Second Post on Double Post Day!

This is breaking news stuff, so I think it deserves its own post :-P

NEW TOYS are coming this Friday in zee shoppe!!! I'll be finally be releasing a new run of Uncorns for web consumption, and then I also have a nice little micro-run collab that will join the party.

First, the Unicorns: "Dark Side of the Ugly" Rainbow GID!





This painted version will be released this Friday on a pre-order basis - along with blank GID unicorns. The painteds are limited to 1 per person and the run is limited to a max of 20 painted figures. Blanks are wide open, and everyone is welcome to order as many as they like :-) Hopefully this will result in a number of people grabbing one (or more) to paint! Let's see those handpaints!

Painted and blanks will go up for sale Friday night (here in Japan) - so they should be there in the shop when people are getting up on Friday morning in the States. The pre-order stays up for one week - until 2/10.

Second up (but no less fun!) - a little collaboration with my friend Aya from Refreshment Toys! When I was in Osaka a few weeks ago, Aya gave me 10 of he mini-cuppy figures. I painted them, sent half to her, and half (5) will be in the shop this friday

A whole BUNDLE of spray, stencil and gouache on these oh-so-cute little cupcake dudes!



That'll do for now! Next week: Waniphants!!!

TENACIOUS TOYS x RAMPAGE TOYS

Quick blog hit!

The TENACIOUS TOYS x RAMPAGE TOYS mini kaiju cupcake series is live in the TENACIOUS TOYS webstore!

This VERY cool blind box series was based on my 2 inch mini cupcake kaiju platform! We hand picked four great artists (and I did some as well), and had them each do 5 pieces - making a total of 25 custom resin toys. The figures were blind boxed by TENACIOUS TOYS with some screen printed packaging art that I supplied. The series went live last week on the Tenacious Toys Website - $35 per piece with possibility of finding a GOLD TICKET!!! The lucky person who finds the gold ticket will get a little RAMPAGE TOYS care package to include a 5x7 OG painting and some other special one-of-a-kind goodies (toys!).

The Artists roster includes the following folks:

***Justin Hillgrove: the genius behind "Imps and Monsters" (http://www.impsandmonsters.com/)

***Osiris Orion: a magician with an airbrush!!! (http://www.osirisorion.com/)

***NREAZON: she has an eye for colorful and AWESOME (http://nreazon.com/)

***Nasty Niel - Wasted Talent - a true renaissance man ;-) (on twitter: @WSTDTLNT)

***RAMPAGE TOYS: ummm, me. (http://rampage-toys.blogspot.com)

The series is available for sale here: http://www.tenacioustoys.com/Mini_Kaiju_Cupcake_Custom_BB_p/mkcbb.htm

Go ahead and grab yourself some mini-cake art-toy awesome - and tell all your friends about it!!! Below are some images, but there are even more on the TENACIOUS TOYS website!

Thanks Everyone!

As Seen on SPANKY STOKES!

Hey Peoples!

So, thing is, I'm ok about getting things out there... just not on my own blog! Silly, right? Anyway, perhaps some of you folks have seen information about the "Ugly Unicorn Sofubi Project" on blogs like Spanky Stokes, or Toys, etc., or maybe even elsewhere. And perhaps you've seen the bundle of Work in Progress pictures that I've gotten on Flickr and Facebook. But Now they are here! Right here where they should be!

So, this is super exciting! I've recently completed the sculpt for a figure that is intended for Japanese Vinyl production! This little guy is the "Ugly Unicorn." He is generally a docile fellah', but the thing is, he needs cupcakes to stay alive! If a sky scraper or unwitting pedestrians were to get in between him and a cupcake, he can't really be held liable for the destruction that might ensue. So (and this might be stating the obvious) he is the arch enemy of the Cupcake Kaiju! Whenever the two cross paths, there is sure to be a problem - a fight even! Think: "Giant Cupcake Eating Booska"

That's a little bit of the backstory - more to come (in an illustrated format!).

Now to the pics of the sculpt! This figure will be right around 5 inches tall. He articulates at the hips - and he is built to resemble a traditional bullmark kaiju figure! The idea is to have this guy be a nice clean vinyl design, but to retain the handmade feel of the old Ultra-kaiju figures - with a bit of a resin figure 'edge' ;-) Basically, I want it to be a handmade figure - and it will be - each figure made in Japan is meticulously cast in beautiful soft vinyl. I cannot wait to see the first pieces pulled from the mold - hopefully later this year! For now, keep an eye out for the full frontal reveal - seen by very few so far - and not dropping here at the moment ;-)

Enjoy!

He's got some knobby knees and thunder thighs! I think the cupcake diet is to blame :-P

Oh, and one more thing - unrelated to the exciting Ugly Unicorn project, but still super exciting!
New FLESH FLEX PACKS drop in the RAMPAGE SHOP next Monday! I just got the casts from Monstrehero yesterday, and they need a little cleaning and some header card action! Here's the 'pile o' resin' shot ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!

