Episode 170 : Countdown To Comic Con!

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6.7.11 – Episode 170 : Countdown To Comic Con!

Show Notes – Squid Kids Ink Nate and Linda join us for Omi Series 1, Lilo Cosplay Stitch, and much more! Find your favorite flavor of baked beans 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!
  • Squid Kids Ink – Check out all the new offerings including the first production series of 10 Doh figures and follow them at facebook.com/squidkidsink

Blindbox

Reviews

  • Lilo Cosplay Stitch – by MINDstyle & Disney – 5″ tall D23 version by Jenny Chung – $32
  • Omi Series 1 – by Munky King – 3.5″ platform figure with acrylic frame and base – series 1 includes designer by Luke Chueh, Kozik, Buff Monster, Yoskay Yamamoto, Greg Simkins., Nathan Jurevicius, Dave Pressler, and Ferg – $10 each – Omi Wall is 13″ by 13″ of 1/2″ thick premium translucent acrylic that holds 9 Omis – $38
  • Kenny – by David “Netherland” Van Alphen – resin figure, $12

Events

  • 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
  • Designer Vinyl Toy Blowout Sale – former local Vinyl Toy shops Synthetic Compound and Kaiju-X3 have teamed up with Red Hot Robot and The Rusted Nail to bring you this fully loaded Designer Vinyl Toy sale featuring items by Kid Robot, threeA, Toy2R, Play Imaginative, Ugly Doll, StrangeCo, Super7, MINDstyle, and many more at Rusted Nail in Mesa, AZ on June 10th
  • Contemporary Conflagrations – solo show featuring work by Leecifer at Dragatomi in Sacramento, CA from June 11th to July 19th
  • Star Wars Days – at Legoland in Carlsbad, CA June 18th & 19th
  • San Diego Comic Con – in San Diego, CA July 21st to 24th