Independent toy-makers
- J6S TOYS — Blog about the development of J6S first art toy
- Das Mo Blog — The creator of the DIY Mate designer toy
- Tessetoys — Creator of Tiny Heartheads and Metlex One
- itokin-park.com — Japanese site but with lots of great pictures
- Yoshii - Blog: Toys — Japanese site but with lots of great pictures
- mnartists.org | How To: Make Your Own Vinyl Toy/Sculptures — Vinylpunk makes small run vinyl toys produced in China
- FiGUREPUNK.COM — Vinylpunks own site with lots of info on producing in China
- KITOY - TANKI — Awesome site of a great French toy designer and customizer
- Spasticploon — Home of Fyoog
- Chris Yates Studios — Wooden designer toys and custom dunnys
- Dave Pressler Making Stuff — Dave describes the whole process of making his first wide release vinyl toy
- welcome to mrclement.com — Wonderful toys by mr. Clement
- PORLZILLA.COM — Ozzel handcrafted designer toys
Customizers
- Dinosauria Design Home — Awesome freehand painted customs
- BUCKY LASTARD
- Okkle
- Dr.Bao-NVC Crew — Elaborate customs complete with scenery
- KITOY - TANKI — Awesome site of a great French toy designer and customizer
- Custom Toy Lab - Custom Designer Vinyl Toys, Paper Toys & Plush Toys — Cool site!
- Reactor 88 — Awesome customs!
- Southerndrawl — Very nice customs
- Phuek — Vinyl Is The New Canvas
- Flickr: The Custom Vinyl Toys Pool
- Flickr: The Custom Toy Lab Pool
- Flickr: The Costumized Toys Pool
- Flickr: The DIY Vinyl!! Pool
- Chris Yates Studios — Wooden designer toys and custom dunnys
- S P O O K Y P O P : The art of Doktor A. — Some of the best customs you will ever see.
Mold making & casting
- Smooth-On How To — Tutorials from Smooth-on fabricators of molding and casting materials
- Hirst Arts Mold Making Page — Several ways of making molds described
- YouTube - How to make a two-part mold — Video tutorial from Tap plastics
- Tessetoys — Tutorials from Tessetoys on mold making and casting
- Silicone Rubber Mold Making - Plastic Resin Casting
- Dan Perez Studios — Very good tutorials with lots of pictures
- Paint-Sculpt.com- Silicone Mold Making Tutorial
- Mold Making Videos - Silicone Rubber, Urethane Casting Resin, & more — A series of tutorial videos from Freeman
- HobbyMolding.com — Forum about all kinds of molding and casting
- Dave Pressler Making Stuff — Dave describes the whole process of making his first wide release vinyl toy
- How to Make Your Own Prototypes — How to make your own Plastic Vacuum Former
Fora
- Kidrobot Discussion Boards — Very active forum about all things designer toy and Kidrobot in particular
- Vinyl Abuse Forum — Very active forum about all things designer vinyl
Blogs/Magazines
- Toy News International — Daily Action Figure News
- Clutter Magazine
- Vinyl Abuse — Toy & Art Magazine
- Vinyl Pulse — Daily News About Designer Toys
- Plastic and Plush — Designer Toy News and Reviews
- Super7 - Magazine
- Hi Fructose Magazine
- Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine Online
- ToyToons.com
- TOYSREVIL\’S I LIKE TOYS
- Custom Toy Lab - Custom Designer Vinyl Toys, Paper Toys & Plush Toys — Cool site!
- Raving Toy Maniac — Action Figure and Toy News and Resources
Paper Toys
- SHIN TANAKA — Some great DIY paper toys here!
- OcularInvasion.com - The work of Emory Allen — Nice paper toy download, besides other art
- Speakerdog Paper Toys! — Excellent paper toys for downloading
- Marshall Alexander — Nice papertoys
Supplies and tools
- The Compleat Sculptor, Inc.
- Willow Products — Waxes
- Art Supplies from Dick Blick Art Materials — Sharpies, and much more.
- Glow in the Dark Paint
- How to Make Your Own Prototypes — How to make your own Plastic Vacuum Former
Customizing info
- Vinyltoys Templates — Templates for all designer toys
- Glow in the Dark Paint
- How to Make Your Own Prototypes — How to make your own Plastic Vacuum Former
Flickr groups
- Flickr: The Toy Sculpting and Prototyping Pool
- Flickr: The Custom Vinyl Toys Pool
- Flickr: The Custom Toy Lab Pool
- Flickr: The Costumized Toys Pool
- Flickr: The DIY Vinyl!! Pool
Toy making
- Flickr: The Toy Sculpting and Prototyping Pool
- Dave Pressler Making Stuff — Dave describes the whole process of making his first wide release vinyl toy
