BABY QEE 3.5IN DIY NEW SERIES

Wave Ten of Baby Qees features a whole new crew ready and willing for your DIY expression. TOY2R has developed some cool looks just right for the 3.5 inch size: BALLEEQ (the round headed one of the group), TOYERBBQ (a menacing look but what hides behind that toothy grin?), BOXEEQ (the blank faced member also known as the CUBE (he's such a square!)), and lastly, SPRAY (the tagger of the group). Each has its own look and identity but you can create a whole new character using your DIY skills. Available now, all of these BABY QEES will make the DIY genre heat up!





Wave Twelve features ELEPEEQ BABY QEE, the all new sculpt from TOY2R. Available in both forms (angel & devil), so what does ElepeeQ inspire you to create? From the tip of his tiny trunk to the tips of his huge ears, this mini pachyderm makes a great addition to the Baby Qee DIY line.



Wave Nine features the lovable EGGQ BABY EGG (note the only Baby Qee without a tail or wings - so its up to you to give its identity. This cute little guy looks as if its ready to stage a remake of Humpty but only you can create a whole new look and persona for Eggy.

NEW WEEK - NEW DIY

We're going to take this week to focus on the newly rebooted (to use a film term) D.I.Y. series from TOY2R. We have a lot of new offerings that just might take you by surprise. Each day we will focus on a new line, so take note, if you're needing a DIY fix, here it comes. From 2.5" to 8" we'll cover it all, so stay tuned as you won't want to miss any of these updates.

D.I.Y. QEE PROJECT: 10" BART SIMPSON AUCTION

D.I.Y. QEE Project: 10” D.I.Y. Qee Bart Simpson Auction @ Toy2R Forum (www.qeeland.com)

Auction Date: July to Aug, 2008

D.I.Y. QEE Project: 10” D.I.Y. Qee Bart Simpson has just completed the Art Exhibition World Wide Tour. Now is your chance to own these one-of-a-kind original Bart Simpson Qees. Toy2R will be holding the 10” D.I.Y. Qee Bart Simpson Auction on the Toy2R Forum (www.qeeland.com) featuring more than 90 Customized 10" D.I.Y. Bart Simpson Qees by Artists and Designers from across the globe. The auction will be held from July to Aug. Proceeds of the sales will be donated to Red Cross.

List of artists and designers who have contributed original customs to the auction:
A.I / Plastic Pimps, Alan Yip, Attaboy, Attila / 600Poundgorilla, Aye Jay!, B.Wing, Bernhardt Geyer, Bill @ Enterbay, Blutt, Ewok 5MH, Buff Monster, Cameron, Clutter Magazine, CUPCO!, Dan "R5" Barojas, Danny Chan, David Lanham, David Van Alphen / DVA Gallery, DGPH, Doke, Drills, DYZLA, E.S Klein, FL@33, Gabe Lanza, HELLOPIKE, Idan Shani, Idle, INU Art, Ippei Gyoubu, Jeff Gaither, Jeremiah Ketner, Jeremy Pelt, Jeremyvill, Jerome Outland, Jo Bling , Joe Simko / Sweet Rot, Joey D, Joey Potts , Jon Burgerman, Joseph Somers, KaNo, Keith Poon, Ken Keirns, Kenny Wong, Lahn Lenore, Lounge Kat, Mad Barbarians, Mark Nagata, Matt Sharp, Matthew Connelly, MCA, Meggs - Everfresh Crew, Michael Nunez, Michael Scavetta, Mike Yurkovic, Miss Mary Chan, Nasty, Nasty Neil (Thick Magazine), OKN, Orlando Camacho, Paul Leung, Peabe, Peter Kato, PHONETICONTROL, Plasticgod, PO!, POP Prolific, ReviseCMW, Rinzen, Ron English, Ryan Kitson, Sam Fout, Sasha Huber, Slobot, Shawnimal, Stacey Gee, Stephen Blickenstaff, Tamar Moshkovitz, Tim Blackmore / Qeester, Tim Murtagh, TMBOO, Triclops, Tristan Eaton, Tyson Summers, Ultraman, Vega Tsai ( 蔡燦得), Veggiesomething, Voltaire, Yoink, York@Enterbay

Don't miss out on these amazing originals...all for a great cause too!

QEE x MEGABOX EXHIBITION - HOT CHA

The QEE x MEGABOX EXHIBITION got hotter with the appearance of HONG KONG sensation HOT CHA dropping in during the VIP opening. While the girls posed with the QEEs, they also sat down and created a few customs for the exhibition.

QEE x MEGABOX EXHIBITION

Toy2R has collaborated with Mega Box to showcase an impressive DIY Qee exhibition, with more than 80 Customized D.I.Y. Qees by Artists and Designers from across the globe. The exhibit also features several 60" QEE include the infamous BART SIMPSON QEE.

The exhibition is currently running through JUNE 30th. Located at Mega Box ,38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay.

MegaBox is a revolutionary shopping, dining and entertainment concept in one of Hong Kong's up-and-coming commercial and retail districts. By providing a total experience, alongside a unique mix of attractions and shopping zones, it is destined to become a must-visit family and tourist destination.

