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The Loyal Subjects tease Transformers Blindbox Series 2

Autobot and Decpticon fans take heed!  The Loyal Subjects are poised to release the second series in their wildly successful Transformers blindbox series! My favorite Decepticon, Shockwave is gracing the teaser shot and I'm definitely excited for that. Also, from the sounds of things, collectors are in for a few surprises, including sound, Dinobots, Seekers, and maybe some new unique articulation! Stay tuned!

Slag!

- from The Loyal Subjects blog

The War wages on.  Who's side are you on?  Stay tuned for Exclusive sneak peeks only available here.  Ever had a Transformer talk, move in an extremely articulated way or be present when that incredible transformation audible pops from their body?  Transform Up.  Series 2 has a few secrets in store.  Seekers, Dinobots, sound...and more.

My time in HR or How to Succeed By Failing Your Co Workers

I'm going to get personal here for a span.  My day job is in HR staffing.  More particularly in the IT sector.  I work in an office of an undisclosed HR firm.  One of the largest ones to be honest.

In my office, there are about 10 - 15 people, composed of 3 types:

1) Client people - They glad-hand the companies that need my firm's services

2) Candidate people - they troll job boards and linked in to find roles that companies need

3) BD people- that's me.  A new-ish venture.  I find companies and connect them with the Client People, who will close the sale.  Basically, I phone companies and ask for meetings.

There are pitfalls in any company, and this firm is no different. The pitfalls lie in the culture.  It is a commission only structure and this particular environment has bred a specific type of employee.  We've all seen it.  The type that shakes your hand with their right, while pulling the rug out from under you with their left.  Contact hoarding, weaseling into meetings, and never taking the time to know your colleagues out of fear of being betrayed, or knowing you'll be the betrayer eventually.

There's a way sales people speak. They have this way of talking to you, asking questions, but never going too far from the surface; never too far from their objective. They never give too much away and you're at arms length at all times. That's not bad, per se, but it's not exactly good either.  The client never knows too much, so they are always on guard and always aware that they're being sold to. The salesperson's colleagues eventually see all this and eventually withdraws their own care for the sales guy.

Here is an ugly truth about The HR industry and the previously mentioned "candidate people".  If you are a candidate, the more you get paid, the more your HR contact gets paid.  As such, they want you to get as much money as possible.  However, keep in mind they don't have a vested interested in you.  They have an interest in filling the requested role. Often times, they will submit 2-4 applicants from their own database for the same role and many don't care about fit.  They're slinging mud (yes, you're nothing more than mud to them) at the wall and hoping some shit sticks.  That's it. The only one they want to keep happy is the client.  As long as the client is happy, they have a continual source of job openings to fill.

Where do I fit in as a BD person?  I find clients.  Whenever I book a meeting between a client person and a potential company, I get paid. If new business comes from this meeting, I get paid.  If you've ever worked the phone for a living, you know you've got roughly a 5%-10% success rate or contacting someone you need.  Of that group, 5%-10% of them will be receptive to a meeting.  You do the math.  That's a shit ton of calls and contacts before you meet success.  If I don't book meetings, the client people start getting on my case.  When I probe them for leads, I receive a combined list of 150-ish leads (the quality and source of which is highly suspect). The math works out to approximately 1.5 people receptive to meetings.  Where do the other leads come from?  They're self generated.  Fundamentally, I worked for a week clarifying and qualifying this lead list. Then 1 more week reaching out just to get a shot at $75 bucks.  The rest of the time, I'm working my own methods to source out leads.

I've begun to see the frustration in my colleagues that I'm not getting them meetings.  I'm failing them. Catastrophically.  As I've alluded to, this office is staffed with so many short sighted, self absorbed employees, that don't understand what it takes to succeed that I've all but completely retracted all support.  I've effectively failed their expectation of me, and I'm just not doing my job.  I'm not doing it because these folks don't understand a basic concept of any sales role, or life in general. What do I know that they don't?  It's simple:

Give to Get.

