larzor
He is from Eskilstuna, Sweden
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14 years ago
she's pretty......
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14 years ago
Okay, but why's she here?
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14 years ago
there are worse things around and she is nice:)
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Sometime this year we have to decide what to do with all the action figures and character toys.
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14 years ago
and keychains and zipper pulls please:)
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388 689 743
14 years ago
Stop hatin' on keychains! :P
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14 years ago
keychain=accessory :P
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388 689 743
14 years ago
Qees have keychain attachments so they can be worn as accesories. Your point is moot.
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14 years ago
is not. they come unassembled, so keychaining qee is an option. you can wear almost anything as a keychain, but you wouldn't put in your toy collection. and the point was that this revoltech is much more a collectible toy than a keychain.
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388 689 743
14 years ago
I think a debate could go on for ages about what can be deemed a toy suitable for Rotocasted, but I thought Rotocasted started for collectible toys i.e. art toys and designer vinyl. I wouldn't class this figure as either. It's an anime related action figure, which I class as something completely different... but then again, the 'Type' tag is there to differentiate between all the toys and their kind, so I don't see why all toys can't be on this site as long as their correctly tagged as whatever kind of toy they are. I was just saying about the keychains thing, because everyone by now is probably aware of my slight Yummy Breakfast addiction, and although it is a keychain, I see them as mini art toys, because of their humble beginnings as Heidi Kenney's handmade felt creations. Then obviously Kidrobot got involved and saw the potential to bring her creations to a wider audience.
I just clicked on the 'Keychain' tag to see what else I can make examples of, and although I can't stand Kaws, the keychains of his are in a way, shrunk versions of his actual art toys, which is pretty good for people who can't shell out hundreds for one of his proper figures. Anyway, I could write all day about this, but I think I've got my point across. -
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angel
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14 years ago
So how would you all classify my custom 1 of 1 Elissa Shutak action figure that I paid someone to make me?
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388 689 743
14 years ago
You've confused and disturbed me. Thank you Shankweather.
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angel
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14 years ago
The problem is some things should definitely be on here and some things definitely shouldn't, and then there are a lot of of things that maybe could be on here. But once you put the grey area stuff, then the things that shouldn't be here start appearing.
Am I making myself clear? :p
I, for one, think mascots and advertising figures are a definite no no. Others are strictly against toys of characters from movies or comics. It gets complicated.
The toy world itself is pretty ambiguous and we've been having this discussion in different forms for a while. -
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14 years ago
Isn't the whole movement a little bit of a grey area? The whole idea is to find the essence of toys and make art with that essence in mind, if I understand it correctly and if you don't accept toys as art you've kinda missed the point and it's all about wether or not some one tells you it's a cool, rare and expensive piece rather than up to your own tastes. Of course this makes it impossible for me to objectively dismiss toys that I personally don't like…
There are a lot of things here that might clearly be art, but that aren't toys, like for instance the busts of Mao with Mickey Mouse ears. That should fall within the grey area aswell (or even be immediately dismissed), since it's a sculpture rather than a toy.
My opinion is, allow everything, but make it easy to sort through it with clear classifications and such as. People will always have different opinions as to what is art and what is beautiful.
But then again, I'm new here… :) -
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
@Shankweather: Wrong question.
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14 years ago
@Shankweather, can I borrow that when your finished with it?
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388 689 743
14 years ago
It must be 'Weird Liss Out' day today, fo' sho'.
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340 182 58
14 years ago
I'm not the worlds best photographer, but I figured it was the best way to make sure I'd have the right to add it to the library. If there's a better image out there with an open license, I'd be happy to change it.
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angel
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14 years ago
@larzor Do you have the Kriegaffe Number 10 as well? It's pretty expensive on ebay!
