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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
I had the exact same thought! :D
Steve Purcell should totally do some toy designs.
I chatted him up once on Facebook (*brag*) and he told me he want to make toys but never gets around to it... -
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angel
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14 years ago
he can try the patchtogether.
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14 years ago
I have this, want to trade for Doktor A Dunnys (Two Tone and 2010 Series). cindyglee@gmail.com
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45 12 3
14 years ago
my favorite out of the 2tone series.
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14 years ago
Totally agree!
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angel
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14 years ago
McBess is a God.
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326 283 155
13 years ago
Finally got it!
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29 33 7
13 years ago
i have that one :D
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14 years ago
Oh hell yea, will see you at D-Con!!!
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14 years ago
Your a lucky man, I saw the raje toys crew today, and the only ones they had left were their own personal ones. I did get the nycc dr brain though, awesome!
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14 years ago
Is there any images of the final product? All I have seen are prototype and CAD images.
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14 years ago
That looks rocking!! Cheers for the link, might have to get one of these suckers now :)
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14 years ago
It is indeed rocking, and very heavy! You won't be disappointed. I have mine reserved :)
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14 years ago
Fliphappy: any chance you can take a few photos?
I like to put on all accessories but that drill bit is very cool. Would be hard to decide to keep the hat on or off! -
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14 years ago
I just wrote up a full review of one of the protos if anyone wants some detailed pics: http://tomopop.com/tomopop-re... />
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14 years ago
You can buy this from Raje. I just talked to them and ordered one. Shipping December 6th. http://www.rajetoys.com/
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14 years ago
Hoping to pick up direct on Wednesday. It's a lovely piece!
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14 years ago
See the chase here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzydan/sets/72157625446212859/with/5249595765/ -
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101 265 128
14 years ago
Mine has "trousers" and shiny arms, like the one on the left in Jazzydan's link above. We need a new pic of the final G.N.O.M.E. !
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14 years ago
I'll fix the pics over Xmas, I have so much stuff to photo and upload :)
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14 years ago
Updated to a proper picture :)
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114 20 104
14 years ago
There are 415 of this, not 500.
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91 22 9
13 years ago
If anyone has a spare hat, could they get in touch? Highly unlikely, I know. I've just dropped mine and it smashed into several bits. Gutted :(
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14 years ago
Great idea, but easily removable in photo shop. :(
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
wow, what a great find! I love it when they push the Dunny shape, and I really like Aya Kakeda. I wish her beautiful Dunnys weren't so rare! I loved her entry in Endangered too...
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129 34 57
14 years ago
I think the one she made for S5 is just horrible...
http://rotocasted.com/toy/898/ - HORRIBLE! -
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14 years ago
Awesome toy, congratulations Sam!!
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14 years ago
Damn, I'm trying really hard to not by another case of these Today! Still want this guy and the raving viking!!
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
Jazzydan, if you do get another set and you get a dupe Hernandez I'd love to buy it off you... :)
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14 years ago
@Dan then I can have more balloons and ketchups :D
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14 years ago
I said I was trying hard, damn you guys!!
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
this one is gorgeous...
I ordered a couple of blind boxes for the heck of it, for a tiny chance at this, the Hernandez or the Beast Brothers Dunny, 'cause I don't shell out the big moneys for the little toys on Ebay :P
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14 years ago
These will go down in price with time. Some have gone for as low as USD 80. These are 1/400, which is the same ratio as the Easy Hey in the French series, which used to be a lot pricier and now commands around USD 75.
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388 689 743
14 years ago
I truly don't understand the appeal of this dunny...
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
it's just so purrrdee :P
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388 689 743
14 years ago
I'm obviously not a real girl. The one thing that freaks me out the most is the expression on the face! Maybe if it had a cute face then I'd be won over by it.
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14 years ago
The biggest attraction is that it is rare and it's worth a lot of money. Then some like to complete their series. Not many mini toys that can be sold at such an inflated price as a rare dunny can!
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14 years ago
I am not a fan of KR or dunny but I think this one is nice. The design matches the form well :D
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388 689 743
14 years ago
I suppose I'm not a conventional toy collector then, I only go for things like Qees and Dunnys that catch my eye, with the exception of things like the Toxic Swamp series and others...
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
I'm like Elissa - I don't care about the rarity of things, just if I love them or not.
And I do like Dunnys a lot, and I really like this one.
But I don't chase Dunnys and I don't pay high prices for them - I rather save my money for things that actually cost a lot because of high production costs rather then rarity in the market. Which is why I'll probably never own this Dunny. I still like the design.
