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Over the past few years, Sideshow Toys has expanded their line from prop replicas and 12” figures to distribution, premium format figures and a load of amazing licenses. In my opinion, their bread and butter is still the 12” figure…
Patrick from Rocket World sent us this photo of the final sculpt of the new Sasquatch and Yeti figures from the Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo line. Don’t worry…they aren’t going to bright red. These sculpts are actually made out of wax….
Dan from Wavedog.com as sent photos of his two latest custom Munnys – Fuse and Qwax. The Fuse custom is currentlly in the Prosthetic Possibilities show at Missing Link Toys in Portland, OR. Qwax is currently available at VinylFixx.com.
Jamungo’s Blow Up Dolls have been one of the hottest selling lines of the past few months. An addendum to the BUD line has been the NADE. Rather than a fuse coming out of the figure’s head, there is a…
From the same company that sent us word of their Web Robot figures come the Disney wooden action figures. These figures have a vinyl head, PVC hands and feet and a wooden body. I’m sure they’d be of interest to…
photo by Gina Garan The annual Blythe Charity Auction, from the 4th anniversary line up “Cinema Princess” (this year with Edward Scissorhands), is ready to start. It runs from April 17 to July 2 and CWC will be auctioning 7…
Vinyl Abuse has sent word of their Gee Whizz auction. It’s going to support Huck Gee’s fight against the man. All of the items on the site are up for bidding through Ebay.co.uk.
The Finals in our March Madness Toy Artist Tournament are now set. Both of these artists have had to pull off several upsets, but they appear to be your favorites in this field of 64. MAD and Huck Gee will…
I recently received some photos of a new product line out of Hong Kong. They are called Web Robots and are based on different segments of computer technology and the internet. The figures are actually made out of wood. More…
Meltdown Comics is ready to say good bye to their last Red Tooth Wedgehead. If you want to get your hands on him, you’ll have to put a little work into this one. The Breakdown: Most MySpace comments with one…
We’ve received word from DKE Toys that you should begin seeing Fafi’s Irina figure in stores within the next few weeks. The latest vinyl toy from Necessaries Toy Foundation will be available in 2 versions. The “Tan” – Collete -…
It’s been 10 years since I graduated from high school. It’s always interesting to see what some of your old classmates are up to, and sites like MySpace are key to rekindling old friendships and relationships. Well, I caught up…
Mimoco’s second mimobot in their artist series (the first was Shawnimals) is the first release from their Flying Cat crossover project. They have teamed up with TADO to create one of the coolest mimobots so far – Hero. Hero is…
3DRetro.com has teamed up with Frank Kozik to produce this special, limited edition print of Vladimir Lenin in Dunny form. The print is a limited run of 200 – signed and numbered. Also, 3DRetro is sponsoring a one of a…
Toynami’s Skelanimals are looking for a home with that special someone to care for and love them, but not just anyone. They like people that have a warm heart, after all, they’re just bones. They need you to keep them…