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It’s Black Friday! Well not exactly the Thanksgiving shopping day but just as good. 3DRetro is pleased to feature some of the most awesome “Black” toys on the site. These include the new Quadrics Black on Black figures and the…
Strangekiss sent out the above production update which includes photos and news about their upcoming Zog vinyl toy release. Look for David Lanham’s piece to be launched somewhere between mid 2008 and early 2009. And keep an eye out for…
The fifth installment of Jamungo’s BOTM (Bud of the Month) will be released at LulubellToys on March 25th at 12 noon CST. Beaterman is March’s BOTM and is designed by VanBeater. As with the rest of the line, look for…
It’s been a while since I watched an old fashioned wrasslin’ match on television. But the WWE is still around and they’ve teamed up with Jakks Pacific to produce a line of 3″ tall WWE Vinyl Aggression figures. The first…
LiFT Designer Toys, in Royal Oak, MI, will be having a group show entitled Multiple Personalities beginning March 29th. The opening reception will start at 7PM. This will be the first show at their new location. It’s an open platform…
Keep an eye out for TOUMA’s most famous characters…such as Knuckle Bear, Skuttle, Hellhounds, Goon, Grabbit, Snout, Talons and others. Play Imaginative is releasing a mini figure line called the Little Trickers. The vinyl figures range in size from 2.5″…
Spring Fever Sale New products: Kiiro Mini Figures Grabbit – Whipping Finish Zugan – Leo Burnett Version Mothman vs. Flatwoods Kumano Gollo Black Kumano Gollo Pink Sancho Canary Gold Life Trexi Set Ultra Spooky Trexi Set I Love PC Trexi…
Max Toy Co x Cronic are collaborating to produce the above figure…Tripasu. Watch for the first version to go on sale next month. Mark Nagata will be hand painting all of those released in the US, which means the editions…
We recently had two contests wrap up and we’re proud to announce the winners: Patapon Contest (thanks to Playstation): 1st Place: Patapon Be@rbrick and PSP Game – John S. (PA) 2nd Place: Patapon Be@rbrick – Alex T. (NY) and Caroline…
Yeah…nothing like posting the final segment of our 2007 Toy Awards well into March. But we’ve wrapped up collecting our readers’ choices for several of the biggest categories. So without further adieu…. Favorite Artist 1. David Horvath 2. Joe Ledbetter…
The Night Gamer figure was co-designed and sculpted by Plaseebo Customs’ Bill Hand and Bob Conge. The Second Edition Night Gamer is a 7″ tall rotocast vinyl. It’s white glow-in-the-dark with a blue probe, red glass inset eyes, and a…
MINDstyle and Michael Lau are teaming up to release two limited edition vinyl gardener figures from his Black On Black series. Look for the 6″ DJ Panda Secret Version (200 pieces) and 5″ Off World Creature (200 pieces) to be…
Onell Design is showing off the latest round of Pheyden variants. Fix your eyes on the three newest versions: Andromeda Pheyden (orange/glow), Eclipse Pheyden (black/white) and Cosmic Wave Pheyden (clear blue/clear). The trio is currently available now through the Onell…
The Indie Spotlight line is the upcoming action figure series from Shocker Toys (mostly known for their Shockini mini figures). The line is made up of various independent comic book characters. Series 1 features the following: Jim Valentino’s ShadowHawk, Rob…
The art label Stupid Devil has churned out a laser engraved skate deck for those who prefer to hang their boards on the wall. It’s a standard, 7-ply deck deeply engraved with the image of the Ultrasquid and his sexy…