Onell Design Hybrid Horizons Sunday

The Hybrid Horizons drop at Onell Design is at 8:00 PM Eastern on Sunday!  They tease the 10th anniversary of collaborating with RealXHead, which means vinyl and PVC for this one.  Click here for the dirt so far.

Glyos Onell Design January 17 2019 Drop Menu

Wave 78! What is assumed to be a Kenner Hammerhead Pheyden joins a new knight and tons of fantasy monsters. It's on theme and looks great! Click here to see the January 17 2019 Onell Design drop menu.

Click here to order what's still available!

New Galaxxor - Vinyl Figure Drop Tonight

New Friday night at 8:00 PM Central!

Check out The Seer Awakens, The Legion Arises over on the Galaxxor blog.  2 heads, $30, and a great paint job - don't miss it!

Wave 17 Kabuto Mushi Drop Live Now

Wave 17 of The Godbeast's Kabuto Mushi line is up now - and it's heavy on references!  An Insecticon-inspired vinyl figure joins Kabutos cosplaying as Chop Shop, Modulok, and they're joined by Crayboth friends.   An unusual crossover exclusive for you Crayboth completists!

A new Standard Edition Kabuto Mushi is also available.

Click here to check it out.

Meet Roxxalag, Infernicus, and Thanyr - Galaxxor Monday Night

Galaxxor is back!  Well, Roxxalag, Infernicus, and Thanyr are - and they're quite pretty.  Armed with alternate heads and fancy tampos, each vinyl figure is Glyos-compatible and $30 (plus shipping). 

They measure 5 1/2-inches tall, and can be yours if you don't forget to order them.  They go on sale at 8:00 PM Central on Monday evening.

Titan Mushi Pre-Orders Live - Figures Due in January

Pre-orders are live now for the vinyl Titan Mushi!   They range $33-$75, and 3 styles are up for sale as I write this on The GodBeast store.

You may be just as - if not more - interested in this article at Onell Design which highlights the creative process with concept art and tons of fun anecdotes.  Toy creator commentary is scarce, so check it out:  Titanic Intentions.

Review: RealxHead Stryker Lock Mohawk

Having been following Glyos lightly since shortly after its inception and paying close-ish attention since 2010, I know RealxHead products don't come up much. Mori is a guy who makes low-run, hand-painted and assembled vinyl figures in tiny batches sold mostly through actual physical stores. This means you most likely aren't going to get them. The runs he does are small, and based on the numbers I saw in the carts on launch day Stryker Lock Mohawk sold through in under two minutes. You could still add units to your cart for somewhere under 120 seconds, and that's it - when I checked inventory it was down to double digits quite quickly, which prompted an announcement for a possible fourth run. (This would be the second US shot at the figures.) These products come and go quickly, and their hand-made low-run nature inspires the awed, hushed tones that make them something of the toy equivalent of cryptozoology.
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RealxHead Onell Design April 15 2015 Drop Menu

Return of RealxHead! I got my order in for a figure, and it was still possible to add these to a cart for about 2 minutes after they first popped up. Click here to see the May 15 2015 Onell Design drop menu.



As far as I can tell, the drop seems to be somewhere in the lower double digits.   This post outlines that a second run is likely - and that this was the biggest run ever.  And it still sold out in 2 minutes.  Wow!

Review: Banimon Red Army T-011 Bunkerbuster Tank Vehicle

I missed the first drop for the yellow one, so I was happy to see that the swell Red Army T-011 Bunkerbuster Tank didn't sell out immediately. I'm sure the price had something to do with it - $30 is on the high end of these smaller vinyl items, even if it has a lot of paint, stickers, and options. It's also the first toy I've bought in ages that actually was designed to make good use of all those extra Glyos heads you've been storing in boxes for the last few years. It's quite versatile and as it can fit most Glyos figures, heads, or even 3 3/4-inch action figures, it's easily the best Glyos-compatible vehicle to date. If you're a toy collector and you also like Glyos, this (or a subsequent recolor) is an essential purchase.
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Review: Onell Design Glyos Super Crayboth Mordireus Action Figure

The Super Crayboth Mordireus came out a few months ago and the mostly-unpainted figure is actually quite nice. Do I need a bright pink unpainted Super Crayboth? No. Did I want one anyway? Yes. A few of this big guy got out this year, standing about 4-inches tall. For those who don't habla the Glyos, Onell Design's vinyl figures are sort of similar to a few Funko offerings. They're about the same height as the Pop! Vinyl figures and twice as wide, but are marketed similarly to the Hikari figures. (Also, Onell predated both by several years.) Basically it's a sturdy, squat figure with a low edition size and a known release date. You don't have to hunt, you don't have to pray - you just need to plan your night around them.
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Glyos Onell Design October 26 2014 Drop Menu

Return of the Tracker! The Super Crayboth invaded again with 6 of his little buddies.  Panel lines are back for this wave too! Click here to see the October 26 2014 Onell Design drop menu.

