Tag: prototypes

When I first saw this figure, I was on the fence about it. At first glance (and certainly influenced by its name), it struck me as more “anime”

This is exciting news. It’s only been a few months since Tucson & Tokyo-based Lulubell produced the first version of Jon Knox’s vinyl Jeffrey, and now comes word

Check out the first “turnarounds” of Bigfoot‘s upcoming seated figure! You saw it in clay at Comic-Con; well here’s the big guy in rare hand-carved ivory resin. As

Cherry Vinyl sent out its big announcement smack during SDCC, so I wanted to bring it back up, and leave it at the top of my blogroll (just

LA’s Munky King showed off some interesting prototypes at Comic-Con. What you’re looking at above is a 6+ foot, 1000% Possessed fiberglass, vinyl and metal sculpture by Luke Chueh.

If I was going to give an award for biggest heart(s) in the designer toy (store) scene, the trophy would go to Joanne and Ray Suavillo of Sacramento’s

Inner Sanctum just revealed Camilla d’Errico’s first ever vinyl figure, Kuro. The character, who comes from Camilla’s Tanpopo books, can be found in all kinds of 3D forms

I’m intrigued by this prototype called Specimen No. 1, which is based on a painting by Jason Limón. The piece was sculpted by Inner Sanctum, the Bakersfield, CA-based company

Johnny Cupcakes built a sugarspuncotton empire through hard work and chutzpah. Now, the independent business known for its great T-shirts is getting ready to break into toys. The

Here’s a project that’s got just about the opposite mission of Kidrobot’s “Nostalgia is Death” camp. SquidKidsInk is turning the retro dial way back with its trio of