Unfortunately due to a big mix up over 2 years of blog posts have been wiped out and lost. However I am happy to announce that Urban Retro Lifestyle will be back in a new and improved way. So stay tuned and see you soon with on the new blog

We are making some major updates to this blog including moving to a new server, updating the wordpress software and a much improved cleaner design.

As you may know things like this do not always go smoothly and for that reason things are taking a lot longer then expected.

Therefore there will be no posts for at least a week.

Thanks for your continued support.

How cool are these vinyl toys by Kaiju Taro based on Chickens!!! There are two versions, the Uno Dos Tres and the Utimo, with the Ultiimo being the highlight of the 2 for me. How often do you see a Chicken mutant dressed as a Mexican Wrestler. Both figures are coming out soon and are limited to 20 for the Uno Dos Tres and 30 for the Ultimo [via Toyboy Studios]

Pac-man has a huge following but I don’t expect many people to show this much love towards Pac-Man. The only disappointing thing is the ugly looking ghost in the middle and the fact that there is no Pac-Man, Only the map??? Well the reason is that it is quite a deep story behind the tattoo.

“The reason is because in life, there are so many paths that you can take, paths that you take that might lead to a dead end and paths that you take that might take you to happiness. In the centre of life (of the tattoo) is what I want to achieve is an arduous path of life. Some might not be able to live to find it, and some will find it. That is the meaning of my tattoo. Notice the void in the middle of my tattoo. I’m leaving it blank until the day I found my true self… and then I will put something in it.”

Ok now I am confused. Is this actually a Pac-Man fan with a Pac-Man tattoo?

More at Destructoid and Tattoo Blog.

Tim Biskup goes to street and paints an awesome Mural for Helio / Ocean using his trademark style and characters. Its not everyday you will get to see Tim Biskup at work so let the first video wet your appetite before you watch the second video which I guarantee any art fan will enjoy. [via Toysrevil]

Seeing masterpieces recreated with a little twist is always fun to see such as when Lego Met Fine Art. Bat blog has some great images showing Batman adding inspiration to some very famous pieces of art by artists such as Van Gogh and MC Escher.

The hilarious south park characters have been fitted with 1000s of different outfits by fans worldwide ever since South Park blessed our televisions sets. Not having seen some South Park Mash Ups for a while I did enjoy seeing South Park meeting Mega Man courtesy of Yuuyaku ni Maketa who has a wallpaper you can download. [via Kotaku]

I am very excited about the 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie and I this Pirates of the Caribbean 400% Be@rbrick standing at 28cm is perfect for all pirate lovers, movie fans and toy collectors. This is one of the hottest be@rbricks I have seen in a while.

I love mash up of videos games and this is one of the best animations I have seen using video game characters. The battle goes on for a while and the whole time I was sucked in by the action, it actually feels like a movie battle scene. The animation features characters from Metroid and Halo and has Matrix written all over it… Superb!!!

Watch Haloid Here

PhuEk! has a new custom and as usual has failed to disappoint, IMO. I love the amount of detail that goes into these customs and the metallic look of many of the designs. I especially like the weathering that has been added to the look giving it a “used” or war-beaten battle droid look. Once again, the level of imagination has amazed! Thanks PhuEk! For the new info and images!

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