For the oldschool Albotas.com readers out there, you may remember a time when this site featured designer toy news on a daily basis. During those times, I got a lot of comments from readers saying they just didn’t “get” the toy thing.
For my own reasons (which I’m about to explain), I’ve cut back on the urban toy news. Now people are asking why I stopped.
Read on to find out, but I must warn, I call a few artists, companies, and blogs out and this may offend you/piss you off/make you hate me. Sorry, but the time for pleasant formalities is over. It’s time for honesty.
I’ve featured countless custom designer toys and custom console mods on Albotas throughout the years, but these custom NES systems by Thretris (spotted on Tiny Cartridge) are the first I’ve seen that have sort of a designer toy aesthetic. The polish and level of professional quality on these are amazing.
The line between toy customizing and console modding is just a bit more blurry.
This is the Killtendo Entertainment System (KES) and is a companion to another Thretris custom, the Billtendo Killboy
Dubbed Sky, all I can think of when I look at this one is Mega Man.
This one’s called 80’s Reborn, which I can kind of see, but this one gives off the biggest designer toy vibe.
And since we’re on the topic of custom NES consoles, check out this red velvet NES by Phil McCoy and sexy-ass Battletoads NES by Phil’s friend Greg which were also featured on Tiny Cartridge:
Imagine you find yourself somewhere in Middle Earth from J.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books, only your tripping balls off shrooms and extacy. You’d probably experience something close to Order of the Arcane, a new series of custom designer toys by Josh (f+) Pierce.
Order of the Arcane is set in a world of fantasy and lost Majik. Think of it as Hellboy meets urban vinyl meets just plain trippy and awesome.
Pierce will unveil his collection at Red Hot Robot in Phoenix, AZ from 7pm – 10pm tonight, November 13th.
For this week’s episode of blindboxed tv we hit up Metropolis in Lancaster, PA for the Munny Mobile party sponsored by Kidrobot where we saw some awesome custom work by Esro, Kia, and our very own RSIN. We also spill our thoughts on the Kathie Olivas Dolbee that we’re giving away. Oh, and don’t mind the fact that the show ends abruptly… we totally forgot to fade out at the end, but we don’t think anyone will mind… will you?
Stay tuned for next week’s show as we review the DIY Pusher from Munky King and give some toy customizing tips!
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