27 January 2012 at 12:36 PM
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REVIEW: Kidrobot’s ‘Bots

Background

Recently, Kidrobot released a blindbox series of 3-inch tall vinyl toys based on their namesake – the Kidrobot. Named 'Bots, the series consists of eleven different figure designs in various attire. Some of the figures might look familiar, some might look completely new. For this review, I pulled the Boxer 'Bot.

The Facts



Kidrobot 'Bots Mini Series
Manufacturer: Kidrobot
Material: Rotocast Vinyl
Dimensions: 3” tall
Points of Articulation: 5 (neck, shoulders and wrists)
Designs: 11 designs
Pricing: $9.95 per blindbox

Packaging

The 'Bots Mini Figure Series is packaged in blind box fashion. The exterior of the box features illustrations of all eleven possible designs, along with pull ratios. Inside, the figure is sealed in a metallic bag. There's also a foldout booklet that gives you a better look at those 'Bots illustrations.

Our Opinion

Kidrobot has been releasing vinyl versions of their namesake character for years now. This 3” tall mini 'Bots line pulls a number of the designs from Kidrobot's popular 8” tall Kidrobot vinyls into a smaller (more affordable) blind box format. [...]

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27 January 2012 at 10:35 AM
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Made-to-Order Slime Gread

LYSOL has been working on a new way of presenting one of his familiar characters. The Slime Gread is a resin made-to-order piece. You can choose from a few different colors for the Gread and Slime.

Pre-orders will begin on Tuesday January 31st 2012 at Noon EST. These will be priced at $20.00 each.

27 January 2012 at 8:34 AM
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Fat Tony: A Ton of Tiger with a Short Shelf Life

Ron English has introduced Fat Tony - A Ton of Tiger with a Short Shelf Life. This 100% nutrition-free vinyl toy stands in at 9" tall and features articulated arms. I'm sure his neck is stuck in place due to several layers of fat. Look for these to retail around $60.00.

For wholesale inquiries, contact DKE Toys.

26 January 2012 at 6:33 PM
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Voltaire’s Deady Bunee Mini Qees

Toy2R has announced that this April (2012) will see the release of two Voltaire 5-inch Mini Qee Bunees. From the Deady...and Friends series, we'll see Deady Bunee and Sleezter Bunee Qees hit shelves. And yes...I do believe Sleezter is dressed up like the "gimp".

26 January 2012 at 4:36 PM
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Fig-lab Finger Five

Don Kratzer (Fig-lab) has revealed a project that has been in the works for some time now. The Finger Five will consist of five finger puppets from five excellent designers. Paul Kaiju, Suckadelic, MonstreHero, Onell Design and L'amour Supreme will all be represented. Much better than those creepy monster finger puppets we used to have as kids. (No word yet on release date, size, etc)

26 January 2012 at 2:36 PM
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Galaxxor 009 Pre-order Details

Here are the release details for the Galaxxor 009. This 5.5" tall resin figure was sculpted by Ben Spencer, and hand-cast in blacklight-reactive, chromed aluminum Airsoft pellet infused crystal clear resin by The Godbeast. The figure, limited to only 5 pre-order pieces, will come packaged in a traditional bag with header card art by Steve Seeley.

Galaxxor 009 will be available in a limited number of pre-orders on Friday January 27th 2012 at Noon CDT. The figures will be available to purchase exclusively from The Galaxxor Online Store for $125.00 each. Look for these to ship about a month after the pre-order date.

26 January 2012 at 12:33 PM
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ANDROID Series 3

Word on the street is that DYZPLASTIC's ANDROID Series 3 figures will begin hitting shelves in Q2 2012. This go-round features designs from Google, Andrew Bell, Gary Ham, Huck Gee, KaNO, MAD, KRONK, Kelly Denato, Scott Tolleson and Sket One. This will be the only full series to be released this year (I'm guessing we might see other artist collaborations...just not a series of this magnitude).

