From the upcoming movie Justice league comes the Batman Statue by DC Collectibles.
Batman Justice League Movie Statue by DC Collectibles
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OBSESSED GLOW NEGORA Micro Run by Obsessed Panda x Max Toy Co
Made available to the Max Toy Club Members first is a micro run of Glow in the Dark KAIJU NEGORA, customised by Obsessed Panda - with only 6pcs to be had @ US$60 each (excluding shipping). First come first served, with any pieces unspoken for (which is very rare for anything Negora or Obsessed Panda-related releases are), will be unleashed to the adoring public … stay connected to @maxtoyco on ![]()
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POULTRY REX Green Slime Edition by Ron English x Toy Art Gallery Drops April 21.2017 + TAG @ #Superfestival Japan 4/23
Toy Art Gallery will be unleashing the latest colorway pf Ron English’s 8-inch tall vinyl POULTRY REX this Friday April 21st with the GREEN SLIME Edition priced at US$85 per, dropping at 12PM PST only via shop.toyartgallery.com. No specific numbers for “quantity” have been revealed, except that it is “extremely limited”.
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Corpse Tits’ GHOST HUG by JunkFed - A Collectible Nightmare
"Even malevolent specters can use a hug now and then. Hold this little phantom close and let the blackness envelop you. Just kidding, this little cutie is harmless...or is it? "Even malevolent specters can use a hug now and then. Hold this little phantom close and let the blackness envelop you. Just kidding, this little cutie is harmless...or is it? Ghost Hug was made in collaboration with @![]()
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Amanda Visell x Michelle Valigura Mayan Gold Jacks and Moonglow Tiger Cub Naps
Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura keep up the fast and furious pace with a pair of new resin releases for your collecting pleasure. The Mayan Gold Jack (3.5”, 25 pieces, $40) is cast in sparkly brownish gold resin and is finished off with painted details. Amanda is in love with...
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Aaron Woes Martin x Silent Stage 420 Mini PK3 (4.20)
Just in time for probably the most laidback day of the year comes the 420 Mini PK3 from Woes and Silent Stage Gallery. Limited to 100 signed/numbered pieces, this latest edition of the smaller Panda King 3 (4” x 4”) is cast in translucent tree green. Naturally it’s dropping on...
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Unbox Industries at Super Festival 74
Unbox Industries will be hosting a table at Super Festival 74 this coming Sunday April 23rd, where they’ll have a number of exclusive items (but only in small numbers) - with this quick montage previewing a new colorway off JimDream’s CHUNK (Fairy Cookies Taiwan exclusive), a new purple coloray of Retroband’s MEATS, ZiQi / MonsterLittle’s DINO vinyl, and the Hand Of Glory from from Florian ![]()
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CHUNK by Jim Chan x Unbox Industries in Two New Editions
Catching up with a bit of CHUNK toy-news, with a look at the two recent colorway editions released/to be released, with the above-left edition being released in Thailand, and the above-right being a Taiwan exclusive released earlier!
CHUNK is a character vinyl designed by Jim Chan (Jim Dreams) and produced by Unbox Industries.
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DOGS AND DOG TOYS
The big package arrived. A big day for the doggies! I have started ordering toys by collection rathe
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Buff Monster Pink Chrome Mister Melty (4.21)
Buff Monster is releasing a very special Pink Chrome edition of his 2-faced Mister Melty figure this Friday. This one features sexy bling chrome action from the sofubi head through to the resin body. Ultra luxurious art toy? Yes, indeed. Pink Chrome comes with a swanky burgundy velvet bag. It...
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Gary Ham x Clutter x Kidrobot Five Points Festival Dunny Exclusive
Amped for the brand spankin’ new Five Points Festival (5.20-5.21) ? Clutter just turned up the volume a few notches with the ammouncement of the Exclusive Five Points Dunny from Gary Ham and Kidrobot. The cute ‘n scary design will be available in three colorways: orange+blue (450 pcs), black+red (300...
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Pucky x Unbox Pookie Chocolate Edition
Pucky has just released the Chocolate Edition of her Pookie vinyl figures produced by the fine lads at Unbox Industries. Each of the four whimsical characters return in choco-infused versions: Pookie, Darlie, Professor Bean and Gooby. Limited to 100 pieces each, the Choco Edition figures come in special chocolate bags...
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New S.H. Figuarts The Dark Knight Joker Movie Figure Images From Tamashii Nations
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STAR WARS THE BLACK SERIES SABINE WREN CHILL REVIEW
This figure is pretty close to Hasbro perfection. Of course it has a few issues because what figure
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ITH High contrast tag
FREE Embroidery File : ITH High contrast tag 5.06” x 5.00” 9923 stitches 2 colors Instan
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Global Stocks Climb as Corporates Report
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Marvel x ThreeA CAPTAIN AMERICA 1/6th Scale Figure Designed By Ashley Wood
Pre-orders start April 28th, 2017.
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Deadline for Marbles IP Bid Approaches
The final bid deadline for the brand acquisition of Marbles: The Brain Store is today, April 20, at 5 p.m. Marbles is a developer, wholesaler and specialty retailer of games, puzzles, books, and software designed to strengthen and stimulate the brain. The company’s current catalog features a total of 141 Marbles branded products, broken down to [...]
