A lot of people we talk with are big ThreeA fans. As you know ThreeA has released many rare and expensive toys. Conventions are sometimes the only place you would get to see the likes of a WWR Nom De Plume, Blanc De plume or even an Easter TQ.
Their NYCC booth doesn’t disappoint this year with a ton of their releases right on display for fans to drool over.
Mawuli sent over some pics of the booth so if you are planning to go to NYCC and haven’t stopped by make sure it’s on your list!
A ton of pictures have started surfacing of both the setup and opening reception for 3A’s Reventure Show in Hong Kong. It appears to have a lot of surprises (can we say 1:1 peaceday dropcloth!!!), as well as first looks at the Reventure exclusives figures, and some reveals and prototypes of upcoming figures.
Oh, and of course a TON of artwork.
more info at the Reventure blog: http://hkv2.blogspot.com/
and at the 3Avox FB page
Fellow N3rds…hope your holidays gifts were amazing! If not, have no fear, 3A nablers landed during the Holidays. Last November we saw the sale of Nabler a 1/6 scale bot head. Nabler was sold as blind box, with 6 possible colors, red, orange, black, white, light grey and dark grey, each color then had 3 possible mouth expressions smile, frown, or straight mouth. If all combinations are equal this would give you a 1 in 5.55% chance of getting the exact one you wanted. Nablers measure approximately 4.5” tall and has smoke coming out it’s back much like the bambaboss.
Since I’m not a huge bot or bot head fan I wasn’t completely sold on the Nabler but I was intrigued enough to grab 2 blind boxes. I felt the worst case scenario I could trade or sell them.
The Good:
-The size; The Nabler itself is a 1:6 scale bot head but it does not feel out of place next to 1:6 or 1:12 scale figures…they even look great next to other company toys too.
-The “wondering eye”; One notable feature of Nabler is the “wondering” eye. You can rotate the Nabler’s eye 360 degrees so you are able to pose it whichever way you want. It gives the bot head a “humanized” feel to it.
The Bad:
-On some of the forums I did read comments, where collectors received 3 and sometimes 5 of the same color and expression in their order. All things being equal and random the odds of that happening is pretty slim. One could ask the question if they were really “blind boxed.”
The Verdict:
Overall for the price it’s a great buy. They are running for about $100 on eBay right now so if you missed out on the release they are available if you have the cash.
Best of luck to those who missed out and those searching for their preferred color and face.
Have a great 2012!
Nico.
Do you like toys? Do you like Dr. Who? If you answered yes to one or two of those questions then you are in for a treat (or maybe a trick, ‘tis the season right?)
Straight from our very own Nikejerk, is one of his submissions for next Friday’s 3A show at the 1am Gallery in San Francisco.
A 3A DIY bot head transformed into a Dr. Who Cyberman helmet.
When Nikejerk told me he was creating a Cyberman helmet out of his bot head I thought it was a fantastic idea. I don’t know a better DIY platform for this idea.
Well here is the finished product and it turned out great.
No price is set yet for the piece but it will be for sale at the opening of the show. If you are in the San Francisco area check it out!
Today we have a sneak peak of an upcoming piece going to be available for sale at the upcoming 3A Custom show.
Courtesy of Konfucious here is preview of his submission.
Taking inspiration from Popbot and the musical artist Prince (or whatever he is calling himself these days), Konfucious has created a custom band called Pople Rain. Here is a preview of the bands lead singer.
Artist’s Thoughts:
This is one of my entries in the upcoming 3A Custom Show in San Francisco at the 1am gallery. The base figure was a 1:6 scale Tomorrow King Baka. I decided to do a play on words and create a custom tomorrow Prince. I outfitted him in typical Prince garb, complete with a jeweled jacket, vest, tie pin, sparkly heeled boots and a custom mic. This guy also has a backup band in tow. A Purple Popbot as well as a mohawked kitty. Together they form the band Pople Rain
More about the ThreeA “I am Legion” show:
1:AM First Amendment Art Gallery will be hosting a custom ThreeA “I am Legion” show starting November 4. Many contributing artists used a DIY bot head as a base for their creations. From Large Martins to Tomorrow kings if you are in the San Francisco area check this show out!
1:AM First Amendment Art gallery
1000 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
For more infor:
http://1amsf.com/ - 1AM’s website
