5.24.11 – Episode 168 : Moustache Humor
Show Notes – Join us for Kidrobot 19, Groucho, and much more! Pop open some Pringles and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- Puppy Cow Contest Winner – Win your very own plush Puppy Cow by illustrator & cartoonist Jamie Noguchi! Thank you to everyone who participated!
- 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!
News
- Qee To Happiness Contest – Toy2R has “packed a plastic tub full of 2.5” Qees and all you have to do is guess exactly how many Qees are in the tub!” – deadline to post your guess/entry ont he Toy2R USA Facebook page is May 27th!
- Arts Unknown Pre-Orders – the first three pieces by Arts Unknown are now available for pre-order. Doktor A’s “Bella Delamere”, Gary Baseman’s “Slugilicious”, and Frank Kozik’s “William, Henry & Reginald” – each requires a $10 or $11 deposit by paypal
- Molezilla on Kickstarter – Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has started a Kickstarter project to produce his 7″ vinyl Molezilla figure – it will be made by Voracious Vinyl here in the US and you can check out all the details on the Kickstarter page
Blindbox
- SPK2 – by Jason Siu & Kidrobot
Reviews
- Kidriot – by MAD & Kidrobot – Kidrobot 19 is an 8″ vinyl featuring removable tactical helmet and shield, glazed strawberry donut, and baton – limited to 1500 pieces – $60
- Groucho – by Alimana – 6″ vinyl figure is limited to 250 pieces for about $30 – based on a comic project in Mexico called “El Muertito Sabroson” (muertito.produccionesbalazo.com)
Events
- Cavey’s Birthday Party – join Cavey’s creator Holly from A Little Stranger for Cavey’s first birthday where 12 UK artists have created exclusive Cavey designs at Fleet River Bakery in London, England on May 26th.
- Phoenix Comic Con – the “signature pop-culture event of the southwest” is happening at the Phoenix Convention Center & Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, AZ May 26th to 29th
- They Came From The Streets – group custom toy show featuring customized 7″ Munnys at UNheardof in Cincinnati, OH on May 27th & 28th
- Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show – group show of original resin toys at Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA from June 10th to July 1st