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My Country Welcome - Button & Beads Mill Hill Cross-stitch Kit
So, when I saw the Country Welcome - Button & Beads Mill Hill Cross-stitch Kit with the little "doggie" in it I knew I wanted to make it. The dog button doesn't look anything like a cairn terrier but it's a "doggie" nonetheless.
The Country Welcome Beaded Counted Cross Stitch Kit Mill Hill Buttons & Beads Autumn Series MH14-7206 pattern uses full counted cross-stitch and straight stitch highlighting as well as beads of various sizes for emphasis and depth. The pattern also calls for certain areas of the perforated paper to be left untouched as the background. In this case they were leaving sections of the brown perforated paper background untouched.
A lot of the cross-stitch 5" by 5" pictures I have made were finished in small 6 1/2" by 6 1/2" shadowbox frames with 5" by 5" openings that I had gotten at Michaels when they went on sale on year. I used up all the shadowbox frames I had gotten that year and have been looking for them ever since and haven't found them again.
So, when I saw that Michaels had small 6' by 6" shadowbox frames on sale again I bought a few figuring they'd work okay. I thought they would be like the previous frames I had bought by they actually were bigger. They were 7 1/2" by 7 1/2" shadowbox frames with a 5 1/2" opening. I didn't realize when I had bought these that a lot more of the cross-stitch picture would be showing.
I also decided to once again utilize the rectangular wood frame jig that my darling husband built for me that I could tape the edges of my perforated paper to. The wood frame jig is a rectangular embroidery hoop of sorts, but without bending the perforated paper. He had made it out of 1/2" x 1" pine wood strips with an adjustable center strip that I used for this 5 x 5 square design.
I had learned from previous mistakes that I needed to draw diagonal lines to locate the exact center of the perforated paper as in the last perforated paper cross-stitch picture I had done was slightly off center by a few holes which caused a problem with inserting the needles in the holes along one of the edges of my frame. So, I lightly drew a diagonal line across each corner with a pencil to get the center point of the perforated paper.
The pattern called for a white/gold wooden frame and certain areas of the perforated paper to be left untouched as the background like the picture shown below:
However, I don't like seeing the different perforated sections in the background and since a lot more of it would be exposed with this frame I opted instead to finish the ground with a medium gray DMC embroidery floss and the rest of the background with a light brown DMC embroidery floss color sewn as a half cross-stitch using two strands of the floss.
I had decided to square the edges of my picture and also decided to add as many rows of the light brown and medium gray floss around all the edges to make sure the perforated paper would not be visible once my cross stitch picture was inserted into the wooden frame.
However, this time, when I measured the picture and frame I realized that I would need to add a lot more of the brown floss and medium gray around the edges as a lot more of the picture would be showing. Instead of using the brown floss and medium gray floss I decided to use ecru colored .25m floss sewn as one half cross-stitch that would make the picture look like it was matted..
While the end results of this design were wonderful some things in the kit and in the instructions could be improved upon so I'd like to offer the following constructive suggestions:
The cross-stitch chart was in black and white as was the floss color code and symbol key. Both were easy to read and very clear. While I had no problem with the chart and keys I did have a problem with the way the DMC floss was presented. All of the floss was tied together in one big knot so you had to separate the floss pieces yourself, sort them, and try to interpret which color belonged to which floss # and symbol key on the color chart.
If you only have a few colors to deal with this isn't a problem. However, if you have several different colors to choose from that are close in color then interpreting the chart can be tricky. You may assign the wrong color to the wrong symbol if the colors are too closely aligned like ecru and light beige. The key code chart should have contained the number of strands that were included in the kit so I would know how many strands I had for the different floss colors.
As I have done with other cross-stitch kits I've completed I had to design my own thread color sorter and symbol key. I took a piece of thin cardboard and cut a 1" x 9" long rectangular piece out to use as a thread sorter. I then punched holes in my cardboard strip in which to tie each of the different colors. Just above the hole I wrote the DMC floss # and just below the hole I added the respective cross-stitch symbol. I then inserted the floss threads that went with that # and symbol through the hole and tied them in a loose knot. This kit could be much improved if a thread sorter with respective #'s and symbols was provided.
The beads were contained within three small ziploc bags which was fine. The chart had footnote symbols to help distinguish which beads were within which bag.
The kit included a dog button that was to be sewn at the bottom of the picture. The button was okay except it was glued to a small piece of cardboard which did not easily come off and the glue used had hardened and extended over the sides of the button. I cut it with scissors and managed to make it presentable enough to use in my picture. I have found over time that the buttons used in the Mill Hill cross-stitch kits are usually of poor quality and the worst parts of the kits. Sometimes I use them sometimes I don't.
The wooden frame came with a 6" x 6" cardboard mounting board for the picture but had no back so I decided to cut a 6" x 6" white foam adhesive board to use to glue my picture to.
My results with the totally finished background, square edges, and frame is shown below:
Despite the relatively small issues I had encountered with the kit I was happy with the way my Country Welcome turned out.
It took me 26 hours to complete this picture including the framing. As always, my comments are meant to be constructive to enable future purchasers to benefit from my experience and to enhance their ability to create a wonderful little cross-stitch design.
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Von Nom WWRp Pre-order
ThreeA has announced a pre-order date for their Von Nom WWRp (Sh!tty Nine Commander) figure. The Ashley Wood-designed portable action figure will be available beginning on April 24th at Bambaland. I'm assuming this means 9PM ET on April 23rd. No word on pricing yet.
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