Click link below to read an article on Untapped New York about Foox painting live at Saks Fifth Ave:
Apr 3, 2012
by tenacious toys
3:30 PM
Introducing the KFHC Ugly! A collaboration between Rampage Toys and the KFHC. Cast in KY Bluegrass Japanese vinyl. This hand painted edition of 10 were painted by Jon of Rampage Toys and feature blue, red, brown, black and white sprays. They also feature "angry eyes".
Each one comes with a 5 x 7 inch, 3-color limited edition screen print!
Unpainted version available as well here.
by tenacious toys
1:30 PM
Eric from Argonaut Resins is working with Selina Briggs of The Jelly Empire to launch JellyBot 2.0 at MOCCA Festival on April 28th and 29th (Selina will have a table there on Sat and Sun).
More info and teasers as we get closer to that convention.
by tenacious toys
12:00 PM
Alison Perez, aka Miss Zukie, writes:
For a year now I've been working on a BIG project and it's finally come true. With a lot of work and patience I introduce to you DIY ZUKIE!!! Here is a Sneek Peak of the DIY. Movable head and 4" tall, made of vinyl. YES!!! Vinyl ^_^.
These DIY Zukies are going to be sold for $9.95USD + shipping and YES I do sell international as well. More info about release date soon. Keep posted by following me on twitter , and "like" the Zukie Fan Page!!. You can also check out other Zukie artwork in my store! Links below.
So keep your eyes open because "ZUKIE ARE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD"
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Zukie_ART
store: http://zukie_art.storenvy.com/
Website: http://zukieart.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zukie-ART/328016957212098
For a year now I've been working on a BIG project and it's finally come true. With a lot of work and patience I introduce to you DIY ZUKIE!!! Here is a Sneek Peak of the DIY. Movable head and 4" tall, made of vinyl. YES!!! Vinyl ^_^.
These DIY Zukies are going to be sold for $9.95USD + shipping and YES I do sell international as well. More info about release date soon. Keep posted by following me on twitter , and "like" the Zukie Fan Page!!. You can also check out other Zukie artwork in my store! Links below.
So keep your eyes open because "ZUKIE ARE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD"
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Zukie_ART
store: http://zukie_art.storenvy.com/
Website: http://zukieart.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zukie-ART/328016957212098
by tenacious toys
11:45 AM
There will be 10 custom 3-inch Dunnys in this upcoming Tenacious Exclusive series from Scott Kinnebrew! Stay tuned to our Scott Kinnebrew page!
by tenacious toys
11:22 AM
Josh Mayhem presents his addition to the custom Bellicose Bunny show at Toy Art Gallery entitled "The White Rabbit w/ Deathray". This creature from the Wonderland Forrest of the future is late for a very important date.... with whoopin' some ass!
Heavily armed with a Deathray, helmet mounted machine gun, and transforming pulse cannon (which actually does transform!) you may just welcome a decapitation from the Red Queen if this unpunctual bunny has you in his sites.
This newest addition to Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers is sold and accounted for, but you can find more of this custom toy series available at TenaciousToys.com here.
This newest addition to Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers is sold and accounted for, but you can find more of this custom toy series available at TenaciousToys.com here.
Josh is currently available to take commission work and can be reached through his website here.
To buy your own Bellicose Bunny figure to display or customize, click here.
by tenacious toys
11:00 AM
Now here's something we don't come across often: custom Munnys based on real-life athletes! This is a 7" custom Munny of retired NHL player Trevor Linden, who played for (most notably) the Canucks. This piece is by customizer David Brodsky. You can see more of David's work here.
by tenacious toys
10:20 AM
From Carson Catlin:
My father, Melvin, was diagnosed with Stage Lung 3 cancer in late August of 2011. He was given a regimen of Chemo and radiation. A few long months later, he was told he was in remission. Unfortunately, our joy was short lived as he developed a gnarly case of Pneumonia. After months of failed treatments, he couldn't go anymore and had to be admitted to the hospital.
I got to go home and spend a solid week with my father - for that I am very grateful. The day I got back home to Kansas City, I spoke to my father and his spirits were high. He told me he would be getting out that week which put me at ease. The next morning my mother called me to let me know that my father had a convulsion in the middle of the night and was now on a ventilator. It was discovered then, that he had 3 brain tumors. He left us a week later from septicemia.
mfc - his initials - is a 7" munny created to symbolize my fathers cancer that eventually took his life.
The right lung is visible (location of the initial tumor) and so are the three circles on the back of the head (tumors in his brain). Everything radiates from the tumors representing the septicemia. He is colored with a southwest blend of colors as my father was fond of them.
