Do you like kaiju cyclops gorillas?  I’ll bet you do.  I’ve actually always dug this Cyclomagnon sculpt from RxH, but this white vinyl version with a black paint rub is by far my favorite.  The yellow scarf is a sweet touch, too. You’ve got to love a giant cyclopian gorilla who knows how to accessorize!

I’ve stolen the images for this guy from our friends at Rotofugi, who have him for sale here.

What’s the one thing that could make the latest few designs from RealxHead any cooler?  How about exclusive, limited edition, glow in the dark “Troops of Doom” colorways from the always amazing Dead Presidents Designs?

You can order them right now here. But hurry, because they’re limited to only 20 of each!

For all of the latest from Dead Presidents, check out the blog here.

It’s a sweet day for fans of the OG RealxHead figures!  This brilliant set in “milky white” vinyl is going to be available in limited numbers from out friends at Lulubell Toy Bodega, later today.  Not only is the vinyl color super rad on these guys, but I’m also digging the kabuki-style paint job on the Evil, and the “burnt marshmallow” look on the Chaos.

From Lulubell:

Fans of OG Real Head are in for a nice little snack. Love cookies and
milk? Well replace the cookies with Chaos, Evil, and Head and you got
yourself one sweet little treat.  Don’t be late though or all the
other kids may fill up before you. Snack time will be at 6 pm PST
Friday the 2nd at lulubelltoys.com. Play nice and have fun.

More pics after the jump. (more…)

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Last weekend was Japan’s Super Festival 50, an event which brought us all sorts of limited edition/ lottery only kaiju/ vinyl pieces that most of us will probably never get our hands on.  Of all of these releases, I feel like the collaborations that RxH did with various other artists/ companies really stold the show.  I’ve expressed in the past my enthusiasm for the Chaos Beast sculpt by RealxHead, and this was a really cool chance to see what other artists could do with the piece.

Again, these were released in very limited runs (maybe 20 or less) and typically sold in a lottery.  They are by, from left to right, RealxHead, Shef, Itokin Park, Skulltoys, and Ichiban Boshi.

Image stolen from Datadub’s flickr.

As I’ve said in the past, when it comes to modern Japanese designer Kaiju vinyl, there is no brand cooler than RealxHead.  Their figures draw from all aspects of pop culture and have, over the last few years, created a world as odd and amazing as any fantasy/ sci-fi universe, while creating many pieces of high end collectible art.

The third series of Mutant Zone figures from RxH started to trickle out late last year, and over the course of 2009, many of them have been popping up, Stateside.  The general theme of this series has been the combination of a figure from series 1 with a figure from series 2.  Of all of these figures, I’m really loving the Chaos Beast figure.  He’s a combination of the Mutant Chaos

and the Cyclomanion

For anyone who is looking to learn more about the wacky/badass world of RealxHead, I would highly recommend that you check out this section of the Skullbrain message boards.

Also, many of these images are borrowed from Rotofugi, where they have lots of RxH available.  Check them out here.

Direct Link to Youtube Video

Some sweet day, when I has a lots of moneys, I will waste it all here.  That is all.

From Lulubell Toys via ToysREvil:

In celebration of our Tucson roots, the long awaited blue fade set from Real x Head will drop stateside on Cinco de Mayo exclusively at Lulubell. Cinco de Mayo is a huge deal in Tucson, and the town literally goes into celebration mode by 5pm. The RxH blue fade set has been one of the most anticipated sets for RxH since the colorway first reared it’s lovely head last December. The blue fade set consists of the Mutant Evil & Mutant Head figures, cast in clear vinyl with a turquoise blue spray fade.

The blue fade Evil & Head retail for US$60 each, and drop on the 5th of May at 5pm Pacific Time. Que bonita!

So what’s the big deal with this colorway? RxH first debuted this fade on the Catkid sculpt, and rumors (desires?) of this fade set quickly followed. Clear vinyl also presents several challenges itself. Clear vinyls are actually made by adding specific chemicals to the standard vinyls to make them translucent. These additives change the properties of the vinyl a bit, making it softer and more easily distorted when being pulled out of the mold. In this particular run for example, less then half made it to finished product.

So Rad!!!

To get your very own set, go to the Lulubell Toy Bodega here.

Also, check out the original ToysREvil article here.

Here’s another great custom MOTU-style RxH figure by the insanely talented Motorbot. This time, the base is the Hone Borg vinyl figure and the colorway is 100% Skeletor.
Images taken from Motorbot’s Flickr.
For all the latest on Motorbot’s art, check out his blog here.

For as much as I love the wacky, anything goes designs of the figures and characters that Real Head puts out, it’s cool to see an artist use a custom of an RxH toy to pay homage to the line that truly set the standard for anything goesish wackiness, Masters of the Universe.  I’ve been a fan of the custom work of Motorbot for quite some time (and have intended to feature some of his designer vinyl/ kaiju work on this blog for a while, now).  This particular custom is a colorway of the mini version of the RxH Mutant Head is obviously inspired by the “Evil Master of Odors”, Stinkor.  It is my understanding that this custom does not, however, actually stink.

Check out some more of Motorbot’s awesome customs and artwork at his flickr here.

I know that I haven’t reported much on the happenings on the Japanese designer vinyl/ kaiju front as of late (although there has already been a lot of good stuff this year), but this guy is too cool to pass up.  Not yet released in the States, this Kabuki-inspired Evil-style figure from Real Head in orange and “milky white” vinyl is one of the most exciting designs that I’ve seen in quite some time.

To keep up to date on when this guy shows up in the States, follow this thread on the SkullBrain message boards, here.

For more info on Kabuki, click here.