Hot Lunch – Lunch Boxes
There are a few monumental events I remember from my days in elementary school. Every summer my sister and I were allowed to choose the lunch box that would define our upcoming year. There was a definite process to my…
Year: 2007
My Pal, Sookie La La at Rotofugi
This coming Friday (February 2nd) will be the opening of fellow Raleigh-ite Hello, Brute’s “My Pal, Sookie La La” show at the Rotofugi Gallery. Hello, Brute (aka Jon Knox Griffin) is probably best known for t-shirt designs for the likes…
Ezeart and Kandycore’s Handmade Plush
The Swedish artists ezeart and Kandycore have sent photos of their handmade plush creations. Ezeart’s 2 figures are known as ”Happiisad Family” & ”Weelii”. Happiisad will drop a tear for you when you’re sad, so you don’t have to. And…
REVIEW: The LeBrons – King James Edition
Background When LeBron James was still in high school, his games at St. Vincent-St. Mary were being televised on ESPN and he was already dubbed as the “next-Jordan”. “King” James now plays in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers and…
Bossy Bear Vinyl from Toy2R
Here’s the first glimpse of the entire Bossy Bear vinyl toy. We showed you the figure’s head, but now you can see Bossy Bear in all of his greatness. Toy2R has done a great job with David Horvath’s soon-to-be popular…
RAH Boba Fett Sells Out
It’s not a shock that Medicom’s 1/6 scale RAH Boba Fett sold out in about an hour. The figure ran $149.99, but if the figure is as amazing as the photos…it’ll be well worth it!
Readers’ Choice! We Need Your Vote
Since we have told you our picks of the best toys of 2006, Plastic and Plush wants to know what YOU (the readers) think. Here are the categories we would like your votes on: Vinyl Toy of the Year Favorite…
Medicom’s RAH Boba Fett
I’ve struggled to keep this one to myself. I kept thinking…after I’m assured I have the figure, then I can let the rest of the world know. Well, my responsibility to you got the better of me. Medicom has created…
Newest Uglydoll…Toodee
Toodee will be one of the new Uglydolls to debut at Toy Fair 2007. We wanted to give you a sneak peek at him before then…because more Uglydolls=more happiness! TooDee is curious about everything. If he had a nose, it…
Skullbunny19 from Kenn Munk
Kenn Munk has sent us some photos of his latest custom – Skullbunny19. Getting away from the platform toys, Kenn decided to try his hand at Jeremy Fish’s Bunyskull figure (a part of Upperplayground’s Get Small SF Series).
Liberty Vinyl from Erick Scarecrow
Erick Scarecrow sent in another sneak peek at his Liberty vinyl figure. It’s the first figure from his Liquis Series of vinyl toys. Look for it to be launched at NY Comic Con. Even though some folks might think turning…
Cameron Tiede’s Blasters
Cameron Tiede sent us some photos of the handmade plush toys he made for the Plush Week 2 show that’s going on tonight at Gallery 1988. Known as Blasters, there are 7 different plushies in different color combinations…and the one…
Michelle Valigura’s Robot Girl
Switcheroo is Michelle Valigura’s and Amanda Visell’s new company. Their first release is the 14″ tall plush robot – Robot Girl – that Michelle has designed and hand made. Each piece has a velcro hatch to reveal who really is…
Relaxed Kicky from Shawnimals
The newest release from Shawn Smith (Shawnimals) is the Relaxed Kicky plush. He’ll be debuting at the Plush Week 2 show at Gallery 1988 (tonight), but you can pick him up through the Shawnimals website. There’s only 75 of them…
ATP MAD*L Exclusive
This might just be the coolest mass-produced (if you think a run of 400 is mass) MAD*L vinyl figure out there. The ATP (All Tomorrow’s Parties) exclusive has been designed by MAD himself and is currently only available through the…