BIG YO

A pic from a meet-up in Tokyo with the mighty Yo Miyamoto. Yo helps many, many small-batch toy makers and artists in Tokyo and the U.S. and is one of the hardest-working dudes in the kaiju world. He's also fluent in English and has played a massive role in translating Volume 2. We've heard Lamour Supreme call him the "toy whisperer," and we're stoked to call him an honorary Toypunk. Yo rules.

We also brought with us the raw sculpture of Toypunks mascot, based on Mike Giant's illustration, to show Yo. Here's a pic of the parts, neatly placed inside of a foam-padded hardcase!

FRESH-PULLED VINYL: SPACE TROOPER TEST SHOT

This is a pic of the Death Climax Space Troopers samples that we got to pull from the iron molds at Obitsu factory while filming in Tokyo.You'll see how vinyl toys are made in Vol. 2. Huge thanks go to Kajimoto-San and Obitsu-San for this rare opportunity. We look forward to seeing you again!



The mold for the head of the toy. So rad!

SECRET BASE + WHIZ LTD

Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base and Hiroaki Shitano of Whiz Ltd. relax after a shoot for Toypunks Vol. 2, in which the two discuss fashion, toys and their collaborative releases. This was shot at the Whiz showroom in Tokyo in late '08. Check it in Vol. 2, coming this October!

FOR THE BXH FANS

We'd like to thank Nikolai Stankiewicz of Club Bounch for the recent interview. In his questions, he mentioned a Bounty Hunter one-off vinyl that was spotted in Toypunks Vol. 1. Here's the still for the fans! This was taken inside of Hiddy Kinoshita's office during a shoot in 2008. Thank you, Nikolai.
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