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Jared Deal brought Buzz and Harriet Carney down to Coney Island for an impromptu photoshoot. Even though the colors are not final, Harriet looks like a real knockout (if you’re into bearded ladies). The green version will be the New…
Max Toy Company’s Alien Xam vinyl figure has gone on sale at Kaiju-Taro.com (a Japanese toy store). The 2 above glow-in-the-dark versions (blue and red spray, metallic silver and green spray) are available in limited quantities. The figure stands at…
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Background The ATP Festival: Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 ran from December 8th through the 10th in the UK. The All Tomorrow’s Parties festival was put together by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and featured a number of rock, punk and…
There are a few monumental events I remember from my days in elementary school. Every summer my sister and I were allowed to choose the lunch box that would define our upcoming year. There was a definite process to my…
This coming Friday (February 2nd) will be the opening of fellow Raleigh-ite Hello, Brute’s “My Pal, Sookie La La” show at the Rotofugi Gallery. Hello, Brute (aka Jon Knox Griffin) is probably best known for t-shirt designs for the likes…
The Swedish artists ezeart and Kandycore have sent photos of their handmade plush creations. Ezeart’s 2 figures are known as ”Happiisad Family” & ”Weelii”. Happiisad will drop a tear for you when you’re sad, so you don’t have to. And…
Background When LeBron James was still in high school, his games at St. Vincent-St. Mary were being televised on ESPN and he was already dubbed as the “next-Jordan”. “King” James now plays in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers and…
Here’s the first glimpse of the entire Bossy Bear vinyl toy. We showed you the figure’s head, but now you can see Bossy Bear in all of his greatness. Toy2R has done a great job with David Horvath’s soon-to-be popular…
It’s not a shock that Medicom’s 1/6 scale RAH Boba Fett sold out in about an hour. The figure ran $149.99, but if the figure is as amazing as the photos…it’ll be well worth it!
Since we have told you our picks of the best toys of 2006, Plastic and Plush wants to know what YOU (the readers) think. Here are the categories we would like your votes on: Vinyl Toy of the Year Favorite…
I’ve struggled to keep this one to myself. I kept thinking…after I’m assured I have the figure, then I can let the rest of the world know. Well, my responsibility to you got the better of me. Medicom has created…
Toodee will be one of the new Uglydolls to debut at Toy Fair 2007. We wanted to give you a sneak peek at him before then…because more Uglydolls=more happiness! TooDee is curious about everything. If he had a nose, it…
Kenn Munk has sent us some photos of his latest custom – Skullbunny19. Getting away from the platform toys, Kenn decided to try his hand at Jeremy Fish’s Bunyskull figure (a part of Upperplayground’s Get Small SF Series).
Erick Scarecrow sent in another sneak peek at his Liberty vinyl figure. It’s the first figure from his Liquis Series of vinyl toys. Look for it to be launched at NY Comic Con. Even though some folks might think turning…