Hobie becomes a plush in a collaboration from Happycloud Thunderhead & Makkinoso. A limited edition of just 3 pieces, each Hobie stands at 34cm tall (approximately 13 inch) and cost $60, available HERE.
I love the style of Makkinoso’s work, it always reminds me of oldskool skateboard graphics/stickers and Hobie looks awesome in his new plush form.
The Bitbots competition is now over and the winning designs have been chosen. We present to you, 10 amazing designs by 8 artists.
Congratulations to those who won as their designs will go on to be produced as an upcoming Jinny series!
Destroyrrr X is a new series of hand-painted resin robots designed by silkscreen artist Lindsey Kuhn. Standing nearly 9-inches tall and wide Destroyrrr X weighs in at a whopping four pounds of pure resin!
Each figure is hand painted, signed and numbered on the bottom of the foot and carefully packaged into a silk screened box. A three color 12×12 inch signed and numbered print by Kuhn is also included.The first edition is limited to 50 figures worldwide. An edition of 25 identical Destroyrrr’s and 6-7 small variant editions will be available.
A lot of love and attention has clearly gone into the creation of each Destroyrrr figure. With each one coming with a signed and numbered print, you really do get an amazing package for your dollar. Each colourway stands out as an individual character in it’s own right ( I personally love the skeletor-esque 1.6 variant ).
Hopefully we’ll see some chrome, clear plastic and GID finishes for the next wave of Destroyrrrs or once the current figures get in the hands of Matt Walker, Mark Nagata et. all
Lindsey Kuhn, has been printing since 1984, helping revive the lost art of the Rock Poster in the 90′s. He has continued to create and print his own posters for 19 years keeping his D.I.Y. ethic alive by printing his own work as well as other artists through his print company called SWAMP and Conspiracy skateboards, his independent skateboard company now located in Denver, Colorado.
Lindsey was also recently featured/interviewed in the documentary, American Artifact; which is an awesome insight into the world of American rock poster art of the last half a century.
Presenting the works of FANFICTION. Featured above and below are the pieces; “Invader Kankomausu”, “Unknown Grunt c. 1943″ and “More Ovaltine Please”. A drawing and a few prints are available here. More work will be up soon involving the Kankomausu character and some progress shots of FANFICTION’s first toy sculpt (of the same character).
I’m planning on doing a mini version of around four inches and a full size of about 10 or 12 inches, both in resin, with various colorways and variations on the basic sculpt.
We will be keeping you updated as we receive further updates regarding the planned toy sculpt :]
Johnny Cupcakes just dropped the news about the new vinyl toy that will be produced based on the character from one of his tee-shirt designs! Really looking forward to see what’s in store for the future of this toy!
“This is Big Kid, one of our Mascots. Coming in at nearly 6 inches, he will be available in all sorts of fancy colors and editions. When? I’m just as curious as you… so far, it’s looking like early 2012.”
Ever since the HUGE launch party at myplasticheartynyc and building buzz at NYCC, Blankie has arrived and is now available at most designer vinyl shops.
Each of these 12 limited edition collectibles was envisioned and created by up-and-coming designers from countries around the world including Matucha (Mexico), PO! (Argentina), Igor Ventura (Brazil), Stor Dubine (Germany), McCoy (Canada), Menilla (Mexico), Miss Shelby (USA), Cvele (Serbia), Jec (Mexico), Atomic1970 (Spain), Chupa & Cabra (Italy), and Jaoc (Venezuela).
This groundbreaking series was created and selected by the Aarting design community. Artists from all over the world submitted 196 designs, and over 150,000 toy lovers voted to choose the 12 unique designs that are included in this amazing release! These stand 3″ tall and come blind boxed with 25 pieces per case and are set to retail for $9.95 each
The first of the two time-shifted releases showcases a 1:1 fibreglass noop head, in the classic pain colour palette, finished in a shimmering high gloss coat. For the first time, these exhibition-calibre pieces are available for public purchase, a one off opportunity.
Following the traditional bust sculpture format, this latest portrayal captures a dramatic moment at the end of the noop’s life, as blood runs down his chin and onto his chest. His drained existence is accentuated by sunken features and lifeless colours. A distinctive coarse creation.
Its impressive 20” (51 cm) height makes the noop bust a one of a kind, eye catching piece of art. Every one is hand crafted, finished in high gloss and lined with a soft felt base. They are safely shipped individually in styrofoam and protected in a 4-tone printed, supreme cardboard box. Each bust also includes a signed certificate of originality and one family and friends application card.
Those who pick up this full release will already have 2 of 3 family and friends application cards, just one step away from being a coarse family and friends member. coarse family and friends membership gives you priority access at coarse hkg – including bookings, simplified access to limited releases and other advantages based on availability.
coarse guarantees that every noop bust customer will have access to purchase the giant 27” (69 cm) paw! bust, to be released December 8 this year.
Eyes of Fear – 1:1 noop bust
Available October 14, 2010 at www.coarsehkg.com.
HK$ 4,388 includes global shipping (roughly £350)For more details visit coarse at www.coarselife.com
*Update* – On sale at coarse hkg, October 14, 2010
11 pm Hong Kong time [05 pm Berlin, 11 am New York, 08 am Los Angeles]
Absolutely stunning pieces (as usual) from Coarse, that high gloss finish is delicious. I’m actually contemplating selling a chunk of my collection to make room for these beasts and I can hardly wait to see who the first crazy person is that decides to customise one (or both) of these, and then proceed to ask “Why?!”.
Expect a very excited unboxing post/video should I manage to get my hands on one, I imagine these will sell out pretty fast, even with the high price tag :]
“At the farthest reaches of the solar system, a collection of the craziest criminals in the universe are incarcerated on a remote prison planet with no walls and forgotten by society. In this long-abandoned world, the only rule is anarchy, as each faction fights in a bloodthirsty race for survival, power and freedom. Through several seven climate zones and numerous stylized maps, players must fight through the ruins of the world’s previous civilizations, taking on each region’s inmates in a frantic and frenetic struggle to survive.”
Gun Loco is a new third-person team based shooter from Square Enix. In the game, players can choose from one of eight distinct characters; from a green afro’d ninja to the bunny headed badass ‘Mifune’. The awesome thing is that all the characters in the game are based upon figures by Kenny Wong which were painstakingly crafted by hand, each comic caricature has been designed from scratch as a real, posable action figure in the Brothersworker vein before being digitally scanned into the game.
The gameplay could best be described as a wacky cross between Team Fortress 2 and Mirrors Edge, which sees players running, gunning, ducking and weaving through desolate terrain whilst shooting the crap out of each other. Successfully killing an enemy sees them reduced to piles of toy parts, quite a cool little detail.
Pretty awesome, now if only I could get that Mifune dude as a real figure :]
You’ve seen Bitbots Jinny series zero, now how about designing a toy of your own with the chance of your design being created as a vinyl toy in 2011? But wait, there’s more! Along with your winning design being featured in the next series, you will also win a full case of all the designs from the next series :]
To enter: Simply click on the image above to download the template, create your design and either email to info@bitbots.co.uk or post to Bitbots, PO Box 45291, London SE10 1BD.
Entries judged by: Jats Gill creator of Bitbots Jinny, Vinyl Abuse, PlayLounge and artists from series zero
Closing date for entires is 1st December 2010
