New York Comic Con 2008: Maruione.jp

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 19, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

New York Comic Con 2008: Maruione.jp

Wandering around the show I came across Maruione.jp a Japanese website that specializes in selling both traditional and trendy fashion items. I looked at their site and was quite impressed with variety of goodies ranging from t-shirts to kimonos. They also have an affilaited editorial website called livej.maruione.jp which covers music and anime in addition to fashion. While most of the items are aimed at fangurls there wre a few cool items aimed at fanboys like anime and hobby items.

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New York Comic Con 2008: Kaching Brands

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 19, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

New York Comic Con 2008: Kaching Brands

New York Comic Con 2008: Kaching Brands

Beware of booth #639! It was quite hard to walk around the Kaching Brands display without reaching to get my credit card — so much of what they had looked amazing, from the detail in the craftsmanship to the vivid sense of imagination. I’m not sure who the cute guy is on top (but I’d love to take him home), but the series shown below him are the Hoko-Ten Harajuku trading figures by MD Young.

 

New York Comic Con 2008: Vogue International

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 19, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

New York Comic Con 2008: Vogue International

The first thing that greeted me at the New York Comic Con was an amazing gallery of over sized figurines of characters from Yoda to Halo. The craftsmanship on these animated sculptures was wonderful, you could see dozens of people posing with their favorite fictional friend. I loved how there designs had a nice sense of whimsy and captured the personality of each character:

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Hello Kitty Breakfast

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 13, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

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Nothing in the world beats kitty waffles and heart shaped biscuits! Unless you’re a calorie counting fanboy like myself…

 

Buffy Ouija Board

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 10, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 'Conversations with Dead People' Board

I have my doubts about this official Buffy the Vampire Slayer ouija board because it has this off putting legal disclaimer:

“Game board for entertainment purposes only.”

…but if you don’t mind that minor defective detail you’ll be able to find this little goodie in stores in July from Dark Horse Comics.

 

Meet the Tomy Robots of 1984

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 7, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Tomy Robots - Omnibot from 1984

From page ten of the Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalog from 1984:

“Meet the Tomy Robots. Omnibot is a sophisticated butler who amazes children and adults alike with his charm and intelligence.”

Omnibot is shown above and below, also featured were Verbot which “recognizes his mater’s voice” and Dingbot who “always seems a bit confused”. Omnibot featured a remote control, alarm clock and an audio cassette player and cost $224 if you order him before December 3rd, 1984.

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I Dig a Corgi

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 5, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Beatles Diecast Toys from Corgi - Abbey Road

One of my favorite childhood toys was a treasured but slightly abused die-cast Yellow Submarine toy made by Corgi. Sadly while it was a high quality toy I recall damaging it at some point, so I was pretty happy to read that Corgi has entered into a licensing agreement for a range of Beatles and Yellow Submarine goodies:

Beatles Vehicles to Die (Cast) For

“Celebrate the Beatles legacy with the album covers die-cast collection, featuring London Taxis and Buses fully decorated with Beatles album covers of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road the Magical Mystery Tour Bus and a range of others. They roll into shops around spring/summer time.”

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Ceiling Cat Goes Papercraft

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 31, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Ceiling Cat Goes Papercraft

I can’t go a day without my daily fix of lolcats, and one of my favorite in-jokes are the constant references to the mysterious creature known as ceiling cat. In honor of this net meme tubbypaws has created a papercraft kit so every household can now sport ceiling cat!

 

Takeji Nakagawa’s Wooden Toys

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 29, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Takeji Nakagawa's Wooden Toys

Takeji Nakagawa is a Japanese craftsman who makes his futuristic toys out of our types of wood: keyaki (a Japanese tree of the genus Zelkova), teak, walnut and white ash. There’s an interesting article on him at coolhunting.com, and his website is take-g.com.

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Guy Robot: Retro Remixed

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 27, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Guy Robot

I’ve always admired art from clutter! And these robots are quite charming at that:

Guy Robot

“Each Guy Robot is a one-of-a-kind handmade creation. The piece parts that go into each Guy Robot flow from a range of industrial tributaries: aerospace and avionics surplus suppliers, automotive salvage yards, long-haul microwave equipment recyclers, decommissioned plumbing and refrigeration remnants, vintage hand-tool swap-meet winnings. And, yes, truth be told, sometimes the perfect Guy Robot find is that gem that is spotted and rescued from among the flotsam hauled to the curb by the neighbors and otherwise destined for final disposal.”

Shown above are Shock who urges you to spay or neuter your pets, and Euclid who remains shy about discussing his special surveillance capablities.

