11.5.13 – Episode 283 : Chueh It Up!
Show Notes – Luke Chueh joins us with Self Medicated Target, Star Wars Black, Inferior Troopers, and much more! Break out the boba and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- OMFG Series 3 Contest – win a super set of OMFG Series 3 including flesh and black sets of OMFG Series 3, flesh and black Zombie Pheydens, and purple and grey Toy Break mini figs by October Toys – head to the forum for the details – deadline is November 20th
- Luke Chueh – follow him @LukeChueh
Designer Con Exclusive News
- Designer Con Goodies – official 2013 DCon shirt featuring art by Patrick Ballestaros $10 – collectible coin featuring art by Jon Paul Kaiser $10 – foldable tote bag featuring art by Scott Tolleson $5 – limited edition 11″ x 17″ DCon 2013 prints by Christopher Lee, Patrick Ballestaros, and Brandt Peters & Kathie Olivas $15 each or set of 3 for $40 – available at the Designer Con booth #102
- Custom YO! Figures – by 3 Coconut Monkey – original art customs from over 20 artists for only $50 each at booth 501
- Spanky Stokes Mini 10-Doh! – by Squid Kids Ink – limited to 40 pieces for $20 – available at booth 332 and 201
- Kappa Shonen – by Cometdebris – pink and blue marbled vinyl figure will be $60 at the PangeaSeed booth 418
- Hyperactive Monkey Exclusives – 3” tall resin Jade Edition Pocket Monkey Kung Fu Master limited to 40 pieces for $40 each – 6″ vinyl Demon Shaolin Raar figure limited to 200 pieces with poseable head and arms and a pair of nunchuks – $65 each
- Green Vinyl Cavey – by A Little Stranger & Dragatomi – limited to 25 pieces for $25 each at the Dragatomi booth
- Black Modern Hero Bank – by MAD – limited to 30 pieces for $150 each at the Dragatomi booth
- Fujisan Kush – by Bigfoot – limited to 100 pieces for $90 at the Dragatomi booth
- Black Metal MegaSeth – by ibreaktoys – small run of 5 resin pieces each come with a print – available at the Dragatomi booth
- Golden Tip Little Ox – by Alto & Creo Design – exclusive colorway of 3″ resin figure limited to 10 pieces for $50 each at the Trampt booth
- Bad Juju Exclusives – clear blue sofubi Calaverita by The Beast Brothers, limited to 30 pieces – orange resin Dripple, limited to 100 pieces – Budog resin figure by DT460, limited to 10 pieces – Tofu resin figure by Devilrobots, limited to 10 pieces – FU*KING sofubi figure by TOUMA, limited to 30 pieces – Dripple tee by TILT
- Conjoined Print – by Jeremiah Ketner, N.C. Winters and Jason Limon – 17″ x 22″ print limited to 30 pieces – $75 at booth 301
- Jupey Krusho Exclusives – 40 page book of colorful new Big Bad Superfight characters, 10 available at $14 each – six 6″ x 6″ character canvas prints for $10 each – Memo Me Friendship Is Colorful shoulder bag with pouch and notebook, 2 available for $60 each – Memo Me Friendship Is Colorful handbag, 2 available for $30 each – Battle Boko memo pads, 2 availalbe of each for $4 – all at booth #431
- Paratrooper Dude – by Furry Feline Creatives – handmade plush limited to 15 pieces
Blindbox
- Mini 10-Doh! DIY Series – by Squid Kids Ink
Reviews
- Self Medicated Target – by Luke Chueh, Jason Freeny, & Munky King – custom run of Target bears available from Munky King at Designer Con
- Moon Fox – by Crazy Label & Sergey Safonov – 3.5″ plastic model kit – $20
- Twilight Sparkle Plush – by 4th Dimension Entertainment – 11″ plush My Little Pony – $13
- Star Wars Black – by Hasbro – $20
- Inferior Troopers – by Plastic Foundry – 2.75″ resin figure chrome silver edition of guys who failed the Imperial exams and have been cast away by their battalion – $25 each or set of four $80
Events
- Designer Con – designer toy and art convention at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on November 9th & 10th
- Long Beach Comic & Horror Con – celebration of comic books and pop culture at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA on November 23rd & 24th
- ToyHeist – art toy exhibition featuring customized versions of Stranger and Goon by Flawtoys and DT Custom at Concrete Gallery in Amsterdam from November 29th to December 27th