Manufacturing kaiju

fuck OSHA I say the rules be damned time for some underground vinyl spinnin' that is the way to be punk about it

almost forgot and yeah OSHA you know what I do in my spare time I stand on the top step of ladders 'cause I'm a rebel

 

Bingo. Hand made by people who are not slaves.

Awesome video should be titled "Got Soul?"

Any "secret base" production vids out there? or too "secret'?

 

Boing Boing:

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/24/video-of-japanese-vi.html

 

Watching these clips makes you really appreciate the time and skill that goes into making these toys.

Thanks to everyone for sharing!

 

What an eye opener. Now I love my Kaiju even more! Thanks for sharing!

 

I want a hour long documentary on just that.

 

I'd totally watch that.
Production stuff fascinates me.

 

HAHA. My favorite comment so far: "I hope thats not actually PVC." Nah, it's chocolate.

 

I've been fantasizing about going to Japan to film the entire process and track down the old guys who did vintage stuff back in the day. Seems like Toypunks 2 will have more of this kind of production footage, can't wait.

 

Behind the scenes of josh. in the summer of 97

 

are you aging backwards?
can you 'splain to me how that works?

 

HGH

 

Okay...well, I don't know if anyone actually gives a shit, but I got to the bottom of this.

Mark explained to me that Shimizu-san actually used the centrifuge in the past just to pull the air bubbles out of the vinyl. The parts were still slush-cast. About 3 years ago, he got a cock diesel vacuum chamber, and it's apparently a lot more efficient. Now, the centrifuge is filled with old molds and boxes!

 

I would love to have one of those old molds. I remember seeing some in person at Superfestival many years ago.

 

Go visit Yuji again, Coop. Last time I was there the dining room was about 2/3 full with boxes of molds. I don't think he even knows what's in 90% of them.

 

Ah. The vacuum chamber is in the video Mark posted, and it wasn't in the TV show. Now the whole "vacuform" thing I've been told about is starting to make sense. It's all coming together...

 

I heard about the OSHA violations in this factory.
Somebody put their eye out.

 

I'm going back to Japan in September on business, but I'll be in Nagano. I'm gonna try to work out a few extra days in Tokyo, though.

 

I give a shit! Thanks for asking Mark about this.

I'm still determined to find some video of the molds being made. In the old thread that Stealthtank linked to, there's a mention of the molds being produced through electroplating a wax cast of the figure with bronze. I'd love to see someone start with the clay sculpt and take it through all the stages till that completed mold with the handles is done.

 

How about this?

http://www.obitsu.co.jp/eng/seisaku/fr_seisaku.html

 

Very cool! I was wondering how that was done. Thanks!

 

I like this part