Parking Lot Dangers

Saw these two rickety piles of twisted metal in a parking lot carnival in our area. Have any of you actually been on things like these?

Also, all the SDCC Non-Con orders start shipping this week.

Thank You San Diego!

SDCC was a lot of fun and we had a great time connecting with everybody who came by the booth. Kind of bittersweet knowing that this will be the last time (for the foreseeable future) we attend as exhibitors, but it's been awesome going for all these years, and this recent trip was a truly excellent way to wrap things up.

Gigantic thanks to all our friends on both sides of booth #4937, each one of you made the show unforgettable.

Let's do it again in New York!

The Standard Issue

A package addressed to The Tarantulas has arrived here in San Diego and the contents have been a long time in the making. Tomorrow morning, July 23rd, at 10:30 AM PDT, The Tarantulas will release his very first fully painted RealXNibbler here at the Con!

As usual, the mad scientist from the UK will have a few very limited variations available along side the main release. This is the first version to utilize the all new spray mask applications that have been in the works for many months. We are honored to have The Tarantulas at our booth (#4937) for this extra special drop.

Thank You from San Diego!

Our deepest thanks to all of you for once again showing such solid and generous support of the Non-Con drop! The Pappysoup green was well received and the Glyans moved pretty quickly out of the shop. Maybe Pappysoup green should enter the repeat zone!

We are still experimenting with the "built up" versions of the characters, and after the results from the Neo Sincroid Aleero build option, more beefed up selections will be in the upcoming August assortment. That being said, remember that you can create any of these guys from the individual selections available during a launch. In general, the Glyan seems to be doing fairly well thanks to all of you giving the new guy a shot.

The next wave of Glyans that are being readied to land in August are a big throwback to my personal obsession with the classic 1980's "Real Type" color styles. They have a very militaristic tone and fall more in the classic soldier palettes than the more recent releases over the past year. The Rig will also have a new look that involves more than just paint.

For those of you not into more subdued patterns, the Glyans will also have some stripped down colors coming up in August as well. Black, Clear Colorless and some GITD Green will be available at the lower $6 USD price range.

Thanks again for everything and for giving us the juice to keep rolling. I know I have said this before, but I mean it with every single molecule in my body- we are nothing without each and every one of you.

Non-Con is Live!

The Non-Con Special Release is LIVE! Make sure to refresh the store to check out what's new! Task Force Volkriun is ready for action!

Non-Con Drop Details

The Non-Con Special drop is on track for tomorrow, July 21st at 7PM EDT. Marcus will be at the helm launching from our booth (#4937) here in San Diego. We hope you guys like the new stuff... be ready for a few surprises!

GFS 2011

Here are the details for this year's Global Figure Symposium!

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Thursday, July 21 2011

All Star Bazaar - Open - 2pm

A smorgasbord of Global Figure goodness including mini minis from UAMOU, new Millennial Monsters from BloBpuS, Barbarians from Frenzy Bros., new aliens from Galaxy People PLUS select goodies from the FIG-X.JP warehouse.

Team Europa - 2pm - close

The Tarantulas, Triclops & Bruno Orbit bring a touch of Continental Class to the Symposium.

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Friday, July 22 2011

All Star Bazaar - Open - 1pm

Return of the morning buffet of figure entrees.

Paul Kaiju - 1pm - 3pm

The West Coast Master of Monsters will hold forth with a cornucopia of his latest creations.

Suckadelic - 3pm - 5pm

The East Coast King of Bootleg Action Figures holds court with a bevy of hot Necromancer exclusives and sexy sidekicks.

Monster Worship - 5pm - 7pm

Newcomer to the Symposium - Monster Worship will be dropping new vinyl goodness from their All Star roster including Johnny Ryan, Jeff Lam and Mark Rudolph.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

All Star Bazaar - Open - 12pm
Your first stop in the morning to tide you over for a long Saturday of Figure overload.

L'Amour Supreme & Fiends - 12pm - 2pm
Illustrator Provocateur L'Amour Supreme is bringing an All-Star entourage of artists to the table for 2 hours of creative chaos. Rumored yet unconfirmed names culled from the Twitosphere have included Skinner, Count Chocula, TWERPS, the Creature from Laguna Beach, COOP, and Beezelbub Jr.

Monstre Sean's Resin Emporium - 2pm - 5pm
Monstre Hero and UHOH toys team up to bring us a crunchy selection of cutting edge Resin-based Figures

Vectar's Saturday Night Special - 5pm - 7pm
He's Baaaack. Second tier toy villain crashes the Symposium to drop a glyos-compatible version of himself. He will be joined in his capers by SideKick Lab. It might get messy.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Final Battle: All Stars versus the End of Time

Even though we will deeply miss having our brothers and sisters from Japan at the booth (#4937) this year, we are still excited for a great line up! You will be able to find us in the morning hours up until noon, before the truly good stuff starts cooking! I personally hope to see all our favorite faces and maybe catch some new ones this week.

