Learn How Sofubi is Made Courtesy of Candie Bolton and Sharla in Japan

    Have you ever wondered how Japanese sofubi toys were made?   It seems like a closely guarded secret and that knowing the answer puts you in league with the Illuminati.  And lots of people who are newly exposed to this form of collectible are always shocked by how much they can cost, which is easy to understand when you aren't in the know about the work it takes to produce one.  They see four foot tall Star Wars figures in stores for less and that probably confuses the hell out of folks.  But not only is there an artist behind a sofubi toy's design, the production itself is an art form.  Candie Bolton's friend Sharla recently toured a factory where they are producing one of her toys and she filmed the process of it transforming from a melted glob of plastic into a figure.  Check it out below.


 

    And how jealous are you of her tour of the RealxHead shop with all of those cat figures!!!!!!   I would have to declare bankruptcy after visiting there.

Octoozeball Custom from Plaseebo

    It oozes and it slithers and it the perfect gift for the lady in your life.  Ok, maybe not that last part, unless the lady in your life is kinda twisted/mentally imbalanced/completely awesome and totally marriage material.  You know how I knew I would marry my wife when we were dating?  When I told her I had always wanted to go to the Mutter Museum and she informed me that she had already been multiple times.  Medical oddities and a wall full of skulls really have a way of bringing people together.

    Plaseebo has combined his spooky sensibilities with Tru:Tek's Oozeball and created a light up critter that would look right at home squirming its way across Mars or the ridged landscape of your brain.  He's one of a kind and will be available on Friday, June 24th, from www.plaseebo.net.  

   

Introducing Peter Garou from Naomi Knaff

    Living hundreds of years ago wasn't easy.  The average life span meant you were a teenager during your mid life crisis, indoor plumbing wasn't a thing, and since travel wasn't as easy as today there was a good chance that the local gene pool was a tad murky.   All things considered, snuggling up with your cousin seems like the least of your problems.

    According to an old German story there existed a man named Peter Stumpp who moonlighted (get it? dang that was funny) as a werewolf that terrorized the town of Bedburg.  He was put on trial and then executed for his terrible crimes in a fashion that would make lethal injection seem like a Botox treatment.  Not that he didn't deserve it if the accounts of his crimes are true, cause dude was pretty messed up.

    Naomi Knaff was inspired by this story to create her latest resin monster, Peter Garou.  He stands just over 7 inches high and will be released on June 20th at 12am during the full moon.  Kinda spooky, right?  Get em at http://www.naomiknaff.com.

    

Action Portable Wave 2 from 3A

      You know what's great about the Action Portable series from 3A?  Not only are they as awesome as their larger counterparts, but they're price tag is easier to explain away to your wife when you buy them all.  Well, she still might be upset, but you're on your own with that one.  Take a look at my favorites of these stunning 1/12 scale figures and prepare your finances for when they go on sale June 17th at http://www.bambalandstore.com.

Turquoise Mecha Top from Inami Toys

    The word "turquoise" in the title took me way longer to spell than I probably should admit.  Spell check was like "let me help you with that bro" and I was all like "nah, I got this thing, just you watch".  And spell check did watch.  And in my struggle I could hear a faint snicker coming from my computer.  Spell check is the worst kind of jerk.

    Inami Toys is releasing their latest edition of the resin toy that begs to be played with on June 16th at 8pm eastern time.  Only 8 of them were brought into this world and you can welcome one into your home by visiting http://inamitoys.com.  Each piece will cost $70 and bring you hours of entertainment/things to do other than the dishes that have piled up and now have a weird smell.     

    

Cronus Magnus Kickstarter Campaign from Full Blown Ink

     You must be thinking right now that I've lost my mind; that not that long ago I posted about this very toy asking you to help support a funding campaign in order to get it made.  You're right, because that did indeed happen, but this time it's new and improved and featured on Kickstarter.  Full Blown Ink had been running this campaign on a different site but for whatever reason that didn't work out, so he quickly moved it and now for reals this time needs your help.  Go to this link and snag yourself one of these evil bad robot dudes and be a part of toy making history.   

New WWE Pop Vinyl Figures from Funko

 

    Oooooh man, I tried my best to make this post as authentic as I could so I wrote it while watching RAW last night.  I was trying to channel some good wrasslin vibes from my tv to my iPad and make internet gold for you, or at least something nice enough so Kevin Owens doesn't block me on Twitter.

   Funko is set to release a bunch of new WWE figures this August just in time for Summerslam.  They've got three of my faves from the current roster in Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, and the aforementioned Kevin Owens, as well as Hall of Famer Brett Hart and Total Divas star Eva Marie.  Is it weird if I'm excited to buy them all and pretend to cut promos in the bathtub?  Try not to be jealous that you didn't think of it first.