Summer Slime 3

I am trying to remember when PK left SDCC and started holding his sales offsite.

I am checking my Event albums and the last pics I have of him in SDCC was 2011. I think after that it was moved to 5&A Dime for two years so that's 2012 and 2013.

Then in 2014 PK's offsite event went to Gunnzo in Old Town. It was called A Fistful of Dominoes. I believe Domino Jack was first released during this event.

In 2015 it was still held at Gunnzo and Bwana Spoons joins the line-up for the offsite. No official event name as of yet just Paul Kaiju and Bwana Spoons event. Same name and deal in 2016.

Around 2017 was when an official name, Summer Slime, was picked and it seemed to have stuck. Rampage Toys also joined the line-up for the offsite.

Now we are in 2019 and I think PK's offsite event is now called Summer Slime (3) and Anime Jungle joined the event. Not sure if they are coming back or another artist will come next year.

Nate and I almost did not make it this year. We currently have some family issues that we are dealing with and we were seriously considering not going. I was half and half thinking it through all the way to two weeks prior to the event when I said, screw it. We plan this months in advance. We need to maintain a sense of normal in these trying times and it was one day. So Nate sorted the car rental a week before Summer Slime and made plans to head out.

Nate doesn't mind the drive as he and I always talk about stuff when we go down to San Diego. I make it a point to take a pic of the power plant in San Onofre for obvious reasons when we go down the 5.

We also like to stop at Phil's BBQ in San Marcos before we head off to Old Town for the event. I like the fact that there's no early morning rush to get ready to line up etc etc. We can take our time getting there.

Once we arrive in Old Town SD, Nate drops me off at the site as I refuse to walk up that hill and he goes to park the car. The first thing I do is take pics and say hi to people at the event. PK and Gunnzo generously provide the space and have food catering available for attendees.

PK never disappoints with his offerings! The half and half figures along with the Sorbet versions of Boss Carrion, Mockbat, Hyper Kraken and Machine Gun Ghost were one of the most sought after toys. I believe they were very limited runs of five maybe or less.

Bwana's Peanut Killer debut at this event. It is adorable. I love how the figure looks completely hand sculpted. Bwana painted them well and you can't beat that price.

He also brought a lot of customs minis. I love the Puppy Killers but something else caught my eye on his table.

I love the Teenage Randall figure and these customs were painted awesome. It was hard to choose which one to get. There's literally something for everyone with Bwana's selection. So happy I was able to score my first choice. I love Frederick the Beetle too but not fond of green but I miss that figure so much and wish more would be released.

Nate picked up this weirdo. I told him the eyebrows throw me off. He got one anyway. LOL He got a tailed one which I'm not sure is less creepier or more creepier.

Rampage toys brought quite the selection of micros and I made sure to nab a unicorn for me and another for a collector who is also building a herd.

He also made this awesome Boss Charged custom pair. I was like, I want to go home with money left so to my surprise I was able to resist. I think it was still available when I was at his table. Temptation successfully denied.

More socializing and catching up with old friends and opening the blind bags for the Peanut Killers was fun. It was nice to catch up with everyone.

When the event ended Nate and I drove back home. The drive back was faster than the drive down but I love this time as he and I talk about the event, what we were expecting, what we got, people news etc etc. The drive went by fast and we got home safely to our furkids.

Nate and I always look forward to this event. Hope to be able to attend next year!

Bwana Spoons Blind Box Madness 2010 - Opening the Box

Our family Christmas Party ended at almost at 1 AM. Clean-up took an hour. When we finished it was already 2. Since I am full of sugar from the ice cream cake, cookies etc, I figured I can open one present and I wanted to open my blind box from Bwana.

Opening my box.

Oooo! Getting excited...

I pull an original painting by Bwana! O_____O!!

I find the last bundle in the box...

I pull a Custom Steven #50! So stoked!

The back of the custom!

My blind box loot! I also got some taffy, a couple of cards and a candy cane-like figure of a snake. I hope Bwana does this again next year. I really enjoyed it! Merry Christmas to me!

Blind Box Madness Christmas 2010

I got my blind box from Bwana yesterday. It went straight under our tree. There's presents there from family and from Nate that I am dying to open but I am holding out until Christmas. I love the season and the anticipation reminds me of when I was a kid during Christmas time. I am not about to ruin that wonderful feeling just because I want instant gratification. Some things are worth the wait.

