Nerd (Un)Culture
Urban Paper is finally here. And to celebrate, they are throwing a launch party and papertoy show at Mobius in LA’s Koreatown on May 2nd (starting at 7PM). Christopher Bonnette, Nicebunny, and Matt Hawkins will be on hand to sign…
Hot Toys will release their TTM08 1/6th scale TrueType Body (Caucasian with narrowed shoulder) figure this summer. The piece features over 38 points of articulation, and is perfect for customizers or maybe that extra MMSDX 01 Joker outfit and head.
Mimoco has announced a three week long video contest – kicking off yesterday – to celebrate Earth Day. The GURP for Mother Earth (GURP4ME) contest (ending on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th) promotes recycling via Mimoco’s MIMOBOT GreenBot USB flash…
Dark Horse will offer attendees of this year’s Comic-Con International the chance to grab a special exclusive variant of their upcoming series of Domo “Qee” toys, a translucent variant produced in conjunction with Hong Kong based Toy2R. This special version…
The MUTT Show boasts an artist line up of some of the top international designer vinyl customizers in the scene today. The show serves to showcase this extreme talent while also introducing the new DIY toy “mutt” with a bang….
June 20th at Mix Ultra Lounge (Downtown Hollywood, FL) SOUL SCHOOL SPECIAL ASSEMBLY #1 Live art featuring Sket-One, Pon & Shane Jessup! Local artists Duane Hosein & Spen-One! Live Music from Sev Statik, Rhema Soul, Pornobots & Fusik! Live DJ…
[rich] of UMe Toys and Onorio D’Epiro are working on a great project named Toxic BuB. He is going to be one mean Puffer Fish. The final sculpt will consist of BuB on a custom display base. And the rough…
Crazy Label has announced the release of their new trio of Shaolin Monks. The Master and Grand Master Classic Monks, as well as the Baby Monk, are now available for purchase. And they’ve also introduced the Family Pack. If you…
Bob Conge of Plaseebo Custom will have a one of one prototype of a new figure concept at Phillips De Pury auction that will take place this Saturday – April 25th, 2009 – in New York City. The figure -…
If you’re a Max Toy Club member, you probably received an email for Captain Maxx’s newest Kaiju Foe – Drazoran. Well…they sold out almost instantly. But don’t fret…there should be another version of this amazing kaiju character out soon. For…
The Obie the Alien Space Cadet Hot Pink Edition is the alternate colorway of the original alien in the orange suit with a blue body. This version features a hot pink spacesuit with a green body. The Cadet measures 11″…
[rich] of UMe Toys has a few new projects in the works. The first of which (pictured above) is the first canvas box painting of his Jasper ghost character. The 9.5″ x 7″ canvas is being sold for £35 plus…
Background In the age of “made-to-order”, CurlyQ Cuties offers plush aficionados the opportunity to create their own monster via the online Monster-Maker application. The kid-friendly website allows parents and children the choice of colors and shapes to create a truly…
If you’re a fan of Jared Deal’s artwork, Tattooed Steel has added a number of his designs to Jared’s artist collection shop. The designs pictured below are (in order): Solemn Forest (cuff), School Sucks (cuff), Charmed (cuff), Valhalla (dog tags)…
ALBOTAS.com has posted their second episode of blind.boxed.tv. This is the first episode that I’ve seen and here are a few comments and observations I have. First off, you pretty much have to compare any designer toy show to Toy…