May 23, 2014
Little Maddie and the Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse #Sticker Sheets #Kickstarter Rewards
May 22, 2014
The Iron Giant......
Meanwhile... Its the late 1950's..... in a small town in the state of Maine
Earlier today, over at the limited edition poster/screen print creators Mondo, there was a rumbling.........
Batteries included.
#notaposter
#notaposter
Now I take that as either an action figure or some sort of statue, my guess is Mondo will produce a 1/6 scale action figure of the Iron Giant, as many Iron Giant goods go for quite a high amount of money, especially the figures..... This will be great news for fans of the film and collectors alike.
Not much info at the moment as its only a teaser thus far, but I will keep you all updated.
Thanks for reading
WaiMan
www.onesixthbruce.co.uk
Zombiez 3" Dunny by kOmega
They're aliiive! Kind of. What would you say they are, kOmega?
"The fosl virus encountered a few zombie creatures who seemed to only posses half a soul. After infecting their guests the parasite was not able to fully develop... creating a fosl that was still half living. Resulting in an evil race of fosls that would torment the world for centuries."
Exactly. Though if you're a visual learner, you could watch the super cool video trailer for these Zombies instead over here.
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| Parasite Grimm 3" Dunny |
These little fiends released on kOmega's eStore here and are looking to spread the infection. For more of kOmega's work, check out his Facebook and Instagram @komega
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| Grossetta 3" Dunny |
One Eyed Girl at Popzilla Gallery PopCade
Kasey "One Eyed Girl" Tararuj has 2 pieces on exhibition with Popzilla Gallery's POPcade exhibition - Popular video game characters being the theme.
"Bowsy", pictured above, is a custom sculpted and painted 4" Kidrobot Bub, available for $175 here.
And a mixed media 3D-sculpted painting "Piranha Pipe Invasion" listed for $225 here.
We just launched a Kickstarter for the Little Maddie Cthulhu figure by Bigshot Toyworks
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| Little Maddie Cthulhu by Bigshot Toyworks on Kickstarter |
Little Maddie started as a rough 3D render digital "sketch" that Klim Kozinevich posted to the Bigshot Toyworks Tumblr. The concept art got picked up and republished by large websites such as iO9, Neatorama, Geeks Are Sexy and Laughing Squid, and generated a lot of positive feedback. Based on the feedback, Klim decided to flesh out the Four Horsies concept and launch Little Maddie as a Kickstarter campaign to bring her to life.
Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse backstory:
www.4horsies.com
Twitter: @the4horsies
It’s the end of the world as we know it…or is it?
Meet Calamity (Pestilence), Raven (Famine), Clash (War) and Ghost (Death). They’re the Four Horsies of the ‘Pocalypse (or at least they would be if they could only get their act together)! This next-generation of doombringers are on a mission to destroy the Earth, but to do so, they'll have to beat the likes of Queen Chroma and her rainbow sprite army! Too bad they can’t crack teamwork to save their lives.
Led by Maddie (an older sister type with an affinity for destruction), these would-be Champions of Chaos are desperate to show their parents they've got what it takes to inherit the legacy. Cake and ice cream for eternity? Not if these freaky fillies have anything to say about it!
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| The rewards levels in the Little Maddie Kickstarter |
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| GID Maddie: limited to 300 pcs |
The Little Maddie Kickstarter is live right now and will run for 30 days, ending on June 19, 2014. Rewards range in price from $1 (for a set of Four Horsies digital wallpapers) to $160 for the Hyper Combo (Maddie, plus a Kickstarter-exclusive GID Maddie, plus a Maddie t-shirt, keychain, sticker sheet set and the digital wallpapers). There are several reward levels in between those.
As with all Kickstarters, no money is charged to the backers' credit cards until after the campaign ends in late June. If the campaign doesn't reach its mark, no money is charged at all. Kickstarters are open to international as well as domestic backers.
The success of this Kickstarter will lead to the production of the other Four Horsies, and the aim is to expand this concept to trade shows, exclusives, apparel, web episodes and, of course, more collectibles toys.
From the buyer's perspective, this Kickstarter functions much like a preorder: The $60 cost of Little Maddie includes shipping. No money is charged at the time of your order. Cards are charged in late June, pending success of the Kickstarter to meet the monetary goal. Once your cards are charged, the money drops into our account and we send the payment off to the factory to produce the Little Maddie figures.
