8.26.14 – Episode 321 : Cloud Butt

Show Notes – Join us for new Walking Duds, Finks, Rainy Day Antagonist, and much more! Scare up some See’s candy and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Hell Gladiator Contest – 3″ custom JPK Dunny by Blazon Brikhaus.com could be yours by liking to Toy Break and Blazon Brikhaus on Facebook and tagging both of us in a facebook post telling us that you want the Hell Gladiatior – deadline is September 17th
• Designer Toy Awards – open for voting now!

Reviews

• Walking Dud – by True Cast Studio – Pheyden Blue Dud in factory sealed baggie for $8 – “Ultra Rotten” Dud in the factory sealed baggie for $15 or the “Ultra Rotten DX” Dud in the clamshell w/ header card for $20 – available Sunday August 31st at 8pm CST
• Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys – 70 minute documentary – $21 on Amazon
• Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 98 minute documentary – $20 on Amazon

Blind Box

• Mini 10-Doh! – by Squid Kids Ink
• Doctor Who Series 2 – by Titan

Reviews

• Pink Jeep Tours Jeep – by Maisto – die cast metal Jeep with stickers – $11
• Resin Finks – by Michael Reilly & Mr. Fink Limited – 2 3/16″ tall resin Fink figure with one point of articulation – available as blanks and customs for $12 per piece in September
• Mystical Warriors of the Ring Playmat – 10″ x 15″ rubber playmat for use with your Mystical Warriors of the Ring and other mini figures – $10
• One Eyed Blobs & Starry Eyed Monster – by Andrew Schmidt – hand made figures – blind bag of 5 One Eyed Blobs for $5 and Starry Eyed Monsters for $12
• Zines – by JBROE
• Paper Toys – by Tyler Tinsley – paper toy creations including the Jackalop & Gricken
• The Rainy Day Antagonist – by Evilos – 4″ DIY resin figure – around $30 online once all his Kickstarter backer rewards have been sent out as well as at his Designer Con booth in November
• Crystal Coffin – by Ian Rawle – handmade resin coffin
• PickleBaby – by Leecifer – 8″ tall vinyl – $75

Events

• DragonCon – largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film spanning four hotels in downtown Atlanta, GA August 29th through September 1st

8.19.14 – Episode 320 : SDCC Wrap Up Part 3

Show Notes – Scott and Ben will not leave the couch, so we have more of the annual Comic Con wrap up! Stock up at your local farmers market and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• SDCC 2014 Independent Toy Design Panel – Toy Break Presents Making It Happen – Independent Toy Design panel at San Diego Comic Con 2014 – big thanks to our panelists John “Spanky” Stokes, Scott Tolleson, Carlos East, Dave Bondi, George Gaspar and thanks to Brian T. Stevenson for his wonderful voiceover!

Comic Con 2014 Wrap Up

• The Death of “Superman Lives” What Happened? – crowdfunded documentary by Jon Schnepp
• Mimo PowerTube – limited edition rechargeable backup batteries – $30
• Pacific Rim End Credits Action Figures – by NECA – 3 pack of Jaegers, limited to 5,000 pieces – $60
• Lava Bear – by Nathan Hamill & 3DRetro – $80
• Hot Wheels The Homer – by Mattel – $30
• Porkins Mini Bust – by Gentle Giant – limited to 1,000 pieces – $85
• Hate Ball – by Frank Kozik – glow-in-the-dark vinyl figure
• White/Red/Yellow Kaiju – by Mishka & L’Amour Supreme – sofubi Japanese vinyl
• The Greatest Book Ever Written By Chris Allison: With a Forward by Chris Allison of ToonHole – By Chris Allison
• Robots – by Kidokyobait & BAIT – set of two 8″ vinyl figures – $75 each or $120 for set
• IKARU$ – Travie McCoy & MINDStyle – 10″ vinyl figure, limite dto 500 pieces – $80
• BAIT Bearbrick – by BAIT & Medicom – $15
• Katie Cook
• Prints On Wood
• Rocksteady & Bebop – by Kidrobot – 8″ vinyl TMNT figures

8.12.14 – Episode 319 : SDCC Wrap Up Part 2

Show Notes – Scott and Ben are still here for more of the annual Comic Con wrap up! Grab a gluten free pizza and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• SDCC 2014 Independent Toy Design Panel – Toy Break Presents Making It Happen – Independent Toy Design panel at San Diego Comic Con 2014 – big thanks to our panelists John “Spanky” Stokes, Scott Tolleson, Carlos East, Dave Bondi, George Gaspar and thanks to Brian T. Stevenson for his wonderful voiceover!

