Homeless Quatchi at Vancouver Fan Expo April21

Homeless Quatchi Table A65 #Vancouver Fan Expo this weekend! Come one, come all! 

#olympics #fanexpo #comics #geeks #homeless

Designer Toy Awards 2012 NOMINATE AlbertArt

Hey! Maybe I have a shot at this! I've been customizing toys since 2007 and have built up lots of art to show for it! It would be great to rally the support, and maybe get nominated for something. I never win awards, but it would be cool if I did!


So many fantastic artists out there!


Please support! :D
www.designertoyawards.com

http://toysrevil.blogspot.ca/2012/04/nominations-for-2012-designer-toy.html


CLUTTER MEDIA GROUP has just announced a call for entries for nominations in the 2012 DESIGNER TOY AWARDS, with the public call for entries beginning Monday, April 9th, 2012. I was honored to be voted by the public to be BEST BLOG in 2011, and I've even written about WHY you should vote for this awards, and this year, the added option to nominate "anonymously" should be a boon to folks, methinks!
This year, Anyone can anonymously submit an organization or individual for consideration, and entries will be reviewed by special nomination committees which will select the final five to ten nominees per category. Nominations will be officially announced during the San Diego Comic Con in July 2012 and the ceremony itself will be in New York City in October 2012.


For more about the rules and regulations for the nomination process, please visit www.designertoyawards.com. Meanwhile, these are the 2012 AWARD Categories to nominate and vote for:


TOY OF THE YEAR
BRAND OF THE YEAR (Previously Manufacturer of the Year)
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
BEST CUSTOMIZER
BEST MINI SERIES
BEST SELF-PRODUCED
BEST COLLABORATION
BEST LICENSED PRODUCT
BEST PLUSH DESIGN
BEST 1/6 SCALE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST BLOG
FAN FAVORITE
BEST ONLINE TOY STORE
BEST TOY STORE
BEST TOY FROM A COMIC
BEST DIY PLATFORM
BEST COLLECTION
http://www.designertoyawards.com/

Albert Art Easter Bunee Mini Qee Custom Toy

HAPPY EASTER FROM ALBERT ART!

Say hello to Easter Bunee! My latest hand-painted custom Mini-Qee in the varsity jacket wearing animal series, first seen on 'Letterman the Hound'. He sports a different kind of attitude as you can see, as well as different clothes from the 'Terrible Trio' --  Letterman the Hound , Pigee, and Bear. They REALLY want Easter eggs, so Bunee better watch out!

These toys will be on display this month at Fan Expo Vancouver, Artist Ally Booth A65 http://www.fanexpovancouver.com/attractions

Be sure to LIKE these toys on the Toy2r USA Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150618357747624.378712.210257137623&type=1

EASTER EGGS!

RUN BUNEE RUN!

LOOKING COOL!

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As Seen on ToysREvil

http://toysrevil.blogspot.ca/2012/04/custom-feature-happy-easter-from-albert.html

Easter Bunny Custom Mini Qee Teaser

TOY TEASER: Easter Bunny Mini-Qee

The Easter bunny is coming!!!

Albert Art Double Trouble Mini Qee Custom Toy

NEW TOYS! ALBERT ART 'DOUBLE TROUBLE' MINI-QEE CUSTOMS


Here's double for your trouble, two mini-Qee customs sporting varsity letterman jackets in the style of Letterman the Hound. 


'Double Trouble' or simply 'A & A', these Mini-Qees were unveiled at the local Vancouver Comicon event this past Sunday.  One is a Pigee, and the other a QeeBear. Both hand-painted and one of a kind pieces.


They join Letterman the Hound, as they stir up trouble around the neighbourhood and in the classroom.

'Wanna be startin somethin?'

 



Kids, don't end up like these terrible two!

Pigee!

Bear Qee! Or Teddee

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PREVIEW NEW CUSTOM Mini Qee Custom

PREVIEW NEW CUSTOM Mini Qee Custom

This week, prepare to meet some new customs. Letterman the Hound and two new custom mini-qees. Who and what are they?! Stay tuned!

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PARTY! GDC 2012 Super7 Insert Coin PixelJunk 4am

PARTY! GDC 2012 Super7 Insert Coin PixelJunk 4am


Super7 has always been on my list of toy shops to hit up if ever I was in town, I just never had a chance to visit the shop until my recent trip to San Francisco. It seemed like the forces had aligned and I had an opportunity to check it out. Fresh off the plane, I was in a bit of a groggy state, going out into the night and in need of a party. 


Super7 is a well known Kaiju figure shop with a side of Japanese Star Wars figures, and limited print graphic tees. I knew the place was cool, I just didn't know how awesome it was until I got there. 


With the Game Developers Conference in town, they threw a party for the launch of their new line of gamer tees called 'Insert Coin', so I jumped at the chance to check it out. After a sardine packed BART ride from downtown, and a walk through a dark street towards Haight St., (fearing I would be stabbed), I found Super7. Then I realized, I could have just taken the bus! (Their previous location had been in Japantown, and is now located on Haight.)




The party was packed with art fans spilled on the side walk.  Sony's PixelJunk 4am was being demoed at the event. Using the Sony Move controller, users can create and layer sounds and beats using the visualizer on screen. The experience has been described as similar to the music process of a DJ, transitioning through beats, with the ability for people to spectate. 


The visualizer is like an instrument, with button inputs creating different sounds, when the controller is waved around, or whether buttons are held then released. I could definitely see the depth in program like this. Though I don't think was a way to save out the audio into a convenient format to create and share. (PixelJunk 4am was also set up on the Expo floor at GDC, Sony booth.)


The Insert Coin tee designs were all pretty creative, taking retro gaming and design and slapping it on a tee is a tall order, but these artists did a great job. Unfortunately, I didn't pick up any of the gamer tees, and instead opted for the In-N-Out secret menu tee by artist Josh Herbolsheimer. Fans of burgers should appreciate this.











The boys and girls over at Super7 were very chill. Keep up the good work guys!


Check out the pics from the event!

http://super7store.com

ADDRESS

Super7 Store
1427 Haight St (@ Masonic)
San Francisco, CA 94117

INSERT COIN T-Shirts @ SUPER7

The more gamer shirts the better. Meat Bun has some fantastic tees, but these ones are quite good too.

Insert Coin Collection Designer T-Shirts: Pizza Man Fever, NES Sleeve, Arcade Rorschach, Kremlin Rocket, Bit Runner & Controller Family TreeSuper7 presents a new collection of T-Shirts with the Insert Coin Collection series featuring some classic arcade games.
From the top left to bottom right:Pizza Man Fever
NES Sleeve
Arcade Rorschach
Kremlin Rocket
Bit Runner
Controller Family Tree
Kremlin Rocket and Pizza Man Fever are available online now (HERE) with the rest of the collection available next week. $25 each.

http://blog.super7store.com/insert-coin-collection-designer-t-shirts-pizz