8.1.12 – Episode 225 : SDCC Wrap Up Part 1

Show Notes – Scott and Ben brave the couch for part 1 of our San Diego Comic Con wrap up! Make some hot tea and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• OMFG Series 2 – now up on Kickstarter! Come support your favorite community created line of minifigures!
• New October Toys Products are now available online including purple and glos-in-the-dark OMFG Series 1 along with Toy Break promo trading cards, Shrympee, Chipster, and Bunnywith!

SDCC Stuff

• Derpy – by Hasbro – SDCC exclusive My Little Pony – $20
• Pop Vinyl – by Funko – Mars Attacks & Mahna Mahna characters
• Stuffed AT-AT – deformed plush Star Wars vehicles – $10
• Custom Masks – by Brian Six
• Reanimated Monster – by Grody Shogun – vibrating Japanese vinyl – $35
• Adventure Time Mimobots – by Mimoco – USB thumb drives – varying prices
• Custom – by Valleydweller
• Night Shadow Leonardo – by Playmates – SDCC exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figure – $20
• Brainslug – by Joseph Dinunzio – custom resin 5″ slugs – $40
• New Kaiju – by Gargamel
• Adventures Times Figures – by Jazwares – Finn & Fionna – $15
• Earthworm Jim – by Mezco
• Michonne Action Figure – by McFarlane
• Batman & Robin Just Us League Figures – by Diamond Select – set of two Alfred E. Neuman action figures – $50
• Thundercats Minimates – by Icon Heroes – $20
• Custom Figures – by Aunty Donut
• Masters of the Universe Letter Opener – by Icon Heroes – He-Man sword – $20
• Alpha Phase Wave 5 Outer Space Men – by The Four Horsemen – Gemini, Orbitron, and Cyclops – $50 for set of 3
• Bones – by Mike Egan – limited edition of 80 pieces – $45
• Emo Bear Murderworld Mini 10-Doh – by Luke Chueh & Squid Kids Ink – limited edition black run of Luke Chueh’s Mimni 10-Doh design – $20
• Target – by Luke Chueh & Munky King – SDCC exclusive, limited edition of 250 pieces, vinyl & resin – $140
• Deadbeet Early Blue Edition – by Scott Tolleson & George Gaspar – limited edition vinyl
• Kid Solo – by Rustedhalo – custom action figure
• Vykron – by The Four Horsemen & Mattel – Masters of the Universe action figure with three outfits – $30
• Lady Darkness – by Max Toy Company – $35

Events

• Nosellots Show – at Screaming Sky Gallery in Portland, OR opening August 11th
• Power Morphicon – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers convention at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA August 17th – 19th
• Star Wars Celebration – Star Wars convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fl August 23rd – 26th

7.24.12 – Episode 224 : Touma Break

Show Notes – Touma joins us on the couch for an interview, blindbox opening, and much more! Track down a taco and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• YO! Contest Winner – brought to you by Little House Designs
• OMFG Series 2 – now up on Kickstarter! Come support your favorite community created line of minifigures!

News

• New OMFG Colors – by October Toys – purple and gid OMFG Series 1 available now along with Shrympee, Chipster, and Bunnywith!
• Touma’s Blog – follow Touma and his work!

Blindbox

• Harry Potter Kubrick – by Medicom

7.8.12 – Episode 223 : Keep It In The Egg

Show Notes – Ben is back with a plethora of 3DRetro SDCC goodies for our final Countdown to Comic Con and much more! Find a Five Guys and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• YO! Contest – brought to you by Little House Designs – to win one of these two YO! figures, submit your YO! fan art in the contest section on the forum – deadline is July 18th
• OMFG Series 2 – now up on Kickstarter! Come support your favorite community created line of minifigures!

News

• Deadbeet – by Scott Tolleson – 7.5″ vinyl figure, Early Blue edition, limited to 20 pieces – $60 at booth 4836
• Awesome Toy Blog – great list of SDCC 2012 exclusives

Blindbox

• Trash Packs – by Moose Enterprise

3DRetro at SDCC

• 3DRetro & Frank Kozik at booth 4734
• Bellicose Vortex Edition – by Nathan Hamill – limited to 120 – $50
• Shrympee Ghost – by David Chung – vinyl glow-in-the-dark figure, limited to 100 pieces – $15
• Boob Ball Silver Edition – by Buff Monster – 4″ vinyl ball, limited to 125 pieces – $35
• Pepper – by Ragnar – vinyl glow-in-the-dark figure limited to 100 pieces – $40
• Color Mutation OMFG – by October Toys – set of five color changing series 1 OMFG minifigures, limited to 200 sets – $10

Reviews

• Gremlins Lightning Figure – by NECA – Toys R Us exclusive 7″ figure – $12
• Jabba Bobble Head – by Funko – vinyl bobble head – $10

October Toys / Toy Break SDCC Exclusives

• October Toys / Toy Break booth 4838
• Chipster – by Scott Tolleson – purple Toy Break edition – $35
• Syzzurp Shrympee – by The Chung – purple vinyl Shrympee – $15
• OMFG Series 1 – by October Toys – original pink/flesh, glow-in-the-dark, and new purple – $10 per set of five figures
• Toy Break Trading Cards – six collectible trading cards available for free, one per day

Events

• San Diego Comic Con – pop culture extravaganza at the Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 12th – 15th

7.3.12 – Episode 222 : Too Many Twos!

