New Resin SP1200 Inspired Figure by Patrick Wong

Illustrator Patrick Wong has just released a 3" limited edition resin toy entitled "SP1200" (after the legendary sampling drum machine of the same name) targeting beat producers, toy collectors, and connoisseurs of classic hip hop culture.

The SP1200 resin toy is the second release in the "Beats" series. The series sets out to create a genealogy of samplers from the late 80s to 2000s such as the MPC60 and Maschine, marking an evolution of both in technology and music. The Emu SP1200 sampling drum machine ushered in a new era of music composition in 1987 by allowing artists to sample parts of breakbeats and appropriating them to create "new" productions.

Like the MPC60 (previously announced), the SP1200 was known for it's distinctive lo-fi 12-bit aesthetic and made popular by producers such as Pete Rock and Lord Finesse. 

The SP1200 resin toy begins shipping Friday July 14, 2014 and is available for $40 plus shipping in Patrick's store. Comes with a numbered card, accessory toy break record (The Honeydrippers "Impeach the President" 45), and is limited to 50 pieces.

About Patrick Wong:

Patrick Wong is an artist and illustrator based in Vancouver, Canada. He has been recognized by Applied Arts Magazine, American illustration, Society of illustrators Los Angeles, and Creative Quarterly for his work. Patrick received his BFA in Visual Art (Illustration) from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and began his career as a commercial artist with clients such as The Washington Post, The Sunday Times, and the March of Dimes Foundation. His current practice is informed by his experience within industry combined with discourses in contemporary art, philosophy, and youth culture. For more information, please visit his website.

Furry Feline Creatives Kawaii Kaiju for SDCC

Furry Feline Creatives have 4 exclusive handmade plush for SDCC Booth 5149, in an edition of only 10 pieces each. Ringo the cat has reconstructed himself into "Ultra Mega Ringo", this soft fleece plush will be available for $50ea, and will be utilizing all his superpowers to fight the Kaiju frenemies sharing his booth.

Go-Go Supaiku Dude is bringing sexy back, in Kaiju form. Aside from those six pack abs and his neon green colorway complexion, he is carrying a spiky shell on his back.  Measures 12 x 10 x 8.  This will be at $50.

Lastly, Purridge dressed up we have two colorways of "Kawaii Kaiju Purridge"  in Tangerine and in Lightning Blue in style of the Japanese kaiju figures.  Measures 13" These will at $60 each

Find these handmade fleece plush pieces at SDCC booth 5149

-Tasha Zimich

Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown Stat Cards Set 01 by Bryan "Stratos" Borgman

Bryan K Borgman, aka Stratos, recently added to the Kaiju Kaos world with the release of Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown Stat Cards, Set 01. What exactly is Kaiju Kaos?
Here is the description from Wargame Vault:

Kaiju Kaos is a tabletop miniatures game where two or more players pit their hand-painted metal and resin armies against one another. Kaiju Kaos is a strategic skirmish game. It’s not just a matter of lining up models on the table and the person who goes first is the winner. Kaiju Kaos requires cunning and adaptability because at any time an opponent can drastically alter the current situation with an unexpected action or a lucky roll of the dice. A solid strategy and good implementation combined with a little luck will enable the weakest troopers to bring down the mightiest monster. There are various unnamed troopers and specialists to build armies with, but the true heart of Kaiju Kaos is in the characters – whether they’re human, Kaijin, or colossal Kaiju bent on destroying everything in their path.

So, Kaiju Kaos is a strategy tabletop miniatures game, that uses a combination of miniatures, stat sheets and of course the rule book. Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown is a death match variation of Kaiju Kaos and this recent release for Kaiju Kaos, is a set of Stat Cards to be used with the game. The stat cards can be purchased as a PDF Download for $0.99 or can be printed on demand for $4.95 + shipping through both Drive Thru Cards and Wargame Vault.The deck includes 20 stat cards for 18 different characters, 2 characters of which have 2 different cards included to account for alternate forms. Tabletop games like this, offer great playability while also allowing people to take a technology break. Often, the miniatures are raw and can be painted, which adds to the fun for many. For those who are unfamiliar with, he/she may recognize some of his/her favorite artist's characters in the Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown rulebook and possibly in the rulebooks of the other variations of Kaiju Kaos.

So, grab a partner and go purchase the Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown rule book, get a set of Stat cards and pick up one or more of the playable miniatures.

