DESECRATION...!!! Custom Bounty x Hunter x Secret Base Skull Kun DX...!!!

It's been ages since i've painted anything. I seriously cannot remember the last time.  I have been going through and cleaning up the shelves and recently came across this old Bounty Hunter x Secret Base Skull Kun DX. It's the smoky grey version that came out a few years ago. Probably one of my favorite toys. I think there is only five colorways: GID green, clear blue, clear orange, clear and smoky grey.  So i'm looking at this thing and a scene from Toy Punks vol. 1 comes to mind when they are interviewing Hiddy from Secret Base and in the background, there is a Skull Kun DX in clear purple...!!  I believe it was a test shot or something. Never released.  It's a homage to the Dokuro King. Not sure why this colorway was never produced. It's the most obvious choice. 

So I thought why not dust off the airbrush and paint it  up?  After some masking, I went out to the garage and tried to clean up my airbrush. This thing had cob webs on it and it seemed like there was no way I could get this stuff to work. Not to mention that I didn't have any V-Color thinner to safe my life. But it came out ok. some dry brushing on the helmet and i'm happy with it.  Long live Dokuro King Skull Kun DX...!!











Just for kicks, here is the Toypunks Vol. 1 teaser. Brings back some great memories.  It's a great DVD...!!  Must have for any toy collector.

EARTH MOVEMENT Preview Night..!! Kid Centric Art Show

Thanks to the Toy Maven Jeremy Brautman and Toy Legend Super Cooper for putting together the kid-centric EARTH MOVEMENT art show. We had a great time at Preview Night. Unfortunately duel School Fundraisers kept us from attending on Saturday. Help raise money for the Arts for Hope in Japan project by buying awesome kid art HERE.

Mikazukin on Earth for EARTH MOVEMENT SHOW..!!

The first toybot studios all family collaboration with Mia and Mason..!! Papercraft and vinyl. Mikazukin toy by Itokin Park, painted by toybot studios.

Check out more kid-centric collaborations from your favorite artists at the Online Store

To commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, co-curators Jeremy Brautman (age 35) and Cooper Berella (age 12) assembled over 50 emerging artists (ages 2-16) for a visual conversation. This is for charity.

Custom Gaiking Shogun Warrior

Anyone that liked the custom Getter Dragon Shogun Warrior I did earlier, might like this. I Finally finished the Gaiking. Note to self: make sure to primer the toy next time. I like the way it turned out, but my lack of patience (again) created the opportunity for more mistakes than I cared to really fix. Which one to desecrate next? I have an extra Mazinger and Raideen...

909 Toys EGGCORE HEAVY PARTY Shanghai..!!

Better late than never is what I say. Here are pics from the 909toy EGGCORE HEAVY PARTY in Shanghai last October.... Embarassing I know... Waiting for the next version of this cool toy.

Custom Jumbo Getter Dragon SOC Colorway

Inspired by the legendary Matt Walker of Dead Presidents Designs and his awesome custom Jumbos, I decided to give it a try. More experiment than anything else. A number of lessons learned as well. It started when I began buying old Shogun Warriors on eBay and fixing them up a bit with aftermarket vinyl stickers. My Raideen and Mazinger came out reasonably well. But this Getter not only had a tear on the cape, it had a dark smudge on the right side. I tried in vain to clean the smudge (and the tear), but ended up just fucking it up. So I knew I had to re-paint it. So my lessons learned are 1. if you're going to customize a Jumbo, get one that isn't so fucked up. 2. either apply stickers after clear coat or paint the details. 3. go easy on the clear coat to avoid drips.

Anyways, it's looks pretty cool as long as you don't get too close to it. lol... I chose the Soul of Chogokin colorway as it appealed to me the most with the chrome arms, metallic blue chest and metallic orange bottom. I used chrome adhesive stickers for the arms and legs and of course, Monster Kolor for the paint. Next up: Shogun Warriors Gaiking..!

Quantum Levitation on "Wipe Out" Track or Viral Marketing Campaign?