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388 689 743
14 years ago
Lordsketch, you're in an awfully agree-with-Elissa-able mood today :) Blindboxes give a thrill, and fair enough if you happen to luckily stumble across a chase, but in the cases of old series of toys and such, there's no other way than to track them down on eBay or Doc18's bad ass Toy Boot Sale and suchlike :)
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14 years ago
I also enjoy opening blind boxes :P but I have never really understood why people go crazy for dunny. Then again I am not a platform collector. I do have a few funky colour variants but I have never paid more for a chase figure.
On the note of crazy collector; I have dealt with a few crazies over the years. Once this dude bought every single tomb raider bust (7 in stock at the time) just because he didn't want anyone else to have it. I told the dude I would still order more in, he didnt care and came back and bought the 3 others. It wasn't a rare piece, it was just some shitty tomb raider bust. I normally wouldn't have dealt with tomb raider but a few people custom ordered it so I got a few extras.
I still don't know why he did it.... ebay I guess, I never followed ebay prices :P it may have been rare but I was able to order plenty from one supplier. Yet I really didn't want this guy to waste his money ... -
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14 years ago
Maybe he had some disturbing Lara Croft obsession? Or would he have 'flipped' them? I read an old issue of Clutter magazine the other day and I've only just found out what flipping is, so I feel wary of using the word :)
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14 years ago
blind boxes have nothing good for the collectors, just to make them buy more :P it is getting silly now that mini figures are mostly blind boxed and costing so much. For 3/4 minis you can get a nice large figure.
I try to keep to the artists that I like and a few of them happen to work with KR a lot that makes me buy lots of Dunnys to get them :P Luckily in this series the 1/400 is not one of my fav. artists :) -
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
I guess the Dunnys hit very high prices because there are a lot of people collecting them.
I don't collect minis very much, except for artists I really like and older ones I think are super cool (like Neo Kaiju Project). But I like Dunnys and they have a lot of cool designs and they're fairly cheap if you're not after everything or the special chases.
I collect *toys* and I don't have any special sub-category like I collect this artist or that, or this platform, I just like what I like and get it if I can, which is why my collection is pretty eclectic. There are artists I would like to have more figures from if I could afford it, sure, but I'm not into multiple colorways and all that.
I'm against completeist-ism and I don't think one should pay through the roof for a chase.
I even don't like the word "collector" cause that implies having something for the sake of having it, and it's really not what I"m doing - I like to have beautiful things, great art and stuff that makes me happy. -
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239 62 43
13 years ago
What would someone be willing to trade for this?....
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13 years ago
I don't have anything in your wishlist for trade, but have some other stuff. What kind of toys/artists do you like? I have the Beast Brothers Azteca 2 AP's (both the gold and the bloody versions with signed cards on acrylic frame, 8/20) if you are interested.
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239 62 43
13 years ago
I look for Dalek, Baseman, Kaws, Vissel, Biskup........On another note I seen you have a Kronk Treehugger white, would you want to part with that in anyway at all...?
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13 years ago
Nope. This is one of my favorite pieces. I'll take a look at what I have and get back to you. I know I have an extra Yeti Qee 8" (Biskup), and an extra Pupik (Gary Baseman).
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69 86 42
12 years ago
will trade frank kozik white clockwork gold ticket for this dunny.. contact me candleboss@gmail.com
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477 75 12
12 years ago
Mine did not have a string too.
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angel
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270 110 5
11 years ago
I don't think any of them came with the string.
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11 years ago
Mine came with the string on the bow. I have heard of a couple other people's came with the string but thats about it. I wonder if it is a QC problem or if only some were supposed to come with the string.
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14 years ago
Should be in the custom section, no?
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angel
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
Should be in the custom section, no?
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Nope, it's one of a kind original.
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14 years ago
Isn't a one of kind original a custom?
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angel
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14 years ago
This is a really good conversation to have. A CUSTOM can be a one-of-a-kind original (especially if the customizer has gone above and beyond to make something new out of the original toy). However, a ONE-OF-A-KIND ORIGINAL is not typically going to be a CUSTOM. In the case here, the talented Jimmy Foo has created an original figure with his own original sculpt. This would only be a custom, if Jimmy writes that underneath the purple, there is a Munny in there somewhere :)
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14 years ago
There are talks in multiple toy commentaries on Rotocasted. My reasoning for what is classified a custom:
Custom: Uses another toy as its platform, including re-casting parts. Therefore customising a toy.
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14 years ago
I feel there is a difference between "customizing" and "custom". I would define taking a platform toy and painting it or making it your own would be customizing or customization, however, making your own one of a kind toy would be a custom (as in custom made). IMHO.
