May 31, 2013

Spiki The Wolfman

Designed by Maihiro and Kuso Vinyl, Spiki The Wolfman is still howling around town.



This 4" tall, articulated arms and head is limited to 500 pieces worldwide, with 100 pieces of them is a chase figure of Teen Wolf, oh how cool to have one of them.


Each leader of his one man wolf pack comes blind boxed, randomly assorted and can be purchased from HERE.

Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor Medium Talking Light Up Plush

With the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who it's of no surprise that we keep seeing new releases of the time traveller from Galafrey. This time it's the Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor Medium Talking Light Up Plush!


Measuring 8" tall the 11th Doctor plush comes complete with bow-tie and his trusty sonic screwdriver. The sonic screwdriver in-fact not only lights up but the Doctor speaks the phrase, "Hello, I'm the Doctor," and emits sounds taken from the Doctor Who TV show. You can pre-order your very own Doctor Who HERE for a release due in July.

Tee of the Day: The Golden Age by Bots & Babes

Our tee of the day goes to The Golden Age by Bots & Babes. The mascots Mighty Mars and Jupiter from Bots & Babes are featured on the cover of this awesomely "classic" comic cover.


Screen Printed on an American Apparel Brand T-Shirt and made from high quality 100% Ring Spun Cotton, this tee is available in Red from HERE for $29.99 USD plus shipping.

Doc Von Block Wooden Figure

Tenacious Toys released images of Stolleart Studio's X-Ray version of Doc Von Block created by Scott Tolleson and he looks awesome. 

"Born and raised as the only child of successful circus performers,  Bobby Von Block was a lonely, misunderstood child who was often teased by the other children for being too square. He spent much of his time studying physics, carpentry and mind reading. His best and only friend throughout childhood was  his homemade assistant, Ivan the Beaker. After high school Bobby dropped out of  college because he found it too difficult trying to obtain a PhD in Happy  Sciences. Instead, he decided to focus on earning a Master of Madness in Evil  Sciences. Von Block now lives deep in the forest of Transylgrainia where he  spends his days concocting formulas to destroy butterflies, unicorns, bunny  rabbits and all other cheerful creatures."

Doc Von Block stands at 5" tall, each accompanied by an Ivan the Beaker accessory. These toys are made of 100% high grade wood and packaged in keepsake wood boxes, how awesome is that. Each Doc is unique due to the staining on the wood grain and is limited to only 150 pieces for only $55 at the Tenacious Toys online store HERE so be quick.

May 30, 2013

It's Kasual Friday for New Pop-Culture Mini Figures

We got the heads up from Action Figure Blues that David Vonner of Hasbro fame has a relative new company called "Kasual Friday". Starting out with both pop-culture and original tees, Kasual Friday are now moving into the mini figure line.


These new mini figures of The Phantom, Rocky Balboa, Clubber Lang, Flash Gordon and RoboCop definitely have an original look and feel but keep to the style of the original character.





There's no other details on these awesomely new mini figure range other than they should be released sometime in June but we'll keep you posted.

Action Figure Blues Podcast Ep.66: Regular Show Toys, Blind Box and Bag Goodness


Episode 66 is up of the Action Figure Blues Podcast as the guys talk about the new Regular Show Toys from Jazwares and then discuss the Blind Box Toy Craze! 

If you're a fan of toys then this is the podcast to listen too HERE.


Hasbro Star Wars Angry Birds Classic Package Series

io9 have exclusively revealed that Hasbro's SDCC special edition item this year will be the Angry Birds Star Wars Special Edition Set, featuring the Angry Birds re-dressed in the classic Star Wars Kenner toy packaging, which look totally ace.