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340 182 58
14 years ago
No, I've been trying to get it, but I've given up. I almost bought it when they first came out and they all had the same price tag, but I decided not to for some reason. :(
I only have this one, Liz Sherman and Lobster Johnson from this series. -
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angel
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14 years ago
Ah, damn! There's nothing worse than knowing you had the chance but didn't grab it! I did the same with the cutest little Nibbler from Futurama once. It was priced around $ 25, but I did just like you. Years later I was forced to pay waaaay more for it on ebay *sigh*.
I've been a hardcore Mignola fan for years, so when I saw these action toys I just had to own them. But again...some years too late, so I had to go with the Rocket Pack Hellboy, which I believe is from series 2 ? -
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14 years ago
Yeah, way worse than buying something rather pricey and then realise you could have bought it much cheaper if you had just done some research or waited a little :P But there's always new chances to buy stuff at exactly the right time…
What I'm really interested in right now is either one of the 18-inch Hellboys or the special edition Hellboy with the uncensored Herman von Klempt head. I think my chances at aquiring the former is slightly higher :)
Until then I'll have to settle for my Big Blast one. -
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angel
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14 years ago
Uncensored Herman von Klempt head? You mean with the swastika on his forehead? But he came with the Kriegaffe!! Just looked at mine....and yes, I think it must be censored. The sign looks more like an X than a swastika. Didn't really notice it till now, because I let them stay in the clam shell widow box. Censorship in toys? C'mon Mezco!
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14 years ago
Oh, hope I didn't ruin it for you! I was disappointed when I found out and it's part of the reason why I'm not trying that hard to get a hold of the ape. I guess we're lucky that Liz is still allowed to have a cigarette :P
The 18-inch must look pretty cool. It's on my list, so hopefully I'll get it eventually… -
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129 34 57
14 years ago
Is this thing really belong here?... it look more like a regular toy then a designer toy.
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14 years ago
Well its the yellow submarine from the Beatles song right? Perhaps its artistic origins give it some right to be here? I wouldn't add it to my collection, but I'm not a Beatles fan. Though the quality doesn't look that great from this photo..*shrug* I think it -may- be questionable, but not one step away from McDonald's toys.
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Designed by Heinz Edelmann - http://www.independent.co.uk/...
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14 years ago
I'm not a huge fan but I know the history of the band and it's designs, but still I think it's a wind-up music memorabilia toy more then a designer toy.
The porpoise of this toy (as it seems) is to be play with and not to be "admired" as a piece of art, I think it's plastic not vinyl and the quality (again as it seems) is not high and more fit to a child mess produced "made in China" toy. -
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angel
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14 years ago
There was bunch of mainstream toys added recently.
Most of them are not fit into designer vinyl genre, but most of them are amazing pieces aesthetically.
I changed the type to Character toy — http://rotocasted.com/library... />I think it's good to have it here. -
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129 34 57
14 years ago
OK you're the boss :+)
I just hope it wont be a precedent for thing to come (Mac's like I've mentioned) or maybe toys are toys?... gray area here we come. -
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Toys are toys, but action figures have to go. :)
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14 years ago
And KInder.
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388 689 743
14 years ago
There's Kinder toys on here?! Outrage.
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14 years ago
There are lots of action figures on here that's for sure, especially Japanese mass produced toys. its not a "designer toy" just because it's not in the mainstream stores where you live
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129 34 57
14 years ago
@Elissa, not yet but I'm sure it's gonna hit soon.
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14 years ago
http://rotocasted.com/library... for a quick refrence
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Bring the Kinder Happy Hippos Star Wars figures! :)
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14 years ago
Are there any guidelines on what toys you want and what toys you don't want here? I have a lot of toys that are lovely, but don't fall within the category of designer vinyl and I'm not sure if I should add them or not.
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
@larzor: No not yet. At this moment we're adding everything that people would collect with their vinyl. Some time in 2011 we will split the website to several directories.
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angel
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13 years ago
I used to have the original version of this when i was a child.It was made from die-cast metal, wasn't a wind up but a push a long toy.
