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Episode 175 : Dollars and Quarters

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7.14.11 – Episode 175 : Dollars and Quarters

Show Notes – We catch up with Brandi Milne, Ragnar, Nathan Hamill, Jim Mahfood, and Scott Tolleson to see what they have in store for SDCC! Grab a burger from In N Out and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • I Got Sole Plush Contest – Win a brand new I Got Sole plush by heading over to the contest section on the forum and telling us why you have soul/sole! Deadline is July 13th
  • Toy Break Poster – 11″ x 17″ poster featuring art by Charles Marsh (aka Monsterforge) – $5 + $2.50 shipping or $10 + $2.50 shipping for one signed by all four of us including Charles!
  • OMFG! Series 1 on Kickstarter – Help us produce a toy line of community created mini figure characters like old M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster In My Pocket figures!

Reviews

  • SDCC Exclusive Kuro Vinyl – by Camilla d’Errico – blueberry GID version of 6″ vinyl Kuro limited to 250 pieces, available at Camilla d’Errico’s booth 4723 for $60 with regular black version for $30 and diy white for $25
  • Toy Tokyo’s Exclusive Squaro – by Ashley Wood & 3A – no price yet, check them out at Toy Tokyo booth 5437
  • Mousemask Murphy in Airplane – by Ron English & ZacPac – “Red Baron” (the SDCC exclusive) and black “Stealth” versions each limited to 100 pieces – available for $125 at Toy Tokyo booth 5437
  • Hasbro SDCC Exclusives – Marvel Universe 18″ Sentinel, Spiderman/Peter Parker Might Mugg, Star Wars Revenge of the Jedi 12 action figure pack, Transformers Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime, Transformers Prime: Prime Zero, StarScream & Cobra Commander, Zarana, and My Little Pony – available at HasbroToyShop.com booth 3329
  • Toys R Us SDCC Exclusives – 8″ Thundercats Lion-O, Bizarro vs Faker MotUC, Jazwares 6″ Mortal Kombat Dark Raiden, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Minimates, Transformers Masterpiece Rodimus Prime, HALO Master Chief Platinum, Star Wars: Republic Commando Set, and flocked Sonic – available at Entertainment Earth booth 2343
  • SDCC Exclusive Walking Dead Mini Bust – by NECA – 6.5″ Deer Eating Zombie mini bust – $50
  • Hermees SDCC Green Colorway – by Gary Ham – 8″ vinyl figure limited to 50 pieces at booth 4836 for $55

Interviews

  • Brandi Milne – releasing her Bunny Ride, Go! figure from 3DRetro, limited to 100 pieces, at October Toys booth 4838 for $90 – signing Saturday 1 pm
  • Ragnar – releasing Pepper 2 Bags from 3DRetro at October Toys booth 4838 with a signing Thursday 11 am and at Ragnar’s booth 523
  • Nathan Hamill – releasing his GID Bellicose Bunny from 3DRetro, limited to 50 pieces, at October Toys booth 4838 for $50 – signing Saturday 3 pm
  • Jim Mahfood – releasing his purple Beat Bee at October Toys booth 4838 with a singing Friday 2 pm and his black on black version Beat Bee at Trickster across the street – each $10
  • Scott Tolleson – releasing several items including the final Otis and Otto colorway, Uncle Argh Mini Qee from Toy2R, Chipster vinyl figure, plush Nosellots, and custom Android figures at booth 4836
  • October Toys – will have several items available at booth 4838 including Gwins, ZOMBIE figures, MattyBoomBatty’s Bear Tank Mini Qee, purple and black Caveys from A Little Stranger (with Holly signing Thursday at 12 pm), and Pocket Change Art Coins Series 1

Events

  • San Diego Comic Con – at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 21st to 24th
  • Shades of Ray – Color Ink Book’s third anniversary group show at WWA Gallery in Culver City, CA from July 29th to August 31st