Wholesale inquiries, contact DKE Toys.

26 January 2012 at 10:33 AM
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February 2012 NOTM: Dumpling Ninja

The February 2012 Ninja of the Month - from Shawnimals - will be released on Wednesday February 1st 2012 at 1:00PM CST. This month, the NOTM is the Dumpling Ninja.

From the tag:
"At first we were scared the Ninjas were eating these dumplings but it turns out they simply work at a dumpling pet shop! Phew. Dumpling Ninja tends to all of the various domesticated dumplings, and helps find the perfect match for any friendly ninja who walks through the door."

For $30.00, you'll get this 7" x 7" plush Ninja limited to 100 pieces, a character sticker and a character button...oh and the special feature - that little dumpling.

26 January 2012 at 8:32 AM
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Green Hell on Wheels Casket Cruiser

Super7 will be releasing their Green Hell on Wheels Casket Cruiser today (Thursday January 26th 2012) at Noon Pacific. Josh Herbolsheimer's Rose Vampire rides in on this wonderful casket. The piece will retail for $65.00 each. No word if this thing has moving wheels.

25 January 2012 at 6:34 PM
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Gary Taxali’s 2012 Canadian Coin Sets

Gary Taxali has collaborated with the Royal Canadian Mint to create a series of six celebratory coins that will be featured in their 2012 gift sets. The coins cover the themes of Birthday, Wedding, Tooth Fairy, New Baby, O Canada, and Holiday. ‬

‪The coins feature Taxali’s recognizable pop culture imagery infused with his retro graphic vintage style. The words “25 Cents”, “2012” and “Canada” are depicted on the coins in Gary’s famous font called “Chumply”, the first time the Mint has allowed an artist to change the typography on coins.

These will be available for order from www.mint.ca.

25 January 2012 at 4:33 PM
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Hot Toys’ Nick Fury Teaser

Hot Toys continues to release teasers from their film licenses. This time it's from The Avengers. Nick Fury, the director of SHIELD, is being portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson. However, about the only thing you might be able to recognize from this photo...is the bottom of his goatee.

25 January 2012 at 2:36 PM
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Patient No. 6 and Boda

Here is the collaborative custom piece by Patient №6 and the Ukrainian-based artist Boda.  The toy is hand-painted with oil paint in a fashion that catches the "atmosphere of times of the USSR". This 7.5" tall limited edition piece includes medical history and free shipping. Oh...and it's price at $96.00.

25 January 2012 at 12:33 PM
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Show Openings: January 26th to February 1st

"Supplicate"
The Solo Show of Brendan Tierney

Opening reception takes place on Saturday, January 28th 2012 from 8:00PM to 11:00PM
On view from January 28th to February 26th 2012

Art Whino Gallery
120 American Way
National Harbor, MD 20745

I Heart Guts Pop-Up Organ Store
Munky King

Runs from February 1st - to February 14th 2012

Munky King
7308 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046

25 January 2012 at 10:32 AM
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Doodle Buds Custom by NemO

The Doodle Buds Custom is a 3.5" vinyl figure that has been customized by BadApplezINC's Mike "NemO" Mendez. It's a one of a kind custom that's available for $45.00 via the BadApplez shop.

25 January 2012 at 8:38 AM
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Alexander Gwynne’s Tetris Blocks

Alexander Gwynne has released his latest free paper toy design. These 6 new Tetris blocks are available to download, print and put together...for your enjoyment. The set includes 6 different shapes all on a single page and every block is 1 piece.

24 January 2012 at 6:33 PM
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Kidrobot’s Matt Groening Vinyl

Kidrobot has been released plenty of toys based on The Simpsons license. But this is first time we've ever seen the creator of The Simpsons - Matt Groening - in toy form. With the show celebrating their 500th episode in February 2012, Kidrobot will be releasing this 6" tall vinyl toy join in on the festivities. Look for Matt Groening to grace store shelves beginning on February 9th 2012 for $50.00.

