Saturday, November 23, 2013

The Latest Custom Work of Jon-Paul Kaiser



    Jon-Paul Kaiser is a one man factory.  It seems like every week he churns out a new amazing custom figure that is better than the last one he did.  These are a few of his latest creations on various platform figures.  Be amazed and then hit him up to make something cool for your toy shelf.  






Friday, November 22, 2013

Sons of Anarchy Pop! Vinyl Figures from Funko



    Before we get started here, if you haven't watched the latest episode of Sons of Anarchy you might want to stop reading right now, cause I'm gonna spoil the crap out of it for you.  Not that I will feel bad about it mind you, because your butt should have been firmly planted on your couch Tuesday night and watching it.  What were you doing instead?  Were you out with your knitting group, making blankies for your mamas?  

    Now that we got that out of the way, HOLY CRAP I NEED EVERY ONE OF THESE!  Funko has outdone itself with these Sons of Anarchy Pop! Vinyl figures.  These are just the first of hopefully many to come, as there are so many variations they could do.  They could make Clay as a glowing ghost like at the end of Return of the Jedi, or prison love Otto, or they could make a two pack of dead hookers so you can set up authentic dioramas based on scenes from the show.  The possibilities are endless my friends.  They come out on January 7th, which is approximately the date I will stop crying after this season ends.  







Thursday, November 21, 2013

Glow In the Dark Sinners from Seriously Silly K Release Tomorrow



    If the Discovery Channel still aired shows that were informative, and not just crap about people never finding gold, or that Amish Mafia nonsense (really, as soon as they open their mouths I can't help but laugh, so who are they scaring?)  then you would know that all goats listen to metal.  It's proven fact, you can go and ask Sir David Attenborough, whose controversial documentary "Head Banging Farm Animals" is hard to find, but highly informative.  

    Seriously Silly K didn't invent goats, or heavy metal, but she did create a stunning tribute to both in her Sinner figures.  Word has it she won't be making too many more of these, and once the head mold breaks, she plans to retire it.  So you better get on the ball tomorrow when she releases these limited glow in the dark versions.  You can sit them next to you in the dark while you listen to your Judas Priest records backwards to learn Rob Halford's secret pumpkin pie recipe.    




Peter Kato to Release New Figures Tonight!



    We are now only 1 week away from Thanksgiving, which means Christmas is hiding around the corner ready to ambush us.  I used to make fun of people who waited until the last minute to shop, cause it's not like you don't know it's coming,  but now that I don't work retail and I'm not bombarded by the holidays it's been much easier to slack off and become a last minute shopper.  But forget waiting in line at Wal Mart for hours to buy the people on your list something crappy that they won't even take out of the box and will forget about until years later when they get ready to move and decide to hide it in the attic for the next tenant to find.  Give em something nice, something that was made with love.  And plastic. 

    Peter Kato will be releasing some new figures tonight just in time for you to buy for your favorite toy collector.  And everything you see it ridiculously affordable.  Priced from $10-$15, these little guys are extremely limited, so keep an eye on http://peterkatoshop.com/ for the moment they go on sale tonight.  





Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Resin Ludwig Busts from Frank Kozik



    The worst thing about being a tiny piano collector is trying to find things to put on top of them to add a sense of the dramatic.  I would guess, as I don't have any tiny pianos, nor do I know anyone that does.  But if I were to have tiny pianos, I would want these Ludwig busts from Frank Kozik to adorn them.  Ol Ludwig gets the Clockwork Orange treatment in these 4 inch resin creations that come in both clear and...orange.  I said orange twice in that sentence, which drives me mad.  Of course I could have corrected it, but instead I will complain about it, thus giving you more to read.  Both are editions of 50 and will cost you $40 each, but that is a small price to pay to be able to decorate your tiny or regular sized piano with the watchful eyes of inspiration.  Pick em up at www.frankkozik.net.

   




Sugar Lamb, Go! Black Sheep Edition from Brandi Milne x 3DRetro


    Ever wonder where that black sheep from this Minor Threat album ended up?  Sure he ran away from the herd, hell bent on doing his own thing cause you weren't the boss of him.  But did he find the life he was looking for?  Did he realize his punk rock fantasy?  Well, today we have answers.  Like many outcasts before him, he ran away to join the circus.  We have exclusive photos of him in his new life as a carousel animal:



    He certainly looks happy enough, carrying around this girl and her mighty load of peppermints.  This is Sugar, Lamb Go! from Brandi Milne in an uber rare Black Sheep Edition.  How uber rare?  Well, she only has 20 of them available on her site.  They come signed too.  Get one now for that special black sheep in your life to show them you understand their struggles of trying to become the best toy blogger in the world.  Or something.  

Available now at http://www.brandimilne.com/.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Meet The New Interns



    So we've had two new additions to our family, which has really monopolized most of my free time.  The little dude you see above is Jorah, and the cute little lady down below is Daenerys.  So yeah, as the names indicate, we're Game of Thrones nerds, plus we needed names that had the same fanciness as Wednesday, Ophelia, and Icarus.  You can't just name em Ted and Sally when you've set the bar that high.  Thus far they have been confined to one portion of the house, so they have yet to discover all the crazy toys we have laying around.  I wonder what they're gonna think of all of it.  I know whenever we have people over you can see them constantly glancing around, trying to determine what illness we could have to make us want to live in Pee Wee's Playhouse.  That or they're trying to figure out the weakness in our security and rob us blind.  Who's to say.  Hopefully these new cats are better at typing than our other ones, so I can just dictate these blog posts to them and they can handle the rest.  I do pick up their poops, so I don't think it's asking a lot in return.  And it would really preserve the stream of consciousness vibe that I sometimes lose cause my typing ability is best described as "haphazard."  Can you tell that it's a slow time of year for toy news?