Over 4 hours after launch, and the sell-outs are Super Skeleboth Pod Leader (which I am regretting not having ordered) as well as Skeleboth and Traker Sarvos. It is a beautiful batch of figures!

Click here to order what's left.

Review: ToyFinity Mordles Night Mordle Vinyl Figure

It's green! The Mordles Night Mordle Vinyl Figure brings you elements of two of Hasbro's bigger 1980s properties, and applies them to Mordles. You get the "cutie mark" (nee Tramp Stamp) of My Little Pony with colors and themes reminiscent of the 1980s G.I. Joe Night Force figures of 1988-1999. As a series of repaints, those two toy lines are a perfect fit for this, the fifth big vinyl 4-inch Mordle.
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Vinyl Kabuto Mushi from The God Beast

Marty "The God Beast" Hansen is a talented fellow who loves toys - and makes some nice ones.  His latest creation appeared on Instagram late Sunday with the following message:
"Been sculpting for 3-4 weeks now...hope to have prototypes of this sculpt ready/available for Designer-Con November 8th & 9th!!!"

He had more to say on the October Toys forums.  "6 total parts I think, 4 different possible faces/characters (with paint apps), upright & all 4's possible poses, a hidden function and possible hidden removable creature too!!!"

Typically, he casts some toys and sells the prototypes a few months to a year before a mass-produced version takes place. A  big advantage here is that he often takes requests and will make one in the color of your choosing - which is certainly a great way to get a one-of-a-kind collectible.  Keep an eye on the October Toys boards just in case this opportunity comes up.

Six Second Toy Talk - Night Mordle Video

Banimon Tank Was Live - Gone Now

The Banimon Drop happened on Sunday and you guessed it - the tank is gone!  Click here to see what is left.

For those keeping track, the tank was $30 and 4 different yellow and/or black figures are $7 each.

Review: Onell Design Glyos Super Crayboth Standard Action Figure

The Super Crayboth Standard has been years in the making - various "King Crayboth" concepts showed up on the Onell Design blogs as teases here and there, so the debut of this mold - along with 7 new and 1 rereleased standard Crayboth - was a bit of a shock to the system, as well as the wallet. Never before have this many new Crayboth figures been plopped at once, so it was certainly another fast sell-through.
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Club Mordle Year 2 Drop 1 Up Now

If you're a club member, Club Mordle is live!  The EGD Jumbo Mordle (Yellow, Pac-Man esque) is joined by the Electra-Geist ten pack of clear blue figures, Ardaan's Mist (clear colorless with green eyes), and a couple of bonuses I dare not spoil in this post.

You have until Tuesday, July 15 to place your order as a club member.  We were also informed club packets are due in September or October, so there's that to look forward to.  

I do not have a non-club drop date yet, but odds are it'll be after July 15.  I'm excited!

Review: ToyFinity Mordles Quinhozs Vinyl Figure

Another one! Thankfully ToyFinity has kept the big Mordle releases tight, so figures like this Mordles Quinhozs Vinyl Figure aren't part of an endless, tiresome parade of expensive vinyl - instead, we've had 3 so far and each one is pretty cool for different reasons. The line kicked off with red, switched to glow in the dark, and now we're going for a Jaws-inspired grey figure with cold, black eyes of death and a little white patch on his chin/belly/whatever it is. I'm quite fond of the design, the original red figure has remained on my desk since I got him.
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Banimon Tank: March 2014?

Boris of Rocket North and Banimon fame dropped by the October Toys forums to lay down this gem of an update on his vinyl Tank toy:
"An update on the vinyl tank project: we are officially out of the prototyping phase and moving on to tooling. There are some new fit functions in addition to what we unveiled at NYCC (thanks to Matt!) but the basic aesthetic won't change that much. Right now I am told a March release is a realistic option, so we're shooting for that. Very excited to share this with everyone, gonna post some pics once the test shots start rolling in..."

Review: Mordles Imbalance of Bood Vinyl Jumbo Mordle Figure

There's no secret - the guys behind ToyFinity love Glyos, and the Mordles Imbalance of Bood Vinyl Figure is compatible with the Glyos vinyl pieces. The figure comes to you unpackaged and unassembled, you pop in the feet and you're all set. Each foot plugs in with the same size peg used for Armodoc limbs and Rig arms, so if you'd like to give him guns for feet you can do that. I don't think I'd want to do that, but it's nice to have options.
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