Oh yeah, the assortment of Glyos toys we are bringing is filled with several sneak peeks from the upcoming August drop as well as some Volkriun stuff (with almost 100% of the Volkriun Wave devoted to the online release). Come by the booth and check out what is in store for August almost a month in advance! If you like desert combat, Mospeada and the Gold Metallic then you should be happy with what will be on the table...

Task Force Volkriun: Ready to Deploy

We have been rustling around here for the past few weeks getting ready for the trip out to SDCC. Following in the tradition of the past two years, we will be releasing a special "Non-Con" assortment online for those of you unable to make the show.

This year, Task Force Volkriun will be the selection, and within this round some new things will debut! The major addition is an all new head for the Glyan- the Neo Sincroid (all Glyans will now be packed with two heads)!

Since the Gendrone Revolution could not be suppressed through standard operations, Glyaxia Command made the risky decision to create an all new type of soldier, the Neo Sincroid, to aid in the conflict. Assigned at only one per battalion, each Neo Sincroid stands ready to defend the Glyan population at any cost...

More details coming this week!

The Task Force Volkriun color selection is dedicated to the great PappySoup. Thanks Pappy!

CCC1 Tonight at 9PM EDT

Jesse is just around the corner from rolling out his Callgrim Custom Corps 1 and I wanted to take a moment to share a couple things about the drop.

Watching Jesse work on this project at close range for about a year now, I have been completely impressed with how much he has pushed the boundaries of what he thought he was capable of.

During the creation of this CCC, Jesse has truly become an even more lethal multi-talented force by refusing to just "wrap it up" and get the stuff out there. Each time he reviewed the figures he discovered things he wanted to improve, things he wanted to push. Late nights in the screen printing shop making tiny ass graphics for the cloaks and capes, reworking paint applications, learning to cut and glue fabric, torturing himself to nail the correct color homages for the tribute figures... these are just some of the tasks that the Bearded Weirdo set out to conquer.

The addition of over 100 hand painted cards that correspond to each and every named character in the launch pushes this CC beyond anything that we have collectively attempted before. The results are awesome, the work ethic is the real deal, and the man is my brother.

I feel damn lucky to have watched this project from start to finish, and look forward to seeing these incredible little works of art travel out into the world.

Nice work Jesse, you freaking did it.

CCC1 Tomorrow

Hordes of new customs at blog.callgrim.com!

The official drop is tomorrow - Friday July 8th at 9PM EDT!

Mercenary Alert

Callgrim Custom Corps I gets unleashed this week!!

OSM News

The Four Horsemen's all new Outer Space Men SDCC Exclusive Alpha Phase Wave 3 and 4 will be available for PRE-ORDER over at www.storehorsemen.com this Friday night, July 1st, at 9PM EDT! More details at their blog.

These new additions to the expanding line up are looking awesome and have some very cool surprises within their construction. If you like to customize, this assortment offers some great parts to play around with. I've personally had some time with test shots (shown above in black light) and I love them. Hats off to the Horsemen for another set of amazingly sculpted figures!

Strange Visitors

Recently I was fortunate enough to get some time with a few of the original Outer Space Men, thanks to a visit from good old Doctorkent. The Doc had come across an incredible collection in his travels and ended up scoring a pile of toy grails when he closed the deal. One really interesting thing that we both were unaware of was that the vintage Colossus Rex actually had a pretty noticeable variant. Not just a tiny tweak, but an entirely different paint finish and even different color eyes. So not only did the Doc find a treasure chest of late 60's toy gold, he also happened to grab both Rex variants in one shot! Toy Karma at work.

Another great part of this soon to be legendary haul was the original Xodiac, missing his helmet and accessories. Even without all the trimmings, Xodiac is a killer figure. This character is quite the unique design, showcasing Mel Birnkrant's attention to character development and all around original vibe as an artist. When compared to the new Four Horsemen version you can really see how incredibly talented those guys are, capturing the gesture and basic feel of the original while adding just enough spice to make the smaller scale work. I bow to the Horsemen's sculpting power!

I want to thank John "Doctorkent" Kent for letting me play around with his newest acquisitions, it was really something to hold those old toys again and fall deeper under the OSM spell that Mel and the Horsemen continue to cast.

One last detail, the Doc left me with the variant Colossus Rex, so now I can scratch that off my Bucket List. Thanks again John, I'll take damn good care of the little bugger.

Thank You!!!

Thank you for a great turn out! Mori sent a larger amount this time so I hope that everyone managed to get what they were after. BubbleVein edged out VegiBrain and went off world just a bit faster. VegiBrain can cry in his salad over it while his brother takes the title!

We'll let Mori know that the bright colors were well received and keep the Adios Train rolling. Thanks again for the strong response, we are the luckiest little goon company because of your support!

