Love Gundam? Can’t get enough of Ashley Wood? Got a spare $330 burning a whole in your pocket?! Then 3A Toys’ latest addition to the family is just for you… In a first for the legendary art toy manufacturer, chief designer Ashley Wood has collaborated with Bandai to produce one of the most impressive andContinue reading “Ashley Wood x Gundam x Bandai: 3A Toys’ Zaku finally touches down…”
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[Adult Swim] Group Art Exhibition @ Gallery 1988
Opening next Friday (January 13th) at Gallery 1988’s Melrose location, Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim is set to hold its first group art show, featuring a wide selection of paintings and custom art toys from the likes of Veronica Fish, Scott Listfield, Olly Moss, Dave Perillo, Jay “Ironjaiden” Shaw, and Steve Thomas. (Jason Weidel’s take onContinue reading “[Adult Swim] Group Art Exhibition @ Gallery 1988”
Monster Kolor’s Artist Series featuring the Sucklord
Regarded as the premier paint manufacturer amongst the custom art toy community, Monster Kolor have recently revealed their latest Artist Series of paints to wide fanfare. Featuring collaborations with the Sucklord, Mark Nagata (Max Toy Co), and Todd Robertson (Mecha Virus), Monster Kolor’s Matt Walker has worked side-by-side with each of the artists to createContinue reading “Monster Kolor’s Artist Series featuring the Sucklord”
The Microsexuals: New episode and toys from Sucklord
WARNING: Explicit Content! Back after a two year break, Burt Banger, The Crystal Pharoah, and Rusty Grillz have recently dropped the sixth episode of their on-going viral series, the Microsexuals. Featuring a mixture of old and bootlegged toys courtesy of the mighty Sucklord, the hilarious stop motion comedy tells the tale of Levar, Stevan, Julian,Continue reading “The Microsexuals: New episode and toys from Sucklord”
Happy Christmas TTF readers!
Everyone here at the Tru:Teknology Files would like to wish all of our readers a very merry Christmas! Thank you for your continued support, and be sure to come and check out the site next week when we will be resuming business as usual… Thanks! Niall Editor/Writer TTF.com
ARTWORK REVEAL// GROTY: new work from Casey Weldon @ Gallery 1988
With Casey Weldon’s Groty drawing to a close this weekend (December 24th), we’ve decided to take a look back at the art that made the show so special. Held at Gallery 1988’s Venice location, the exhibition featured a number of paintings and drawings, with iconic 80′s toys and their attached nostalgia a focal point for Casey’sContinue reading “ARTWORK REVEAL// GROTY: new work from Casey Weldon @ Gallery 1988”
Joe Ledbetter x Secret Fresh: Burger Bunny wooden toy
Featuring as number 9 in Joe Ledbetter’s monthly Mutant Bunny print series (which can be viewed and purchased here), the Burger Bunny has recently been reinterpreted as a 10″ wooden toy. Produced by the Loyal Subjects, the toy is set to drop exclusively at the Secret Fresh gallery’s Metro Manilla location on January 22nd. LimitedContinue reading “Joe Ledbetter x Secret Fresh: Burger Bunny wooden toy”
UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal
Covered here on TTF a couple of weeks back, the artwork for Rotofugi’s latest group show, The Rising Tide 2, has finally been made available to purchase through their online store. Curated by LiLJapan, the show features the work of several Japanese and Japanese/American artists including Max Toys’ Max Nagata, Skulltoys, Shun Nakatsura, Uamou, and Kenta Shimbo.Continue reading “UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal”
LEGO x Super7 Concept Prototypes by Devilboy
Exclusively revealed on leading art toy blog Toys R Evil last week, Saddest Devil creator Toby Dutkiewicz, aka Devilboy, has been working on a concept toy line that melds the accessibility of Lego with the style and flare of Super7’s renowned kaiju toys. Created alongside Super7 artist and designer Brian Flynn (who supplied both the original vinylContinue reading “LEGO x Super7 Concept Prototypes by Devilboy”
Studio Ghibli x Mondo: Alternate movie poster series set to drop
Collectible art boutique Mondo have recently announced a partnership with legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, presenting a poster series to coincide with the studio’s 25 year retrospective, set to run at the ICF Center, NYC, from Friday December 16th to Thursday January 12th. (standard edition) The first poster, a reinterpretation of Miyazaki’s My NeighbourContinue reading “Studio Ghibli x Mondo: Alternate movie poster series set to drop”
Funghi Friday: Tado x Creo Design’s Funghi toy release
Dropping tomorrow (Friday December 16th) on Tado’s recently relaunched store, their latest collaboration with Creo Design comes in the form of Funghi, a 4″ resin mushroom beastie available in a staggering 35 different colourways. The little guys have been limited to a run of 60, with each signed, numbered, and boxed by Tado themselves. PricedContinue reading “Funghi Friday: Tado x Creo Design’s Funghi toy release”
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk HD re-make now available on iOS!