Bigshot Toyworks has already heavily invested in this project, and the tooling masters for the Little Maddies has already been created. So when the Kickstarter ends, there will be little to no delay before the figures go into production.
About Bigshot Toyworks:
www.bigshottoyworks.com
Bigshot Toyworks is an award winning creative shop with a focus on the design, development, and production of unique characters, illustrations, toys and art objects. Our work can be seen in national print, and TV advertising campaigns, toy stores, and art galleries around the world. With roots deep in industrial design, toy design, digital sculpting and very close project management, the international team of designers and artisans at Bigshot have a unique ability to create incredibly vivid and detailed works of art that closely represent the heart, soul and vision of their creative partners. Unique understanding of design, a fine tuned development process and the endless drive to pull off the impossible are the driving force behind the studio.
About Klim Kozinevich (creator and producer):
Klim Kozinevich is the Bigshot at Bigshot, with nearly 20 years of experience in character based product design, and the entertainment industry. From developing mascot characters, hand-sculpting prototypes to overseeing production of best-selling toys for mass market, Klim has worked and innovated in every area of the industry. At Bigshot, Klim is the creative lead and oversees all character design and development. As the heart and soul of Bigshot Toyworks, it is Klim’s unique vision and undeniable talents that have provided the company with its reputation for quality, reliability, and innovation.
About Jason Bischoff (writer and concept development):
twitter.com/PrometheanWorks
Jason Bischoff is a writer/creator and 10 year toy industry veteran. Silently managing some of today's most-successful licensed collectible programs, in addition, Jason owns and operates Promethean Works, a guerrilla IP and Story development studio. When not contributing to world-class toy brands, comics and Television Shows, Jason pretends like he's sleeping to avoid the robot-suspicions of others.
About Tenacious Toys (KS manager and rewards fulfillment):
www.tenacioustoys.com
Tenacious Toys is a New York City-based online toy shop with nearly 10 years of experience selling and shipping toys. Benny at Tenacious Toys will be managing the Little Maddie Kickstarter campaign as well as fulfillment of the Kickstarter rewards and any further Four Horsies releases thereafter.
May 20, 2014
The Ultimate Legend - The Warrior by Ardabus Rubber
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| Wrestlemania VI Neon version |
Ardabus Rubber releases a series of new fine art prints, based on a tribute artwork after the recent passing of The Ultimate Warrior. Ardabus explains that growing up, wrestling had a profound effect on his life growing up. He has created an inked lineart piece in 4 distinct colour editions, available in his webshop.
These 12x16" Fine Art Prints are painted on 310 GSM Elegence Velvet Cotton Rag paper. The edition sizes reflect intimate details of The Ultimate Warrior's professional carreer;
- Wrestlemania VI Neon version - Classic Warrior colors. Limited to only 6, for his victory at WM6.
- Rookie version - Black and yellow, the mask he wore during his debut match as Ultimate Warrior on 10/25/87. Limited to only 2, for the number of minutes it took for him to win the match.
- Fire Paint version - From his Survivor Series match 11/24/88. Since he was on a team of five, this one is limited to 5.
- My (Ardabus') Favorite Color version - Pretty self explanatory. This one is limited to only 8, marking the day he died. RIP Warrior.
Ardabus' hope is for these artworks to be enjoyed as a fitting tribute to The Ultimate Warrior. The care and attention to detail that goes in to elements like the edition numbers, and colour variants never ceases to impress me!
Collect yours, or other prints or originals, here.
May 19, 2014
NEW from Rampage Toys
Rampage Toyshas released all of their Design Festa 39 leftovers and some other new stuff in their shop.
-New stuff from RAMPAGE x Tarantulas - some Nibbler-based figures that are part of our efforts to raise a bit of fundage for a new figure we are working on :-) (Bestroyer, Homer Nibbler and Robo-Nibbler).
This and LOTS more in the Rampage Toy shop now.
May 18, 2014
Matt Obscure Perez Day of The Dead Snow White
Matt Obscure Perez added some custom touches to this Disney Snow White doll, making her over Day Of The Dead style. Matt began with the doll looking like this:
And did some Hair & Makeup styling;
The revamp to her outfit to match her new persona impresses me, sewing is a pretty handy skill kids! You can find more of Obscure's work on Facebook and Instagram @obscureakg
