Hi All

What can i say but i have been very bad over the last 2 weeks with no posts, the reason is that i have been hard at work with the new shop ,the address is 49 Kloof street Gardens Cape Town.
We will be opening on the 5th January 2011.

We have some new and exciting product on their way .

Also don't forget our first Munny custom show that starts on the 10th February 2011 , i have 20 local artists/designers that are creating customs for the opening of the shop. This is going to be a quarterly event on the Toitoy calender.

We hope to see you soon .

Toitoy Custom Show

Watch this space.

Toitoy opens a new shop

Hi All
This is to advise you that Toitoy will be opening a new shop on the 5th January 2011.
The address is 49 Kloof street Gardens opposite Vida e on kloof street.
We hope to see you all there .

Muttpop @ Designer-Con 2010

Muttpop will be at the Designer-Con in Pasadena this Saturday 11/20/10 from 10am to 5pm at booth #212. They will be selling a few different goodies including copies of the Tequila Gamma Ray figure... which this is the first time this figures is being offered for sale outside of France, and they will retail for $80.00 (Cash Only)!

(posting by Spankystokes.com)

Brandt Peters x Ferg – Squadt

We anxiously awaiting the first Brandt Peters x Ferg , Ferg has revealed a work-in-progress image of a previously unseen Trouble Boy (No. 45) to go along with the previously revealed No. 23. We are really looking forward to this releases. This is one of the best collabos in recent memory – Brandt’s skull sculpt brings a new dimension to the already awesome Squadt platform.

3DRetro x Doktor A – DesignerCon

3DRetro will release the first full-production G.N.O.M.E. figure from Doktor A and Raje Toys @ DesignerCon. Limited to 100 pieces

Joe Ledbetter x TLS – LAVA Pico & Wilshire @ DesignerCon

The Loyal Subjects will release the LAVA edition of Joe Ledbetter’s Pico and Wilshire two-figure set @ DesignerCon , limited to just 98 pieces.

This is a must get.

Buff Monster x TLS – The Destroyer DesignerCon Edition

The Loyal Subjects is ready for DesignerCon with this show exclusive edition of ‘The Destroyer’ from Buff Monster. Limited to just 98 pieces.

The Destroyer’ DesignerCon edition will be available exclusively from The Loyal Subjects DesignerCon booth for $115 on Saturday, November 20th

The Burglars Dunny By Saner

Mexican artist Saner’s has created 2 deviant holiday season dunny's Bonnie and Clyde-style. Main man Santa Barbaja wields Saner’s iconic skull-faced grin masked by a removable flocked beard, wears a fabric hat, and carries a reindeer skull impaled on his staff. He is chased by fellow felon Burglarcillo, who boasts his own fabric hat and gingerbread man.

This will be available at toitoy soon, watch this space.

MAD for the Sanrio 50th Anniversary

MAD just uploaded three custom 10” Mad*l’s for the upcoming Sanrio 50th Anniversary, which is taking place at the Barker Hanger on Friday, November 12th. He fits Hangyodon, Hello Kitty, and Badtz Maru perfectly onto his platform figure.

(Thanks to Vinyl Pulse for posting)

Togo Monroe Dunny

This amazing 8" Dunny Togo Monroe is on his way to our shores so place your order now to make sure you get yours.

Email me at : info@toitoy.co.za

Gloomy Bear Pound Edition

Gloomy gives Pitty a beating.This is the latest illustration of Japanese artist Mori Chack’s Gloomy Bear . This is another of their 5" figures.

Watch this space for arrival dates.

Magic Love Hello Kitty coming soon

Tara McPherson remixes Sanrio’s pop icon in her ethereal, space vixen style in this exclusive collaboration with Hello Kitty and Kidrobot. Kitty is adorned in an aquamarine heartburst hoodie, stands 6- inches tall, and comes with a removable Magic Love Wand accessory. Magic Love Hello Kitty by Tara McPherson is the first in a series of Sanrio characters to be reinterpreted by different artists. Kidrobot.com and select retailers starting November 11th.

Watch this space for arrival dates.

(Post from Kidrobot)

Joe Ledbetter Custom Dunny

Check out this amazing custom dunny by Ledbetter.

It is selling for $1200.00. I is now sold.

Jesse Hernandez x Kuso Vinyl – Mictlan Styles Southern & Original Colorways

Wanting to know what Jesse Hernandez does every minute of everyday, I take a look at his Facebook constantly. What do I find? I see what perhaps may be the second colorway of his Mictlan figure, which is being produced by Kuso Vinyl. So far both of these colorways are a big Win in my book!

(Posted by Vinyl Pulse)

The Simpsons Mini Series 2

It is so sad that we cannot get this series due to licencing agreements.

MeiMei & DiDi

New upcoming DiDi & MeiMei from the House Of Liu by Veggiesomething and produced by Crazy Label. Cant wait for their release.

Togo Monroe Dunny Coming soon

UK design collective ilovedust imbue Dunny with their trademark abstract stylings on their latest creation, Togo Monroe. Inspired by the MUNNYWORLD custom that lives in the Kidrobot permanent gallery, this 8-inch figure features tons of black-and-white surreal imagery plus a tiny gold heart on Togo’s head and canary diamond graphic on his belly. Carrying a jewel-topped scepter, this illustrative Dunny is limited to 1000 worldwide and is available at Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com and select retailers starting November 4th.