I also got my Turtle Giz along with my blind box. It's a lot bigger than I thought it would be and I am quite pleased with the coloring. I can't wait to see where this sculpt goes!

PK Con! Oops! I meant Designer Con 2010!

Technically, that's what it really was for us. Nate and I probably bought from less than eight booths. I didn't really have much cash for this event and neither did Nate. I've been busy preparing for Christmas since early November so cash was a little tight.

Nate planned to get there as early as we could so he was in bed by 9:30. I followed him about an hour later. He was up and about before 5 AM and we were on the road by 6. It was raining so it was slow going. A little after passing Burbank I realized I forgot my camera. We were too far to turn back.

Even though there was only a few cars on the road we passed by a bad three car accident on our way to Pasadena. Lots of people underestimating the rain.

When we got there we were fifth in line. First in line was Tom, a.k.a. Revolux, on the board. He said he got there at 6:15 and all the lights were off. A little after he showed up, people started trickling in. Also the rain was pouring on and off as we waited in line.

An hour or so before opening David, a.k.a. animator, joined us in line. We've been talking and speculating about the releases we were interested in days before the event.

When the doors opened Nate headed off to Paul Kaiju's booth and I sprinted down to Bwana's. When I got there Bwana was nowhere to be found! Amanda was manning the booth and she said he must be wandering around. I was checking out the goods and spotted two Pocket Killers I have never seen before. One was black and the other a nice lavander. After scrutinizing the custom I decided to pick it up and the Clear Green Boris.

I ran back to Paul's booth. I was too late to see what Boss Carrion customs he had. Many were already in buyers hands and Tom was kind enough to show me what he picked up. I think I saw Carl holding a clear one with peanuts and I swear I saw a clear one with pink stuff inside. The Pinkysnout was literally flying off the shelves.

Good thing Nate decided to get there early. He knew with the hype it was going to be more of a hassle to secure one for our collection. We've been fortunate enough to have good friends and good luck so far.

This is our combined haul from Paul's booth. There were figures that I wanted that were different from Nate. After the initial pandemonium, we all took a breather and caught up with some friends for some chit chat. It's always fun to get together, catch up and relax for a bit.

My haul from Bwana. The Garys were offered by Bwana as a made to order item. Since I love the sculpt so much I was able to order two. He brought them down to DCon and technically, not really part of DCon purchases. He's got a whole mess of stuff planned for next year. Rootbeer Randall painted colorway and I think a painted Boris. I am definitely looking forward to next year's offerings from Bwana!

Our last circle of D-Con before heading home netted us some bargains. Fungus Mutant Chaos and SB Masked Ranger Barbarian. You can't beat $20 a figure and the Chaos has been eluding us since we started collection RxH and to get him at such a great price was a great satisfying moment in our hunt for certain toys.

All in all we had a blast.We all got what we wanted, ::highfive David::, and we came home and spent no more than what we were capable of spending. Christmas is right around the corner and it's time Nate and I bought presents for our family.

Orange Goodness

Around the second worst week in my life, first being the week I lost my beloved P-Chan, Bwana dropped his Autumnal Offerings. It was a nice way to end a horrid week.

I haven't been blogging as much due to all the stuff that's happened this month. The most traumatic being P-Chan's sudden death which my family and I are still coping with. I still have my moments where I would break down and cry every time I see her things and her pictures. I've been planning to write a long eulogy of sorts to remember her. I don't want to lose my memories of her and I want to write it down for posterity. I just couldn't do it with her birthday looming in front of me. She would have been 16 on the 23rd of this month. Now that it has passed and I am not as distraught I think I'll be able to accomplish that goal.

Dealing with that plus a horrible work week I was pretty much in a rotten mood as the weekend approached. I saw the pictures Bwana posted and the #13 caught my eye. I loved the color and the eyes were cute. I thought I was too late for it but managed to score and here he is:

I got him a couple of hours ago and I just had to take pics. I just love the spray work and the hand painted embellishments on the figure. The colors all blend and work well with each other. All in all I was quite pleased with this one.

It'll be a long time before I feel like my usual self again and seeing this in hand makes me feel like the old times and I am slowly moving away from mourning and walking the path to healing.

