Toy Break Episode 114 : Toy Break Hustle

Simeon Lipman joins the Toy Break crew on the couch for Robot Girl, Playing Art, Color Blanks, and much more! Stop by your favorite food truck and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Deady Bear Contest - nine winners will each win a Deady Bear This Not Bootleg figure from Voltaire - to enter, go to DeadyBear.net, play the Deady game, and post your score in the forum - deadline is April 21st (aka Super Rad Day)
• The Art of Hustle - check out Simeon's upcoming artist trading cards coming soon!
  

News

• Live Toy Break - we're planning our next live Toy Break evening for Thursday April 8th at around 8 pm PST
• Jackalope - by Amanda Visell & Kidrobot - 14" plush based off of her figure from the new Tic Toc Apocalype series - available April 22nd for $30
• Plush Squid - by Squid Kids Ink - 4" and 8" plush squids ($10 and $20) will be available in grumpy red, happy grey, and confused black at Wonder Con booth 1349 or on their site on May 1st
• Skelve OG Colorway - by Brandt Peters of Circus Posterus - 10" handpainted resin figures limited to 66 pieces available at the upcoming Living Between Worlds show at Gallery 1988 in L.A. and on the site after April 2nd - $150
• Skelanimals Qees - by Toy2R - 3" Qee figures based on the Skelanimals characters are due out this summer featuring designs by artists Jon Paul Kaiser, Julie West, Jim Koch, Pocket Wookie, Mshrobot, PO!, Voltaire, Rotobox, Nick Z, Albert Art, Jason Freeny, Lunabee, Reactor 88, Frank Mysterio, Chauskoskis and William Walison
• Battle Beast Minimates - for those attending the c2e2 convention in Chicago, IL April 16-18, be sure to visit the Diamond Select Toys booth where they will be giving away free Battle Beast minimates

Reviews

• The Robot Girl - by Michelle Valigura of Switcheroo & Fully Visual - 5" metal robot with magnetized door - $85
• Night of the Living Kev - based on designs by animator Stephen Silver, sculptoed Jon Matthews - $13
• Playing Art - by Le Lab - almost 8" tall, DIY $50 and Bali-Bali, Moon-K and Woodi limited to 350 pieces each for $86
• Color Blanks - by RoseArt - diy blank figures come with 6 colorful permanent markers - regular shapes include cube, dog, and cylinder - $5.99

Events

• Toy Street - toy, art, craft, and clothing event at 268 Mulberry Steet New York, NY on April 2nd from 4 to 9 pm - $10 admission
• Living Between Worlds - joint show with Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peteres at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, CA from April 2nd to 23rd
• Wonder Con - at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from April 2 to 4
• We Heart Wood - Jibibuts custom show at Munky King in Los Angeles, CA from April 8th - May 6th
• Bricks By The Bay - a celebration of LEGO as an artistic medium and hobby in Northern California in Freemont, CA from April 9th to 11th
  

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