Hyperstoic Toy and Print Show with Pushead, Horkey, Usugrow, Benscoter, Lango, Holt

New Pushead toy debuting at Hyperstoic

Yesterday in New York at Toy Tokyo Underground, the Hyperstoic event featured works by Pushead, Aaron Horkey, Usugrow, Benscoter, Lango, and Brandon Holt. There were new toy and print releases, and the artists were on hand. Event pics:

One of several exceptional display only Rebel Captains

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett at Secret Base

Today, Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett stopped by Secret Base in Harajuku to meet fans and sign toys. 

Three new toys were released.

First, there was a Pushead x Usugrow Rebel Captain. The chest lettering reads "Made in SE 11:18:62." The lettering is by Usugrow, and it's based on a tattoo that Kirk has. 11/18/1962 is Kirk's birthday.

Next is a new Skull Hevi in purple,.

Finally, there was a new Mad Rod Monsterz release.

Folks who bought something at the event also got this awesome signboard which Kirk then signed for each person. He was really friendly and cool to talk to.

Secret Base x Pushead x Usugrow Rebel Captain release

The sofubi world has mashup fever, and I'm lovin' it! Last week at NYCC, Pushead released some gorgeous new mashups featuring his figures' heads on Usugrow Rebel Ink bodies. One of them was the Rebel Captain, which has a Skull Captain head + Rebel Ink body + print on the back. Today Tokyo stuck its chest out and released its own Skull Captain at Secret Base HQ in Harajuku.

The SB faithful on the stone cold floor of Wait Hall.

Today's Rebel Captain has a milky white/black marbled head + torso and black pants.

All the marbled heads + torso are slightly different.

A side by side shot showing another collector's figure.

The phone started ringing like crazy at around 12:15 as fans risked getting Redialer Thumb (a documented repetitive stress injury for toy fiends) by hitting that cruel little button over and over. The millisecond  the SB staff was finished with one call, the phone rang again. Wild!

NYCC Rebel Captain

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