we're moving backwards (ie: concept drawings) and tis all getting a mite tedious and boring ... but "have news" better than "no news

the killer gerbil munny

the Killer Gerbil's Munny-custom (for a local toy showcase):*clean and schweet* ~ go see more views of this killer munny custom here, while i go knock some more sense into my own custom ... *heh*

20/20 expo toys

the 20/20 EXPO TOYS will be held from December 9th to January 12th at Generacion X (the biggest comic-shop in Madrid), and it will show the works of 20 spanish artists who come from different fields such as fashion design, architecture, illustration, music, comics, graffiti, graphic design, etc. ~ organized by Adrián López and LeToy, this will be the first Munny Show in Spain and the pieces will

kozik's kaiju usagi-gon

aka: "Gamera F*cked A Bunny" ~ which the "given"-name itself is priceless hilarious already, much less this insane Neo Kaiju Usagi-Gon figure designed by Frank Kozik [info+image via/via] and sculpted by folks@Gargamel:standing at 6-inches, this vinyl badboy (i assume tis a "boy") is slated to come in various colorways: blue+silver 1954 Godzilla pattern / green+blank 1954 Godzilla pattern / GID /

a dead guy work-in-progress

as ominous as the entry-title may sound, tis not the case for this Dead Guy, as designed by Kiwi; Tim Gibson:"Dead-Guy needs to find his killer amongst the Zombie Mob and the surviving citizens... plus, when your tongue has rotted off internal monologues are quite a convenient way of telling a story." [via] = the neo-ninja-look with a splash of superhero-panache and zombie-kitsch, wrapped up in

stikovka's allcitystyle customs exhibition

remember the Russian Munny customs event i posted a while back? well, Sergey of Lunohod (the event organizer) has very kindly pointed me to another kickbutt-customs event: the Stikovka: AllCity Style custom trains exhibition in Moscow:utilizing All City Style trains, Russian-customizers were let loose to create their artistic vision for a one-day event/show (2nd Dec) @ Zhest Club, Moscow ~ and

the shadowman named david

Dom from DarkBoxWorkshop has sent a coupla interesting new images and news of the 1/6 Shadowman figure (which i reviewed recently here), taken during the just completed HK Innovation & Design Expo:Shadowman has a "name" and thy name is "David" (*heh*) = with interesting+exciting additions including a White and a Dark Shadowman skin-toned versions, and a definite-want: a Femme Shadowman (

baby grabbit plush image revealed

Play Imaginative has revealed the image of the Baby Grabbit Plush i've mentioned here:designed by Touma and slated for a Feb 2007-release, this plush+vinyl figure (mouth and shoes are vinyl) is limited to 500 pcs, with the other 3 colorways being released one month after the original grey's release.*schweet*

behind the scenes of harry potter 5

6+ minutes' worth of assembled behind-the-scenes-spots ofHarry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix [via]lurve it that Gary Oldman's Sirius Black looks like he just stepped out of Coopola's Dracula, innit? (in younger urban/human form, of coz) ~ can't wait for the movie, really *heh* :)other potter sightings on this blog:- Order Of The Phoenix Full Teaser Trailer - Order Of The Phoenix 10-second

trexi series three winners

and the results of the Trexi Series 3 design competition is out!with a total of 25 varied (and refreshing) designs, including 5 rare ones (1/50) and 2 super rare figures (1/100), Series 3 is a mixture of well known and relatively new vinyl designers (including a local dude ~ well done, Ee Shaun!) and is targeted for a Feb/march 2007 release = *nice*(image above is Kei Sawada's) and if you've

black wonderland

:: TOYS / EVENT ::had a conversation recently about the trends in vinyl toys and of the distinct pockets of (vinyl) toy communities existent nowadays all over the world and the web (a longer entry for another time, which might mean it'll never happen *HAH*) and one of those thriving communities is in the Netherlands!come 20th December 2006, Black Wonderland will decent upon the Theatre

diary of a trexi custom 05

OR what not to do when customizing a vinyl toy:read about my first (agonizing) actual attempt at customizing a 10" Trexihere on my multiply-album ... *sigh*diary 04 / diary 03 / diary 02 / diary 01any tips would be greatly appreciated tho ~ *really*

diary of a trexi custom 04

horkay, so this is the plan:hate to recycle+reuse (ie: PunkTrex), but i've not much going for me right aboutnow, in time, talent, nor skill, innit? *urgh*

diary of a trexi custom 03

horkay, this is the game plan:01. i've not tested my painting "skills" (or lack thereof) on a full-vinyl (or non-1/6th figure) yet ~ and with less than (technically) a working day left til the "deadline", im not gonna be able to muck about much and make too many mistakes.02. putting mindboggling inItial-plans and fanciful dreams aside, i'd haveta sorta resort to what i might still be capable of

Everything's Black And White according to Kenn Munk

in this third installment of artist interviews, i had a insightful online chat with illustrious customizer, Kenn Munk ~ inclusive of exclusive images not seen anywhere else online yet (dare i say ;p). onwards!TOYSREVIL: can you tell us, who is "Kenn Munk"?KENN MUNK: He's a shy 32 year old Dane, People generally don't believe it when I tell them I'm shy, but I am. I find walking up and talking to

of play imaginative's 1.5-inch kongs and mini-figure trends

this new series of 1.5"er Trexi Kongs is scheduled for a 18th Jan 2007 release and "...can be used as a Keychain, Handphone Strap, MP3 Strap or a bag accessory. It comes with a handphone strap (string based), a hook that is attached to a clip, packed in a clear printed polybag with a card." [via/via] which reminded me of a forum topic on VinylAbuse, where the question was: "Mini figures... the

diary of a trexi custom 02

with the deadline two days away (by this coming sunday), this is as far as i've gotten into my custom of a 10"er Trexi:yes, i have bought my base-sprays, *whoop-dee-do* ~ im screwed, aren't i? *urgh*

antz geeksigner's mr.sun 10" trexi custom

Antz (Geeksigner) has finished his 10"er Trexi (for something im "involved" in as well :p) and here's a sneak-teaser of Mr. W.K.Sun:dude, the only thing missing is his "golden staff" *LOL* = *looking good*

the fantasticar

my memory of the Fantastic Four's Fantasticar has always been restricted to the flying bath-tub (which unfortunately, goes hand-in-hand with H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot *urgh*):but this new design for the Fantastic Four 2-movie spun it all around on it's head [info via]: "In the movie, the Fantasticar is powered by a proton accelerator, can hover, fly at 500 mph and break into separate flying machines

panicbutton

:: MY TOYPIX FOR DA DAY ::*press me*:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

mindbile moments: what type of webmaster are you?

