Nov 01 2009
set database: 4484 mini X-wing fighter & TIE advanced
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of kunimasa0314 image courtesy of Hendriks image courtesy of nahadef image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of Dlarian image courtesy of Koyan image courtesy of knightranger image courtesy of Darats theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 76 prices: us$4 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging.

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Oct 31 2009
Halloween – A Time For Kids, Bud, and Dumbo Ears!
 

Today is Halloween and while thinking about my own childhood Halloween adventures or misadventures I concluded that Halloween was definitely a time for kids, and maybe, well Bud, too! My Irish twin brother and I always went trick or treating together and there was always a competition to see who could get the most candy. The competition would always end with him punching me and my crying

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Halloween – A Time For Kids, Bud, and Dumbo Ears!

Oct 31 2009
set database: 4485 mini sebulba’s podracer & anakin’s podracer
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of kunimasa0314 image courtesy of theif image courtesy of rakehau1 image courtesy of Hendriks image courtesy of nahadef image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of knightranger image courtesy of Dlarian image courtesy of Koyan theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 72 prices: us$4 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging.

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Oct 30 2009
New Graphics and Products For The Gray Is Beautiful Gallery!
 

This Fall has been an exciting season for the “Gray Is Beautiful” gallery as the “grays” decided it was about time that they had some new products and graphics to showcase the original gray images and the new “grays.” In fact, they pretty much demanded that I do so. And, of course, since I always try to keep peace in “The Dollie Storage Room” I decided that they were right

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Oct 30 2009
Le Lab Toys @ Auguste, Paris Oct 29 (Coverage by The Dirty Cream)
 

LE LAB Toys held their exhibition at AUGUSTE, Paris on October 29th [ blogged ] which also saw the launch of their Playing Art platform toy and artist series, and their simian-mascots Marcel & Jessica . Also featured were a selection of customed-pieces of their Playing Art DIY figure. The Dirty Cream -crew was there to snap sweet event snaps ~ which you can peep on their blog as well as a few select images which I’d swiped and posted HERE :p Also check out Le Lab’s newly launched website @ www.lelab-toys.com

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Le Lab Toys @ Auguste, Paris Oct 29 (Coverage by The Dirty Cream)

Oct 30 2009
Tomenosuke-Exclusive Rebel Angel by Jun (Oct 31-release)
 

REBEL ANGEL was designed, sculpted, resin casted and painted by very talented Taiwanese artist named (Mutineer) Jun ~ and he has hand made only 3 Tattoo REBEL ANGEL exclusively for Tomenosuke ; for their 3rd Year Anniversary, as well as one each in Pearl Red and Solid Black. All 5 figures be released on October 31st midnight JST (Available on a first come first serve basis).

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Oct 30 2009
set database: 4486 mini AT-ST & snowspeeder
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of peeron image courtesy of theif image courtesy of kunimasa0314 image courtesy of rakehau1 image courtesy of nahadef image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of heiland image courtesy of jtk image courtesy of Koyan image courtesy of knightranger theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 76 prices: us$4 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging. come with a mini AT-ST & snowspeeder. come with extra parts for building mini TIE bomber.

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Oct 30 2009
Red Edition Pierce The Human Pincushion & Nathan The Dog-Faced Boy by Jared Deal / Carnival Cartoons
 

“Pierce and Dogboy are the Carney family mischief makers! Pierce is the quintessential bratty younger brother, and Dogboy is Pierce’s pal, a loving pet, and… a fur covered wingman! Pierce relishes his gross-out gig as “The Human Pincushion” in the family sideshow act. (He’s got more holes than a boardwalk putt-putt course).

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Oct 30 2009
Ridley Hooper on Patch Together
 

PRESS: Ridley Hooper , the reluctant hero of Bob K.’s cult serial ” Elsie Hooper ” is now available as a Patch Together exclusive. Standing 7″ tall in stunning black and white, the detailed shotgun can be placed in his hand or slung over his shoulder, and the fabulous hot pink lawn flamingo can be put into his clenched fist or beside him in the deluxe sidewalk base.

