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Mutonismyfriend
Illuminati
Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 8387 Location: At home
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 Bispop Party: All the dirt and Picture Special
While everyone else was waiting for the S7 RxH lottery emails, Pete and I (along with Chris Kohler’s lady Amanda) were lining up outside Johnson Motors and the Bispop Gallery in Pasadena. When we arrived we were shocked to find we were first in line – fuuuccccccck – first in line! But as it turned out, two other liner-uppers were hidden around the corner, lining up for the Mixi-Bang Circus Punks show that was going off simultaneously. As a result of a line merge we then became 3rd , 4th and 5th respectively. We ended up waiting 7.5 hours, but for the most part the day passed pretty quickly. Pete brought along a skateboard, so I entertained myself with forays down the alley, and pathetic attempts to pose tricks I could once do. Many hours were spent drooling over the Pollard handpaints, and working out who would get which one. As it turned out, my two first choices were also the same two choices of the guys in front of me – arrrghh! But hey, they got there first, so all good. The line stayed close to about 10 or 12 people for most of the day, but swelled by twilight. Various Skullbrainers showed up through out the day, and it’s always rad to meet people in person.
The only real downer was some Drama BS, which resulted in my being pulled aside by one guy when Amanda returned to the line with a friend – despite my assurances that her friend wasn’t buying a toy, I was told the line was pissed. After confronting the issue I found that no one was pissed, apart from the one guy who had pulled me aside. It is kind of annoying being accused of shit like that though, especially given certain other circumstances going on.
I guess the other downer was that the stuff was so cool, that each of the three of us bought a hand-painted, which meant we couldn’t score one for Glenn. Sorry Glenn – but after such a long wait, and all the line hassle, a toy reward was most definitely in order.
Anyway, all was well when we all scored a cool handpaint, and had a beer and a circus punk browse next door at Mixi-Bang. Man, the Circus Punk show was super crowded , and packed with toy celebs – these guys LOVE their punks! I’m not a huge fan – but there were some pretty rad custom punks in there. A large bunch of us also won (or were given) a CP gift pack, comprising vinyl pouch with mini-punk plus stickers. Nice!
By days end we were wiped though. So I’m flagging as I write this. So, instead I’ll let the pics below do the talking (all photos courtesy of TurtleGod - Cheers!):
The line began here:
RFSO:
WARNING: Line boredom causes simulated toy sex, and also causes skate assisted suicide attempts:
Night Falls, and Tim appears with Steveo:
while the excitement builds:
So, WTF did the Pollards look like?
And look what we spied? The latest Tim created Kaiju-for-Grow-Ups protos, and they look like the best of the series so far:

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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:09 am |
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rhinomilk
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Joined: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:15 pm Posts: 7136 Location: Bay Area
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awsome story and pics! which one did u score?
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:16 am |
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Pogue
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:25 am Posts: 8218
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:17 am |
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Locomoco
Die-Cast
Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:13 pm Posts: 8143 Location: San Mateo
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Anyone pick up that Doragamel?
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:20 am |
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Mutonismyfriend
Illuminati
Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 8387 Location: At home
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rhinomilk wrote: awsome story and pics! which one did u score?
You can't really see it too well, but its on the bottom row second from left.
The orange one, and the blue with purple spray were my first choices, but the two early birds scored those.
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el maz
Comment King
Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:24 am Posts: 1355 Location: lost angeles
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were you still there when mark ryden showed up and started doing sketches for people?
he did a couple of circus punks, shit looked bad ass when he was done. expect to see them up on ebay soon, i would say
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:21 am |
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el maz
Comment King
Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:24 am Posts: 1355 Location: lost angeles
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sorry glenn, by the time i made it to the counter there were only 2 pollards left. both of them were custom clear pollards. one had a mini pollard in it, the other was the clear with a bunch of paper stuffed inside it. the price tag on them didnt justify buying them. the one with the mini was $450
i had someone already try to flip it to me while i was doing a sketch for him. keep in mind the majority of them were only $250, so dont get raped in the aftermarket. [/list]
Last edited by el maz on Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:51 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:24 am |
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Mutonismyfriend
Illuminati
Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 8387 Location: At home
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el maz wrote: were you still there when mark ryden showed up and started doing sketches for people? he did a couple of circus punks, shit looked bad ass when he was done. expect to see them up on ebay soon, i would say
no, we needed to get out of there and chill out. I am so amazed by the crowd that CP draws, I mean, its not even vinyl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for the Doragamel, it was probably the sweetest piece there - and kind of a tough choice when there is only one available per person. Price was good too, $150. A friend of someone behind us scored this one.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:26 am |
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dr0ss
Toy Prince
Joined: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:35 am Posts: 395 Location: Los Angeles
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That Doragamel is sweet. Wish I could have been there. I should have called out sick.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:45 am |
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M500
Toy Prince
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 6:45 pm Posts: 287 Location: SIX ZERO SIX
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the biskup wonderwall dude is (IMO) his best toy yet.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:09 am |
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JORDAN23
Post Pimp
Joined: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:45 pm Posts: 2711 Location: Pasadena, CA
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These new Pollards are indeed smaller than the handpainted's scored at SDCC.
