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 Re: Le Merde collection thread What is the story behind Le Merde figures? I personally don't like or 'get' them, but they seem to be really popular lately...
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Future_Man
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Re: Le Merde collection thread The "story" is no different than any other toy, really. I mean, in the sense that a guy has a vision of a cool sculpt or painting, and runs with it. People either dig it, or they don't. Mike (Le Merde) Kelly started out in Seattle, and moved down to Portland within the past couple years--with his affiliation with the Grass Hut. I think most will agree that, while Mike has been "doing his thing" for many years now, he has definitely found an "audience" within the past two or three years. As with many artists, self-promotion and exposure is key to your success, and since hooking up with the Grass Hut gang, the dominoes have certainly been tipping over rapidly--IMO--for Mike. I think most will agree that most of his characters are a throw-back to the 1970s-era cartoon characters, and while not "kaiju" or "fight figures", his popularity caught on not only in the USA, but notably also in Japan, UK, and France. (Again, probably not coincidence with much of the recent Grass Hut activity in conjunction with Gargamel/Thrash Out [JP] and Artoyz [FR]).
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Prometheum5 wrote: What is the story behind Le Merde figures? I personally don't like or 'get' them, but they seem to be really popular lately... I dont get or understand Le Merde either.Some people have no taste.
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Re: Le Merde collection thread organic_addict wrote: Prometheum5 wrote: What is the story behind Le Merde figures? I personally don't like or 'get' them, but they seem to be really popular lately... I dont get or understand Le Merde either.Some people have no taste. 
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Umm, can some of you please post your SDCC LM hauls?
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Le Merde blows 
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Re: Le Merde collection thread That's what I'm talkin' about...
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Re: Le Merde collection thread i didnt really feel any of his work until I got the proto hollis and now i am starting to really like what else he is and has been doing
i am sure i will be picking up a few more as well now
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Did the Tokoji sell out at SDCC ?
Did he talk about doing some more with this sculpt ??
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Re: Le Merde collection thread As long as the mold isn't broken, I'm guessing anything's possible...
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Re: Le Merde collection thread love that colorway of that one-off
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Red Demon BANGAL. HS Jay, Congrats. What a custom  Not much talk about the SDCC Bangal colorway, which I dig btw. How about those gold teeth and horns? lol
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Great pics!!
That SDCC custom is a beauty, congrats!
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Yeah!!...Congrats for the custom!
Amazing Bangal..
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Jay, do you know who did the Bangal paint-job? I'm guessing maybe Chanmen?
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Re: Le Merde collection thread My custom Bangal was done by Kiyoka.
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Future_Man wrote: Jay, do you know who did the Bangal paint-job? I'm guessing maybe Chanmen?
(Btw, I need your address!!!!) Kiyoka Ikeda. 25 Bahamas Street Loyola Grand Villas Quezon City Philippines 1109
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Thanks Jay!
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Love that Kiyoka Bangal Jay.
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Re: Le Merde collection thread I know a bunch of you got your blank white Hollis' drawn on...post 'em!
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Re: Le Merde collection thread Sorry Z no white hollis for the moment....but already that 
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Re: Le Merde collection thread that katope hollis is a beauty, wow
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Re: Le Merde collection thread DeJesus wrote: that katope hollis is a beauty, wow +1
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