June 23, 2013

Rumble Monster Release Seven Prototype

Rumble Monsters have released a new figure titled “Seven Prototype”.



The 4.75″ tall soft vinyl rad robot is articulated to transform into a tank like vehicle and are priced at $60 USD for 'Laser' and $47 USD for the 'Blank' version. 



You pre-order the very cool Seven Prototype now by visiting the One-Up store HERE.

BanaNa ViruS' Loic Bear

BanaNa ViruS has released the first images on his Facebook Page of his latest creation 'Loic'.


The 8.2" tall soft vinyl hexagonal bear comes boxed in beautiful fragrance style packaging and will be officially launched at the Taipei Toy Festival with a limited run of 60 pieces at the Instinctoy booth (A34) for $80 USD. 



If you can't make it to TTF13, no worries as you can also pre-order yours directly through BanaNa ViruS by sending the following details: Name, Address, Phone number, The name of the product and Address for PayPal to contact@instinctoy.net. But be quick as Loic is limited to only 59 pieces through BanaNa ViruS with a release in July.

CS Moore Studio SDCC exclusive 'Tox'

CS Moore Studio has announced their Mondo-chi SDCC exclusive 'Tox'.
Tox presents the "little dog with the big attitude" as a day-glo mutant superhero mondo-Chihuahua. Is he toxic? Crazy? Dangerous? A defender of fandom? Open the full color collector box and find out...we dare you.




The 3″ tall head and arm articulated vinyl mutant chihuahua was designed by the talented illustrator and animation art director Dan Hipp and is priced at $24.99 USD and includes a limited edition Tox Mondo-chi print. 

So be sure to check out the CS Moore Studio's booth (2800) to grab your rad Tox vinyl figure or you can pre-order HERE for it to be released after SDCC.

Bad Juju and Sket-One SDCC Purple Dripple

Making their debut in style at last years Designer Con, the guys at Bad Juju with their Kickstarter Dripple designed by Sket-One, are releasing a Purple Dripple SDCC Exclusive.


The limited edition 6” blue resin collectable can be yours at the Toy Tokyo booth (5337) with Sket One at the booth, Thursday July 18 at 3pm and Friday July 19 at 4pm to get your Dripple signed. No word on how much yet, but our guess is that it will be in line with the Blue Dripple at around $135 USD (but don't quote us on it ;). 

It's Gold for Squid Kids Ink SDCC 10-Doh Exclusive

With the success of Nate Mitchell's 2nd series 10-Doh Kickstater champaignSquid Kids Ink have been officially announced by SDCC to be releasing a special exclusive Gold Mini 10-Doh! 


This rad 3.5” tall ABS and PVC plastic video game cartridge, nicely incorporates the SDCC official logo into the design, making this 10-Doh a more memorable figure to start or add to your collection. You can pick up your Gold Mini 10-Doh goodness from the Squid Kids Ink’s booth (5150) for $20 and let's hope there's a release for those of us who can't attend. 

Robby the Robot SDCC Previews Exclusive

Previews has an SDCC exclusive for all you Robot or Forbidden Planet  fans with two 'Robby the Robot' figures. 


This 1956 classic sci-fi movie 7” figure has 12 points of articulation and comes in a Blue and Purple colorway with each version limited to only 200 pieces. You can own your Robby's by visiting the Previews booth (2401) or by pre-ordering  HERE for only $74.99 each.

NECA's Spider Gremlin

NECA has announced one of the most impressive and yet freakish Gremlin figures ever with the "Spider Gremlin".

"An incredible re-creation of the puppet seen in Gremlins 2: The New Batch the Spider Gremlin features a hinged jaw, ball jointed shoulders, elbows, and wrists and 8 massive spider legs that are also articulated in 3 places each! In total over 30 points of articulation!!" - NECA


The monstrous half Gremlin half Spider hybrid will stand at a massive 10″ tall, approx 15″ wide and 12″ Deep. This holy grail of any Gremlins collection will be a limited run and due for release sometime in August. We'll keep you posted when a date and location for purchasing is available.

June 22, 2013

Craig Galentine says Hello Ninja Kitties

Craig Galentine has delivered an awesome custom group of Hello Kitty figures with 'Hello Ninja Kitties'. 



The four 4.5" tall hand-painted vinyl figures are available for $45 USD each via the Kokeshi Clan store HERE.

Pobber Toys and Kronk are 'BadAss'

We've seen a few teasers but finally Pobber Toys with artist Kronk reveal their "BadAss". 


From the bolts and spikes it appears that the gorilla is mechanical but there are no details on color, size or availability just yet. Pobber are currently running a competition on their Facebook page HERE to guess the size of this 'BasAss' win some cool stickers. Our guess is 8", but only time will tell. 

June 21, 2013

Action Figure Blues Podcast Ep.69: Turbo Charged Toys of the Week!

Join Ben, Adam, Scott and Justin for Episode Sixty Nine (Dude) of the Action Figure Blues Podcast!


"The AFB Podcast is a weekly look at action figures, statues and other collectibles from the worlds of comic books and pop culture."


This week our Toy of the Week is Turbo Charged as they each take on a favourite - see the pic above for some clues! To listen in on all the fun go HERE.

Kevin Dart's Gorgeous Yuki 7

Artist Kevin Dart has created a thing of beauty with International Girl of Mystery 'Yuki 7'.

Yuki 7 is a jet-setting spy girl and fashionista! An International Girl of Mystery and operates as a spy-for-hire from her secret HQ in Tokyo. As dangerous as she is beautiful, this sexy secret agent is an expert in information recovery, undercover operations, and catwalk fashion.


Digitally sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios is incredibly detailed as she even has a little shiny mirror compact! This hand painted and individually numbered 6.3" tall Yuki 7 is limited to only 250 pieces is only at the Gentle Giant Studios SDCC booth (3513) for only $100 USD or if you can't make it, the gorgeous Yuki 7 can be pre-ordered now from HERE for a July 2013 release. 

Coarse Toys has an Omen for Rotofugi at SDCC

Coarse Toys have revealed a brand new vinyl mini-figure 'Omen' on their Facebook page to be an exclusive at SDCC.

"After the last rays of the sun dip behind the forest’s edge, two pairs of eyes burst open. Hoot and Hush warily stand together keeping watch over a nest of unhatched eggs. Gazing up into the night, they wait in silence until the voice of the Void breaks through the darkness and orders them where to go."


These 3.5" super cute "Hush" (black version), and "Hoot" (blue version) come as a set for just $12.99 USD at the Rotofugi booth (4736). So here's hoping there's an online release of these rad owls after the con.