Even when it's cold and raining...

...it's Halloween in Santa Cruz.

BUD of the Month

I'm a little late to the table on this one but these are great. Jamungo's blowupdolls in an ambitious monthly release pattern Despite the very broken release schedule they took it in stride and the swamp BUD is now the 'Septober' release. The pics say it all. Blind box in a way, as you know what form & design you're getting, you just have a small chance of getting the clear chase. Cool idea for the box opening into a mouth. There's something about these designs that make me think they're going to weigh a lot, but always surprised at how light they are to the touch. irrelevant to the value of the toy really... just sayin'.

Telopa

Neglected to mention it, but we lost some real talent when Telopa lost his space at the Hide, when the gallery closed. We couldn't afford any of the originals, but even this print looks great with the right frame. Good luck Telopa.

Castle Crashers

The Behemoth, makers of the old skool quality-fest that is Castle Crashers, support their endevors with a little merch. These came out pretty damn good, accurate likeness, tons of accessories and a box & stand? ...for 20$!?


in other news Ozzel customized four teddytroops in the same theme.

The Collectors

Amazing indie ad for Rotofugi,

Kaijyu

Check out Toybot Studios a cool blog by a SF based guy who loves Japanese toys big time. So he's got to be cool. He does some interesting customs as well.

Glycos Buildman

New figure on the way from Onell Design with no dead-ends, the utilitarian named: Buildman.


Not only is Matt turning out great toys, but he went to China to work in his own sweatshop, that's dedication.