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Mezco’s Cinema of Fear 7″ tall action figure line continues with Series 3. The series contains four iconic horror film characters, including Freddy, Jason, Leatherface and the hitchhiker from the classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is the first time the…
Jamungo has announced that their Skllbud 1.7 – bronze colorway – will be made at available at the DKE Toys booth at the spring VTN show. The event takes place on May 4th in Pasadena, CA.
Josmar Madureira (a.k.a Katkiller) is a Brazilian based art toy designer. He usually tries his hand making collectible plush toys inspired in pop icons (music, fashion, movies, etc.). The Katkiller toys are approximately 21″ tall, made of cloth (raw cotton,…
Background The Bumrush vinyl figure is a joint project between J-Roo (the character designer), Dynomight NYC (the toy company) and ESC-Toy (the production). But what’s the story behind this tough looking character with a bag on his head? WHAT the…
David Horvath showed off the newest Uglydolls.com exclusive vinyl Wage Kaiju figure – Solid Green Wage. This piece will be limited to a run of 50. If you haven’t seen these up close, the quality is great!
Sideshow Collectibles is distributing the Mezco Toyz produced rotocast vinyl Hellboy figure. Based on the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the figure stands in at 18″ in height. With 12 points of articulation, the figure comes with The Samaritan…
Background If you’re a fan of designer toys, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the Rolitoboy figure from French designer Rolito. He teamed up with Toy2R to produce a number of the normal (6” tall) and mini (2.5” tall)…
The sixth figure in Jamungo’s BUD of the Month is the Glowflage Abomb, designed by Ferg. This piece will be available during New York Comic Con (April 18th) at the MyPlasticHeart booth (#866).
Urban Warfair has announced a few new projects that they’ve been working on. They’re showing off the first clay prototypes for the up and coming 4″ mini skully. This new vinyl toy will be the first of many from Urban…
Chip Tantlinger is curating a show entitled Pandora’s Toy Box: Customs for a Doomed World. The show will preview May 15th, beginning at 5PM, at the Good News Mountaineer Garage Gallery in Charleston, WV. A formal opening will take place…
Background Growing up, Uglydoll creators Sun-Min and David were big fans of tokusatsu (special effects) television shows. These programs often featured kaiju characters. Now, they want to honor those memories with a line of Japanese kaiju figures. With the Uglydoll…
Gary Taxali and Chump Toys have two new vinyl figures for sale – OH NO and OH OH. Each retails at $60 or $80 <--if you want it signed. The figures stand at 6 1/2" tall and their legs are...
Sideshow Collectibles with be distributing the Medicom Toy produced Lost line of Real Action Heroes. The first character from the ABC show is Jack Shephard (played by Matthew Fox). It’s a pretty good likeness of him during the opening crash…
The launch of JamFactory and Crazy Label’s vinyl toy – Droplet – will take place at Go Go Plastic! in The Custard Factory (Birmingham). If you attend you’ll be able to get your hands on Droplet before anyone else in…
If I was in NYC this week, instead of next, I’d definitely make it out to this show…which takes place on Saturday April 12th from 2PM until 5PM in Chinatown. With a bunch of great sponsors, there will surely be…