Munktiki x Bwana Spoons' Globby Blind Box Mugs

If you haven't seen these yet, Bwana Spoons put up these Globby Blind Box Ceramic Mugs from Munktiki in his shop. They come in different colors such as blue, orange, green, yellow & red. The mugs are $24 each + shipping. Buy a mug here.

The Toy Box: Real x Head's Bakenofuji

Today's Toy Box features, Real x Head's Bakenofuji.

These are on Glow in the dark vinyl. 3" tall. 

These are pretty hard to get here in the states and was lucky enough to grab these at the right time they went up for sale. These go for about $15 a piece. They are imported from Japan. 

These little sumo guys glow bright! They come in various other colors as well but if you want to catch them all you'll have to be in Japan specifically near the Real x Head store when they get released.

Chima Group Releases New Colors of Amedas, Ten-Gallon & Bolo

Amedas Cranberry Soda

Wink Bolo

Black Amedas with Blue, Yellow-Green or Red boots

Chameleon Ten-Gallon

Chima Group just released these awesome new colorways of their figures Bolo, Amedas & Wool in their store. They also re-stocked on their Banana Coat Formal.

The Toy Box: Funko POP! Sanrio Keroppi & Chi Chai Monchan

Funko's POP! Sanrio Keroppi & Chi Chai Monchan. I bet you're wondering where's the others like Hello Kitty, but don't you worry those will be here soon! =) Got these 2 from the San Jose Toy Show last weekend. Wanted to get the Bad Badtz but the paint job was not too good and they only had 1 left. The booth that I got these from had a killer show special on their POP! figures. Hello Kitty and a few others were sold out by the time I got in since the early bird shoppers had a head start. Ah well, the next show I'll be more prepared!

When I heard that Funko POP! was going to be making Sanrio characters, I was pretty surprised. Well, I guess I really shouldn't be so surprised since there are Hello Kitty collaborations or product releases from other companies besides Sanrio themselves. These look awesome!

The great thing about Funko POP! is that they're really affordable at $10 except the ones that you buy at the Disney Store and Hot Topic which is $12.50 unless you get them on sale or on clearance. There's a ton of them to collect so if you're a Super POP! collector you'll be collecting any and all including chase/prototype figures.

The only downside is the paint apps. Some are horrible while others are very minor and you can live with it. It's best to buy them in person since you can choose the one with the best paint.

Paul Kaiju's El Diablo, El Bebe & Y El Robot Release

Paul Kaiju released a trio of new figures today. These are in association with RxH, Fig-lab and Lamour Supreme. "Necroman" El Diablo, "Biterman" El Bebe & "Cy'os" Y El Robot were released in his store at High Noon. Orange vinyl with metallic & pearly sprays. These sold out pretty quickly and sold for $85 each.  There was also a Green Grodygool up for sale as well for $60.

Pre-Order Max Toy's First Painted Kaiju Zanga

Max Toy is offering a made to order Pre-Order on the First Painted Release of Kaiju Zanga. WOW This is HUGE! Pre-orders start today until Tuesday, September 4th. (edit- looks like the date to pre-order got extended from late August then Sept. 3rd and  now Sept. 4th.)

To order send an email to info@maxtoyco.com and they will send you a paypal invoice.

$175.00 + $12.00 shipping / insurance
CA residents pay 8.5% sale tax.
International shipping only by EMS and quoted upon order.

Japanese Customers, Please order from Yo Miyamoto via the Max Toy Blog : http://maxtoyco.blog.fc2.com/

Gargamel Preparing for Thrash Out Show

Check out some of the awesome customs that Gargamel will have at the Thrash Out Show below:

The show takes place on August 26th in Tokyo, Japan. For more info and more pictures of their customs go HERE.

