SPLURRT

The saga of uncle Steve, I think the original body might have been misplaced at Maruyama, the legs didn’t hold their position but they could always be heated and repositioned and hold for a good while. The current version out now is actually the 3rd take, the 2nd was lost in the Grody Shogun studio fire. Maybe the most cursed figure out there. But I persevered.
I can’t even remember when my real uncle Steve passed passed away now, Covid has ruined my perception of time. But his son, my cousin Stephen, got married last year and I was able to gift him one for the wedding. That alone made the whole ordeal worthwhile.
I would like to revisit the figure at a 12” scale, if I don’t burn out.

 

@JoeMan Given the unfortunate passing of your Uncle, and how many times the sofubi tribute has gone to Hell and back, makes for quite a real life story for a semi fictional character. That’s a lot to build off of and push for that 12” version to come to fruition! Congrats to Stephen’s marriage!

 

Ouch..that sounds painful

I wasn't aware of the issue you discribed about this sculpt. The toy does feel very light in a way, so i could easily understand it breaking while putting the legs in.

 

it wouldn’t break - it would just sorta sag. As Joe said, it was a cosmetic thing, not necessarily the demise of the figure - but @JoeMan has a penchant for getting things right

 

It’s criminal this page hasn’t been contributed to since January of LAST YEAR. But Joe’s come back with a creative vengeance on some weirdly, bizarre shit. This is GeoRgie! Clearly in reference to Geoffrey Giraffe of Toys ‘R Us, but with an alien bursting from the costumed seams. I’ll reserve the gush for when I get my hands on a release to shoot and detail, but as I mentioned to Joe earlier today, I love that he referenced a 90’s toy mascot, as opposed to creating something derivative of 90’s toys.

 

Thanks Robert! Super stoked on this weirdo/cosmic visitor. People can check him out at Five Points.

 

90’s toy stores were a whole different era of fun, whether you were a kid, an adult shopping for your kid(s), or simply an adult that enjoys the nostalgia of toys(but who’s ever heard of that?). Toys “Я” Us was pretty much king of this era to me, and nothing has quite come as close to the experience of walking through those automated doors to high ceilings and tall shelves, packed to the brim with everything I found awesome. Fast forward to the age of 37 and I get to relive those memories vicariously through Splurrt’s bastardized, horrifying version of Geoffrey Giraffe, Geo”Я”gie. This extratoyrrestrial freak is a terrifying combination of the toy king’s ungulate mascot and John Carpenter’s The Thing. It’s essentially an alien being bursting out of a “Geoffrey” costume, which carries a perfect 50/50 balance of both elements. There’s enough suit where you recognize exactly what you’re looking at, and enough alien exposed where you think “What the fuck am I looking at?” I have to say, the Colombian necktie appearance of the creature’s tongue is my favorite. But the elongated eyes peering from the top of the head is a great signifier of what’s going on with this sculpt. The arms being ripped through, as intricately detailed in the sculpt itself, reveal extended, veiny claws that give a very “coming for you” feeling when posed outward. The back tail has, what looks like to me, a mix of an Alien Chestburster and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. There’s also a dedicated, sculpted trail for the mohawk of fur down the back of the neck, which I thought was a great detail to add in. All in all, I find this character to be a fantastic, original and fun take on 90’s toy culture, and a great addition to sofubi mascot toys. Very excited to see what further versions come from here!

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