:: WWW ::thru some bizzare occurance and/or suspected online power-play-conspiracies has hastened me to rage unto this entry, so do bare with me please ~ if not, please do move on to the other nifty posts i have here - don't worry, i wouldn't think less of you for it :)what type of webmaster are you? pertaining to the information, news and pictures posted online, in this scenario: TOYS. (*pls

drawing angrydudez 01

:: DRAW / VIDEO / TOYS ::okay, so this is me doodling-on my "creation" (initial concept/developmentstage anyways ;p) angryboxxx (of angrydudez) in a sped-up 2-mins version:and if you reeeaaally have 10-minutes to spare from yourbusy lives, you could watch the original-version here :pand hopefully one fine day, all this will materialize into actual 3D-form, eh? *HAH*("angryboxxx" and "angrydudez"

hi-res spiderman 3 tv-spots and screen grabs

remember the Spiderman 3 TV-Spots i featured a few days back? well, CBR's pointed to a glorious higher-res quicktime-version of it and it still looks incredible, IMHO ~ and of coz, here's some select screen-grabs (photoshopped, 'natch) which may or may not explain the sequence of the movie, which of coz i'd attempt to anyways, innit? (*heh*): Harry Osborn swallows his father's Green

the coolest and most dangerous toys of 2006

:: TOYS ::christmas is literally around the corner, so in deciding on your festive purchases, do check these lists out:go oogle and ponder-on about the Top 11 Coolest Toys On the Planet [via] = heck, i want that ATM-Machine! if only it spat out "real" money from out of nowhere tho *LOL* :p then check out the list of the 10 Most Dangerous Toys of 2006 @W.A.T.C.H ("World Against Toys Causing Harm"

vinylfellowship

:: MY TOYPIX FOR DA DAY ::*look familair*? :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

of 300% tinpos and unipos series 2

while you may have to wait til December 1st to get these duo Red and White 300% (6-inch tall - shown above) Tinpos from UNKL Brand [via], but you can lay your vinyl-grabbing hands now on their 2"-er Unipo Series 2 now (featured) ~ which also comes with another 300% Unipo (limited to 100 pcs only) [via/via]me? i've yet to get my "missing" Tinpo Trey tho, and this is one collection i'd rather

insurgents wilderness gruppo series 4

Plastic+Plush reports that Rocket World's Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo (IWG Series 4) has recruited 4 more members to their cause!Makutu the Yellow Eyed Penguin, Oishi the Japanese Snow Monkey, Candace the African Elephant and Burnum the Platypus will burst forth with weapons ablazin' in 2007!*neato*

more operation fragmentation

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS / EVENT ::new teaser images from Operation Fragmentation (featured here):[via/via] and it looks darn intriguing ~ teasers are the bait on the hook, then im da wriggly-fishie grabbing at it LOL ... can't wait to see the rest of the customs tho (unfortunately BRUTE! and TweeQim have bowed out of the show :p) ... meanwhile here's a promo-flyer (for the December 16th - January 21st

atomic and flame blow up dolls

Jamungo has 2 new upcoming Blow Up Dolls/BUD minifig-variants planned: Atomic and Flame [via] and even as unpainted sculpts, these babies are looking gooooood, IMHO :)designed by Ferg and Vanbeater (i wonder if these two are their alteregos? ;p) - both BUDS are debuting as part of their "BUD of the Month Club" (which im assuming tis gonna be about participating customs, but what do i know, eh? *

animated invincible iron man movie

:: ANIMATION / COMICS ::i'd admit, initially i'd not given much thought to the new Iron Man animated movie/dvd from Marvel, chalking-up as yet another (possible) disappointment as the Ultimate Avengers was, but the trailer has made me wanting to see more: for a moment there (in the beginning) i'd thot it was the origin of Doctor Strange in Tibet (*heh*) - anyways, liking the old-skool bulky

1/6 gothic joda comic con special

"Goth in its simplest form, is a subculture. A group of people who feel comfortable within each others company. There is no specific thing that defines what you need to do or be to fit into the goth scene." [via] which conforms not to just the color black, yeh? (*heh* :p)[via] and i would be interested in getting this lil'lady-in-white wedding-gown-ish dress and pearly white tresses (altho i've

enterbay bruce lee g.o.d gallery

and while i can't exactly say "tis the next best thing to having the actual figure" ~ i reckon this'll be the closest i'll get to this Arnie Kim figure (*heh*) = an image-packed fulla Bruce-Lee-Game-Of-Death-goodness @ centurysendsavior's gallery [images via]*great shots*

street fighter: the later years part two

in part two: Zangief and Dhalsim goes looking for Bisonand bumps into another "old friend"... [via] not as farnie as the first one, but still it brings backa little retro-joy, dunnit? *heh*._.

asiantoysexpo-watch: 1/6 figures (part two)

:: TOYS / 1/6 / EVENT ::100-images of 1/6th-action figures exhibited during the recent Asian Toys Expo here :)[all images taken by OSW-member, xenoviper]Hollywood-glamor in the form of i/6th-sculpts (by Feng) with my fav being Tyler Durden! (*coolness*). and not to be left out, the celluloid of the East is represented by Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang from the Infernal Affairs trilogy, as well as

boredomsqueezer's dark army diorama

so this is Boredomsqueezer's Dark Army-diorama:as seen during the recent Asian Toys Expo = what do you think? *heh*

asiantoysexpo-watch: 1/6 figures (part one)

over 30+ images of 1/6th-action figures featured during the recently ended Asian Toys Expo here in this forum-thread by OSW-member, CalvinLo :)these Romance of the Three Kingdoms-figures (featured) from Sea International (based on PC-game) is going to rekindle interest into Chinese history/lore (in a fashion *heh*) what with immaculate detailing and basic-kick-ass design ... ima really gonna

the coming of jasper stank

the above is a proto-sculpt of the upcoming Jasper Stank vinyl figure from UK's Dan&Dan (Dan Lish & Dan Willett , with Triclops) the goofy+toothy-smile belies his carefree disposition, even if he spends his days tending to Stank Farms (which sits over a toxic radioactive dump-site). the above-Jasper is the "Classic" edition, with a planned Uranium, Pig and Hen editions to come ~ standing at 4.3-

asiantoysexpo-watch: toy2r's toy images

:: TOYS / EVENT ::i'd better just let the images do the "talking" instead:event and toy-images galore over @ Toy2r's website and forum-thread [all images via]including this the reveal of Joe Ledbetter Pirate Cat Qee = *neato* :p._.

more madvillain vinyl images

:: TOYS ::a fleeting glimpse of the "black coat"-variant 8.5"-er tall Madvillain-vinyl figure (featured) [via] am starting to like this figure a wee bit more, don't really know why tho ... maybe tis the mysterious-villain-in-coat+hat-aesthetic? ... *heh*._.