CAKESPY Show, et.al.

Update Time!!!

So, a bit slow on a number of things... that's a bit of the norm though :-P

First up - "Monsters, Cupcakes and Monster Cupcakes" Opening at the CAKESPY SHOP on May 12th. The opening was a blast! Thank you to everyone who came out to check out all the new works - especially to the folks who saw fit to bring a little something home with them! It was a fun evening of cupcakes, wine and artwork. I was especially happy to spend the evening with so many friends, who I won't be seing to much of after I move to Japan... WAIT! "Move to Japan?!?!?" That's right - I'm moving to Japan! THIS Summer! More on that later though (and a VERY exciting new project). For now - here are a few pics of the CAKESPY opening


Wall Mural Action!!! I decided to do it up right for this event - and figured a nice 3'x6' Wall Mural would do well to bump up the aesthetics a notch.


Artwork (to be pronounced 'ahhht-woork' of course) Hanging and FOR SALE. The pieces should be available from CAKESPY on-line (e-mail cakespyshop@gmail.com for inquiries). More up on Flickr soon as well.


There were TWO zombie cakes... one was eaten... or was he eating brains... or something... Anyway. RAWR! Some resin and customs.

In other news, a couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the "Sloth 'n Moth" opening at Grasshut in Portland Oregon. What a blast! Bwana Spoons was a splendid host, and he even delivered a new painting to me - SWEET! While at the hut I dropped of a few more resin pieces, so if you're in Portland, and you want to get your hands on the LAST TWO available "Flex Packs" (from the release edition - a new edition is in the works - fleshtone anyone? ;-), then go grab 'em! Anyway...


Bwanashowing of my new painting (SOOOO AWESOME), and the Flex Packs for the shop.


Some RAMPAGE TOYS bagged and carded resin up for SALE in the Grasshut Shop!!! Proud to be mixed in with some S7 and Buta no Hana Sofubi!

AND, some new stuff!!! Buddha V2.0!!! These guys were cast up with a few other for the CAKESPY opening, and I'll get a batch up in the shop soon!

...a glimpse of 2 of my 3 pieces for the upcoming TAG "Open Call Resin Show"! More pics on Flickr.

Another post will be soon in the coming. Info about Japan and this 'exciting new project' soon soon soon!!!

SHOWS!!!! and stuff

Greetings Ladys and Gentlemen! Now for some more stuff - YAY!

As I've had in the side bar for ages now, but was far to slow at adding to the main text body of this little blog, I have my very first SOLO show opening very soon - here in Seattle! The show will be up at the most excellent CAKESPY SHOP in Seattle's Capitol Hill Neighborhood - opening reception (where I will be in attendance of course!) on May 12th from 5-8 PM durring the Cap Hill Artwalk. Be there or be square! Well, actually, the show will be up for about a whole month, so you won't be too square if you get in there sometime in that month ;-)

You can announce your attendance (RSVP not required though!) on the Facebook Event thingy HERE

And here's a bit of 'promo' info:
'Monsters, Cupcakes and Monster Cupcakes' will showcase paintings and toys from Seattle based character designer Jon Malmstedt - RAMPAGE TOYS! Jon's work focuses on fun and colorful creatures that just so happen to be monsters. Expect scenes of urban destruction a' la the classic films 'Godzilla' and 'Mothra', but with a bent in the direction of silly - instead of Godzilla think 'giant cupcake that has no arms.' The show will include paintings, custom vinyl toys, handcast resin figures and a couple collaborative pieces done with the Cakespy herself - something for anyone who loves monsters, cupcakes, monster cupcakes or all of the above! Oh, and need we mention that actual, real, edible and delicious CUPCAKES will be in attendance? YUMMY!!!'


Also, this coming weekend, on May 7th, I'll have a booth at the ever fun "Crafty Wonderland Springtime Shindig," and would love to see some of you guys there! I'll have toys, prints, jewelery, and other various and fun items for your purchasing pleasure ;-) Stop and by - if you mention the blog I'll give you a little discount! If you happen to be in the Portland area, you really should also be at GRASS HUT on May 5th for the show they have opening - it's sure to be AMAZING.

So, of course there need to be some pictures of toys up in here! Here are some recent favorites that went over well in the good old RAMPAGE BigCartel Shop. First are the ACE Luchadors, which have just today been 're-activated' on a 'choose your own color' basis! I've made 10 more available, so head on over and order up you favorite color if you missed these guys the first time around!

I recently joined the "October Toys' forum, and am happy to find that those guys were quite interested in my little Cupcake Propaganda Glyos heads! They're all gone at the moment, but I'll get some more up soon!

And last, but certainly not least, a little painting. This little guy is a 3x5 ink, acrylic and watercolor piece on archival paper - the 'Ugly Unicorn' is one of my newer little guys, but expect to see A LOT more of this guy in the not so distant future :-) He's fuzzy, ugly and he CRAVES cupcakes (think 'giant booska' that needs cupcakes rather than ramen noodles!).

