What do we have here? “Yowls” by HollowShells. I have to admit, that I have never heard of HollowShells before, but after looking at their site, I like it! The Yowls are a DTA exclusive and limited to only 10 in this design. They come in at these 6″ tall with plush and resin for $60. Those going to the Designer Toy Awards will have some choices to make on what to buy.
Designer Toy Awards
Oct. 13 at 8pm
Providence NYC
311 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
We are a little over 3 weeks out for Designer Con and here is a small update from our previous piece on what to expect from Jason Limon at the con. We showed the piece he was working on before and now we know that Jason will have 25 of the hand painted “Double Crux” (seen above with the header card) priced at $100 or maybe even less. Also on hand will be 7 of the the Skull Plugs (seen above also) for $350. Look for a mix of small sculpts and paintings for sale too.
Ill have all kinds of more info soon for the con, so keep checking back!
He just made our jaws drop at Bewitching II at Stranger Factory, and now Seymour aka Peter Kelk is on his way to NYCC. Coming more equipped than Batman’s utility belt, Seymour is bringing 2D and 3D work along with himself to the big apple at the Strychnin Gallery Booth #1780. Up first is the “The Colonial Crusaders” limited to an edition of only 100 this play on the DC Comics superheroes is perfect for the convention, and it is full of righteous mustaches. Then he has an exceptional one off, Colonial Crusader Batman sculpt. This will make all fan boys proud especially considering it comes in a completely awesome handmade case with an extra interchangeable head for the zombie lovers out there. Like the print, Batman’s mustache is pretty epic too. Stop by and say hello to Seymour when there.
NYCC runs Oct. 11-14 at Javits Center in New York City.
A long time ago we saw this awesome Geisha piece and then wondered what happened to it, but now we finally have some info. Plasticmat will be releasing the color version of “Yume” (Japanese word for Dream). This awesome hand cast and hand painted piece will be $109 and are set to release on Oct. 19th, 2012. You will find her in all her glory in his shop here.
To start off, let me say that the term “spirit animal” gets tossed around a lot at Stranger Factory. Some of us know our spirit animal no problem but others are still searching. I am of those others. I bring this up because the Wooper Looper (or axolotl) is quite the creature to behold: the term “Wooper Looper” is mainly used to explain a group of salamander indigenous to the areas around Mexico City (or so Google has lead me to believe). Now if you had asked me if I found it possible to relate to a salamander at some point in my life, I don’t think I would have even taken you seriously. Until Gary Ham made a toy of him, that is.
Designed by Gary and sculpted by Chauskoskis, the Wooper Looper is quite the impressive piece of sofubi. The extensions from the head alone create some very interesting production challenges. That said, the lengths the factory went to preserve the charm of Gary’s character really helps make the piece shine as a whole. The figure serves as a great example of the playful side of sofubi in general.
The main feature I find so endearing about the Wooper Looper (besides that cheesy grin) is the choice in articulation. I really enjoy that the figure has a solid body piece and the tail is used to create a firm anchor so the toy is guaranteed to stand. Also the arm articulation really helps to sell the fun idea behind the figure: he reaches out like he really wants to give you a hug!
All in all, the team of people that made this toy possible all deserve kudos. The toy is a definite gem and something I will happily display on the shelves in my house.
The cute shelves. Not the creepy ones.
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The Stranger Factory exclusive Wooper Looper is an edition of 33 pcs and retails for $68. The figure releases on Tues., Oct. 9th at noon PST via the Bewitching Preview. Want to catch one for yourself? Get the full scoop here!
Jason Limon has been working on this guy for a while now, and finally we see the finished product of Skull Plug. Limited to only 30 hand-painted 11″ resin casts these will not last long. Two will be available in his shop Oct.1, and then one at Stranger Factory’s Bewitching II. Jason, will have six at his booth at DesignerCon, and the rest will be out shortly after. Who doesn’t love skulls?
Le Merde and Kiyoka Ikeda of Gargamel fame are set for their show Misty Fog’s Combat Rock! This melding of the minds will bring life to a vast array of works to Giant Robot starting this Saturday September 29. We will see everything from collabs of toys to even coasters (seen above) for your coffee table. From the preview images we see, the colors are gonna be all kinds of strong probably like the drinks going on the coasters.
The Rock starts
September 29th
at Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025.
More previews of the rock when you click more.
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The Leucotomy webstore is up and running! Now to celebrate, they have joined up with Splurrt to unleash on teens with a broken down car a limited edition of Splurrt’s own Cadaver Kids with the ever sewn together, bloody mess of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” version customized by Leucotomy. We will see one soon I am sure in Mikee’s Mail Day, but for now you can order starting today September 25th in the Leucotomy store here.
Remember when we showed you some in progress shots of what Jason Limon has coming for DesignerCon here?
Now we get to see what the finished version looks like! Jason will be make a small run of these guys with a low price to go with it. The con is getting closer and closer as I am getting more stoked.
Remember the legend of the original 13 Kaws’ Astro Boys? Yeah none of us have one either unless I talk Everlast into giving me his. Well, OriginalFake has teased us with some clothing coming out with the Astro Boy image in a new updated pose (seen below). Will this be made into a 3D form and hopefully in more quantity than before? Maybe Kaws is still trying to make up for the horrendous Partners release. I guess we will all know whats up soon or if it is even legit.