(post by Kidrobot)

Killer Customs By Gangtoyz

French artist, Gangtoyz cranks it up a notch with his latest batch of custom MUNNYS and TRIKKYS. Hit up the Gangtoyz website for more killer creations.

Simpsons Series 2

It is with much disappointment that i send out this message that we will unfortunately will not be getting this awesome series in.

The reason for this is due to licencing agreements with Kidrobot,the are not permitted to sell this product to Africa.We must respect these agreements.

Please if you want to get them the best would be to purchase them from kidrobot directly.

Support grows for Andy from ToysRevil

Yesterday tragedy struck the Vinyl Toy Community as it was announced on Facebook that awesome blogger Andy Heng from ToysREvil had had a minor stroke.This dude is the most tireless blogger out there, dedicating all his time to bringing us the latest news on everything from Vinyl Toys to Comic books, and is a huge inspiration to myself and many others. His status at the moment is that he is still under observation and the next few days are critical. The Community has come together in a huge way, this Toy Community is one of the strongest out there, and there is a list of people who are willing to help in many different ways. Cris Rose ( Twitter ) is putting together a list of people willing to donate figures or cash to help pay for medical bills, and many artists have offered to donate all proceeds from sales to this cause, with the latest being Argonaut Resins offering up some Tuttz OG Albinos to the cause. This is a true tragedy in the community, but it warms the heart to see everyone come together like this with offers to help, and from HelloVinyl I offer my thoughts and prayers to Andy and his family.

All Toy lovers in South Africa please pray for Andy's speedy recovery.

New Toys have arrived

Hi All
Just to advise you that we have received a large new shipment in today.
They are available on the site and at the barrow.

We hope to see you .

Blood & Fuzz

Get your paws on Luke Chueh’s fantastically morbid, 8-inch Blood & Fuzz Dunny Luke is best know for his adorable twisted animal characters. Expertly combining the innate cuteness of his bears and bunnies with themes of violence and despair, Chueh’s art is as striking as it is enigmatic. Blink and you might end up decapitated yourself – or worse, you’ll miss this homicidal masterpiece.
This will be available at the barrow on Tuesday 20th October.

3 Skelanimals Visible Chungkee editions

Check out these 3 new special releases from Toy2r done by Jason Freeny for the Skelanimals series.
They will be released over the next 2 months.

Flash drives from a local designer

Check out these incredible flash drives that have been created and manufactured by a local Cape Town Designer.They are available from our online store and the barrow at the V&A Waterfront.

Here are the 6 Designers.

Ai Ai Baby Fortune Cat from Lulubell Toy Bodega

Lulubell Toy Bodega has just moved to a new locale (peep new addie below) and to celebrate the NEWlubell, they are releasing a special new "Ai Ai Baby" FORTUNE CAT! Cast in clear vinyl, with pink & purple sprays & the Lulubell-store logo "ai ai" coin, and featuring a yellow heart on the back of the head that acts as the eye from the front, that "reminding us to see with our hearts sometimes."

Doktor A's "G.N.O.M.E" revealed at NYCC

We are getting the first look at Doktor A's awesome new figure which is being released at this years NYCC 2010 at the RAJE Toys booth #2680. These are extremly limited at the con and are retailing for $50 each... and wow does this figure look good and it really captures Dok A's style spot on!

Image Source [J.ME Blog]

*RECAP* Ferg's "Reconstructing Misfortune" custom show @ Munky King 10/08/2010

Thanks Flight Pattern and Geoffrey Forbes we have some awesome pictures of the opening night to Ferg/Playge/Threezero's 8" Misfortune Cat custom show titled "Reconstructing Misfortune"! this show was hosted by Munky King, and had customs from some seriously talented artists including: Andrew Bell, Luke Chueh, The Beast Brothers, Frank Kozik, Chris Ryniak, MAD, Reactor88, Jason Siu, Goad, LFOP, TADO, Jon-Paul Kaiser, MCA, Brian Morris, Jason Sui, Abe Lincoln Jr, Motorbot, Scott Wilkowski and Ferg. The show was setup great and really gave great focus to each and every custom submitted to the show.

A few standouts that I personally like would have to be the amazing piece from Andrew Bell... can't go wrong with anything skull related, that stone gargoyle like piece from Chris Ryniak, and JonPaul Kaiser's awesome Karate Kid Cat! Were you unable to make it out to the opening... no worries because this exhibition runs through October 29th, so be sure to stop by and check it out!

RAJE Toys reveals the winners for series one of the 'Project Blueprint' project!

