5.21.13 – Episode 262 : I Love All Bananas
Show Notes – Edgar from 3 Coconut Monkey joins us for Yo!, Dweores, Grim Brim, and much more! Procure your favorite pork product and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- Battle Beasts Minimates Contest – provided by Diamond Select Toys, you can win one of two full sets of series 1 Battle Beasts including eight awesome figures by posting what animal you would like to see as a Battle Beast in the contest section of the forum – deadline is May 29th
- Edgar “Little House” Pasten – toy designer and owner of 3 Coconut Monkey
News
- Mechanized Mad Men – by Mikie Graham – custom blind box series with over 50 pieces consisting of seven custom Android designs – each $100
- Epic Star Wars Kickstarter – toy artist Robert Xavier Burden aims to create two 10′ x 14′ Star Wars themed oil paintings – Kickstarter ends June 13th – you can also help choose the Star Wars toys to be included in the paintings at facebook.com/robert.burden.art
- “The Dweores” Art Book – by John Ottinger – 60+ page art book with lots of incentives including prints, shirts, a resin figure, and much more – project ends June 7th
- YO! Contest – by 3 Coconut Monkey – 7″ vinyl platform figure – partnership with Stan Lee – custom contest deadline is October 1st
Blindbox
- My Little Pony Wave 7 – by Hasbro
Reviews
- Goliath Dragon Bust – by Anthony Watkins – 12.5″ solid resin unpainted castings available from the artist for $110 each (contact him via Facebook or directly at antwatkins@cox.net)
- The Grim Brim – concept by Gabe Barragan, sculpt by Kyle Thye, and production by TheGodBeast – 2″ resin figure released at C2E2
- Rack Toys – by Brian Heiler – 144 pages of color photos of vintage cheap, crazed playthings – $20 – also visit plaidstallions.com
Events
- Phoenix Comic Con – the signature pop culture experience of the southwest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ from May 23 to 26th
- Dream In Plastic’s Custom Toy Show – this will be Dream In Plastic’s third annual custom show at Dream In Plastic in Beacon, NY from June 8th to July 12th
- Brickworld – Lego fan convention at the Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL June 12th through 16th
- Star Wars Days – come see fan made Lego Star Wars models, join in the kids costume contest, hang out with the 501st, and more Star Wars fun at Legoland California in Carlsbad, CA June 15th and 16th