I wish I could go to Japan…

September 18th at STITCH in Tokyo.

Expect a lot of cool stuff from David Horvath, Sun-min Kim and Yukinori Dehara!

Customs! Handmades! Paintings! Drawings! Skateboards!

I’m helping out a friend who has a huge designer toy collection in fixing his display. Three display rooms full of toys!!! My brother and I have been going to his house during our free time to fix and re-arrange the toys. Underneath all the clutter were great treasures…all they needed were some fresh air, proper exposure, and of course tender loving care.

In return, I got this:

This bat is my most sought after piece! I’ve been searching high and low for this. Very hard to find since only 10 pieces (+1 for another art show) were made. I’m very happy! Not only did I get to help, play with some of the toys in the house, I also got a part of my Holy Grail for my collection! XD

Awesomeness!!!

Almost had a heart attack when I saw the custom Babo line-up made by Bwana Spoons for the Grass Hut show for the month of September. He made 10 special Babos for the event!

Here are some of the customs:

I already bought one before the show even opened to the public. Was tempted to get more than one, but toy budget didn’t allow me. Hehe. Can’t wait to get mine after the show. XD

An Uglydoll with cute puppy dog ears.  That’s Uppy (sounds like puppy). XD

"You’ll never meet anyone more optimistic than Uppy. He’s super positive!  He’s positive that the snack you have in your hand belongs to him, and that your bank account should be in his name, not yours. Uppy is sure of things. He’s sure that you guys would make the perfect team, and that your team should make it’s way down to the bakery to order something really super delicious. You handle the money part and Uppy is sure he can do all the eating. No worries."

One of my favorites in the new Uglydoll characters. I love mono-eyed ones. XD

"You may look at Winkolina and say "There goes a really plain, regular, everyday looking Ugly." But on the inside, Winkolina is an adventure waiting to happen. Which is funny because she sees that in you too! Winkolina thinks you have nothing but action and adventure locked away, way deep down! Is she right? Are you ready to show the world what you’ve really got going on in there? Winkolina has 6 cookies, an apple, and 11 tacos in there. What about you?"

Here are more Uglydoll-related pictures from SDCC 2009.

At the Uglydoll booth! Tons of cute plushies waiting to be adopted!

David Horvath with my newly adopted custom Kaijus!

At the Giant Robot booth!

Signing my Bossy Bear Mimobot and Pink Babo Kaiju!

Bossy Bear sketch for another fan (Dean)!

YEAH! Babo’s Bird and Big Toe!

I love them so much!!! XD

(Pictures taken during SDCC 2009.)

I’m very happy with this year’s SDCC. All of the Uglydoll-related goodies in my want list were acquired…plus more stuff that I wasn’t expecting! XD

Fans were told that the very last production Uglydoll Kaiju piece was the Pink Babo which was sold during the last day of the convention. It’s not the end of the Kaiju line though since customized pieces will show up soon. Wasn’t expecting for them to show up this quick! XD

Le Merde customs! Bought 3 out of 4. >.<

This is so adorable! I want to hug him as well!!! XD

I’ll ask my brother to hug all Ugly mascots at SDCC for me! Yey!

(Picture from UGLYBLOG)

What’s in store for the Ugly universe? Ready your SDCC funds!

Ugly Jacket! This one is really special since only a few was made…like 1-2 per size. Jacket will be retailing for $375 each!

Pink Babo Kaiju. This was a test run for the Ugly Kaiju line. Limited to 20 pieces and available at the Giant Robot booth.

Glow-in-the-dark (GID) Ice-bat figures. Get a box to complete the whole set!

First Mate Trunko. Special doll for the event.

GID Crocadocas. 5 colorways and will be available at the ToyTokyo booth.

New Bossy Bear colorways!

Wow! That’s a lot! I’m so excited! Just a few more days before SDCC 2009!!! XD