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Mar 31, 2015

Hip Hop Trooper #100/100 action figure up for auction on eBay with 100% donated to cancer charity

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I now have the LAST Hip Hop Trooper action figure (#100/100) up for auction on eBay. Kris Dulfer Adam Pratt Jason Chalker and Sidekick Labs all lent their expertise in executing this hand-made series of 100 action figures for our NYCC booth. Now, as planned, I am auctioning one of the last ones on eBay and donating 100% of the proceeds to a charity that benefits breast cancer research. Please consider bidding or at least share this link around on your own feed so we can drive the bids up!

MIST Lucius Yellow 5-inch figure

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** PREORDER arriving in April ***

  • An original figure for Mist, Lucius features all his iconic features such as innovative articulations, dripping colors, spiky boundaries and prominent teeth. 

    5-inches high Lucius comes with its partner, a little flame-ball (homage to the Artoyz mascot), that you can display in its hands or simply put by its side.

    Designer : Mist
    Packaging : Box
    LUCIUS Regular (Yellow) - Edition : 1000 pieces
    Producer : Artoyz Originals
    Height : 15 cm / 5 "


Pre-order MIST Lucius Yellow 5-inch figure here!




Mar 29, 2015

DrilOne's Latest Customs Available Now

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 DrilOne has been busy customizing pretty much anything he can get his hands on. His latest customs are available now, including Custom Gasmask 3" Dunnys, Custom Reddit Snoos and one last Wrong Mask III Custom dunny. The Snoos are priced at $75 plus shipping, while the custom Dunnys are priced at $100 plus shipping. All available pieces are available now, so pick one up now before they disappear. DrilOne also has a few other pieces available in his online store, so be sure to check those out as well.

Venkman "Nuggbusters" by Ian Ziobrowski

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Ian Ziobrowski, Nugglife, recently completed Venkman "Nuggbusters", a custom 3" dunny. As with all of Ian's customs, Venkman has been fully sculpted and painted, complete with proton pack and trap. Unfortunately, this is a commissioned piece and will be a part of a little series to come, which will include a Nugg Monster. So, for those hoping to snag this piece, might be better off contacting Nugglife for a similar commissioned piece.

Megaman NT Warrior by Figment Creations

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Artist Donald Whitaker, of Figment Creations, recently completed a Megaman NT Warrior custom. Donald made the figure using a Kidrobot Munny, polymer clay and acrylic paints. Finished off with a gloss chip resistant clear, the overall look might have benefited from a matte finish instead. A nice completed custom either way, the figure comes with custom GID package box. Donald has priced this piece at $150 plus shipping and is available now from Figment Creations online store.

Omen Scribed Custom by Jon-Paul Kaiser

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Jon-Paul Kaiser recently completed a commission on a 3.5" GID Coarse Omen. The customer suggested a Scribed version and this is the completed custom by Jon-Paul. The GID photo, photos taken by Justin Allfree, show some amazing detail of the piece. For those lucky enough to attend Dutch Comic Con this past weekend, Jon-Paul Kaiser made an appearance at the Outland Toys Booth. Jon-Paul had some customs, resin and a few collaborations with Emilio Garcia available. Jon-Paul is likely gearing up for ToyConUK 2015 now. Expect more information to be released as it becomes available.

Skitzo plush Kickstarter from Crystal Gonzalez

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Kickstarter has become a great way for artists to produce art and sell it directly to those who are interested. Crystal Gonzalez, artist from In The Dark Comics, has spent the last 14 months working with a plush company to create and produce Skitzo, the 1920's Killer Bear. Skitzo is a 12 inch plush bear, which has pose-able arms and claws, along with eyes that glow red when it's ear is squeezed. With a little over a month before the Kickstarter ends, there are plenty of rewards to be had for backing this Kickstarter. With the main rewards being $45 for a 12" Skitzo Plush, as well as a Bear+Comic combo for only $60, which includes the Skitzo Plush, PDF color comic, buttons and email. Be sure to check out the Kickstarter and spread the word to help make Skitzo available to the masses.


