Modzilla - Ron English x Toy Art Gallery

Discussion in 'Americans and Other Western Gaijin' started by Dj Will Ross, May 12, 2014.

  1. super77m

    super77m Comment King

  2. topher

    topher Addicted

    I see this as a huge paint challenge, I'm sure I'll end up with one in my booth eventually.

    Ron has made quite a few toys, some better than others, and has used several mediums. I always liked the supersize figures he did with Secret Base. Also his paintings are pretty damn amazing.
     
  3. IronPaw

    IronPaw Side Dealer

    Cutting it, painting a stupid grin on it, and selling it for couple hundred each.
     
  4. 666doll

    666doll Mini Boss

    I might, but why blow on the smouldering embers
     
  5. kopponigen

    kopponigen Post Pimp

    This is Ron E. too? Doesn't look like it. I like these.
     
  6. hellscrape

    hellscrape Comment King

    That one is by aya kakeda, i think...
     
  7. JoeMan

    JoeMan Mini Boss

    So this is why my bone Usir head has been sitting at the factory for 6 months :?

    I think Ron is a talented technical painter, and some of his toys work very well, but this seems like it was engineered just to hold a new guiness record of most articulated sofubi. If all you care about is articulation try to get some revoltech collabs going.

    I'm sure this cost a fortune to produce...bold move TAG, but from what I know Ron English has his diehard people who will buy everything he makes so I'm sure they will sell ok...maybe
     
  8. petitetoilonrouge

    petitetoilonrouge S7 Royalty

    Yes it is. And Aya rocks. Not too sure why she was brought up here though?
     
  9. super77m

    super77m Comment King

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    Modzilla kinda reminds me of the new aya kakeda figure, which I like a lot!
     
  10. supershallow

    supershallow Toy Prince

    i wonder how many colorways they'll try to release of these.
     
  11. evom

    evom Mini Boss

    cant even imagine how much this is going to cost with all the work involved. had to be extremely annoying for whoever had to sculpt the little dudes over and over again too.
     
  12. ultrakaiju

    ultrakaiju Die-Cast Staff Member

    ^ All's I am seeing is a heck of a lot of eyes to paint.
     
  13. evom

    evom Mini Boss

    wonder if this explains this post from Ricky..?
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  14. smurph

    smurph Comment King

    Nail(s) on the head.
     
  15. bunnyboy

    bunnyboy Side Dealer

    My rough layman's estimate is 40 hours of paintwork minimum, which should add up to a retail price of about $8000. And yes, I will gladly assist with pricing advice on YOUR future "SOFUBI" project for a marginal fee (gifted, please)!
     
  16. doomsDAY

    doomsDAY Toy Prince

    Racks on racks on racks.
     
  17. badteethcomics

    badteethcomics Post Pimp

    I've heard under $300 unpainted and around $350 painted.. Not bad considering it is a 15 inch toy with what 28 bits of articulation??
     
  18. Rich

    Rich Die-Cast

    Whew, if this thing isn't widely successful they will never recoup costs.
     
  19. hellointerloper

    hellointerloper S7 Royalty

    I'm not digging this at all, really... I love Ron English the painter, but toy-designer, not so much.
     
  20. lurker

    lurker S7 Royalty

    Kind of bummed that this thing probably has delayed a lot of better toys in the pipeline from other indie makers
     
  21. lurker

    lurker S7 Royalty

    Totally the Turducken of sofubi.
     
  22. badteethcomics

    badteethcomics Post Pimp

    Gino just posted up another picture of this guy and I think it looks great! I like the idea that this huge guy has these little critters that would pop off and attack whatever obstacles it faces.. You're pretty much getting a huge dinosaur kaiju with a couple of handfuls of cool little mini finger puppet style figures. It's cool to see something a little different

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  23. bunnyboy

    bunnyboy Side Dealer

    Is there a gif out there of a guy shooting himself while laughing and vomiting at the same time? Because I would really like to post something along those lines.
     
  24. Brooklyn_Vinyl

    Brooklyn_Vinyl Line of Credit

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    In other news, that Godzilla next to it is rad, I just bought one for my nephew and it spits a blue flame and lights up. Not at all Japanese vinyl but cool nonetheless.
     
  25. kroker

    kroker Addicted

    But I thought y'all loved Soefoobee?!
     

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