Inspired by author Carlton Mellick III’s bizarre post-apocalyptic novel Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland, in which “Road Warrior Werewolves [battle] McDonaldland Mutants” (seriously, this is a real book), this series of custom figures by Xysma Warhorse is equal parts outlandish and outstandingly awesome! It’s the kind of toy line I’d imagine Todd McFarlane producing were […]
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This weeks’ Fan Art Friday submission comes to us courtesy of club member Benjamin Hayden, who brought to our attention this awesome series of custom Star Wars action figures. Built and designed by Indianapolis-based artist Sillof, each set is themed after a variety of time periods and genres including the wild west, steampunk, noir, Metropolis […]
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WHERE: Booth 39 at ToyConUK OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, April 25 To all of our UK strange kids out there, lowbrow art bloggers & exhibition curators Tony and Tom from Streets of Beige will be hosting a brand new art show this weekend at ToyCon UK (BOOTH 39) featuring “a new batch of butchered play things.” […]
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Many of us joke that “if it exists, there is a My Little Pony version of it on DeviantArt.” While that may be true, the saying should be “if it exists then Mari Kasurinen has literally made a My Little Pony version of it.” Dubbed “My Little Pop Icons” Kasurinen customized My Little Pony creations […]
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In another toy-related news, Disart ToyLabs is getting ready to launch a new one-off series of our Strange Kid ‘Screwball’ in the Man-E-Toys store this Wednesday at 9pm GMT. For those who missed previous runs of this awesome little SKC collectible, here’s another chance: Based on an illustration for Strange Kids Club’s ongoing Circle Jerks […]
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Pyroclaster Drone. Shipwrecked Plunderboy. Mer-maniac. If you’re anything like me, names like this stir up strange feelings of nostalgia deep inside. Nostalgia for a time when the world had inventive and creative toy lines and the creative forces behind them were churning out such beautiful madness routinely. Worry not though, there is a dedicated, passionate […]
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Unveiled earlier last week as part of Clutter Magazine‘s (In)Action Figures Art Exhibition, Aaron Moreno (aka Retroband) offers up yet another cult horror icon as his latest custom action figure : Farmer Vincent from Motel Hell! Like previous figures, Farmer Vincent (or just Vincent as his friends call him) is a 3.75″ resign figure hand-painted […]
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Hailing from the depths of “Hell, Texas” I only recently discovered the artist and custom toy maker known as Retroband – which is a shame because not only does the artist make some kick-ass toys, they’re all based on horror movies like Creepshow, Night of the Creeps and Halloween! Specifically Retroband’s latest release is based […]
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With NECA’s unveiling of their limited edition Jason Voorhees figure made exclusively for SDCC this year, I’ve been seeing quite a few custom figures popping up with the same theme. Based on the Friday the 13th NES video game, NECA’s figure is a bad-ass glow in the dark spectacle that has already become a hot […]