Episode 113 : Resident Expert

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3.23.10 – Episode 113 : Resident Expert

Show Notes – Join us for a look at some new Bioshock 2 figures, KidMutant, The LEGO Book, and much more! Throw some meatballs on a pizza and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • Concrete Immortalz Contest – two grand prize winners will receive both cover variants of the comic book Concrete Immortalz as well as a large t-shirt – another winner will receive both comics and a final winner will receive one comic – to enter, post a graffiti inspired design in the contest section on the forum – NEW deadline is March 24th

News

  • Live Toy Break – we’re planning our next live Toy Break evening for Thursday April 8th at around 8 pm PST
  • Keliens – help artist Kel Wilson by voting to determine which characters come next in the Keliens universe
  • Qee Designer Series 6 – by Toy2R – series set to release in June and includes artists Jon Paul Kaiser, Frank Kozik, Peskimo, Charlie Mewshaw, DGPH, Cameron Tiede, Daniel Jarrett, Lisa Petrucci, Doink and DrilOne
  • 18″ Soopa Maria – by Erick Scarecrow – handpainted resin ESC exclusive limited to 30 pieces with a mystery 8 x 10 giclee print – available 11am PST on March 26th – $450
  • Silent Armada – new custom blind box series coming in April with 50 handmade resin figures by the board members from Vinyl Monster based on the 5″ original canvas created by KNGL
  • AFOL: A Blocumentary – by Jess Gibson – 30-minute documentary about adult fans of LEGO in the Pacific Northwest

Reviews

  • The LEGO Book – by Daniel Lipkowitz – two book set including the 200 page book published by DK as well as a 96 page book celebrating the minifigure called Standing Small – $26.40
  • Big Daddy Bouncer Plush Doll – by NECA – 7″ plush replica of the doll Little Sister carries in Bioshock 2 with rotocast head – $24
  • Subject Delta & Big Sister – by NECA – both 7″ tall action figures, $14 each
  • Kidrobot 18: KidMutant – by Frank Kozik & Kidrobot – 8″ vinyl, limited to 1,000 pieces – $50 sold out

Events

  • Sketchbot Custom Show – featuring custom Sketchbots from dozens of artsists at MyPlasticHeartNYC in New York, NY from March 26 to April 23
  • Toy Street – toy, art, craft, and clothing event at 268 Mulberry Steet New York, NY on April 2nd from 4 to 9 pm – $10 admission
  • Living Between Worlds – joint show with Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peteres at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, CA from April 2nd to 23rd
  • Wonder Con – at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from April 2 to 4
  • We Heart Wood – Jibibuts custom show at Munky King in Los Angeles, CA from April 8th – May 6th
  • Bricks By The Bay – a celebration of LEGO as an artistic medium and hobby in Northern California in Freemont, CA from April 9th to 11th