QEE ARTISTS SERIES - CHINA COLLECTION

TOY2R proudly releases the next artist series for 2008 - The CHINA COLLECTION. With the Olympics opening in AUGUST, a lot of attention will be focused on CHINA so here is tribute of sorts to the host country. This assortment features designs that capture the essence of China as well as the diversity in styles and visions.

As posted by our friends: VINYL PULSE and FIGURES.COM, this collection features the following 10 artists:

Large Cake - 混彩
NIU arefreejing - Tiger Niu
Elephant Xiang - ELEX bear
Nic - Baka M
Shadow 2TUN - 琳琳
果子number 5 - China Girl
罐兒 - 觀
曾梓恒 - 青花Z
NothinGcha - China Flower
周陟 - 釋行者

This will be a blind box assortment and available worldwide. Each QEE includes a keychain attachment.


BUNEE QEE:



QEE BEARS:

QEE x URBANIX GALLERY - ISRAEL

Posted by our friends over at TOYCYTE, this is amazing news - the first designer toy store / gallery in Israel - URBANIX.

Their first exhibition, THE WALL, is a group exhibition featuring three of Israel's leading street art artists: Know Hope, Klone and Zero Cents. All three are active artists in the streets of Tel Aviv.

Below is another picture of the gallery / store and some images of the the customized QEES for the exhibit.

Here's a big shout out for yet another pioneer in the field of Designer Toys.....and QEE!

SIMPSONS - BART SIMPSON QEE SERIES 2

With the HOMER SIMPSON SERIES shipping out very soon, we are pleased to announce the second series of BART SIMPSON QEES scheduled for release in AUGUST, just in time to go back to school with the King of Chaos!

Series 2 features BART in 12 new outfits from various episodes over the years. We even have early episode versions that have NEVER been recreated in any form.

Available for pre-order exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors and PREVIEWS. We are offering the assortment in both the blister carded version as well as the popular blind box assortment style. Each figure will include the patented QEE Keychain attachment and many come with their own episode specific accessories.

Series 1 is now completely sold out, so don't miss out on Series 2. Just like his father, BART has a SRP of $6.99 each (US) and is available worldwide! Also, don't forget if you are going to SDCC this year to pick up the SIMPSONS QEE 3 Pack ( as shown in story below).

SDCC '08- SIMPSONS QEE 3 PACK EXCLUSIVE

Hey now, don't think that with the release of the new HOMER SIMPSON QEE MANIA SERIES we wouldn't have something cool for all the SIMPSON collectors out there. Here is a nice look at the SDCC exclusive 3 pack being offered from Diamond Comic Distributors this year.

The set features Homer with his classic long board, Bart and his stick, and a cool clear yellow Simpson's Logo QEE Bear. All three will be packaged together in a summertime themed window box. Also each QEE figure includes its keychain attachment.

Only available at SDCC 2008, be sure not to miss out! Limited to 2008 sets!

PUMPKINATOR - 2008 Halloween Qee Bear

For our 2008 Halloween Qee release, we found a talented new artist for this
special TOY2R limited edition Qee. Designed by Halli Civelek from Reykjavik, Iceland.

Limited 2000 pcs - act quickly so as not to miss out on this holiday Qee

SRP: HK$80/pc ($10 US) - available to preorder through TOY2R or the July issue of PREVIEWS.

< Who is Halli Civelek >
28 year old designer and illustrator from Iceland. He studied at
Parsons School of Design and does a lot of freelance work. He has been drawing characters for many years and also had some published in Pictoplasma 2 (on the first pages). In Iceland he did award winning characters for a supermarket chain. Check his illustrations and designs out and see why we were impressed by his designs: HALLI

Paris Tout P'Tits TOY AUCTION Collaboration (Collette x Toy2R) Qee Show at Collette

You've got to drop in at our friends over at Hypequest to check out the coverage on this fantastic event for a very important cause. You can also check out our friends at Toycyte who have the info in English!

Colette is holding a public exhibit of the customized Qee from June 9th to 14th. On June 17th and 18th, Christie’s Paris will hold a one-of-a-kind Qee auction with the proceeds going to Paris Tout P’tits.



