painted matte vinyl

for all of you out there, expectant observers, we now have the final matte copy… unfortunately, due to concepting and a new creative output, we have decided that this is not what we want, namely a toy that looks like something else, so we decided to start all over, with a new sculptor, new manufacturer, and the whole nine yards · check with us soon to see the new design and advancements, and wish us luck! (i suggest you subscribe to the blog, as the next post might take a little while…)

sorry dudes, i won't be hitting the shelves, but i have an evil semi-twin brother who will

painted vinyl toy

we liked the colors but the result came out shiny for some lacquer our artist used, and we are remaking them for a better matted finish · for now, here are the pics of this week’s update ·

a bit shiny, ain't i?

arrrgh!

finally vinyl

so, after a long awaited arrival, we finally get to see the first unpainted vinyl figurines for this series, which speak for themselves · we still have to examine some glitches on its matted finish and hardness, but this should be promptly fixed ·

our very own mimulk vinyl toys - unpainted

the master mold process

in order to go from wax to vinyl we need to create a master mold · The principal chemical process involved in this is Au+CuSo4==electric==Cu+AuSo4 · about a week after implementing this process, the wax surface will enclose the Cu ion, and the master mold will be created · you’ll have to wait until next week to see how the vinyl came out · you can also get more information on the process, industry, etc. on an article titled “vinyl fantastical” published by computer arts from the UK ·  i do recommend anyone who likes vinyl designer toys to read the article · here’s an excerpt on how time-consuming this process can be ·

“Once the sculpts have been made and approved, the figures are painted and another round of approvals and corrections is conducted. Once the paint has been agreed, the paint masks and moulds are produced and the vinyl toys can start rolling off the production line. The process is rather slow, often quoted at six months from conception to the figures appearing in stores. This includes a month on a boat from China, which is where most of the figures are made…” (Computer Arts)

wax prototype 5: finally!!!

perfect · no complaints here · this is what we wanted to see, this is what we got · it took a few weeks, a few drawbacks, a few phone calls, a few e-mails, a few moments of despair, but, hey here we are now, so let’s make this happen · on our next blog entry we’ll deal with the master mold!

wax prototype 4

we’re getting there · do not despair · here is the advancement for this week, but i feel we are speeding things up · so, we should have our changes done this week for sure · be checking up for updates periodically or subscribe somewhere to this blog’s feed so you can automatically receive updates ·

chestless monkey a-la-carte!

of course there’s also the alternative of subscribing to the newsletter by visiting our page (currently in its development stages) · unfortunately as we asked the sculptor to take the nipples off he nicked the entire chest, and even managed to shave its head · although it now looks like a cute chestless monkey, let’s hope this will change by our next update ···

wax prototype 3

as you’ve seen, the progress of the wax has been sort of a painstakingly difficult communication of back-and-forths with our sculptor · but undoubtedly his sculpting is impeccable

smile? grin? angry?

and i have a feeling that soon, very soon we shall see the final wax mould of this evil (or is he good) character · for now just play a game of “find the difference” from one picture to the next, as we used photoshop to show our sculptor where the new changes should be implemented · can you find the differences? good for you!

find the differences

marshall alexander’s urban paper toys

just found one of the coolest forms of expression: urban paper toys · on his site there seems to be a related book to his art by matt hawkins, titled “urban paper“

Check his website out: www.marshallalexander.net · there’s some pretty cool stuff there ·

wax prototype 2

as you can notice, some changes were implemented and some were not · the mouth, although interesting and somewhat appealing is supposed to boast a wide grin, rather than a loud yelp ·

honey! i'm home!

the nipples are also an issue than needs to be reduced, but sometimes communicating to the other side is difficult, for the most part changes were made, but some were lost in translation · we’ve informed our sculptor on the changes, so let’s wait and see what the near future shall bring ·

hey, birds! shu!

buddah-like mimulk

left side mimulk

back side mimulk

right side mimulk

wall-painted animation by BLU

this marvelously crafted animation combines reality with surreality in a world of constantly changing and devolving characters (or is it the same character?) · just check it out and see for yourself · click here to see the artist’s website ·