The periscopes revolved when you pushed it along, and two hatches could open up with the Beatles popping their heads up :)
Thanks Sergey for the info on Heinz Edelmann, I didnt know his history, very interesting! :) -
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13 years ago
this definitely belongs here...it is a well sought after collectible toy & part of a series
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340 182 58
13 years ago
I found some bootlegs of this one on eBay. They're yellow or orange instead of pink and Pitty is smiling, which I thought was kinda funny. It's like they saw the potential of making profit from copying an overpriced designer-toy and selling it for a fraction of the price, but also figured they could aim them to kids or parents as a regular child-friendly toy of a happy kid playing with a cute teddy bear :)
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14 years ago
i don't collect video game figs, but i want one of these
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14 years ago
Oh man I'd love to see Freeny do the anatomy of a Goomba.
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14 years ago
that would be incredible! i'm waiting to see a Freeny Yoshi after seeing his Mario
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340 182 58
13 years ago
These are plentiful on eBay (possibly fake). I bought three of them for some reason.
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340 182 58
14 years ago
This could use some more info. I've been trying to find southpark toys here and stumbled upon this out of luck when looking at other stuff.
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14 years ago
manufacturer: Mezco Toyz
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14 years ago
2006
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14 years ago
action figure
6 inch
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14 years ago
Terrance and Phillip 2-pack (we should update the photo also)
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340 182 58
14 years ago
I've seen phillip around here too, but perhaps they should be shown together
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angel
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14 years ago
Do we need fake toys here?
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14 years ago
LOL interesting! Maybe it is useful to help people not to be fooled by bootleg figures? :P
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angel
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14 years ago
Let's make the Fake section then, this section might be huge :)
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14 years ago
Bootlegs are not good for anyone. :(
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75 34 104
14 years ago
I think bootlegs are great for everyone (who isn't bothered about having the original!). Bootlegs that are a parody of the original piece are cool IMO, bootlegs trying to pretend to be the originals are a different kettle of fish.
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14 years ago
I have previously mentioned I don't like KAWS and I am not going to talk about KAWS as everyone has their own opinion about how original his creations are (I do consider them to be over priced pop art fyi)
Bootlegging devalues everything for everyone. Justifying it's fine just because the original one is expensive or the artist has "sold out" doesn't make it valid.
- Someone is making money off of someone's work.
- Devalues the brand/design, (which is the WORST thing) by having it in all these dodgy bootleg stores/flooding the market/low quality/consumers not understanding the product. NOT only for KAWS but for all designer toys.
- Someone may potentially be fooled. (Bootleg companies don't give a shit about their market) Just because you are "in the know" and it seems VERY clear its a bootleg, not everyone will.
- Official prices rise (this is a common practice by official companies to set the bootlegers clearly apart for consumer) This may also sets a price range for other designer toys.
Official re-productions are fine, just like posters of artwork. Yet most paintings are in the public domain anyway. Then again, paintings are a poor example as its not like someone is re-producing the brush strokes.
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I don't know how you can say I am missing the point? I said bootlegs are not good for anyone and you voiced other opinions, so I explained my stance. Devaluing through residual effects is very damaging.
To say that everyone knows the price point is a bit off. I first saw KAWS in a music mag, many people buy various culture mags on a whim. People truly do not know the market price of various toys. People still are shocked at the designer toys around the 50-80 mark, they wouldn't expect something to be much more than that for a KAWS piece.
People do not instantly understand the designer toy market; pricing and what artist is what. People are coming in from all directions and can easily be mislead.
I am sure you have friends that don't collect but have found some of your pieces really cool without knowing the price point, official packaging or where to get it from. Or friends that are shocked when you say "you might not want to drop that as it cost $200"
I am talking about bootlegs as a generalisation, it affects any market it touches. Companies pushing up market price point to distinguish it isn't a bootleg, is a common marketing strategy in other production fields.
