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dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan
Out grabbing lunch before heading back to the office to work on the Japan Times site. Tis freezing cold out here!...
Are you ready for the worlds biggest Garage Kit and Figure convention? Ryomo certainly looks ready. And this years dealer pass is a great color too ^^;The Wonder Festival takes place tomorrow at the Makuhari Messe. Was traditionally held at Tokyo Big Sight for many years until the Wonfes committee...
Going to start this "My Tokyo Now" series where I post 5 photos where ever I am. Been a busy week and a packed day today. Busy is good for the business in particular which I've been working hard at building over the past few years. Things are really taking off. Does mean...
At Shinjuku for meetings in the evening followed by a quick photo walk. Shinjuku used to be my hub when we first moved to Tokyo - we lived in Higashi Fushimi on the Seibu Shinjuku line which came into Shinjuku. Hardly visit Shinjuku these days but when I do it always...
Gizmodo and Engadget both have the "first" hands on with the new iPhone, er I mean iPad. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-first-hands-on/ http://gizmodo.com/5457757/apple-ipad-first-hands-onSteves Keynote below. And the promo vid below. I was hoping for a MacBook Air as a keyboardless touch screen but instead its a huge iPod Touch. Makes complete sense from a business view point. Apple can...
Chevron Cars Blog
In honor of our most recent Chevron Car, Moe Muscle, we are thrilled to present our newest game: Moe's Motor Mania! Moe's Motor Mania is a fun speeding adventure where you race Moe Muscle against his friends by pressing your keyboard's arrow keys. Together you will discover new terrains, like a...
We just received a photo of Vincent's marvelous Chevron Cars collection-- check it out! Vincent's collection began when he received Tyler Taxi as a gift from his father's colleague just a few months ago. As you can see, his collection has grown quite a bit since that first Chevron Car! What's...
Now is a great time to get your hands on a special edition Victor E. Van Chevron car. We have the following spirited Victor E. Vans available for purchase in our online store: Victor E. Van - TAMU (Texas A&M University) Victor E. Van - SDSU (San Diego State University) Victor E. Van...
Order Your Chevron Cars Just in Time for the Holidays
With Christmas and many other holidays just around the corner, we wanted to list some information about our shipping times to help ensure that you receive your Chevron Cars orders in time. Now's the perfect time to peruse the Chevron Cars Online Store! The time it takes between placing your order...
Ian recently sent us his creative drawings of two new Chevron Cars--Molly Movin' and Pierce Packin'. We highly recommend that you click on each image for a larger version so that you can see the incredible details on these drawings! Molly Movin's side says "CC Moving Co." and has "Molly" next...
From a sparkling clean Sam Sedan to a cool and healthy Moe Muscle, Chevron has been releasing Chevron Cars since 1996. Can you believe that a whopping 20,000,000 cars have been sold? These cars have made it to many homes over the years, sparking tens of thousands of Chevron Cars...
The Cotton Monster
Just in time for Love Day! (order by Feb 8th to be safe if you want your monster by Valentine's day!) I filled up the Shop with little monsters and pentapods over the past couple of days! Buy/Check them out here! Also, I started making these kitty cats in...
Sorry for the long pause, those of you who read this or who check here occasionally for Cotton Monster news! January has been a very slow month for me, meaning mostly that I am moving in SLOW MOTION! It seems since I left my studio for Christmas break, it now...
Want to help out Haiti? Consider shopping at the just created Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy Shop! All proceeds (minus Etsy fees) will go directly to Doctors Without Borders for relief efforts in Haiti. Are you a crafter? Consider making a donation!(more info on how to do that here).I just...
Just a quick note: to all who ordered the new 'love eyes' and other monsters friday, thanks so much! Because Monday is a holiday, your packages will ship out bright and early on Tuesday! Also, I'm finishing up another little batch of hearts that I'll hopefully have up in the...
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Starting a new routine today, we'll see how long it lasts...get up early, go to the gym, drink tea while reading/posting blogs, emails etc, then get to work!! Today that work will be trying to edit photos and post up some of these early V-day hearts and a handful of...
Vinyl Abuse
Droplet Series 2 Launch – This Saturday!
** SO WHAT’S THIS EVENT THEN? ** It’s the launch night of Gavin Strange aka JamFactory’s vinyl toy named ‘Droplet’. It’s the 2nd series of designs, with the launch night being the first place in the world for people to get their hands on the new toys! To accompany the toys, there’s...
