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Gacha-Maxx series 1 Debut

Here’s the first colorway of our brand new Gacha-Maxx series 1 figures !

Sorry for my awful pics, the color is like in this group shot .. but at least you can see how cool these x10 different characters are ! Sizes range from about 2.5 inches to 4 inches tall.

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Ok, so here’s the details on them. These are not sold in sets, but randomly. The reason for this, is in Japan, they are only sold in actual Gachapon machines via OneUp store, Dai Kaiju Salon Bar, and various Japan toy events via Max Toys. So to be fair to those fans that have to buy them in that manner we are doing our best to replicate that. There are a total of x10 different designs ( as you see below ). When you order, you are simply ordering how many you want, but we will fill them randomly ( that word again ! ) So you may get the same figure or not. Each comes in a gacha ball with insert. Yay !

 

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Punch the Gorilla

 

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Smo-Girl

 

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Cyclopean Cat

 

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One Eyezon

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Gator Sub

 

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Hoots ( owl kaiju )

 

Octo_eye

Cyclopus

 

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Butch the platypus

 

 

Silly_brown

Sillymander

 

Tank_brown

Dino Tank

Max Toy Updates

Sorry for the lack of updates here… been very busy painting customs for various upcoming shows in the next few months … plus randomly dropping some into the Max Toy web store πŸ˜‰ Not to mention working very hard on the special thing for 2018 πŸ˜‰ I should be able to reveal it in 2017 (haha) .. it’s gonna be a good one so stay tuned !

Here’s a look at some projects on the way …

First up we have these cool new Max Boy pins ! These will be available very soon (waiting for backing cards to arrive) ;-P Looks like next week, in fact ! Very cute, thanks to Javier Jimenez for the art work – http://www.javierjimenezdesign.com

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Ultimate SaiKobi, glow vinyl, but above I’ve applied a black rub / wipe to it to bring out all the awesome details πŸ˜‰ Check my Instagram for more inprogress pics ( @maxtoyco )

This one is headed to a future custom toy show .. details soonish but i may also drop one into the web store too !

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And, working on a small run of Cat Kaiju Nyagira ! These will be offered to Max Toy club members first .. any remaining will post to the Max Toy web store late next week. Much more in the works including debut of Ultra Nyan Cat ( licensed from Tsuburaya Pro ), New Max Boys, debut of Gacha-Maxx figures .. much more to come !

Kaiju Frog on Sale

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(sold out ) A special collab with OneUp store Japan x Max Toy ! Here’s version 2 of the Frog hand painted by Mark Nagata with Monster Kolor paints. We have half the run painted for sale now in our web store: http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1117

The other half will be for sale via OneUp store in Japan very soon ! Limited supplies so do not delay ! Figure designed and sculpted by TakePico !!

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Max Toy Updates

A few random Max Toy Kaiju updatesΒ  πŸ˜‰

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From November 2015, can you spy the mini glow Captain Maxx in this photo shoot in Marie Claire magazine ?! Had no idea they used him but always glad to see Japanese toys get their due πŸ˜‰

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OneUp store Japan x Max Toys .. Frogs version 2 in progress ! Actually they are almost done ( see my instagram: maxtoyco ) Should be able to release them late next week .. I’ll post details soonish !

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Design Festa May 14-15th, 2016- Max Toy table

Check out our Japan blog for more info –

http://maxtoyco.blog.fc2.com/

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Header card art ( comic book style ) by Mark Nagata for upcoming Robot Abigail releases in Japan and USA. More details very soon for US fansΒ  πŸ˜‰

Heather Hyatt custom Negoras Forest Guardians

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These stunning, hand crafted custom Kaiju Negoras will be on sale in our Max Toy web store this Wednesday, April 27th, 2016.Β  Each one is a unique character from artist Heather Hyatt ! Pictures really don’t do these justice .. the work is layered and awesome in hand.

Here’s a better description of the figures/ process from the Spanky Stokes web site (Β http://www.spankystokes.com/2016/04/heather-hyatt-x-max-toy-co-forest.html )

These Negoras represent three seasons. “Aki”, “Natsu”, and “Haru” are ‘Autumn’, ‘Summer’, and ‘Spring’ in Japanese respectively. They are forest spirit guardians, Yokai really, and Heather’s work is mainly nature and/or fantasy related, whimsical usually… so the mix of nature with bright color palettes is very fitting! The main work is handpainted acrylic vs the usual airbrush treatment seen on sofubi.

The eyes are inlaid silkscreened Japanese paper called chiyogami. The figures are silky matte sealed, all except the eyes which are glazed. Heather used epoxy clay around the eyes as well as the other small sculptural elements. Tiny, less than 1mm colored glass pearls are set into the clay on all of the figures in various places. The little Kodamas are also made from epoxy clay, given a light acrylic paint treatment with a little gem, and matte sealed. Kodamas, being Japanese tree spirits, Heather felt were a natural companion for these Negoras.

Aki –

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Aki2 Aki3 Aki4 Aki5 Aki6

 

Haru –

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Natsu –

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Photos by Heather Hyatt

http://hhyattart.storenvy.com

Max Toy Kaiju Updates

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Now in the web store, new release of Koijarus Koi Fish Kaiju painted by Mark Nagata ! Limited supplies left so don’t delay ! http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1107

Also, half the run will sell thru OneUp store Japan so check them out: http://one-up.shop-pro.jp/

I hand flocked this Nyagira for the upcoming P!Q gallery show, details here: http://www.piqproducts.com/pages/hello-kitty-99-friends

I based the Black Kitty on the Catsby Kids characters from Sanrio ;-P

And a final release of hello Kitty Kaiju, Sanrio x Max Toy via EMP museum is forthcoming ! I’m not sure how they will release these, but they may only be available in person at the museum store. Check their web site for more current info, and good luck ! http://www.empmuseum.org/hellokitty?from=home

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