DIY or Die Skelevex - DMS x Alto

SO I procrastinated all weekend & completely forgot to blog. MY inability to take a decent photo of white toys also delayed me. Finally ready to share one of my new toys, the DIY or Die Skelevex by DMS x Alto. It's my first skull toy & so tiny I can fit it on my newly painted display box, which is convenient.

Only 2.5inches tall & cast from resin, a wonderfully sturdy, yet small toy. I'm seriously considering ordering a few more to play around with, see what kind of custom creation I could come up with. Beside the fact I'm indulging in a bit of artwork lately, these can also be stacked, which I find insanely tempting!

I'm hoping to one day hunt down the 'Black Death' skelevex as well. Tragically it was limited to 20, so it's pretty unlikely I'll ever achieve that goal. In the meantime however, I'm quite happy. A lovely little addition to my collection. Expect many more skull toys in the future!

Freshly Painted Keshi Display Box

Haven't received much mail this week(quite frustrating actually) but in the mean time, I was doing some painting.
Now, mine & my sisters memory of where this box came from differs, she believes a friend gave it to her, I'm sure one of our older brothers did, but we've had it within the family for at least 18years of my life. At some point, my sister gave it to me & it sat upstairs amongst my art stuff for the last few years, until now. Due to my recent obsession with keshis, it suddenly occurred to me I should paint the box & actually put it to use.
This box took me about 4days to finish(well, almost finish, I ran out of varnish on the 2nd coat).

Before

I began by dusting thoroughly, I'm pretty sure it had never been cleaned in any way. Then two coats of black paint(along with extra touch ups, due to the crappy construction of this box), then I varnished. I got about 80% of the 2nd coat done before I ran out of varnish, but I'm ok with how it turned out regardless.

After

So far it's mostly empty, but that situation won't last long. I have plans to buy a few items from Man-e-Toys & Rampage Toys, amongst a few other places, in the near future. The space will be filled soon. In about 5weeks I'll have my new desk, I'm hoping this box will fit inside one of the shelves, if not it will take it's place on top, surrounded by other toys & things.