I Heart Cool Stuff

… 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…)

I have a file on my computer titled: things to post, and everyday I clear it up just a little bit. If you don’t believe me, message me and I’ll send you a pic. ^_^

[ekoala's flickr]

Anyway, The Soopa Show flyer has been sitting in this folder for a while now. I didn’t want to post too early because then I’d forget to remind people and wanted to make sure there were no changes. When thatgirl posted a custom Soopa that was added to her flickr group, I saw it as the perfect opportunity to post about the show.

Erick Scarecrow has unleased blank soopa’s to various artists and on April 19th, he’ll be letting us see what they’ve come up with. If you’re in the city for NYCC, I recommend you make this show. I for one was debating between the Soopa show and the Buff show and since I’ve already had the pleasure of both meeting and talking to Buff (+ my sketch), I figured it’d only be right that I travel to Queens and see what people have come up with. Visit Esc-Toy LTD. for more.