Moon Cavey Exclusive for ToyConUK from A Little Stranger x Sergey Safonov

    It would be too easy to make a reference to the brilliant musical stylings of The Lonely Island and T-Pain when talking about this toy.  It would be easy to discuss how certain misery awaits you if you decide to take a cruise because the boat will most likely lose power and the toilets will overflow and everyone will be driven mad.  Or Somalian pirates.  Or the Titanic.  But do I dare interrupt the peacefulness of this Cavey as he drifts along on the sea of tranquility in search of the dreams of yesteryear?

    We all know Cavey, but we didn't know he had a fondness for marine activities.  A Little Stranger and Sergey Safonov combined their toy making powers to bring this exclusive to ToyConUK.  The best part is that this guy isn't made of vinyl, but is instead crafted of porcelain.  I feel just staring at this as it sits on your shelf could make your life stress free.  Only 20 of them exist at £30 each.  They go on sale starting at 11am and you can meet both of the artists in person.

    Maybe one day they will make a viking version with a nice horned helmet and a boat filled with plunder.  A boy can dream.

Creature Feature at Toy Art Gallery

    Why don't we have anything like Toy Art Gallery where I live?  You know what we have?  Yogurt shops.  I'm serious, they open a new one every week.  Do you know how horrifying that is for someone that is lactose intolerant?  Pretty soon they will over take all of the restaurants and grocery stores and I'll be forced to eat it just to survive and it will bring upon a death that is quite unbecoming.  This is a completely rational fear by the way.

    Creature Feature opens at Toy Art Gallery this Saturday, April 6th and I am extremely envious of any of you that get to go.  There will be crazy new stuff and one-offs from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Splurrt, Kenth Toy Works, Elegab, and Munktini for you to feast your eyes on and give you nightmares for the rest of your life.  Check out some of these preview pictures from the show for a sample of the madness that awaits:

Splurrt

Kenth Toy Works

Kenth Toy Works

Mutant Vinyl Hardcore

New 8 Inch Dunny from Colus x Kidrobot

    I've noticed that the longer I collect toys the pickier I become about them.  I used to buy anything I was remotely interested in for fear that I would like it a bit more later down the road and it would be completely unattainable.  So I confess that I have let the past few 8 inch Dunny releases pass without acting on them.  That will not be the case with this figure.  

    "The Hunted" was designed by Colus and of course produced by Kidrobot.  The amount of personality that is packed into the black and white color scheme is overwhelming.  And it took me a second to realize that the collar around his neck is actually a wood grained plaque that his head is mounted on.  It truly blurs the toy/art line and that is what makes it successful.  You can add this guy to your collection on April 11th for $75.  1250 of them have been made which makes me worry a little less about being able to obtain one.  There are many sleepless nights when you are toy obsessed.  

Star Wars Inspired Tees from Kris Dulfer and Outsmart Originals

    In my humble opinion (which is less humble and more fact I would say) you can't go wrong with Star Wars.  Like, ever.  No matter what you do, if it involves Star Wars, it's gonna be good.  Think about it for a sec.  If you rob an old lady while wearing a Darth Vader mask it totally negates the crime part of it.  If you painted your sketchy van to look like the Millennium Falcon you're not trashy at all, you're the coolest guy on your block.  Adding Star Wars to anything makes it better.  Kris Dulfer knows this and got together with Outsmart Originals to make your wardrobe better.  He took everyone's favorite film, mixed in a little creativity, and BAM: fashion.  You can instantly be the guy (or girl) that everyone asks "where did you get that shirt".  It's the best validation of your good decision making and taste level.  Get yours now by going to http://outsmartoriginals.storenvy.com/.

ToyConUK Goodness from alto

     Ever since I originally posted about these skulls everyone has been asking me how to get them.  Well, now I can tell you.  These Skelevex resin skulls will be available at alto's booth at ToyConUK.  This collaboration with DMS has varying numbers available per color and the price will be between £100 - 125GBP depending on which one you go for.  No word yet on whether or not they will be available afterwards, but I can't imagine they won't make more.  Gotta get one in classic white, or maybe a nice aged one that looks like it was just dug up from your uncle's basement.  You know, in that dirt patch under the model train set.

    They will also have their little geometric Boxen of Oxen.  Each one of these mix and match figures is an edition of ten and they were made in collaboration with Creo Design.  Get 'em for £25GBP each.

   If you'd like to add your own spin on an Evil Origami character they will have blank ones available for £15GBP each.  Many other artists have already interpreted this critter and they will also be on display for convention goers.  Our friend Lisa Rae Hansen and a ton of other folks will have their creations featured for you to check out.

   

More ToyConUK Exclusives from The Hang Gang

    The Revolutionary War was a crock.  There, I said it.  I am royally peeved that I was robbed of the possibility of having a cool British accent over some taxes that people didn't want to pay.  Sure, I've made up for it slightly by forcing my inner thoughts to sound like James Bond, but that is not as awesome as it could be.  Everything just sounds so much better with a nice British accent.  You can literally read out loud from the phone book and it sounds like high literature.   

    You know what else the British have that I want?  Well, other than universal health care?  Exclusive toys for ToyConUK!  The Hang Gang has already tormented me with a few releases they'll have available but now they are trying to send me to an early grave with these.  I want them so bad I can feel my organs shutting down.   Especially that Kaiju Negora from Max Toy Company that you see up there.  It's combines two of my favorite things:  toys and cats, so of course I want one.  These are ridiculously hard to get whenever there's a new one released so if you're going to the convention I would make this my first stop.  

    Ahhhhhh the torment continues!  They also have 2 exclusive figures from Super7:  a full size Mummy Boy and a Foster.  Oh, the humanity.  They can sense my need for all of these toys I just know they can.

    And they also have exclusive figure from Uamou.  They only made 3 full sets of these figures and you can buy them all together or individually.

   These are some pretty cool exclusives and really make me wish I could hop on a plane and attend this convention.  

Thank You to DeKorner

    Last year when the Deathshead figures from David Flores were revealed I knew I had to have one.  So I waited for any store to offer preorders and DeKorner was the first.  I couldn't order that sucker fast enough.  Now the figure had some issues at the factory that caused it to be delayed for quite some time (to the tune of almost 6 months) but that made it even more exciting when it finally arrived.  I tore open the box and to my confusion the figure was wet.  Weird.  I inspected closer and determined that it was coming from one of the feet.  So I popped it off and saw that the substance that they used to balance the figure had not properly dried, leaking some unknown substance all over.  Ok, no big deal, I just have to figure out how to dry it.  I tried everything, from letting it sit out for days to using a hair dryer.  I even posted photos online and asked for help.  Contacting the manufacturer was a wash because they hadn't updated their website in over a year (I still haven't received a reply).  So I contacted DeKorner to see if they had any ideas on what this stuff was so that I could repair the figure.  They were able to contact the distributor and get me an entire new piece at no cost.  I was pretty stunned to say the least because I never would have expected anyone to do that. I was going to write them a thank you note privately but I thought other people needed to know how cool my experience was.  Check 'em out if you haven't already as they get a ton of exclusive stuff and they really go out of their way for their customers.