Interview with Dov on Temple of Geek
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SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #6 THE FINAL BATCH!! – Anthony Lister and Special Ed!
There are always more photos on our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
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Anthony Lister figure by Anthony Lister
Anthony Lister made a figure of himself.
The figure was cast in resin and he hand painted each one. He also hand embellished each card back and signed and numbered them.
At $120 this is a fantastic opportunity to own a piece of Anthony Lister art.
Anthony Lister made a figure of himself.
The figure was cast in resin and he hand painted each one. He also hand embellished each card back and signed and numbered them.
At $120 this is a fantastic opportunity to own a piece of Anthony Lister art.
Instagram @anthonylister
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Darth Trump by Special Ed Toys
Special Ed Toys is back with the third incarnation of his Darth Trump figure. Hand cast and hand painted 3.75″ figure. It is limited to 50 pieces, signed and numbered on the back of the card. $110
Blue GID colorway.
Special Ed Toys
Instagram @specialedtoys
“From bootleg toys to terrible “art” of dubious quality, there is no type of “artistic” medium I won’t shamelessly exploit in my mission to bring a little bit of terribleness into collector’s homes far and wide!”
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| Trump Wars Arcade Cabinet by Timebandits x Special Ed Toys x Carlos Flores |
So Special Ed and Timebandits met this guy Carlos Flores who makes the coolest vintage arcade cabinets that are 3.75″ scale. They decided why not make one for Darth Trump to play? Edition of 25. They come boxed with a full color graphics card on top. Each one is signed and numbered by Special Ed. $45
Special Ed Toys
Instagram @specialedtoys
“From bootleg toys to terrible “art” of dubious quality, there is no type of “artistic” medium I won’t shamelessly exploit in my mission to bring a little bit of terribleness into collector’s homes far and wide!”
TIMEBANDITS
http://www.timebanditswatches.com
http://www.timebanditstoys.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timebandits__/
Carlos Martinez-Flores
http://serpentsystems.storenvy.com/
Instagram: @gijoefan312
SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #5 – Mark Todd, Killer Bootlegs, and CNE
There are always more photos on our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
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| STR WAS: DTH VDR by Mark Todd |
Last year we got more attention about Mark Todd’s Chewback figure than just about anything else. Here is his follow up. Mark hand sculpted the piece, it was cast in resin and then he hand painted each one and crafted a cape and saber. The card back is signed and numbered
and is printed on a risograph which is the same type of machine his zines are printed on. Signed and numbered edition of 30. $55
Instagram @mark_todd
Bio: Like many kids raised in the 70’s, Mark was influenced at an early age by Star Wars and comic books. Unlike many kids, he grew up just a few miles from the Vegas strip, it’s neon and glitz looming over the city. He graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and currently lives and works in the Los Angeles area with his wife, artist Esther Pearl Watson, their daughter Lili and two French Bulldogs, Mr. Pickles and Gherkin.
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Starkiller Coffee by Killer Bootlegs
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ scale carded figure.
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$55
Bio: Born in the 80s, Killer Bootlegs artist Peter Goral’s childhood was saturated with action figures, cartoons, and classic movies. When he was 4 years old, his father showed him a bootleg copy of The Empire Strikes Back. Little did he know that this would start Peter on the path to being at the forefront of the bootleg toy movement. Today, Peter’s artwork is highly sought after by collectors and has been in galleries worldwide. He has inspired and mentored countless other resin artists to follow in his footsteps. What started as a hobby collecting toys has grown into a full-time career for Peter, letting him do what he loves best every day, play with toys.
@killerbootlegs twitter and Instagram
Facebook – Killer Bootlegs and Peter Wheatstraw Goral
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| A Real American Value Meal by CNE |
This one is from a new company on the scene, CNE or Chicken Nugget Enterprises. This is their take on what this cybernetic chicken would look like as a GI Joe style figure. Sculpted by George Gaspar of Double G Toys.