Show Notes – Sarah Jo joins us for a DKE extravaganza! Throw another shrimp on the barbie and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• YO! Contest – brought to you by Little House Designs – to win one of these two YO! figures, submit your YO! fan art in the contest section on the forum – deadline is July 18th
• Jay222 – Thanks for calling in to intro the episode! Be sure to watch for his new figure Lady Vengeance at Comic Con!
• Sarah Jo Marks – be sure to follow the new DKE blog for all their SDCC exclusive details and Sarah Jo on twitter: @SarahJo

DKE SDCC Exclusives

• DKE Toys booth 4728
• Android Summer Edition Comic-Con Variant Set – by Andrew Bell – comes with convention attendee and griller and grill, limited to 1,000 sets – $25 set
• Bones – by Mike Egan (sculpted by pretty in plastic & manufactured by Luke Rook/Grody Shogun) – limited to 80pieces – $45 each
• Sucklord Exclusives – Masters of the Universe 5″ resin for $150, Transformers 3 3/4″ resin for $125, Star Trek 3 3/4″ resin for $150, and Licorice Leslie 3″ resin for $45
• BUNNYWITH – by Alex Pardee – glow-in-the-dark figures will be $5 with sticker – available one per day: Weds: Bunnywith, Thurs: Bunnywith No Legs, Fri: Bunnywith Mesmerizing Eye, Sat: Bunnywith Hammerhead, Sun: Bunnywith Siamese
• CrapZombies – by Van Beater – 100 sets – $20 set
• Art Hustle Promo Cards Giveaway – 1 per day – David Healey, Brendan Monroe, Simone Legno, Jim Mahfood, ANGRYWOEBOTS
• Deathead – by BIC Plastics & David Flores – green colorway, edition of 50 – $100 each – available Friday @ 2PM
• Figment – by Brendan Monroe & manufactured by Luke Rook/Grody Shogun – 90 pieces (45 clear red and 45 clear blue) – $120
• Gold Daibutsu – by Erick Scarecrow – resin figures, edition of 18 – $140 each – available Thursday @ 12PM
• Mao Bust – by Frank Kozik – clear red vinyl, edition of 25 pieces – $300 each
• Melty Misfits SDCC Cardpack – by Buff Monster – contains 7 stickers including exclusive SDCC sticker card – 200 packs available – $5 each
• Reanimated Monster – by Grody Shogun – painted vinyl with a tiny vibrating motor – $35
• San Diego Ji Ja 4″ – by mr clement – edition of 50 handpainted and numbered figures by mr clement – $45 each
• Treeson 5″ – by Crazy Label & Bubi Au Yeung – pink and minty green, 150 pieces of each color – $40 each
• Vrah Citric Summer Acid Edition – by Healeymade – edition of 12 pieces – $80 – available Friday @ 1PM
• Young Gohst – by Ferg x Grody Shogun – all white with mix match of pink & red brain & toungue – edition of 50 pieces – $35 each
• …Of All Ages – Scott Wilkowski custom show premiering July 11th at the DKE Toys booth #4728 during 2012 San Diego Comic-Con – each of the six hand-cast resin editions will be limited to 25 pieces of two different colors each (50 total of each style) with prices ranging from $125 to $300

October Toys / Toy Break SDCC Exclusives

• October Toys / Toy Break booth 4838
• Chipster – by Scott Tolleson – purple Toy Break edition – $35
• Syzzurp Shrympee – by The Chung – purple vinyl Shrympee – $15
• OMFG Series 1 – by October Toys – original pink/flesh, glow-in-the-dark, and new purple – $10 per set of five figures
• Toy Break Trading Cards – six collectible trading cards available for free, one per day

Events

• San Diego Comic Con – pop culture extravaganza at the Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 12th – 15th

6.27.12 – Episode 221 : Graffiti Elephant

Show Notes – Luke Chueh helps continue the Countdown to Comic Con with Target, Chester Runcorn, Power Mazinger Z, and much more! Rip open a new pack of Hi-Chew and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• YO! Contest – brought to you by Little House Designs – to win one of these two YO! figures, submit your YO! fan art in the contest section on the forum – deadline is July 18th
• Luke Chueh – twitter: @LukeChueh

News

• Help Us Get A $250k Grant! – we are in the process of applying for a $250,000 grant and we need 250 votes to qualify! Head over to the site, login, type “October Toys” in the search box, hit the search button, then vote! Thank you so much for helping us try to reach our goal!
• Fonzo SDCC Glow Version – by Gary Ham & Freak Store – 6″ glow in the dark vinyl limited to 100 pieces – available at Gary Ham’s booth 4836 at SDCC for $60
• Target – by Luke Chueh – 6.5″ tall vinyl (10.5″ with wall) SDCC exclusive, limited edition of 250 pieces – $140
• Munky King Happenings at SDCC – annual party at Bar Basic Thursday July 12th with the Designer Toy Awards nomination ceremony from 7:30 to 8 pm, then Munky King Carnival event of games and mingle with artits – visit Munky King’s booth 4539 throughout the convention for the Omi Exhibition custom toy showcase and signings by artists Martin Hsu, Touma, and Luke Chueh
• Art of Luke Chueh – book of art by Luke Chueh

Blindbox

• Filly Princess – by Dracco

Reviews

• Cereal Geek – issue 8 of this independent magazine focusing on animation of the 80’s
• Griffin – by The Four Horsemen & Mattel – oversized evil flying beast riden by Beast Man – $33
• Chester Runcorn – by Doktor A & Kuso Vinyl – “Port” edition of 6″ tall vinyl figure limited to 300 pieces – $65
• Power Mazinger Z – by Go Nagai, Touma, & Phalanx Creative – limited to 100 pieces – $85

Events

• Anime Expo – at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA from June 29th to July 2nd
• Toy Invaderz – n invasion of indi toy makers, customizers, artist & designers at RGB Lounge in Chicago, IL opening June 30th
• San Diego Comic Con – pop culture extravaganza at the Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 12th – 15th