got me the "so crazy japanese toys" book last weekend.
didnt know brian was involved.

also have the geton street figure bible which is great for bxh
older sb, twim, etc.

anyone have some good books that he/she would recommend?

I also picked this up for about $4 from a toyshop in HK. Great reference guide, glad you picked it up as well. Problem I have are names that I cannot read in Japanese, and also English names are more widely used in the USA etc. and slow to pick up that vocabulary as well. Learning a lot of names on this forum.

Try getting the Medicom bible and Bearbrick one also, if you are into that. I have seen them on eBay now and then.

I strongly recommend Super #1 Robot:

http://www.timbrisko.com/super1/

anyone knows "vinyl will kill" ?
I thought about buying it, but I don't really know if it's a good choice..

have be@rbrick and kubrick books too.
really nice ones. wasnt sure about getting kubrick
but this one is great too. sadly they dont have
the cool variants of the RAH 197 UNKLE (pink, blue and green) in
that were limited to 100.

I believe Koji aka Cometdebris has a nice photo book he put out. pm him for info.

its has a very special selection of similar style toys
like baseman. biskup. etc. - strictly western vinyl.
some like it others dont. i dont - just saying
have a look in it before u buy and u will know pretty fast.

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thanks for the hint!

A friend of a friend put out a book called Plastic Culture

http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Culture-J ... 4770030177

It's more about the origins and history of Japanese toy culture and there's a bit on how it spawned the designer toy scene. BXH, Lau and a few other Eastern artists are featured.
Nicely researched and well written. I recommend it. But as someone else said check it at a book store first.

The Saito books are good for vintage stuff, be it diecast or vinyl.

oh i missed this one, seems like a good book.

there is a link to another toy book called "I am Plastic"
http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Plastic-Desi ... 03?ie=UTF8

Anyone have this?

I am Plastic isn't out yet. It's meant to launch soon though.

yeah, I'll try to have a look..

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und du?

I am Plastic is by Paul, the founder of Kidrobot. And apparently he has a degree from Yale.

Can someone post a pic of the cover of the Get On Street Figure Bible? Or a link to some images?

I picked up the Plastic Culture book...I wanted to scoff at it, but I must say, it is well written and the photos in there are gorgeous...great, albeit small, book.

For those that have the new Medicom books...I have the larger Medicom Toys one, should I bother getting the Kubrick and Bearbrick editions? i.e. is there any additional information/photos in those?

here is another one coming out soon (looks like all/mostly western) - Dot Dot Dash!: Designer Toys, Action Figures And Character Art (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/Dot-Dash-Designer ... 15?ie=UTF8

thats what i thought too.
but just spotted it @ wesoldout for sale!

yes, that book is AMAZING

just headed over to a local bookshop
and was surprised to have a look in both:

"dot dot dash" (1) and "i am plastic" (2)

2 huge books about toys!
some nice pictures in both
but mostly decent toys though.
some better stuff left aside
no kaws no futura in both!?!
in (2) also missing m-lau and e-so .

feature of james jarvis totally blown in (2)
showing the least wanted pieces like flocked king kens
but only 1 small silas martin. also u will find the most boring
selection of be@rbricks in (2). compared to these even dummies
looking good on the next couple of sides.

a little part of sb and bxh in both.
in (1) a lot of ghostfighters (bad dark fotos)
but a cool group shot of silver and gold blobpuses though!
in (2) really nice fotos of sb and bxh worth buying it.

sadly no gargamel in both of em.
all in all (2) seemed to be a little bid more classy
and bigger, so i got me this one...

...and ordered "plastic culture"
hope to find more eastern stuff in this one -
an objective selection of toys would be great.

...then picked up long awaited koons supreme skatedecks. love em.
now being home as theres not much money left for the rest of
the weekend. happy collecting!

anyone have the "Garden Toyz Book"???