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14 years ago
As toy design as we know it is relatively new, it may be helpful to reference an older practice to define the nature of the beast.
In furniture design, the term "custom made" tends to be only used if you were commissioned to do a unique piece for someone. The person commissioning the piece would set the design specifications for the custom made furniture, not the designer.
One of a kind pieces get made in furniture design often and are not considered custom pieces but new designs.
English language seems to lack the words required for this subject :P The interpretation of words like 'original' and 'custom' can easily become out of context. -
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angel
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804 2515 1650
14 years ago
Enter a contest and win this awesome Colonist — http://www.octobertoys.com/fo...
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14 years ago
Thanks for posting the competiton Sergey :D
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14 years ago
I think in this instance the term 'custom' is being confused with customised. Imo, to customise is to take an existing object and make alterations. A custom is essentially a commission with some kind of client brief. However, I regard this piece to be neither of the above as it's an original design....soooo... Between Jeremy and CoMus I'd say it's pretty much covered.
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14 years ago
Shouldn't this be in the custom section?
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14 years ago
It's not a custom, it an original toy.
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24 61 18
14 years ago
Yes, it's true. Custom this toy will be a little later
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518 212 26
14 years ago
regardless i like it, super
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280 124 209
14 years ago
Yeah, dude... it's seriously my favorite Dunny ever. It's a conversation starter... people see it and just start asking questions about it.
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14 years ago
Gutted I missed this one
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14 years ago
This should be in the CUSTOM section, no?
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14 years ago
I'd say yes, but I think the mods are still trying to iron out what clearly defines a custom, and I think George made about 20 of these. See here....
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280 124 209
14 years ago
Sorry... It seriously seems like everything I do here is wrong. :/
I figured since they were wax sculpts that were molded and cast in resin in a number greater than one that they were just a low run resin toy. I was considering the cast head sculpt as the actual limited production piece.
I think I'm going to refrain from posting anything else. I don't want to mess up the site. -
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14 years ago
Post away, don't worry, the mods are here to tidy things up if nessecary.
there is a friendly debate going on over what constitutes a "custom". I don't think anyone minds, just helps to know what section we should put things in.
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14 years ago
Cool... I try my best to help out here with pics and info. This is honestly one of the best sites on the webbernets, and I recommend it to everyone I know who collects toys.
I personally think a custom is a one-of-a-kind thing made using an existing toy as a platform... I can see why the Skull Dunny would be lumped in with the customs because of the use of the Dunny body. The skull, however, still makes me think more of a low run resin toy.
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14 years ago
I am not really a fan of dunnys, but this is awesome. I would like one of his custom skulls, it looks even better with no body!
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14 years ago
I'd like to pipe in and say this is a custom. I took someone Else's Dunny and changed and added to it, hence made it a custom. I don't think it should matter how many there are. (which by the way is now more than 20) There was no closed number of these, and more can be made if someone wants. You can contact me through the Toy Break forum.
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14 years ago
As I am not an artist (I am an industrial designer) my views come from a production side. I agree with George, once a figure is used as a platform its a custom.
I wouldn't consider it a "custom" if it was a production release by the original company, then again Mark Nagata makes many "customs" and releases them.
I am starting to think there should be a few "custom" categories.
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14 years ago
Welcome to the site George, about time (joke).
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14 years ago
Great to hear the artists view. I have just ordered one of these skull dunnys, and a couple of custom skulls. Can't wait to add these to my collection.
As for the "custom" discussion, I have submitted a few pieces to the custom section. The koibito is a one of a kind color way by the artist. I would say this is a custom.
http://rotocasted.com/toy/8387/
The blobpus is a one of a kind color way for an exhibition, although it is also part of a limited run of 15?
http://rotocasted.com/toy/8421/
I'm not sure if the eyezons are custom? They are hand painted
and of a limited run of six.
http://rotocasted.com/toy/839... />
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angel
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381 1089 1433
14 years ago
I think Huck Gee called his limitied releases "production customs".
to me it seems simple - if it's based on an existing toy - it's a custom. if there's more then one, it's a "production custom" or however you want to call it, but having multiples doesn't make it less of a custom. -
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2 4 54
14 years ago
makes sense!
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2 4 54
14 years ago
Just got a couple of these from George. And a couple of stand alone skulls. Great work! Great Guy!
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14 years ago
@Lee Where did you get this dunny?
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2 4 54
14 years ago
from George through October toys.
