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CLICK HERE at 1PM: http://ss1.us/a/AwIwvBnS Our friend the 3D Hero snapped up some of the recently available Shi-Shi sofubi figures from Five Points to paint up for this custom series drop: 5 total figure, with 4 in the blue you see above, and one chase "Silver Fire" colorway, will go live at 1PM EST today at $125 each. Shi-Shi is a new 4" sofubi figure by Bigshot Toys. The factory in Japan is tooled up, clearly, and a few colors of Shi-Shi have been run to build familiarity in advance of the big Kickstarter, which will launch soon! Go here...

With the convention hustle in full swing, Five Points Fest is quickly coming upon us. One of the epic events to take place during Five Points Fest is the second annual Paint Fight!, sponsored by Blick Art Materials. 2018 champion, JCORP, is all set to defend her title against a great line up of talented artists.The first matchup starts at 12pm on Saturday, June 1st, going on until the final Paint Fight later that evening. For those attending Five Points Fest, be sure to swing by the Tenacious Toys Booth, #426! Paint Fight! Match Ups Here is the line up...

From the mind of Casper Kelly, the airwaves of Adult Swim, the talent of William Tokarsky, and the team at Pickman’s Vinyls comes The Killer from Too Many Cooks- in 3 3/4” action figure scale.    Each piece of the figure is hand sculpted and cast in solid resin, hand painted and features magnetic articulation, as well as a machete accessory for stalking all your other 3 3/4” figures.    Available NOW at www.pickmansvinyls.bigcartel.com $75 each plus Shipping Limited to 10 pieces Carded with a reasealable blister bubble for easy removal.   Card art by Ruth Mendez Printing by Chimera...

The finalists for the 9th Annual Designer Toy Awards (DTAs) have been announced and Public Voting has begun! To see the full list of finalist please visit https://www.designertoyawards.com/categories. We'd like to thank the nomination committees, who have worked tirelessly these last few weeks, to discuss each category and nomination in order to whittle down the 100’s of nominees to these top choices. Committee Members: Committee Members: Dov Kelmer, Benny Kline, Travis Lykins, Gary Rozanski, Vincent Yu, Keegan Rooney, Kyle Kirwan, Don Kratzer, Cory Rutter, Jason Freeny, Jack Muramatsu, Jeff Rawson, Yaniv Brick, Steve Braun, Sarah Churchill, Czee, Nick Curtis, Justin Cheah, Lee Funai, Rob Lumino, Katherine Park, Kevin Philips,...