Archive for January, 2010

maneki tora – the lucky tiger (plastic prototype)

maneki tora - the lucky tiger (plastic prototype)

Early in the development phase of analogue to digital personality transfers scientists used different types of animals in their experiments. One particularly successful test involved tigers. Ever since little tigers in form of the test subject have been a cute giveaway symbolizing strength and good luck.

This is my new resin toy measuring 6.5 cm (2.5″) which will be released on Valentines Day / Chinese New Year.

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Brent Sparr Custom

Brent Sparr custom detail

The updates to this blog have been sporadic at best these past months so I hope that maybe the content makes up for the little you get to see. I probably keep saying this over and over again but I am overwhelmed with work at the moment which is partly the reason why I post so little. As if my current freelance assignment wasn’t enough there is a presentation coming up real soon and I needed some new work for this as well. So, another custom 1/1 paint job on one of my resin toys. This time: Brent Sparr. Enjoy.

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It Came From SkullBrain II at Super7 (1/16/2010)

It Came From SkullBrain II at Super7 (1/16/2010)

Sorry for the late notification ( I am super busy at the moment) but the Blobpus custom I made a few months ago was exhibited at Super7 in the “It Came From Skullbrain II” show and I am very happy to hear that it has been sold as well. The beautiful photo was made by toy photographer extraordinaire zincsaucier. Be sure to check is flickr stream for more pictures of the show and other beautiful toy impressiveness.

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Another Custom Karl Diesel

Karl Diesel - custom december 09

In the stress of getting last minute christmas gifts done I did not get around posting this custom paint job I realized for a collector. It is still basically the same color scheme like the one featured in the first edition but I dare say that with increased practise it has gotten a lot smoother and better. At the moment I am very fond of two tone color sprays applied at a very low angle so that it looks like the toy is lit by (in this case) a red light source from one side.

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