- Mark-Anthony

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BUFFET: a Pop Culture Happy Hour, Wed July 2nd, 6-9pm at Pulqueria

 BUFFET
"A Pop Culture Happy Hour"

Gather with fellow fans to talk, eat, drink and dance comic books, movies, video games, and other sundry forms of pop culture.

Hosted by Micheal Andrew (Be Kulchured) with Music by DJ Greg Poole.

Wednesday July 2nd from 6pm - 9pm
Food and Drink Specials

Pulqueria
11 Doyers St

New York, NY

Huck Gee x Rsin Skullhead Busts drop today

Dropping today are these sweet pieces produced by Huck and painted by Rsin! There's only 3 of them. $450 each. Signed and numbered by both Huck and Rsin. Available at huckgee.com at Noon PDT on Wednesday, July 2nd.

Plaseebo for the Tokyo Cat Fight show

Plaseebo was invited to create a few customs for the upcoming Tokyo Cat Fight show at the Design Fiesta Gallery this weekend.

The “Neko Night Gamer” is a one of a kind vinyl mash up of a Kaiju Coup Warui Neko body with the head of a Plaseebo Night Gamer. She has red glass eyes and an internal motion activated color-changing LED unit.

The “Wereneko” is a one of a kind Plaseebo custom of the Kaiju Coup “Warui Neko” vinyl.

She has swirled glass eyes, inset fangs and  an internal motion activated color-changing LED unit.

1XRUN offering "Archive Access" to opreviously unavailable prints for another 15 hours

Click here - dozens of prints available, many of which are down to the last one or 2 prints in the run. A TON of gems.

1XRUN writes:
Throughout the weekend we will be dropping select RUNs from previously sold out editions including numbered editions, artist proofs and printer proofs as part of our ongoing collector appreciation.

Hazarai Rack Race #2 begins Sunday 9PM; win a MOTU Trap Jaw Super Deformed plush!

The HAZARAI Rack Race online scavenger hunt is back by popular demand, and this week the prize is a Masters of the Universe Trap-Jaw 7-inch Super Deformed Plush (above).

How do you play? Glad you asked! At 9PM EST Sunday night, you'll see the links to the Rack Race #2 list posted on Hazarai's Twitter & Facebook... 

 

Once you have the list, do the following:

1.     Create a New Rack on HAZARAI called “Super Rack Race 2” and select the “Big Fun" category.

2.     Fill up your Rack by collecting at least one of each of the items from the list.

3.     The first person to post a link to their completed Rack as a comment on Hazarai's Official Challenge Facebook post wins. Here's Harazai's FB.

4.     They will also be giving out consolation prizes for the next 4 who finish after that, so don’t give up even if you’re not first.  NOTE:  anyone who finishes the challenge before they close the books on this contest is guaranteed to get a little something too.

 

What is Hazarai?

HAZARAI is a brand new social network exclusively for fans of all things geek culture - a place to share your favorite pics, videos, and gifs with the rest of our community. 

Still don't get it? Watch the video!

OG Impala MINI Sculptures by Arik Ehle

Arik Ehle, of Wild WestSide, is an artist who creates some great faux taxidermy mounts. Outside of his day job, working at Pixar, Arik is also an avid painter and sculptor who works on large original pieces, as well as smaller limited edition runs. Wild Westside is a brand that originated from a series of faux taxidermy pieces which feature a blend of the Wild West feel, with West Coast lifestyle. In the coming months, Arik will be releasing a few colorways of his OG Impala Mini sculpture. At 1/3 scale of the regular pieces, these Minis will be priced at $60 plus any shipping involved. Measuring in at 9"x5"x7", these OG Impala Minis are a great representation of the larger OG pieces.

The first colorway, Ivory, will be made available on June 27th via the Wild WestSide website. This piece will make a great base for other artists to paint and make unique. The GID version will be the second release, expected to happen at SDCC. While the Onyx version will be released in August. Each edition will be limited to 20 pieces and is made from wood, resin and acrylic. Who knows, if these OG Impala Minis are a success, there might be other minis created in the future.

OG Impala Mini and Original - Arik Ehle Facebook

Note, as of this post, the Ivory OG Impala Mini is available to pre-order on the Wild WestSide website, expected to ship after July 7, 2014.

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- Mark-Anthony

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