Episode 174 : Dov Is Magic

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7.7.11 – Episode 174 : Dov Is Magic

Show Notes – Sarah Jo Marks from DKE Toys joins us for more Countdown to Comic Con fun with Salvatore and George, Power Mister, Hell, and much more! Spin up a salad and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • I Got Sole Plush Contest – Win a brand new I Got Sole plush by heading over to the contest section on the forum and telling us why you have soul/sole! Deadline is July 13th
  • Toy Break Poster – 11″ x 17″ poster featuring art by Charles Marsh (aka Monsterforge) – $5 + $2.50 shipping or $10 + $2.50 shipping for one signed by all four of us including Charles!
  • OMFG! Series 1 on Kickstarter – Help us produce a toy line of community created mini figure characters like old M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster In My Pocket figures!
  • Sarah Jo Marks – from DKE Toys – say hi to her at SDCC booth 4728!

News

  • Toy Break Sounds – some fun, random Toy Break mp3s have been posted on the goodie page – enjoy!
  • SDCC Exclusive Avengers Mini Muggs – by Hasbro – set of 5 figures including Mini Mugg Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America and a Mighty Mugg sized Giant Man – available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth 3329 for $35
  • SDCC Exclusive Doctor Who Item – by Underground Toys – River Song and Pandorica Chair – available at Underground Toys booth 3949 and BBC America’s booth 3629 for $30
  • Diamond Select Toys SDCC Exlusives – Marvel vs. Capcom Minimates Box Set with Dante, Phoenix, Arthur and Deadpool in Player 2 colors – Alice: Madness Returns Minimate – Femme Fatales Alice PVC Statue limited to 100 pieces
  • DKE SDCC Exclusives – visit booth 4728 for Heroes and Villians Android figures by Andrew Bell $10 each – Budbat by Scott Wilkowski & Jamungo limited to 80 pieces for $60 each – handpainted cupcakes and prints by olive47 for $50 each – set of 3 Pecanpalls mini glass figures by Tynies limited to 200 sets for $15 – S”K”UM-kun from Suicidal Tendencies & Zac-Pac limited to 25 pices for $120 each – Caveys by A Little Stranger $30 each – Gay Empire “Asking & Telling Edition” by Sucklord price TBD – different Art Hustle promo cards will be available each day

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Reviews

  • Salvatore & George – by Don Clark of Invisible Creature & Super 7 – collectible action figure set of two characters, 4″ and 2″ tall – $20
  • Hell – by Vaportotem & Patchtogether – from the artists series of Bormal characters
  • Power Mister – by David Horvath, Sun-Min Kim & Super7 – 4″ tall vinyl figure – GID Pink version available for $40

Events

  • San Diego Comic Con – at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 21st to 24th

Episode 173 : Monkey Tail

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6.28.11 – Episode 173 : Monkey Tail

Show Notes – Neil Winn joins us for the continuing Countdown to Comic Con as well as Worrible, Skallox, and much more! Order some fajitas and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

News

  • Mattel SDCC Pre-Order – 9 am PST on Monday July 11th – remember you HAVE to pick up your order between Thursday 7/21 and Saturday 7/23 – if you are not attending San Diego Comic Con, most of these exclusive figures with some variations will be available online on August 1st
  • O-No Sashimi – by Andrew Bell – both the standard green edition and the exclusive blue version of O-No Sashimi will be available at Dumbrella booth 1335 at SDCC for $35 and $40 respectively
  • SDCC Exclusive Nerd Domo Qee – by Dark Horse & Toy2R – this Domod has embraced his inner geek for the con and is limited to 1,200 pieces and sales will be limited to 4 per customer

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  • Random stuff – Lego Minifig Series 2 and some Qees from Toy2R

Reviews

  • The Worrible – by Andrew Bell & Squishable – 16″ plush – $48
  • Red Lantern Skallox – by Mattel – DC Universe wave 2 figure 6 includes Skallox & Nite-lik interchangable heads – $20
  • Bad Bad Kitty Monster – by ProjectBlue02 & Patchtogether – 5″ resin figure

