Nakano Shirou x Casio G-Shock

Casio collaborated with Nakano Shirou on this new watch and figure set, soon to be available from Casio retail outlets around the globe (but you probably only really stand a chance of getting one in Japan. lol)

The GA110-F was designed to Nakano Shirou's specification and the G-shock man was made by his firm Play Set Productions. Features all the regular features of a G-shock including Water resistant to 200m, Stopwatch, Calendar, World Time, Alarm etc.

Not an amazing figure by any means but a very cool partner for the watch, just a shame it obviously doesn't work as an actual clock. Loving the colourscheme and it's classic Japanese robot roots and i'd even wear the watch. Winner!

SecretBase x Ron English x Toy Tokyo

Secret Base, Toy Tokyo and Ron English have all collaborated together to produce this new version of Ron's McSupersized figure. This stunningly produced figure features a half painted shell, the other half being transparent and showing the skeleton of the figure beneath the clear plastic. Beautiful stuff!

Dehara custom Dave

Dehara Yukinori has created a new custom based on David Horvath's "Dave" character having already created a Morlin Dave and Menta Dave. This time it's Satoshi's turn for the custom treatment - if you know Dehara's work you'll know Satoshi was originally a clay figure based on the notion of the Japanese salaryman.

This is, I think, the first time a more human style character has appeared on the Dave figure and Dehara's added a nice twist by basing it on the latest GID Dave figure so he glows too. This piece is available from the Intheyellow webstore now!

Qee comeback?

It's been quiet on the Qee front for a long time but 2010 seems like a return to form for Toy2r with a new designer Qee Series - 6 and rumours of more 8" Qees on the way. So after fours years we have another designer series and the line up has a nice mix of the familiar, the up-and-coming and the new.

Launching in June the series has some nice UK representation from Jon Paul Kaiser and Peskimo, plus familiar names such as Frank Kozik, DGPH, Cameron Tiede and Lisa Petrucci. Old school Qee fans will also note the inclusion of Doink - talk about a blast from the vinyl past!

Mad Men x Mattel

Mattel and Lionsgate have released pictures of these new Mad Men Barbie figures. Part of the Fashion Barbie Collection these figures will be aimed at dedicated Barbie Collectors than the kiddies.

Personally I think they look stunning, you can see how much love and time has been taken recreating the 1960s fashions and they've done a damn good job especially on the girls. We have seen with so many 12" figures before that a suit is so difficult to recreate, the best example probably being a Hot Toys figure (possibly TDK Joker). The girls in this set look particularly stunning though.

The figures will be produced in 'limited runs' of between 7 and 10,000 of each character.

Sket's Swine Flu Custom Dunnys

Back once again with some top quality customs comes Sket-One. This new batch of Swine Flu Dunny's (based on his 3" production 'Bacon' figure) look like they're fresh out of the factory rather than customs.

There's 10 of these bad boys up for grabs this Friday 12th March and you'll have to be sharpish to grab one before they disappear.

The 8" Swine Flu Dunny's will be $475 and available from Sket’s online store. Watch his Twitter to find out when they're up! @SketOne

Dead Presidents presents "Monster Kolor"

One for the customisers out there! Custom god (yes, he is that good!) Dead Presidents has gone one step further in the quest for perfect finish by introducing his own line of paint! For those out there that like their plastic kaiju-shaped V-Colour has been a paint of choice but isn't exactly easy to get hold of!

Now with Monster Kolor, Dead Presidents gives people the option to create some amazing pieces through a range of flake, pearlescent and colour fade paints. You can purchase the inital run from the Monster Kolor webstore: http://monsterkolor.bigcartel.com/products