15 September 2016

We recently got a sneak peek at Andrea Kang's customs coming to myplasticheart's NYCC booth. The piece was clearly adorable and perfectly painted, but the full reveal is still astonishing. These...

09 September 2016

Sure, Squink created a production version of his Ken Dunny with Kidrobot. But the customs still have that special charm. And these two new commissions are no exception. Those lines are as...

02 September 2016

Opening right now is "Bearly, A Custom Toy Show" presented by Strange Cat Toys and Redefine Gallery in Orlando. MAp-MAp, Charles Rodriguez, JFURY, and several others have customized Luke Chueh's...

29 August 2016

Nakanari's got some of the sharpest lines I've ever seen. #NoMaskingTape. It looks like he's working on an 8 inch custom Dunny this week and going by the hashtags on his Instagram post, the theme...

19 August 2016

Squink's latest series of customs Dunnys - and the second series of his Dreamer customs - drops today. Five Dunnys will be available, each with their own unique colorway rendered in acrylic paint...

12 August 2016

I'm hungry already! Zard Apua is getting his first solo from September 2nd - 13th, thanks to P!Q in Grand Central, NYC. If you've been following Zard's work at all, you'll know he has a...

11 August 2016

WuzOne has been hard at work creating custom Dunnys based on Spongebob, Wally Gator, and Garfield, plus his own new character. The highlight is definitely Garfield, who is wearing an Odie costume...

05 August 2016

We're four months out from Designer Con 2016, but the announcements have already begun. Igor Ventura just revealed his custom Wobbly Dunny, which will be premiering at the con. The knife...

14 September 2016

Sneaker customizer extraordinaire Sekure D will be joining the Woodgrove Shopping Center in Melton, Victoria in Australia for their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event. And...

08 September 2016

It's never too early to start celebrating Halloween. Kyle Kirwan knows what's up. He's releasing a Skully version of his Bloom resin sculpture this Saturday, September 10 at noon Eastern....

02 September 2016

I hope you've saved your appetite. Zard Apuya's solo custom show at P!Q Grand Central opens today! "Zard Apuya's All You Can't Eat Buffet" features over 70 gourmet custom toys to peruse and...

24 August 2016

Wow! The latest JPK custom is impressive on multiple levels. The customized Dissected Lego Anatomical figure by Jason Freeny and Mighty Jaxx features super detailed painting (just look at...

18 August 2016

Nimbus and Mr.KumKum are customizing Uamou and Boo sofubi toys for an Art for Hopes charity auctions starting this Saturday. Art for Hopes "is a non-profit organisation based in...

11 August 2016

If I were a mecha pilot - not saying I'm not a mecha pilot, but if I were - I would be terrified to fight this robot. Titled "Bones" by SoKo Cat, the New Jersey artist...

Clutter Gallery Presents "Kaleidoscope of Kyoot"!
09 August 2016

Cute and colorful: A redundancy when it comes to designer toys? Not when you turn up both of those attributes to 11. We've assembled a group of artists to go all out with cornea scorching colors...

04 August 2016

Squink definitely knows how to tell a story with his customs. His latest work uses a 3A Bertie as its base and adds a rocky texture, centuries of weathering, and a coating of moss. With just one...

12 September 2016

It's less than a month until NYCC 2016, so you can bet a bunch of artists are hard at work customizing toys. Andrea Kang is one of them, and has just shared a sneak peek at one of her custom...

06 September 2016

J*RYU's It's a F.A.D. Dunny is likely the most complicated version of Kidrobot's iconic platform. So it's no surprise that JPK took on the challenge of customizing the 20 inch figure. Using his...

01 September 2016

WuzOne often draws from cartoon characters and puts his own twist on them. His latest Dunny pays tribute to one of my favorite characters of all time, Stimpson J. Cat, also known as Stimpy from...

23 August 2016

Kidrobot are officially collaborating with SEGA for some Sonic the Hedgehog merch, but I can't see them working with Nintendo anytime soon. Mr. Mars - who you may know from his custom...

15 August 2016

Sket One's latest - and sweetest - condiment custom is based on Nutella, the socially acceptable way to cover your toast in chocolate. But it's also hazelnut, so it's good for you, right...

11 August 2016

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Especially when we get ice cream thrown at us. This Saturday, August 13th, Clutter is proud to hold the opening reception for "Cryptic Creatures...

08 August 2016

Toys based on video games were surprisingly hard to come by in the '80s and '90s. So my jaw would have dropped as a kid if I saw photo of last week's "16 Bit Models" show in Akihabara. The event...

29 July 2016

We hadn't heard from Chauskoskis in a few months, but he's back with an awesome custom Dunny. Using a ton of custom molding, he's recreated Madlib's alter ego, Quasimoto, in short and stout form....

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