Happy Kaiju Holidays !
Happy Kaiju Holidays everyone ! π
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Category Archives: Custom toys
Kaiju Koijarus painted by Mark Nagata
Well, if you follow my Instagram ( @maxtoyco) you’ll know I’ve been knee deep in painting these fishy from OneUp store in Japan.
More info soon, but I’ll be selling some and OneUp will be selling some too.
Here’s an in progress pic … after these I’ll be tackling the frog friend ;-P
Kaiju King Negora !
Kaiju King Negora !!! Now in stock and shipping !
Firstly, I want to thank all the folks who pre ordered many months ago. Your orders all went out today, nearly 3-1/2 months laterΒ ;-(
I’m really not sure why it took so long, but I can say the figure is stunning in hand ! The good news is we have stock of them and would make a nice Holiday present for your Kaiju Cat loving fansΒ π
I’m randomly posting up a few customs too … so keep checking back !
By the way, did you know you can pose King Negora into three different poses ? Standard is up right like Godzilla .. but you can twist him into a cat like attack pose … or simply as a baby sitting there ( below ! ) Meow !
above Christmas Negora is now sold out … but be on the look out for a few more customs in the next week or so !
EMP Museum Seattle
Well I suppose one should not under estimate the power of Hello Kitty Fans π The newest entry in the Hello Kitty Kaiju line quickly sold out at the EMP museum store. I think I can say we are working on making more but a lot of the timing of when the next batch arrives will depend on our factory in Japan. Many thanks to Chris and the store staff as well they had a massive line all night.
Stay tuned for more info and thank you to those who were lucky enough to grab one !
Seattle is of course a stunning city and the EMP museum is located right next to the majestic Space Needle. You can’t tell from this picture but it was pouring rain ;-P
I didn’t take nearly enough pictures but the preview show was totally packed on all levels of the museum. The rain had no affect on the Fans !
By the way, when you go be sure and check out the basement, as it contains some super duper rare movie props from Sci Fi & Horror films … like original Star Wars light sabers and original Big Chap Alien costume (!)
Seriously not fake … all Max and i could do was stare and droolΒ ;-P
I drag Max along to all these shows as much as i can, and you can tell he’s thrilled to see this piece … yet again ! Well, Hello Kitty Kaiju is now owned by Sanrio so I suspect she will see much more of the World than I π
The shows up thru May 2016, I highly recommend seeing it, and of course Seattle, too !
More info:Β http://www.empmuseum.org
Kaiju TriPus customs Mark Nagata
Just finished a run of x10 custom painted Kaiju TriPus now in the web store !
Monster Kolor paints on Glow In the dark soft vinyl base. Painted by Mark Nagata. Less than x10 pieces in this run.
Here’s the direct link: http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1068
NYCC con exclusive customs Mark Nagata
Here’s the exclusives I have at this weeks NYCC con 2015 π
and this custom Galaxy Spiki via Martian Toys booth #203
Custom Ultimate SaiKobi by Mark Nagata
On sale Friday, Sept 24, 2015 via our web store – http://www.maxtoyco.com – This is a one of a kind Ultimate SaiKobi. Hand painted by Mark Nagata, using Monster Kolor paints !
Color change and clear coated .. take him in the Sun for a nice sparkle look !
We’ve got a factory painted version arriving any day now… at a cheaper price point in case you want to wait ;-P
Guillermo Del Toro show at Gallery1988
Here’s a quick post about last Friday’s, Guillermo Del Toro “In Service of Monsters” art show at Gallery 1988 (west) Los Angeles. Curated by Chogrin and Gary Deocampo.
First let em say, the over all caliber of the show was one of the highest I’ve seen, everyone brought their “A” game and more, and it showed. I had a piece in the show so last minute decided to travel down with Max to attend a reception for the artists.
Plane + cab ride and along the way saw this …
Only in L.A. would you see this cool sight… Gort ! I always get a sense of deja vu when visting L.A., I’m not sure why … it might be because I spent my early childhood years in the 70s growing up in the Sawtelle area … and use to have many relatives who lived in the area… I’m sure somewhere in my mind I’ve crossed these streets .. but now it’s just a faded memory …
The gallery space is long but not wide, so it was very packed … some nice touches included custom arches for the show.
Here’s my piece for the show … basically a “pin up” of Mako from Pacific Rim π
Mr Del Toro appeared and all the Geeks in the room started sweating, raising the over all temperature to 100+ degrees ! Ok I’m sorta kidding but it was VERY hot in the gallery … !
What can I say, I am a very lucky artist to have spent a few moments with Mr Del Toro.
I’m not really sure what I said ( haha) but forgot to get a picture with Max ;-( … but max did get to shake his hand π
By the way, Mr Del Toro took his time with each artist there and made his way thru the whole gallery, talking, taking pictures … this is a class act.
Here’s one of the curators, artist Chogrin … I’m sorry i did not get a shot with the other curator, Gary Deocampo, but both guys were busy working super hard all night !
Both and Max and I are big fans of EM Gist’s work … this one sold out quickly ( darn) !
And like that, it was over. We had only 4 hours on the ground and had to catch a plane back to San Francisco. While leaving the gallery the line to get into the show was around the block ! Yikes .. !
My original sold (yay !) but prints are still available via Gallery1988 web site plus check out all the other great art here:
http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/guillermo-del-toro-in-service-of-monsters
Show runs till October 3rd, 2015
Medicom gacha & Soft Vinyl Mayhem show
Fans in Japan, look for the Medicom x Max Toy gacha release ! Our robo dog is sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys and come in assorted police vehicle colorsΒ π
And this weekend in Brisbane, Australia, there will be a first ever Sofubi ( soft vinyl ) show. Curated by @badteethcomics & @derphead more info here: http://softvinylmayhem.com
I have several customs in the show, of course using Monster Kolor paints π
Kaiju Kinora & Alien Xam
Now in the web store ! 2nd US release of Kaiju Mushroom Kinora, painted by Mark Nagata. Kinora stands about 3 inches tall and is a original character by artist Kaori Hinata.
Buy one (or more!) here: http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1054
Also new to the store are these awesome, newly painted Alien Xam by artist Obsessed Panda (Michael Devera). Using Monster Kolor paints over a green base, these really sparkle in the Sun π Just don’t stare at the twirly eye, or you may fall under his control ! Limited to x6 pieces !
Go here: http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1055