Card art work was an existing painting by Jason Edmiston that they got permission to use and the card back was designed by Carlos Espinoza of MOC Toys. Each piece is hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure.
Edition of 100. $65
Sarah Jo joins the boys on Toy Geeks this week!
Here’s the lot of it! We will be officially announcing the remaining DKE Toys SDCC 2017 Con Stuff over the next couple of days. But you can watch here to see them all!
SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #4 – Carlos Ramirez, Scott C., and Random Skull
Santo Vader by Carlos Ramirez
Carlos Ramirez is formerly a member of the Date Farmer collaborative. Carlos hand made a wooden figure which was cast in resin. He hand painted and decorated each one individually and carded them on a hand painted card back which is cut from plywood. Each one is unique. Signed and numbered out of 30 on the back.
Each figure is about 4 inches tall. At $100 this is one of the best deals of the show. You can’t get a piece of his art for less and when the Date Farmers were still partners paintings ranged in the $5-25k range.
Carlos has worked with many galleries including;
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles/Beverly Hills
New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Jonathan Levine, New York
The Luggage Store, San Francisco
Upper Playground, San Francisco
His work has been featured in numerous publications including;
Juxtapoz
Modern Painter
Time
Instagram @C.ramirez2323
Facebook carlos ramirez
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The Great Showdowns by Scott C
The Great Showdowns are a series of paintings, art shows, and books depicting classic pop culture good guys and bad guys. This figure was sculpted by George Gaspar of Double G toys who helped bring Scott C’s characters to life.
You get two hand cast and hand painted resin figures on each card featuring Scott C’s signature. He also numbered them out of 50.
$100 each
The Great Showdowns are a series of paintings, art shows, and books depicting classic pop culture good guys and bad guys. This figure was sculpted by George Gaspar of Double G toys who helped bring Scott C’s characters to life.
You get two hand cast and hand painted resin figures on each card featuring Scott C’s signature. He also numbered them out of 50.
$100 each
Instagram @scottlava
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R2-DPoo by by Random Skull Productions
Signed and numbered edition of 40
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure
Alex Hallman was born and raised in Pottstown, PA, a small city right outside of Philadelphia. He started Random Skull Productions in the summer of 2013 with two original sculpts one of which was Darth Buddha. With the help of Instagram and a few friends his resin casting and custom toy career took off. Some of his other releases include Sid the Slug and Casey the Coffin.
instagram @randomskullproductions
facebook.com/Randomskullproductions
There are always more photos on our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #3 – Manly Art, Credenda Studios, and Dollar $lice Bootlegs
Welcome to the third BATCH of DKE Toys SDCC 2017 CON STUFF! We are announcing a few items a day for the next several days as San Diego Comic Con quickly approaches.
There are always more photos on our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
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| Bounty Hunter by Manly Art |
Each backing card is an original painting!!!! All 24 are different portraits of everyone’s favorite Bounty Hunter.
Signed and numbered out of 24. $150 and comes with a sparkly blue Fett resin figure.
Jason Chalker (aka Manly Art) is an East-Coast based illustrator and toy maker. He has done illustration work for Upper Deck and Topps on brands such as Marvel, Mars Attacks, and Star Wars. His Pimp2-D2 action figure line has managed to find its way into the collection at Rancho Obi-Wan and the homes of collectors around the world.
www.manlyart.com
http://manlyart.blogspot.com
http://manlyart.bigcartel.com
https://www.facebook.com/themanlyart
Instagram @manlyart
https://plus.google.com/+Manlyart1
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| Muckuss by Credenda Studios |
Beau Greener of Credenda Studios has a follow up to his bounty hunter horror film mash up line. The previously sold out Freddy Fett, Bossk Lives and Galactic Chainsaw Massacre is followed by Muckuss which mashes up Zuckuss with Michael Meyers.
| Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure |
| Signed and numbered edition of 30 |
$65
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Dollar Slice is at it again and this time with a not so politically correct version of this cartoonish clown. Junkie got in trouble and now you can own it.
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure. Magnet articulated.