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Ridley Hooper on Patch Together

Oct 29 2009
Invitation to Halloween at the Tonner Company Store!
 

I have a really cool witch hat I am going to wear. Hahahaha…..I’ll get you my pretty and your little dollies too! October 31, 2009 3-5PM Tonner Company Store Halloween Costume Contest, Join all the ghouls and goblins at the Tonner Doll Company Store for candy, free giveaways, specials, and our 2009 Costume Contest! Free surprises to all who visit in costume; top prizes awarded for Most Original, Funny, Scary and Children’s Costume (under age 11).

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Invitation to Halloween at the Tonner Company Store!

Oct 29 2009
I Hate Everyone But You by Tim Biskup, Matt Goldman & Friends @ Barracuda (Nov 13)
 

FLOPDOODLE-PRESS: Tim Biskup and his pal Matt Goldman will be taking over Barracuda Gallery/Store [ www ] for a couple of weeks beginning Friday the 13th of November. We’ll have lots of news in the next few weeks, but for now we know that there will be some very big things to see, so don’t miss this show! I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU Tim Biskup, Matt Goldman & Friends Opening Party: Friday, November 13th, 7-10pm De La Barracuda 7769 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA.

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I Hate Everyone But You by Tim Biskup, Matt Goldman & Friends @ Barracuda (Nov 13)

Oct 29 2009
set database: 4487 mini jedi starfighter & slave I
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of mpw image courtesy of theif image courtesy of kunimasa0314 image courtesy of Hendriks image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of badasscomputer image courtesy of Dlarian image courtesy of Koyan image courtesy of knightranger theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 53 prices: us$4 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging. come with a mini jedi starfighter & slave I.

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set database: 4487 mini jedi starfighter & slave I

Oct 29 2009
Pandara: Halloween Edition by Paul Shih (Oct 31-release)
 

PANDARA is a hand cast and painted resin 5 inch tall toy ~ designed and made by Paul Shih . Set for a release (for orders) this coming October 31st is this special colorway Halloween edition ~ limited to only 3 figures! RELEASE-TIME: 6:6:6pm GMT time (3pm EDT) PRICE: $50USD + Shipping each. AVAILABLE-VIA: http://www.paul-shih.com/ via website’s order form (not online shop this time)

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Pandara: Halloween Edition by Paul Shih (Oct 31-release)

Oct 29 2009
TRE-Exclusive Reveal of The Odorous Fish Man for Freak Mechanique by Doktor A @ LIFT (Nov 14)
 

The ODOROUS FISH MAN -Abhorrent Piscine Denizen of the Deep- Obadiah Marsh was a tailor by trade who found he had an affinity with the sea. His small personal fortune was spent on many small alterations which over time helped him move with greater ease though the oceans of the world. His new styling and tedious obsession however made him unpopular at dinner parties and he soon found himself without friends.

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TRE-Exclusive Reveal of The Odorous Fish Man for Freak Mechanique by Doktor A @ LIFT (Nov 14)

Oct 29 2009
Winter Nibblers by The Tarantulas (Oct 30-release)
 

After their SDCC-debut [ blogged ], The Tarantulas ‘ Nibbler dons a shroud of dread and joins the toy-realms as The WINTER NIBBLER! Set for a Friday 30th release (GMT PM – exact time TBC – check updates via www.the-tarantulas.blogspot.com ) ~ be on the lookout for two editions: CLASSIC and VISION. Winter Nibblers will be sold exclusively at The Tarantulas Big Cartel store @ Fishtank Castle , while the ‘Vision’ Nibbler will appear at ik’sentrik’s ‘Monster Madness’ GID show this Halloween [ blogged ]

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Winter Nibblers by The Tarantulas (Oct 30-release)

