New Kaiju Soon !
This amazing new sculpt by Pico Pico, is off to have a wax made and iron molds ๐ More details soon … but this one is huge and awesome !ย ๐
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SDCC 2016 Custom Dragon Boy
Be sure and check out the custom Dragon Boy I did over at artist Martin Hsu booth 4530 at SDCC ๐
SDCC 2016 customs
Many thanks to Joe, Kirby and the Rotofugi crew, once again I will have some customs for sale at their booth – #5248 ! There’s only one of each (these are one of a kind !) and prices are as follows:
Clear Eyezon (with guts) will be available for $435, while the newer style custom Kaiju Eyezon will be $350. A glow in the dark Saikobi is $375, and finally, a mini Kaiju Tripus will be available for $135. All prices are sales tax included.
Let me say, that Joe, Kirby & Whitney are hands down my favorite store/gallery but more importantly, just really good people. If only other “toy” folks and artists I deal with were like this, well, the toy world would be perfect ๐ Please take the time to stop by their booth and buy something (doesn’t have to be my customs) to show your support.
While I won’t be at this years SDCC, we’re working on something for later this yearย ๐
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.
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 !
Punch the Gorilla
Smo-Girl
Cyclopean Cat
One Eyezon
Gator Sub
Hoots ( owl kaiju )
Cyclopus
Butch the platypus
Sillymander
Dino Tank
Alien Xam micro run
Only a few pieces remain from this micro run of Alien Xam figures ! Hand painted by Mark Nagata, using metallic Monster Kolor paints !
Here’s the link : http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1137
Max Boy pins debut
Now in the web store ๐ Max Boy pins ! Featuring Javier Jimenez art these soft enamel pins are very cute and stand about 1 inch tall.
http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1123
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 ๐ Not to mention working very hard on the special thing for 2018 ๐ 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
Ultimate SaiKobi, glow vinyl, but above I’ve applied a black rub / wipe to it to bring out all the awesome details ๐ 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 !
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
(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 !!
Max Toy Updates
A few random Max Toy Kaiju updatesย ๐
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 ๐
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 !
Design Festa May 14-15th, 2016- Max Toy table
Check out our Japan blog for more info –
http://maxtoyco.blog.fc2.com/
Header card art ( comic book style ) by Mark Nagata for upcoming Robot Abigail releases in Japan and USA. More details very soon for US fansย ๐
Heather Hyatt custom Negoras Forest Guardians
These stunning, hand crafted custom Kaiju Negoras will be on sale in our Max Toy web store this Wednesday, April 27th, 2016.ย 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 (ย 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 –
Haru –
Natsu –
Photos by Heather Hyatt
http://hhyattart.storenvy.com