That's it.  The bulk of my colleagues are just looking for that one sale and doing nothing to show appreciation to their existing clients outside of the customary holiday trinkets.  They show even less to their supporting colleagues. What value are they bringing to their colleagues and clients?  A minimal amount at best.  I've always said, in sales and client relationships, you have to give to receive.  

Connect with your clients by giving something of yourself, and not keeping things at a surface level.  Connect with your colleagues on a personal level to show you care about more than how their production can benefit you.  I'm no saint, I'm no charity worker, and certainly not a philanthropist.  That said, I do know how infinitely more wealthy you can become by reaching out and caring for the people around you

And so, I'm ending this journey here, before I slide further down this crevasse.  I've plunged my hands into the filth before, often times to help people, instead of the company I'm working for at the time.   After getting previously canned for refusing to do so in the name of the company, I'm done with filth.  I'm sick of being around filthy co-workers with no scruples and no care for each other.  I'm done working for a company that tries to foster a giving image when in reality, its only out for itself. The company saw to that.

I failed my coworkers in my BD role.  However, in doing so, I've succeeded in understanding what drove my personal successes and the kind of environment that I thrive in.  I'll be trying to move onward and upwards by developing the one thing that I'm proud to never have exploited.  Relationships.  I've always gotten by on my own steam because I don't want to risk jeopardizing my relationships through exploitation.  That will remain to be so, however I'm going to try making friends along the way and maybe, just maybe this little blog and shop and sales guy just might make it.

-Jonas

Figma Indiana Jones!

Call Him Dr Jones.. doll

Figma, the Japanese action figure maker, produced by Max Factory and distributed by Good Smile, has revealed pics of their next figure, Indiana Jones!Constucted of ABS and PVC, this little adventurer bears a great likeness to Harrison Ford, and comes with a bevy of accessories.  Indy is dressed in his iconic leather coat and fedora, and comes with 2 versions of his famous whip, his trusty pistol, a satchel (minus skittles), an alternate head, an a selection of different hands.

That's far from a everything! In addition to those, Indy includes the fertility idol from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Sakara Stone from Temple of Doom, and the Holy Grail from The Last Crusade.  No mention of the crystal skull! *whew* As always, a clear stand is included.

Throw me the idol, I'll throw you the whip

Fortune and glory, kid

X never, ever marks the spot

Ultimetal Optimus Prime

Art Storm and Takara Tomy are taking Optimus Prime to the ultimate level.. or shall I say, Ultimetal Level! Takara Tomy and Action Toys are taking pre orders for their new Ultimetal Optimus Prime! This all new, non transforming Autobot come stacked to the smoke stacks with features! Constucted primarily of die cast metal , it also features removable armor on his legs, hips, arms and torso, revealing the inner workings of the venerable Autobot leader.  Furthermore,  the elbows are double jointed for posability, as well as individually jointed fingers!

Additionally, Prime has working lights and sounds, including light up eyes, matrix, and shoulder lights! The sounds include an english voice, paired up with moving mouth plate.  All the lights and sounds are even controlled via remote control! Optimus stands at 430 mm tall (17 inches) and includes a few accessories; the Matrix of Leadership with light up feature, Energon Axe, blaster rifle and stand.  The blaster removable parts as well to check out the innards.  The stand includes an Autobot logo in the front, and a support rod to make sure your precious Autobot leader doesn't come toppling off the shelf.  Additionally, there are places to safely store Prime's accessories when not in use. 

