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Yoka? Noka!
I did this large and mini Adfunture YOKA figure set design back in 2008, I think it’s safe to say it’s not going to get made so I thought I would at least show it here! Enjoy what could have been!
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Android Mini Collectible Summer special editions
Toy and Android fans might want to head over to the Dyzplastic Production Blog for info!
Still in mid-move madness, but I should have a desk by Friday maybe! More art and updates to follow?
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Android Series 02 Preview (pt5)
Android Series 02 preview wraps up the regular editions over on the Dyzplastic blog with propeller spinning action and an icy friend. Oh and some release information…
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Android Series 02 Preview (pt3)
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Android Series 02 Preview (pt2)
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Android Series 02 Preview (pt1)
Posted up a little Android Series 02 preview over on the Dyzplastic blog for those of you who are interested!
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Say hello to A-Type
Vinyl Pulse and Myplasticheart have part 1 and part 2 of a short interview, introduction and giveaway of the new A-Type figure.
It took a few years (we got a bit sidetracked!) but it will finally be released soon. I hope A-Type will provide a fresh take as a production piece and especially as a … Continue reading
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Constructing Reconstructing Misfortune (Part 3/3)
The making-of concludes! Part one is here.
With all the painting done, the final parts were readied for assembly. Then it was time to break out the needle nose pliers and superglue!
The eye were painted from behind to give them a more realistic cat-like dome eye effect. The blood effect on the sword was created by … Continue reading
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Constructing Reconstructing Misfortune (Part 2/3)
The making-of continues in Part two! Part one is here.
Time for some bling! A few small holes were drilled into the figure around the ankles and wrist to allow chain, wire and accessories to connect securely and seamlessly. At this point I assembled all of my metal pieces for placement and fitting. This was all … Continue reading
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Constructing Reconstructing Misfortune (Part 1/3)
I often get requests to do some behind the scenes ‘making-of’ posts like I did for Milo & Ditch or the Android figures. They’re fun to do, and I managed to document the process of this particular project pretty well, so here we go again for my custom of Ferg’s Misfortune Cat for the recent … Continue reading
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Birth of an Android (Part 4)
Sorry for the lack of creature fun lately, lots of good projects cooking! More updates soon, but speaking of cooking…
Things get messy as we delve into the details of pouring hot liquids into metal in part 4 of the behind the scenes series.
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These are the Androids you are looking for…
One of the secret projects that has been keeping me busy lately. I teamed up with some friends at Android™ to bring their mascot to “life”. Head on over to the Dyzplastic production blog for details!
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DYZPLASTIC Updated (finally)
In the wake of the recent deadzebra.com revamp comes the update to the DYZPLASTIC site featuring our toy production projects and services. Check it out and keep an eye on the production blog over there for collectible specific information (don’t worry, big updates will still be cross posted over here)
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Three Strikes (Part 1/3)
People told me that they enjoyed my behind-the-scenes of Milo And Ditch earlier this year, so I thought I’d do a little one for my Munnyworld figure. This isn’t quite as involved, but still fun to share the work. Munnyworld opens this Thursday and runs through the 15th.
We start out with a big ole blank … Continue reading
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O-No Sushi goes to lunch…
I took my little limbless friend to a local Sushi joint so that he could meet some of his relatives. Check out a few of the photos on my flickr stream!
Oh yes, and a few of the toys are now starting to be available at fine retailers, including the Dead Zebra, Inc shop! They are … Continue reading
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Decked Out BIC Buddy
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Servant of Kali – Dunny 2009
I’ve been working with Kidrobot on various projects for 5 years, but strangely enough never got around to designing for their flagship Dunny character. Well, no more! Dunny Series 2009 is due out soon, and will include my Servant of Kali design. The 3″ blood-thirsty monster includes two tiny little blood splattered swords.
Kidrobot, along with … Continue reading
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BIC Buddies
Lots of random toy news this week! First up, imminent release of BIC Buddies, a strange lookin little blind box platform toy designed by Marka27 for BIC Plastics. My design is below, a little different for me, perhaps. I’ve seen one in person and it looks nice! Photos when I get samples.
Release parties / signings … Continue reading
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Milo And Ditch (final pictures!)
Here are some final pictures of Milo and Ditch, click through for more/larger pics up on Flickr.
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Milo and Ditch (part 2/3)
This is part 2 of the work in progress of Milo and Ditch, part 1 is here!
I moved over to Illustrator to mock up some of the more detailed areas. I did some research on incredibly colorful poison dart frogs to help inspire a back design for Ditch.
Getting to actual work, a “mouth” was … Continue reading
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Milo and Ditch (part 1/3)
A few months back, MINDstyle and Disney teamed up to launch Experiment 626, an international tour of customized Stitch vinyl figures from a wide variety of artists. Due to my schedule I was only able to recently crack open the big box of Stitch that had been sitting in my studio for months. Fortunately my … Continue reading
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O-No.. nom nom nom!
After about a year of development I am happy to report that a shipment of factory fresh O-No™ brand sushi figures has hit the warehouse in LA!
These guys are based directly off of my Never Look Back print from a few years back. The first version is a special International Comic-Con release in … Continue reading
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The Giver of Disease: Pestilence
Giver of Disease: Pestilence grey edition added to the catalog. This guy will be hitting shops soon, so keep an eye out! Edition of 300.
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MAD*ness
The other half of the Frozen Empire MAD*L prints and print/toy combos are up on the Dead Zebra Shop!
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