TOYSREVIL SDCC 2010 Interview with toybot studios

Am I so vain that I would re-post Andy's interview of me from his awesome brethren toy blogness ToysREvil??? Yes.... Yes I am. Thanks again Andy..!

Original POST HERE

Truth be told, I had a whole slew of kaiju-related SDCC-news all prepped and lined-up to post before the madness that which was San Diego Comic Con 2010 [tagged], but in reality, any reader of this humble blog knows that my knowledge of all-things kaiju is sorely limited, a kaiju-tourist I remain still, woefully out of my depth, even after all these years of blogging. Thank the blog-gawds there are folks like Kirkland Jue of Toybot Studios, to keep me clued in LOL




TOYSREVIL: How many years since have you attended+covered SDCC?

KIRKLAND JUE: I think this is my fourth year at SDCC. kind of a late bloomer to the madness.

TOYSREVIL: What struck you the most about this year's SDCC, compared to previous years?

KIRKLAND JUE: The sheer volume of toys being offered by an increased amount of artists that were not represented last year. For example, Super 7 had something like 28 new toys at SDCC. Gargamel had enough customs to keep fans coming back all week long. Datadub and Onell had 20-25 different American and Japanese artists represented in their little booth. It was insane.




TOYSREVIL: What did you enjoy the most about this year's SDCC? Best Experience?

KIRKLAND JUE: On the toy scene, Gargamel had a full table of wonderful customs to choose from everyday. This was a first. Super 7 showcased all of their Monster Family artists with 3 separate signings. My favorite event was the RealxHead release. Mori surprised us all with his new sculpts and collaborations with Paul Kaiju, Lamour Supreme and Datadub. But really the Best Experience was hanging out with my toy buddies who normally I only get to correspond with on Skullbrain.




TOYSREVIL: What did you "enjoy" the least about this year's SDCC?

KIRKLAND JUE: The lack of cash..lol... I was a bit disappointed with the exclusives from Hasbro, Mattel and Bandai as well.

TOYSREVIL: What is your ultimate personal fav seen at this year's SDCC? What product/toy struck you / caught your attention the most?

KIRKLAND JUE: Ack..! very difficult question. I would say the KaToPe Gargamel customs blew me away. Lamour Supreme custom Yamazakura, RealxHead x Onell clear green fade Pheyosman, the new Mirock x RealxHead collaboration and of course Mike Sutfin's Mad Battle Man..!



TOYSREVIL: Besides toys, what else do you look out for at SDCC?

KIRKLAND JUE: C'mon Andy, what else is there besides toys??? lol...

More pics after the jump...

toybot studios Campus Edition Popsoda Release!!!

At 11am this past Saturday, we released the Popsoda"Campus Edition" at Super7. As the doors opened, a steady stream of customers poured through.....only not to buy the Popsoda! lol...Christmas shoppers looking for uber hip T-Shirts for their finicky nephews out of state..! hahaha! Thank you to the die-hard Skullbrainers that showed up in person and online. The response has been overwhelming and we appreciate all the support! Josh and I had a ton of fun on this project!!

Standing tall next to the unbelievable Holiday Visighost...!!! You guys gotta get see the clear red yummy vinyl for yourselves!











Sweet!! How cool is that? Online at Super7



Josh is waaaay too talented!!!



If you can bear more toybot studios Popsoda, check out this very nice interview with Andy over at toysrevil. Thanks Andy! Your Photoshop mastery shines through below too. Cool Pic!!

Robert De Castro's Combat-R Zero Color Samples!!!

Holy Mecha!! When I first spied these color samples on ToysREvil Flickr, I almost fell off my chair!! They look amazing!! Much better than I thought they were gonna look and there isn't even a blue or clear colorway in sight! Again, another example of someone like Robert De Castro following his dreams, creating something from nothing and making it happen. Awesome. A lot of the following information is stolen from Andy's interview with Robert. This 9" tall, 7" wide mega mecha will be released in January, 2008 for around $50-$55. The Red, Yellow, Green and Graphite colorways will be limited to 500 pieces each while the special GID version will be limited to only 200 and only with a special bundle that includes the entire set. Please note that final colors may vary...





This Graphite colorway looks chocolate in this picture, but is really supposed to be more graphite grey...







How big are these guys? HUGE! Check out this comparison to a Rumble Monsters Scud...Better clear off your shelves now cause these guys are gonna take a lot of real estate!!





Check out this little movie Andy from ToysREvil made on the making of Combat-R Zero. Very cool Andy! Congrats again Robert!! I can hardly wait to these guys stomp all over my other toys!!

Andy Heng's Custom Black Ops Dunny!!

Legendary toy blogger Andy Heng over at ToysREvil created this sick custom 3" Dunny for a charity auction for a Children's Cancer Fund. C'mon, how much more noble can you get? I'm digging it big time so I put in a bid. If you like it and wanna outbid me for the sake of Children's Cancer, please be my guest. You can be a hero over at Dunny.nl-Veiling. Check out more pics of this bad ass custom at ToysRevil