All of this doesn't come cheap!  Weighing in at a whopping ¥78000, this is definitely only for the dedicated collectors, with a few buck in the bank for such an item.  At that price, it has to be nit picked, and the biggest shortcoming for me, would have to be the paint job on the inner chest.  To give it a quick spray of black seems pretty lazy.  Even if the Matrix takes up that space, when it's removed, Prime's chest looks like a large, black boring cavity.  A stark contrast to the bring gold and silver used in other areas!  A small issue, to be sure, and regardless of the chest colors, Ultimetal Optimus Prime would definitely be a great addition to any Transformer collection! Releasing sometime in 2014, no specific release date has been provided.  However, this one will be in high demand, and you can head to Art Storm's page to pre-order your own Autobot leader!

more pics after the jump!

Hot Toys Space Captain Harlock

Kyaputen Hārokku! Just announced by Hot Toys, and right in time for the Japanese CG film, Space Captain Harlock in his spacey-captainy-glory.  Based on the venerable anime character, this iteration is designed off his newest incarnation in his 2013 film.  This all new figure carries an amazing level of detail. The outfit is embellished with studs, and the cape is quite nice with a leather like sheen and finish. I quite like the Entire set; the sculpt is reminiscent of them one style of the 70's and 80's with the long flowing locks, and skinny legs.

The daring Space Captain comes complete with 3 pairs of hands, sword, pistol, and stand. In a bonus twist, there will be a second version available that also includes the Throne of Arcadia! Hurry and preorder yours soon! I think the Throne version. Will go quickly.

more pics after the jump!

ThreeA has Unveiled the Steel Samurai.. the Manga Mangler... NoisyBoy!!!

ThreeA has taken the wraps off their final Real Steel figure, and it's awesome! Introducing Noisy Boy!  Noisy was my favorite bot in the movie and once I heard about it I was immediately excited.  If Ashley Wood & Co. could replicate the purple finish and the lights and spectacle, this would be an amazing figure! 

It seems ThreeA didn't disappoint! Top to bottom Noisy Boy looks great to this collector!  Closer inspection of the shots show a large amount of details! Starting with the obviously all new sculpt, and the amazing paint work the body itself is screen accurate!  Light up LED's appear to be placed in various parts or the body, the eyes, the abdomen, back, rear thighs, calves and likely more (over 500 were used).  Rubberized tread was used for the bottom of the feet.  Like the previous releases, the Bambaland exclusive version will include a headset and bot controller.  Personally, I'm dying to know if the forearm LED's will scroll the kanji characters like in the film of if they'll just flash the characters.  If they scroll, this will be a hard one to pass up! 

*Edit - just saw clips from the film, it appears the text on the forearms only changes instad of scrolled! 

more pics after the jump! 

Gohst Bat by Brandtpeters x Ferg

Revealed via Ferg's Instagram account the next squadt in the Terrorboys line is Gohst Bat!  Clad in a black skeleton suit with embroidered bones and sporting a new helmet sculpted into a 3 eyed bat skull , this new squadt brings the terror into Ferg's line, complete with a glow in the dark machete and axe!  Aimed for a Haloween day release at 12:00 Central time, this frightening little monster is a must for Squadt and Halloween fans alike!  Per usual there's will be a small run, this time only 225 pieces, so be ready!

ThreeA Tomorrow King Mook shots

As part of the previous ThreeA TKLUB series, if you purchased 3 of the last Tomorrow Kings, you qualified for a TK Mook (Magazine/Book).  Included here are shots of the upcoming mook.  I'm quite anticipating this one's release and can't wait to recive this.  Hpefullyit's a thick book with plenty of artwork and promo photos, unlike the books included in the TKYO, YH, and InterYo sets.  Are you getting this TK Mook?  if so what do you hope will be included in its pages?

Mr Clement's Astrolapin!

Mr. Clement has unveiled his 10th anniversary Astrolapin.  Now available for pre-order with a scheduled ship date of November, the astronaut bunnies look great!  Priced at £85 apiece standing 16" and available in yellow and Orange, they are limited to 300 pieces and include a map of Paris, and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mr Clement himself!

Facebook!! CBT has jointed the 20th Century!

