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Mar 24, 2015

SNEAK PEEK: PRODUCTION OF A NEW SET OF TOYS - Four Horsies of the Pocalypse tooling masters

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Now that we've wrapped up the Kickstarter to fund Bigshot Toyworks' Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse line of collectible art toys, the real fun begins! Here you see a couple of images from the factory in the very first stages of production. These are called "tooling masters" and they help the factory properly engineer the figures for production. After this stage is complete, the molds are created. Mold creation will be complete in approximately 45 days.

More more images of the Four Horsies tooling masters, check the Four Horsies blog or FB page.

We will post up more images from the factory as they become available. This is so cool to me... after selling items like this for a decade with no knowledge of how they are made, I finally get the inside peek into the exact processes that go into the creation of a new art toy. I'm excited about it, so I'm sharing with you!

If you missed out on grabbing a 6-inch Maddie (from the first Kickstarter we managed), you can grab one now at the Bigshot Toyshop. We had a good quantity left.... till we sold about 150 to 200 more through the most recent Kickstarter. So the numbers are getting low... Little Maddie is a 6" figure selling at $55.

Dead Wabbit resin release

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JFury is back at it with his first resin release of 2015. Dead Wabbits stand 4.25 inches tall with super gloss finish. The bunny suit is textured to give contrast to the super smooth skull. This release is blind bagged with 5 colors with 3 of each color available, guarantee no doubles when ordering multiples. They go up for sale Monday March 23rd at 3pm PST for only $30 dollars each.

He will also have some commission spots available in his store for one of kind hand painted Dead Wabbits for only $65 dollars with different color options for you to choose from.






Mar 23, 2015

Galloping Geargrinder - Pixar Cars - Background characters always get the coolest accessories.

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(Top) Galloping Geargrinder is sort of the Boba Fett of Cars 2. You see him on screen for a mere moment out of the movie, his look and design is really unique and understated, and he gets a killer diecast release, making fans scramble to find him. (Left Bottom) An actual Galloping Goose that this character is based on. (Right Bottom) The sealed blistercard.

Mattel is a very odd company. Box assortments, case distribution, and a sometimes off beat knowledge of the fan base they cater to, makes for rocky relationships with the people that buy into their toy lines.

Go to any retail outlet that carries Cars, and you'll probably find fifty McQueens just warming pegs. That was the case when I found this often unknown gem of a diecast. (We all know we hide finds we can't afford behind a pile of other less looked at toylines, or behind high dollar ticket items.) He was stuck behind an obviously clustered 3 pegs of LMQs no doubt hidden until someone's paycheck would deposit and they could claim him. But no, I am onto the tricks and wiley ways of many of my cohorts and plucked him like the forbidden fruit of... okay, I'm getting off base here.

He's really just as oddball as his real world inspiration.
But I mean first of all, the fact that Cars collectors even got this guy who is a wholly original sculpt (and no he's not a retool of Lizzie, although they do look alike) and came with what I think is the most amount of accessories for a single card Cars release, that HAD to get others scratching their heads.

The details, the details, the details. Although I don't know how he'd use any of what he carries on him, the included tools and the lantern, are all welcome and unexpected inclusions for this car.

Personally I love offbeat releases like this, because these are the ones that become the true chases and revered additions to personal collections.

It's when you look at the sculpt up close like below. This. This is what gets me excited about die cast collecting. The details on the radiator, the headlights, the lantern hook and horns... this is one that when I finally assemble/create my 1:55 scale version of Radiator Springs, I want to spotlight in some way.

It looks like he'd fit on an HO or HOn2 model scale track, I have yet to find out.


Thanks for reading and keep collecting! - Mario, the Rogue Hobbyist.
 
Stats Rating/Information
Item Galloping Geargrinder
Made by Mattel (Disney/Pixar license)
Rarity Very Uncommon - because Mattel evidently uses feral cats to get case assortments to retail.
Classification Modern
Condition Very Good
Procured ToysRUs, Kansas
Worth around $20 as of Dec 2014 if still carded
Investment $7
Further Research http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/train-rides-home/galloping-goose-rides/
Trivia & Fun Facts It is unclear exactly where the name "Galloping Goose" comes from. It is mostly commonly suggested that it referred to the way the car body and the freight compartment tended to rock back and forth on the railway's sometimes precarious track. A more colorful story is that the name arose because the "geese" were equipped with air horns rather than the whistles of the steam locomotives.

Mar 20, 2015

Suburban Vinyl Exclusive Green Inner Child and Nerviswr3k Custom Giveaway

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From Suburban Vinyl:

This Saturday March 21st 2015 at 12 noon EST we will be releasing our exclusive green version of Nerviswr3ks Inner Child figure online as well as in our store. You may be asking yourself what are those 3 amazing customs all about? Well glad you asked. These 3 amazing original customs will be awarded as gifts for people who pull a winning sticker inside their box from the purchase of our exclusive green inner child piece. There will be 3 randomly inserted stickers placed inside 3 boxes with winning information on them. Each winner will receive 1 randomly selected piece shipped to them.  We also may be throwing in another surprise or 2 for some lucky collectors as well!


