SOLO LEGO.

For US$500 bucks you can now buy the LEGO version of "the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs"; the Millenium Falcon. At over 5,000 pieces (and almost 3 feet long) this is the largest Lego set ever produced and comes with a certificate authenticating that you need to get a life and are too old to be playing with spaceships made of plastic bricks.

Expected build time is over 15 hours...

Even the manual weighs over 4 pounds...

DAFT PUNK IS PLAYING AT OUR HOUSE.

When Japanese toy company MEDICOM gets DIOR's resident (now ex-resident) genius Hedi Slimane to design the clothing for a set of figures you know they're obsessed about quality... When it's for version 2 of their sellout limited edition DAFT PUNK figures you know you've got to check it out. Incredible attention to detail, with working zips and Dior shoe replicas, as well as different sets of hands for different poses.

For our midget readers, this is a great way to get a Dior outfit on the cheap...

On sale in 707 this week. Quality ain't cheap. 3.15 million rupiah for the pair. Only 2 sets in stock.

UPDATE
Both sets sold before we even had a chance to price them... We are hoping to get a couple more from Medicom - contact us if you're interested. One set is still on display in Kemang for viewing.

TWELVEBAR X BEARBRICK.

BEARBRICK has just released the first photo of the 400% Bearbrick designed by our friends at TWELVEBAR. Coming later this year.

Twelvebar clothing is available exclusively at 707 in Indonesia.

MOSCHINO x BEARBRICK.

We're always suckers for anything related to surrealism. This is the recent BEARBRICK collab with fashion brand MOSCHINO which definitely has hints of artist Rene Magritte...

COLETTE x DUNNY.

To celebrate their first decade as the most reknowned, respected and yet simultaneously cynically dismissed multibrand store in the world, COLETTE has teamed up with KIDROBOT to produce a special collection of blind-boxed Dunnys. The series features 11 Dunnys from a group of artists and fashion designers including Geoff McFetridge, Geneviere Gauckler and Sophie Toporkoff.


Unfortunately these were only available at Colette and Kidrobot, and are already completely sold out... Like we keep telling you, you gotta be on the ball to get the goods. Have fun getting screwed on eBay.

707 is the first and only official retailer of KIDROBOT toys in Indonesia.

RARE BEAR.

sporting the 10th anniversary logo

Thanks to Nico at STAPLE for the rare BEARBRICK they designed for Series 13. This is one of the secret designs that doesn't even feature on the box...

New stocks of Bearbrick series 10, 11, 12, and 13 arriving shortly...

KIDROBOT RETURNS.

Obey x Kidrobot Dunny (very limited stock with random mini-print)

New shipment of KIDROBOT just arrived and is in 707 and 707ANNEX now... Includes the latest Dunny Azteca series (the best yet), new Gorillaz figures, large Obey Dunny, the ultra-popular Donuts, and the incredible 'I AM PLASTIC' book. Written by the founder of Kidrobot, Paul Budnitz, this is the best work yet about the collectible designer vinyl toy scene and a must-have for collectors or anyone curious to learn more...

I AM PLASTIC - you gotta check this, ask staff to browse...

the GORILLAZ are back!

Dunny Azteca, taking blind boxed toys to the next level...

the latest customizable Munnys, with new random accessories

DISSECTED COMPANION.

Kaws' Dissected Companion (original colourway) with rare Kozik Monger

Thanks to Alvin at Ambush/Surrender for hooking me up with this... Currently on display in our Kemang store. Not so many thanks for the crazy hangover after an unsavoury bar-crawl with him, Mark Eley (Eley Kishimoto) and Colin (graphic designer, graf artist).

Mark, Alvin and Colin. They are as dodgy as they look.

SMELLS LIKE CHILD SPIRIT.

Before we discovered other substances to boost our creativity, there was Play-Doh. That distinctive aroma was definitely our first natural high :)

To celebrate Play-Doh's 50th anniversary, Hasbro, the brand's owners, have released a limited edition Eau de Play-Doh based on that special childhood memory.

Like Hasbro said on their website "Childhood memories last forever, but Play-Doh perfume is only available through the end of the year". A bargain at only 19 bucks a bottle? Go grab it before it's considered illegal.

SPEED RACER.

We like to imagine strolling into a high-powered business meeting, slamming this briefcase on the table, opening it up, then challenging our rivals to settle the deal with a race. (Ok, we admit it, that's how we got our Nike Quickstrike account...)

Pro-Idee's portable slot racing set is supposedly limited to 60 pieces and will cost about US$800.

FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR.

This has to be one of the best pieces of tie-in marketing we've seen. Fear Factor Candy. Designed to mimic the gross-out eating challenges of the show, these include Mystery Meat (best candy name EVER?), bloody frog's legs that crunch when you bite them, and octopuses in slime.

Love the irony of selling candy by making it as unappetizing as possible, although the choices look pretty similar to those served up regularly at mealtime over here in Indonesia. This is the country where we've sat down to dinner to find stewed bat sitting in a big bowl on the table...

DINKY INK.

learning for the future

It's good to see that an educational alternative to the usual violent video games or commercial toy figures has arrived for kids.

Next time you have to buy a gift for your little cousin, what could be better than the GR8 TaT2 maker? GR8 idea by your marketing crew to change the spelling to "TaT2" guys - that'll fool the parents and suck in the HiP Kiddzz...

Anyway, now kids can learn a skill for the future while copying the armband tattoos and lower back *** (*insert as appropriate; butterfly/dolphin/heart/angel-wings/star/chinese character) of their fave 90's rock stars and exotic dancers...

