S.U.C.K.L.E. Series Two Review!

It's great day to be checking out keshi minifigures, that's for sure!  Today I just received my Kickstarter fulfillment in the mail from DKE Toys and the Revenge of the SUCKLE (Series Two) sets.

What a massive haul!  

For long time readers, you might remember all the project coverage earlier this year, and how incredible all the support was.  It seemed like every stretch goal they created was busted wide open, and whole project was looking to bank those who backed it a ton of minifigures.  At one point at the end, it was looking like people were going to virtually get a minifigure for each dollar they spent.  It was just such a crazy good bargain, especially for something brand new and basically looking for preorders.

Bargain aside, this set is all sorts of fun.  Sculpted by George Gaspar, of October Toys, Series Two has all the twisted characters in the Suckadelic world you wished was in the first set.  There's Crystal Pharaoh and Mary Paper$, from Toylords of Chinatown, but now also miniature keshi versions of Sucklord bootlegs like Bionic Carrot, Wrecked Souls, and Gay Energon.  Really though, last but not least, there is a keshi version of the Sucklord himself, maybe a little outside his bootlegging persona, from the reality show he starred on Work of Art.

Series Two is a giant grab bag of Sucklord randomness and insanity, and if you're a fan, you're going love every little inside joke and jab each of these minifigures pack.  From Transformers to GI Joe to Dungeons and Dragons to Fisher-Price's Little People, this is a wild set you just have to check out to believe.  My only gripe is I now have to wait for a pink/silver splatter variant.

Marvel 500 Blind Bag Mini-Figures!

Hasbro is at it again.  Visitors here may recall the Marvel Handful of Heroes line Hasbro did some few years ago.  Handful of Heroes found some success, especially where they were completely unpainted and had various colorways, but maybe ultimately doomed because of how thin and small a lot of the figures were.

Maybe that's the idea with Marvel 500.  They brought back the cast of super hero characters and brought them in a two inch scale closer to other popular mini-figure sets.  These guys have some significant chunkiness to them as well, which is a definite plus.

Of course, the somber sigh is the paint detailing, which looks minimalist and pretty terrible.  Again, it makes me wonder, why do paint, which is an extra expense, if it's this little and this bad?  Does it really make sure no one is happy with the final product?  People who want full detail paint will have to settle for slap-dash smudges that resemble hair or armor, and those who prefer nothing get little smudges that really could ruin the figure.  It's really baffling.

There are some in the line that are unpainted translucents and those are the ones on my radar.  I'd love to have a couple of them to have a closer look.

Marvel 500 is on Series Two right now, with twenty four figures per set, so that's that just under fifty to dig through for your special translucent ones. 

Robo Toy Fest Con Exclusive Black Colorway!

Sculpted by George Gaspar of October Toys, this giant robot miniature has surfaced in a few Robo Toy Fests of the past.  Some may even recall some of the color variants, from flesh, green, glow in the dark, and now black with this years convention underway now.

Exclusive to the convention first, check with the con's web-store in the coming days to see any survivors available for purchase.  At the very least, a good amount of past variants are still available, and are totally worth the look.

You'll find these guys generally for $5 a piece, which I feel is pretty fair for convention exclusives.

Check them out here!

http://robotoyfest.com/

http://www.planetxtoys.com/robo-toy-fest-exclusives/

Rise of the Beasts Komodo Dragon Prototype!

The guys at LittleRubberGuys are always hard at work.  With even their Series 2 launch still being produced, they have their eyes locked on the future, already working on whats next.

This image is a virtual 3D sculpt of a working Komodo Dragon character, and you can tell right away, it follows closer proportions to the Battle Beasts toy line that Rise of the Beasts takes much of their inspiration from.

Although having a few figures, I have never really been into Battle Beasts all that much, but that's nothing to say they have one of the largest toy collecting communities out there.  There is a lot people out there, thrilled to see this character a little stockier than previous ROTB characters, like the classic toy line, and I actually enjoy this look too.

I think I never got into Battle Beasts because of the paint, which I'm rather confident it won't be an issue with future characters out of this awesome toy line.  When Series 2 comes out, I'll certainly be following close to this guy's production.  Maybe there will be slug-molded variants as well.

http://littlerubberguys.storenvy.com/

New Cure Ukkari-Man Prototype Leak?!

Hey, everyone, sorry for the lack of post the last few days.  It's actually probably closer to a week, which has never been my intention.  I certainly want to add more content regularly than that, but it really has been a slow time in the keshi world, at least when it comes to things reaching my ear.

This however didn't.  Off their Instagram, awesome sticker/keshi studio Cure revealed this crazy-looking imp character.  There wasn't a lot I could salvage from their post, where virtually all of it was in Japanese, but hashtags attached this character with the other Ukkari-Man characters so it's probably safe to assume he's the new guy in town for that world.

I personally love this guy, as well as a lot of Cure's other mini-figures.  I love their squat poses and thick bodies, that show just the right about of detail at the right places to really pull off the theme and feel of the character.  I hope he doesn't get the same release the previous Ukkari-Man keshis did, with them only being lottery prizes for the lucky few that bought sticker packs.

It's certainly something to keep an eye on, for sure.  I know I wouldn't be the only one ecstatic to see a world-wide release.

http://www.cure-toys.com/

Ironhaus X Imperfecz Chupacabra and Ushi-Oni Keshi Reveal!

Independant artists Ironhaus and Imperfecz are back at it again, this time with a couple new characters to add to their Doom Gotter kaiju keshi mini-figure line.

Chupacabra and Ushi-Oni add to the city-stomping mix, in a traditional rubber-like material, so if you like your monsters pocket-sized, you'll want to follow these two awesome dudes for upcoming news on their release and/or to catch up on previous Doom Gotter goodness.

Here are their links!  Check 'em!

http://ironhauspro.blogspot.com/

http://imperfecztoys.bigcartel.com/

Candie Bolton x Toy Art Gallery Minifigure Prototypes!

Shown off on her Instagram, these prototypes come of the mind of Candie Bolton and might just the out-of-nowhere star of the year.

As a collaboration with Toy Art Gallery, this eastern-inspired gacha-style mini-figure set already look full of life and expression, even in this stage of development.

I particularly enjoy the dragon-looking character, shown first in the first still, who reminds me of my dog with his ears set back.

I'm usually not into sofubi toys in general, even mini-figures.  As you could guess, I love the weight and density of keshi rubber or PVC, but I'm not sure I can resist the curiosity of checking out at least one of these guys when they hit shelves.

It's perfectly understandable, where these guys are so influenced by traditional Japanese art, to also use traditional Japanese toy formats like sofubi vinyl.  It's a no-brainer as a toy developer for sure, just to complete the package, but maybe will enough interest we can get a keshi version too.  Crazier things can happen!

Check out other wares from Candie's store here!

http://candiebolton.bigcartel.com/