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As part of this past Christmas festivities, Ash decided to make a few very limited items available to his 3A members. You had to be quick though! If you blinked, they were gone. Well there I was sitting at the computer waiting for the moment. What an adrenaline rush! When I finally checked out I felt like I had scored the winning points in a tight game.
So, since I am buying pretty much everyting that Ash is selling I am going to show it all. In the near future I will have a seperate section for all things 3A. Until than, here is the XMAS02 3 pack of Bertie WWRP (for World War Robot Portable) robots. It consists of a D.I.Y. and Day Watch and Night Watch designs. These vinyl creations have tons of articulation (especially in the hands), cool ammo belts and guns! Check these out.
I hope you liked what you saw. Watch for the debut of the seperate section soon. I don't want to give away the name just yet.
You can go here to get information on 3A. www.3atoys.hyperboards.com
See you again soon. Go Vikings!!!
The ALYENZ invade your shops starting February !!!
Buffalo Toyz, a newly formed designer toys division of well-known French label Attakus,
is proud to unveil their new Alyenz blind-box platform figures @ COLETTE!
The collection : vinyl figurines with spicy, atomic, rustic, retro-futuristic or parodic designs, customized by famous artists coming from some of Europe’s top fashion professionals or from the worlds of graphic design, comics, cinema and of course street art, as well as a few veterans of the vinyl scene.
Collecting process : Each series is composed of 9 different figurines available in blind box: each purchase is a complete surprise and collectors can trade the duplicates!
The artists : a panel of artistic figures, from Soledad Bravi, the Illustrator of ELLE Magazine, to the comics artists Philippe Buchet and Lewis Trondheim, through the graphic designer Geneviève Gauckler (who created Laurent Garnier’s sleeves) and the cult film maker Marc Caro, who makes his first foray into the world of designer toys.
Features:
* Name of Toys: ALYENZ Series 1 (box including 24 figurines)
* Reference: MA04
* Gencode: 3700472002409
* Designer toys collectibles are available in blind boxes
* Recommended unit price: 9,90 €
* Producer: BUFFALO TOYZ (with Attakus)
* Size of the figurine: 8 cm
* Release date: Beginning of February
* Material: Vinyl
ALYENZ invasion 1 – Release in February 2010
Guest artists: Genevieve Gauckler, Lewis Trondheim, Soldedad Bravi, Marc Caro, Run, The Black Frog, Stan, Yoann Etienne Aillaud
ALYENZ invasion 2 – Release in September 2010
Guest Artists: Rolito Pierre la Police, Philippe Buchet, Soledad Bravi, The Black Frog, Fred Blanchard, Etienne Aillaud, Yoann
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTISTS
SOLEDAD BRAVI
Soledad is one of the superillustrator who works for the ELLE magazine. She also makes designs for stores such as the Parisian Nike store.
ETIENNE AILLAUD
Sculptor and co-founder of Attakus (European leader of collector’s resin statue), he is its artistic director. With his nimble fingers he sculpted numerous Disney, Star Wars and Spider-Man pieces but he also creates personal works.
THE BLACK FROG
Sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, designer for video games and movies, this genius all-rounder notably collaborated on the game Starshot (for Infogrames) and on the movies The Brotherhood of the Wolf, Harry Potter and X-Men 3.
MARC CARO
Marc Caro started as an artist for the French magazine Heavy Metal. Then he worked with the film maker Jean-Pierre Jeunet: they both co-directed Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children. In the same time, he directed commercials for Reebok. In 2008, he released a new feature film: Dante 01 with Lambert Wilson.
GENEVIEVE GAUCKLER
As a designer, she created Laurent Garnier’s sleeves for the Fcom label. Then she designed video-clips for Dimitri from Paris, Pierre Henry, Sparks and adverts for Yves Saint-Laurent. In 2003, she founded the collective of artists Pleix. After Tokyo and London, her works is now exhibited at the Lazy Dog, one of the most fashionable store in Paris.
RUN
He began his professional career in 1999 in the webdesign agency TeamChman, where he met a large number of figures, such as Tony & Dany from SemperFi. In 2003 he has joined this group and has quickly devoted to illustration and toy design. In 2008, he released the comics Metafukaz which was a success.
STAN
With Vince, met at the Estienne School, he is half of the famous writer-artist duo. Among their comics: the Vortex series (Delcourt), Tarzan (Dark Horse USA) and Chronokids with Zep (Glénat). Their experience also widens to the press, advertising, animation and cinema (Blueberry).
LEWIS TRONDHEIM
Writer and artist, he is one of the representatives of the so-called “nouvelle bande dessinée” and one of seven founders of the publishing house “l’Association” in 1990. Creator of Lapinot in 1994, Dad (with Joann Sfar) of the Donjon series in 1997, “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres” in 2005 and “Grand Prix” at the International Festival of Angoulême in 2006. He finally customized an Alyenz with Buffalo toyz!
YOANN
First published in the British magazine Deadline, Yoann is the father of famous comics series: Ninie Rezergoude, Toto l’Ornithorynque, La Voleuse du Père Fauteuil. He also collaborated on Donjon Monster and on Bob Marone (Fluide Glacial). He’s now officially in charge of the famous series Spirou and works on the volume 51 which is to be released in 2010.
Alyenz by: Geneviève Gauckler, Lewis Trondheim, Soldedad Bravi, Marc Caro, Run, The Black Frog, Stan, Yoann, Etienne Aillaud, Rolito, Pierre la Police, Philippe Buchet, Fred Blanchard
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As I had told you in Part 1 of this column, one of my friends went to Florida and visited Disney World. When she came back she brought me a gift! It turned out to be something that I had no knowledge of. It was a 3 inch tall, blind boxed vinyl Mickey Mouse! It was in translucent yellow and I liked it a lot. Well curiosity took over and I started to make some calls. I finally caught up with Steve, the man in charge of this cool project. Apparently Disney had been making vinyl Mickeys for a bit. Well Steve was very cool and sent me a box full of samples to show you just what was up.
So far they have come out with not only a D.I.Y. Mickey but several series of clear as well as artist driven designs. Each 3 inch Mickey comes in it's own box with a foil packaged figure and has a card with the artist's name on it. There is articulation at the neck and arms. Here is all of Series 3 to look at. Check them out!
If you want to know more about these figures or want to buy some you can go here: www.DisneyStore.com/vinylmation
More vinyl soon. Have a great weekend.
TG
Not that long ago one of my friends at work went to Florida and visited Disney World. When she came back she brought me a gift! It turned out to be something that I had no knowledge of. It was a 3 inch tall, blind boxed vinyl Mickey Mouse! It was in translucent yellow and I liked it a lot. Well curiosity took over and I started to make some calls. I finally caught up with Steve, the man in charge of this cool project. Apparently Disney had been making vinyl Mickeys for a bit. Well Steve was very cool and sent me a box full of samples to show you just what was up.
So far they have come out with not only a D.I.Y. Mickey but several series of clear as well as artist driven designs. Each 3 inch Mickey comes in it's own box with a foil packaged figure and has a card with the artist's name on it. There is articulation at the neck and arms. Check them out!
Come back later this week for a look at the whole set from Series 3!
TG
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