Episode 65 : Ghost

2.17.09 – Episode 65 : Ghost

Show Notes – This week we have Horton from Super Rad, ILLAZILLA from TNES, Joker and Batman from Medicom, cool customs, and more! Order your take out and stay in with Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • George’s 2,222 Toothpicks in His Beard – watch the video now!
  • Mezco Toyz Jason Contest Winner – thanks to everyone for participating and enjoy the new Friday the 13th!
  • Osiris Orion Customs Contest – Win 2 custom Munnys from Osiris Orion! Head to the forum and post a picture of customs you made, bought, or traded (don’t forget to include a note with your forum name and the words “Toy Break” so we know you really have the customs!) – deadline is March 11th
  • Small Toy Break Download – just use the “small mp4” link above for a lower resolution, smaller version (320 x 240) of Toy Break at about half the size in megabytes
  • Toy Break on Blip.tv – reminder to update your Flash player to fully enjoy watching Toy Break on Blip.tv!

News

  • Little Big Planet – by Mezco – 4″ tall Sackboy figures from the popular PS3 game Little Big Planet – more figures and details to come
  • Mezco recently donated protyptes of the new Friday the 13th Jason figures to the Museum of the Moving Image in New York
  • Ghostbusters Figures at NYCC – by Mattel – pics of the 12″ and 6″ figures from NYCC – available in June

Reviews

  • Horton – by Super Rad Toys – 9″ tall rotocast vinyl figure – $60
  • ILLAZILLA – by TNES – formerly known as T-Wrecks, ILLAZILLA is a wooden platform figure
  • 12″ Joker & Batman – by Medicom – from the Real Action Hero line – $160

Events

  • Choking Hazard – the biggest little custom show featuring tons of customized 1″ MiniGwins is currently at the first stop of its indefinite tour at KAIJU-X3 inside the Bead Shop in Phoenix, AZ through the end of February
  • Trading Party – Gather up your doubles and trade bait, it’s time for another trading party at Red Hot Robot in Phoenix, AZ on February 26th from 6 to 8 pm
  • Attack of ILLAZILLA – group show featuring custom ILLAZILLA’s from dozens of artists starting it’s mini tour at APW Gallery in Queens, NY on March 3rd

Cool Custom of the Week