Here's the official rundown from Hasbro:
ANGRY BIRDS™ STAR WARS® SPECIAL ACTION FIGURE SET 
The original 12 STAR WARS action figures are re-imagined for San Diego Comic-Con with a twist based on the mega-hit mobile game ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARSfrom Rovio Entertainment! LUKE SKYWALKER, PRINCESS LEIA, HAN SOLO, OBI-WAN KENOBI, CHEWBACCA, R2-D2, C-3PO, DARTH VADER, STORMTROOPER, SAND PEOPLE, IMPERIAL NAVY COMMANDER and a JAWA are all re-imagined as heroic birds or evil pigs in this set, with each figure in a unique vintage-style blister card featuring ANGRY BIRDS homage to the classic Kenner artwork! The individual blister cards are all packaged together in a collectible package!
Approximate Retail Price: $24.99 
Hopefully this will become a regular series for those of us who can't get there but this will be one of the hottest items at the con, so be at that Hasbro stand early to secure yours so not to become an Angry Bird yourself.

Go Voltron Vehicle Force!

Miracle Production has released a few new pics of their newly released Vehicle 'Voltron'



The 12.5" part die-cast part plastic figure is full detachable of Sea, Land and Air team vehicles, just like in the cartoon and comes with additional weapons. 


You can order Voltron from Robot Kingdom who has it in stock now, but be quick as it is selling fast. Go Voltron Force!

Ace Robo Goes Full Color

We posted HERE about Cometdebris' Glitter Red 'Ace Robo', now they will be releasing a full color version. 


The 6.5" tall vinyl black and white teaser will be available for pre-order in June, but we'll keep you posted on when.

The Buccaneer 3D Printer Kickstarter

Pirate3D are creating a full 3D printing solution for home consumers and they want this technology to be available to everyone at a great and affordable price. That's why they've started their Kickstarter program.



Priced at only $397 USD the Buccaneer is built to be as easily set up with need to mess around with raw spools of plastic lying around as it is all integrated into the machine via cartridges. There are no unnecessary wires or parts that get in the way and every Buccaneer is fully set up and ready to go within minutes.


If you think this is a worthwhile champaign to pledge too like we do then go HERE to start creating fun!

God Hates Astronauts comes 'Gnarled Winslow'

There's a new ManOrMonster? Studios produced toy available today from Ryan Browne's hit comic "God Hates Astronauts" comes 'Gnarled Winslow'! 


Designed by Brad Rader aka Battle Babies this rad figure stands 4 5/8" with and three points of magnetic articulation in the head and shoulders.



You can now pre-order this beastly cop from HERE but be quick as there are only 25 pieces available online and 10 pieces for pick-up at HEROES CON. Pre-orders are due to ship late June.

Killer Bootlegs Has A Smoked Out Phantom

Peter Goral from Killer Bootlegs is about to kill our wallets even more from our last POST with another new figure, the Smoked Out Phantom! 

This awesome kit-bashed from various vintage Star Wars toys, this Phantom figure has been cast up in a smoked clear resin with red and black resin lightsabre accessory. The standard ‘headed’ release will hit the Killer Bootlegs store HERE June 1 with an exclusive ‘backed’ version for this years SDCC in July.

Three RoboCop Exclusives from Hot Toys!

Hot Toys are on fire today with three, that's right three RoboCop reveals. RoboCop becomes the second brand to join Iron Man as a DieCast figure.


The first is the 11" tall RoboCop will have a massive 25 point articulated while the other will be a deluxe version that includes his docking station. Both versions come with interchangeable faces and battle damage parts PLUS he comes with sound! "Dead or alive you'r coming with me", we say!

Here's what Hot Toy's have to say about the figures:

RoboCop: 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure
Part Man. Part Machine. All Cop. RoboCop is an iconic character from a classic Sci-fi movie of the 80s. Hot Toys has previously introduced the 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure in 2006 and has received great response. We have heard that fans have been longing for a new collectible figure release of this beloved character and it is a now great time to revisit this classic film by introducing the 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure which is specially equipped with sound effect.
RoboCop series is the latest addition to Hot Toys’ MMS Diecast Series in which the collectible figures are made of diecast material, specially designed to look more closely to the realistic RoboCop in the movie. The MMS Diecast Series will take fans to the next level of authenticity, focusing on the materials, fine details and engineering of the collectible figure.