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SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #2 – Little Lazies, Jason Adams and DrilOne
Welcome to the second BATCH of DKE Toys SDCC 2017 CON STUFF! We will be announcing a few items a day for the next several days as San Diego Comic Con quickly approaches.
There are always more photos in our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
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Bio: Little Lazies are weird, little, clay creatures made by Leah Lester, a monster maker living in Seattle, WA. How did it all start? Leah was a full time cake decorator who very much enjoyed sculpting out of edible paste for the cakes she created. One sunny day in June 2010 she said to herself, “I want to make a monster for the top of this cake!” So she did just that… Soon after, her friends started encouraging her to create these characters into clay; something that they could keep for a lifetime. So with that, Leah bought some clay and with lots of practice, experimenting, character developing and imagination her monsters evolved into what they are today – the Little Lazies! Shop link – littlelazies.com
Instagram @littlelazies
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| Job Wars by Jason Adams |
Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure.
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Bio: From Fort Worth, Texas, Jason is an approved Lucasfilm artist (Topps Star Wars sketchcards), Marvel artist (Upper Deck sketchcards), and has done cover work for BOOM!- Studios (Bravest Warriors). Influenced by early punk rock, Jason employs DIY style that uses hand cut stencils, spray paint, and markers to create unique original pieces. When he’s not spray painting, Jason also works in the custom toy world creating hand poured resin action figures.
Instagram: art_of_jason
Twitter: @artofjason
Website: www.orange-thirteen.com
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| Boss Vaderus Maximus Pin by DrilOne |
DrilOne made a Vader helmet a few years ago for DesignerCon that was a Mad Max mash up. He turned that image into a pin. This is the “Soviet Era” color way with a red star on the forehead. Limited to 100 pieces. $10 each.
Instagram @DrilOne
SDCC 2017 Con Stuff! Batch #1 – figures from RYCA
Hello and welcome to the first BATCH of DKE Toys SDCC 2017 CON STUFF! We will be announcing a few items a day for the next several days as San Diego Comic Con quickly approaches.
Today we present hand made figures by UK artist RYCA!
There are always more photos in our Flickr. The SDCC 2017 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157683548834721
Or find all of our albums here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums
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Bio: Ryan Callanan a.k.a RYCA has long since been one of the most sought after artists at artrepublic. He burst onto the scene back in 2006 with his Star Wars inspired print, Reservoir Troopers (red) that sold out at in astonishingly quick time. In May of the same year thieves broke into the gallery and stole the same piece, believing it to be a Banksy. The artist told us at the time that he was quite chuffed with the mistake. He graduated from art school in 2002 and was inspired to create his first print, Ona Islam after visiting the acclaimed London exhibition of Banksy works, ‘Santa’s Ghetto’ in 2006. Other sources of inspiration include cult classics, the Star Wars franchise, Pop Art, and the Renaissance. uDrawing inspiration for his career as a 3D sign writer, RYCA incorporates a wide use of materials including resin and glass into his sculptural pieces. With his in-depth knowledge of materials and craftsmanship he is currently working on new projects with hip-hop song lyrics alongside numerous public commissions. RYCA made headlines when he realized his ‘Acid Cup’, a handcrafted replicate of the World Cup trophy, to coincide with the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Big Beat DJ and Brighton hero Fatboy Slim loved RYCA’s sculpture so much he took one on tour with him as he played a host of huge gigs around the country. He has exhibited worldwide and enjoyed a number of highly successful solo shows, also collaborating with a number of well respected artists including Ben Eine, David Walker and Stik.
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I Am A Man by RYCA
UK based street artist RYCA is one of the more prolific artists in the resin game. We never shy away from political statements with what we carry and this is no exception. One of the most powerful pieces we have had.
| Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 30. $55 tax included. |
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Do you have 60 seconds to watch this little video of the DKE booth at NYCC 2016?
YOU GOTTA SEE THESE CRAZY STAR WARS BOOTLEG TOYS!!
Thanks to IGN!