JunKing Card Game hitting Kickstarter soon from Justin Hillgrove

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Coming soon to Kickstarter is JunKing, a card game for 2-4 players. Artist Justin Hillgrove, working with his friends David Gerrard and Travis Torgerson, has designed a game with simple mechanics, strong strategic layers and a gameplay time of around 15 minutes. "JunKing" takes place in Junk Lands, where old, lost and broken items collect into huge heaps and mounds. The goal for each player is to hoard valuable junk, in search of the most prestigious piece of junk, The Crown. With the Kickstarter Launching on April 6th, Justin has also been busy lately attending Emerald City Comic Con and launching Issue #2 of The Imp Lands. Justin has also created some new tees, which can be purchased in-store and online from Monster Art & Clothing in Ballard, WA. Be sure to subscribe to Justin's newsletter and stay up to date with all of the IMP Land and JunKing News.

Mar 26, 2015

The Loyal Subjects to be distributed by Bluefin Distribution

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I realize that this post may be outside the scope of what you are used to reading on the Tenacious Blog, but I am committed to creating the most full-spectrum reading experience for you with the greatest variety of art toy industry info. And what you usually see gracing this blog are the final products on the market, created either by indy artists or produced in factories by larger companies. What you might not think about as you see those images is the back end process behind getting those items to market. It's a long, complex process that isn't often talked about with the consumer.

That's exactly why I'm posting this "industry" info - to expand your knowledge of what goes into the release of a new toy.

I've been watching and cheering from the sidelines as Jonathan Cathey and his team have taken The Loyal Subjects brand from limited release art collectibles through the murky and convoluted waters of licensing. Murky and convoluted to me.... but apparently, JC has a knack for such navigation.

We've been stocking the TLS art toys for several years, but lately JC has signed big deals and gotten his licensed products into MAJOR retail outlets, a natural evolution for the TLS brand. Some might argue against licensed toys in general, but you have to admit, even some of your non-toy-nerd friends still own a TLS Ninja Turtle or FunkoPOP Big Bang Theory figure. These items have mass appeal, and thus do well in big-box stores. And I am arguing that this expansion is GOOD for our community, as it certainly sheds a light on the art toy concept in general, and that has a trickle-down effect for the super indy, super limited, super artsy art toys.

The occasional Target toy buyer eventually becomes the next person to commission a $800 OOAK figure from an indy artist. That's good for all of us: shops, consumers and artists.

So any move that enables The Loyal Subjects to streamline their operations and focus on producing more great collectibles is a good move in my book. Hence, my republishing of their most recent newsletter blast:
- Benny Kline

We, at The Loyal Subjects are pleased to announce - The Loyal Subjects have entered a Distribution deal with Bluefin Distribution

Bluefin Distribution; most well known for their Japanese Partners and Imports from celebrated Brands like Bandai's Tamashii Nations, Square Enix and Capcom have partnered with The Loyal Subjects to Distribute ALL TLS offerings.  What does this mean?  Simple - You, our most valuable component and lifelong members of the TLS family will get a great full service experience. 

Bluefin has great Customer Center, Great Service and will deliver your orders on time.  Meanwhile, TLS will continue to build our Brand Statement, Narrative and the wonderful, exciting and fun products that you all have come to love from The Loyal Subjects.  Items incorporating some of the greatest Brands and Licenses that we all love! 

In a nutshell, our time at TLS is now freed up to make sure we keep the imagineerium running at full speed; including more releases, more licenses, better experience at the store level, bigger store footprints and more shelves so more customers can find our products in their cities!  The ACTION VINYLS Program is building fast.  More releases, more Exclusives, better quality, better experiences and more features!  We are also incorporating more apparel components, more accessories and more diverse product offerings so we can accent your lifestyle and be a bigger and better experience at Retail. 

The Bluefin Distribution partnership will allow us to keep the fires stoked and more importantly, YOU STOKED!  It's all bout you, each and everyone of you and that is our biggest priority when approaching our product. 

Design, Vision, Fun, Excitement, Cool, Interactive, Playable - All fundamental components to our ethos.  It's time to build TLS 3.0 under the same enthusiasm that Willy Wonka built his factory.  We're shooting for the same results, but don't expect us to build a laser/ray that can de-molecularize any carbon form and transmit it to your family's TV set!  Because we can't do that yet.  Yeah, I know, we all have our limitations.

Let's keep making great ideas happen!

Jonathan Cathey
CEO
The Loyal Subjects, LLC




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