original fake kaws dissected companion mono

£185 @ Tokyocube [images via/info via]standing 14-inches and limited to 500 worldwide, i reckon i'll be limiting myself to just posting and looking at images of this vinyl-figure online ...tis farnie how fast a person's (*cough-me-cough*) priorities change with the price-points, innit? *gulp*

fluffybadbad on pre-order

now, if you wanna make it before/for christmas (or even if tis just an excuse to git da critter *ahem*), then go pre-order OhNoDoom's FluffyBadBad now! becoz the first 50-customers will (possibly) receive their FBB's before the official release launch party @ Rotofungi on the 15th! [via] how cool is that?i'd recommend that even if you can't make it to the party, you could snap pix of FBB

transformer toy prototypes

possible prototype Transformer-movie toys revealed online [via/via]: no, the images you see above are not made-in-china bootleg-toys (*heh*) = they are "apparently" prototypes toys (with no paint-apps) for the upcoming Transformers-movie (scheduled to release 2nd June 2007) = which i personally think reinforces (and reminds us) that tis all "plastic toys" at the end of the day, dunnit? *LOL* the

boredomsqueezer's trueben

the third 1/6th personality/character slated to come out from Boredomsqueezer's Boredom City-folks (after Miku + Kevin) is "TRUEBEN" [via]"Trueben is a 25 year-old graphic designer, who's looking for a simple life without any complaints. He's not good at expressing himself, and everything to him is "fine" and "never mind" [via]Trueben'll come in 3-versions: Normal, Secret and Dark, with a

crazy label X veggiesomething = house of liu

Crazy Label looks set to roll out a new figure, this time it's with Veggiesomething's House Of Liu - and from this sculpt, it looks like yet another cute winner, IMHO :)[image via] House Of Liu is the creation of James Liu, a designer and a musician based out of Chicago, Illinois (USA). and this is the story of the House Of Liu:the House of Liu is a story of friendship, loyalty, and revenge. The

black aro by steph cop

an all-new limited edition (100 pcs X numbered+individually signed) all-Black Aro Open Head from Steph.Cop (featured prior) is available now for USD89.70 @ qb-unit.com [via]"ARO is the first one of the 5 Imaginary Friends. He represents the genesis of his world : the DICE is in his head. The arrows upon which ARO builds his strength animate his universe. His message, represented by the all over "

first transformer film image revealed: scorponok

:: MOVIES / DESIGN / TRANSFORMERS ::so is this really Scorponok in Decepticon-mode in the Transformers movie? [via](or is it Skorponok? ;p) after months of guess/anticipation/fans-spitting, concept boards and veiled prototype-toys, finally a film image (apparantly still being tweaked) *mecha-schweet*._.

custom figure exhibition 2006 photos

:: TOYS / 1/6 / CUSTOMS ::over-170 images starting here [all images via] of the 2-day CFE2006 / Custom Figure Exhibition 2006 held in Tokyo just (24-25th Nov) [via]featuring exceptional works from the Japanese 1/6th customizing community, in varied genres (*best*!) ~ including works from MGBB / Ray (featured here+here) = *schweet*!and what's a 1/6th custom show without the babes? *heh**

medicom 1/6 the front of armament figures

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::personally, i reckon nobody else does the rockabilly-style/"rude boys" as cool as the Japanese and these Medicom 1/6th personification of manga-characters (from "Just As A Crow", i think :p) The Front of Armament is definitely the coolest i've seen so far, IMHO ;)both Ryuushin Kunou (above) and Kousei Takeda (below) comes with RAH301-bods, additional wrist attachments (3-left/2-

bonecrusher transformer decepticon

:: MOVIE / TRANSFORMERS ::CBR reports of an actual military armoured vehicle having an Decepticon-role in the upcoming Transformers movie, as "Bonecrusher" = and with a name like that, the Autobots' got their work cut out for them! (images previously blogged here and with hi-res versions on CyborgCommando's flickr-set)from a Constructicon-bulldozer to a 23-ton mine-clearing behemoth, Bonecrusher

adfunture's perk boy

Adfunture is set to release a new vinyl-toy named Perk Boy early 2007 [via/via] and what a iconic-retro-chinese-looking boy it is, IMHO = schweet*"The Perk Boy represents reborn purity and is the most iconic character of Perk."[links via/art via]designed by the Chinese Mainland creative duo of You Zao and Wowo ~ collectively known as the design studio PERK (interviews here+here- in mandarin/

jellymonograms and the sweetest propaganda

darnnit i need to know where and how to lay my hands on these from Jellymon! [via]/// CLICK HERE FOR MOREJellymonograms Series One (mentioned here/here/here) were launched during the opening of Jellymon's 1st solo exhibition in China: "The Sweetest Propaganda" show @ Da>Space in Shanghai (on the 24th Nov) = and they look absolutely adorable, IMHO :)do check out the exhibition if you're in

kubrick shadow stormtrooper and bearbrick jack skellington

and dammit if i can't (afford to) lay my hands on a 1/6 Shadow Stormtrooper, maybe i'd make do with this Kubrick Shadow Stormtrooper instead! and priced @ YEN 1,575 / USD13.60 / SGD21? = *whoo-hoo* ... but alas, seems tis scheduled for a Dec 3rd release during the World Character Convention 23, as a limited opening commemoration edition (limited to 2,006 pcs tho :p) = looks like it'll haveya be

king of killers

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::when Sabre says to leave him alone, it would do you good to do ashe says. becoz Sabre is also known as the King Of Killers and thelast thing you'll see is the glint of his twin-sabres before your headhits the ground.straight-up styled after Chow Yun Fatt in Peace Hotel - view more/the rest of the images on my multiply album :) :: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

casino royale and other james bond intro sequences

:: DESIGN / VIDEOS / MOVIES ::all the James Bond opening titles/intro you'll ever need (or want) found hereand this the current Casino Royale intro (i could find) with Chris Cornell insisting "You Know My Name" (other James Bond music-videos here :p) and what i "enjoyed" about this current incarnation and one glaring difference compared to other intros past = no half-nekkid ladies slinking around

sniper bunnys by andrew brandou

:: TOYS / PLUSH ::watch out Bugs and bunny-lovers, Andrew Brandou's Sniper Bunny is set to blow you away! (distasteful intro, i know, but sounds catchy, dunnit? *HAH*) [info+images via]produced by Span Of Sunset, the Sniper Bunny is a 12"-tall plush with internal wires in both arms and legs (for posability), also including a postcard and 4 candy-colored AK-47 assault riles! even the packaging is

coolrain's 1/6 snowboard deck + boots

last i saw CoolRain's works were his converse sneaks, and now the dude has whipped-up a new set of insane'o-detailed handmade 1/6 snowboard deck and boots! via]a firm fan of Michael Lau (check out his Gardner-customs and wallpapers here), images of Missy and the Gardenergala-logo adorn the snowboard = check out the rest of the images here = *delish*that said, im still hankering after his other

toy break episode one

:: VIDEO / TOYS ::the folks down@ October Toys has a netcast+videocast network going called Toy Break, where they talk-on about all thing toys and toys-related! [via]hosted by George and Ayleen Gaspar, the first episode clocks in @ near 42-minutes (hence the long download time, IMHO) and tis informative and packed full of vinyl-goodies, and it's always great to see toys "live", ya know? very

wild wild east

a companion and counterpart to the samurai-gunman, Master Wong (no, not "Fei Hung" :p) has been called a pirate and a robber before by his kinsmen ... but he'd rather be known as "the Robin Hood of the East"! ... his compatriots might question his methods many a times, but they'll never doubt his loyalty ... much ...more images on my multiply album :)these dioramas are getting a tad out of hand @

diy munny toy video-review

:: VIDEO / TOYS / LIFE IN SINGAPORE ::my 2nd Toysrevil-Toy-Video-Review with my 1st DIY Munny!(the 2nd part of the Anarchy In UK-contest prize)[music: intro-sample from DJ Shadow's Six Days (Mos Def remix)main-track: "Antique Toys" by Future Sound of London] *heh*._.

the awakening of plaseebo

"A child was born this furious night amid the most violent storm the eldest in his village could remember. It was the year 2039 BC and the village was near the southern shore on the Island Kyushu in the archipelago known today as Japan." [via] = so goes the omnious beginning of Plaseebo, the japanese dwarf Tsu; the reincarnation of the Pharoh Plaseebo, who will awaken eventually in mummy-form...

the gorillaz cmyk prize

ya know, for the life of me i couldn't figure out who'd send me anything via UPS... and it boggled me for a day (missed the delivery 1st try) until i received the 2 boxes today:my first prize for the VinylAbuse-organized Anarchy In The UK custom competition, with prizes courtesy of Kid Robot! i had plain forgotten! ~ my humble thanks to VA, KR and the Judges for picking PunkTrex! *happy is me*._.

the lion heart kizuna by michael lau

while we are waiting for his Off World Creatures, Michael Lau "unleashes" three vinyls figures designed exclusively for Japanese jewelers; Lion Heart. [via/via]each figure comes with their own 1/1-accessories, with a Pendant for the Red, a Bracelet for the Black-figure and a Ring for the White.@17.5cm HT X 16cm Wide, these threesome are slated to debut Dec 2nd @ USD170 perwell, at least the

shoot or slice? your choice!

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::this bash was partially inspired by the SixGun Samurai comic (the concept i dig, but don't read the comicbook sorry) and is part of my (version of) an on-going Magnificent Seven-styled bash :) more images on my multiply album :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

more new spiderman 3 video clips

Sam, Tobey, Kirsten, Thomas and Topher talks, while Venom walks [via]: *cool- Spiderman 3 Pre-Trailer (with Venom) (w/hidden link to deleted trailer)- Official Spiderman 3 Trailer- Spiderman 3 Teaser Trailer- all Spiderman 3 on toysrevil (search function)

reachplus

:: ART / DESIGN ::how cool is it when REACH (graf artist from Taiwan) invites 1,000 artists and designers to participate in customizing a blank "FU" sticker? REACH+ is what you'll get! = *coolness*._.

top 10 lamest movie villains

:: MOVIES / BWAHAHA / LISTS ::theshiznit.co.uk lists the Top 10 Lamest Movie Villains of all time [via]and @ 6-effin-a.m. on an insomniac-thursdaymorning, tis friggin' hilarious, innit? *ahem*._.

femme k.rider

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::femme bash inspired by Kamen Rider :)*Rider-Chop!*more images on my multiply :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

rider kick!

:: RETRO :: what is The Rider Kick?Ah9 waxes nostalgia with all-things Kamen Riders here :)i'd readily admit i used to call them "Mah2 Yee3 Wang2" = (literal-translation from mandarin) "Ant-King" ~ becoz they looked like giant ants with bug-eyes what! LOL ... aaahhh but for the ignorance of prepubescent childhood ... altho i've always wondered why there weren't any Female-Riders, innit? *heh*._.

new tamo customs from crazy label X st/art

Crazy Label X HK's ST/ART Collective = Tamo Customs Album on flickr = *yumz*[images via]

the toy detective chronicles: the off world creatures mystery

:: TOY-DETECTIVE ::and while we're all waiting with baited breathe til the 16th of December for the reveal of Michael Lau's intriguing new Off World Creatures, i'd let the Toysrevil-Toy-Detective (© 2006) stick his vinyl-sniffing nose into guessing who the characters are gonna be!the new online promo-flyer (i've cut out the base text):circled-in-red = been seeing a lot of this "mark" on the

2 new spiderman 3 movie posters

a coupla new Spiderman 3 movie posters unveiled @ SuperheroHype, with one being the Regular Colored Spiderman Black (Venom) and Red uniforms and a Green-Tinged/Hued version (presumably to symbolize the menace of the new Green Goblin):personally not as powerful as say the simple iconic Spiderman-logo (lenticular) poster released earlier, but that's just me :pthe movie synopsis so far:"Peter Parker

the murdoc auditions 03

bash inspired by Murdoc of Gorillaz :)*whaddaya mean "wrong hat"?*you are encouraged to send in your own "Murdoc Audition" picturesas well, just PM me @ toysrevil@yahoo.com :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

dekoboko boys by devilrobots X furi furi by playstix

i have seen the Dekoboko-Boys in person (or at least the final production samples?) and they looked good. no joke.liked the box tho, if i can remember, tis joined together and flapped open = *yumz*coming out Feb/March 2007 [via] ~ tis gonna be a busy beginning of a new toy-year in 2007, innit? *heh*

play imaginative's adult grabbit

so now i geddit: the Baby Grabbit (pictured-left here) is gonna be in PLUSH, while the Adult Grabbit (poster + revised sculpt pictured here) will be the VINYL-toy![via] with articulated ears, no less! this figure's gonna be quite happening when it comes out, no? ~ *we'll see* ~

kaws dissected mono

seen on Original-Fake.com:how like dat? (colored versions here)and seen on KAWS' blog [via]:how like dat?

