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Toy Break is your weekly internet show featuring reviews and news
about designer vinyl, plush, action figures, collectibles, events,
how tos, interviews, and more!
Join us every week for a new Toy Break episode every Tuesday (or thereabouts)!
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9.19.07 - Episode 12 : Ring Ring! |
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Download - wmv (windows media) :: mp4 (ipod friendly)
Show Notes - Join us for a look at more Marvel Zombies, MINDstyle's City Critters, Super Rad Toys Axis of Evil, Pheyden by Onell Design, and a visit with Rich Vanover and Ben Goretsky at Wheaty Wheat Studios! Smells like another fun episode of Toy Break!
News
- Continued Wheaty Wheat Contest - Two lucky winners will get a Mellow and a Cleabus, both by Chris Lee and both artist proofs, curtesy of Wheaty Wheat! Just email us at with a picture of your favorite, coolest, most unique toy and guest judge Rich from Wheaty Wheat will pick the best toy! Deadline is September 30th.
- Call Toy Break - call and leave us a message on the Toy Break hotline at 818-Am-I-Good (818-264-4663)
- Peegee - by Touma & Wonderwall - 4.75" tall, available in November
- Ninjatown - SouthPeak Games is making Shawnimal's Ninja into a Nintendo DS game!
- Chadam 3-D - Alex Pardee is working with Warner Bros. Television and Studio 2.0 to translate his character Chadam into a 3-D animated episodic movie
- Halloween Barts - by Toy2R - 3" Halloween versions of the Bart Simpson Qee will be about $7 each with a GID Black edition available at The Showroom in NYC and Luisa via Roma in Italy and a Bone Skeleton Mask version exclusive to Hot Topic
- McFarlane Store - McFarlane just opened their flagship store in Glendale, AZ
- TADO Cover - TADO is featured on the cover of the October issue of Computer Arts Project magazine which comes with a TADO mushroom toy, too!
- Little Paul Doll - by Curioddities/Clara Boo - handmade 10" tall Pee-Wee inspired doll made of vinyl material, 1 of only 5 for $100
- 6.5' Optimus Prime - all metal, 175 pounds, limited to 200 pieces, this Optimus Prime is only $4000
- Vinyl Pulse Community - social network site focusing on the vinyl and toy community and artists
- Tamo & Treeson Contest - still going on at http://espvisuals.blogspot.com
Reviews
- Subcasts Spider-Man - by Upper Deck & Tweeqim - 9" resin stylized Spider-Man available now for $75
- Marvel Milestones: Zombie Spider-Man & Mary Jane - by Diamond Select Toys - 8.5" statue, limited to 2000 pieces, $100 at BigBadToyStore.com
- Marvel Zombie Minimates - by Art Asylum - zombie Spider-Man, Colonel America, Wolverine, Hulk, and Powerman at Minimates, available for $16.99 at bigbadtoystore.com and SDCC exclusive Giant Man and Daredevil are $7.99 and also available at bidbadtoystore.com)
- Dejarik Holochess Set - by Sideshow - 12" scale Holochess Set from Star Wars, available for $49.99
- City Critters - by MindStyle & Jim Henson Company - set of 8 available at ToyTokyo.com for $59.99 and widely available for ~$7.50 each soon
- Pheyden - 2.75" tall, 12 points of articulation, interchangable parts, $10 each
- Axis of Evil - by PlasticGod & Super Rad Toys - boxed set of 5" political icons including Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, Kim Jong-il, George "W" Bush, and Osama bin Laden - available in October for $120.00 - special Jail House version available exclusively at CardboardSpaceship.net
Wheaty Wheat Visit
- Vinyl Toy Network - coming Sunday December 2 from 10 am to 5:30 pm - FREE admission and FREE goodies bags to the first 100 visitors
Events
- Toys Kill - featuring Justice Howard & Jim Koch at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles, CA from October 6 to October 31 - opening reception October 6 from 7 to 10 pm
- MegaGwin Show - dozens of customized MegaGwins from tons of artists including: Jim Koch, Doktor A, Anna Puchalski, Robert Kruse, Brandt Peters/Kathy Olivas, Bil BetsOvic, Okkle, Drilone, Queenie, Serena Kuhl, Chad Carothers, Eric & Laura Treadaway, Squidboy, Blinky, and tons more at Alpha Cult in Long Beach, CA from October 13 to November 7; opening reception October 13 from 7 to 11 pm with goody bags, cupcakes, and awesomeness!
Contact Toy Break
- Contact us! - send us your questions, comments, ideas, news about upcoming events and toys!
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