Tim Tsui provided the biggest ‘wow’ moment of the show IMO with the unveiling of his brand new Da Fighter figure – the first in his new fighter series. This thing is huge (wide) and very funky – the tribal patterns, the horned shoulder armor, the bling collar, the red transparent left claw and mace. Oh and did we mention, that it’s a wolf and not an ape? Great stuff.
The colorway shown here was for sale at TTF for about $100. It’s limited to 150 pieces total – 50 for TTF, 50 for SDCC and 50 for his online store. It sounds like the fighter series is Tim’s alternate mostly non-ape series. While Tim usually ships his ape figures in a cloth bag, he’s gone for a flashier silver heavy bag for Da Fighter (pic after the jump). Oh if you’re wondering why Da Fighter was launched so soon after Da Warrior — the answer is that Da Warrior took much longer to produce than expected which resulted in the bunched up releases. Sounds like the TTF supply is sold out.
Tim also dropped his Sharky from ToyQube – really slick. It was going for 2000 nt (about $60). It will likely be available at SDCC. It comes with a cool banana accessory that fits nicely into the aquatic carnivore’s jagged teeth. And if you’re wondering, there will be at least one more edition but that’s all we could pry loose — well, we didn’t want to pry too hard 
Tim is also offering a new ape head key chain/lighter topper (400 nt, about $13).
Finally, Tim dropped a custom Da Warrior in black, gold and red. It sold within the first few hours (~ $400) – not surprising given that Tim rarely does one-off customs for sale. More pics after the jump.
Vinylpulse X Mytummytoys
You’ve almost certainly seen King Kun – the collaborative figure from vinyl pioneers James Jarvis and
Bounty Hunter. The mix of King Ken and Skull Kun has proved to be quite popular. STRANGEco’s SDCC booth (4629) will be the only place in the USA to acquire both the Black (BxH edition, sold out in Japan) and the Gray (Amos Toys edition).
In addition, STRANGEco will unveil a new collaborative project with James Jarvis and Amos Toys @ SDCC. Beyond just an announcement, an SDCC exclusive edition of the project will drop at STRANGEco’s booth.
pic layout courtesy of vinylpulse
My Tummytoys 2008
To the delight of many collectors, adFunture has been dropping and announcing Teddy Troop figures at a nice steady pace recently including the London Police 10” and the DIY mini. Now comes word of the newest edition of Flying Fortress’ signature figure – a 10” GID Teddy Troop available for purchase @ adFunture’s web shop for $60 each. Good news for collectors and customizers who have scoured the earth looking for the 10” white DIY’s.
text and pic is courtesy of vinylpulse
My Tummytoys 2008
It can now be revealed. STRANGEco’s elusive crossover project with James Jarvis and Amos Toys is … a series of King Ken blind-boxed minis. This took a little getting used to for us – King Ken is large and in charge. So minis seem a little out of character (that’s our inner toy nerd escaping for all to see), but these look good and are a chance for fans to readily pick up editions they might have missed of the larger version. What’s your take on these? Btw, if you are the first person to ID the guy in the pic (and don’t work for STRANGEco or his firm, we’ll send you a VP Buka). Leave a comment. And no, it’s not James Jarvis!
Vinylpulse X Mytummytoys 2008
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