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