S.P.U.D from Das Mo x Patch Together
Munich based artist Das Mo, known for his hand made DIY resin ‘Mates’ and ‘Monster Mates’, has been hard at work with toy producers Patch Together (Yeti, Skonk, FreakBeast) to produce his latest resin, the S.P.U.D. Bucking the recent trend of complicated and highly detailed toys, Das Mo is taking it...
Toy2R – 2.5” Elemental Qee Series
As a follow up to the widely successful Wood Grain Style Qee Collection, Toy2R continues to pursue perfection in developing various natural finishes. Paying tribute to the living force of nature Toy2R presents the first series of Elemental Qees based on natural resources. These elements balance each other through opposites: water...
Sam Fout x Argonaut Resins – Bone Ghost Agent
The first 5 Bone Ghost Agent resins A, B, C, D, and E, go on sale today (Jan. 27th) 12 Noon Est. for $85 plus shipping and handling in the Argonaut Resins online store. Each Agent stands at 5.5 inches and is hand painted by Sam Fout and will come with...
Nikejerk’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Fatcaps
Peeped over at Kidrobot discussion board. Nikejerk created these four amazing custom fat caps for board member Konfucious and the level of detail and skill is insane. The box is held closed with magnets and there is a separate compartment for each character with their initial on the bottom just like...
Poster Cause Project – HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF posters
These Poster cause project posters are designed by DALEK, PATRICIO OLIVER, SHANE JESSUP, SCRIBE, EBOY and PON, to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. With the recent devastation of the 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake hitting Haiti’s capitol of Port-au-Prince, reports have surfaced that “most of Port-au-Prince is destroyed”. To support in...
Vinyl Pulse
Ashley Wood x 3A Large Martin WWRp (2.18)
Ashley Wood and ThreeA are on a serious tear. The WWRp world domination tour continues with the impending drop of the Large Martin WWRp figures which goes down on February 18th @ 4:59 PM PST. The public releases include four different packs which each include one Large Martin, one Damn... ...
Iksentrik Grand Opening Knuckle Sandwich (2.13) + Lunartik Tea
UK toy boutique Iksentrik will celebrate the grand opening of their new Bath (UK) location with a double dose of custom shows on February 13th. First up is Knuckle Sandwich (flier) featuring customs of Touma’s 18” Knuckle Bear (Play Imaginative) by ChuckBoy, Cris Rose, JP Kaiser, Iksentrik, Indescribble, Lunabee (above),... ...
Captain Maxx Mini Kaiju Toys by Max Toy Co!
In the works for the past several months have been the long awaited Captain Maxx Mini Kaiju series by Mark Nagata and Max Toy Co. The mini test shots figures have made their way to the door stop of Mr. Nagata and he was able to do a quick video... ...
Upcoming Figure from Cure Toys?!
Found on the Cure-Toys blog was an image of a possible new figure? We get somewhat of a Frankenstein/Zombie feel when looking at it. This figure looks different from the other figures Cure has produced, which is why we cannot wait to see the final product. ...
From Hello, Brutes Upcoming Mini Figures: Skipper
Hello, Brute has been working on some new resin mini figures that will stand 3” tall. Above is one of the upcoming sculpts, Skipper. Jon plans on releasing customs and quite possibly unpainted versions. More to come soon! ...
RealxHead Beast Mini Beast Chaos Pre-Order @ LuLubell
Available through Lulubell Toy Bodega are a couple of the newest releases from RealxHead. To the left is the Multi-Colored Rub Beast Chaos. which is available for $60. To the right is the newest Mini Beast Chaos in red vinyl, which is to awesome to pass up for $40. ...
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U.S. Hobby, Toy & Game Stores Industry Report-Aarkstore Enterprise
The U.S Hobby, Toy & Game Stores Industry report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains...
I love Lunar New Year, but just because of the generally good spirit and happy atmosphere in the air...
[baby gift sets] baby boy booties with mummy's love (blonde)
Most of the baby gifts are packed with just the baby in mind, surely we should give all our attentio...
scart naga-ashi series : black cat
純モヘア、木屑あんこの猫。 目はSUSのbolt&nut。立つと自然に足を組みます。...
Boy almost suspended...Get real people.
What is the world coming to when a boy almost gets suspended for playing with a tiny toy gun and leg...