kidrobot X madvillain vinyl

Stone Throw Records' Madvillain gains vinyl-life in collaboration with KidRobot in their upcoming vinyl figure debuting January 2007 (4th) [via/via/via]featuring everyone's fav (Thing-sized Dr.Doom-villain with a Gladiator-facemask); MF Doom (last seen in the 2004 "All Caps" music video / posted here) this vinyl-baddie will come in two colorways (regular green and mayhap black? ie: image of

clutter X actionman 40/40 special edition

:: TOYS / 1/6 / PRINT :: the fine folks @ BlogClops (bloghome of of UK's Triclops) have word of the Clutter / Actionman 40/40 official companion magazine, filled with detailed close-up images of the 40 Actionman customs, as well as interviews with customizers galore, including the "elusive" Michael Lau = *nice*now, i only haveta wait til much later than June/July 2007 (slated shipping date),

punktrex on urbanretrolifestyle

my humble thanks to Tahir for even considering my PunkTrex to be amongst UrbanRetroLifestyle's October Custom Vinyl Toys Showcase ~ amidst the luminaries i cower in veiled shame hahahahaalso do check out Part One of the Showcase/feature = *schweet* :)

a glimpse into the possibilities: mazinger-z vs transformers

:: DESIGN / RETRO :: what Michael Bay said in this video, stuck with me the day - "i'd only wanna make the Transformers movie as realistic as possible" (paraphrased) - and then i thought = dude, tis giant transforming robots crashing down the city streets fighting other giant transforming robots ! how realistic can it get? - and no, im not a MB-hater, but to rationalise that while depriving

levis' time 1/6 action figure

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::VinylAbuse [info+images via] has posted more info and images about the Levi's Time 1/6-promotional action figure i posted a while back (here) the figure was designed by HongKong's IND (Danny Chan X Ultraman) and available in two variants = White and Brown Hair, with each boxed set including the figure with clothing accessories, a limited edition Levi's Time watch (model LTB1310),

get small san francisco

one of the more quirkier toys sets in a while is this Get Small San Francisco-series from Upperplayground, Fifty24SF and Ningyoushi [info+images via]a series of 3"-er mini-figures designed by SanFran artists = (left-to-right) there's the masked Billy Bronze by Sam Flores, Bunnyskull by Jeremy Fish, the Siamese Twin (including third leg!) by David Choe and Ortho by Coro - ordinary mutate folks

harry potter and the order of the phoenix full teaser trailer

inexplicably, magic enters the muggle-world in this hi-res full teaser-trailer of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phownix [via] with the 10-second teaser featured only just scant 2 days ago and by-gawd it looks excitingly intriguing, dammit ... just haveta wait til July 2007, innit? *urgh*and how about Harry in German?and of coz, here are some select screen-grabs (to add to the ones posted here

transformer higher-res short featurette

:: VIDEO / TRANSFORMERS ::still not getting your Transformers-movie quick-fixes? well, i can only help ease the pain a tad (or rather "blow breaths unto thy wound) with this hi-res quicktime version [via] of the short featurette featured here prior and these screen grabs: *heh*._.

toys2r's rolitoboy pity instinctive mono

:: TOYS :: < this is the Pity Instinctive (Mono) version of the 5"-er Rolitoboy Pity figure (mentioned here) by Mori Chack X Rolito and is limited to 144 pcs, short-packed 2 to 7 (7 color : 2 Mono) @ 9 pcs per carton and has running numbers 001-144/144 [via/via]heck, i like this better than the colored one, IMO :pand oh yeah, there's "additional bonus parts" included in this mono-version - as for

the murdoc auditions 02

bash inspired by Murdoc of Gorillaz :)*oh no. i should've brought a cap, shouldn't i? sigh*:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

factory tour of DID

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::a collection of 30-over images of a behind-the-scenes (personal) tour of the DID factory in China here ~ as taken in November 2006 and posted by OSW-member, coreblocksystem (thanks for the image-use, Jorge!)tantilizing images include a 1/6 Kettenkrad and production lines for Action Man's 40th anniversary Nostalgic Collection packs = *yumz*._.

michael lau's 3300

looks like somethings brewing down @ Michael Gallery come 16th and 17th of December, and from these teaser images [info+image via] fans can only await with baited-vinyl-breathe for possible new Michael Lau vinyl toys, including the (long awaited and speculated) Futura and Womax figures, as well as brand new concepts: Off World Creatures (*Michael Lau after dark - in search of something weird*) =

vote for vinyl collectables 10 finalists

:: TOYS / DESIGN / CUSTOMS / CONTEST ::remember the Vinyl Collectables vinyl-design competition i mentioned in October? well, 10 finalists have been chosen [via] and YOU decide the top 3 placings by voting online herevoting ends before the end of this month tho, so hurry and go click! *heh*._.

the murdoc auditions 01

a series (of 3) bashes inspired by the Y-front-wearing Murdoc of Gorillaz :)*you know i'm the right dude for da job, right? heh*:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

jailbreak toys' genius collection figures

:: TOYS / VIDEO REVIEW ::a while back (a coupla months back actually :p) i received a care-package courtesy of JailBreak Toys containing their first ever toy; Lord Crumwell's Oddfellows / the Genius Collection ~ and as appreciation, i'd wanted to do a small review about them. and of coz the idea grew beyond initial plans and month/s later, with a borrowed digi-cam, a junked

harry potter and the order of the phoenix 10-seconds trailer

:: MOVIE ::heck, i unashamedly admit i follow the Harry Potter-movies (not the book tho, never read :p) and surprisingly enjoyed them (especially) ~ and personally, i think they're a thinly-disguised "children fare", where instead there are loads of darkness and death (dead children?) and morbid magic, in perfect celluloid-synthesis with the gorgeous gothic film-designs and mood ~ and i am so

the wizard's workshop

new version 25th Nov: this is what happens when you let toys overtake your 1/1-life:(older version here)the diorama that started it all:more images (including behind-the-scenes) here ~ *heh*

the wizard granger

the story of the Wizard Granger toypixday-bash: it started innocently enough, with wanting to bash an adult Hermione Granger-inspired femme (if im lusting gushing after Emma Watson, then that might be pervy a tad "wrong" innit?) and came up with these: but it wasn't enough. something was "missing". she seemed just"floating" about with nary a space to call her own. so i did these:i hope she's

asiantoysexpo-watch: korean 1/6 customizers

:: TOYS / 1/6 / EVENT ::on this blog i've featured uber-1/6-customizers like Arnie Kim, Kojun and Vancei and now let's add three more Korean-names (whose gonna be featured in the ATE 2006) to that list [via]:Kim Sang Hyun, aka Gorae aka CX-Style = whose immaculate and life-like headsculpts are exceptional, with a quiet stillness that embodies it with realism, IMHO - as evident from these sculpts

amateur by lasse gjertsen

:: MUSIC VIDEO ::*this is brill* [via](download audio here) aaahhh the power of edit = *schweet*._.