Comic Con 2014 Wrap Up

• Hate Ball – by Frank Kozik – set of two translucent blue vinyl figures
• Thundercats POP! – by Funko
• Spongebob Leonardo – by Funko
• Luckitty “American Dream” Pon – by Rotobox & Kuso Vinyl – limited to 200 pieces
• Orange / White Kaiju Monster – by Lulubell Toys & Grody Shogun
• Teal Cat – by Lulubell Toys
• Transformers Class of ’84 Kreo – by Hasbro

Blind Box

• Alien Eggs – by Super7

What Are Designer Toys?

• Skinner
• Richard aka PodgyPanda
• Luke Rook
• Patrick Lam
• Rolf Vetter
• Scott Tolleson
• Matt Stein
• Luke Chueh
• Josh Herbolsheimer
• Ian Wilcox
• Scott Wilkowski
• Jeff Rawson
• Paul Kaiju
• Kirkland Jue
• DrilOne
• Bwana Spoons
• Kirby Kerr

Events

• Gen Con – the best four days in gaming at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN August 14th to 17th

8.5.14 – Episode 318 : SDCC Wrap Up Part 1

Show Notes – Scott and Ben are here for the annual Comic Con wrap up! Snag some chocolate with sea salt and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• SDCC 2014 Independent Toy Design Panel – Toy Break Presents Making It Happen – Independent Toy Design panel at San Diego Comic Con 2014 – big thanks to our panelists John “Spanky” Stokes, Scott Tolleson, Carlos East, Dave Bondi, George Gaspar and thanks to Brian T. Stevenson for his wonderful voiceover!

Comic Con 2014 Wrap Up

• Pixel Dan – lots of great video from SDCC
• Spanky Stokes – SDCC coverage of designer toys and artist signings
• Prints On Wood – fine art wood prints
• Clutter – get your free copy at your local toy store like 3DRetro
• Madlibs
• Patrick Ballesteros
• Archia Press – Henson books and much more
• The Moon Minis – kids book by Niall Westerfield
• Dweores – by John Ottinger – robot sketches, books, Facebook stickers and more
• ABCDEFGeek – by Otis Frampton – art alphabet book
• The Prey – upcoming horror movie
• Robert Xavier Burden – Battlecat pillow
• Garbage Pail Kids – by Topps – new Comic Conner character
• Katie Cook
• Patrick Bussey – monsters & toys
• TYO Toys – scale graffiti replicas
• Symbiote Studios – video game collectibles and more
• Lego
• Spaceballs Custom Figures – by 2bitHACK
• Hordak & Doomsday – by Mattel
• NekoFukurou – by Jeff Soto & Blackbook Toy – sofubi
• Mike Egan
• Alien Egg – by Super7
• My Hero – by Tanya Tate
• Tech Deck – by Spin Master
• Forest Yeti Mini Marshall – by 64 Colors
• Custom Figure – by Matt Perez
• Astronocchio Head – by Dave Bondi
• Doomlord & Tyranoboy – by Unaffiliated
• Bean6 Customs
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Movie Action Figures – by Playmates

Blind Box

• Disney Ducks – by Panini

Events

• Gen Con – the best four days in gaming at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN August 14th to 17th

7.29.14 – Episode 317 : Pencil-vania!

Show Notes – Attaboy drops by with some incredible toys of yesteryear and much more! Pick up some BBQ and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Staks Contest – win this Staks figure from Keir’s Eye by going to the contest section on the forum at ToyBreak.com and post your favorite sci-fi quote – deadline is July 30th
• Attaboy – artist, designer, and co-founder of Hi-Fructose Magazine – check out his YouTube show They Actually Made That and follow him on Twitter @YumFactory

Toy Break Mail

• Toy Art 2.0 – by Okedoki & Jeremy Brautman – hard cover, 290 full color pages, limited edition of 1,000 copies – $55
• Push – by Jay O’Leary – Kickstarter campaign for new psychedelic/sci-fi/horror/comedy comic
• Power Pencils – by Dan Bergstein – new pencils available every month
• TMNT Gashapon Figures – by Takara Tomy Arts – 2″ articulate capsule toys from Japan
• ‘Wired’ Skelevex & Micro Skelevex – by Chris Dobson aka alto & DMS – 3D printed figures from Shapeways – open edition available for $49.95 and $5.50

Blind Box

• Marvel Grab Zags – by Zag Toys

Retro Reviews

• Melody Mike – by Gabriel – approximately 6″ tall piano toy with musical teeth and motor from the 1970’s
• Unimal – by H.E. Babcock – five farm animals rolled into one figure from 1950
• Wacky Watermelon – by Cragstan – 1960’s pull toys with moving watermelon slice wings and eyes
• Kookie Kombo – by Marx – one man band 27″ wearable toy from the 1960’s

Events

• Real Live – new work from Leecifer in the Project Room at Stranger Factory in Albuquerque, NM August 1st to September 2nd
• Gen Con – the best four days in gaming at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN August 14th to 17th