Upcycled jumper made into whale soft toy
I made this little whale soft toy for my Great Nephew Felix for Christmas. I took an old acrylic kn...
Meet Sam and Pete
This is Bea Arthur. I was asked to make a plush version of him (yes, Bea Arthur is a boy. :D) for his owner's birthday at the beginning of this month. He's been sent off and arrived safely, and I have it on good authority that he was well received....
Something new! These are the Clodhoppers. Clodhoppers are a species of bigfoot that are found around the world but remain hidden from humans- most of the time, anyway. :D If you're lucky you may spot one. They LOVE to wear mis-matched socks.Jessie from Samaria Project asked me to make...
I've been meaning to do a blog post about this for awhile, but life got busy, and I kept putting it off. I was lucky enough to be included in the most recent issue of STUFFED magazine, which hit the shelves towards the end of December, 2009. It was a...
As some of you know, the members of the Plush Team are currently offering items up for sale in the Team's etsy shop to help raise money for the American Red Cross. 100% of the proceeds from the sales of items marked "haiti relief" will go directly to the Red...
What could be a better way to start the week than this? ;) As you can probably tell, this is a portrait of our scruffy dog, Waffle, by the wonderfully talented Christian Robinson. We commissioned this mixed-media painting from Christian (for our christmas present) knowing it was going to turn...
I thought it might be interesting to compile a mosaic of all the plush that I made this past year. (Which doesn't include the plushed wall hangings I made for the Haunted Mansion show- the photos wouldn't fit in the small photo-mosaic box format.) I'm going to use it as...
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At Barbie’s Mansion, It’s Time for Yoga With Pro Wrestlers
Mattel, the world’s largest toy manufacturer, is scheduled to announce a deal to become the new toy partner of World Wrestling Entertainment....
Toys ‘R’ Us Trims Losses by Making a Hamster Hot
Toys “R” Us is identifying and promoting the next hot toy as part of a new commitment to service and supply that is helping it achieve a turnaround....
A Hamster Is the Season’s Hottest Toy
For girls, the season’s hottest toy is a set of fake hamsters; for boys, a series of battle cards and action figures inside small spheres....
Does “augmented reality” technology help us see deeper into what’s before our eyes?...
Losing the Limo: New Fashion Dolls
More funky than flashy, a phalanx of doe-eyed fashion dolls are jostling for attention on toy shelves this season....
Sitting on a shelf in the nursery at 2 Willow Road, in the leafy London suburb of Hampstead, is a wooden square containing cutouts of the 26 letters in the alphabet. It is slightly shabby, as if the letters have been pushed in and pulled out by lots of little...
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Looking at Jenny Harada Jenny Harada's work is like eye candy. The colorful, delicious kind that you could look at forever because it makes you feel all warm and FUZZY inside. I have had the great pleasure of knowing Jenny for awhile now and I am so happy to say...
I haven't checked in on what Abby Glassenberg has been up to. I guess just making beautiful work as always!...
Scrumptious Delight Lovemongers now for sale!
Now online at here...
Awhile ago my friend invited me to take part in an art swap. It was super fun and I am starting to get goodies in the mail! I first wanted to let all know that I was NOT the one to start it. For some reason I thought if I...
xmoonbloom makes some really cute stuff! I really love the bird!...
How did I miss these??? Mochimochi Land has been miniturizing all types of things and they are so freakin' cute!!!! I could go on and on but just go check them all out for yourself. You will not be disappointed. There is so many other cute tiny things on there!...
TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS
8-bit Droplet Game Online from Photon Storm
Go online here to play a retro 8-bit Droplet game created by Photon Storm aka Richard Davey of Bristol , UK. Perfectly in tandem with the Droplets 2 Launch Party happening at Fifty Fifty Gallery on February 6th ~ featuring the latest series of Droplets created and designed by Jam...
Year Of The Tiger Poster Print by MIMIC for The Poster Cause Project (Feb 10-release)
Scheduled for a February 10th release is the "YEAR OF THE TIGER" Poster designed by MIMIC for The Poster Cause Project!Featuring full color Full Color 6" x 11" print on coated stock, two options are available for order: A single poster print for US$20, as well as a Poster +...
Buy One Get One Free Haiti Earthquake Relief Posters by The Poster Cause Project
The Poster Cause Project has as an exclusive offer to their newsletter subscribers (which I am sharing with you, and letting you folks know why you should be on their mailing list :p), whereby ALL Haiti Earthquake Relief Posters are Buy One, Get One FREE from now until Sunday,...
