6.24.09 – Episode 82 : Smell My Box
Show Notes – Join us while we check out Spencer Hibert’s Miigii, Domo from Toy2R, Skullbox from Artdenka and much more! Stir up your oatmeal and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- Abraham Obama Bust Contest – Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter and thank you to 3DRetro.com for providing the prize!
- Alex Pardee Signed Box Back – send us a post card! – deadline is August 1st
- Toy Break MP3 – use the “mp3” link above to download just the audio from this episode
News
- O-No Sushi – by Andrew Bell – new vinyl figure comes with bowl, sushi, and two sets of eyes – blue version, limited to 150 pieces, will be avaialble at SDCC for $30 – the “regular” red version (no edition size noted) will be available this summer for $25 (thanks for the heads up @jeremyriad)
- Hellboy Mez-Itz – by Mezco – 6″ tall figure with 6 points of articulation and Samaritan – $20
- Hellboy & Golden Army Soldier – by Mezco – new 7″ Golden Army Soldier with 8 points of articulation comes packed with 3.75″ Hellboy – $30, ships late July
- PoPaganda’s Mouse Mask Murphy – by Ron English & MINDstyle – this is the first exclusive mini figure from the upcoming Popaganda Circus Sideshow series – it is limite dto 200 pieces and will be available at SDCC for $20
- Wood Grain Style Qee Collection – by Toy2R – this new series of Qees will include 6 classic 2.5″ Qees in light and dark wood as well as 8″, 9″, and 16″ Qees
- 2009 FANtastic Exclusives Revealed – by Four Horsemen – Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan and Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan ($20), Siliskk (storehorsemen.com $20 – not SDCC), Akkuli (Action Figure Xpress), Kromius (The Fwoosh), Biggara and Baddathiir (Big Bad Toy Store), Raavia (Raving Toy Maniac), Dzwirra (Wizard Magazine: Wizard World conventions), Ccora (Corner Store Comics), Oktobria (October Toys – $24)
- Stick It In Your Mouth – Can’t get enough of us? Check out our new show on YouTube where we find fun food, try it, and tell you if you should stick it in your mouth!
Reviews
- Domo Qee – by Toy2R & Dark Horse – 17 figure blind box Domo Qee collection – series will also include a “Build-A-Domo” clear variant
- Miigii – by Spencer Hibert – 7″ hand cast roto resin figures include 20 various vinyl stickers – prices vary – also has a line of vending toy Miigiis with 6 interchangeable mini-figures with randomly-packed set of sticker faces (9 designs in all) – also check out Vender Bender the release party for the Mini Miigiis at Red Hot Robot in Phoenix, AZ on June 27th
- Skullbox – by Artdenka – 4″ tall figure, 7 points of articulation, limited to 350 pieces – comes with postcard and sticker – $40
Events
- Choking Hazard – running concurrently with Print! Bomb! Show Me Your Munny! featuring printmakers, graffiti artists and custom vinyl toys, check out over 80 custom 1″ MiniGwins at Instinct Gallery in Des Moines, IA from June 13th
- Screening of “The Turnpike Killer” – Hallows Eve Films presents “The Turnpike Killer”, a full length motion picture inspired by films such as Henry, Maniac and Last House On The Left, this film is sure to please fans of bleak and brutal horror as well as fans of late 70’s/early 80’s horror! Check it out at Hell Gate Social in Astoria, NY at 7:30 pm on June 28th