RAJE Toys just announced the winners for their 'Project Blueprint' series one... and there are some seriously rad designs in this series, and along with those designs are some seriously intricate patterns! I can't wait to see them fully produced. They say on their website that "It was a very tough job to choose winners from such quality entries and we feel guilty that we can’t make them all." No worries though as they plan on hopefully making this a yearly series which will always be open to entries from the top names and the unknowns in the industry! As you can see from the list they have a little bit of just that, some well know artists and some unknowns... and what a great mixture! Congrats goes out to the series one artists which include: Hugh Rose, Luihz Unreal, Kris Dyche, Hyaku, Igor Ventura, Cesar Zanardi, Jon Paul Kaiser, Matucha, Leonard Brizuela, Sjors Vervoort, Chris Dobson, Nahuel Cardozo Esper, Lisa Rae Hansen, and Patricio Oliver!

I hope to see this as a mini series soon.

Jeff Soto -- ‘The Deek’ for Kidrobot Black (10.10)

Kidrobot has revealed their newest KR figure -- ‘The Deek’ by Jeff Soto. Limited to 150 pcs, his axe-wielding creature will drop @ NYCC on Saturday from Kidrobot’s booth (#2674) for $100 each. Jeff will be signing from 1 to 3 PM.

Bunka – Chaos X @ NYCC

Due later this month from Artoyz Originals, Chaos X by Bunka made its public debut @ NYCC as part of the Vinyl Pulse Spotlight in booth # 2577. Featuring tribalish-deco, Chaos X is a follow-up to the previously released Chaos Monkey.

Muttpop’s King Katch @ NYCC

King Katch, the latest brawler from Muttpop’s Lucha Libre universe, made an appearance at NYCC in the Vinyl Pulse Spotlight (booth #2577). Fabien’s character has made the jump to 3D through a long development process. Look for the King in the not too distant future.

Munky King Exclusive for NYCC

To celebrate the event, Ferg will be releasing a 4" Munky King exclusive colorway. Decked out in matte black with shiny gold highlights, this rare piece will go nicely with your Playge collection.
Opening Night: Friday, Oct 8th, 7-10pm
Show runs thru Oct 29th
Music by R-Rated and Colby
Munky King
7308 Melrose Ave
LA, CA 90046

Kaws x Original Fake - Tweety Bird vinyl...

The long wait is over as the Kaws collaboration with Original Fake and Warner Brothers is finally here, and thanks to ToyQube you can pick up this limited edition "Tweety Bird" vinyl figure right now. Tweety, the already iconic bird, gets a pop makeover from one of the most prolific artists of our time, and how fitting it is to have Kaws add the bones and the patented "X's" on this lovable bird... looks much better IMHO :-) The Kaws Tweety stands about 9" tall, and is available in yellow or black. Get em' HERE now before it's to late!

NYCC 2010 – Day 2 Preview

Saturday, October 9
Kidrobot Black is back! For Day 2 of NYCC, we will have an exclusive signing of Jeff Soto’s new KR Black design, The Deek. Straight out of Jeff’s childhood nightmares, this 6.5-inch vinyl figure is limited to 150 pieces and will cost $100. Jeff will be signing and sketching at the booth 2674 from 1-3 pm.

NYCC 2010 – Day 1 Preview

Friday, October 8
To kick things off at New York Comic Con, Kidrobot will be hosting a signing panel with 3 amazing artists from the new 2Tone Dunny Series. Join us from 3-5 pm at booth 2674 in The Cultyard for a signing and sketch session with PON, Aya Kakeda and Chuckboy. Get your mitts on the exclusive 2Tone Dunny t-shirt for $30. We will also have the super-limited Gary Baseman exclusive Dunny available with 2Tone Dunny cases, while supplies last.

Week Four: Toy2R's 15 Weeks to Celebrate 15 Years Contest

Toy2R continues it's massive worldwide contest celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary with Week Four of the 15 Weeks to Celebrate 15 Years Contest! Just about the easiest contest to win - all you have to do is log on to the Toy2R USA Facebook Fan Page and post a comment about why you love Toy2R or post a picture of your Toy2R collection, favorite figure or customized Qee and you could be a lucky winner - it's that easy!

This week Toy2R focuses on the imagination as Week Four begins as a prelude to several hot and highly anticipated Toy2R releases come out during October; 2.5" Skelanimals Qee Artist Series, 5" Jon Paul Kaiser Samurai Pumpkin Mini Qee, Emilio Garcia's 8" Braint Pattern Qee, Jon Paul Kaiser's 8" Zombie Pirate Qee, the 5" DIY Pumpkin Mini Qee and a few otehr surprises.

Custom Ice-Cream Dunnys By Jennipho

Custom artist, Jennipho has just released her creamy custom Ice-Cream Dunny series. She individually sculpted 10 of your favorite flavors and blind boxed them with sweet custom packaging. Not surprisingly, these mighty morsels have already been quickly consumed on Jennipho’s webstore. Can’t wait to see what’s next on the menu.

MILK MUNNY Custom Show Benefits Breast Cancer

The MILK MUNNY Show is not your normal benefit event for breast cancer awareness. Red Hot Robot and Acrylic Squid present this first of its kind custom MUNNY group exhibition. There will be over 120 customs by a 62 diverse artists on display with proceeds benefiting the Keep A Breast Foundation. In line with Phoenix’s First Fridays and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MILK MUNNY will be debuting at the monOrchid Gallery in downtown Phoenix this Friday, October 1 – 3.