Next up is:
1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure with Mechanical Chair
Part Man. Part Machine. All Cop. RoboCop is an iconic character from one of the most classic films of the 80s. Hot Toys has previously introduced the 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure in 2006 and has received great response. We have heard that fans have been longing for a new collectible figure release of this beloved character and it is a now great time to revisit this classic movie by introducing the 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure, specially equipped with sound effect and the Mechanical Chair (Docking Station). Fans will be able to reenact the notable scene where RoboCop has a dream and begun to remember who he was before becoming a cyborg.
RoboCop series is the latest addition to Hot Toys’ MMS Diecast Series in which the collectible figures are made of diecast material, specially designed to look more closely to the realistic RoboCop in the movie. The MMS Diecast Series will take fans to the next level of authenticity, focusing on the materials, fine details and engineering of the collectible figure.


But just when you thought things couldn't get anymore rad, ED-209 is joing the party:
1/6th scale ED-209 Collectible Figure
RoboCop is a classic Sci-fi movie in the 80s. In addition to the iconic character, the “future of law enforcement”, ED-209 is also a memorable character in the movie. Hot Toys has previously introduced the 1/6th scale ED-209 Collectible in 2006 and has received great response. We know that fans have been longing for a new collectible release for the RoboCop series, so we are very excited to present the new 1/6th scale ED-209 Collectible, specially equipped with sound effect.


Now before you're ready to "buy that for a dollar" and a whole lot more, all three won't be released until February 2014, but we'll keep you posted on when all three are available for pre-order.

Tim Stephson is the The Devastator

Tim Stephson aka Ultimate Skull and Cobra has released an image of his latest figure 'The Devastator' on his Instagram.


The 9" tall, 2 lbs of hand cast solid resin has an amazing 8 points of articulation! Tim does warn us that The Devastator eats other resin pieces for breakfast! 

By the looks of it this creature of devastation is available in White/Sea Foam Green, Lime/Yellow and Purple/Pink. Too add this awesome piece to your collection check out the Ultimate Skull and Cobra store HERE.

Scott Tolleson's Very Limited Tycoon Deadbeet

Scott Tolleson's crazy quick sell out at Comicpalooza of 'Tycoon Deadbeet' will be released online for a very limited run. 


This is the first time the clear vinyl Deadbeets are made available as is, with an addition black-colored mini Deadbeet inside of it, which is pretty rad. Don't let other's Beet you to own this figure, check out Scott's store HERE Friday at 10 AM PST as there will only be 10 available.

Kawaii Usagi Puts A Ring On It

We posted HERE about wearing your favorite toy as a fashion item well here's a custom toy you can wear on your finger with the Kawaii Usagi Ring by the creative Evan Morgan.


These hand painted resin casted rings are available in a variety of colours as well as DIY and will be £5 shipped to UK, Worldwide £8. Cause if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it by  emailing Evan e.morgan93@live.com

Darren Clegg Goes ARRRGGHHH!!!

Darren Clegg aka Klang's latest custom Dunny 'ARRRGGHHH!!!' has escaped and is ready to take refuge in your collection.

'"ARRRGGHHH!!!'. Through shear luck he managed to escape from a psychiatric hospital when one of the porters went out side for a cigarette and didn't shut the door. He managed to escape the hospital but not his straight jacket, he now runs around the neighborhood screaming ARRRGGHHH!!! at people in the vein hope that someone will help him out." - Klang

This 3" looney can now be purchased from Collect and Display HERE.

MAp-MAp's Perspective On Bouboro

We only just posted HERE about MAp-MAp's Berko, now we've spied a new figure 'Bouboro' on their Facebook and Flikr pages.

