Zukie battles the world Friday at Toy Tokyo's next event
Alison Perez's Zukie is no stranger to the pages of Tomopop, and now, her little fellow is getting its own custom show, Zuke vs. The World! Opening at Toy Tokyo's Underground Gallery (91 2nd Ave., Lower Level, Manhattan, New York City) on Friday, July 27 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the show features more than 30 artists who've customized Zukies, and is only going to be there until Sunday, July 29. Artists featured in the event include Adam Pratt, Alarment, AW177, Benny Kline, Blazon Brikhaus, Brian A, CashCannon, Chris Moore, Cyberphunkk, Davemarkart, David Kraig, Ian Chapman, James Fuller, Jasin Dollin, Jeff Beck, Josh Marlar, Josh Mayhem, Ken Ziobro, LEWNATIK, Melodreama, MikeDie, Miss Zukie, Mr. Den, OsiRisORion, Scott Kinnebrew, Shawn Wigs, Tasha Zimich, Travis Lykins, VIOLENT CRATCHIT, YoMi, Zam Art and Zukaty. In our gallery, you'll find the following customs: Black Ravenz by Josh Mayhem; Sewer Sludge Gilbert by OsiRisORion; The Provocateurs by Alarment; Skelechuckie by Chris Moore; Bao by VIOLENT CRATCHIT; Angry Blue Beaver by Jasin Dollin; Blossoming Koi by AW177; Stormtrooper by Ken Ziobro; and Moon by Jeff Beck, along with the exclusive Baby Zukies available on Friday night. Let us know if you have a favorite or if you're thinking of going! Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
11:00 AM on 05.21.2013 ACen 2013: Gunpla Builders World CupThe Gunpla Builders World Cup, descrbed by Bandai as "a global championship of Gunpla building", had a selection of their earlier North American entries on display at the Bandai booth at Anime Central 2013 this past weekend. ...
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12:30 PM on 05.17.2013 Meet Davidkraig at Kidrobot NY's May 18 customizing eventWant to come check out some live customizing and meet artist Davidkraig? If you're in New York City, you can do that on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Eastern at Kidrobot New York (118 Prince St., SoHo, Manhattan). As for what he'll be working on ... I'm not too sure. But you've seen his work before, and I assume he'll be sculpting out/painting something just as impressive for the event.
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6:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Mikie Graham's Mechanized Mad Men are brilliantMikie Graham will be honoring some of history's more quirky minds with his upcoming custom Android series, Mechanized Mad Men. The release marks Mikie's first entry into the realm of blind boxes. The seven figures in the set ...
3:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Argonaut Resins stocks up new customs from Adam PrattGaze in wonder at one of Ancient Egypt's monumental creations, the mighty Tuttz! Seen with workers toiling over it's massive structure, this is a new set that will be available from Argonaut Resins. Coming with the micr...
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