Events

  • Anime Expo – at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA from July 1st to 4th
  • San Diego Comic Con – at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 21st to 24th

Episode 172 : Andor Guest

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6.22.11 – Episode 172 : Andor Guest

Show Notes – Scott and Ben join us to look at Daft Punk Tron RAH, Asia Minigod, Wrecks & Dazey, and much more! Grab a bowl of Grapenuts and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • Button Lab Contest – Win 100 full color or black & white custom 1-inch buttons ($25 value) to give away, sell, or horde for eternity! To enter, simply post your button design in the contest section on the forum…that’s it! You can use the button template from button-lab.com. Deadline is June 22nd
  • Toy Break Poster – 11″ x 17″ poster featuring art by Charles Marsh (aka Monsterforge) – $5 + $2.50 shipping or $10 + $2.50 shipping for one signed by all four of us including Charles!
  • OMFG! Series 1 on Kickstarter – Help us produce a toy line of community created mini figure characters like old M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster In My Pocket figures!

News

  • Designer Toy Awards – organized by Clutter Magazine – nominations are open to anyone in a variety of categories such as Best Mini Series, Most Influential Event, etc. – awards ceremony at the Munky King Comic Con Party next month
  • Munky King SDCC Releases – Luke Chueh’s White in Black (750 pcs), Yoskay Yamamoto’s Screaming Sunrise SDCC Black Exclusive (200 pcs), Luke Chueh SDCC Exclusive OMI, and Chris Ryniak’s Misfortune Cat mini SDCC exclusive black edition

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Reviews

  • Daft Punk x Tron RAH – by Medicom – 12″ Real Action Heroes complete with trademark helmets – extremely limited – $400
  • Asia Minigod – by Marka27 * BicPlastics – 15″ vinyl speaker – $150
  • Alice in Wonderland: Mad Hatter Mickey VCD – by Medicom & Disney – 6″ vinyl figure depicting Mickey as Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter – $70
  • Wrecks & Dazey – by Joe Ledbetter & Analog Playset – two figure set of characters featured on the album My Dinoasaur Life by Motion City Soundtrack – Wrecks is 7″ tall and Dazey is 4″ tall – limited to 600 pieces – $100
  • Raku – by Huck Gee & Kidrobot – Day version of this 8″ Dunny, limited to 500 pieces – $100

Events

Episode 171 : Botcon Baby!

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6.15.11 – Episode 171 : Botcon Baby!

Show Notes – Slick McFavorite from Open Your Toys joins us to chat about Botcon and much more! Pop open those Pringles and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

News

  • FigureOfTheDay.com – new site which offers a new collector’s figure every day at 12 am PST – figures are available for 24 hours or until they are sold out
  • Mattel SDCC Exclusives – Ghostbusters Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, over 20″ tall, $70 – Masters of the Universe Classics Queen Marlena with Cringer, $25 – Blazing Sword Voltron with 22 points of articulation, $30 – DC Universe Swamp Thing, $30 – Young Justice Superboy in Cloning Chamber, $20 – Hot Wheels Back to the Future Vehicle, $35 – Hot Wheels Franken Berry Vehicle, $20 – MotUC Polly Pocket Collection including Polly as She-Ra, Lea as Frosta, and Crissy as Catra, $20 – Monster High Ghoulia Yelps, $20 – Green Lantern Kilowog, $25 – Carol Ferris Barbie Doll, $35
  • NECA SDCC Exclusives – Gizmo with removable glasses, lanyard, and SDCC tote bag for $20 – 7″ Predator with “Gort” mask comes with bloody skull & spine – $20

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Reviews

  • Kre-o – by Hasbro – Lego-like building block system launching with Transformers figure in July
  • HoloSpex – by HoloSpex – 3D glasses that surround each bright point of light with amazing images suspended in air

Events