Friday, June 15, 2012

Custom Toys of the Week: Kidrobot Munnyworld Winners



    Kidrobot has just announced the winners of its annual Munnyworld Custom Contest and there are some amazing pieces in this year's list of winners.  I'm only featuring two of them because otherwise I would be here all day typing and probably get fired for not going to work.  

    The figure above was created by KyoungWhan Oh from Suwon-City, South Korea and may look like a bunch of simple lines painted on the figure but is in fact much more complex than that.  The figure was sliced into sections with some of them being painted and others being replaced by clear pieces that were identical to the originals.  That is a sick amount of precision work and is one of the most original concepts I have ever seen.  Needless to say, this piece was voted "Best in Show".



    This piece is the work of artist Bjornik and was voted "Best Munny".  I love his work and have featured it before so I was glad to see this among the winners.

    There are a ton of other custom toys to be seen by going to http://blog.kidrobot.com/the-new-champions-of-munnyworld/.

New Thundercraps from Kuso Vinyl


    Omg I love these!!!! These are The Thundercraps and they are better than anything you've ever seen before. Yes, Kuso Vinyl has released some of these before, but I never fail to get excited each time I see a new one. And if you're lucky enough to be attending the Anime Expo in Los Angeles in a few weeks, you can get a killer box set of them. Each box contains 3 figures and 1 out of every 3 boxes will contain the special "Goldigger" Cheatarah figure instead of the basic one. And check out the box they come in cause it looks like the future of the Thundercraps is filled with many more designs to come. I want them all in case you were wondering.





Play Imaginative Presents a Plethora of Plastic


    You like what I did with the title of this post, I know ya do. You know what I like? I like all the new toys that Play Imaginative has coming out this summer. First up is this series of Happy Tree Friends Trexis. I haven't heard from this murderous creatures in quite awhile, but if you look at the backs of the figures you quickly remember how demented they are. If you've never seen this cartoon before you should look it up cause it will make you smile. Or puke.



    All of these toys were made by Devilrobots and do not suck. There's an entire series of Color Pop To-Fu figures, a To-Fu Trexi, and my absolute favorite, Evirob!! I've wanted one of these guys for a long time and now there will be 3 different ones I can get. I want them all cause they kinda look like little Vikings, and in case you haven't noticed that's kinda my thing. Take my money now!





Thursday, June 14, 2012

Two Toned Metal Fushion Figures from Peter Kato



    Peter Kato is a machine. Maybe not a literal machine, but since I've never met him in person I can't say that for sure. What I do know is that he churns out toys faster than anyone I've ever known and with that being said I present to you his latest creations. This series is known as " Two Toned Metal Fushion" and the blended colors in the resin is really cool. You know you want these and you can get them Thursday, June 14th at http://peterkatoshop.com/.



New Stuff from Mimobot


    Na na na na na na na na na na na na....wait, how many "na's" did I need cause I totally lost count. Typing the Batman theme is a lot harder than singing it in case you were wondering. But storing all your important songs and documents and scandalous pictures that will prevent you from ever being a politician has never been easier or more stylish.

    Mimobot always makes the coolest flash drives around now they are revealing a bunch of new designs leading up to San Diego Comic Con. The Bane flash drive is an exclusive for the convention, but Batman, Superman, and the Flash are available for everyone to purchase. There are a plethora of other reveals every Tuesday at midnight on their website, so you better have a lot of files that need storing. And each one comes pre loaded with neat stuff for your computer. And a pony. Ok, maybe not a pony, but I'm sure they'd get you one if you asked nicely. Ok, probably not.











Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Bevil from Paul Shih



    So what happens when vegetables go bad? I'm talking beyong just moldy and rotten, but downright evil. If you leave your broccoli unsupervised it could become influenced by dark forces turning it into pure evil. The results of such a transformation can be seen above in the form of a new toy by Paul Shih. This little guy looks more likely to eat you than the other way around. He's still a work in progress but me thinks he will be unleashed upon the world fairly soon. I knew healthy food was out to get me and now I finally have proof. Take that mom!



Popil Art x Toy2r Mini Qee

    I'm a big fan of the Qee platform figure. It is the first designer toy I ever bought many moons ago ad it will always hold a special place in my heart. Now they have these Mini Qees, which I really like cause they don't take up much room (yeah, that's something I have to consider now that my house is pretty much over run) and at only $28 you get a cool toy for a nice price. I also like the Qee platform because Toy2r is not afraid to allow a large range of artists to add their interpretation to this classic figure.

    This new figure is appropriately titled "Girls" and was created by Popil Art. This will be out at the end of July for you to add to your nekkid girl toy collection. You know you have one.