All of these amazingly awesome Kaiju Negora customs are live in our web store ! Search under the artists names or under the “custom painted figures” category,Β http://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_cat.php?cat=7
Better pictures are posted for each figure as well. Each artist took Negora to the next level, thru sculpting and painting and beyond ! Meow !
Thank you to everyone who ordered the Grape Ape ! They are now Sold Out. But you have a second chance at them via OneUp store in Japan – http://one-up.shop-pro.jp
Check their web site for when they post them !
This Ape figure was sculpted by Mount Kobo, and produced by OneUp Store.
Each hand painted Grape Ape by Mark Nagata used Monster Kolor paints. Comes with banana scented sticker too ;-P
Hopefully I get another chance at painting these crazy Apes in the future .. but in the meantime look for another Koi fish and Frog custom painted release very soon !
Coming April 1st, 2016 , online only here at www.maxtoyco.com !!
Stay tuned for WiP pics or simply go over to Instagram search under #negoracustomshow
Meow !
Over a year in the making, we are proud to show our brand new gachapon series called Gacha-Maxx ! x10 new soft vinyl figures (sofubi), standing ( r laying down) aprox 3 inches tall.
Our secret agent man in Japan, Yo Miyamoto (Monster Boogie), working with the talented sculptors (listed below) have really come up with a wonderfully varied and imaginative set I think you will agree !
These will be available here on this web site, but also only in gachapon machines in Japan only via One Up store & DaiKaiju Salon !
Below are the figures in test shot form, final release will be around April/ May 2016. I will sell them separately and in sets. All will be available unpainted and painted.
Look for a special surprise chase figure as well π
More details to come in the meantime enjoy the pics !
First up (above) is Dino Tank ! sculpted by Makino-san / TTToys ( http://tttoy.michikusa.jp/tttoy.html )
Gator Sub ! another fantastic design by Makino-san !
One Eyezon , another masterful sculpt by Makino-san !!
Smo-Girl ! Think car parts and tire π Makino-san on sculpts again !
Butch the Platypus !! This one sculpted by Suzuki Seisakujo ! He’s got attitude !
Hoots ! design by Mark Nagata, with sculpt by Makino-san ! Who, who is he ?
Cyclopean Cat, sculpted by Dango Ozawa ! Its a one eyed Cat ! Meow !
Cyclopus , sculpted by Dango Ozawa ! Its a one eyed Octopus, of course !
Punch the Gorilla ! This one expertly sculpted by Pico Pico ! That Hat !!!Β Β π
Sillymander ! sculpted once again by Makino-san ! Yes, we’ve kept him busy !
Happy New Year ! Finally finished these frogs ! Max Toy Club look for an email soon for this and the Fish. Followed by any unsold figures in the Max Toy web store ( I’m guessing in about 2 weeks or so but check back here ) Also OneUp store in Japan will be offering half of the run, so you can also try to order from them.
Both the Frogs and Fish are all painted by Mark Nagata, using Monster Kolor paints.
Below, header card art for the figures π
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 !!! 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 !
Ah ! Finally the pre order Kaiju King Negora’s are done and being shipped to me ! I’m sorry for the delays, but the last year has seen an explosion of new vinyl makers and far too many orders for the very small number of soft vinyl casting factories in Japan. Despite new factories coming online, it’s still not enough for the current demand. While Max Toys is lucky enough to get our orders, a few of the orders ( like this one) have been delayed by months. I had this conversation with another toy maker in Tokyo and we both agreed that many Americans seem to think all you have to do is pick up a phone in Japan and complain about an order being late to get them to go faster, but it’s really not that simple and culturally there’s other layers to this onion. One day I’ll write a blog about making sofubi in Japan … and the many encounters I’ve had with artists and makers who’ve tried to apply American “thinking” to a Japanese process… haha.. needless to say, that’s totally NOT the way to do it.
I appreciate your patience and we will ship these ASAP. I’ll post pics of the final painted versions in the next few days as well ! Meow !
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
Well, the cat’s outta the bag ! … We are happy to show the exclusive Hello Kitty Kaiju figure only via EMP Museum in Seattle ( http://www.empmuseum.org ) ! Each is fully hand cast in soft vinyl ( sofubi ) and hand painted in Japan by Master craftsmen.
The Hello Kitty Supercute exhibit travels from Japanese American National Museum to EMP museum with an opening party Friday night November 13th, 2015 ( I’ll be there π ) and public opening on Saturday.
The figure will be available in their store ( but please check with them in terms of online sales etc ) It’s exclusive to EMP, so I will not have any to sell sorry to say.
Sanrio X Max Toy x EMP museum, with special thanks to JapanLA !! Meow !