We would also like to shout out a huge thank you to COLETTE and all of the artists involved - THANKS!!:
Aldebert, André, Caroline Attia, Marguerite Bartherotte, Lorenz Baümer, Ben, Carole Benzakem, Pascal Bernier, Luc Besson, Adeline Blondiau, Jaya Bludeau, François Boisrond, Jacques Bosser, James Brown, Bunka, Christophe Brunnquell, Laure Callens, Jorge Camacho, Rebecca Capeau, Antoine Camus, Cassandre M., Victoire de Castellane, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Eki Chow et Léna Schiltmans, Lucien Clergue, Philippe Cognée, Vicky Colombet, Comoseta, Jean Cortot, Cecilia Cubarle, Paul Davis, Nathalie Decoster, Alber Elbaz, Jaek El Diablo, Jean Faucheur, Jeff Fisher, Sylvie Fleury, G., Stéphane Goddard, Isabelle Gros, Mozart Guerra, Laurent Gugli, Troy Henriksen, Catherine Henriette, Camille Henrot, Nick Higgins, Philippe Hiquily, Paul Holland, Arnault Joubin, Yann Kempen, Stéphane Kiehl, Kika, Peter Klasen, Michel Klein, George Koskas, Titouan Lamazou, Sophie Leblanc, Frédéric Léglise, Yoann Lemoine, Charles Léonard, Momo Maréchal, Federica Matta, Pierre Mathieu, Philippe Mayaux, Nada One, Ora Ito, Rick Owens, Philippe Pasqua, Catherine Pioli, Mina Poe, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Andrée Putman, RCF1, Claudia Ravnbo, Hervé di Rosa, Julianne Rose et Betty Rose, Sonia Rykiel, Benjamin Sabatier, Sich, Alexandra Soubies, Ara Starck, Philippe Starck, Anne Steinlein, Hervé Van Der Straeten, Sunset, Jeanne Susplugas, William Sweetlove, Tanc, Teurk, Janine Van Thungen, Joana Vasconcelos, Xavier Veihan, MariaManuela Vintilescu, Kathy Wolff, Esther Wuhrlin, Yom, Kimiko Yoshida et Zao Wou Ki.




As a sneak peek - here's what we have in store to commemorate this fantastic event:


and let's not forget our 1.5" Zipperpull Qee Bear too:

APW - QEE ART SHOW - JUNE 28th

Our friends at Vinyl Pulse offer a sneak peek at the upcoming 16" QEE art show at APW coming June 28th. Head over to check out more cool images and updates as the show grows near!

FLASHBACK - Fiat Foosball

Just thinking that the weather is finally taking a turn for the better with summer right around the corner. But if we head outside we'll start to miss our foosball table. If you wanna know why we would miss it, then take this flashback look at one of the coolest foosball tables you'll ever see..let alone play on.

Featuring Fiat Qee Players......GOALLLLLLLL!

QEE x THICK MAGAZINE

UPDATE: TOY2R TTF 2008 LINEUP

- 7" Joe Ledbetter Swamp Yeti Smash (Green verison) Limited 100 pcs
- 7" Joe Ledbetter Yeti Smash (Blue version) Limited 100 pcs
SRP: NTD 3500 (HK$800/pc)

- 3" Homer Simpson Duff Beer with Blister Limited to 1000 pcs
SRP: NTD 250 (HK$60/pc)

- 6" Cucumouse (New 3D style) Limited 300 pcs
- 6" Cucumouse DIY White limited 100 pcs
SRP: NTD 1200 (HK$300/pc)

- 8" Qee Fritz Bear Nightfighter ver. Limited 100 pcs
- 8" Qee Ivan Cat Nightfighter ver. Limited 100 pcs
SRP: NTD 2000 (HK$500/pc)

-8" Kozik Murder Bomb GID Version
SRP: NTD 2000 (HK$500/pc)

-2.5" Kozik Potamus GID Version
SRP: NTD 250 (HK$60/pc)

-2.5" QEE Boxee Toyer Blue Transparent Version - Limited 1000 pcs
SRP: NTD 300 (HK$80/pc)

Who you calling cute?

TOY2R TTF Kei Sawada's Cucumouse Figure

Here's yet another peep about a couple of exclusives we are planning to have at the TOY2R booth (A18,A19) at the Taipei Toy Festival.

Presenting the newly sculpted DIY and Classic versions of Kei Sawada's Cucumouse Figure standing 6" tall.

The DIY version will be strictly limited to 100 pcs for HK$300 (US$38).

The Classic version below will be limited to only 300 pcs with the same retail.

MATCH IT FOR PRATCHETT MON QEE

MONQEE x Forbidden Planet Present: Match it for Pratchett

Terry Pratchett is probably the foremost fantasy author of our time, he's the man who put fantasy on the best-seller lists and he's done more for the genre's popularity and credibility than almost anyone else. He's also a long-time guest and friend of Forbidden Planet. As part of the 'MATCH IT FOR PRATCHETT' appeal, we are undertaking a unique project to raise money for and awareness of the Alzheimer's Research Trust.

Recipe for success: Take one 12" DIY White Vinyl MonQee. Add a host of talent from across the science fiction and fantasy genres. The result? A completely unique, one-off, signed and beautifully decorated piece of Urban Vinyl - a first in Art Toy history. And this toy could be yours.

Check out the list of the exceptional folks who have participated in this cause:
Neal Asher, Chris "Fangorn" Baker, Neil Gaimen, Kari Maund, China Mieville, Andy Remic, Chaz Brenchley, Holly Black, Ed Buckley, Paul Cornell, David Devereux, Brianna Flynt, Amanda Hemingway, Tanith Lee, Tom Lloyd, Justina Robson, Mark Robson, Geoff Ryman, Sarah Singleton, Charles Stross, James Swallow, Bryan Talbot, Freda Warrington, Liz Williams and Frank Wu.

As part of Forbidden Planet’s 30th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS Forbidden Planet will be auctioning the MonQee on eBay at the end of July – all proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.

Be a part of history and Match it for Pratchett!