A company can still be affected by the residual effect of bootlegs, even if they are not making direct profit off of the limited release they did. They release the next variant and people don't buy it as they have already purchased the previous bootlegged version for example or they don't buy their products any more as they want a level of exclusivity.
I agree with your stance on KR and their "limited' runs, yet its not a reason to bootleg them.
Bootlegs are not good for anyone as the residual effects affect the designer toy market as a whole.
- A legit store trying to sell official products can't compete vs the bootleg store down the street.
Stores selling bootlegs may not know who designed them and/or know they are "designer toys". They would have just ordered them from one of their suppliers thinking it was cool and not have known it was a bootleg.
- Suppliers don't sit back for hours doing research, they may be dealing with a whole seller that deals 10% in bootlegs without knowing it. Something slips through the cracks to store fronts with the belief that it is legit.
- It won't stop at KAWS (and hasn't) for bootlegging and will continue on.
- Bootlegs can get VERY close to the original and almost perfect quality. This can be easily witnessed with the bootleg anime toy scene.
Bootleg suppliers have a HUGE market share in various places around the world. Even my small little china town is filled with various bootleg products of toys the general consumer wouldn't know was a "designer" piece. A bootleg manufacture might come across Uamou design take it up and flood the market with it.
If someone buys a bootleg knowing it is a bootleg for the mentioned reasons above, good for them if they are happy. Yet it isn't good for the market at all and to believe otherwise is part of the problem with bootlegging. -
14 years ago
Catch you next time <3
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14 years ago
Nice you can see it but I know a lot of people who would mistake them for the original,good to know and identify the fakes and the authentic figures
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14 years ago
What are the identifiers on this piece to know its not original?
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14 years ago
They look cheap to me. The biggest difference between these and the real thing is that these are at least 5 or 6 inches shorter than the genuine Companions. It's not too difficult to spot that difference. Plus they look very shiny. The original Companions are matte.
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14 years ago
I don't really like the Kaws figures, but I would love to own something like this simply because it's a fake of something really exclusive. I think I may want it more than an original :)
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13 years ago
I now have these, but with matte surface. They're really nice
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13 years ago
The matte finish is actually fake.
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12 years ago
I think these are funny. I'd buy buy it just to put next to the original with his hand resting on his head.
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11 years ago
WTF is this doing here? This is NOT a bootleg, it's counterfeit, shouldn't even be listed here.
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15 years ago
I think someone made a mistake on this one. This isn't the one that just came out- that's the loser edition. Only 5 of these were made- not the small ears, blond hair and frown on Noop's face.
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angel
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804 2515 1650
15 years ago
Renamed this one and http://rotocasted.com/toy/499... />That's correct now?
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15 years ago
Name was correct before.
The loser edition is the "large public edition" (x200) with the brown-hair-noop.
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angel
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804 2515 1650
15 years ago
Got it.
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14 years ago
I think the blond hair suits the figure quite nice.
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13 years ago
It's funny that 7 people have this set, if it was made only 5))
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13 years ago
Wishlist!!
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13 years ago
We really need to change the amount from 200 to 5
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12 years ago
5 produced yet 8 owners? 3 people must have fakes lol
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12 years ago
There's fakes!? :D
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elissa_s
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14 years ago
It's a clock, fo' sho'. Same with the bookends. We really need to have some sort of restrictions on what can be added to the library.
LoneCub
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14 years ago
Sorry duders. Couldn't help myself.
Tristan
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14 years ago
If I owned this clock I would carry it around with me for 24 hours and stay awake through the night in order to see all the combinations of pictures. But just for the first day.
LoneCub
326 283 155
14 years ago
Tristan, what if you missed something?
Tristan
343 224 314
14 years ago
The thought hadn't occurred to me, but it's totally possible. 3am to 6am would be a true test of willpower. I'd have to do something that keeps me awake, but not too interested, or I might miss a minute!