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14 years ago
Mine turned up Today, thanks George! Awesome Dunny! This will look so cool with my Drilone dunny's when they arrive :)
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14 years ago
Love this! such a great idea :)
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14 years ago
I own a variation of this figure. Mine has a black shirt and orange skin. Eventually I will get photos uploaded.
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14 years ago
This one? http://www.webtempest.biz/URB...
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14 years ago
i have the same one you do with orange and black.
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142 125 1
14 years ago
They're weird enough that I gotten the esdjco and dc,
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angel
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566 356 245
14 years ago
This is now one of my favorite figures in the whole wide world. It makes me smile.
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angel
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566 356 245
14 years ago
No! The silver ink is still smearing days after the fact! I feel like if the wind blows on it, it might just disappear. Ron signed it a second time in black Sharpie on the back of the torso, and that's nice and dry and crisp. I think he did both of your autographs in the silver pen, right? Maybe you should ask Kozik for a tip on how to dry it... :)
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14 years ago
I wish they wouldn't sign in silver....I have a set of 3 bears dunnys, that is STILL smudgy and can't be touched 2 years after the fact.
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14 years ago
I bought a set from Made by Monsters, but only want to keep the purple one, so if anyone want the green, let me know :D It is still sealed!!
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angel
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566 356 245
14 years ago
You went for it! Isn't it great? I hope you have received the Popaganda figure I sent you by now.
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jeremyriad
566 356 245
14 years ago
I'll take photos of this when it comes in. Stoked that these old MINDstyle colorways were a warehouse find. SKWAK is one of the most underrated artists in this scene. His art feels like the inside of my head.
jeremyriad
566 356 245
14 years ago
This is a sweet piece, and you can find them pretty cheaply on eBay due to some distributor clearance. They were originally priced at upwards of $100, and they're going at around $30 now. LOVE SKWAK! Even without all the color, he's great :)
amavevera
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14 years ago
actually, as far as I know, Mindstyle bad name is due to their shadiness in the relation with the artists (not paying them, not sending their APs), not about quality. I own toys from 2 series by Mindstyle (Mechtorians & serv-o-matics) and the quality is great.
jeremyriad
566 356 245
14 years ago
Yeah same as amavevera, I've been told TONS of awful stuff about MINDstyle's ethics and operations, but if it's possible to put all that aside, the toys themselves are done really well. If you compare SKWAK's Maniac to SKWAK's KR Dunny, you can see what I mean. I only wish 1) MINDstyle didn't treat its artists so badly and 2) There was a green colorway of this piece :)
CoMus
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14 years ago
How do they treat them bad? Not pay them for their work? Do they say "we are making a toy of your artwork, that is your payment"?
Interested in this I am.
jeremyriad
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14 years ago
Me too. I'm trying to find time to write an article about it, but in the meantime, ask any artist who has worked with MINDstyle. I've found most to be quite open to talking about it. For instance, Sket One and SKWAK.
CoMus
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14 years ago
It would make an interesting article! I wonder what they will say? It may be hard for the toy producers to write up a contract for correct payment? Especially considering they are bearing all the risk!
But my approach is from a product design background. Many designers work on products that don't sell but then you get one that sells like mad. Its great for portfolio (if the company lets you use it) but you were only paid an hourly rate (and/or lump sum) and the company is making millions off of a product you designed as they did all the extra legwork.
Yet as a toy, you are directly selling it for art,you would think the payment would be something like this: (A lump sum upfront) + (% royalties) + (Correct exposure, such as artists name on box)
Who knows, looking forward to your article when you do it (check out some product designer horror stories too :P)
yourjello
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14 years ago
OMG Mindstyle is my favorite toy maker. I love their toy quality and the boxes that toys come in are amazing and high quality. I haven't heard of this shadi-ness though I can tell you, that I emailed Skwak a year ago to ask if he had any of the Maniac colorways and he emailed me back to say no, but if I ever found them, he'd like one. So apparently he didn't get his artists proofs.
I just bought the black/black and the black/blue off ebay for 29.95 SCORE. I have ALL Skwaks stuffz. :)
LoungeCore
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14 years ago
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hu8o
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14 years ago
I need the red one!
yourjello
235 215 55
14 years ago
More info re: my post above. I talked to Skwak via email. He told me he never authorized the release of any of the Maniac Colorways (not blue, not black, not red). And he never got any proofs or any of the productions. Tsk. Tsk. Mindstyle. Tsk. Tsk.
jeremyriad
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14 years ago
Yep, this is what I'm hearing from several of the MINDstyle artists. Tsk tsk indeed. And I am writing an article.
yourjello
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14 years ago
You go J!!