One of my earliest memories of computer games came from sitting in my mate’s bedroom after school, eagerly waiting for my turn on his hallowed Amiga system. We sunk hours into the likes of Zool, Lemmings, Another World, and Flashback, but there was one game that we would always come back to- Dizzy Egg’s PrinceContinue reading “Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk HD re-make now available on iOS!”
SKEVADER: Skeletor x Vader Bust by Ryan Renders
Created by artist Ryan Renders for HalloweenCostumes‘ recent Darth Vader Helmet Art Contest, the aptly titled “Skevader” bust is the ultimate Star Wars x MOTU mash-up. Incorporating Skelitor’s deathly purple armour, haunting yellow skull and infamous Sword of Power, the full size replica was one of 25 entries created for the event. As I wasContinue reading “SKEVADER: Skeletor x Vader Bust by Ryan Renders”
Retro:Respect Vol.1// Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures 1987-1997
Welcome to the first volume of our latest feature, Retro:Respect. Each month we’ll be bringing you an in-depth look at some of the art toy/low-brow scenes’ biggest influences, their history, and how they’ve affected the industry today. In our first issue, we delve into the world of Playmates and their original TMNT range. One of theContinue reading “Retro:Respect Vol.1// Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures 1987-1997”
Artwork Reveal: The Sucklord’s Occupy Cybertron @ End of the Century NYC
Featured last week here at TTF, the Sucklord’s Occupy Cybertron opened on Monday (December 5th) at the End of the Century retail and gallery space to huge success. Making an unusual departure from his extensive work with the Star Wars universe, the Sucklord’s latest collection of suited and boot-legged Transformers, mini 3″ “protestor” figures, andContinue reading “Artwork Reveal: The Sucklord’s Occupy Cybertron @ End of the Century NYC”
TRANNYformers: New resin figures from 2bithack
Continuing the shameless pop culture parodies of our last post, we present to you the “TRANNYformers”, the latest line of resin figures from toy creator, 2bithack. Launching yesterday, the 4″ tall hand cast and painted toys are available to purchase for $40 each through 2bithack’s bigcartel here. The up coming artist first debuted at DesignerContinue reading “TRANNYformers: New resin figures from 2bithack”
Thundercraps Signed Artist Proofs from Rotobox
Philippino designer toy house Rotobox has recently released a limited number of signed artist proofs from their Thundercraps series 1 line. Paying a loving tribute to Lion-o and Tygra from cult cartoon Thundercats, the toys, based on Rotobox’s Spiki platform, were originally revealed earlier in the year at the San diego Comic Con to hugeContinue reading “Thundercraps Signed Artist Proofs from Rotobox”
The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi
Opening this Friday (December 9th), Rotofugi is proud to present it’s second installment of “The Rising Tide”. Exhibiting new works from 10 leading Japanese and Japanese-American artists including LiLJAPAN, Skulltoys, Mark Nagata and Uamou, the show is set to play host a wide selection of eastern inspired art; paintings, kaiju toys, art customs and papercraftContinue reading “The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi”
Mr Tea Strong & Black Edition by Lunartik: Pre-order Now!
A regular here at the Tru:Teknology Files, UK based toy designer and illustrator Lunartik is set to drop yet another exclusive figure in the form of the long awaited Mr Tea: Strong and black edition. Originally done as a commissioned custom “Lunartik in a cup of tea”, the A Team inspired piece became so popularContinue reading “Mr Tea Strong & Black Edition by Lunartik: Pre-order Now!”
Spirits of the Mountain: New Works from Bigfoot @ Dragatomi
With the second weekend of each month comes another amazing Dragatomi exhibition, with December being no exception. Opening it’s doors on Saturday (December 10th), the legendary Scremento gallery is proud to present “Spirits of the Mountain”, the latest solo show from renowned San Francisco based street artist, Bigfoot. Featuring a host of new paintings andContinue reading “Spirits of the Mountain: New Works from Bigfoot @ Dragatomi”
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