24 January 2012 at 4:37 PM
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DMB x umetoys x JPK

Rich Page from umetoys sent along this interesting little teaser image of a project he is working on with David Bishop and JonPaul Kaiser. Here's the correspondence we received:

"At the tail end of last year I had a conversation about a possible sculpt/resin toy based on a concept from David Bishop (@rundmb) and Jon Paul Kaiser (@jonpaulkaiser). Here is the first prototype; he hasn't got a name yet so we'll call him 'X' for now.

If you fancy seeing him in the flesh so to speak I'll be smuggling him in my backpack to London next week at the Kidrobot Fatcap event on Thursday."

24 January 2012 at 2:33 PM
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7 Bones Queeny

ThreeA Toys has announced one of the first releases of 2012. The 7 Bones Queeny will hit Bambaland on Monday January 30th 2012 at 9:00AM Hong Kong Time (8:00PM EST on January 29th). This figure will run $120.00 (before 3AA discount) with shipping included in the price.

24 January 2012 at 12:38 PM
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Emily Bee’s Strength Tuttz

Emily Bee has introduced her newest Tuttz custom, named Strength. Sculpted by Eric Nocella Diaz of Argonaut Resins, this hand painted piece was originally a pink resin. This is Emily's 4th Tuttz custom. Strength will be available for purchase on Wednesday, January 25th 2012 at 3:00PM EST at emilybee.bigcartel.com for $175.00.

24 January 2012 at 10:35 AM
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Toy Story Cosbaby (S) Series

To celebrate the launch of Toy Story Playland at Walt Disney Studios Park and Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland, Hot Toys will be releasing their Cosbaby (S) Series from Toy Story. This is Series 2 based on the Disney-Pixar film.

Each Cosbaby stands approximately 3" tall, featuring your favorite Toy Story movie characters in baby form.The six characters in this series are:

• Spaceman Alien
• Cowboy Alien
• Buzz Lightyear
• Woody
• Evil Dr. Porkchop
• Rex

24 January 2012 at 8:33 AM
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40 One-of-a-Kind Zukie Paintings

Alison Perez is offering up 40 different one-of-a-kind Zukie paintings on wood. Each piece measures 3" x 1/2" x 3" 1/2. These are being sold blind, so you won't know which one you're getting. However, they're running just $5.00 with free shipping. Pick one up here.

23 January 2012 at 6:34 PM
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Hot Toys’ Bane Teaser

The Legend Ends. The terrorist leader Bane will arrive in Gotham City, pushing it and the police force to their limits, forcing Batman to resurface after taking the fall for The Joker's crimes.

Hot Toys is already teasing/taunting collectors with shots of their 1/6th scale figures based on The Dark Knight Rises movie. The Bane Collectible Figure will be launched in coming months...before movie launches.

23 January 2012 at 4:35 PM
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Chinese New Year Androids

Andrew Bell and Dead Zebra will be celebrating Chinese New Year with Android figures full of Fortune (祿), Blessing (福) and Longevity (壽). A limited quantity will be sold together in sets of 3 figures for $29.00.

The first batch will be available in the Dead Zebra Shop starting Wednesday, January 25th 2012 at 11:00AM EST. The second batch will go up later in the day, at 11:00PM EST.

23 January 2012 at 2:34 PM
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Warui Inu GHOST Edition Lottery

Kaiju Coup is collecting lottery entries for the Warui Inu GHOST Edition (US release). Produced by Kaiju Coup and Medicom, there will be only 6 hand-painted pieces available.

This 6 1/2" high Bad Dog has 2 motion activated led units set in color gels inside the head and body that project light effects through the clear vinyl. The led units are replaceable when batteries become exhausted.

To enter the lottery - which gets you a chance to purchase one of the six figures - send your Name, Address and Email address to: kaijucoup@gmail.com. The entry deadline is Wednesday January 25th 2012. The winner can purchase a figure for $220.00 plus shipping.