Ice Scream Man Minis from Brutherford Industries

    Ok, I need about 40 different colors of these.  It's an Ice Scream Man mini from Brutherford Industries. Ol' Ryan Rutherford is putting New Jersey on the art toy map with his bigger versions and now these cute little ones are gonna ensure we're known for more than our bad attitudes and toll roads.  This is just a prototype but he says they could be out pretty soon.  I'm lactose intolerant so this is the only time in my life I've ever been excited about ice cream.  

Star Wars Tees from Super7

    My wife says I can't spend all of our money on toys, which is kinda lame.  I'm an adult, I can eat cookies for dinner if I want to (and I have) so I should be able to buy what I want.  But in the interest of common decency I do at times have to buy new clothes, so compromises are needed.  So what better way to feel like I'm doing what I want yet still being a somewhat responsible adult than to buy my clothes from a toy company?  Step up and meet the genius folks.  

   Super7 has announced a new line of Star Wars tees that will be available this year beginning March 1st with the the 3 designs you see here.  And they're only $25 each, which isn't bad considering how jealous all your nerdy friends will be.  

MAD x Round5 Bruce Lee Figures

    Our friend MAD has made some cool toys in the past, but when you're talking about creating a line of figures based on Bruce Lee, that's another level entirely.  These mini figures are being produced by Round5 and will feature 28 different designs all together when they're released in August.  That's a lot of Kung Fu!

Jason Freeny Gummi Bears Are Coming!

     I posted about this awhile ago when it looked like this project was doomed to never see the light of day.  But something has obviously changed since then and now these anatomical gummi bears will finally be available for purchase in July.  These are the creation of Jason Freeny, who is well known for his anatomy sculptures using popular toys.  These skeletal bits of candy will be produced by Fame Master, who make some pretty sick models.  Expect these to be available around July of this year.  Hopefully the price will be reasonable because I want all of them.

Frank Kozik x Ronald Reagan Gipper Busts

    I was, shall we say, youngish when old Ronnie Raygun was our president, so I don't remember much about him other than he seemed kinda silly.  Oh, and he kept going on and on about our "Star Wars" defense program which I swore meant we were gonna build a death star and blow up people who looked at us funny cause that's kinda our thing here in America.  Sadly we never got that death star, or even any cool stormtrooper armor for our military which has always disappointed me a bit.  

   But in the spirit of what could have been, Frank Kozik has given us this amazing bust of the man who would have been the Emperor of our Galactic Empire (does that make George Bush Sr. Darth Vader?)  Sculpted by the uber talented Brin Berliner, you have your choice of colors for $200 each.  There are only 50 of each so if you want a particular one you have to act fast.  The red one is available at Rotofugi, the silver one from Frank Kozik himself, the gold one from 3DRetro, and the copper one from Munky King.  

JK5 x Kidrobot Basketball Toy Thingees

    If R2-D2 had been built in the hood this would have been the result.  Artist JK5 has teamed up with Kidrobot (get it, teamed, like basketball team, oh why have I not been hired by 30 Rock yet?) to bring you this Star Wars/Sportscenter mashup.  Personally, I'm a hockey fan.  I like a sport where the chance of career ending injury is present in every second of play.  Basketball is kinda like if baseball were a bit less lazy and took place in a rap video.  Not my cup of tea.   But I like Star Wars.  Probably a bit too much actually, but not enough to counteract my hatred for basketball.  Which is kinda shocking.  

    Now for the stats:  These stand 8 and 1/2 inches tall and there are 327 of each design.  They are $100 each and release March 8th.  Maybe these are made for lawyers who want to spice up their desks at work; bring a little edge to the office.  Maybe.

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