12/11/2008
12/04/2008
Marvel at this!
Now, THIS is something to MARVEL at! (Get it, Marvel- What? Don't look at me like that!)
A little while ago, DC-Direct released their Anime-Comi line of DC Universe characters redrawn and sculpted in a manga/anime style. I scoffed at the idea because I like to keep my worlds separate, however I did see the potential. I thought the Anime-Comi was utter CRAP. I bought two figures and HAAATTTEEEEDDDD the sculpts. The faces were awful. It reminded me of those cartoons produced here in the states that tried very very very hard to look like an anime from Japan.
Then I saw this. Rogue- Hot. Designed by famed character designer, Shunya Yamashita- Hot. Sculpted by Koei Matsumoto and produced by Kotobukiya- Hot. I'm so buying this. I'm so buying 3.
See that DC-Direct? Let the PROS do this right.
11/30/2008
Naughty Holidays!
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So, it's been a little over a week and I'm extremely happy with the release of my Reindeer Dunny. It's a real surreal moment for me as I remember it beginning as an idea while walking down West Broadway to an Adobe Illustrator graphic to final product. Although I've collected 3" Dunnies before, I cannot get past how small the details and accessories are.
My only disappointment is that we couldn't keep the red nose. I originally designed the chases with red noses. Admittedly, I was inspired by the 1960's holiday claymation TV special and I made sure it did not look EXACTLY like a certain famous red-nosed reindeer. Technically speaking, the Dunny, being a caricature of a bunny rabbit, adding antlers would make it more like a jack-a-lope, rather than a reindeer. Either way, I'm glad it was still made and it turned out rather well.
I realize my designs can't appeal to everyone, but I am thrilled to know that most liked it and purchased several for themselves and their friends and family. To those people, thank you.
Happy Holidays, everyone. I hope you're all VERY NAUGHTY!
11/06/2008
11/02/2008
Reindeer Dunny Spotted in the wild?!
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Woah! Am I crazy or has my Reindeer Dunny already been spotted in the wild?! My friend pointed this out to me. This photo showed up in a Taiwanese toy/lifestyle blog. Either way, it's kind of neat to see this sort of thing.
Speaking of Dunnies, I tried to buy Huck Gee's "Hello, I'm Insane" Dunny but it sold out in seconds on the website. I dashed over to KRNY to see a line and 15 minutes later, find out that they were sold out too.
I wish my Dunny sold out as fast. >:)
10/13/2008
Finally announced!
Reindeer Dunny 3-Inch
On November 20, Chuckboy’s 3-inch, doe-eyed deviant rewards nice kids with his removable bull whip and vinyl antlers, and naughty ones with two badass chases. Blind boxed and $9.95 each.
I am happy to finally announce my collaboration with Kidrobot on this year's Holiday Dunny! This is also my first production toy!
10/02/2008
9/22/2008
Custom Sharky for sale at ToyQube
Hey all. I forgot to mention that you can buy my custom Sharky at ToyQube's website:
Check it out! Buy it! I really could use the cash to buy more pornogra- I mean art supplies.
9/18/2008
9/14/2008
GUNDAM! 行きます!
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Officially named HY2M Air Shock Battle, this 1/12 scale prop/toy was designed to go with the previously released 1/12 scale RX-78-2. It features lights and sounds, very much like the Force FX Lightsabers from Master Replicas. (No LED Blade though...)
Bandai will release this awesome piece of Gundam merchandise in September for 4980 Yen. I'm so there!
9/13/2008
Something is coming...
It's a big secret that's almost a year in the making. Some know about it, many, many, many don't.
Dying to talk, but you'll see for yourselves!
Keep an eye out for some big news.
Dying to talk, but you'll see for yourselves!
Keep an eye out for some big news.
9/02/2008
Drop out.
I officially dropped out of the Coalesce Show days before its opening. I wasn't 100% satisfied with the way my Yoka Bear turned out. I felt that I would rather have nothing than show something i'm not happy with. Ah well...
8/31/2008
Back to the 2D Game.
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"Hey... Listen... while you were gone, I kinda met someone else. Yeah, we've been having a good time. She's from Japan and all..."
I mean, sure I played with Rockband on the 360 again, but I went back to Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS3. I started to not play with the 360 as much. I began to wonder what I was going to play on the 360.
Thank goodness for The Behemoth's CASTLE CRASHERS. I was a huge fan of their previous release, Alien Hominid. For months I've read up on this new side-scrolling beat-em-up, but forgot to check up on the Xbox Live new releases. My good friend, Jon reminded me about it. I downloaded the demo first, but I was sold after five minutes. Jon and I ended up playing multiplayer for a few hours. This game KICKS ASS! I love the character designs and Behemoth's warped humor.
So you can THANK Behemoth for getting me back on the Xbox!
Oh yeah, I heard they were releasing figures of the knight characters!!! LOVE IT!
8/30/2008
White before Labor Day.
8/16/2008
There's something in the water!!!
Check out the other pics on flickr!
8/03/2008
Missed out again.
Update: I kinda went Fulcraim crazy and picked up a few of them from various sources. I even have one to customize!
7/20/2008
Super Summer
I can't help but feel sad after I watched this movie. Not because it was Heath Ledger's last great performance or that it was a grim movie, (though, I thought when a computer said "good-bye", I felt sad...) but rather, I wanted to see MORE! Yes, I know I'm selfish in that aspect, but really, come on. You want to see more too!
In terms of comic book inspired movies this summer, this has been a saturated season. I'd say The Dark Knight tops my list. I loved Iron Man, but I thought Batman was just better. The Incredible Hulk rekindled my faith in a film for that character. Hellboy II and Wanted were all right, but shit compared to The Dark Knight or Iron Man.
1) The Dark Knight
2) Iron Man
3) The Incredible Hulk
4) Hellboy II
5) Wanted
BTW, I've got BATMAN fever... designing my version of Batman as we speak!
7/05/2008
Bag Raiders Super Sentai
This was a pretty neat clip, but I found out that the footage came from a sentai-like show down in Australia called Rescue Force. Who knew?! The stunts seem like they are from the same people who have worked on similar tokusatsu shows. Check it out!
B.O.S.
6/28/2008
Give me your KEYS.
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Ok, so 2gb USB drives are nothing special or new, but when I saw these KIKKERLAND Loop Memory Keys, over at the GIANT ROBOT Gallery Store, I HAD to have it. A very simple design by Richard Hutten, these "Memory Keys" come in four different colours, each includes a lanyard to hang the key around your neck. My favourite is orange, but the white was nice too. Ohoo! Imagine mixing the caps!
6/27/2008
FOXY Lady.
I Nida few good soldiers.
Oh, how I love a woman in uniform!
6/14/2008
Phantom Menance
6/05/2008
6/02/2008
That's Mine!
I recently purchased this book, Mine bluE: Yoshizaki Mine Works. It was printed back in 2004, but I never really got around to buying it until now. I am a huge fan of this Japanese illustrator's character designs and manga, Keroro Gunsou. (ケロロ軍曹)
Its FILLED with over 1000 illustrations and comes loaded with extras such as a dust cover box and a cardboard stand of the character from the cover. It's pretty neat!
5/26/2008
Mahha GOGOGO!
I saw the Speed Racer (Mahha GoGoGo) movie at the IMAX theater on Saturday. The screen was HUUGGEEEE! I felt it was most appropriate because of the imagery of the film. I thought it was done rather well. Christina Ricci was great as Trixie (Michi Shimura). She was built for live-anime. I was rather impressed with actor Scott Porter, whom they cast for Rex Racer (Kenichi Mifune). He looks exactly like Racer X (Fukumen Racer) from the original anime when he removed his mask for the first and only time in the episode, "The Trick Race". Strangely, Matthew Fox in his Racer X costume looks more like the animated Racer X. Funny how these things work out. I loved the design of the Mach 6, even though it never existed in the anime.
5/20/2008
I will provide you with a new body and new troops to command.
Back in NYC... gotta make the doughnuts.
Well, flew back to NYC yesterday morning. Got stuck in JFK's Air Train and got stuck in traffic going home. GOTTA LOVE NY, eh?
5/16/2008
DISNEY WORLD!
5/07/2008
Plastic Surgery.
5/03/2008
SUG's best friend.
5/02/2008
俺鉄人だ。
I thought Robert Downey Jr. was great as Tony Stark as well as Gwyneth Paltrow's (I thought she looked pretty dammed hot.) portrayal of Pepper Potts, Tony's assistant. I was so taken by the cast that I've decided to not shave for a week to see if I can pull off the whole Tony Stark, rebel-genius-look.
I LOVED the SUIT. I briefly toyed with the idea of buying Side Show's Life-Sized bust of the super hero, but at $700 dollars, I decided that it wasn't worth it. The back gets cut off abruptly and that kind of turned me off and it didn't show the whole chest. If it was the shoulders, full chest (with glowing arc-reactor) and back, THEN I'd buy it, but modify it so that it would look like it was being worked on in the lab, with various cables and wires connected to it for diagnostics and adjustments. CRAP. Now I want to buy it again and MAKE the full chest and back. Ah, I can dream, can't I? Speaking of dreams, the stewardess scenes were some of my favorite. A guy can dream, can't he? ONE DAY!
I missed the scene after the credits, but a friend told me what happened. I can't wait for the sequels!
4/26/2008
© MURAKAMI
I was rather disappointed that the museum said NO PHOTOGRAPHY, but fuck the museum police, I still fired off a few shots. (see Miss Ko2)
I bought the catalogue book and my friend purchased the SUPER FLAT (スーパーフラット)book for me as a late birthday present. They're both pretty awesome and they'll add to my Murakami collection.
I had a good time. I wish there was more to see.
4/20/2008
New York ComicCon 2008.
I usually don't go to comic conventions, but this time I had a few friends there so I decided to check out the New York ComicCon. It's a little different from STAR TREK conventions, but either way, it's NERD CENTRAL- and I'm glad to be there. I saw a lot of great stuff. I was very excited to see large scale versions (about 12" or so) of NECA's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Many of you may remember the toys are based on their comic book incarnations. I really hope they put these out soon. Speaking of TMNT, I saw famed co-creator and now sole owner of the franchise, Peter Laird. Fifteen years ago, I'd probably freak out and ask him to sign this and that, but now that I'm much older, I was perfectly content to watch him draw and sign autographs, knowing I got to see a creator of my childhood icons. However, I'm fucking stupid for not asking him to sign some toys or a print. Goddammit! At the time, I was ok but I regretted it on the train ride home.
Another highlight was seeing DCTO creator, Dacosta Bayley, a good friend and mentor of mine. He was releasing a new print as well as displaying the upcoming mini-DCTOs over at the ToyQube booth. Exciting! I tend to not favor American Cosplayers, but there were a few good ones. Emma Frost, you stole my heart! (at least, I thought you were emma frost...) You too, girl-green-lantern-in-spandex... Anyway, I spent way too much money on prints, especially the two I bought from Bill Tucci, (who signed them) but they were well worth it. I WISH I could've seen Adam Hughes there and signed up for some original sketch art or whatever, but he's like crazy busy. He'll be at San Diego ComicCon, but I doubt I'll go to that one.
It was crowded, even for 4pm on a Saturday and I got lost very easily on the dealer floor, but eventually I figured out what was where. It could've been worse.
Oh, by the way...
NEEERRRDDDDSSSSSSSSssss!
4/18/2008
That's so 80's!
By the way... it's my birthday. (hint, hint...)
4/17/2008
WTF?
Not sure what's going on here... missing a few images all of a sudden. Hang on.
>:/
Update: OK. Came back. Damm straight. >:O
4/14/2008
I WANT THIS.
4/11/2008
3/08/2008
Couple of the Year.
3/01/2008
スパイダーマン! 死のう!
2/24/2008
2/22/2008
Où est les baguettes?
2/15/2008
Send in the Clones.
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I LOVE YOU, MOTOKO KUSANAGI.
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1/29/2008
Was a little bored and found this!
Woah! Surprise surprise! Thanks Sketchguy!
Moneygrip Opening Night
Originally uploaded by sketchguy
Logic Moneygrip available at MPH.
MyPlasticHeart's site has been updated for the moneygrips from the show. You can check it out and if you're interested you can buy it! check it out here:
1/28/2008
Oh yeah, forgot to show you this.
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Thanks to Victoria L for the pic. (more pics later)
Can I take your pic, baby?
Looks like pics from the GET A GRIP! show are up. Check out myplasticheartnyc.com
The shots were great, thanks to Vincent of MyPlasticHeart. I look awful though...
1/25/2008
Thanks Everyone!
The show was fun. I just want to say thanks to everyone who came and checked out my work. It was a close call but I made it and I was very happy to hear that a lot of people liked it. Special thanks go out to MYPLASTICHEART for inviting me to this show.
DONE.
FINALLY! FIXED! I pretty much crammed 2 weeks of work in to 12 hours. I just have to drop it off with the guys at myplasticheart. TIRED!
1/24/2008
ZERO HOUR, The SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN. FUCK IT ALL.
Well, I just plain FUCKED UP. I pretty much had my moneygrip PERFECT and it LOOKED GREAT. I proceeded to continue as planned, to coat it with clear orange and it completely turned out 100% wrong. The colors were all wrong- silver turned into gold, not orange and dark grey turned into chocolate brown. I initially thought, fuck it and decided to bring it in, but when I took it out of the box at the office I couldn't get over how bad it looked to me. I decided to take it home and deliver it on the day of the show, TOMORROW MORNING, and fix it ASAP. I tried to sand off the clear orange in hopes of having the original silver and grey. I knew there were risks and I would have to touch up some of the flaws but sanding was not working. FUCK IT. FUCK IT. FUCK IT. I emptied a gallon of acetone and dunked the moneygrip in it to take the paint off. Yeah, I basically flushed two weeks of layout and work down the toilet in five minutes.
I'm repainting it right now. ZERO HOUR.
1/23/2008
5AM, Mixing Paint and Loosing my Grip.
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1/18/2008
TAG! You're IT!
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The Dunny is pretty neat. It comes with a gas mask and spray paint pole. It also comes with a matching 3-inch Fatcap! Now, I don't care much for Fatcaps, but considering the nature of this dunny's design, I thought it was an appropriate companion.
1/16/2008
Search your feelings...
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1/15/2008
Jess gotta phone home.
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I kept it cool and didn't talk about Kidrobot or toys. Too bad. :/
1/14/2008
Chasing Unicorns
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DUUUUDDDEEEEEE!
Boys and their toys.
Btw... Miss December is my favourite so far.
(You might not want to look at these links at work...)
1/12/2008
1/08/2008
Get a GRIP!
1/07/2008
Char's Hoodie
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Char Zip-Up Parka Red L
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