dora the explorer

:: TOYS / BWAHAHA ::"Aquapets are silly interactive pets that love to play with you. Watch them dance. Hear them chirp. Theyll even play a song. Aquapets react to you and their buoyant buddies so let the floating fun begin" an innocent 2.5"-er children's toy?or an alleged adult sex toy? [via]~ you decide ~ *ahem*._.

asiantoysexpo-watch: expo floor plan

:: EVENT ::"courtesy" of the Qeester forum, here's the layout plan for the Asia Toys Expo for a smoother toy-hunting navigation! (ya gotta plan your purchase-route, no? kekeke)dammit i wish i could be there :(._.

asiantoysexpo-watch: toy2r

:: TOYS / EVENT ::Toy2R has vinyl-overload waiting for y'all @ the Asia Toys Expo, with a list of 2.5"-ers to 16"-ers galore @ booth B07-B08 - autograph-hounds to note: VIP/Guest artist is MCA/Evil Design (USA) - featuring his 8"-er Elder Apes in Grey, White, Brown, Black Bears and a 6"-er Evil Ape White DIY version (limited to 50 pcs).see the rest of the listed vinyls here, (including prices)

dj inferno

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::Disc Jockey By NightMercenary By Daymore images on my multiply :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

calling design submission for touma's mephist fiesta

:: TOYS / DESIGN ::looking like tis the banner period for design submissions, with another new competition for designing your own versions of Touma's Mephist Fiesta vinyl figures! [via]details:01. design all 3 characters or any one or two from The Mephist Fiesta set02. selected designs will be produced.03. Judges will be Mr.Touma and Mr.Yuki from Tomart and Darren Gan from Play Imaginative.04.

asiantoysexpo-watch: stevenhouse vinyls

:: TOYS ::debuting at the Asian Toys Expo are StevenHouse's Evil Soldier versions of their popular Snorty & Friends series, with a limited edition (of 60 sets) of the evil-bird figure = *nice*original Snorty & Friends :)and while going thru their web i discover other delicious vinyls, like superhero-SnortyMen and Carbots, Boyers, the Insecters and (my personal fav) The Smoker (ahahahaha)..new or

asiantoysexpo-watch: toy soldier's u.s. platoon leader

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::while not exactly a big fan of military-1/6th-figures, this Toy Soldier limited edition (of 500-sets) Bruce Willis/Tears Of The Sun Lt. Waters' action figure looks pretty darn good = at the very least the Feng's Studio headsculpt, innit? [via]and especially when i've just watched the TOTS-dvd, this figure is spot-on, IMHO - and had actually thought about attempting a kitbash of my

1/6 asajj ventress revealed

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::finally SideShowToys' Asajj Ventress sees a full mono-chormatic visual reveal [via]:the Regular/Standard version is with the iris- and pupil-less version from the Clone Wars animated series ...... while the Exclusive version with iris and facial-mod (scars or tattoo, im not sure :p) - which includes two interchangable portraitsnot too bad looking, i haveta say (except for the

asiantoysexpo-watch: crazy label's tamo and treeson

[image via] watch out for Crazy Label's Tamos and (hopefully) Treesons @ B21 - also featuring a "Live Painting" with customized-toys by the members of the ST/ART Collective*neato*._.

asian toys expo 2006

the 1st ever Asian Toys Expo is upon us, lasting only two days, from 25th to 26th November in HongKong = oh how i wish i could be there! *gggrrrr* (anyone wanna pay me to go cover it? *muahahahaha* dream-on, i know, i know :p)the exhibitor list is looking pretty promising and i'll try in the coming weeks to feature as much AsianToysExpo-news when i find them :)recognizing quite a few 1/

more sideshowtoys' 1/6 darth maul

:: TOYS / 1/6 / STAR WARS ::itching for some more SideShowToy's 1/6th Darth Maul? here are some pre-production sample images to taunt thee [via]drool-on while i contend with my Hasbro-versions ... urgh.am seriously considering getting this, *hhhhmmmmm* ._.

casino royale

:: MOVIE REVIEW ::have you ever felt the exquisite discomfort of needing to pee very badly in the middle of watching a movie (onwards), but couldn't tear yourself away, even tho you're bladder's like a yangtze-river-flood waiting to burst forth, crushing the damn-dam, becoz the movie was just too exciting and filled with non-stop surprises?well, i suffered and suffered gladly, and i have Casino

spiky baby series 4

Shin Tanaka's Spiky Baby Series 4 is out now [via]artists in this series include epic, nagua, Arte Vettoriale, Macmeier, accent.tv, REACH, ONESIDEZERO, TIMROBOT, COM RAID = *nice*(above) what i've gotten so far :) = go download the free templates before it expires!

toy2r's rolitoboy pity

:: TOYS ::Mori Chack x Rolito = 5"-er Rolitoboy Pity [via] = looking pretty charming+cute, innit? (let's hope the brain doesn't eat the rest of the body, innit? *HAH*)limited to 504 pcs @ SRP of HK$280, each Rolitoboy Pity figure comes with 2 birdies - and each case assortment comes packed with a short-packed 5" Rolitoboy Pity Instinctive version figure (the dreaded "chase figure"! :p) *heh*._.

"a better tomorrow" worldwide design contest

what is the "A Better Tomorrow" Worldwide Design Contest?01. no, not the John Woo movie (sorry, couldn't resist :p)02. tis a custom contest where you depict your own personal definition of happiness creatively / what your vision of "A Better Tomorrow" looks like, on a Trexi-figure.03. top 15 designs will be chosen by online voting public to join the 10 other internationally renowned character

punished

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::bash inspired by the Marvel Comics' character; The Punisher :)more images on my multiply:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

animated kiwi!

:: ANIMATION ::""Kiwi!" is an animation about a Kiwi - a type of bird that cannot fly, who spends its whole life working towards achieving his dream." [via] = most charming and motivational piece of animation i've seen in a bit. KIWI! was created by Dony Permedi for his Master's Thesis Animation [via]*nice*._.

superman 2: the richard donner cut

:: MOVIE / DVD ::curiosity compelled me to pick this DVD up and in a nutshell, what i liked most about the new Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut was that Lois Lane actually figured out Clark Kent was Superman! (highlight to read spoiler: by doodling over Superman's image in the newspaper, adding on a pair of Clark's glasses, a hat and a coat! brill!)with loads "new"/unseen and unsed footage

ghost rider 2nd international trailer

new/second Ghost Rider International Trailer [via] = with some unseen-before footage, more GR, more Hellcycle, more Blackheart, more Mephisto, and slightly more Mendes (which is always a good thing :p)some select screen grabs for y'all (click on image to view larger): first international trailer here.*coolness*

break

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::sometimes we've just gotta be able to take a break from all our public duties and masks, and smell the coffee or taste the flavor of the burger ... or just talk about nothing at all ... :):: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

lego bands

:: TOYS / WTF ::are you able to name the following music-groups/bands?and these are the easier ones lego-fied bands @ the brickshelf gallery [via] *heh*._.