I saw the Punk that Ryden worked on.....INSANE. But from what I understand, it was for someone he knew.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:19 am |
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vinylglowaddict
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:00 am Posts: 2617
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damn thanks for the pics man, I am really diggin that new kaiju for growups figure, it will be the first in that series that I will need to have one of. hopefully an upainted GID.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:18 am |
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living dead
Prototype
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:53 pm Posts: 6349 Location: Yokosuka, Japan
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 Re: Bispop Party: All the dirt and Picture Special
Great story, great pictures, EXCELLENT HOODIE, but those bapes have to go!

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Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:24 am |
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Mutonismyfriend
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Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 8387 Location: At home
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 Re: Bispop Party: All the dirt and Picture Special
living dead wrote: Great story, great pictures, EXCELLENT HOODIE, but those bapes have to go!
but Mark, I loooooooooooove those Bapes - those are the Rasta pair from a few years ago - they get so much love most places I go as well. Everytime I look down its like a color explosion - mind u, while I skated in them, they were also kind of distracting!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:19 am |
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ramos
Side Dealer
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:34 pm Posts: 2077 Location: PHILA!
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that kaiju for grown up is nice. It looks strange.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:31 am |
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jltohru
S7 Royalty
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:05 pm Posts: 3599 Location: sitting on skwisgaar's lap
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thanks for the pics carl!
amazing toys abound
i really like the new kaiju for grownups and that doragamel... sigh!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:50 pm |
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el word
Comment King
Joined: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:20 pm Posts: 1295 Location: Seattle, WA
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Wow, thanks for the pics! Looks like a fantastic night. I wish I could have been there. The pollards look great. And I'm really lovin' the new Biskup kaiju sculpt. Better than any of the others in the series so far.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:23 pm |
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Anti Social Andy
Die-Cast
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 am Posts: 8253 Location: The Grim North
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The Kaiju for Grow Ups looks OK, just wary of the WW overdose on colour/clear combos (Toy2R deja vu!)
Was the Doragamel a custom paint over one of the aluminium versions or just silver spray? . . . looks schweet either way!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:43 pm |
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vinylglowaddict
Post Pimp
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:00 am Posts: 2617
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oh your right that Doragamel is the silver flake version, I was trying to figure out why it looked kinda clear, I am a dumbass!!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:05 pm |
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bigstar13
Line of Credit
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:28 am Posts: 1513 Location: 1/2 way
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Awesome!
Thanks for the photos, it's cool to get a glimpse of what us folks in fly-over-land never get to see.
Those new figures are on my "have to have" list. The pollards, while nice, were getting a little stale. But these new ones...I'd willing to shell out some $$$ for a custom painted version of one of these.
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:30 pm |
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wizeguy
Side Dealer
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:09 am Posts: 2239
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It was real nice meeting fellow Skullbrainers at the party. I got a chance to chat with Carl and Turtlegod for a bit. I guess you guys split soon after the CP show began. I was there for most of the night but did not see you after the Bisbop line.
Glad everyone (mostly) scored their wants!
I had my hands on the Pregnant Red Pollard (with mini yellow inside). I was so close to purchasing it but the price tag was a bit high so I opted out. Seriously cool figure but I would have liked the 250.00 price tag way better!
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:21 am |
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turtlegod
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Joined: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:00 pm Posts: 651 Location: L.A.
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Hey wizeguy, great meeting you too and all the other skullbrainers -- ouister, el maz, henry.
The pregnant pollard was sweet!!! But pricey. Someone bought it though and I'll bet they don't regret it. Nice pix of it floating around on kr forum.
As for regrets, I catch myself thinking about that custom dragamel way too much 
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:27 am |
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Ouister
Fresh Meat
Joined: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:29 pm Posts: 62
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You're still thinking about the Dragamel too? I don't regret my Pollard, I'm just greedy and want both.
Nice to meet everybody.
ACH Rocks!
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:18 pm |
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Locomoco
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Joined: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:13 pm Posts: 8143 Location: San Mateo
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I woulda grabbed that Dragamel over all others... 
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Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:22 pm |
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Mutonismyfriend
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Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 8387 Location: At home
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Locomoco wrote: I woulda grabbed that Dragamel over all others... 
Nah, it totally sucked
no one in their right mind would want it
and Ouister - nice to meet u too dude - and glad u r getting into ACH - they are my new favorite band!
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