Episode 248 : Use The Force Luke!

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2.5.13 – Episode 248 : Use The Force Luke!

Show Notes – Luke Chueh joins us for Secret Agent Moon, Nano Speed, Star Wars Angry Birds, and much more! Unwrap a Hershey’s and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

  • WWR Square Contest – to win this awesome little Ashley Wood robot, simply draw your own version of a Square face and post it in the contest section on the forum – deadline is February 20th

News

  • Art Hustle Series 3 Trading Cards – by The Cardhacks & SideKick Media – boutique trading card series featuring over 110 participating artists and personalities, original art/sketch cards, signature cards, jumbo cards, artist brush cards, and Luke Chueh Stand-Ups – hits stores in February
  • Love Yeti – by 64 Colors, Squibbles Ink, & Rotofugi – 2″ tall Mini Marshall available at Rotofugi February 5th at 11 am – $8 each
  • Large Meltdown Dunny – by Chris Ryniak & Kidrobot – glow in the dark 8″ version of Ryniak’s 3″ 2012 Apocalypse Dunny – will be available in Yellow (sold at Kidrobot.com), Green (sold at Kidrobot stores), Pink (sold through specialty stores in the US), and Orange (sold through specialty shops internationally) – each edition limited to 500 pieces, releasing February 14th – $75
  • Star Wars Black – by Hasbro – new line of 6″ Star Wars figures featuring more articulation and increased attention to detail – 8 figures to release in 2013 for $20 each

Blindbox

Reviews

  • Secret Agent Moon – by Mr. Dandy – 5″ resin figure from Mr. Dandy’s Cult line
  • Angry Birds Star Wars AT-AT Game – by Hasbro – includes 12 figures, 21 blocks, 8 AT-AT pieces, and 1 Lightsaber launcher – $43
  • Nano Speed – by Spinmaster – the “smallest and fastest extreme micro-sized vehicles powered by the NX-1500 motor! with an insane power to weight ratio, each Nano Speed is packed with enough power to defy gravity and perform insane high-speed stunts!” – $5
  • Target – by Luke Chueh & Munky King – this third and final color will release mid-March

Events

  • 24 Hour Toy Break – we will be broadcasting live for 24 hours with guests, exclusives, and goodies for sale/auction to raise funds for Toy Break from 5 pm February 8th to 5 pm February 9th (PST)
  • Toypocalypse 3 – beginning February 9th, the third Toypocalypse show by The Four Horsemen will feature artwork and customs based on Power Lords at Toy Tokyo Underground in New York, NY