A ginormous package from Patch Together Inc. just landed here at Albotas H.Q. and it’s full of some truly awesome stuff. Never seen some of these figures before, so it’s great to get my hands and eyeballs on some exciting new stuff. Some of the figures require assembly and gluing.. Not sure if I’ll put them together or give them away to some lucky readers.
If you’ve never heard of Patch Together, they’re a great website and resource for talented artist to get their work recognized and make some money as well. Just submit your own toy design and if it gets enough votes, they’ll make it into an actual product as soon as the pre-order quota is met.
Hrm… maybe I should submit the Albotas logo as a figure…
Just wanted to say thanks to the fine dudes and dudettes from Patch together and I plan on reviewing it all very soon. Not sure if I’ll do one big picture review, a bunch of mini picture reviews, or a few short video reviews a-la blindboxed.
I’ll definitely be giving some of these away through various contests since I feel bad keeping it all to myself. Stay tuned!
Marvel just created the most amazing thing in capsule toy dispensing technology since the slap bracelet. Instead of wasting money on capsules that just get thrown away, the toy makers have decided to make each character’s head the capsule!
The character lineup consists of The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man. They’re a measly $1 each and only stand at about 2″, but their bodies come packaged inside of their heads and they’re just so freakin’ cute!
When I first saw the above image, I thought that this was some sort of retail packaging for people who don’t have any cool capsule dispensers in their area, but it’s just a display for the vending machines. I’m gonna’ have to bug my local comic shop to get these since they usually have some pretty cool capsule stuff in their machines.
Erick Scarecrow’s 8″ haind-painted resin Nite Time Papa Sama Wood Hermit figure was was release at Japan’s Wonderfest and the leftovers are going up for sale this Friday, 2/26/10 at 11am over at the ESC-Toy Shop for $100. This colorway is limited to just 25 pieces worldwide and is by far the best Papa Sama color scheme yet.
Now, if Mr. Scarecrow would only do more bigger production pieces and release them in, oh… idunno, America!!! Japan has enough cool stuff! They don’t need all the first dibs on all your awesome toys as well!
Rsin must’ve just read my beef with toys piece because he just sent in pics of a SICK new custom piece that he did for someone. I was actually at the first local show this dude had a few years ago and his skills have leveled up by leaps and bounds.
Here’s what he has to say about the piece:
This is the second Ice Grabbit I was asked to do by a private collector who wanted a set. So we decided on 1 fire and 1 Ice. I completed the Fire grabbit a few weeks back and had to figure a way to make the ice one just as good. So I spent the past 2 weeks trying to find me something I could use on it so it wasn’t just painted. Finally I decided to create a patch of Ice shards coming out its back. Love the way the two pieces look together. I have a lot of fun working with these Grabbits. Anyway enjoy, comments appreciated, and if interested in work please email me Rsinart@msn.com. Thanks
Here’s a gallery showing off more of the Ice Grabbit along with the Fire Grabbit. Excellent photos of an excellent custom.
Megan Smithyman aka MeSmithy sent in these pics of her latest creations — custom Di Di and Mei Mei figures from Crazylabel’s House of Lui series. She says that these customs are meant to represent the Chinese Zodiac with Di Di as the tiger and Mei Mei as the sheep.
Markie Darkie is a Canadian graphic designer/photographer/visual artist who has made some of the most mind-blowing custom vinyls you’ve ever seen. His use of sculpting, abstract imagery, and colors are sure to inspire veteran toy artists and n00bs alike.
Toy company NECA has produced a replica of the Big Daddy plushies that the Little Sisters carry around in BioShock 2. The 7″ plush figures, first spotted over on Tenacious Toys, are currently being shipped to retailers and will run for $24.99.
So, a DHL van pulled up in front of Albotas Headquarters yesterday and dropped off a bag full of packages. There were 5 packages in total and each package contained a complete set of a certain designer toy series, but unlike the version available in stores, these packages contain an über rare edition of the figures in a special colorway only available through special promotions like this one.
Hit the jump to see what 60 Gunmetal Edition Little Trickers look like scattered across my dining room floor.
Man, every franchise and their mother seems to be jumping on the “urban vinyl” bandwagon lately. I hate to say it, but the whole scene is on its deathbed in my eyes.
These kinda’ cool and way-cheaper-than-”real”-urban-vinyl Mega Man figures (only $9.99!) from Jazzwares, called JUVIs (Jazzwares Urban Vinyl) are somewhat of a mystery. There’s little to no info on them on the official Jazzwares site and it seems like the only retailer carrying them is Toys “R” Us, and only a select few stores. So far Mega Man and Proto Man are available, but Elecman and Ice Man may be on their way shortly.
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.
Wizard Sleeve Toys and SpankyStokes.com will be releasing the limited edition, purple-drippy-nighttime WST Celsius figure at this year’s DesignerCon on November 21st in Pasadena. Packaged with an arsenal of weaponry, this 7″ figure by Robotox and Kuso Vinyl is limited to just 48 pieces and you can only get it from the SpankyStokes.com booth #35 for $100.
This week we review the DIY Pusher figure from Thomas Han andMunky King, give some toy customizing tips, and talk about the upcoming Into The Darkness custom toy show being put together by the always awesome drilone. As always, please leave us some feedback in the comments and show your support by embedding the video on your blog or spreading it around to your facebook and twitter friends.
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