3 Foot Robert Crumb Wood-Carved Figure by Mike Leavitt
Peep above stop-motion video, with some stills, of the hand-carved cedar wood 3 foot tall Robert Crumb action figure by Seattle-based artist Mike Leavitt, which will be on display at the Fantagraphics Book Store and Gallery, on February 13th. [Where / Info via Hi-Fructose]...
My Secret Garden by Recycle Experience @ Lou Belle Shop, Bandung Indonesia (Feb 27)
"My Secret Garden" sees Bandung-based Recycle Experience holding their solo exhibition at Lou Belle Shop, Indonesia ~ launching February 27th 2010 (and exhibits thru March 7th). Check out their Facebook events-page for further event details and updates.Working primarily with found objects, Recycle Experience has also established a custom plush jewelry...
Marcel & Jessica Valentine's Day Promotion from Le Lab Toys
"Since February is the month of love and as roses and chocolates are too "cliché", what is more original than offering to the person you love the most a couple of cute little lovers monkeys?"To celebrate the coming Valentine's Day, LeLab Toys is currently having a promotion for their mascot-made-vinyls...
Hasbro News Feed
Fan's Choice Winners Announced!
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Starting February 10th - 70th Anniversary Fan's Choice!
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The wait is over! Hasbro reveals Wolverine Movie Action Figure Scale!
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TimetoPlayMag.com
Tweens, Teens and Body Image—It’s a Boy Thing
The Play Forum - Chris Byrne...
The Last Airbender Superbowl Trailer
The Play Forum - Jeff McKinney...
The holidays are over, but new toys still hit the shelves
The Play Forum - Jim Silver...
Time to Play: The Old Fashioned Way
The Play Forum - Guest Blogger Holly Zegalia...
Time to Play: My Mom is a Toy Maker
The Play Forum - Guest Blogger Mary Kay Russell...
Time to Play: Family Fitness Through Play
The Play Forum - Guest Blogger Tiffany Bowen...
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Octosquish and Mr. Gorilla Pain
Octosquish is the love child of Octokitty and Squishy. Mr. Gorilla Pain is Ouch!'s nemesis.Both are available in my store....
Rainbow Sunshine Plushie & Sleepyhead Bunny
I am in love with this organic cotton fleece and cannot stop making new plushies from it...thus, two new designs....
Hamster Car meets the Chickenpants
As promised, here's a brand new Hamster Car/Chickenpants video:(And you can watch HamsterCar on YouTube, if you're so inclined.)There will be a NEW Chickenpants/Hamstercar video soon, too...stay tuned!The Hamster Car was made by the one and only RaggyRat. Check her out!I'm Absolutely Small, maker of all things Chickenpants. Check me...
made with organic cotton fleece--and squeals when you squeeze its head!...
Mid-week I began work on a few more items and couldn't get the need to make a tree on something out of my head, so...Here's my little Earth Day Alien.Who loves trees???... ...
While visiting my family over the winter holidays my twin 11 year old nephews asked me to teach them to sew. The plushes we made out of an old blanket inspired me to continue creating my own characters. One even was included on Craftzines weekly round up http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/01/craft_flickr_pool_weekly_round_71.htmlStill not...
Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation
Paul’s Peg > First Good Shot of the Big AT-AT
I was hoping the first picture of the formally rumored AT-AT would be a glorious money shot, but our first halfway decent view is a crappy picture that leaves out the head. Still, it’s simply beautiful to behold. Seriously, I have full on nerd boner here. WANT! From: Star Wars Descriptions.com via...
Toy Aisle Trolls > Let’s Do the Skywarp Again
Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com....
Paul’s Peg > Get Your Sexy … ah hem… Twilek Lego Minifigs
Female Twileks are the Swedish bikini models of the Star Wars universe. In fact, I really can’t think of an alien race that’s as alien, yet sexy as the Twileks (don’t you dare point to them new fangeled blue Avatars you sicko). If you’ve been hankering for a harem of...