"mfc" will be auctioned off at the "Shave to Save Art Auction"
The event will take place in the VML Gallery on the third floor of 2020 (aka third-floor kitchenette) with an art preview between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. and silent auction between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and complimentary snacks and adult beverages will be served.
My father, Melvin, was diagnosed with Stage Lung 3 cancer in late August of 2011. He was given a regimen of Chemo and radiation. A few long months later, he was told he was in remission. Unfortunately, our joy was short lived as he developed a gnarly case of Pneumonia. After months of failed treatments, he couldn't go anymore and had to be admitted to the hospital.
I got to go home and spend a solid week with my father - for that I am very grateful. The day I got back home to Kansas City, I spoke to my father and his spirits were high. He told me he would be getting out that week which put me at ease. The next morning my mother called me to let me know that my father had a convulsion in the middle of the night and was now on a ventilator. It was discovered then, that he had 3 brain tumors. He left us a week later from septicemia.
mfc - his initials - is a 7" munny created to symbolize my fathers cancer that eventually took his life.
The right lung is visible (location of the initial tumor) and so are the three circles on the back of the head (tumors in his brain). Everything radiates from the tumors representing the septicemia. He is colored with a southwest blend of colors as my father was fond of them.
"mfc" will be auctioned off at the "Shave to Save Art Auction"
The event will take place in the VML Gallery on the third floor of 2020 (aka third-floor kitchenette) with an art preview between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. and silent auction between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and complimentary snacks and adult beverages will be served.
VML Gallery
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64108
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64108
The right lung is visible (location of the initial tumor) |
the three circles on the back of the head are the locations of tumors in his brain |
by tenacious toys
10:00 AM
Josh Mayhem presents the newest member of the Askew Rangers: "Mickey Malice", a part of the Play Imaginative / Disney Custom Micky Mouse Group Show in Singapore. Featuring a working spring-loaded rocket launcher with replaceable missiles, and Josh's signature style of simple paint patterns, an abundance of weapons and accessories, this custom evokes the versatility of an action figure and the visual aesthetic of a designer toy.
Also be sure to check out the rest Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers custom
toy series available to purchase at in our shop here.
Josh is available for commission work and can be contacted here.
Also be sure to check out the rest Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers custom
toy series available to purchase at in our shop here.
Josh is available for commission work and can be contacted here.
by tenacious toys
9:00 AM
Don P shares with us his latest custom: a 7-inch Munny he turned into the Killer character from the Mark Millar's Wanted comic books.
Follow Don P on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DonP.PatrickLippe
his blog: http://donpcustoms.blogspot.com
and buy stuff in his shop: http://donp.bigcartel.com
Apr 2, 2012
by tenacious toys
1:30 PM
IAN ZIOBROWSKI: NUGGLIFE candy shop in the works!: Here's something new for the NUGGLIFE world!
WIP shot of Ian Ziobrowski's Nugglife Candy Shop for the Candy Coated Custom Show! Stoked! Also, note that the link above goes to Ian's new blog, so click it, follow it and love it.
by tenacious toys
12:00 PM
Introducing Munko & Zukie, traveling together! Alison used a DIY MUNKO and made Zukies out of sculpey, airbrush painted and hand painted details.
See? There they go! They're sold out and you missed it! Seriously, though, it looks like Alison Perez only made 2 sets of these Munko/Zukie mashup customs and they're sold out now. I bet you if you email her and ask real nice, she'll make one for you.
Store: http://zukie_art.storenvy.com/
Website: http://zukieart.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zukie-ART/328016957212098
Email
Website: http://zukieart.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zukie-ART/328016957212098
by tenacious toys
11:00 AM
Darth Vader helmets Cash picked up from Toys R Us. Used to hold candy. Love that SAW one on the left! |
This is a Spider Man commission Cash did on a Mini Munny. |
Angry Turds! One of Cash's ideas, based on a Munny poop accessory. Look for more soon! |
A WIP based on a Teddy Troop, this custom features a glass eye. |
This is a 4" Mini Munny that Cash is applying Sculpey to. Looks awesome already! |
A Leatherface Dunny done as a present for a friend, complete w/ custom packaging. |
A custom My Little Pony... ninja? Dope. |
by tenacious toys
10:00 AM
This is Rich Page's custom piece for The Candy Coated Custom Show, the custom toy show we're throwing on April 21 here in NYC! Click here for more info on the show. Click here to go to the Ume Toys website.
by tenacious toys
9:00 AM
AlexBreak: Element Alpha Custom 8': Mon custom de la semaine "Chic Evil Choco" peinture sur un Element Alpha D-I-Y , la gourmandise , Mmmm ... "Neuf personnes sur dix aiment le chocolat , la dixième ment".
