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]

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.

This just released… after recently finding out that Jeff Tweedy of the Austin band Wilco was a serious fan of Unkl toys, the people there decided it was time to consider a band-based toy pack! To be first released in July 2007 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Check out the press release here: Wilco x Unipo Press Release

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Coming soon to a doorstep near you, Bully Boombu. Yes I finally did it, I’ve been able to hook up with an awesome sculptor (to remain anonymous for now) to create a sculpt of my Bully Boombu character and a mold. I will be casting resin copies for interested parties in the future. I’m very excited to do this! They’ll be hand painted and then distributed by myself. I am also considering the possibility of DIY versions, but that’s to be decided still. For now I have images of the very early stages of the sculpt and I should be posting the progress pics as they are made available to me..

I am hoping this is just the beginning for me. We shall see huh?

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I was given a heads up very recently about KaNo’s Money grip. I was sent a link to KaNo’s blog where he is mentioning the fact that Money Grip will be going global in the very near future.. I love Money Grip and hope I will have one in my collection soon. Let’s all stand and applaud KaNo’s success with this toy! Check out his latest information on Money Grip and his other projects on his blog .

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Okay I know you all want a version of Dookie and/or his sidekick, Chorocco Tofu.. but the question is, what version? Plush or Vinyl? Well, Dookie and Chorocco are asking the same question and they are asking YOU to give them your opinion! Check out their blog and chime in your opinion! I know I’d like both versions, but which first??

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Recently got my hot little hands on some exclusive images on the upcoming Mash Out! project by Erick Scarecrow and ESC-Toys. Unfortunately its under pretty tight wraps. What little information I have to give. That said, from what I know so far, its definitely going to be something to keep your eyes open for.. its been in the works a long time now and for good reason. Here’s the sneak peeks!

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Some more progress pictures of PhuEk’s upcoming P-77 Toy

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Phuek! has been in the vinyl scene for awhile now and I’m sure everyone who’s been around more than a short time has seen at least one of his customs. His amazingly detailed and well thought-out designs have had me in awe for awhile now, as they are not just customs, but almost new toys in and of themselves.. So it only makes sense that he finally is having his own production run done of a toy he’s designed! I’m sure you’ll all agree its looking great so far!

The toy is a mecha called p-77 and is being produced by Monolith Designs. It stands 6″ tall.

You can find out more about Phuek at his website.

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This just in from Chocolate Soop Blog ( Dacosta Bayley)! The packaging is complete for the DCTO toy coming up. No date still for release, but thought I would update you all.

On a related note, Dacosta has added more insight into his inspiration for this toy and what the meaning behind it is..

I know I promised the final packaging design in the next post and I will be posting that very soon, but because I’ve received e-mails asking about the project, I wanted to fire off a quick shot that briefly explains the story behind

DCTO is my modern interpretation of an ancient Japanese Zen doll known as a Daruma doll which has been a symbolic talisman used for centuries in Japan. The Daruma doll (pronounced “dah-roo-mah”)… More on SOOP DE JUR

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