GR2 Bwana Spoons WTF Tour

It was sizzling in the valley. Temps were 103 but it felt hotter. Nate and I had things to do to prepare for SDCC and Bwana's show at GR2 was today too. Despite the debilitating heat we got going a little after 12.

After a brief stop at Little Tokyo we headed off to GR2 for the show. We were the first people there for the show. They were setting up a BBQ and the four square games.

The Killers and Stevens were already out on display but not for sale yet so I had time to decide what I wanted.

When Bwana appeared I got to ask him about how he feels about the airbrush. He said he loves using it. The Gargamel guys got him his airbrush and paints. He does acknowledge that he is still getting used to it and will plan a day with the guys at Gargamel for further learning of techniques when he goes to Thrashout in September.

I was happy to hear that as there is a lot of potential for amazing airbrush customs from Bwana and his playful palette of colors will work well with the medium. Which led to the question of how did he airbrush before, as I have a sprayed custom from him and he said it was done via spray paint. Which explains the somewhat sticky nature of my custom but with a lot of time with the spray paint medium, Bwana was able to master that and I am hoping his airbrushing skills will reach that level. I have no doubts that it will.

Which was why I was undecided with the Killer. The show was not starting for another hour and Nate and I decided to get some drinks. We walked and talked about it for a bit. We got our drinks and came back and hung outside the store. It was hot at GR2 but not as bad as the valley. Plus there was a pleasant, strong breeze blowing to keep us cool.

Went back in again and looked at the Killer. After sometime I decided to get it. I liked how the top of the KIller was done. I can see Bwana experimenting with vertical lines.

I did pass on the Steven. You really have to pick and choose and following a completist mindset with the WTF Killers and Stevens is just sheer foolishness financially and asthetically as Bwana is still learning to use the airbrush. Right now it's hit or miss with each one for me and it's mostly miss at the moment. I have to really love it. I am not being an ass but I know Bwana has the talent to pwnd the airbrush but it's not going to happen overnight.

But he's a quick learner as pictured below with the SDCC Steven.

Everything about this particular Steven shows big improvements. I love the fade on the hands. The back has an awesome pink fade on the wings.

Now that's the kind of fading I want to see! It's gorgeous and the color choices work together instead of against each other. I am so relieved that I don't have to chase this one.

I won the Pencil Fight Tournament at GR2! This was my prize.

I didn't think I would do well as I have never played this game before. Nate taught me a few pointers like aiming and hitting hard. There were three rounds. I did well on the first and met Nate for the semi-finals. Which was ironic as the other pair at the semi-finals were boyfriend and girlfriend as well. It was a couple showdown! I told Nate sorry but I am going to beat your ass in this game. LOL

Bwana said the Grasshut finals was between Le Merde and his wife. XD

Nate's pencil broke as he attempted to hit mine so I won that round and faced off with Danielle. I hope I got her name correctly.

We were hitting hard. But after four minutes of little or no progess we decided to do it sudden death and just gripped our pencils and pushed at each other. Her pencil broke and I was like...EH?!

I could not believe I won. I was exhausted. In a daze I received my prize from Bwana and I recall my hands were still shaking and fingers numb I held up the prizes and smiled like a dumbass. I decided to share pics of me since, well... people were taking pics of me with the prizes and I was like oh well. I don't really like to have my picture taken but it couldn't be avoided.

Shortly after, I said bye bye to Bwana and Nate and I topped off our day with a quiet dinner at Curry House. We had a blast!

I can't wait for SDCC. Bwana and Gargamel are bringing so much good stuff that it's going to be difficult to decide what to buy. I think it will be a spirited foot race to the Gargamel booth for many people on Preview Night.

SARS Exclusive Killer

The package arrived at my house last week. I finally had some time to take pictures. This particular killer reminds me of vegetables. Eggplants and varicolored lettuce spring to mind.

I passed on the NY, MOCCA and ARTOYZ Killers. I would really like to see more intricate spray work on these clear killers. So I am picking and choosing. I just feel that Bwana can do a lot more with the clear body than what's being put out. Plus I am on a budget too so that doesn't help.

I did go for the Big Apple Steven without having seen it first because I like the sculpt and GID base with red spray was a must have. I am hoping it will live up to my expectations but Bwana seems to always do the unexpected, but then again I like surprises.

I can't wait to see what he'll bring when he comes down to SoCal! I really like the Mooneater. It's such an interesting mash-up that works well when together.