Marsham Toy Hour

This week, we welcome Chris Lee aka “The Beast is Back” to the show. We dig into Chris’s early days in designer toys, recent toy creations, Dunny's with Kidrobot, freelance life, toy collecting, thoughts on pop culture art, and more.  Links: The Beast is Back - https://www.thebeastisback.com/ Night Cake Press - https://nightcakepress.com/ Wheaty Wheat Cleabus and Vinnie Mascot Illustration - https://www.vinylpulse.com/2006/12/vinyl_toy_netwo_1.html Wheaty Wheat Mellow - https://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/04/chris_lees_mell.html Flashback to 2007 Mellow Release - https://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/06/seen_chris_lee_.html Vinnie Mascot Figure - https://www.vinylpulse.com/2008/10/introducing-vin.html Chris Lee Toy Archive - http://trampt.com/artists/421/christopher-lee/items Wood Whale - https://www.thebeastisback.com/#/whale-handmade-figure/ Wood Whale Shop Link - https://nightcakepress.com/products/whale Rhino Beetle - https://www.thetoychronicle.com/news/rhino-beetle-by-chris-lee-the-beast-is-back/ Joy

This week, George is back! We do a bit of catchup then jump into the toy talk. Topics include: Glow in the dark toys, Popmart product overload, preorder and silent auction sales approach, sellout hype, promotional propaganda, insider clubs, and more. We also announce the winner of the Gemnibbler giveaway from UmiToys Hawaii  Links: Pucky Three Little Pigs Series - https://www.myplasticheart.com/pucky-3-little-pigs-mini-series-box-set-pre-order-ships-feb-2019/ and https://strangecattoys.com/product/3-little-pigs-mini-series-by-pucky-x-pop-mart/ Superplastic Junko Mizuno Lotus SuperJanky & the Superplastic Superfamily  - https://www.thetoychronicle.com/news/lotus-superjanky-by-junko-mizuno-x-superplastic/ TTC Andy’s 2018 Recap - https://www.thetoychronicle.com/news/andy-btp-looks-back-at-2018/

This week, Gary is joined by Uglydolls co-creator, David Horvath. They discuss the old, the new, and everything in between. This episode is jam-packed with history, insight and advice on the toy industry, new adventures for the Uglydolls brand, and much, much more. Links -  David's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidzhorvath/?hl=en Uglydolls website - https://www.uglydolls.com/ Rodney Alan Greenblat - http://rotocasted.com/library/artist_Rodney%20Greenblatt/ Bridge Ship House - http://bridge17.com/ 13 Women Leading the Way in Designer Toys article by David -  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/13-women-leading-way-designer-toy-world-david-horvath Grafflex - https://tofo.me/grafflex Rilakkuma -  http://www.san-x.jp/characters/rilakkuma.html Touma - http://www.touma.biz/ T9G - http://muse-um.com/ Critterbox - http://www.vinyl-creep.net/wiki/Critterbox Little Bony - https://daddytypes.com/2007/02/19/little_bony_by_david_horvath.php