7.30.13 – Episode 271 : Countdown To Catbug!
Show Notes – Scott and Ben plant themselves on the couch for our annual Comic Con crap up! Don’t be scared to try some bone marrow and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- TMNT Sewer Playset Contest – (brought to you by 3DRetro.com) enter to win this enormous playset by heading over to the contest section of the forum and post a picture of one or more of your Turtle figures doing something – deadline is August 14th
Great SDCC Coverage
- Pixel-Dan.com – great con coverage including companies like NECA, FUNKO, Mattel, and more!
- GeeksAreSexy.net – lots of cosplay photos from the con!
- Toy News International – lots of toy pictures from the con!
- Toy Break Panel Video – check out the Toy Break Presents Indie Toy Secrets from SDCC 2013 with panelists George Gaspar, Scott Tolleson, H. Eric Cornboy Mayse, and Jay Garcia!
Comic Con 2013 Crap Up
- Retro Batman Poster – from Huckleberry Toys
- Aphorismith – new Ragnar art book
- Boilerplate – History of a Victorian Era Robot
- Back To The Future LEGO Set – DeLorean model with Marty McFly and Doc Brown minifigs
- Rokkon & Stonedar – by The Four Horsemen & Mattel – Masters of the Universe Classics figures
- Marvel Munny – by Kidrobot – 4″ and 7″ Marvel Munnys
- Dweores Art Book – by John Ottinger
- Parasitoid – by KiLL – vinyl creatures
- Pocket Bogies – little rubber figures
- Dealmaker – by Andrew Bell & MyPlasticHeart – US made vinyl $35
- Chara-Bricks – vinyl statues of My Little Pony, Iron Man, and other licensed characters
- Finger Five – by Fig Lab
- Bean6 Customs – custom mini figures
- Mishka Keep Watch Labbit – by Mishka & Kidrobot – GID SDCC version
- New OTMFG Logo – by Daniel Smith aka Turbopistola – rebranding OTMF to OTMFG – October Toys Mini Figure Guys
- DJ Pon3 – by Hasbro – My Little Pony SDCC exclusive $50
- Bahnee!! – by Double Parlour & Lulubell Toys
- Batusi Batman – by Mattel – SDCC exclusive action figure
- Deadpool Taco Truck – by Hasbro – six SDCC exclusive Deadpool action figures packaged in tacos
- Transformers – by Hasbro – G1 6″ vinyl figure set including Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream
- Weaponeers of Monkaa OMFG Golem – by Spy Monkey Creations – Glyos compatible PVC action figures
- Hoot & Hush – by Coarse – vinyl owls $14 each
- Anatomical Reference Statue – from Anatomy Tools
- Hot Wheels A-Team Van – by Mattel – $20
- Michonne Pet 1 Pop Figure – by Funko – $10
- Catbug – from WeLoveFine – plush pouch – $14
- Greasebat Gummi – set of 5 figures, each just over 2″ tall, in orange or pink – $15
- CMYK Octopups – by Nathan Hamill & 3Dretro – set of 4 Japanese vinyl 2″ figures – $40
- Breaking Bad Exclusive – by Mezco – Walter White in hazmat suit figure
- Mike Egan Painting – by Mike Egan
- Star Wars Angry Birds – by Hasbro – set of 12 Star Wars Angry Birds on card backs – $25
- Pirate Cat Plush – by DeeTen
- Gargamel – Japanese vinyl monsters
- Cancelled Alien Figures – by Super 7 – set of 2 “prototype blue” Alien figures – $40
- Super Meat Boy – by Symbiote Studios – 8″ vinyl figure
Events
- Bricks By The Bay – Lego fan convention at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA August 10th and 11th