Oct 29 2009
El Diablo Halloween Project by Robbie Busch x Argonaut Resins
 

Argonaut Resins drop words+images of their EL DIABLO Halloween Project with Robbie Busch (aka McBoing Boing ). This is the final release of El Diablo resins ~ with this wave featuring 6 figures in total: – Ghostly El Diablo – Shadow El Diablo – Full Moon El Diablo – All Hallows El Diablo – Dark O’Lantern El Diablo – Punkin’ Head El Diablo – the Trick or Treat Trio of El Diablos (shown above) Each figure stands at 6 inches and comes with a Skull King accessory – they will each come with hand painted packaging + a bonus original mini painting (2.5″ x 3.5″ canvass acrylic gouache painting) that will serve as the Certificate of Authenticity. The figures will cost US$125 + Shipping / Except the “Full Moon” colorway will be $150 + shipping ~ available online via http://argonautresins.bigcartel.com (Release date to be confirmed) ~ Meanwhile, CLICK THRU for El Diablo Halloween-pics galore! Robbie Busch’s (aka McBoing Boing) EL DIABLO is produced by Argonaut Resins.

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El Diablo Halloween Project by Robbie Busch x Argonaut Resins

Oct 29 2009
Sneak-Peek at Rotofugi-exclusive Arkiv Go by Arkiv x adFunture
 

Here’s perhaps the first public (sneak) image of the upcoming Rotofugi -exclusive Blue colorway ARKIV GO 11 inch tall vinyl figure from Arkiv and produced by adFunture [ tagged ]. This would be the 3rd produced vinyl, after the Regular and GID Editions ~ More details are they are “officially” revealed :) Source: Eddi’s blog on High Snobiety

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Oct 29 2009
Atomic Disintegrator Pistol from Go Hero
 

Protect Yourselves Against Laze-Eyed Alien Kitties! Get Your Own Atomic Disintegrator Pistol From GO HERO Today! ~ Available online now via goheroshop.com ! Disclaimer: No actual kitty-cats were harmed in the making of this image. And no ; Go Hero ‘s Atomic Disintegrator does not discharge actual lazer-rays … not too sure about our cat Mao tho …

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Atomic Disintegrator Pistol from Go Hero

Oct 28 2009
Cyber-Cooking Obsession: Café World
 

Truth be told, I’m never one for online games (much less game-apps on Facebook) but this has become a (near) full-blown new obsession! My third day playing Facebook’s CAFE WORLD has left me twitching to cyber-cook and renovate my new cafe. While it has not totally over-taken my subconscious (*ahem*) ~ I have listed out a few key attributes (based on personal “experience”) indicating if indeed you are on the path to being too obsessed ~ CLICK THRU to read, if you so please. You Know You’re Getting Obsessed With Café World When…

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Oct 28 2009
Exclusive Plush by Dolly Oblong x Horrorwood
 

From papercraft to plush, the genre-boundaries blur and collectors and fans are all the more enriched for it, IMHO. Do keep an eye out for a upcoming collaboration between known papertoy-practitioners Jack Hankins aka Horrorwood and Dolly Oblong with HORROR CAT and HORROR BUNNY! Jack- blogged : “For these toys, Dolly took 2 of her existing designs and created these special Horrorwood colours with faces taken from some of my illustrations. I will be opening the official Horrorwood online store sometime soon and these will be some of the opening products on offer…” [ CLICK THRU for more pics] [Follow both Horrorwood and Dolly Oblong on Twitter here & here for updates]

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Exclusive Plush by Dolly Oblong x Horrorwood

Oct 28 2009
set database: 4488 mini millenium falcon
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of peeron image courtesy of AirMauro image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of LEGOPL image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of Dlarian image courtesy of Darats image courtesy of Koyan theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 87 prices: us$7 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging. come with a mini millenium falcon.

