U.B.Funkeys @ theSpeakEasy

Buying Funkeys Online and Support theSpeakEasy!

2008-11-28T08:51:00.004-05:00

OK, I don't usually post things this direct and "spammy" but U.B.Funkeys news is a bit dry right now and I'm behind (again) on getting new custom Funkeys pages ready to post and wanted to post "something".

So since we are coming up on a period of mass spending in the US and many other countries, I thought I'd take this opportunity to point out the "Where to Buy Funkeys" page on this site. It's a simple guide to help locate the Funkeys you want and the added bonus for us here is that purchases made after following the links on that page help in a small way to support the hosting and maintenance of this site.

I'd also like to remind all the regulars here (or first-timers if ya feel like it!) that if you are shopping online and use any of the store links found on the "Support theSpeakEasy" page, it helps in the same way.

OK, I feel all slimy now for doing that, and I promise you won't see another post like it in QUITE a while!!!

On a Funkeys note, from everything we've ben hearing, the first Hidden Realm Funkeys may very well be hitting the shelves in mid to late December! :)

Funkeys Poster Found on eBay

2008-11-21T16:43:00.002-05:00

Looking through the eBay listings today, I came by a UBFunkeys poster that was apparently given out at the SDCC. The down side to it is that it is a "bonus" item in an auction for a Dot figure, which usually always goes for over $100!

Too bad, because I'd love to get that poster...

Custom Funkeys - The King by Lisa Bunescu

2008-11-19T21:24:00.003-05:00

Today's custom Funkey is "The King" by Lisa Bunescu. No, not the Pineapple King but The King of Rock-n-Roll himself... Elvis!

You've just GOT to love the hair and the mouth! There's been a lot of comments in the forum about the way so many of these customs from the show are bending over so far. I wonder if the blanks they painted on were a little thin at the neck. It seems as though the ones with extra "weight" added to the head (like the hair, glasses and mouth of this one) are the worst at the "lean"...

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Custom Funkeys - Puzzle by Olga and One is Loved by Natalie Repp

2008-11-18T09:23:00.002-05:00

I'm adding two more Custom Funkeys this morning in an attempt to make up for missing yesterday's update. This whole collection of images from the Custom XL Funkeys Show is fun to look through and it's been tough trying to figure out which ones to show first! I need to speed up the process or it's going to take me until Spring to get them all up, so don't be surprised if you occasionally discover large additions at one time.

For this morning we have "Puzzle" by Olga...

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...and "One is Loved" by Natalie Repp...

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Custom Funkeys - Steampunk Willie by Pete

2008-11-13T23:50:00.000-05:00

Today's custom Funkey is "Steampunk Willie" by Pete. I've loved the steampunk style customs made by various people for years, but the master has got to be Doktor A who's Mechtorians series was highlighted on the main site back in April.

This custom made for the Custom XL Funkeys Show is a great play on the steampunk style mixed with "Steamboat Willie" (Mickey Mouse) and the Funkeys canvas...

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Custom Funkeys - Glitz & Glam by Jewdee

2008-11-12T21:28:00.002-05:00

Cheese! Oh how I love you, let me count the ways... I love to eat you sliced. I love to eat you cut in cubes. I love to eat you shredded. I love you melted on my food. I love you with wine and chocolate. I love to wear you on my head while I watch my beloved Green Bay Packers...

Oh, um... Next up is "Glitz & Glam" by Jewdee. As you can see, I was a little side tracked by the cheese. I just love the reflections in the eyes!

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Custom Funkeys - Swiss Funkey by Josephbek

2008-11-12T12:02:00.002-05:00

Oh how the days fly by! I was hoping to keep up with at least one new custom Funkey on display each day, but I got excited those first few days and burned through the pages I had created so far. Now I'm back on track (hopefully) and will try to keep it to at least one new creation each day!

The next up is "Swiss Funkey" by Josephbek. This is a fun take on the ol' Swiss Army Knife. It's a simple design, but a fun one to look at...

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Funkopotamus

2008-11-11T16:17:00.001-05:00

The Stitch are well versed in zoology...

Plush Funkeys, Funkeys Waterbottle, and Funkeys Mousepad

2008-11-11T08:16:00.003-05:00

There is a recent increase in U.B.Funkeys related merchandise popping up. The biggest news regarding official merchandise is the fact that the plush line of Funkeys has started showing up in Target stores! Though they are not selling them on Target.com, they are making their way on to eBay now.

Also showing up on eBay are some promotional items that look to have been given away earlier this year at the San Diego Comic Con. There is currently a water bottle featuring an image of Tank for sale here...

There was also a Funkeys mousepad that just sold a few days ago...

Custom Funkeys - Cosmic Calamari Clutch by nomi

2008-11-05T07:59:00.002-05:00

"Cosmic Calamari Clutch" by nomi is our next custom U.B.Funkey up for display. This is another example of a custom paint job that stuck with the basic Funkeys canvas. While some of the customs with added accessories and props are beautifully done, I still have a special affection for those that are able to create something this stunning with nothing more than paint...

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Custom Funkeys - Tourist from planet Shasta by DWStucke

2008-11-04T16:08:00.002-05:00

The next custom to be highlighted is "Tourist from planet Shasta" by DWStucke. This one struck me because in a nostalgic way. I grew up camping and for many years we had a Shasta. Trust me, those colors are dead on...

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Custom Funkeys - Perestoikalopod by Rockanon

2008-11-04T09:14:00.003-05:00

I know that I'm quickly going to run out of new ways to describe why I love these customs from the Custom XL Funkeys Show, so bear with me! Next up is "Perestoikalopod" by Rockanon. This is a great example of a custom that stuck to the basic Funkeys design with no extras added, just an imaginatively painted canvas...

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Custom Funkeys - RUN-BMC by Roman Cortez

2008-11-03T17:19:00.003-05:00

The third custom to be introduced to the world is "RUN-BMC" by Roman Cortez. This custom Funkeys was part of the 2008 Custom XL Funkeys Show put on in L.A. by Mattel and MunkyKing.

Though it breaks from the traditional Funkeys look with all the accessories and props, RUN-BMC has a wonderfully unique look to it. I'm likely drawn to some degree by the fact that I grew up listing to RUN-DMC in the mid-80's...

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Custom Funkeys - KA-POW by Gil Galayet

2008-11-03T08:32:00.003-05:00

From the 2008 Custom XL Funkeys Show comes our second highlighted custom U.B.Funkey, "KA-POW" by Gil Galayet.

There are many that utilized props or very detailed painting in this show, but I love this entry because of how dynamic it is while staying simple in design...

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Custom Funkeys - Sweet but Deadly by Nicole

2008-11-02T21:40:00.004-05:00

The first of MANY custom Funkeys to be introduced is "Sweet but Deadly" which comes to us from the Custom XL Funkeys Show that took place last month in L.A. Watch for new customs to be introduced likely daily for a while. There are tons of great customs to share!

I decided to start with this one because it is just such a great piece of art...

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UK Exclusive Black UB Starter Available to the UK and Beyond

2008-10-21T10:20:00.005-04:00

The nice folks over at theINtoy.com have given me the scoop that they now have a limited supply of the Black Hub Starter Packs in hand and will be adding them to the site around 18:00 GMT (or roughly 1:00PM Eastern US) today, Tuesday Oct 21st.

Click here to check it out!

They actually have a nice supply of Dream State figures in (including Rares and Very Rares as well as Chat Funkeys and they ship pretty much ANYWHERE!!!

UPDATE Oct 22nd: They ran out of stock yesterday but have more up now. Go!!!

Funkeystown Adventure Pack Exclusive Hits K-Mart Stores

2008-10-17T10:16:00.003-04:00

The Funkeystown Adventure Pack sold exclusively through K-Mart has started hitting shelves at various K-Mart stores. The pack was initially reported on eBay a few days ago, but many of our forum members have started finding them at their local K-Mart stores and the following image was supplied by amlovelady...

The set includes Mayor Sayso, Master Lox, one of the Henchmen, and YET ANOTHER Bones for everyone that is still without a Bones... :) Sorry but come on, all of the long-time collectors just got an extra Bones with their Dream State starter pack a few month back. Why not a second color from the four different Henchmen?

Even though I have to complain a little, I'm still really excited about this pack and hope that hope to find it soon myself! So far, the pack has not shown up on the K-Mart website.

Funkiki Island Adventure Pack is Back! Hurry!

2008-10-10T12:04:00.003-04:00

The Funkiki Island Adventure Pack exclusive from Target is back up for sale right now so Hurry Up!

Funkeys Hidden Realm Pre-Order now Available

2008-10-10T10:56:00.002-04:00

Forum member CD-ROM pointed out this morning that there was now a pre-order on Amazon.com for a 4-pack of Hidden Realm figures.

Some of the members immediately reminded the forum about the pre-orders we placed with Amazon for the Speed racer Starter Set, and the issues some of us had getting them in a timely manner. Some had to pass them up at the store because they were waiting on Amazon to ship their pre-order.

The pre-order page currently shows a release date of November 15. I contacted Funk-E this morning regarding this and was told that the landing date was tentatively for Dec 15th (no guarantees), but definitely not in November.

So... Take this news any way you'd like. The pre-order is through Amazon, not a reseller, so it's legit. The release date is incorrect. Also it doesn't have an image yet and just says "4-pack", so I'm curious if this will be a four pack like we saw for Dream State where there was one normal version of four different figures, or whether it will be like the 4-packs sold by Target where you get a blind packed box with four singles of various rarity.

Check it out yourself and let us know back here if you chose to pre-order or not!

U.B.Funkeys Funkiki Island Adventure Pack is Here!

2008-10-08T14:18:00.004-04:00

I got my Funkiki Island Adventure Pack today from Target and ran it home on lunch for my son to play after school today. I took a quick snapshot with my cell along with my three Dream State UB hubs (regular, pink Toys R Us Exclusive, and black UK exclusive)...

Gotta love the new stuff! I'm curious how my kids will enjoy the Adventure Pack...

Funkiki Island Adventure Pack Now Available

2008-10-07T10:41:00.003-04:00

Sorry, I know I'm a little late posting this. The Target Exclusive Funkeys Adventure Pack was first found to be available for purchase on the Target site on the evening of Oct 2nd. It's been available on and off since then as they are likely working through their inventory. The site at this point says that this will be an online exclusive and not available in stores.

For those of you who do not yet know, the Funkiki Island Adventure Pack (with exclusive figures Jerry Pearl, a Funkiki Native, and the Pineapple King) is one of two that Mattel has announced. The other (a Kmart exclusive) will be based in Funkeystown and include Master Lox, Mayor Sayso, and Henchmen. There is no date associated to that pack yet.

U.B.Funkeys Exclusive Characters Update 3.2

2008-10-02T10:37:00.004-04:00

As first announce by our forum member JustinSprocket, the 3.2 update, called the Exclusive Characters Update, started to hit last night. My computer did not find the update yesterday or today even though it looked for one, but I was just updated by Funk-E that there was a glitch last night and they had to temporarily reverse the update. Mattel hopes to have it ready again either today or Monday. From the discussion in the forum, there is a new update to the Funkiki Island zone which is assumed to be for the Target exclusive Funkiki Island Adventure Packs that are supposed to be hitting the shelves soon. There's more details on that exclusive (with Jerry Pearl, a Funkiki Native, and the Pineapple King) here and more here if you missed that announcement.

Further info from Funk-E: I was also informed about a couple VERY exciting new features in this update. Players with unique Funkeys names will now be able to save their progress to the servers. This means two things:

1) We'll be able to recover all player data if anything happens (computer crash?) and we need to re-install everything!
2) We'll be able to play our accounts from different computers!

There's more, but Funk-E wanted me to hold off and let everyone discover some on their own as well...

Discuss this here!

Snipe Found, more Sprocket and Lucky Too

2008-10-02T10:31:00.004-04:00

WTGTIV posted this morning with the first image of Very Rare Snipe with VR Wasabi. They also got the Sprocket and Lucky 2-packs as in the same trip to Walmart. What a score for one night of shopping! Congrats and thanks for sharing the images...

Sprocket and Lucky on eBay

2008-10-01T10:32:00.004-04:00

There were a few of the Sprocket and Lucky 2-packs on eBay a couple days ago, and now a fresh new round is up from a different seller, so they are definitely starting to show up. Here are a few images including a VR Sprocket!

Mayor Sayso Has Joined Facebook

2008-09-30T22:01:00.004-04:00

For those who may not have noticed yet, Mayor Sayso has joined Facebook. If you have an account there, look him up! He has shared some great new images of the upcoming Hidden Realm series...