Mattycollector news bonanza – sale date, Battle Cat discount, Wun-Dar delayed
Mattel dropped a lot of news yesterday, some good, some bad. (Text after the jump.) Hey Toy Fans, They say when it rains, it pours, and they ain’t kidding. We’ve had so much news in the last week on our 2/15 sale, we’re just going to roll it all into one big...
yo go re of OAFE has dragged the shambling corpse of POFToo!–which I think predated Twisted ToyFare Theater and Robot Chicken–back from the grave. Check it out. I remember laughing my ass off at POFToo back in the day, though I think you really had to have been collecting SW at...
Another experiment by Mattycollector…how will this one go? Find out here....
Yahoo! News Search Results for TOYS
Customs: Nearly 18K Fox Sports NFL toys seized (Sports Illustrated)
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. customs officials say nearly 17,600 Fox Sports NFL robot action figures seized at the Seattle waterfront last month were contaminated with lead paint....
You know Cleatus, right? Fox NFL mascot. Lightning rod.. De facto member of the network's Sunday morning pregame show who, though silent and generated by computer animation, somehow comes ... Continue reading "Just in Time for The Super Bowl Part II: Customs Seizes 17,592 Lead-Contaminated NFL Toys From Seattle Docks"...
Customs: 17,600 Fox Sports NFL toys had lead paint (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
U.S. customs officials say nearly 17,600 Fox Sports NFL robot action figures seized at the Seattle waterfront last month were contaminated with lead paint. Officials said Friday the NFL Team Cleatus toys were manufactured in the Guangdong province of southeastern China and were destined for a distributor in the Seattle...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized two container loads of lead-contaminated toys at the Seattle waterfront....
Lead-contaminated toys seized at Seattle's waterfront (Seattle Times)
Thousands of toys seized last month at the Seattle waterfront were found to contain harmful amounts of lead, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday....
Ty Inc. sues Toys R Us over Beanie Babies brand (Crain's New York Business)
Lorene Yue, ChicagoBusiness.com - Beanie Babies maker Ty Inc. is suing Toys R Us Inc. for slapping the Beanies label on stuffed animals Ty didn't make. The lawsuit, which alleges trademark infringement and unfair competition, was filed Wednesday in federal court. It claims Toys R Us is misusing Ty's Beanie...
Toy News International
Walmart Canada Exclusive NHL 2010 Team Canada
Walmart Canada Exclusive NHL 2010 Team Canada...
Clamshell Packaging Returns For McFarlane Toys
Clamshell Packaging Returns For McFarlane Toys...
MLB Playmakers In-Packaging Images
MLB Playmakers In-Packaging Images...
War Machine Statue, Clash Of The Titans Replicas, Bioshock & More At Urban-Collector.com
War Machine Statue, Clash Of The Titans Replicas, Bioshock & More At Urban-Collector.com...
Distric 9 Prop Replicas From WETA
Distric 9 Prop Replicas From WETA...
MOTUC Stratos Returns To MattyCollector On 3/15
MOTUC Stratos Returns To MattyCollector On 3/15...
Take Five a Day
Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Yo, DJ … No, Yokoza
Early nominee for CARS car of the year....
Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Sidewall Shine Launched …
It’s definitely out – found by Daniel S. at a Target in NY. He thinks the case assortment is: 2 Sidewall Shines, 1 Clutch Aid, 1 Lightning McQueen and 1 Dirt Track McQueen – sounds about right as the oddball design of launchers requires an oddball packing. Other Lightyear Launchers scheduled. Other launchers...
Disney Pixar CARS: Red is Bad … And That Ain’t Good
As a few people have complained and now confirmed by “LCC-20″ who bought a bunch to test out … The latest batch of RED from the Disney Store ain’t so good … These are the Disney Store Red (the Fire Engine) with this production & date code … If it’s open, it’s on...
Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Haulers Next …
Thanks to “003,” we have some early sneak peek think-pink preview pics … Looks like Shifty Drug & Vinyl Toupee are on their way … If you’re saying, hey Shifty Drug Hauler is more dark pink than red, what’s up with that? Well, his current release is too red … Because if you look...
A note Caitlin asked me to pass along to everyone … “Dear Take Five Family, It isnt always the most forgiving world we live in and sometimes its all we can do to keep our heads up. Maybe thats a reason why I joined the website. I was very pleasantly surprised to...
Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Charity Customs + More!
Everyone say hi to Keelan L. – first order of business, he has posted a custom Bumblebee McQueen and has generously agreed to donate the proceeds to CARS CARES! Great job of making McQueen all Camaro-y … If you’re interested, be sure to check out the auction HERE. Of course, this is not...