Custom Toy of the Week: Tony Gil

    I received an email about these guys a few days ago and instantly fell in love with their look.  These are called the Diamond Ninja War Machines and are the creation of Tony Gil.  Not only will these guys wreck you with their sick martial arts skills, but they'll also do a bit of urban design work while they're at it.

    These started out as Munny figures from Kidrobot and evolved beyond that platform.  I love the outstretched arms that each hold a repurposed Bent World Spray Can toy.  You can tell these took a lot of work, but the design is so clean and simple that it's almost deceptive.   Check out more of Tony's ninja figures (including an upside down hanging ninja that will blow your mind) at his website below.

http://www.giltstudios.com/GilTstudios/GilTstudios/GilTstudios.html

Kiwi Fruit Spike from Jeffrey Lamm

 
    This is made by Jeffrey Lamm and Unbox Industries.  This is coming soon.   This will sell out really fast.  This is how you get on the mailing list to find out more:

http://www.unboxindustries.info/home/

This is all I know.

Chester Runcorn from Doktor A and Kuso Vinyl

     Doktor A is a toy wizard.  He creates some of the most memorable objects on such a consistent basis that there has to be some time of magic involved.  His latest toy is this three legged gentleman by the name of Chester Runcorn.  He was produced by Kuso Vinyl and the picture you see above is of the Port Edition, which means many other colors will certainly follow.  You'll be able to pick him up first by going  to Wondercon in Anaheim, California.  But fear not, there are 300 of these available and only a few will be available to attendees of the convention.  The rest will be up for grabs for us regular folks at $65 each.

New Toy Thursday from Super7

     This is Steven the Bat.  This color scheme is known as the Twilight Skies.  This has nothing to do with another thing called Twilight that is dumb and will rot your brain cells with its stupidity.  Steven the Bat is a collaboration between Bwana Spoons and Super7 that you can add to your collection today at noon Pacific time for $35.  You should probably do it, because it sounds like this figure may be hitting the retirement home after this release.  

Star Wars Weekends at Disney Exclusive Merch

   
     From May 18th - June 10 Walt Disney World will be holding it's annual Star Wars Weekend Celebrations and if there's anything both Disney and Star Wars are pros at, it's merchandising.  These are a few of the items that will be available at the park (and I'm sure eBay soon after).  While they aren't showing us any figures yet, there will most likely be some toy tie ins as well.  But for now, you'll just have to check this stuff out and then wait until more of their exclusives are announced.

Frank Kozik on Facebook

    If you don't follow Frank Kozik on Facebook then you are missing out on the plethora of information this man has to share with the world.  You'll learn about cars, music, cats and all sorts of other things that you can use throughout your daily life.  What you'll also find out about are toys.  Look at this Kim Jong Il/Elvis mash up.  It's a shame North Korea hates us so much, cause this would have made an excellent head stone for the deceased dictator.

    Next we have this amazingly intricate Mecha Labbit.  evidently the reason why we have never seen this produced before is that everyone is whining about how expensive it would be to make.  Less excuses, more Mecha Labbit building.

 
     Finally, we have this Qee design called "The Nervous Cosmonaut". We've seen a different incarnation of this released before that was extremely limited and only available at a few locations.  Does this mean there will soon be a release for us poor folks who were unable to get the first one? Only Frank Kozik has the answer to this and many more of our most burning questions.  You should subscribe to him on Facebook before you miss out and feel dumb.

https://www.facebook.com/frankkozik

https://www.facebook.com/fkozik

Zombuddiez Koki Plush from Ohiya

    Ohiya had this guy on display at New York Comic Con last year and everyone was trying to buy one.  Then he was only in the prototype phase, but now this Zombuddiez Koki plush can finally be yours.  He's 10 inches tall and is only $19.95, which is cheaper than most stuffed animals you'll find in any store, let alone ones of undead kittens.  Add this guy to your collection right now by clicking here.