toy of the day • june 28, 2011

the toy of the day for june 28, is...

giovannino no. 1 • by vinsart

cute little guy, just hanging, chilling. probably listening to simon & garfunkel. maybe slayer...

HERE

toy of the day • june 22th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 22, is...

godzicrack • by tougui

a very unique styling for a tougui, not sure where this fits in his timeline, but none-the-less, i love it. great lines, and i'm a sucker for black and white.

this was done for the art site amkashop, and you can find it HERE 

toy of the day • june 21th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 21, is...

devil guy [boxpunx] • by harlancore

he's gotta be the most misunderstood piece of paper this side of my high-school geometry book. how bad can he be, sitting there like that sticking out his tongue?

HERE

toy of the day • june 20th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 20, is...

rubee [foldskool hero #10] • by marshall alexander


the paper toys from the brilliant marshall alexander are so fun and light-hearted that you can't help but be drawn in to the worlds they exist in.


especially when your rubik's cube looks like this. i'm speaking from experience.


HERE

toy of the day • june 15th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 25, is...

custom • by corefolio x 3 eyedbear

to me, this harkens back to the days of 80's skate decks....

HERE

toy of the day • june 13th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 13, is...

retro-bot • by paperkrap

old, OLD skool. and like they say, they don't make 'em like this anymore, which is  a shame. this is simplicity at its finest, design at its most rewarding. basic colors, basic shape but a ton of personality. we need more paper like this.

HERE

toy of the day • june 9th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 9, is...

hoorgue • by jerom

i don't know what's scarier, the fact he has six legs, accessorizes with skulls, or his grocery bill. jerom is just one of the fifty fantastic papertoy monsters from the equally fantastic book from workman press.

toy of the day • june 7th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 7, is...

rommy [flat red] • by sloth paper toys

one of the more emotive pieces of paper i've ever had the joy of building. just look at those eyes...

SLOTH PAPER TOYS

toy of the day • june 6th, 2011

the toy of the day for june 6, 2011 is...

tentahood [GILBoY] • by room 478

i'm always down for an orange polka-dot poncho. even in the summer. these are hard to find, but the effort will be well worth it.

toy of the day • may 31st, 2011

the toy of the day for may 31, is...

mini box • by PHIL

a cool variation of the bigger box can, mini box packs the same sized punch. great color and design as always from PHIL.

get yours HERE.

toy of the day • may 26/27th, 2011

dear reader. paper enthusiast. doing a double up as i'm about to roll to see some music and will return early next week, as early as monday or maybe late as wednesday. who can tell?


so the toy of the day for the 26th and 27th is...

captain fracas • by thomas (boss)

this comes to us via AMKA. and quite frankly captain fracas rules. better than most super-heros, that's for sure. he certainly isn't worried about his GQ looks.

toy of the day • may 25th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 25, is...

boxy • by dyadic x shin tanaka

sometimes it takes another person's vision for a toy to become fully realized. don't get me wrong, shin is the master, and his template for boxy is fun and ingenious, but none of his designs even come close to what dyadic accomplished with his version. 

when i look at this custom i can't help but think that it's why the boxy template was created. as with most of shin's work, and especially the customs, finding them is difficult, but it's around, you just have to know where to look. 

you can also try your hand at your own design HERE and then navigate to "custom gallery."

toy of the day • may 24th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 24, is...

bad ape • by kngl

one of those cases where bad must mean good. bad as in awesome!

HERE

toy of the day • may 23rd, 2011

the toy of the day for may 23, is...

br. bear #9 • by shin tanaka

ah shin tanaka. his bears are cute, complicated yet straight forward to build. but just having it your hands makes you realize what a mastery of the medium shin possesses. 

want it? hurry, you never know how long his designs are available.

HERE

toy of the day • may 20th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 20, is...

bright eyes • by simon russell x nani? bird

a wonderful explosion of design adorns one of my favorite platform toys. wondering if this is in honor of the band...

mine came out with a green tint, oddly enough, the original is more of a greyscale. get yours, as always, HERE.

toy of the day • may 19th, 2011

the toy of day for may 19, is...

mexican sugar skull • by chiba

in honor of may 19, 1974 which just so happens to be the date the Grateful Dead performed what has to be the greatest version of Truckin' ever played. this is also the birthday of a very dear friend, long-haired dave. and so to mark these 2 very important dates, here's chiba's mexica sugar skull which you can find HERE.

and to listen to that sick truckin', head on over to the ARCHIVE.

toy of the day • may 18th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 18, is...

flu - snowmonster • by totok retro

even with at least 6 compound fractures and a missing eye that's reappeared on his tongue and flu' still finds the strength to say "i love you."

what a guy!

HERE

toy of the day • may 17th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 17, is...

the experiment • by creaturekebab

i know what you're thinking, you want one as a pet right? and you're wondering what in the world to feed it...

well the good news is you can have your very own, and [here's where they usually tell you the bad news, but today there is none!] and the good[er] news is you can get it HERE.

HERE being Papertoy Monsters from Workman Press.

toy of the day • may 16th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 16, is...

e440 no.2 • by ringo krumbielgel

it's rare to find a toy that's equally social commentary as it is cool. but the e440 platform is just that. ambitious to say the least, and thought provoking at the same time. if you're unaware of the back story behind this little squirrel, now would be a good time to begin your research.

HERE

toy of the day • may 13th, 2011

the toy of the day for may 13, is...

tv nino • by thunder panda

easily one of the sweetest pieces of paper out there. i don't know what it is about this guy, maybe it's his look of fragility, or maybe it's just his emotional state of having to be the conduit of all that horrible reality tv out there.

[[[shudder]]]

get your very own HERE, and sit him down for an episode of archer or two...