Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Megaseth from Lisa Rae Hansen x fugi.me



    We've all seen dudes like this at shows.  He has tour t-shirts older than you are.  He used to roadie for Motorhead in '86 before they got fired for getting more groupies than Lemmy.  He is the world's biggest metal fan.  Megaseth is the original disciple of loud guitars and songs about wizards and now he can come home with you to guard your record collection against infiltration by the likes of Justin Bieber.

    Created by Lisa Rae Hansen and produced by fugi.me, this resin figure is limited to 10 of each version at ToyConUK; one at Lisa's (I Break Toys) booth and the other at the fugi.me booth.  There is also a special chase version of each figure, so they are blind boxed.  Each one also comes with guitar picks, buttons, mini print, and concert ticket.  If any are left over they will be put on their respective websites.  May the gods of metal shine upon you, or something.

Sons of Anarchy Die Cast Motorcycles from Maisto



    Is there any guy out there that watches Sons of Anarchy that doesn't wish they could be a part of the craziness?  Sure, you're pretty much guaranteed to get murdered, but it seems like a great time up until then.  Your day job involves riding around on your Harley, being a bad ass, selling guns and getting women.  It's the American dream condensed into hour long episodes.  But since I don't think I would have the best time in jail, I should probably stick to writing about toys and petting my cats.  Seems a bit safer that way.

    Now it's easier to live out our outlaw fantasies with these die-cast bikes from the show.  Maisto has released the rides of Jax, Clay and Opie.  They're popping up in stores now and most online sites have em priced at around $30 for the set of three.  







DigesTED from Alex Pardee x Kidrobot Black



     I still have my teddy bear from when I was a child.  It was a Winnie the Pooh, and I carried that little sucker with me everywhere.  So much so that all of his fur came out and he's been stitched up more than Joan River's face.  He's kind of grotesque, like a small little corpse, which may explain a lot about how I turned out.  Luckily for me though, there were no crazy monsters living under his tattered plush.

    Meet DigesTED from Alex Pardee and Kidrobot Black.  This monstrosity may have once been a a nice teddy bear, but now he has morphed into something horrific and has developed a taste for the blood of children.  They made 250 of these twisted figures and they will be $200 when they are released on March 28th.  It's perfect for those of you that have a new baby and are looking for that extra special something to finish off their nursery.  If you want to raise the next Ted Bundy.

Monday, March 18, 2013

"Kiss My Blarney" Young Gohst from Ferg x Grody Shogun x Lulubell Toy Bodega



    All you St. Patrick's Day revelers are probably nursing headaches and forging doctor's notes so you don't get fired for not showing up to work today, but why let the celebrations end with regret when you can continue them at least until tomorrow?  Because then you can buy yourself this "Kiss My Blarney" Young Gohst from Ferg and Grody Shogun.  He's only $35 and he's available from Lulubell Toy Bodega starting Tuesday the 19th at noon Pacific time.  By then you should be able to see straight enough to type your credit card number, so no worries.  

Mini 10-Doh! Series 2 Kickstarter Campaign



     I was fortunate enough to be born at just the right time to fully appreciate the Nintendo when it was first released in America.  I had an Atari before that, but nothing compared to how cool Super Mario Bros. was and the feeling of pride I had when I finally beat it.  Nothing could possibly be better than that.  But games got bigger, the graphics got better, and those old NES cartridges are now either filling up landfills or the collections of video game hoarders.

    Now we can have those memories live on forever with the help of Mini 10-Doh! figures.  These have been around for a little while, as they have done a previous blind box series of the little guys and some bigger pieces as well.  Squid Kids Ink needs your help to make Series 2 a reality and they're offering a butt ton of incentives on Kickstarter that you can get for making this happen.  Pledges range from $10 for a random blind box figure to $10,000 that will get you a complete set of Series 2, a gold set of Series 2,  5 exclusive Kickstarter figures, and a nearly 30 inch figure that you will design yourself.

    Series 2 will feature the artistic talents of Nathan Hamill, Gary Ham, David Horvath, Hydro74, Kano, Shawnimals, and many more!  Check it out and help fund it today by clicking here.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Custom Toy of the Week: We Become Monsters



    Is it any wonder that Lance Armstrong and countless other athletes risk turning their man grapes into raisins in order to become awesome athlete types?  All anyone has to do is look into their childhood's to see what a horrible influence Super Mario Brothers was.  He constantly took performance enhancing drugs and you know what they led to?  Fame, tons of gold coins, and the hottest girl in a land full of hammer-tossing turtles.  And he grew to behemoth proportions.  But never have we been exposed to the downside of relying on a fungus to make your life worth living....until now.  

    We Become Monsters dared to ask what would happen if Mario got ahold of a bad batch and the results are terrifying.  This custom figure was made for the "Game On" art show at 1AM in San Francisco next week and should serve as a warning to us all to never buy drugs from that weird guy down the street who is always wearing the same shirt that probably hasn't been washed since he bought it in 1974 from that Foghat show and that won't stop talking about the one time he met Jimmy Carter outside of an Old Navy in Atlanta during this crazy sale they were having on cargo shorts.  I mean, don't do drugs kids.  

Super Series Sunday Release from Evilos x Tenacious Toys



    I need to get this guy out here to paint my car.  Seriously, it could use a nice touch up and maybe some flames.  Or this picture on the hood:


      Evilos may not be available to paint sick fantasy murals on your automobile, but he did paint these Android figures for Tenacious Toy's Super Series Sunday.  Only 5 of them were made and they will be $50 each.  They go on sale March 17th at 4pm Eastern time.