Related Post -http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2012/08/gargamels-thrashout-show-crouching.html

Munky King's Moving Sale Starts Tomorrow

Munky King is sadly closing their retail store on Melrose but moving into a production studio/showroom. Everything must go that's in their store. Sale starts tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22nd. For those who will be unable to make it down, sale items will be up late Wednesday night online.

I never got the chance to hit up their store on Melrose. Was lucky enough to go to their store when they were located in Chinatown (have a nice story but will save for next time). Ahh, the days when vinyl collecting was still fairly new.

James Groman x Cure's Brain Bug Boogie-man Pre-Order at Lulubell

Lulubell just announced that Pre-orders for James Groman x Cure Brain Bug Boogie-Man will be on Saturday, August 25th at 1PM Pacific HERE. $140 and Limit 1.

Lulubell x Cure Hell Box Pre-Order

Lulubell announces that they will have Cure's Hell Box blind box figure parts up for Pre-order on Saturday, August 25th at 1pm Pacific. All the parts are blind box like the head, middle body and bottom. Limit is 4 of each part. $10 each. Here's the pre-order pages for the blind box head, middle body and bottom.

The Hell Box figures come in blind box parts, with the heads, middle body, and bottom body being sold separate in blind boxes for inter-changable, random fun! You need to order one head, middle body & bottom to assemble 1 figure!

Cometdebris' Kappa Shonen Debut Release

Cometdebris just announced that their newest figure Kappa Shonen will make his Debut release on Friday, September 7th at 9PM Pacific Time HERE for $60.

The full color debut (seen in the foreground) is cast in glossy light green vinyl with brown shorts and a light blue shirt. Made in Japan and hand painted by Koji Harmon at Cometdebris headquarters in Tokyo.

Super7 x Le Merde Hollis Price "Forever" Release

Super7 x Le Merde's Monster Family Hollis Price "Forever" is set to be released Thursday, August 23rd at Noon Pacific HERE for $35 each.

"Le Merde's Hollis Forever is cast in Pink Glow-in-the-Dark vinyl with black and white t-shirt, brown pants, blue fade and red spray."

Toy Art Gallery x BlobPus Alien Argus Blind Bag Edition Release

Toy Art Gallery x BlobPus Alien Argus Blind Bag Edition Releases Wednesday, August 22 at 12PM Pacific for $125 each at TAG's Retail location and online HERE.

"Toy Art Gallery is proud to team up once again with the one-and-only BLOBPUS to create a special run of Blind Bag Alien Arguses! Over 8 different variations are possible with many being 1-offs or editions of 2, all hand-painted by Blobpus in his inimitable style. Alien Argus is designed by Mark Nagata and produced by Toy Art Gallery. He stands over 10 inches tall and features 10 points of articulation."

World Of Dance Bay Area 2012 Recap

World Of Dance Bay Area 2012 broke a new attendance record! Over 4000+ attended. The Bay Area came out and represented!!! Lines were super long for the Meet n Greet & all the food stands. Everyone was in line waiting to meet Mos Wanted Crew & Chachi !!!  There were giveaways from LRG (foam hands & towels) that was thrown into the crowds near the main stage. There were quite a few vendors as well besides the Official WOD/MWC Merchandise selling their latest t-shirts etc...

One of the highlights of the evening was that we got to meet Chubbs!!!

San Jose Super Toy, Comic & Collectible Show Recap

The San Jose Super Toy, Comic & Collectible Show was held on Saturday, August 18th. The show was big! I haven't been back for quite a few years. When we arrived to get in, the line was super long. By the time we got near the doors the line was even longer than where we started.

The show was Awesome! Lots of new and old toys. There were lots of great deals to be had. There were also door prizes if you wanted to enter the raffle for that upon entering. There were a lot of Star Wars, transformers, diecast cars, Rat Fink, Designer Toys, Funko Pop!, TMNT and so much more. There were bins of loose figures that you could dig through. If you are looking for older toys then you really need to check out this show.

The Next Show is December 1st.

Check out some of what was at the show in our photo album slideshow below: