The Mugglab Insider

Finally! A Custom Toy Forum built by Customizers!

2009-12-16T14:49:00.004-05:00

The Custom Toy Union is the brain child of customizers B.A.L.D. and Fuller.

"I love all of the vinyl toy sites like KR and MMF, but always thought something was missing. Luckily I had some fellow friends who shared my vision and this is the result. A forum for Customizers! I think it will be a very beneficial place for someone starting out, up to seasoned veterans to learn, show off their creations, and just have fun." - Fuller

please take a moment to check out this awesome site.

jump here: http://www.customtoyunion.com

Mugglab Thanks YOU

2009-12-15T14:00:00.002-05:00

2009-12-11T14:11:00.003-05:00

Up 'till Monday, Mugglab's Fundraiser Series 1 is avaialable on eBay for bidding! :)
Thanks to all of you for your support. Click image below to jump to the auctions:

Mugglab Fundraiser

2009-12-06T01:10:00.007-05:00

Hello all! :)

I know it's been forever since anything has appeared here, or on the 'lab. Please rest assured nothing bad has happened. I have taken a reprieve from caretaking the site in order to do my own customs. It has been very nice, but i have missed making regualr updates. I will resumre working on the 'lab later this month, and hope to have a whole slew of new posts up with the new year.

In the mean time, I am hosting Mugglab's first Fundraiser, in which we will be auctioning off an exlcusive Mugglab 'wave' or series of customs. They are each created by artists represented on Mugglab, and have each been donated. 100% of the proceeds will go toward paying for Mugglab's site operation costs (server fees, domain name fees, etc.), so that Mugglab may live another year or so.

Mugglab exists to serve artists, and this is their way of helping to keep it on the web. Many of these customs represent each artist's earliest works, and are in their own right very collectible.

Please stay tuned for announcements on when these customs will hit eBay, and please open your hearts and loosen your purse-strings to aid a great cause.

Thank you all, and please, bid often and enthusiatically.

NEW POSTS!

2009-09-24T15:43:00.003-04:00

Two more new artists to Mugglab, please give a warm welcome to:

Vrolokus
Zdenek55

Also on the agenda for today, a little housekeeping in the gallery pages... nothing much, just adjusting the new additions to fit the 10-per-page format i've got going.

NEW POSTS!

2009-09-22T23:59:00.004-04:00

After much neglect, Mugglab has recieved a much needed injection of new posts.

Please welcome these fine new artists:

Sculptor68
shinji669
Shmemadoo
Sokka
Sparkthrower
Stardom
Thesis
Tlee
Wcb4
WeaponX Customs

FRESH NEW LOOK

2009-09-06T20:09:00.003-04:00

I've been working dilligently on new posts - though none have made it to the site, they will be forthcoming in the next few days.

I've been working on a new site look for the better part of a year, and have finally brought all of my ideas together into one. Check out the home page of MUGGLAB here, and let me know what you guys think. (TIP: tap 'F5' to refresh the page and see all the 'Spotlight' artists). It's leaner, meaner, and mo betta... and i hope will make for an even more enjoyable experience. New features in the works include re-vamped browsing of customs in each artist's profile page, which will have a space for each artist to say something about themselves, & a scrollable menu of their customs on the left bar. when a custom is clicked on it will display the thumnails for that custom in the main window of the page, and when the thumbs are clicked a lightbox will open on the page with a larger version of the pic.

Mugglab's been reworked several times already, but this will be the single biggest make-over yet... and i have to say i'm excited to see how it will turn out.

Tune in for more great customs, they're coming, promise!

News & New Artists

2009-08-27T10:40:00.012-04:00

absence makes the heart grow fonder... well, let's hope. it seems i've been distracted by life for a spell now, and have not taken the time to add more than a few posts to the 'lab since July.

Please welcome these three new artists (posted last week):

DeniseVasquez
Rocketboy
SamhainCustoms

my appologies to all, please know that i'm working on adding some more work tonight, and will have more time throughout this week and next to post new artists and fill in more about the awesome happenings in the mighty mugg world.

speaking of which, i've been in touch with a teacher, Mr. Cook, of Houston, TX, who teaches Art at Reagan High School. he has had the brilliant idea of holding a mighty mugg art competition for his students, which will be held in January. there will be three judges from the school, and Mr. cook has asked that i serve as the guest judge (which i am thrilled at the thought of!). for more information, and to follow the students progress, click the picture below.

And, for all of you that missed it, Lucas Ltd. and the Make a Wish Foundation got together and came up with an awesome concept for a fundraiser, which also saw alot of exposure at the SDCC this year. THEEMPIREMUGGSBACK is the name of the fundraiser, which ended last weeked, and rasier boo-coodles of mulah for a rgeat cause. Several of the artists have sent their work to be displayed on Mugglab, the first of which to hit the 'lab is Denise Vaquez. Keep an eye out for more of the fundraiser artist's work, as well as a new section just for all the work that was in the show. click picture below to link there:

Mugglist UPDATE!

2009-07-16T08:21:00.002-04:00

Added new pictures to the Mugglist, updating SDCC Wolverine, as well as SDCC Optimus Prime. Both are pictures that i took and edited myself, so please enjoy! :)

Click Pictures To Follow Jump:

New POSTS!

2009-07-09T18:58:00.003-04:00

Had a little more time after running to the post office this after-noon to crank-out a few more posts.

Please welcome 4 more new artists:

NoirFox
Pikey
RageddyRainbow
RobotBreath

New POSTS!

2009-07-09T15:16:00.002-04:00

Only two posted today, so far, but they're up for your viewing pleasure now.

Please Welcome our two newest artists to Mugglab.com:

Briareos
JMAC

Gallery UPDATE!

2009-07-08T10:27:00.004-04:00

I took a break from making new artists and artist update pages today, and instead turned my focus on the much neglected 'Gallery' pages.

The new page navigation (previous page / next page) is now present on every page, and works great!

Also, I've added all of the new posts to the Gallery pages, which is a staggering ammount of new muggs - nearly 600! So, for all of you that haven't been looking through each artist's new pages as they go live, this will be a treat for you indeed.

So quit reading this blahgpost, and get thee to the MUGGLAB GALLERY!

Artist Page Upgrade!

2009-07-07T18:13:00.003-04:00

Well, I've been talking about it, and now it's done... the artist's page has been given a royal make-over. The new changes, which include a tab system, should make surfing it quicker (eliminating that irritating lag while the icons download), and will give lots more room for new artists... Ahem... hint, hint. :)

Ah yes, and you may notice the new little icons, indicating where a new artist's name will be popping up any day now... isn't it exciting?

New POSTS!

2009-07-07T16:38:00.002-04:00

Another successful day of additions to Mugglab! YAY! :)

Today we have several NEW artists joining the ranks, as well as a few updates for our established artists. Please follow the links below to see all the great new additions:

NEW Artists:
Josocks
MaloApril
MaloMike
Minion
Muggmaster

Updates:
JTMuggs
LesMuggo

With any luck, the new 'Artists' page will be up tonight as well.

New Posts!

2009-07-06T17:21:00.003-04:00

Though it may seem quiet over at Mugglab, nothing could be further from the truth.

As of this weekend, I have finished processing all of the artwork and graphics for all of our NEW artists. And as of today, I've managed to add the following pages to the site... Please welcome our newest posted members:

Albtraum
Alphaheroes1
Atgscl
BlueMonkey
DesignHijinx

Please Check out their pages, and keep an eye out for more artists to some this week, every day.

Also, please note that Blue Monkey has a fantastic Tutorial page. More Tutorials will be coming to Mugglab, as well as a whole new section in the Gallery just for them.

Also, please note that due to the number of artists now on Mugglab, putting all of the artists' Avatars on one page (the 'Artists' page) is unfeasable. I'm re-working the page to have tabs, and will be breaking up the artists alphabetically. I'm all about speedy surfing, so I'll keep it as simple as possible.

New Artist

2009-06-21T23:47:00.002-04:00

Welcome or newest artist, whose pages are now up for viewing:

FrankMysterioJr.

as always, more new artists to come in the next few days, so stay tuned!

New POSTS!

2009-06-15T01:12:00.003-04:00

It's been a long weekend full of new artists posts and updates for existing Mugglab artists, and there will more to come in the next two days.

As of tonight, please welcome our newest artists by visiting their pages below:

crazysteve
griecous549
indeestudios
irulan
j.t.
l8rcomesquickly
m@
mellorain
meseaman
mrg
natenah
nick
nickcroco
nova

new pages have been added for the following artists:

f1sh
lestatcustoms
jeremiah
jesseventure
jtmuggs
lamaseta171
likhingpinoy

I will be working on expanding the 'gallery' pages with all the new posts, as well as getting all these great new artists added to the 'artists' page, so check back soon.

also, the 'mugglist' pages have been completely re-vamped, making the tab-sytem universal and adding all the awesome new muggs that I could find (some without relese dates planned, so they are in the wave ??? tabs).

I hope you all enjoy the changes and updates - more to come!

Welcome to The Mugglab Insider

2009-06-14T01:38:00.000-04:00

I've been working hard to get Mugglab.com updated with all the wonderful new submissions that have been rolling through my inbox... and though it's slow, there's progress being made.

Check back often to find out what's new at the 'Lab'!