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Pocketwatch Toys has released a small edition of handmade resin figures. The Rust-ling Series includes eight different characters, each one measuring around an inch tall and being hand cast in polyurethane resin. The weathered little collectibles are available to purchase for £7.00 each (about $9).
Zica Toys has announced that they’ll be reincarnating the Sectaurs line – extremely popular back in the mid-80’s. There are 10 figures planned for the first wave, which will likely be funded via a Kickstarter campaign. Wave one is set to include 8 main character from the original Coleco toy line, plus a pair of army builders. These will all be in 4-inch scale. The first two they’re showing off are Dargon and General Spidrax.
Being a fan of the line as a kid, I can’t wait to see them produced. The only thing is that we’ll need to wait until a Wave 2 to get any of the crazy insect hand puppet things.
Tomenosuke has announced details of their Tomenosuke Exclusive Gigantic Crab Kaiju Geosesarma version designed by JUBI and produced by Unbox Industries. The detailed hand-painted finish lives up to expectations, measuring 13-inch across. This edition is limited to a run of 50 pieces. It will go on sale beginning at 11AM JST on May 13th 2017 (10PM ET on May 12th). For international orders, check out Tomenosuke’s international site. The figure is listed at ¥14,800 (about $136).
The folks from OYO are looking to expand their OYOme line, which currently allows you to go online to personalize one of their MLB licensed minifigures. Their plan is to create and upload face/other features so you can build your own avatar. From there, you’ll be able to pick your outfit from an ever-expanding list of creative outfit designs. Lastly, pick the style of your package and the messaging. On each package, the software will upload the image of your avatar and the messaging you created. Maybe you want to say Happy Birthday, Congratulations, or Funky Monkey Pink Unicorn. Its up to you, just have fun and inspire a smile.
Not ready to throw in the towel yet, Lightning McQueen is back. With the help of rookie Cruz, Lightning McQueen is attempting a comeback in the Florida 500. From Disney’s upcoming film Cars 3, releasing June 2017, comes Funko’s newest line – the Pop! Disney: Cars 3. Cruz and Lightning McQueen. There are also Walmart exclusives Luigi and Guido. Chrome Lightning McQueen will only be available at Target. And Grey Lightning McQueen will be available only at Meijer.
Emilio Subirá has released a new (albeit eerily creepy) figure entitled Third Eye. The piece is based on the origin of creativity – or the absence of it – and available in three different one-off colorways. The Fleshy, Purple Drain, and Grey Time Third Eye piece go up for sale today (May 1st 2017) via Emilio’s online store. Each 6-inch tall resin piece comes numbered, signed, and dated for $220.00.
Charles Creature Cabinet has announced a new series of Blossom Faeries. Priced at €169.00 (about $180), the Glow-int-the-Dark Botanical Blossom Faeries are named So and Po. So (Song Sakura) – sad face – is available in white pink and pale pink orange versions. Po (PoMona) – happy face – is available in pink blue and white pink versions. The very small Handmade mohair wigs by Marie Patterson’s WeeDollyWears will be available for custom orders through her Etsy store.
Tenacious Toys has announced their second monthly release of Rampage Toys’ exclusive products with the 11-inch Rainy Day Revenge Kesagake with GID Omake and the Gold Sparkle Cyclops Dinos 3-piece set (pteroclops, protoceraclops & plesioclops). These unpainted figures are available in limited quantities. They’ll be available through May 5th 2017, when pre-orders close.
Members of the colony ship Covenant are bound for a remote planet. When they arrive, the planet seems too good to be true. Little do they know… From the upcoming film Alien: Covenant, come Funko’s new Pop! Movies: Alien: Covenant series. The lineup features David, Daniels, and the Xenomorph in Pop! vinyl treatment. In addition, look for Oram with Face Hugger, only at Hot Topic, and the Bloody Xenomorph, exclusively at GameStop.
Executive Replicas is taking pre-orders for their Vampirella Asian Version 1/6th scale figure. The deadline for the pre-order is May 29th 2017, with scheduled availability in June 2017. The comic book character, originally created in 1969, is currently available to pre-order for $140.99.
OYO Sports has introduced a new way to customize their OYO building block style minifigure. The OYOme minifigures are a new series of personalized Major League Baseball figures available for all 30 MLB teams.
OYOme is currently only available for the MLB license. So even though OYO has NHL, NBA, and NFL figures, you can only customize baseball figures.
Threezero is teasing fans of the recently released film – Ghost In The Shell – with the above photo of the upcoming Major 1/6th scale collectible figure. Featuring the authentic likeness of Scarlett Johansson as Major Mira Killian in the film. We’ll let you know more details once they’re revealed.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a summer film set to be released on July 21st 2017. And since it’s an upcoming film…Funko has some Pop! figures based on the license. The Pop! Movies: Valerian series includes Valerian, Laureline, Comm. Arun Filitt, DA, Iron Siruss, and the Doghan Daguis. You’ll also be able to pick up a pair of chase variants of Doghan Daguis.
Celebrating the global release of the long awaited Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming coming this summer, Hot Toys has announced the Power Pose Series 1/6th scale Mark XLVII collectible figure. The Mark XLVII (Movie Promo Edition) Power Pose collectible figure is crafted and designed with movie-accurate quality. It features a meticulously sculpted sleek, streamline armor and trapezoid-shaped indent around the arc reactor. Equipped with 28 LED light-up points throughout the body, it is also given the iconic red and gold color featured mostly on the helmet and shoulder, as well as the distinctive silver and dark silver colored painting on the mid-section of the armor. This Power Pose collectible figure also comes with articulated head and arms, interchangeable fists and repulsor palms, and a figure base.
If you’re interested in pre-ordering this figure, Sideshow Collectibles
The finalists for the 7th Annual Designer Toy Awards have been announced and public voting is now allowed. Don’t feel like you need to rush to vote for us (yeah…we’re never nominated for the DTAs). I take my anonymity – especially after doing this for 13 years – as a badge of honor.