doktor a's mina

:: TOYS / CUSTOM ::yet another hauntingly pretty Doktor A customized-Fatima titled "Mina" (first one being Automatic Girl) = a certain Wilhelmina Murray holding unto a letter from her newly-wed husband Jonathan Harker chronicalling the invitation of a certain Transylvanian-Count ...more images can be viewed on the VinylAbuse forum = *cool*._.

dear earthling's surreal customs

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS ::looking at images of Dear Earthling's customs are liken to floating thru a mono-chromatic lucid-nightmare, all the while irresistible deep-d&b fills the air, heavy with morbid anticipation, coercing a smile on your face and your clickity-vinyl-heart pulsates with ambered life ...Dear Earthling is a graphic artist, electronic music producer, toy customizer, DJ, a graffiti

the 10 worst bond girls vs the best

:: MOVIES ::Entertainment Weekly brings us The Ten Worst Bond Girls versus The Ten Best [via]so what was your choice? *heh*._.

leech

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::this is dedicated to all those who leech information from other sites without crediting the link sources. you know who you are, don't look away ... >;p:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

the simpsons movie trailer

:: MOVIE TRAILER ::"in a time where computer animation brings us worlds of unsurpassed beauty, one films dares to be ugly ... = The Simpsons Movie [via] high-res quicktime-version here = *bwahahahaha*._.

new spiderman image and 1/6 action figure query

:: MOVIES / SPIDERMAN ::a new "clearer"-image of Spiderman in black-venom-suit, in action from the battling-Sandman tunnel-scene from the trailer [via/via]: sorry, couldn't resist with the logo (go pilfer the image yourself lah) - better than the jedi-robed sneak-image from last time, no? (below-left) *heh*i wonder how the black-suit will translate into a 1/6th-figure? tis gonna be a kick-a$$ one

sideshowtoys 1/6 aragon reviewed and repainted headsculpts

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::still on the LOTR-track:SideShowToys' Aragon The Strider reviewed@MWCToys (for which i do not possess) and also check out the DID-Version (again i dun have) and the Toybiz-version (which unfortunately curse the toygawds, i do possess) and here are a select trio of headsculpt repaints, done by OSW-members: (left-to-right respectively) Swerl / xenoviper / hunky_artist*heh*._.

sideshowtoys 1/6 faramir

:: TOYS / 1/6 :: the third LOTR-character to receive the 12-inch-treatment from SideShowToys (after Aragon + Legolas) is Faramir (who?) - with new-fangled advertising-gimmick = the teaser image! (ala Asajj Ventress)personally i was hoping (and have been since Lord Of The Rings 1/6th-figures were introduced) for a proper-articulated Gimli, so we could all have our Three Hunters of the Fellowship

chetrooper bust

im not much for busts (except selected iconic ones i like) but this CheTrooper from UrbanMedium is irresistible! [via] LOLbringing to 3-dimensional life from sticker/prints comes CheTrooper (last seen on video here) blending both sci-fi-fantasy and historical/political-icons, the 6"-er tall bust is limited to 400 pcs worldwide, hand painted, signed, numbered, in a full color window box and is

comics and me

"from CMYK-Superheroes to the black'n'white alternative comics era. from chinese/mandarin martial arts practisioners, to funny animal books. from the painted style of realism, to the heavy inked linework of hyper-realism. from the inhuman psyche of mystical folk of fantasy and lore, to the grime and gritty heroes that peppered the dark alleys of the world = my tastes and collecting habits went

james bond opening title music videos

:: MOVIES / MUSIC VIDEOS ::"The Bond films are known for their theme songs heard during the title credits, sung by well-known popular singers (which have included Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney and Wings, Tom Jones, Carly Simon, Madonna, and Duran Duran, among many others.)" = every Bond-film title credit sequence/music video here @ CityOfFilm [via]besides, the graphics have become

dc direct 13" catwoman

:: TOYS / 1/6-ish ::as much as folks online have issues with her tawdry-Barbie-like-smile (much less the big-body-build), i think tis pretty charmingly cheeky comicbook-smile for DC Directs new (and first ever) femme 1/6th action figure: Catwoman!personally, i've given-up complaining over the 13"-er tall scale compared to the standard market 12"-ers and somehow accept them for what they are (

hold the ketchup

bash inspired by crazed-clowns >;p:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

mimobot x star wars 4 R2D2

... it makes perfect sense and logic now ... it was actually a no-brainer, come to think of it ... and tis a sad day indeed for a self-proclaimed SW-fan when i hadn't even actually considered R2D2 (or even C-3PO for that matter) as the fourth mystery-Mimobot SW-character! heck, they never even crossed my mind![via] i think i'll retire my so-called SW-lurving ways now ... i am not worthy ... *

marvel psp 3age asunarosya figures

how adorable are these?produced by Asunarosya, these mini-Marvels are superheroes depicted as 3-year olds (3age?) with the Silver Surfer, Thor, Spiderman, Hulk and Captain America in Series One.and Series Two has: Daredevil, Ghost Rider, The Thing, Wolverine and Iron Man.found these babies here and here [images via] Ghost Rider is a must-have for me tho :pfirst seen online here and have been

gardener meets nike @ hongkong flagship 29092006 hardcover

just when ya thought ya could take a Michael-Lau-breather, a new ML X NIKE photo-book is announced [via]:the "Gardener meets Nike @ HongKong flagship 29092006" (a retrospective: 106 gardener in nike apparel collection) = is essentially ML (personally hand-posed) signature 1/6th characters figures, dressed in Nike-gear/wear - all 106 of 'em!this 23.5 X 35 cm hardcover runs for about HKD$299 / USD

boredomsqueezer's dark army

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::Boredomsqeezer's next project (after their Walking Paradise 1/6-fashion show) is intriguingly titled: Dark Army. [info+images via CrazyToyz]looks like a "crossover military-theme" might be the new trend in 2007, innit? (better get my sh*tte together and work faster then, innit? *HAH*)tentatively scheduled for the upcoming Asian Toy Expo, it remains to be seen if the troops could

ken keirns' munny custom

sweetest munny i've seen in a bit, IMHO:a Ken Keirn-custom done for his upcoming solo show @ the Rotofugi Gallery in May 2007 [info+image via]- you'd might recognize his previous works, with his signature gorgeous artwork and mystery femme peering down into your vinyl-soul muahahaha :)i'll be keeping a close-eye on him in 2007, innit? and mayhap you should too = *cool*

my wife is a gangster 3

:: MOVIE TRAILER / BABE ::and while i enjoyed the first Korean movie (the sequel was a ho-hummer) - this is here only becoz it's Shu Qi ... [via] ... and i think that's reason enuff for me (read here for movie info) *heh*._.

