The Vivisect Playset

STRANGEco's latest release, The Vivisect Playset, hits the stores tomorrow. I actually had a chance to buy a case of these at wholesale, but passed. To be honest, I wasn't that familiar with them, hadn't seen any of the figures, and didn't realize how cool they would be. Now that I'm better educated, I'm kicking myself because these figures look sweet. Vinyl Pulse has a good article on the set, complete with pictures:

There are fifteen different figures in the blind-boxed Vivisect Playset series: Stella & 'Roo by Pete Gronquist (+ gold/pink SE) Baby-Eating Crocodile by Amanda Visell (+ tan SE) Scurvy Nevil by Greg 'Craola' Simkins (+silver/pink SE) Ledkins by Joe Ledbetter & Greg Simkins, Slugworth by Thomas Han (+GID SE) Clean One by Anthony Ausgang (+ purple/green SE) Mugs Bunny by Luke Chueh (+ sawtooth and three eye SE) and King of the Deadbeets by Joe Ledbetter.

Fortunately for me, we'll be selling the Vivisect figures at the Blue Monday booth at ACE this weekend. I'm sure I'll pick up a few.

Huck Gee Kidninja Figure

The next item on my "To Buy" list is the new Kidninja 8" by Huck Gee. Kidrobot will release the figure on February 14. There will be two colors - white and grey - with each color having a run of 1,000 pieces.




Sweetness!

Star Wars Mighty Muggs

I was at a Wal-Mart during my lunch hour today, picking up some stuff for the ACE convention this weekend. I strolled through the toy section to see if they had any of the Marvel Super Hero Squad figures I was missing when I noticed something new.

Star Wars Mighty Mugg by Hasbro. And they were vinyl! I know I don't get out enough, as I had no idea these were coming out. I snagged about ten boxes, thinking they may make good items to sell at ACE (or online). I have some Vaders, some Mauls, a Han Solo, A Chewie, a couple of Boba Fetts, and some Stormtroopers. Pretty cool figures! I like the shape too - I may pick up some to customize.

I went online after I got back to the office and did some research. Hasbro's releasing a Marvel series as well. Those are definitely on my list!

ACE Update: Sket One

Holy Shit.

That's all I can manage to say, with news this big. As I mentioned in my last post, the Blue Monday team will be manning a booth at this year's ACE Convention here in Atlanta. There's already a ton of vinyl-related events scheduled, but this bit of news is HUGE:

Sket One's new Ripple figure will be released during ACE at the Blue Monday booth!!! Limited to only 500 pieces, the OG Vanilla figure will be selling for $44.99, and Sket will be on hand to sign.

This is freaking huge, people.

Like I said before, mark your calendars.

ACE 2008 Is A Go!

Happy New Year! I'm pleased to say that I'm getting 2008 off to a great start! Once again, the Blue Monday team will be manning a booth at this year's ACE Convention in February (this time for sure). The table's been bought, the merchandise is being bought, and plans are being made. Not only will we be there, but Urban Medium will have a booth as well, as will Sket One! Even better, Kidrobot will be on hand to host a custom Munny auction to benefit Reading is Fundamental.

This could very well be the year that vinyl takes hold in Atlanta.

Mark your calendars for ACE - February 8 - 10, 2008.

Got Ringo? Why Yes, Yes I Do

I got my Ringo figure from Wheaty Wheat Studios today. Pretty sweet. With a run of only 600, I'm hoping this might be the first piece I flip on e-Bay. The figure came with a t-shirt and some sticker too.

UPDATE: Orange Ringos are selling on e-Bay for $300 - twice what I paid for it.

Happy Anniversary Mystic Vinyl

It's the one year anniversary of the Mystic Vinyl blog. Time flies when you're having fun. We've had a ball with all of the customizing, scoring and trading we did during the past year. Here's hoping 2008's even better!