Monthly archive December, 2007

Skullduggery – custom Think-UP

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Artist Name: Cragmire
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/cragmirepeace
Custom Name: Skullduggery
Toy Platform: Think-UP Creature
Description: “Skullduggery”, is a new species of plant that you’ll want to keep an eye on. Is it coincidence that it has a skull design.. or something far more sinister?
Available for commission? YES
Artist contact: interludefilms *at* aol.com

One of the first customs and quite an amazing one at that for the Think-UP diy toy :D If you’re a budding customiser and would like to be featured on VA, then send an email with the submissions form filled out and pics of your custom unsungzero*AT*vinylabuse.com

Harry Update!

Here’s a quick update on the process of Kauf’s ‘Harry’ figure, part of the Mostrocity High range.

Last time we featured the early stages of the sculpting progress, and after many stages of refining and adjusting the details we can now bring you shots of the final sculpt in all it’s glory!

Harry Final Sculpt

The transistion from Kauf’s art style to 3D model is superb, bringing that mix of straight edges and angles with fluid curves into a great looking sculpture!

but wait, we have more! Here’s a sneaky preview of the beginnings of the painted prototype, gotta say these colours are looking really nice!

Harry painting progress

And if you want to see more, Kauf has been kind enough to give us regualr updates over on our forums! :D

ZOMBITOYS by Zombicat

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Zombitoys is a series of four 7-centimeter toys designed by a French team, Zombicat.

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The series includes four “gods” featuring different powers and personalities. Zombitoys are more than just eye-catching figurines; they are characters that invite you to play day-by-day roles and actions, via a game-element inside their heads. But be warned: the Zombitoys are intended for an adult public.�

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Datahunters!

We love it when someone goes out there and does it themselves here on VA, but Pepe has taken this to a whole new level with his handmade ‘Datahunter’ USB 2.0 Flash Drive / Art Toy!

Datahunter - Handmade USB Flash 2.0 drives

As you can see form the above image, Pepe has handcrafted 333 of these cute little fellows! Each piece is signed and numbered (embossed!) on the back.
Datahunter also comes with his own name and desktop icon. He also has his own hand sewn sleeping bag, with a choice of 5 colours, to keep him warm and cosy when he’s not gobbling up all your data!

I think you can all agree that the dedication and love that went into this project really shows in the final piece!

And if you want to adopt one yourself, you can catch him on Massivecut’s Etsy-store HERE!

Want a bit more info on the story of Datahunter as well as technical info and, of course, more images? Click ‘more’ to read on!

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