Cyborg Bunny has officially joined the 20th century and created our own Facebook Page! As some of you readers may know, This little blog started up as a daydream, and languished as a long postponed endeavour.  CBT in it's current format finally saw the light of day last summer!

Come on down,  and Like Us! Throw down some feedback, and watch as we bumble our way from daydream to .. whatever we end up as!

Facebook!

- Jonas

Cadbury Screme Egg by DCAY574

DCAY 574 aka Matt Melville is back with a Halloween inspired dunny.. the Cadbury Screme Dunny!  Based on the 3" Dunny platform, this is an amazing work with a realistic looking scuplt that even looks edible!  I don't understand how the chocolate look so realistic.. and the creme filling!  amazing!  Following up his previous creme Dunny, DCAY574 has re sculpted the creme filling and entirely remade the wrapper.  These are available for preorder at DCAY574' s online store.  Move quickly!

Star Wars Pet Costumes!

Do you ever wonder if your canine friend is missing something from his life? Do you think he'd be happier taking part in your cosplay hobby? Now your little pup can! Discovered while trolling toy and collectible websites, we have the Bantha, Tauntaun and Dewback Star Wars pet costumes.  These are super cute and I think I might dress my own dogs up in one of these costumes!  I particulary like the little riders on the back, and they're just in time for Halloween!

More Jason Edmiston x Mondo .... this time Dracula!

When Mondo released it's Universal Monsters print series a few days ago, I wondered where Bela Lugosi was.  I figured Dracula wasn't a Universal monster and left it at that, but I guess I was wrong!  Mondo held this one back, and rightly so, as I think it deserves it's own release. Here we have Bela Lugosi in the role he immortalized, Dracula! Inspired from a sequence where the dark prince hypnotizes one of his victims, this print is almost alive with the Hungarian's likeness! Similar to the other Universal Monster prints, this will be sized at 18" x 24", limited to 175 copies and priced at $45.00.  Release is 'some time' on Friday, October 28th.  Per usual, keep an eye on Mondo's twitter for the release time!

Coarse Omen Daybreak Emergency Stock Sale & Locks

A while back, Coarse released on of their more popular sets, Souls gone Mad.  Included in the set were 'the Omens',  little owls mean to to accompany Fever  I was unsure about the entire set, and in my hesitation, I missed out on any one of the Omens.  Fast forward to a few weeks ago, Coarse released some unsold, emergency stock from a couple of their previous releases, including Souls Gone Mad.  Fortunately, I discovered this unannounced sale with a handful of minutes to spare and jumped on my second opportunity to get one of these cut little hooters.  Made entirely of vinyl and standing 7 inches tall, this doe-eyed bird of prey is limited to 345 and clocks in at a mere $74.  A coarse figure for less than $100!  Sure it doesn't glow in the dark like some of the later releases, but it's still awesome!  

Next up is Coarse's Locks.  Previously shown during their 2012 exhibition, "souls gone mad", this pair of creatures are sculpted by Mark Landwehr Sven Waschk as per usual.  Looking like a sort of hedgehog-gorilla creature, Kiddo and I instantly were drawn to this pair.  The sleek, crisp lines of the sculpt,

particularly around the head, and the flowing locks create an almost speeding Sonic the Hedgehog quality.  Their giant hands, vaulting small bodies, and even smaller feet and legs work to create a vision sense of graceful strength, and power that almost transfixing.

Introducing the Chaos Minis by Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects

What a good month for bunnies! Unveiled yesterday, the Chaos Minis are a new mini-figure set created and designed by the great Joe Ledbetter, and produced by one of my fave houses, The Loyal Subjects. The new blind-box series has 12 Chaos Bunnies all together, comprised of 8 commons and 4 chase figures. Standing around 4 inches tall, these bunns are priced at 14.95 each.  However, they're up for pre-order now at The Loyal Subjects Chaos Bunnies page!  For the pre-sale, these will go for 14.50 a pop, and will ship out the first week of  December.  Case orders get a free Cactus Bunny Tee and a 5" Die-cut sticker pack of three!

