Episode 136 : Where’s Catman?

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9.15.10 – Episode 136 : Where’s Catman?

Show Notes – Ro Kohli joins us for Otis & Otto, Ragnar’s Pepper, Batman Barbies, Leatherface, and more! Order up some cheese fries and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • Tilteed Contest – win a gift certificate good for one free Tilteed shirt of your choice! Go check out tilteed.com/shop and then post your favorite design in the contest section on the forum! – deadline is September 15th
  • Oberth Colonist Contest – brought to you by Jimmy Foo – win one of two exclusive October Toys Oberth Colonists! To enter, simply post a reply in the contest section on the forum containing the following: Make a traveling companion for the Oberth Colonists. This can be a very simple sketch, a painting, a cardboard cutout, a 3D figure made out of pretty much anything, some digital editing of existing imagery….No great skills are needed for this just get the idea across in some way – deadline is October 5th
  • Toy Break Call For Logos – post your logos in the contest section on the forum and you could win our undying appreciation and probably another surprise prize – please note that by posting a logo, you are consenting to our use of said logo on our website, for advertising purposes, potentially on merchandise in the future, etc. – deadline is TBD

News

  • PURE: Designer Collection Series 7 Qee – by Toy2R – releasing early 2011, this series of Qee focuses on black and white artwork by artists JonPaul Kaiser, PO!, Andrea Mauro, Sandra Chevalley, Paul Shih, Minasmoke, Owen DeWitt, MattyBoomBatty, Chuckboy, Candy Ng, Gabriela Domeisen, and Bishop203
  • Mini-Lemi – by Thunder Panda – set of three 5″ plush figures (blue, pink, and green) for $25
  • Living Dead Dolls Retro Halloween Sets – by Mezco – 3 boxsets each include an adult sized old school plastic mask, exclusive 10″ doll with glow in the dark mask, and an exclusive XL t-shirt by Dave Cook – dolls include Calavera The Skull, Pumpkin – The Jack O Lantern, and Gabriella – The Ghoul – each version is limited to 500 pieces – $50 at
  • Custom Marshall Blind Box Series – from Tenacious Toys – 35 blind boxed Marshall Figures (from 64colors) customized by NEMO, OsirisOrion, Leecifer, Steve Talkowski, Den Ramos, Spanky Stokes, LYS0L, Brent Nolasco, Bryan Collins, Zam, Rolo, Ian Ziobrowski, and Phetus – these will be available very soon for $50 each in the custom section of TenaciousToys.com

Blindbox

Reviews

  • Otis & Otto – by Scott Tolleson – set of two 2.5″ vinyl figures, limited to 200 pieces – $20
  • Pink Label Barbie Collector Batman & Catwoman – by Mattel – pair of 4″ dolls with Kelly at Catwoman and Tommy as Batman – about $16 to $20 online
  • Pepper “40 Whacks” Edition – by Ragnar & 3DRetro – 5″ vinyl figure with removable hat – limited to 250 pieces – $40
  • Stylized Leatherface – by Mezco – from Cinema of Fear line, this 9″ figure comes with chainsaw, bucket of glistening gore, bloody mallet, “bone” handle knife, and removable apron – $30

Events

  • Munny World Festival Indonesia – custom show, on-the-spot Munny competition, drawing, and more at Plastic Culture in Jakarta Capital Region, Indonesia from Sep. 24th to 26th
  • This Could Get Ugly – new works by Chris Ryniak at MyPlasticHeart in New York City, NY from Sep. 24th to Oct. 24th
  • BrickCon – LEGO convention taking place in Seattle, WA from Sep. 30th to Oct. 3rd