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.

New Kabuto Mushi - October 5

New from The Godbeast - Kabuto Mushi!  On Friday October 3 at 8:00 PM Central, Ground Beetorian Kabuto Mushi can be yours.  It's similar in color to a recent Armorvor and I must say, looks pretty fantastic.  Click here for more pics.

Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Neo Phase Action Figure

The Armorvor Neo Phase is the end of an era. Along with the Rig Crew Mimic Armorvor, these two guys round out the final run of wolf-headed Armorvors - the furry head goes into retirement and will be replaced by something new in late October. Until then, these two figures - and a fifth run of the super-popular clear colorless version - seem to be available in the Onell Design store. They're quite nice, and if you never picked up an Armorvor I'd strongly advise you do so now as it really is the last chance to get this head outside eBay. Over two years we've had dozens of the little guy, but this is the first and only clear plastic one to feature painted details. The Infection Red and Stealth clear colorless releases are undecorated.
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Glyos Onell Design September 7 2014 Drop Menu

Return of the Rig Crew! The Rig is back, as is the Super Crayboth.  The Wolf Armorvor head is enjoying its last hurrah. Click here to see the September 7 2014 Onell Design drop menu.

Over 4 hours after launch, and the only two to sell through were the Crayboth Pulser and Crayboth Reverse Disruptor Elite.  Many of the vinyl items are "low stock" so get while the getting is good.

Click here to order what's left!

Sunday Glyos Drop Has Final Wolf Armorvor Heads

The end of an era! One of my all-time favorite toys of this decade is the Onell Design Armorvor - I've bought every production version to date, and this weekend's drop will have the final wolf heads.  Matt Doughty writes:

"There will be two all new Armorvor colors available this Sunday night [snip], as well as the return of the clear colorless Stealth Armorvor MK V.  These three runs mark the last time that the "wolf" head will be produced, as something new will be taking its place in the Armorvor mold starting in late October."

What's next? I can't wait to find out.  The final drop is at 9:30 PM Eastern on Sunday.

Review: Onell Design Glyos Armorvor Glyaxia Command Mimic Action Figure

The Armorvor Glyaxia Command Mimic is a little less colorful than his ancestors, but it brings us a second blue Armorvor - and this is a good thing. Previously we've had an unpainted "OMFG Mimic" and a dark blue "Ecroyex Mimic," the latter of which was a striking figure with dark blue, light blue, red, and silver. This guy? He's got yellow and black. It's not bad, but it doesn't "pop." With the price increase, my guess is we're seeing a pushback against increasing wages in China and other inflationary things.
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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 Crayboth Grellanym Action Figure

For every figure from Onell Design there is usually an equal and opposite figure. Crayboth Grellanym is the flipside of Gryganull, a pink plastic figure with green highlights. The pair debuted a few months ago, and took center stage in a pretty fun flash game which I could best describe as a horizontally scrolling Space Invaders clone. It was pretty good, and if the figures weren't already on the way to selling out this would make them move a lot faster. They vanished quickly.
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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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New Kabuto Mushi Drop - August 8, 2014 Edition

In case you missed it: New Kabuto Mushi figures tonight!!! First Instar Warrior & Instar Drone character release!!! Marty posted the full menu himself, so we're not going to archive it here.

Five spiffy new flavors are up - if you like clear plastic, you ought to check these out. The words "frozen dessert" come to mind.  Click here to order - they're still in stock!

Review: Onell Design Glyos Glyan Glyaxia Standard Action Figure

The Glyan Glyaxia Standard is similar to the Glyaxia Command Elite version from 2011, but different enough so that the untrained eye can easily tell the difference. The yellow seems a tiny bit oranger, while the blue seems quite similar but just a smidgen brighter.

In the last three years, a lot has changed in the Glyos world overall - new lines brought in a few more players, and actual licensed properties now exist within its galaxies. Edition sizes haven't climbed much, but a few newcomers give Onell Design a reason to go back to the well on some styles. This one in particular was one of my favorites during the first go-round, so having another shot at it was certainly nice. One of the most obvious changes over the last few years was the increase of pricing on most toys manufactured in China, leading to companies changing how they do business.
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