Introducing 超-cho the wing monster!

超-cho (pronounced Chou-cho) the wing monster is the 3rd toy designed by Grumble Toy. He was sculpted by Ryuuji Kii of Amapro in Japan. As always, Chris and I are thrilled with the job that Amapro did. He always does a great job of giving the toys personality. 超-cho is a mini toy that is a similar size to Wormrah (approximately 3 inches tall).

This version was handpainted by Chris and it will be the colour scheme of the first release. We don't have an official release date yet, but there will be more information soon. I can't wait to see what kinds of paint schemes Chris will come up with for future releases. I think that the back of 超-cho's wings have a lot of possibility and could serve as a blank canvas for many creative ideas.

We are truly excited about our newest release and we hope that you are too! :)

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More info soon!

Uamou X Grumble Toy HP Exclusive

Online today!

Spring Sale! Weeee!

Big Fancy Spring Sale!
Spring came early here in Winnipeg (but was snatched away again) so it's time for Spring Cleaning Sale 2010! :-)
Loads of stuff on sale... 30% Wow!

Grumble Toy X Uamou HP Exclusive

Grumble Toy is proud to announce a fun collaboration with Uamou.
Grumble Toy Handpaint Uamous!
Available Friday March 26th at 4PM CST.
Both have 3 color paint applications, the first in pearl pink, peach, and gold, and the second in gold inner spray, clear green, and clear yellow.

Custom Sarumon

It was a fun weekend of painting and painting for me over here at Grumble Toy. I came up with this fun KillerJ-Sarumon custom.
I'm really happy with the color scheme. I like it. I may have to paint some other toys like this. Just 'cuz I'm kinda a corny guy I think I'll call it.. the "very berry" paint scheme. tee hee.. metallic florescent pink/purple on the back, light purple with over-spray, and kinda an orange powder pink. Fun.
Anyway.. this buddy doesn't have a home yet so if anyone's interested just drop me a line: grumble.toy@gmail.com [edit: new home found]
Best,
Chris

Butanohana and Chibira-Kun

Ainsley and I have been BIG Butanohana fans for quite awhile now.
Things have sure changed for them. Toys used to sit in there shop for a year before selling out, now they sell out in a week!
Regardless, we both think they hit the nail on the head when they decided to start producing Chibira-Kun toys. Admittedly this series ran under my radar until Butanohana brought them to our attention. Am I glad they did! I love the Character design. So wacky and fun. I also love how they incorporate more "serious" kaiju in funny roles.
Below I'll post some stills from the show, as well as some of Butanohanas versions of the Characters. Starting with the new ones up for pre-order in our shop! ;-)

Now that the show is on my radar, I'm noticing a lot of great vintage versions! Some are really wacky!

There are a few current companies also doing versions. Bearmodel, and pictured below (available in the shop, and awesome!) is the Yamanaya standard size version.

Lastly, here is one of the few clips I've found online: