Cigarette Test For Kozik's Angry Beaver!

My friend Greg Dykstra sculpted this cigarette accessory, which I've been poring over for the last few weeks. I'll be having it cast as part of Frank Kozik's Angry Beaver variant figure!

The thought is to have the vinyl drilled and add the cigarette during manufacturing so I won't have to make a special mold. I've tested it on a defective toy here - that's why the eyes look so odd.

I'm not sure whether I'll drill a hole in the final color master and add it there, or send this along with the CM to show how the vinyl should be drilled. Regardless, enjoy! More progress as it comes in...

Happy Beaver Post At Montrealvinyl.com!

Frenchie (creator of toy blog montrealvinyl.com) contacted me through Flickr and asked for a small write-up about my toy projects past and present. It's online now - check it out. Right now, I'm the third post down from the top. Thanks, Frenchie!

Announcing A New Happy Beaver Colorway!

It's actually a little more than that - Frank Kozik generously offered to do his take of my Happy Beaver toy! I got the turnaround last week, and it looks awesome - this will be part of my new toy release (though I don't know that I'll be able to get them done for July/San Diego Comic-Con).

The plan at this point is to make three new colorways of Happy Beaver, plus three colorways of Kumo-Kun in the same production run. That way, I can gradually release new variants of my toys for the next six conventions! That'd keep new stuff on the table for at least a couple of years. Keep your fingers crossed...!

Also, I'm in the very early stages of considering a resin figure with Bigshot Toyworks! I'm working on the turnaround right now, and I'll keep you posted as it develops.

PS - Toysrevil's I Like Toys blog is already spreading the news - thanks, Andy!

I'm Puffed Up

I was excited to see this post from Frank Kozik about my blog and upcoming toy, so I thought I'd share. I've liked his design work for quite a while, so it's really great to hear!

Thanks to useless toys for the heads up!