HELL RAISER NIGHT GAMER #3

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The third in a new series of Night Gamers inspired by the Hell Raiser movies. A one of a kind custom vinyl with mangey black hair, inset hand cast resin teeth, fish hooks and an internal motion activated color-changing LED unit with replaceable batteries. Signed and dated.

He will be available from the PLASEEBO webshop on Wednesday March 25th.

Hit the jump for some different angles and the LED in use.

Mar 19, 2015

Game of Thrones Lord Tyrion Lannister 22cm figure by ThreeZero

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Features
  • My favorite character from Game of Thrones- Tyrion Lannister- gets the 1:6-scale treatment from ThreeZero. Impeccable likeness. 

    Colors may not be final or accurate.

  • Definitely dangerous, do not give to children. Super choking hazard!
  • - 22cm custom designed action figure body
    - Head sculpt with realistic likeness of actor Peter Dinklage
    - Exchangeable hands
    - Tailored cloth costume: Leathers. Trousers. Doublet. Jerkin.
    - Included: Boots, Goblet, Book


Buy -Game of Thrones Lord Tyrion Lannister 22cm figure by ThreeZero here.




Mar 18, 2015

Goldfish by Michihiro Matsuoka

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I don't know how long these have been around, if they're new or if they are even available for purchase.  But they're amazing pieces of art and everyone needs to see them.  The detailing is incredible.  The pieces look like a police squad from a future where goldfish rule the seas.  The pieces are made from resin, acrylic paint and brass tubing.

Michihiro Matsuoka's site (it's in Japanese)


Radioactive Uppercut x Monsterforge edition of 8-Ball COMING SOON!

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Plans are being made for a very limited run of 8-Ball, hand painted by Charles Marsh, the Monsterforge.

No specific details have been given on the exact deco scheme or release date, but from the teaser here, it looks like they will be painted over green japanese vinyl.  Look for more updates coming from both Radioactive Uppercut and Monsterforge soon.

New Guardians of the Galaxy Dorbz by Vinyl Sugar and Funko

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 OK so I sort of missed this development at Toy Fair because I wasn't walking the show floor, but I think Funko has either developed a new line called Vinyl Sugar... or they are exclusively distributing this line. Anyway, Vinyl Sugar now has a series called Dorbz (short for "adorable" I'd imagine) and the first license is Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. These are 3" tall figures which look they must retail for $10 each, based on the wholesale prices they were giving to us. How these will stack up against Funko's absurdly popular POP! line of figures remains to be seen... find these at your favorite toy retailer. Not my shop, because price point is too low. But I'm sure your local Funko hookup will have these in stock soon.












Nohwitz is Coming!

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Rocketboy's Nohwitz was selected by "Bold Machines: The Innovation Workshop at Stratasys" to be part of their 2015 program! For the last 6 months, Rocketboy has been collaborating with the Bold Machines team to design, develop and produce Nohwitz into a designer figure. 

Nohwitz, Rocketboy's Cubicle Creature, is based off of the office know-it-all that absolutely knows nothing. Although his main design incorporates a blue skin tone with fangs and hands, he is constructed, using 3D technology, so that he can assemble into a variety of different versions. Designed with snap on features, he comes with three different hand options (hands/tentacles/hooves) and three different tooth options (molars/fangs and tusks).



Final preparations for Nohwitz's early May debut have started.  

Those preparations include a limited Nohwitz release, hand-painted by Rocketboy (colorway picture attached) and a group custom show with a collection of talented artists from North America participating. Some Nohwitz blanks may also hit the market. 

More details and specifics will be announced as May approaches!

Bold Machines, run by former MakerBot CEO, Bre Pettis, is a Brooklyn-based 3D Printing & Business accelerator working with the next generation of artists, architects, designers and innovators. Bold Machines empowers creative explorers and provides a showcase for designs produced on MakerBot, Stratasys and SolidScape 3D Printers.


Super7 x Secret Base Green Slime Soft Vinyl Alien

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Super7 and Secret Base are dropping a green version of their 4" soft vinyl Xenomorph figure this Friday. This looks sick. No price is listed but the black version released back in October was $50, so you can expect about the same for this one.

Super7 Blog

+The Highest Fever 

Constant Companions by Rocketboy

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Rocketboy Customs recently completed a custom Chris Ryniak Triple Crown figure, titled Constant Companions. The design is based on the balance of morality and profit, featuring a head for politics, corporate greed and daily decisions. Made for a show at Galerie F in Chicago, For the Love of Toys, which opens on April 10th. Be sure to check out more customs and pieces as they get released.
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