There ain't nothing better than doing it wild and free!! and yes please do it again PK, I would love to have another chance at it!

Amen to that! can't wait what kind of craziness you do with the mockbat!

That's weird most people find one-offs more appealing because the personality of an artists work tends to show through a lot more. I think you can get the same feelings from a regular release (depending on the artist), but when a artist is painting without restrictions, he can run wild. When you paint 50 of the same colorway, on the same toy, it tends to turn into factory work.

I also think they all have subtle differences that will make it easier for Paul to identify, who (if anyone) is flipping his toys.

Edit: I wrote this before Paul wrote what he wrote, he sums it up better than I.

I LOVE painting Mockbat.


The only bummer. Having to go back and paint the extra alternate blooms because I forgot.

But I've built a wooden"jig" to hold them to be painted while I paint the bat. it really helped.

live and learn.

I've rigged up chopsticks with what most would call roach clips.


It works really well, I can just clip it onto the ridges of whatever I'm painting, and get 360 degree coverage.

Back to awesome.

Very cool & fun! I'll make sure to pay more attention in the future! At some point I need to get my hands on both a Joe and a Bat - absolutely lovely figures.

Congrats to everyone who received one! Paul did a spectacular job with these guys, and I cannot wait to see what everyone else got! Each one of these bats are great beautiful. I'm glad my first toy lottery won, was a PK one.

Yeah, MOST people. But I'm not into customs/one-offs at all. I like looking at them - but I don't want them in my collection. I don't really know how to word my feelings towards them - pretentious definitely is NOT the right word (due to the negative connotation) but it's something vaguely along those lines. If I want something one-of-a-kind I'll buy artwork. But when collecting something it should be...collectable! If there's only one of something it's not a collectable.
I know there are a few other people who feel the same way - maybe they can more eloquently say what I'm having so much trouble saying.

Mass colorway prototyping, along the lines of pretentious?


I usually call it progress.

But like I've said too.

Don't like it.

Don't get it.

Truth!!!

I totally agree. I don't collect one offs (though I do have one MM PK), small runs are ok with me though. That aside, I view all of these as one "run" and that is how I justified entering the lotto in my head. One offs are too much like 'art' and I like toys, to me that means there needs to be a run of them that are all a like. Not that all customs are art by any means.

Or unless Shig does it.



Enjoy your bats folks!

you guys are reading to much into the whole one off deal. A toy is still a toy

I don't get the " not wanting a one off " thing. Amazing scores on these bats!! I like them all.

Who is Shig?

Shig Knight? He owned a record label or something.

Shiggy Otis!
http://youtu.be/iAPPAJ1sT8g

Dude THE jam... And that is not meant to be funny either!

Awesome. But I don't think he made toys.

I get in heated arguments with people about which one is better.

http://youtu.be/ydRDzKu-_OE

I like Shuggie's wayyy more than the Brothers Johnson.
Shuggie's was a one off.
The Brothers Johnson version is a knock off.

Oh s#!t... don't be talking smack about the BJ, everyone loves the BJ. We are talking about the band hired by Quincy MF'ing Jones to record albums and tour Japan! Seriously though, Shuggie killed it but the song made a great transition to funk. I have to give credit where due, but the Brothers did it justice IMO.

Wait... what were we talking abat?

Ohh we all gotta go a little BAT#$%T sometimes!

Perfect stance!

Yeah, sometimes situations call for "the hover"

Late to the party on this comment but please do man. All these pics popping up are driving me nuts. Awesome toy and paint apps. Congrats to all those who scored.