Obviously Alex speaks French. The quote above reads, I think: "9 out of 10 people like chocolate, and the 10th is dead." So true.
Crazy platform for a custom, eh? I think Ian Ziobrowski is using a different 8" Element as the basis for his entry into our April 21 show The Candy Coated Custom Show. Ian is making a little candy shop out of it, sorta like his Nuggy Growstation!
Apr 1, 2012
by tenacious toys
9:13 PM
AW177 x RAWRS Custom Dragon Lunar New Year Bitsumo, originally uploaded by AWI77.
A collaboration effort between AW177 (Allen Wen) and RAWRS (Dai Tran), this is a one-off custom Dragon Lunar New Year edition Bitsumo resin figure.
Bitsumo is a hand casted 4.5" tall resin collector toy. He has 7 points of articulation and a hand-tied mawashi. Metallic gold dragon painted on the back and completed with a slight gloss finish.
Bitsumo is a hand casted 4.5" tall resin collector toy. He has 7 points of articulation and a hand-tied mawashi. Metallic gold dragon painted on the back and completed with a slight gloss finish.
Dragon Lunar New Year edition Bitsumo will be on sale at the RAWRS store.
Also on sale will be the other bitsumo custom done up by Alex Shilin (check out rawrs.com).
Also on sale will be the other bitsumo custom done up by Alex Shilin (check out rawrs.com).
by tenacious toys
7:40 PM
Justin JFury Phillips has now been customizing for exactly 1 year! And what a year! To celebrate, he's just released his Jus-Clownin Series 2, based on the custom Dunny sculpts you see above! Below are pics of the figures.
You can purchase these customs NOW at the JFury shop (if you're fast... I see one is already sold).
by tenacious toys
6:30 PM
Brace yourselves for a very Evil April!
Meet Dr. Morkenstein, the evil half of the Mork Twins by MAD, follow-up to the sold out Prisoner edition. Limited to just 50 pieces, with glossy black stars over a matte black body, and a big 'BEWARE' on the back of his helmet.
Dr. Morkenstein will be available exclusively via Art Attack Toys at US$79.95, and it's going up for sale TODAY at this link.
Don't forget to visit:
www.pobber.tumblr.com
www.twitter.com/PobberToys
www.facebook.com/PobberToys
Meet Dr. Morkenstein, the evil half of the Mork Twins by MAD, follow-up to the sold out Prisoner edition. Limited to just 50 pieces, with glossy black stars over a matte black body, and a big 'BEWARE' on the back of his helmet.
Dr. Morkenstein will be available exclusively via Art Attack Toys at US$79.95, and it's going up for sale TODAY at this link.
Don't forget to visit:
www.pobber.tumblr.com
www.twitter.com/PobberToys
www.facebook.com/PobberToys
by tenacious toys
1:00 PM
Dave Webb shares with us the first of 16 Androids he was commissioned to make for a private collector. (And where does Dave shop when he needs a bunch of platforms? Tenacious Toys, of course!)
Dave will be a busy guy for a few weeks but if you want to get ahold of a DAVEMARKART piece for yourself, you can always find him on Facebook.
Also check out the page we have on our website dedicated to Dave's customs.
Below is another comissioned Android Dave made, this one with color-changing LED inside:
Mar 31, 2012
by tenacious toys
1:39 PM
From the depths of your child psyche- the innermost, primal areas of your brain that developed when you were an infant- the original, licensed Good Luck Trolls re-emerge to take over your boring desk at your decidedly boring job!
Trolls became one of America's biggest toy fads in the early 1960s, and again over the years in various revivals from many toy manufacturers.
In 2003, Toy Industry Association commemorated them among the one hundred most creative toys of the twentieth century. Also in 2003, a Congressional law allowed the Dam family of Denmark to restore their original U.S. copyright and become the only official owner. After keeping them off the market for nearly a decade, they have awarded Dark Horse Deluxe a license to bring back Trolls in a "mystery box" program.
This all-new assortment of colorful designs, with an array of hair colors and exotic surface treatments from glitter to metallic to flocked, are sure to stun both collectors and casual fans.
In 2003, Toy Industry Association commemorated them among the one hundred most creative toys of the twentieth century. Also in 2003, a Congressional law allowed the Dam family of Denmark to restore their original U.S. copyright and become the only official owner. After keeping them off the market for nearly a decade, they have awarded Dark Horse Deluxe a license to bring back Trolls in a "mystery box" program.
This all-new assortment of colorful designs, with an array of hair colors and exotic surface treatments from glitter to metallic to flocked, are sure to stun both collectors and casual fans.
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