For more details and close up shots of the original designs check out: Joe Ledbetter's Chaos Minis page

-from The Loyal Subjects

Introducing the Chaos Minis a new mini-figure set created and designed by artist Joe Ledbetter and produced by The Loyal Subjects. Try your luck at the 12 different Chaos Bunny designs, each standing about 4-inches tall and come in blind box packaging. Shipping the first week of December 2013 worldwide. Throw a little chaos into your world!

• Display Purchases get a FREE Men's or Women's CACTUS BUNNY TEE! - Specifiy Sex and Size during checkout in the Comments section,
• Also Includes a Three Pack Sticker Pack! Including Three Diecut, Vinyl Stickers - 5" each.
• Tees Only available for Pre-Orders and Ships in 2-3 Weeks
• Each Display contains 16 Bunnies - maybe some elusive CHASE Figures will come in yours! Chase Figures are 1/17, 1/24, 1/48 and 1/96
• Designed and Created by Joe Ledbetter
• Produced, Manufactured and Distributed by The Loyal Subjects
• Stands at least 4" tall
• Some articulation
• Includes unique accessories
• Hula Bunny includes a spring mid section for maximum hula action and adhesive pad on feet
• Major deco ops and great details
• Ships first to second week of December
• This is a Pre-sell

Martin Ansin x Mondo Do Ender's Game! or CBT's Briefest Post Yet

give me back my family!

October 24, 2013
340 of red
160 of gold
purchase: Mondotees.com
follow Mondo's twitter for exact sale time and price
CBT loves Martin Ansin & Mondo

I want my family back!

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Squadt Assembly 1.1 by Ferg

Load it up one more time 

-rotofugi

Posted on the Collect and Destroy Forum and via Rotofugi, final deets on the upcoming Squadt Assembly have been released and they're exciting! Expunging the pop up shop format and going the way of the information superhighway, Squadt Assembly 1.1 will be completely online. This edition will include an all new Tongueless Gohst limited to 200 pieces. Online building will commence Friday, October 18, at 2:00 PM CST.  Gotta scrounge up enough moolah to buy a body!

Alex Pardee x G1988 present Alex Pardee's Bunnywith

Let's start with the man, Alex Pardee.  Alex Pardee is awesome.  His style of art is can invoke a range of emotions, from the light hearted pop culture work from his Butcher Kings series and Popped Culture lines to his macabre Letters from Digested Children.  The Night of the Treeple series creeps me out. in a good way.  That said, No matter how grim the subject matter, there's always a lightheartedness among it all.  I'm no art critic, that's just what I'm picking up.  Regardless, I think his work is next on my list of items to pick up!

Now to the show, BunnyWith.  As many of you know, I'm particularly interested in rabbits, and as such, any show named Bunnywith will instantly catch my attention.  Alex Pardee's show will feature over 100 prints of his Bunnywith character, most of which will only be $10!.  In Alex's own words:

"Bunnywith" is simple. It's a Bunny…WITH something else. Like Bunnywith Hat. Or Bunnywith Herpes. Or Bunnywith A Fanny Pack made out of human skin. Each painting and print is a different "Bunnywith".

Any unsold prints will be available for sale from October 21st, 2013  - November 15th, 2013 at Gallery Ninteen Eighty Eight 's website

There you have it!. Go check out Bunnywith on October 19, 2013 at Gallery 1988 East and make sure to score some prints! If not for yourself, or for Alex, then for me! 

for more info see Alex Pardee's collected questions from his future guest attendees!
to see more of Alex's other art, check out his store eyesuckink.com

BUNNYWITH toxic face meltage

BUNNYWITH the fanciest tumor

BUNNYWITH portal

BUNNYWITH Jim Davis' hand

BUNNYWITH unsuccessful parachute landing

for more shots of Bunnywith go here