New Stuff Today From Max Toy Co.

     I love this cat figure!  This might be one of my favorite toys that I've never had the chance to own.  If you're lucky enough you can score one of these Kaiju Negora or the Masked Lady Darkness figure from Max Toy Co.  They release today and will surely sell out as do most of their products.  Lady Darkness is cool and all, but I've been coveting one of those cats for awhile.  I think my kitties have been inspired by this monstrosity because they've been especially bad lately.  It's like my living room is Tokyo and they're hell bent on wrecking the place like they ate a barrel of radioactive waste.  I shouldn't let them use the internet anymore I guess.  

New Shawnimals Ninja of the Month Tomorrow!

   New Ninja of the Month! New Ninja of the Month!  This ninja is here to squash all rumors that you're supposed to eat dumplings.  They are to be kept as pets!!!!!  I mean, I knew that all along, but I won't judge those who didn't.  If you don't believe me then why do I have a cage in my basement filled with pork dumplings?  It's not for the smell I'll tell you that much.
    This ninja works at the dumpling pet store, where you can get your very own doughy forever friend.  He's available Wednesday, February 1st for only $30 on the Shawnimals website.  

Pocket Baseball Boy From Super7

    I loooooooooove the Mummy Boy in all of is incarnations and now Super7 is teasing us with a new version.  This is Pocket Baseball Boy and he comes complete with his own little hat and his head stitched up just like a real ball.  I'm more of a hockey fan myself, so if they ever make a version wearing a helmet and having only one tooth I'll be super down to purchase every single one (get on it guys).  But until that day, this one will definitely do.  This is just a sneak peak at what he'll look like.  Release info will probably come soon.

Dead Hand Toys Presents the Slime Gread

     Brian Ahlbeck of Dead Hand Toys has been making some pretty cool resin toys for a while now, but this time he is actually allowing you to have your say in what he makes.  This little guy is called Gread, and you may have seen him before, but never has he been sitting in his own pool of slime!   Where did the slime come from?  Was it there already and he just kind of plopped down in it?  Did it come from Gread?  Does either way make it less gross?
    Starting Tuesday, January 31st, you'll be able to pick from a list of colors for both the figure and the little pool of slime he has found himself in.  Then your toy will be created and mailed out to you.  All for only $20 (plus $3 shipping).  That is an insane price for something handmade and that you had involvement in.  Check out the website here starting at noon to place your order.

Creo Design Presents Amalgam Jewellery

 
    Chris Alexander is a talented guy.  Not only is he the man behind Creo Design, who makes some pretty cool toys, but he has just launched a new jewelry line under the name Amalgam Jewellery.  What's really cool about these pieces is that they are 3D printed in metal.  This is done in collaboration with Shapeways, who create some really stunning products using this technology.  I'm always amazed not only at what they make, but the quality of the work.
    Chris has managed to make some pretty cool products, especially the Lego themed rings and pendants. I'm a definite Lego nerd so I love to see their product reinterpreted into something elegant.  Check out his website here for more of these subtle yet striking designs.

Disney Vinylmation Valentine Release

     The Vinylmation series of figures from Disney has created quite a stir in the world of collectables.  Some people hate them because they feel that their sacred vinyl toys are now being embraced buy the mainstream which then makes them officially "not cool".  Other people love them because it exposes and entire new group of folks to toy collecting who may have never even heard of vinyl toys, let alone considered buying one.  I am part of the latter group.  While I may not be a huge fan of Disney and I may not like a lot of the designs they come up with, I do enjoy the fact that these toys have managed to create a frenzy in the toy world and that the artists that design them get credit for their work.  Oh, an they released a pretty killer set of Star Wars figures that I would give your firstborn to own.  Now onto the news.

    This is a cool little Valentine's Day release.  The figure is designed to look like a box of chocolates and comes in a pretty nice packaging set up.  This is available now for $16.95 by clicking here.

Voltaire x Toy2r Deady Bunee Mini Qees

    Voltaire has quite the bizarre career.  Not only is he a traveling minstrel that sings what I can best describe as dark folk tales, but he also makes toys.  I can identify with that, because every time there is a new reality television series on I think I can turn it into a new career.  Thus far I've wanted to build motorcycles, have a traveling show about food, dig through people's garages and sell their junk, own a pawn shop, restore antiques, own a tattoo shop, own a shop that sells weird things, etc etc.  So I can identify with having a bunch of interests, I just don't understand how to be good at them all like Mr. Voltaire here.
    His famous Deady and arch nemesis Sleezter are getting the Mini Qee treatment this time around from Toy2r.  Being that all of his other toys have long sold out, I would expect these to do the same.  They're a nice mix of cute/sinister which is a hard line to walk design wise.  I'm digging both of them.