I Heart Cool Stuff

So, yesterday was the last day of NYCC- what’s that mean now? It’s time to wrap things up. Please be prepared for some short wrap ups, k! The first post of post-nycc info is Buff Monster’s newest additions.

Mindstyle is going to be dropping them in June I believe. They’re the new “Gum Drop” flavors. They are see-through florescent/vibrant solid colors. I love them, I think it works for this shape and size. Hopefully the retail price will remain the same.

… Maybe I should’ve written a sticky that said I’d be at NYCC all weekend! Yesterday was exciting, I have plenty of things to post about… but it’ll all have to wait until tomorrow because I’m just going to wrap things up for y’all with a “pretty little bow”. In the meantime, I went to Erick Scarecrow’s Soopa Coin Up Show. First thing that must be mentioned, getting there really was “soopa easy” as Erick stated on the flyer.

Once I got there, I have to admit that I was highly impressed with the space. It was nothing like I had imagined… then again, whenever I’m outside of my safe zone, nothing is really what it seems. The space was big and well lit. I’m not a fan of florescent lights beaming over my head, but I love florescent lights both behind or under vinyls because it just makes for better photos. That’s just my opinion.

The customs were overall amazing. I had fond memories of kANO’s Money Grip show- not in the art or artists themselves, but seeing what other artists do with ONE specific figure. The munny/dunny is so “mainstream” that it doesn’t have the same effect on me that these shapes have. Hit the jump for some of my favorites and visit the flickr to see all of the customs. (more…)

MPH has teamed up with TokyoPlastic to unleash Koguma onto the scene. Want a chance to get baby Koguma before anyone else? Then leave a comment! It’s as simple as that. ONE COMMENT PER PERSON! If people are found to be commenting multiple times be it with the same or separate email accounts, all entries will be void. I have a feeling that people are going to want him… so please spare me the headache and dissapointment of having to kick someone out of the contest. Only one Koguma will be rewarded. Hit the jump for more. (more…)

Today begins the weekend I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Actually, Mad’s show last night was really the kickoff to what I see as the weekend of “awesomeness!” I’m going to try my very best to do a couple of things this weekend. 1. Not go BROKE!! 2. Try my best to post pictures from NYCC. 3. Have fun!

The above are some of the places I’ll be at. I’m hoping to chat with Erick Scarecrow and possibly pick up one of his figures. I really wanted to pick up the Kissaki, but then I realized that I confused the Kissaki colors for some that were on the Kaiju figure and now I’m having doubts. But, I look forward to seeing the man in person and stealing his soul. There a couple other things/signings I plan attending, but I’ll update at the end of the day. See you at the con if you go.

Last night was Mad’s Phase 3 realease. What’s that mean? I am referring to the second coming of his Mad*l’s. I have to say that since I got into the scene I was longing for this day. I wasn’t around during the first wave of Mad*L’s and now that he’s producing them himself, I am overjoyed with the upcoming releases. In order to kick off the Mad*L wave, Mad has a custom 10″ Mad*Ls show at MPH last night. Check out more photos after the jump. (more…)

Let’s see how many people were paying attention? Do people remember when I posted about Tokyo Plastic’s sneak peek? If not, you can see it here: TokyoPlastic Teaser. Well, the fine folks over at MPH, Vince and Bik, have just offered to sponsor a giveaway!! How awesome is that? What is it? It’s a limited 1 of 150 TokyoPlastic x mphlabs Koguma!!! Tomorrow, the giveaway will be set up for people to start commenting for a chance to win. Make sure you stop by to enter.

P.S. MPH’s sponsored giveaway will be the last on this site. iheartcoolstuff.com is going through some major changes… if you’re a member, you’ve gotten an email about this. Good Luck!

Vivian is the winner!! I’m sorry I didn’t tell all of you, but we created this video to show you the proof… and then it took longer than we thought to edit, etc. But VIVIAN congrats, I’ve got your snail mail, your package shall be sent out tomorrow morning.

I just opened my email to Erick’s NYCC surprise. I have to say that I am a huge fan of Erick’s Liberty, that figure looks amazing. This Kissaki figure is up there in terms of my love for it. I want it, it could be because “saki” is in it, or the fact that she’s got two swords with fists at the end. Either way, the figure will be released during NYCC and it’ll cost you$69.99.

Do people know about FFFFOUND!? It’s a photo bookmarking website. I’ve been trying to get an invite to this site for a while now, but it seems no ones had an invite to spare. Either way, I’m subscribed to their RSS, because some of the people bookmark some AMAZING stuff. One of the latest images was the above Red Cross advertising. I like the “save the world for real” touch to it.

Watch out, there’s some hazardous tools around my neck. Or, I hope there will be is the better statement. Last week I ran into Nicola Vruwink’s site and fell in love with her toolboxed collection. The saw was my favorite charm, that and the scissors. To be quite honest, I love them all. Unfortunately they range between $92-$98 each, so I can barely afford to get one right now, NYCC is right around the corner. [Nicola's Toolboxed Jewelry]

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