The "What You Got In The Mail That Isn't A Vinyl Toy" Thread

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    I use to save my allowance as a kid and began my life long obsession with "getting stuff in the mail" via these ads. I know I had lots of the Adams Smoking Dog/ Mule etc featured in it, and a complete Navy I got somewhere along the way. Invariably most of this stuff ended up burnt to a crisp in the backyard as part of my pyro obsession :twisted:
     
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    ^ Ah burning toys. That was part of my childhood fun. The toxic black smoke that Star Wars toys gave off was mind blowing. I should be dead by now :lol:
     
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    Love the illustrations vs the real product. It used to be acceptable to decieve kids for their cash. Maybe it was a meant prepare us for future pitches (college diploma, job, etc)
     
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    I don't know if you remember Ben / Prometheum5 who used to hang here a few years ago.
    He does 3d printed mecha toys nowadays and they're really cool !



    Sorry for my stupid processed pic, this is the GID one.
     
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    That is pretty sweet; cool buy man! What are the size of these guys? What colour does yours glow?
     
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    Had to share this. I was totally surprised to find this mega-awesome invitation from Kohn Gallery for Mark Ryden's next show in the mail today !
    Cardstock, about the size of a dinner plate - thought I had somehow gotten a 12' record at first : )

     
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    ^^Dude that Ryden invitation is a print itself. Love that shit.
     
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    Yeah, I remember Ben, I follow him on tumblr. He has some interesting figures. This one is very nice, I've always wondered about their size.


    The Ryden invite is lovely, thanks for sharing.
     
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    SO COOL :shock:

    I was just looking at some of these EXACT mask ads in some old Cracked and Gorezone magazines with my buddy last weekend. Honestly, these are way above our expectations for what you'd probably receive for the $1.49 price tag. I need this book!!
     
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    Yeah, I got one too...very cool!!
     
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    My Day of the Book:

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    The Disposable Skateboard Bible
    Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings
    Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads!
    Super #1 Robot: Japanese Robot Toys, 1972-1982
    Kaijyu · Neo Retro Softvinyl
    The Beautiful Book Of Monsters (Ultraman and Godzilla Soft Vinyl Monster Figure Book)
    Idle Hands: The Art of Coop
    The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist
    Every Man Is My Enemy: Skinner
    Tabula Obscura (Timo Ketola / Manuel Tinnemans / Sami Albert Hynninen)

    And this is my favorite:
    Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection
     
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    Awesome choices ! I have the 'Too Much Horror Business' book too, and it is a joy to behold. The toy section is to die for ! Metallica money sure can help you curate a beautiful collection, I bet he has put his framer's entire family tree to college :lol:

    One of the coolest things in his collection is the hand painted by Danzig, Misfits kick-drum head...............want !!!
     
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    ^ I want that Toxic Holocaust record up there ! ^ :twisted:
    Always happy to get new vinyl in the mail :D

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    ... some recent mail drops...

    * damn cool tote bag by Johnny Over Load Dance outta Hong Kong (we got chatting over email, i wanted to buy some art, he said he had none, but i gave him my address, and a week or so later an unexpected package turned up - damn cool! Who doesn't love surprise gifts?) :

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    * ... the 'Bagman' resin by DLL Customs. From a series of works based on characters from the Jungol film clip for their song 'Go Softly'

    I have known Derrick aka DLL for a few years now. Met him at the Sucklord forum, 'Galactic Jerkbags'. He recently began making resin and i must say the man makes good stuff! Great texture on all his works.

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    I really want that Creepshow vinyl. Killer cover art.
     
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    Really nice to see a DLLCUSTOM piece on here, he definitely deserves it. Such a hard working dude in the community and a super nice guy! *cough* keep an eye out for a collab between the two of us :) *cough*
     
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    ^^^^
    MAN, Derrick is a damn great guy. Damn great.

    And he is really moving fast with his resin work! All of it is damn well made and sculpted.

    PLUS he does stuff - like the Go Softly set - that really go outside normal resin art.

    ...can't wait to see what you guys have a cooking!
     
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    Anatomical tiki mugs by Polyester Cowboy. If there's a better, more innovative ceramic artist than Miles, I'm unaware of him.

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    No way! those look way awesome! do you have a link you can PM me so i can look at em in more detail? (and hopefully buy one myself)
     
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    ... well i am slowly taking pics of the 'Go Softly' set by DLL Customs.

    http://iconosquare.com/dllcustoms

    Here is the Hoodgirls + Ball set:

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    Way! You can check out lots of Polyester Cowboy's (Miles) work for sale at Munktiki.com. Click on the link for "new" releases to see the anatomical head tiki mugs. He and his dad are tiki mug-making geniuses
     
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    The blu ray player is getting a workout this weekend :D
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    Thanks for the link! This is exactly what I was looking for, very helpful. :)
     
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    Miles is a great and very talented guy so it's good to spread the word about his work.

    BTW, the anatomical heads are functional tiki mugs - you can actually drink from them. The exposed brain pops off so you can pour your drink into it and there's a hole in the top to let you slip a straw in.
     

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