{via NEATORAMA}

WAITING FOR A WII. OR PS3.

Our plan was to ask a friend in the US to pick up one of the new games consoles for us this holiday season. Somehow don't think we'll be getting it.

The top photo is gamers in Alaska lining up for 24 hours in way-below-zero weather for a ticket enabling them to buy a Nintendo Wii when it's released this month. The bottom photo is gamers lining up NINE days before the release of the PS3...

We thought we were into video gaming, but this is getting ridiculous.

TOYS, TOYS, TOYS.

love the Mishka Dunny with sack o' cash

Now on sale in 707 (Kemang) and 707ANNEX (CiToS), are lots of new arrivals from KIDROBOT. We are the ONLY official Kidrobot partner in Indonesia.

The latest Dunny Series 3 again features many of the world's best graphic designers showing their creative skills. Already sold out in Kidrobot's stores across the USA, we're one of the few places with sealed blind boxes left. Anywhere. Unlike Singapore, we don't do cheesy stuff like open up all the boxes and take the rare ones to sell on ebay (the Abe Lincoln Jr. and Feric dunny's are going for big bucks on ebay)... For this series they've also hidden a few golden tickets in random boxes which win a special 8" Dunny by Tado. In addition we also have 3 pieces of the hard-to-find Gold Dunny T-shirts at 707 Kemang.

Dunny series 3 and rare Gold Dunny Tee

Abe Lincoln Jr. Dunny

Frank Kozik's Mongers are back. We have a very limited number of boxes left. In addition we have two different designs of Kozik x Kidrobot Monger T's available at 707ANNEX. We have very, very few of these so be quick.

Fatcaps have arrived. Covered in designs by famous graf artists from around the world and designed by the infamous Montana Colours of Spain, these even rattle when you shake 'em... If you're lucky you might find the design by Tilt (currently on ebay for US$150!) which also wins you a free Tilt print.

Fatcap by Tilt

Mmmmm... Donutzzz. People are going crazy over these like cops at Krispy Kreme (for our foreign readers, yes, we have Krispy Kreme in Jakarta!). Only been in store for a couple of days and stocks are running low... Some are flocked, some plain, some with sprinkles, impossible not to love these. Blind boxed so you don't know what you're getting until you open it up - they come with a chain attached and can be used as a keychain, hung off a bag, or we've been seeing a few used as necklaces...


We've also restocked artist Dalek's Icebot 10" figures. These come packaged in the refrigerator box and are a classic...



Lots more coming soon...

AMBUSH AND SURRENDER.

great minds think alike, Earn avoids the lens

Alvin in the ground floor gallery

The Far East era is over. Earn, Alvin and the crew from AMBUSH and SURRENDER have moved from their old digs to a newly renovated shophouse on the other side of Ngee Ann City. So far only the downstairs gallery and store spaces on the first floor are open, but a cafe is under construction with an outdoor area to keep those addicted to nicotine happy...

The first floor is split into two halves, the white half contains Ambush, the black half is Surrender.

hmmm... hanging rails look familiar...

The space looks good, with the usual selection of exclusive brands including Surrender, Neighbourhood, aNYthing and Original Fake. They even had a few of Kaws' dissected companions in stock - unfortunately we arrived too late to grab one... Still the coolest store in Singapore.

don't forget to hold one for us Alvin...

Look out for some new exhibitions coming soon in the ground floor gallery.

Surrender's fall line is in 707 Kemang. Exclusive to 707 in Indonesia.

PAUL SMITH DUNNY.

One of England's greatest designers, PAUL SMITH, has teamed up with KIDROBOT to produce these limited edition 3" and 8" 'Dandy' Dunnys. Completely different in style from any other Dunny we've seen including the pinstripe box, this almost looks like a custom. The 8" is US$85 (limited to 1000) and the 3" comes 'free' with the purchase of a US$130 Paul Smith Tee. The Tees are available in an incredible (or ridiculously excessive) 45 different colour combos!

General opinion on this one is pretty split regarding the design, and although we're huge Paul Smith fans the price is definitely steep for an edition as large as 1000 pieces. Good to see Kidrobot still getting nothing but the best collaborators though...

KIDROBOT WEBSITE.

In addition to the revamping of the stores in NYC and LA that they've been working on, KIDROBOT has just unveiled their brand new website...

Now considering that we keep promising to do some revamping of our own, you would think that seeing others doing it would spur us into action. Ha. We've got more important things like chillin', eating Pringles and watching pirate DVD's to do. So don't hold your breath, the "Temp blog site" has still got some life left in it yet.

MHI x MARK GONZALEZ

707 crew, London chapter.

Currently at the MHI (Maharishi) Soho Store in London;
An exhibition by skate legend and graphic artist Mark Gonzalez.

The opening event was on Friday Oct 20th 2K6.

The MHI store (Carnaby) and the street were jammed, packed with peepz from around 8 pm. Other than Gonz art do, people could also check out works by Neckface, Futura as well as MHI's crazy collection of everything collectible.
Especially for the event there were 1000 mini priest statues (it can blow bubbles!!!), individually hand designed and signed by Mark Gonzales. These are up for sale while supplies last... Won't last long.
For more info on the Gonz, cek diz: WIKIPEDIA/GONZALEZ

The MHI x Gonz t shirt and skate decks will be available in Jakarta along with other MHI "soon to be collectible" items.

You know the drill, 707 will be the only one who'll house it!