of 1/6 exclusive brown aliens and alien warriors

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::oh no. there's a Brown-version of the 1/6th AVP-Alien figure! [via] this 16"-tall monster is a SideShowToys-exclusive with a limited 350 pcs (imported to USA) run @ USD$130 scheduled for the 1st quarter of 2007 = how many versions are they gonna churn out? (Japanese exclusive here) *yikes*well, there's always the Aliens 3-version (on all-fours), innit? (which this reminds me of,

mad clownies' snips

an intriguing figure caught my undivided attention on Wheaty Wheat Studios' webbie [all images via]: MAD's Snips!Snips is part of his Clownies-series and tis a 14"-er tall plush with vinyl head and feets = and dammit i lurve crazed-clowns! *muahahahahaha*more information and release dates as soon as i get 'em! ~ stay tuned ~

cleabus the radish farmer

:: TOYS ::the first figure out of Christopher Lee's Urbanites series/stables is Cleabus The Radish Farmer [info+images via]costing between USD14 to USD20, Cleabus is available in both Standard Edition (limited to 800 pcs) and the Octane3 exclusive Sepia-tone/Vintage Edition (limited to 300 pcs - available here), this 3"-er hard-vinyl figure is set to harvest your holidays this coming December,

spiderman 3 pre-trailer with venom revealed

you've seen the new Spiderman 3 trailer just, now witness the "pre-trailer" (ie: incomplete CG effects, green screen etc) [via] and pay close attention at the end, when the evil alien--symbiote leaves/is cast away from Peter Parker's body (with church bell sequence no less! comicbook-readers will know why :p) and inhabits Eddie Brock's body to produce Venom!added 16.10.06: watch it fast before

fluffybadbad is coming

Fluffy is coming and no one can stop him! [image via]say hi to Jordan (creator of FBB) y'all! ... and just in time for christmas, innit? *chomp*- my proposed fluffybadbad displaybox design- almost final fluffybadbad- introducing fluffybadbad

1/6 brothersworker color smart

the thing about Brothersworker-figures that appeal to me so, are the detailed tools the figures possess (props also to Hot Toys, i reckon). i mean, the headsculpts and body-tattoos are brill, as are the "history" and backstory to alla them (always lurve it when there's a story and concept that comes along with a toy) but tis them tools that get to me every single time i look at them online or

1/6 levis' promotional action figure

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::new (promotional) 1/6th Levi's action figure from Hot Toys [via]:the only information i could deduce from this link and the Levi's HK website of this figure is that mayhap tis a 1/6th Jay Chou? (he's the current poster-boy for Levi's HK)a limited edition of 500 box-sets @ HK$1,780 / USD230 = *yikes*i might be totally off-base with the info here ... but anyways tis always cool to

doktor a's copperpod

:: TOYS / CUSTOMS ::can you hear the tiny copper-gears churning along defiantly against rust and wonderous decay?Doktor A's customized 6"-er Lmac Zombie astounds with it's veiled simplicity, IMHO.more images on the VinylAbuse forum = *coolness*._.

toy2r's 36 inchers

:: TOYS ::darnnit them toys aren't gonna get any smaller nor cheaper, are they? [via] but if they come as nice as these?(above) GDub (Phase 3) Bear and Joe Ledbetter's Toxic Swamp Bear (below) = i wonder how heavy they weigh? :pToy2R's 36"-ers are made by Fabric Cast, handpainted and made-to-order (within 60 days), with an accompanying certificate @ a SRP of USD$1,500 per (with a shipping charge

i wuz juz hungry

:: MY TOYPIX + KITBASH FOR DA DAY ::bye-bye Cowboy Bob :p:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

cy girls trailer

:: VIDEO ::found: an old CY-Girls' video-trailer done by Konami for their videogame [via]:i <3 cygirls *heh*._.

free vertigo comics first issues

:: COMICS ::download first issues of "classic" Vertigo comics here :)including classics like: Ennis' PreacherElli's TransmetropolitanGaimen's Sandman (mentioned here)Delano's HellblazerMoore's Swamp Thingand current gems like:Wood's DMZWillingham's FablesVaughan's Y The Last Manand if ya like what you see/read? go buy the entire tradepaperbacks, go :)._.

hot toy's 1/6 exclusive grid alien

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::there's no doubt as to the lure of the Aliens-franchise and of the quality of Hot Toy's Alien-figures (i have seen them and have drooled) and the collection is further buffed-up with the news of the BlisterJapan exclusive 1/6th Grid Alien figure.okay, technically this figure is from the AVP-franchise (*urgh*), with an onset-scar sustained in battle with Predators. and from the

hot toy's 1/6 terminator endoskeleton

:: TOYS / 1/6 ::Hot Toys sure are pumping them movie masterpieces out, with a retro-favourite (and long awaited) 1/6th Terminator Endoskeleton:a perfect (and long awaited) addition to your (and my long-desired) Hot Toy's Terminator-movie duo of the battle-damaged T800 and Kyle Reesewith a trio of weapons (looking a tad boring tho, IMO) and practical light-up eyes! - and if this mecha is diecast,

hot toy's 1/6 clark kent

hot on the heels of Hot Toy's successful Superman Returns figure, comes Clark Kent!dressed in a dapper-grey suit and a brown coat, the re-sculpted Brandon Routh-Clark Kent 1/6th figure rips open his top-shirt to reveal his signature super-suit with an embossed-crest! a moulded-on suit, no less - so no hidden capes there, sorry Superman-lovers :plimited to 1,000-pcs, Clark Kent is slated to ship

vote for toysrevil

:: WWW ::vote for toysrevil @ MyPlasticHeart (centre-bottom of page) [via]- for the fun of it, of coz kekekeke ;psurprised and humbnled to be amongst the online luminaries tho :)._.

bruce lee headsculpts in 1/6

as promised, here are some of the existing Bruce Lee headsculpts available (or rather "that i own as this point in time" :p):first up is a Medicom-sculpt by Eric So, for the Fashion Show Series 1 :a decent sculpt (altho at that time, it was da bomb! *heh*) from the front, but the side-view shows a head-deformity where only an extreme-fan might luvre, 'nuff said.i honestly do not remember and know

vinyl smash!

and so my custom is done ... ...NOT! *heh*:: myflickrset 2 / 1 ::

diary of a trexi custom 01

and while i readily admit that i may not possess either the talent, skill nor experience to customize a 10" Trexi, i'd still try my best to complete my first Trexi-custom :pbut i'd like to think of it as starting out with a "blank slate" and mayhap it might be about how to look at a custom, rather than just the technique itself? (*disclaimer-city*)with the deadline in 3 weeks from now, i will