LOWFOOL // LEAGUE OF STEEL (EV03) BY FOOLS PARADISE

Posted on 2022-02-07

Fools Paradise expands the reach of its futuristic gridiron competition with the incoming Lowfool // League of Steel (EVO3) vinyl art toy. The third combative team brings Neon Genesis Evangelion into the fray after two initial Gundam-inspired designs. Inspired by the EVA-01 mech, Lowfool’s playing gear sports the iconic purple + green colors along with the war machine’s instantly recognizable angular details. At 18.9″ tall, EVO3 should have quite the imposing presence. As with all of the League of Steel figures, EV03 includes a high-tech football.

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BUMBLEBEE BY KANO X UNRULY INDUSTRIES

Posted on 2022-01-31

kaNO taps into Bumblebee’s love of loud music for his new vinyl art toy of the popular Transformer from Unruly Industries. Stepping away from the fight and onto the stage, Optimus Prime’s trusted lieutenant goes into MC mode, with kangol-style hat, gold chain and of course, a mic to drop rhymes. While we haven’t seen his dance moves, the gold ‘BB’ on the front of the VW just might be doing double duty, for Bumblebee and BBoy.

kaNO’s design adds an old-school black + white vibe with Bumblebee’s classic black and yellow style. Cleverly playing off the Transformers concept, the interior portion of the Autobot’s feet reveal a classic black + white sneaker design. The old-school vibe continues with ‘kaNO’ in stylized lettering on the license plant in front and on the hood in the rear. kaNO finishes the design with his signature, stylized ‘K’ on the hat.

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RAIN BY YUSUKE HANAI X ALLRIGHTSRESERVED

Posted on 2022-01-24

Japanese artist Yusuke Hanai continues his collaboration with AllRightsReserved on the new Rain sculpture. Simply titled, the piece features one of Hanai’s familiar male characters in the middle of a downpour, hands clutching the collar of his green parka. While the piece seems to have a slightly weary vibe to it, the artist has expressed his hope that each viewer enjoys the work from their own perspective. Hanai adds that “Rainy days never stay.”

An edition of 500

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TUBULAR BABE BY MCBESS X THE DUDES

Posted on 2022-01-17

French artist Mcbess returns his first new original art toy in a while (and we almost missed it). Maybe it was the egg nog or sleeping in on cold Winter days, but somehow we overlooked the pre-order for the brand-new Tubular Babe art toy from McBess and The Dudes of which he is part. Thankfully, the pre-order is still open.

The sunny, leisurely Tubular Babe features Mcbess’s female character enjoying a casual day on the inner tube. A follow-up to his (Half) Mermaid (2013) and Les Viandardes (2013) releases, the lovely figure features tattoos throughout much as the previous toys. Named after Mcbaise’s new album, Tubes, the figure also features a Mcbaise stamp on her lower back. Unlike previous drops, the Tubular Babe comes through in living color in contrast to McBess’s usual mono gray treatment.

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NERF – THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT CARBINE RIFLE

Posted on 2022-01-10

Celebrating Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett, this blaster comes in a colorway themed on Boba Fett’s armor and sees three cylinders that hold four darts each. Sized at 30 inches, the blaster also has a grip stock, an electronic scope, and also has sound effects.

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MEDICOM TOY – REPLICA PROP HAL 9000

Posted on 2022-01-03

Medicom Toy has revealed a replica prop for the HAL 9000 supercomputer, which first appeared in the cult-classic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

HAL 9000 is the main antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, appearing as an advanced artificial intelligence that controls the Discovery One spacecraft and converses with its crew. HAL features a simple design, seen equipped with a red light camera lens and a speaker. The Medicom Toy replica measures 346mm in height and comes with a black base stand for display.

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