Buildman Alternate Head
Onell Design released the above photo of the newest head design for their upcoming Buildman figure. This one is fashioned like a visor (similar to Master Chief) and should work well with customs.
Month: May 2008
Alice Cherry Blossom Songwriting Contest
All of the details are right up there in the .jpg. We don’t have anything to do with this contest, but it definitely might appeal to some of the musically inclined folks.
Ugly Guide #3
Random House has revealed the title of the third Ugly Guide from David and Sun-Min. The Ugly Guide to Being Alive and Staying That Way is slated to be released in January 2009. The book will be 64 pages (the…
Neighborwood DIY
Bigshot Toyworks has announced that the Neighborwood blank wooden D.I.Y. figure is currently shipping. The figure was created by Mike Burnett, and based on many of his own wood creations. I’m sure there will be some custom shows using this…
Killing Time Art Show
The Killing Time art show opening will take place at GR2 on Saturday May 17th from 6:30PM through 10PM. The group art show will feature the work of Matt Furie and Albert Reyes. If you can’t make it out for…
Sidney Crosby II
Upper Deck has released photos of the all new Sidney Crosby All Star Vinyl sculpt. Crosby II will feature the Penguins forward posed in his signature slap shot. The piece will be released in four colorways: 2007-08 Home and Road…
Zog Progress from David Lanham and Strangekiss
Strangekiss has revealed the wax model of David Lanham’s Zog vinyl figure. It should be ready to go by SDCC this July…and we can’t wait! They’ve also revealed the artwork for the limited edition colorway designed by Frank Kozik. This…
2008 Tonner Convention
Tonner’s 2008 Dreamscapes Convention will be taking place from May 16th through the 18th in Lombard, Illinois. However, if you won’t be making it out to the event, you’ll be able to follow it through their convention blog. They’ll have…
REVIEW: New Pheyden and Exellis Colorways
Background Onell Design has released several new Pheyden and Exellis colorway designs from their Glyos System series. Among the characters that we’ll be looking at are the Eclipse Pheyden, Cosmic Wave Pheyden and Andromeda Pheyden (all pictured above). We’ll also…
Buck Rogers’ Jet Pack
The Go Hero continues to release teaser images of their 1/6 scale Buck Rogers figure. This week, it’s his jet pack. The little LEDs should make it appear like flames if you’re in the dark.
REVIEW: TOBOR
Background Joe Spada is a fan of the designer toy scene. You might have seen him around the various discussion boards. Living most collectors dream, he decided to have his own character design produced. TOBOR “is a cyborg mercenary designed…
Mars1 and David Choong Lee at Bucheon
Bucheon is presenting a two person show featuring a duo of San Francisco artists – Mars1 (aka Mario Martinez) and David Choong Lee. The show of mixed media painting and sculpture will open on Friday, May 16th, with a reception…
The OUIP Project
The OUIP[wip] Project is a platform toy from the Korean delitoys label. Delitoys is supposedly short for “Delicatessen of interesting toys” and/or “Delicious Toys”. Either way, the first teaser image of their platform toy is posted above. The concept behind…
REVIEW: The Last Mimzy Plush
Background Here’s part of The Last Mimzy synopsis from RottenTomatoes.com: Two kids find a bizarre box on the beach and are soon exhibiting signs of off-the-chart genius in this gently mind-blowing fantasy film. Little Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) finds a…
An Offering at the Altar
From Andrew Bell’s latest show – Burning Desire – and produced by Hobbymaster 2K3 Studio come the Altars. These limited edition sculptures come in 3 various styles (from left to right in group photos): All Seeing (limited edition of 3),…