Synaptic Bite!

The Twins are LIVE: onelldesign.com/realxhead

Also, we have updated the Onell RXH Archive with the Chaos Invasion 3.1 split releases from Japan and the USA. The RXH vinyl section is now up to date as well. Have fun checking out some of the older stuff!

Black Light Sight

Mori Strikes Again!

A brand new round of Pheyaos just arrived from Mori and we are psyched to share them with you guys! These color selections pay homage to some old school editions of RXH as well as the Custom Corps 3.1 we did that had the "VegiBrain" Chaos in it.

The base vinyl on VegiBrain is a sweet yellow with crazy spray work done by the incredible paint master Goto-san. The other Pheyaos, BubbleVein (gross I know), is a neon pink vinyl that also features beautiful spray work by Goto-san.

These two versions of Pheyaos might be my personal favorites up to this point. I love the vibrancy of the bright vinyl and the layers of subtle paint work that have been applied all over these things. Mori and Goto-san really delivered with these two!

Both versions of Pheyaos will be available this Wednesday night, June 29th at 9PM EDT. The price is $35 USD each. Please limit one of each style per customer.

As always , gigantic thanks go to Mori, Goto-san and Datadub for bringing these creatures to life! Excellent work on these new editions!

Vegi-Twins

The VegiBrains have landed.... and they are not alone!

Family Feud

Our recent crossover with the lunatics at Kaiju Big Battel out in Las Vegas will go down as one of the most demented things any member of my family has ever taken part in.

My Uncle Kenny (known to the general public as Wahoo), my sister Megan and I all battled each other in the squared circle in a childhood dream come true. Let me tell you that wrestling in those suits is not easy, just look at the video above and watch me barely navigate my surroundings. I look like a giant alien baby learning to walk for the first time and failing horribly- and I loved every minute of it.

Megan was an old pro in the ring and she showed some serious toughness by wrestling in four different matches! I nearly died after one. Hopefully we can have another showdown the next time KBB has a show back here on the East Coast. We'll probably end up suplexing our cousins for a follow up.

Monster sized thanks go out to Rand Borden, creator and mastermind behind KBB, for allowing multiple members of the Doughty clan anywhere near that event. I've been wanting to clothesline my Uncle Kenny since I was child and it was everything I hoped it would be. Cousin Eric, you are next.

THANK YOU!!!

You guys continue to amaze us with your generosity and dedication. We are without a doubt the luckiest toy making fools around, because each of you allow us to do this on a regular basis. Thank you from all of us over here for going the distance and still wanting to explore this corner of space. We will always strive to keep things interesting and affordable as the global climate continues its ups and downs. Hopefully this is a place where you can escape from the demands of a wild world, at least for a little while.

As far as what's on the horizon, we are hard at work on a full Glyan release that will spotlight a fully detail lined color selection that has a decidedly "Real Type" vibe to it. Think Armed Services and you get the idea. The Rig will also get an upgrade that should be kind of neat. The Gendrone Revolution will continue to divide the Glyos System in the coming months, with the Phaseons making their power and true motives known. Argen may have gotten himself in over his silver head.

The end of this month should finally see the release of Jesse's absolutely incredible first Callgrim Custom Corps! He has literally pushed himself further than we've ever seen, and it shows in the figures. Keep your eye on the Callgrim Blog for all the bloody details.

We will be attending SDCC for our last time this year. After all the traveling (especially in the last few years) we will be focusing on NYCC from here on out. SDCC has been a great show and a big part of our lives, but change is afoot and the Onell crew is ready for it. Come see us if you are planning to be at SDCC!

Thanks again for keeping us alive one more time. The three of us never take for granted the support and encouragement that flows from each one of you. We are truly fortunate to have some incredible friends out there.

Our best to all of you! -Matt, Marc & Michelle

Silver's Last Stand

We are live!! Refresh onelldesign.com/store

Argen makes his return tonight, accompanied by a newly forged Gendrone Revolution! To mix things up, we have put up a few builds that you can get right out of the gate with a little bit of savings added in. Their only a buck or two off, but maybe if you're thinking about getting parts to make these builds anyway it will be worth it. It wouldn't be a proper drop without an experiment- and a surprise or two! For a super limited time the Fistful is back! The parts are form the original Fistful batch with a few oddities thrown in. We've received a number of requests for this weirdo offering to return, so your wish is our command!

The biggest addition to tonight's launch is another expertly illustrated story by the ever impressive Ralph Niese. Detailing the exploits of Glyaxia Command's OTR Division, we hope that this 80's manga inspired throwback gives you guys a good feeling and some insight into the strange world that all these plastic goofs exist in... REFLEX!

One last thing, this will be the last time we run metallic silver in 2011. Other metallic colors are still on deck, but silver will be taking a break after this roll out.

We hope you guys have fun tonight! Thanks again Ralph! You are a freak of nature and we love you for it!