 

Hello Kitty in a Cute Cactus Costume

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 25, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Tokidoki X Hello Kitty

Italian artist Tokidoki has collaborated with Sanrio to create the above Hello Kitty plushie. Right now she’s only available in Japan, but she will be available in the States in select stores. Below is another fashionable Hello Kitty item that Tokidoki also collaborated on:

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Cubeecraft Papercraft Toys

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 24, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Cubeecraft Papercraft Toys

Sure you can spend thousands of dollars buying sleek urban designer toys, but why do that when you can build your own for free? Cubeecraft Papercraft Toys updates their site every week with a new cute paper toy that you can download and assemble yourself.

 

Sandcastles on Steroids

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 17, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

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Shown above is Neptune’s Sandcastle, the largest sandcastle in the world, which was sculpted for the 2006 Virginia Beach Neptune Festival. It’s from this fun article I came across:

10 of the Most Amazing Sand Sculptures From Around the World

 

Tokidoki “Kaiten Sushi” Journal

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 14, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Tokidoki 'Kaiten Sushi' Journal

Shown above is the Tokidoki “Kaiten Sushi” Journal by artists Simone Legno which will be released on July 2nd from Dark Horse Comics:

“Back by popular demand! You cannot stop the popularity of adorable Tokidoki. Our first journal and stationery set sold more than any other sets, so we’re extremely excited to present a second journal, designed by Italian-born artist Simone Legno. The image speaks for itself. This journal will be sought after and treasured by many!”

 

Sarah’s Sanrio Collection

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 13, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

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Pink, pink, pink, pink, and oh yes more pink! 156 photographs of Japanese Sanrio collectibles arranged according to character and pattern!

 

Macaroni Twiki for that Buck Rogers Taste!

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 12, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Macaroni Twiki for that Buck Rogers Taste!

How can we get the kids to eat more pasta? A single serving of Macaroni Twiki only contained 12 grams of protein, but if you’re a Buck Rogers fanboy (or fangurl) in 1979 this was the pasta you’d prefer. The late 70s series always reminded me of Battlestar Galactica with just that extra touch of disco. I’m surprised the producers of the show never used the character “the Hawk” (who had the worst costume in the world) to sell eggs. But getting back to the robot character Twiki who inspired this carb creation, it’s interesting to note that the voice acting was supplied by uber talented Mel Blanc.

And now if you’re still left wondering just what that pasta looked like, here it is:

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Miao the Lucky Cat

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 10, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Miao the Lucky Cat

Shown above is the new design for the vinyl figure Miao the Lucky Cat by Zakka. Only 500 limited edition cats will be produced Zakkamono and will be released in April.

Found via toysrevil.blogspot.com and toysblog.it.

 

Birth of a Blythe

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 10, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Shown above is a video that shows the construction of a Blythe Doll — the amount of craftsmanship is pretty amazing. I was blown away by all of the work that went into creating the hair, in fact I’ve had haircuts which were much less complex.

 

Penelope Pitstop Papermobile

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 8, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

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I was blown away when I saw the above paper model kit for Penelope Pitstop’s car from the vintage Wacky Races series from Hanna-Barbera. You can download the acrobat file here, but be warned it looks like quite a bit of work!

Found via toysblog.it.

 

Kermit Goes Trendy

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 7, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

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It isn’t easy be trendy! Supreme is releasing it’s Spring/Summer collection headlined by the Supreme x Terry Richardson x Kermit pieces including two t-shirts and three skate decks (shown above). In addition they also have t-shirts that feature the work of famed animator Ralph Bakshi:

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Mighty Muggs

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 6, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Mighty Muggs

Hasbro has just launched a mass market series of urban designer flavored 6″ tall toys based on characters from Star Wars and Marvel — the product line is called Mighty Muggs and you can find them here.

Fund via GeekAlerts.

 

Haruhi Suzumiya Bunny Figure

Posted by Michael Pinto on Mar 4, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Haruhi Suzumiya Bunny Figure v1.5

Anime fanboys (and fangurls) should take note that National Console Support is now shipping the Haruhi Suzumiya Bunny Figure v1.5 which is shown above. Here’s the description:

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Astrodea Celestial Watch

Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 28, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Citizen Astrodea Celestial Watch

Shown above is a limited edition Astrodea Celestial Watch which you can get here for just a bit under $600:

New Astrodea Celestial Watch from Citizen

“We’ve talked about the Citizen Astrodea “Moon Age” and “Celestial” watch series many times, and it seems we’ll have to keep doing it forever since they update the watches yearly. For those unfamiliar with the line, these are very detailed watches that keep perfect “celestial time” as the face rotates in real time. You can perfectly tell the placement of the stars just by using the watch’s many measurements (which I will never understand completely).”

 

Hello Kitty VW Bug

Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 27, 2008 in Hobbies and Collections

Hello Kitty VW Bug

I’m slightly let down that the car above isn’t colored pink! The fangurl owner and photographer of the Kitty Bug is Tracey from Australia.

Found via HelloKittyHell.com

 

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