NYCC Image Dump 2

For the record, that's a kielbasa. Ruined.

NYCC Image Dump 1

NYCC 2011

We are set up at NYCC Booth #578! The scenario is a little different this year as we have merged our booth with Sidekick Media (booth #576- thanks Tom) for some extra space for all our friends who will be at the table throughout the show.

A small batch of preview figures from next week's launch will be available from us, but the truly cool stuff will come from the visiting artists who will be offering all kinds of new work that is collectively glorious to behold! The Godbeast, The Sucklord, Uamou, Nistuff, Healey Made, Peter Kato, Lamour Supreme, Bah'glenn Creations, Steve Jackson Games, Spaced Out Design, Eat Your Children, and Kranix are just a few of the artists that will be rolling out fresh toys to check out.

We are really psyched to once again get the chance to talk to some of you in person! Hope to see you guys over the next few days!

Science Fiction Master

Mel furthers his status as a legend with the latest addition to his OSM site. Seriously, I can't stop looking at these pics! Cyclops is going to be a killer!

Hades Is Gonzo!

Thanks to everyone who went after Hades! Hopefully we have gotten the supply numbers to a place that satisfies everyone who wants RXH crossover stuff. Mori will be happy!

Next up is a GITD Pheyaos Mini, sometime in late November...

Black Scars

Mori handed me a special bag of vinyl while I was recently in Japan and when I opened it up these little guys were hiding inside.

Mini Hades Pheyden has a GITD head and black body with painted details on his face. This is the Black Scar Edition, and is a little sneak peek into the future of Hades. The scarves are made of a special fabric and match pretty good to the deep black vinyl (the black is so rich I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so truly black).

Hades will be available this Monday night, October 10th, at 9PM EDT. The price is $35 USD.

I know that the last Mini Sarvos release resulted in a few people missing out, which I apologize for. This drop should not leave anybody cold, as the supply has been increased to hopefully cover those that want this Mini.

This release will be leading up to a larger assortment of Glyos figures that we are aiming to have available around October 21st. If you are going to be attending NYCC you will be able to check out some sneaks from this upcoming wave at booth #578, along with lots of other much cooler stuff from many excellent artists. More details coming this week!

Glyoborg

Inspired by the three Masters of Toy Tribe, this Glyoborg is dedicated to our Japanese brothers and the never ending ingenuity they possess. The builds in these pictures were built using Glyan and Axis Joint parts.

Mercenary Alert

New blog entry from Jesse at blog.callgrim.com!

Nibblermania!

The Tarantulas unleashes a truly menacing assortment of Nibblers TONIGHT! 

From the Tarantulas blog:

From a dingy arcane workshop in the depths of Fishtank Castle they came - Mechanibblers - unstoppable metallic munching machines with a singular will - that of the Nibbler himself !!'

Fishtank Castle SHOULD* open for business Friday night 30th Sept at 12pm Midnight UK time ( 7pm East Coast ).. The store has been updated with the new stuff at 'coming soon' status..

My thanks to Don & Mori for their skill & attention to detail in getting the Mechanibblers just right, to Ali at Morpheus for playing along with my crazy projects and above all to Matt without whose inspiration ol' Chompy would never have existed ( at least not in this dimension )..

Pls note the Fishtank Castle playsets are a Pre-Order open for one day only - pls allow 60 days for delivery. Pls also note the classic deco 'Action Nibblers' will be limited to one per customer - the Mechanibblers are unlimited.

See you on Nibbler Night !!

*I say should - because if my girlfriend goes into labour today or tomorrow ( a distinct possibility - we are overdue now ) I will postpone the release until some time next week.. Twitter will be the best channel to keep tabs..


Congratulations to our brother in the UK on his biggest Nibbler release to date! What a round, Chris!

A Night with Nightow

For the last few trips to Japan we have had the absolute honor of spending some time with Yasuhiro Nightow, best known for creating Trigun, Gungrave and more recently as a third of the design team (which also boasts the genius talents of Yutaka Minowa and Noriyuki Jinguji) behind one of the absolute coolest lines out there today, Assemble Borg (if you haven't discovered Assemble Borg take the time to check it out, it's like our much cooler Uncle who has his act together).

In what has quickly become a tradition, Nightow san took us out for some okonomiyaki (like a Japanese pancake/pizza) at a spot near Nakano close to where his studio is. The food was awesome as usual, even if we were without the company of Jinguji san this year (but he did send something special in his place -more in a moment).

On top of buying everyone dinner, Nightow showed us the latest installment of his wild manga, called Kekkai Sensen (Blood Blockade Battlefront under Darkhorse here in the states) and gave us the scoop on upcoming Assemble Borg projects. A total class act all the way.

The most shocking element of the night though, was when Nightow san whipped out an original sketch done by Jinguji san that nearly made me and Jesse's heads explode. According to Nightow, Jinguji had become interested in the Rig that I had given him last September, and after analyzing it for a while, decided that Callgrim should have a Rig type vehicle as well. So he designed one. One of the main mech designers for Assemble Borg made Callgrim a Rig. Suffice it to say it was a golden moment for both Jesse and I (Jesse is going to frame the original).

Deep thanks from Jesse and I go out to Nightow san and Jinguiji san for an unforgettable night.

I also want to send out an extra special thanks to Don "Datadub" Kratzer for getting us all together and also for once again looking out for us during our time in Japan. You know everybody D! Thanks a million for taking the time to shuffle our ragged frames around wonderland, it was a blast as always.

Dumplings VS Burgers

Eaten in the span of one day, from Hong Kong to Japan. Paul, Jesse and I wiped out over 40 dumplings for breakfast. Our man Paul always delivers the dumpling punch and this time was no different.

After we left Hong Kong and said goodbye to Paul, we left for Japan and met up with Don for some late night burgers at our favorite McDonalds in Nippori. Gross but sentimental, that's us.

Tomorrow we tackle Tokyo again!

PS - Yes, that's an egg on that beef bomb. Night breakfast!

RXH Enforcer Sarvos Mini

Real x Head Enforcer Sarvos Mini is GONZO.
Thanks everyone for your continued support!
I'll be posting more pics from the guys as I get them.

Chicken Twins VS Brainiac Fish

From the Road Part 2

From the Road Part 1