Awesome news from Alex Wald about his collab with Atelier G-1... check it out, last item in my latest post on Garamania:
http://garamania.blogspot.com/2011/04/playing-catch-up-kaiju-for-japan-wrap.html
CAN'T WAIT!!!!
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Awesome news from Alex Wald about his collab with Atelier G-1... check it out, last item in my latest post on Garamania: http://garamania.blogspot.com/2011/04/playing-catch-up-kaiju-for-japan-wrap.html CAN'T WAIT!!!! |
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| Author: | I Am The Fourth [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Almost seems too good to be true. Like an April Fools joke or something. That is ridiculously awesome. |
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| Author: | toybotstudios [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:32 pm ] |
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wow, trashy, mecha Garamon designed by Alex? WANT |
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| Author: | Joe [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Seriously way too fucking cool. Thanks for the heads up on this. Here's a pic of the awesomeness to come: 
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
I Am The Fourth wrote: Almost seems too good to be true. Like an April Fools joke or something. That is ridiculously awesome. RIGHT? 'scrazy... |
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| Author: | kurumonz [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Wow, wishes do come true! |
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| Author: | Daimyo [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:47 am ] |
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As a bladesmith I find quite a bit of beauty in scrap iron and this should be dumbfoundingly cool. I would love to see some realistic rust with the body colors on from the art work. |
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Okay... Okuda-san sent me pics of the sculpt... he asked me not to share 'em until after he previews the sculpt at his SuFes table this weekend, but SUPER-FREAKING-COOL!!! |
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| Author: | Sanjeev [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Holy shit, this is awesome. I'm hoping this is in-scale with the Arklons, because that would be fucking AMAZING. But even if it weren't, I'd still love to get one of these! |
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| Author: | jojo the dog faced boy [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Very cool. Can't wait to see it rendered in vinyl. |
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| Author: | useless toys [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:43 am ] |
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I'm liking this. |
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| Author: | Sanjeev [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
ungawa222 wrote: Okay... Okuda-san sent me pics of the sculpt... he asked me not to share 'em until after he previews the sculpt at his SuFes table this weekend... Shit...well, it couldn't hurt to ask: Mike, can you tell what the size of the toy is from the pics? And more importantly, can you tell us what it is if you know it???  'Cause the more and more I think about this, the more my head swirls at the thought of this being in scale with the other Arklons... 
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Would if I could, Sanjeev! From the pics Okuda sent, I can't tell a thing for sure about size; it's on a solid blue backdrop with no frame of reference. If I had to guess, though, given the size of most Atelier G-1 pieces, I think it would be safe to say standard-ish size, 8" - 9". |
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| Author: | Prometheum5 [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:40 pm ] |
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First off, the design looks phenomenal. I have to say, though, that I'm torn as to whether I'd want it sized like an Arklon, or standard sized. It clearly has major nods to the Ark designs, and would look great alongside those figures, but at the same time, I like to keep my kaiju standard sized... really looking forward to seeing the sculpt either way. One saving grace, I suppose, is that a 6" Arklon-scale sculpt should be cheaper
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| Author: | bryce_r [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
For those not in the know..who's alex wald? |
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| Author: | Joe [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Sanjeev wrote: Shit...well, it couldn't hurt to ask: Mike, can you tell what the size of the toy is from the pics? And more importantly, can you tell us what it is if you know it??? 'Cause the more and more I think about this, the more my head swirls at the thought of this being in scale with the other Arklons... Alex commented on KC here: http://kaijuchronicle.blogspot.com/2011 ... -wald.html Quote: The "Garakutagigas" is a "junk giant," a golem of garbage and industrial waste.And standing 9.5 inches tall it will have an imposing presence. Seems like a great size to me! |
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
bryce_r wrote: For those not in the know..who's alex wald? An super-talented and supremely nice guy whose roots in the kaiju world go way back: http://alexwald-art.blogspot.com/ http://astromonster.blogspot.com/ |
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Can I just say that what also makes this cool is that it's the first original design Atelier G-1 has tackled. Okuda is a terrific sculptor with a unique style of realism; he's been a great, consistent, but relatively under-appreciated (IMO... at least stateside) force in the scene for over a decade now. I think the wide appeal of this piece will give him the level of recognition he so well deserves. |
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| Author: | KaosHead [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Looking good so far.. 
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| Author: | I Am The Fourth [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Author: | Prometheum5 [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Looking true to the art! This guy is going to make or break with paint, I think. Regular toyetic sprays might fall a little short on this guy. I'd love to see them go all out and get the paint a little closer to the art with the details and multiple colors of rust and wear. The only other thing I can see is that, with the way the legs appear to attach, it isn't going to *do* much as a figure. Swivel arms and swivel legs don't do much posing wise, but it should look damn good. Unless the arms are on ball-joints like the Zudon eye, which it almost looks like they could be. That would be amazing. |
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| Author: | kurumonz [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Looks like the torso on the sculpt has more details than the painting. All in all, wow, amazing! |
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| Author: | ungawa222 [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Here are the pics Okuda sent me, now that I'm clear to post them:   ... and Alex's design sketches: 
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| Author: | JoeMan [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
Seriously amazing... Detail overload... I need one. |
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| Author: | astromonster [ Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Atelier G-1 and Alex Wald give us... GARAKUTAGIGAS! |
I'm very excited by the enthusiasm you've all shown about Garakutagigas--thanks, everybody! The vinyl will stand 9.5 inches --- I was blown away when I first heard. So, Sanjeev, definitely bigger than the Arklons! It would be cool to see this rendered as a die-cast...someday. At that size it would also be ridiculously expensive. Still, I can dream... I'm working on the packaging art and some other details. Thanks again for all the good buzz! |
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