Thanks for stopping by - I hope some of you can make it out to Crafty Wonderland and/or the BIG EVENT at the CAKESPY SHOP on the 12th!

Post-Con Post

As the Germans love to say: Greets! And the amazing world of resin and otherwise rediculous RAMPAGE TOYS and Art survives yet another convention! Emerald City Comic Con was fun - hanging with my buddies Justin Hillgrove and Mike Capp - and Wondercon was AMAZING - leaving me wishing I lived in the Bay area... But now it's back to work in beautiful mostly cloudy 50% chance of showers Seattle, Washington, and things are picking up speed again! First of, here are some more pictures of the Flex Pack figures that I released at Wondercon. I can't stress enough how happy I am with these casts - Thank You Marty (The Godbeast Customs)!!!! There are still about half of these sets available, so hit up the listings on ye ol' RAMPAGE BigCartel, and get some sweet resin and header card art! And then there are the ACE Luchador figures, which are currently SOLD OUT in the shop. I'll be re-stocking these guys as soon as I can - probably in 2 weeks. The color ways will be slightly more limited - primarily flesh and bright pink, but I'll throw in a few randoms and perhaps a 'swirl' or two, so keep an eye on the shop! They'll still come bagged and carded! There will be a few additions to the shop by tomorrow sometime (4/12/2011). I'll finally be getting my Monster In My Pocket Cupcake Propaganda figure posted up, as well as the Glyos heads and some small customs! And here's the portion of this post where I thorw in some 'shout outs' to people who RULE! I was recently in 'the old country' (Germany and such), and I had the opportunity to meet up with my friend SmallStuffPepe!!! Pepe and his lady joined me and a friend for lunch and CAKE (YAY CAKE!!!) in Munich, and we chatted about toys, art, ...that kind of stuff. Here's the man himself - along with his better half ;-) And, to top the post off, here's Jessie Oleson - owner of the Cakespy Shop in Seattle! I'll be hanging my show at 'Cakespy' on May 9th and 10th, and the opening will be on the 12th from 6-9pm. It's going to be a raucus shindig - complete with libations, toys, wall art, music and (of course) CUPCAKES!!! The show title is going to be "Monsters, Cupcakes and Monster Cupcakes" - all of which will be in attendance!!! So - Be There!

Oh right - one last thing - here's a little 3x5 Watercolor, Ink and Acrylic piece I did while I was in Germany. "Cake #2"

New Shop Madness!

HALOOOOOO!

So, along with the fancy new update to the blog's format (YAY - that was long in the making... short in the actual 'doing'... only took an hour or so...), come MANY MANY items up for sale in the shiny new Shop!!!!

I've been casting a bundle of resin, and finally taking the time to do some painting, which was sorely missed durring the shop and web-update phase from the past weeks.... I've got some old and some new items available. So, without further adoo (umm, adieu? Add-oo? I duh-no...), here are some pictures! All items available HERE.

YAY! Buttons! 12 for 10 bucks!

New Run of Happy Cupcake Buddhas! 2 sold in the first 5 minutes of being posted! Grab the last one quickly! The slimy guy is an homage to Heddorah the slime Kaiju!


Horray For handpainted MiniCakes! Edition of 3!

MiniCake -Artificial Color Edition with OG handpaint header card!

Local Resin AWESOME guy, Dave Sheely, ran off a few nice casts of the Cupcake Luchador! 2 left - their going like 'Hot Cupcakes!'

Next week (next Friday) I'll be putting up some ancient treasures! Keep your eyes peeled!

KAPUKEEKI RELEASE INFO!!!

OK - The time is nigh! The RAMPAGE TOYS Kapukeeki Kaiju will be unveiled at New York Comic Con - October 8-10 at the Javitz Center in NYC. Head right on over to the TENACIOUS TOYS booth in the Cultyard and get yours! Limited run of 5 pieces ONLY - each hand cast resin toy (cast in 3 different colored resins) will come with a hand painted and screen printed box, a very limited (edition of 8) photolithograph depicting the header card art for Future releases of this toy, AND a secret message for each buyer! What will the message say? For now, let's just say - possible free ART!!! I also hope to include some pins :-)

Here's a teaser -stay tuned for the full reveal next week!

MASSIVE EDIT!

So, instead of a brand new post (how time-consuming is that!), here's, instead, an UPDATE! Below are full reveal pics of the upcoming Releases at the Tenacious Toys booth (#2878) at NYCC TOMORROW!!! GO get your hands on some RAMPAGE TOYS resin and print art!!!

The full package - 4 inch resin, super limited photolithograph and spray painted/screen printed box! RAWR!!!

THE KAPUKEEKI KAIJU ARMY ARRIVES!

Edition of 3 - 5 color Screenprint

I'll be there on Saturday! I'll be happy to do sketches if you've got a book with you :-) STop by the Tenacious Toys booth, or just find me - I'll be wearing a light green RAMPAGE TOYS T and carrying around free RAMPAGE buttons!