Older - It's all about perspective, the glass being half empty or full. With Bouboro you can receive both perspectives in one neat little package. - MAp-MAp

No release date when this custom 3" Dunny using polymer clay and acrylic paint will be available but keep check HERE for when it does.

Marine Ramdhani's Jouwe Sharks!

Produced by My Tummy ToysMarine Ramdhani has released images of his 'Jouwe Shark'.


Each 8" tall horned tooth shark figure features 3 points of articulation in the hands/fins and tail.The 8-inch tall horned tooth shark comes in Grey, Baby Blue and White, featuring 3 points of articulation.


Available in Grey, Baby Blue and White, Jouwe Shark is limited to the following: 
Blue 5 pieces worldwide, White: 10 pieces worldwide, Grey: 15 pieces worldwide.


You can now pre-order this menacing jabba jaws by going HERE with release due in June.

3A Have Two Dead Astronaut Gangsta's

We posted HERE a teaser some but today 3A Toys have released two images of their new totally rad looking' Dead Astronaut Gangsta' figure.


The two figures will be released in "Dark" and "Light" versions and we're guessing at this stage that they'll be part of the "Adventure Kartel" line


There's no other info at this stage but we'll keep you posted.

Toy Girls 29 : Reanimated Monster Grody Shogun

Toy Break's Toy Girls Ayleen & Sarah Jo are back as they play with a Reanimated Monster by Grody Shogun



The 6" The Reanimated Monsters also feature a pull sting on the top of the head which makes the head rumble.

May 29, 2013

Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins Promotional Teaser

A teaser video featuring the upcoming Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins by Topps has surfaced today. The images of painted, rubber mini figures that will come in multi-packs, and will also feature unpainted monochromatic chase figures which are a nod to the classic Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys figures. 




Now there's nothing new about what's in this video as it's now all on the net but it is nice to see it all again but we have those grouse kids in our hot little hands in October.

May 28, 2013

A Day in the Life of a Hot Wheels Designer

Meet retired Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood who created such classic toys as “Purple Passion,” a chop-top ’49 Mercury, and “The Boneshaker,” a hot rod with a skull for a grille.



Hot Rod Unlimited, take a look back at Wood’s illustrious career at Hot Wheels and see the amazing real-life toys (cars) he’s built in his garage since.

MOTU Claasics Octavia Gets Release Date

Matty Collector has released new images today of Octavia from the Masters Of The Universe Classics range. In these new images we get to see Octavia’s new Classics bio!

"The unpredictable waters of the Etherian seas are home to many seas creatures, none more dangerous and cunning than the Aquatican warrior Octavia. Working her way up the Horde ranks, she eventually became a Horde commander, first in her home waters of  Octopus Cave and eventually serving Hordak in the Sea of Sigh and the Fright Zone. Truly enjoying a good fight, she cackles shrilly while brandishing weapons in her four thrashing tentacles. Octavia uses her tentacles to hold weapons and capture her enemies, squeezing  their bodies into submission." - Octavia’s Classics Bio

Octavia the wicked tentacle swinging warrior will go on sale from Matty Collector HERE June 17 but be quick as these figures usually go quick.

Medicom Toys Sofubi Exclusive Seagool

Paul Kaiju and Lulubell Toys have released their sofubi 'Seagool' as part of Medicom Toys Exclusive ‘Flying to Japan’ edition! 


The 4.7" tall creature from the deep has a nice glossy black soft vinyl and has been hand sprayed in a mix of teal and silver sprays, coming complete with pink, red and white detailing. You can now pre-order HERE and expected fro release in August.

Sofubi Cat Range from Refreshment

From Refreshment comes a new Sofubi cat range of Key Charms and Cupcakes.


These 3.25" mohawk and pierced reminiscent of a punk troll doll to cat cupcake figures that hold candy do have a fun appeal to them. The detail is simple and the color spray and would be perrrrfect for any Sofubi collector.


These felines are now available fo pre-order from HERE with an expected release date
in June.