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Oct 28 2009
The Return of Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk In Vinyl
 

Long-time readers of TRE might find this lil cutie familiar ~ tis Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk ! Previously made available in 2008 as handmade resin figures [shown below-right / tagged ] ~ the lil lady and birdie are currently seeing a vinyl release (initial moulds shown below–left / sans “legs”) with a tentative late-2009 / early 2010 release! Creator / designer Gavin Strange aka Jam-Factory – blogged : “Here’s the latest of another vinyl toy project of mine, ‘Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk’. They an independently produced toy made with sculptor supreme Alex Avelino, who’ll also be hand-painting the figures along with his team.

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The Return of Shirley Creamhorn & Shithawk In Vinyl

Oct 28 2009
Oakor DIY by Tessetoys Available Now
 

Last blogged about a week ago, Tessetoys ‘ OAKOR DIY resin figure is now available via www.tessetoys.bigcartel.com as of 2pm (bst) Tuesday 27th October 2009. Priced at £15.00 per ~ the 4″ polyurethane resin figure comes packaged in a solid cardboard tube with custom vinyl lettering, and hand numbered according to their batch. Each DIY figure comes with a keyring as well ~ and do note that there are oly 8 available in this group!

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Oakor DIY by Tessetoys Available Now

Oct 28 2009
Jouwe Digi Wings Splashing Sky by My Tummy Toys (Oct 31-preorder)
 

A new colorway of MyTummyToys ‘ Jouwe Digi Wings joins the Splashing colorway -family with the baby-blue Splashing Sky version! Pre-order for the 12 inch tall resin-figure begins October 31st via http://mytummytoys.bigcartel.com/ with only 5 pcs made available worldwide @ US$140.00 per (shipped). Designed by Marine Ramdhani, Jouwe Digi Wings comes with Jouwe and Plum Buttons, Plum and Jouwe Stickers. [Jouwe Digi Wings reviewed on TRE ]

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Oct 28 2009
Bossy Bear & Friends: Milk and Cookies Guardians Holiday Edition
 

PRESS: The holidays are quickly approaching and Toy2R has some surprises in store on the sleigh… Here is the teaser for the very limited edition Bossy Bear & Friends: Milk and Cookies Guardians Edition – just in time to get them under the tree for that bossy fan. David Horvath has created a unique holiday edition for fans of Bossy Bear and now you need not worry about a lump of coal! This collection will feature Bossy Bear , Turtle and Crocadoca in holiday themed colors and a very special version of Bossy Bear to keep a look out for.

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Bossy Bear & Friends: Milk and Cookies Guardians Holiday Edition

Oct 28 2009
ZÔôpi by TazX (Nov 2-drop)
 

From Brazil comes a DIY resin figure named ZÔôpi ! Designed by Bruno GC aka TazX ~ the release date is set for November 2nd with the price of ZÔôpi DIY pegged at $15.00 (+ shipping), along with other goodies including customs ~ available online via http://www.toyzoopi.com/ . FYI: you may also wanna download the figure template for reference first yeh? [ Template.eps / Template.pdf ]

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ZÔôpi by TazX (Nov 2-drop)

Oct 27 2009
set database: 4490 mini republic gunship
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of peeron image courtesy of AirMauro image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of Brainbox image courtesy of nahadef image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of knightranger image courtesy of mdublade image courtesy of Darats image courtesy of Koyan theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 102 prices: us$7 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging. come with a mini republic gunship

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Oct 27 2009
set database: 4489 mini AT-AT
 

image courtesy of bricklink image courtesy of peeron image courtesy of theif image courtesy of AirMauro image courtesy of xontir image courtesy of Morten-Sonne image courtesy of Batgirl image courtesy of Doraemon image courtesy of Darats image courtesy of Koyan image courtesy of knightranger theme: starwars, mini series year: 2003 pieces: 98 prices: us$7 minifigs: none come with hard plastic packaging. come with a mini AT-AT. come with extra parts for building mini Y-wing fighter.

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set database: 4489 mini AT-AT