Toy Break - Episode 71: Boba Fett, Where?

Join the Toy Break crew for a look at Calavera by Ramos and Herrera, Wild Grinders by Rob Dyrdek, Star Wars Vinyl from Disney, a blindboxed custom, and much more! Dig into those Matzos early and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Billy Syn Contest - two lucky winners will each win a hand made, hand cast, hand painted Billy Syn figure by Nreazon! To enter, check out the Where's Billy? image, then leave a comment with number of Billy's you find - deadline is April 1st
• Small Toy Break Download - just use the "small mp4" link above for a lower resolution, smaller version (320 x 240) of Toy Break at about half the size in megabytes
• The Neil Winn Project - vote for your favorite design and watch as we chronicle the progress from design to finished resin piece - vote in the Toy Break forum by April 1st
• Toy Break on Blip.tv - reminder to update your Flash player to fully enjoy watching Toy Break on Blip.tv!
  

News

• "I have more toys than your kids" Shirt - by Rotofugi & Formula Werks - choose the shirt and text colors - $25
• Blindsided - by Jeremy Brautman - 5 part investigation that discusses the pros and cons of blindbox from the perspective of toy companies, toy fans, toy stores, toy artists, and toy bloggers
• Squadt Nozzel S1 - by Jamungo - releasing at noon central standard time March 30, this 6" vinyl figure is limited to 100 pieces and comes with cloth parka, 2 sets of arms, gun, and removable helmet - $65 including shipping

Reviews

• Calavera - by Humberto Ramos & Francisco Herrera - 7.5" vinyl figure - $50
• Wild Grinders - by Wild Grinders - Rob Dyrdek stylized skate toys - wave 1 includes: Lil Rob, Meater, Jay Jay, Emo Crys, Jack Knife, and Spitball - about $7
• Star Wars Vinyl Squeaky Toys - by Disney - 7 figure set includes Darth Vader, Yoda, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Clone Trooper, and Boba Fett - available at the theme parks for around $20

Cool Custom of the Week

• Custom Blind Boxes - by Elliot Riggs - customs raffle at Red Hot Robot going on now for $3 per ticket or receive a free entry with purchase of a custom blindbox - 1st prize is a custom 8" Dunny, 2nd prize is a custom Mecha Sad Bear - drawings will be held on May 1st

Events

• Kaiju Blasphemy - group show of customized Godamnits at Kaiju-X3 in Phoenix, AZ starting April 3rd
• Custom Mutt Show - group show featuring lots of custom Mutts at APW Gallery in New York City, NY starting April 3rd
• Attack of Illazilla - group show of customized Illazillas at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles, CA on April 4th
• Humans Beware - I.W.G. custom show featuring over 70 artists at Rocketworld in San Francisco, CA from April 10th to June 6th
• The Resin Collective - hand-cast figures from around the globe at Red Hot Robot in Phoenix, AZ from April 11th to May 9th
• Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors - a ghoulish gathering of horror related guests, exhibitors, and events at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA from April 17 to April 19

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