Toy Break - Episode 76 : Straight From The Forum

This week The Toy Break crew has Office Cronies by nottaToy, Squadt Nozzle by Jamungo, another Mighty Mugg, special guest host Kyle Thye, and more! Peel your banana and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Curster Custom Contest Extended! - Win an incredible custom plush from Curster by taking a picture of you putting on your best Yeti face and post it in the contest section of our forum - need some inspiration? visit curster.com and check out their other plush customs - deadline is now May 13th
• Star Wars Galaxy Cards Contest - Win a complete set of Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 Trading Cards by heading over to our fourm on ToyBreak.com and posting your least favorite Star Wars character and why they are your least favorite! - deadline is May 13th
• Toy Break MP3 - use the "mp3" link above to download just the audio from this episode
• The Neil Winn Project - design #3 has prevailed! Check it out as Neil starts sculpting and stay tuned as we chronicle the progress from design to finished resin piece!

News

• Halo Odd Pods - by McFarlane - 4" figures, due out this July - series 1 includes Master Chief, Brute Chieftain, Sparten EVA 9red0, Spartan EOD (steel) - pre-order for $10 each
• The Morsels - by Gary Ham & Julie B of Pretty in Plastic - handcast, handpainted resin figures limited to 5 pieces of each version including Peppermint, Neopolitan, and Chocomint - price and release date coming soon
• The Cthulhu Juice Crew Figure 1 : Ducksauce - by Dynomight NYC & Suckadelic - limited run 3 3/4" figure will be manufactured by The Sucklord and painted by J-ROO - available soon for $35
• Lunartik In A Cup Of Tea - by Lunartik - 6.5" vinyl figure comes with cup & saucer, shiny spoon, and two sugar cubes - five colors include Ice T, White, Rosie Lee, DIY Milky, and Green Tea - available for pre-order now for £35 at ForbiddenPlanet.com - also win a whole set by entering the Design-a-Lovely Cup of Tea contest! To enter, download the blank DIY template at Lunartik.com, design your own cup of tea creation, and email it to Design@Lunartik.com by September 2009
• Calling All Cars Papertoys - by Jack Hankins aka Horrorwood - first wave includes 5 designs from 5 artists including Matt Hawkings, Jerom, [mck], Jonny Chiba, and Dolly Oblong
• Twilight Zone Collectibles Coming Soon - for the 50th anniversary of the Twilight Zone, Bif Bang Pow! has announced a series of collectibles starting with bobble heads of the Mystic Seer from the "Nick of Time" episode and the invader from "The Invaders" episode - pre-order now for $13 each
• MegaGwin in the NY Times - New York Times article about architect Greg Lynn in the Spring 2009 Style magazine includes pictures of his house with several designer toys including a custom MegaGwin by Blinky!

Reviews

• Office Cronies - by nottaToy - 10" plush characters of office stereotypes include Empty Suit, Mean Admin, Megaphone Mouth, Fridge Raider, Bottleneck, Captain Obvious - $20 each
• Teebo Mighty Mugg - by Hasbro - this is a Target exclusive Mighty Mugg - $11
• Squadt Nozzle - by Jamungo - 6" vinyl figure includes 2 sets of arms, weapon, and removalbe helmet - limited to 100 pieces, $65 - sold out

Events

• Custom Mini Skully Show - group show with over 120 custom pieces at Chuckwa in Fullerton, CA from May 16th to June 5th
• BotCon - Transformers convention featuring special guests, panels, a film fest, contests, and a sales room at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA from May 28th to May 31st - botcon.com

Cool Custom of the Week

• MC Jello B - art by Kyle Thye

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