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17 October 2016
For the second year in a row, Martian Toy brought the most custom toys to NYCC, so many that I had to pick and choose which to include in this post. And of course, many of these customs used... |
13 October 2016
The New York native Tenacious Toys brought an utter buttload of customs to NYCC. Cat Atomic and UNCLE Studio dominated the booth, while minifigures from Touma and a variety of other artists... |
26 September 2016
Everybody loves shiny stuff, and now you can customize your platform toys with shiny paint from Montana. In my own experience, Montana has the best range of colors and best application of all the... |
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
The Clutter Gallery is excited to present "Vinylploitation!", a horrific group show featuring Retroband, Violence Toy, and Miscreation Toys. This show is going to be... |
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... |
22 February 2018
After the success of not just one but two previous shows, Mothership Gallery in Philadelphia hosted Yeti Season 3 Yetipocalypse earlier this year.... |
14 October 2016
I might write a lot about designer toys, but some brands and artists slip past even me. So I did a double-take as I walked by Jellykoe's booth at NYCC. Their designs are super cute and every piece... |
28 September 2016
Tenacious Toys are brining airbrushed goodness to NYCC courtesy of UNCLE Studio. Cosmic ultralandscapes are comprised of stars, galaxies, and nebulae, and adorn a Calevarita, Mecha Dunny,... |
23 September 2016
I need sugar, stat! After walking through P!Q in Grand Central to view Zard Apuya's first solo show, I'm lusting for donuts, Kinder Happy Hippos, and chunks of cookie dough. Zard, if you didn't... |
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... |
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... |
04 November 2016
Here it is: Matt JOnes' customized Swatch Maxi. Featuring a customized face with a cartoon mosquito, glow-in-the-dark eyes, wings as hours and minutes hands and a nose as a seconds hand, each... |
14 October 2016
P!Q took the short hike from Grand Central to the Javits and brought a bunch of custom Labbits. The gift shop put together a group show focusing on sweets and Kidrobot's newest blank platform toy... |
26 September 2016
I see the light! JFo, who you may remember from the LED-equipped Valentine's Day Dunny, has started to... |
19 September 2016
Each month, the UK's Collect & Display release a series of custom toys from a new artist. September's guest artists are Jen and Tony Bot, who have created four custom Dunnys based on a... |
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... |
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... |