My consolation and growing regret is that I will never own this clock.
larzor
340 182 58
14 years ago
Can't something be both a toy and a clock at the same time? This, however, is just a picture flipper. It doesn't have any toy qualities as far as I can see…
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
I don't see what the big deal is...I mean, Isn't this a site for "Art/Designer Toys"?
Art-The product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect.
Toy-A toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are usually associated with children and pets. Playing with toys is training the young for their social role. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used.
Please correct me if im wrong, but if I wanna play with a clock then it becomes a toy...
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
This is awesome BTW...
CoMus
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14 years ago
Designer - A designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object"
Art + Design + Toy = An object used for play, developed through specification of the structural properties arranged in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect.
A designer toy is created by a designer, developing a piece of art (not re-creating a piece from other properties) for the purposes of play.
Still, thats very broad and I wouldn't consider a clock a designer toy or even a toy.
SolidusFake
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14 years ago
Are we not all adults here? This is an endless argument. Not everything can be categorized because of different opinions.
CoMus
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14 years ago
Why play the adult card? I was essentially agreeing with you. Categorisations are too broad for any definition.
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
I'm not disagreeing, but alot of people are crying over clocks...
CoMus
171 468 619
14 years ago
Hahha time :P
Yeah, this is still a clock...
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
lol...LoneCub has 200+ figures in his collection and you guys want to crucify the guy for wanting to share the existance of his clock?...You're probably a fan of the Jersey Shore, huh?
CoMus
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14 years ago
There are lots of sites that are for general collecting but Rotocasted about having a place that is for cataloguing toys created for the purpose of art/design.
This is a clock, it may have a character on it but it isn't a toy.
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
If you take this site that seriously, you need therapy...
CoMus
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14 years ago
? I am truly confused by this direction you (GencoFett) are taking with what is being discussed.
The discussion seems to be about what is a designer toy for categorisation purposes for the site. You are making your own valid claims but to turn around and say people need therapy because they are also adding their opinions is ludicrous.
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
It's just turned into a game at this point...that wasnt directed at you CoMus
CoMus
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14 years ago
oh, please continue :P
SolidusFake
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14 years ago
I find it amusing that people think that the site is in some sort of danger if someone post something that doesnt belong. It's gonna be users with attitudes that make the site take a turn for the worse. Items that don't belong can be deleted...
CoMus
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14 years ago
Its more of the general flood of recent entries that are on the edge of being okay. Then a line gets crossed with clock entries and people voice their opinions.
SolidusFake
58 263 125
14 years ago
I understand that, but 3 clocks (1 of wich has been deleted) vs. 1300+ toys? Some people seriously need to chill. If Sergey doesn't want it on the site he'll get rid of it and I doubt that anyones opinion is gonna change that...
CoMus
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14 years ago
It seems that Sergey wants it to have as much community input as possible, that is how Web2.0 works. So having opinions on either side is needed.
SolidusFake
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14 years ago
This isn't the place to do it...Getsatisfaction.com is where everyone is supposed to post gripes, moans, and complaints
LoneCub
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14 years ago
When I added this clock I thought "why not?".... There is a bunch of other Yoshitomo Nara stuff up, including the candy container and seeing as how that also isn't considered a toy I again thought "why not?" It's not a big deal to me either way if this stays up or if it comes down, so whomever is a mod here can do what they do.
Also I want to make sure that everyone knows that I have a complete positive outlook on this site and I in no way want this post to seem like I am complaining at all.
Have a good day to everyone. = )
outtoycontrol
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14 years ago
I love clock
Tristan
343 224 314
14 years ago
I assumed the clock got uploaded because Yoshitomo Nara is a beloved creator of awesome things. When I first saw the clock, my mouth fell open. I pass over more than half the toys on this site because I don't like them, but it's still a good place (and the only place I go) to see amazing things.
MaquetteCity
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14 years ago
I can't tell the time :(
LoneCub
326 283 155
14 years ago
11:16