Supposedly an demo of quantum levitation on a track inspired by the Playstation Classic "Wipe Out". Is it real or some kind of lame viral marketing ad for an upcoming new version of "Wipe Out"? I say totally ass fake. First of all, it would look more real if those stupid vapors didn't come out the back of the vehicles. The motion of the vehicles is poorly done. I mean, it's not even a good fake.

via: www.geekologie.com

RESTORE DEBRIS JAPAN Custom by toybot studios..!!!

I made the deadline today, but realized that RESTORE extended the contest until the end of October. Good to hear because it would be cool to see more entries..! my custom titled "DeathTrap" is an homage to Trapjaw, Deathlok and Hellboy. I shaved half his head and used epoxy sculpt to mold the cybernetic half of his head. Arm and shoulder from a DIY 3A Bertie.

Bootleg Kongs - SOLD OUT

MatsumotoKong SOLD

Wow.. Thank you to everyone that purchased a Bootleg Kong. These are SOLD OUT. I really appreciate the support. I will do my best to get these in the mail before SDCC..! I hope you enjoy them. I will probably do another run of these guys in the future so check back..! Any ideas on colorways, don't hesitate to send me a note.

Price will be $75 each + shipping. There are 13 points of articulation using rare earth magnets. Painted with Monster Kolor...!! Please note that this is a garage toy in every sense of the phrase. It's not a perfect toy by any means but it's fun to play with.

A word on the Chest Knives. They have a small magnet attached. When you push them in, they should stick with friction. A gentle pull will release them due to the power of reverse polarity. Thanks to Joe for the help..!

DrilsKong SOLD


MazingerKong SOLD


OptimusKong SOLD


GrapeApe SOLD


SkeleKong SOLD


BlueHawaiiKong SOLD


DokuroKong SOLD


NFS


NFS

Cooking 1/6 scale RE-MENT Food....!!!

Most collectors are aware of RE-MENT Minis. 1/6 scale food and accessories made in Japan. Highly collectible. But I really had no idea how insanely detailed these set-ups get. This dude is literally cooking an entire meal with these tiny things. It's insane...there's a ton of these videos too. what's also insane is the cost for this video as each little piece of food is like $8.00. Barbie never had it so good.

via: BoingBoing

Apocalypse Popsicle Box of Fate 2011..!!

One Off Hotrod Frankensnail by Paul Kaiju! (as seen from the rear)


7 glorious Boxes! $130 + $17 shipping US ($35 international)
BUY YOURS NOW

Limit 1 Box per household. Twins that live together are allowed to buy only one box unless they can prove that they both have girlfriends/boyfriends and are planning on getting their own places. And stop dressing like each other, you're 35- it's creepy now.

Here's the lowdown:

All 7 Boxes will contain toys and Plastic Canvas pieces.

One box will be a wicked sweet fine art box with mostly custom paints and Plastic Canvas pieces.

All 7 Boxes will contain a custom "Mr. Scratch, Soul Broker" figure painted by the incredible Dustin Cantrell

All 7 Boxes will contain a custom "Fat Lady" figure painted by that cool commander of color, Bert Gatchalian

All 7 Boxes will contain a Kirkland Jue of Toybotstudios Blog Custom.

This year roughly fifty percent of the 7 boxes will feature "Old Toby" Figures.

The other half will feature "Judgement of the Snailfather Playsets" - a 6 figure set

The "Judgement" Playset features the Snailfather demon, the first Apocalypse Popsicle figure carved by the crazy-talented Dustin Cantrell

Magnets. I know how they work. I have applied the Plastic Canvas techniques to the smaller scale.

One Off Custom Painted Figures by Paul Kaiju, Leecifer, & Super Secret Guests Randomly Distributed (no guarantees you'll get a PK or Lee custom)

New Frankensnail Mori Katatsumuri Hotrod Version

Boxes are $130 plus shipping.

Holler at your ice cream man!
apocalypsepopsicle@gmail.com

Featuring the new Judgment of the Snailfather Playset with the Snailfather figure being sculpted by the multi-talented Dustin Cantrell!