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Roger
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Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:41 pm Posts: 4909
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 Re: made in the usa
stealthtank wrote: Comparatively, I sketched, sculpted, prototyped, and pulled this pocket turtle in our workshop (using vinyl I designed myself) in under a week and for less than a tank of gas.  How was the tooling done? Got pics of the original sculpt? I want to see what normally replaces the thumb. ;p
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stealthtank
Post Pimp
Joined: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:54 am Posts: 2898
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 Re: made in the usa
I'll post more info on the turtle (including a reworked model with articulated neck) on our website and flickr soon.
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scarwars
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Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:33 am Posts: 689 Location: Philadelphia
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 Re: made in the usa
TiredChildren wrote: ted koppel wrote: that's some nice vinyl.... now we just need a better sculpt And by a nicer dude too. That guy came off as kind of a douche when I met him. Scott, you should do more updates, that turtle looks sweet! He was really nice when I met him. He was trying to do a specific drawing for me and kept redoing it because he didn't like how it was coming out. That said, while I like his street art stuff, there's only so much you can do with the same sculpts.
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rhinomilk
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Joined: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:15 pm Posts: 7136 Location: Bay Area
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 Re: made in the usa
test shots of the other colorways 
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Mecha
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Joined: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 2323 Location: Hoth
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 Re: made in the usa
so, these just slide over the clear sculpt, for make your own variant fun at home? rhinomilk wrote: test shots of the other colorways 
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locomoto566
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:00 pm Posts: 5466 Location: right behind you
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 Re: made in the usa
stealthtank wrote: Comparatively, I sketched, sculpted, prototyped, and pulled this pocket turtle in our workshop (using vinyl I designed myself) in under a week and for less than a tank of gas.  Wow! You've(Bullshark) come a long way from the Lamb (I think it was a lamb or broccoli) vinyl you first pulled. Hope you took some WIP pics, me being in R&D I'd love to see the creative and formulation process.
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kist
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Joined: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:12 pm Posts: 402 Location: Montreal
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 Re: made in the usa
Mecha wrote: :lol: so, these just slide over the clear sculpt, for make your own variant fun at home? rhinomilk wrote: test shots of the other colorways  Got the bloody version at home, one off...
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Cubensis
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Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:30 pm Posts: 1814 Location: Middltown, CT
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kist wrote: Mecha wrote: :lol: so, these just slide over the clear sculpt, for make your own variant fun at home? rhinomilk wrote: test shots of the other colorways  Got the bloody version at home, one off... 
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GoldenArmKid
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Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:46 pm Posts: 1365 Location: New Zealand
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 Re: made in the usa
Prometheum5 wrote: GoldenArmKid wrote: The only american producers/creators i appreciate are located on this board and if nobody on here knows anything about veracious vinyl then my guess would be it's bullshark who are bringing out the good stuff. ... there ARE people who collect and work on vinyl (even J vinyl!) outside of this board.  Just my view, collect and work is different to produce/create and to put it more clearly i am referring to kaiju being created outside of Japan. PK, Greasebat, MVH all come to mind as american producers of Kaiju, if there are any more outside of skullbrain then they are definitely not targeting their market very well.
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:51 am |
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GoldenArmKid
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Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:46 pm Posts: 1365 Location: New Zealand
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JORDAN23 wrote: GoldenArmKid wrote: The only american producers/creators i appreciate are located on this board and if nobody on here knows anything about veracious vinyl then my guess would be it's bullshark who are bringing out the good stuff. Maybe they're just keeping their mouths shut. or this. 
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TiredChildren
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Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:12 pm Posts: 3416 Location: Melbourne, FL
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 Re: made in the usa
Any updates Scott?
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CopASquatToys
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Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:51 am Posts: 1013 Location: Wilson, NC
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 Re: made in the usa
I'm working on a little something with Veracious myself, hopefully by Summer / Fall I will have something to show for it. Yes it's kaiju inspired but made in the US, I'm stoked either way! 
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Greasebat
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Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:48 pm Posts: 2415 Location: NE OHIO
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ASPrintingPress wrote: I'm working on a little something with Veracious myself, hopefully by Summer / Fall I will have something to show for it. Yes it's kaiju inspired but made in the US, I'm stoked either way!  you and me both! Can't wait to see the progress of your dude.
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Joe
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Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:55 pm Posts: 12318
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 Re: made in the usa
Roger wrote: stealthtank wrote: Comparatively, I sketched, sculpted, prototyped, and pulled this pocket turtle in our workshop (using vinyl I designed myself) in under a week and for less than a tank of gas.  How was the tooling done? Got pics of the original sculpt? I want to see what normally replaces the thumb. ;p Anyone have a pic of this?
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TiredChildren
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Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:12 pm Posts: 3416 Location: Melbourne, FL
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 Re: made in the usa
Has there been any news about any of these American-produced Sofubi companies in a while? Any updates from Bullshark?
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JoeMan
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Joined: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:29 am Posts: 3818 Location: NY
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 Re: made in the usa
TiredChildren wrote: Has there been any news about any of these American-produced Sofubi companies in a while? Any updates from Bullshark? Veracious Vinyl and Placeebo have created the Molezilla, it's out and about, there was a release at SDCC and the pre-orders from Kickstarter should be going out soon.
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TiredChildren
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Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:12 pm Posts: 3416 Location: Melbourne, FL
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Oh word, I didn't realize that the Molezilla was produced here. Cool!
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CopASquatToys
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Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:51 am Posts: 1013 Location: Wilson, NC
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 Re: made in the usa
I'm still working on mine, slowly but surely. 
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ButcherBrand
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Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:35 pm Posts: 602 Location: Digging up bombs in Vancouver WA
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I got my Molezilla in the mail yesterday and it rocks.
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Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:15 am |
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nanite
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Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:28 pm Posts: 408 Location: The Screaming Moist (Pacific NW)
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Did all these ventures die off?
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ButcherBrand
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Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:35 pm Posts: 602 Location: Digging up bombs in Vancouver WA
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nanite wrote: Did all these ventures die off? My Slime Ape is being produced by Veracious Vinyl.
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mutantshark
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Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:33 pm Posts: 1165
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 Re: made in the usa
nanite wrote: Did all these ventures die off? Veracious was supposed to release a clear sofubi version of Koziks full sized Mao bust at SDCC this year but couldnt get it done. After multiple pulls the quality wasnt there and Kozik & DKE did not want to release it. I saw first hand and it was true soft vinyl but with imperfections as wells as finishing issues. Somethig Kozik said about the rinse? Im not that aware of the process so i dunno exactly I for one hope they get it together one day
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nanite
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Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:28 pm Posts: 408 Location: The Screaming Moist (Pacific NW)
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Veracious' website is down too, which is why I asked.
Why the insistence on clear vinyl? Just because they have something to prove?
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mutantshark
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Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:33 pm Posts: 1165
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nanite wrote: Veracious' website is down too, which is why I asked.
Why the insistence on clear vinyl? Just because they have something to prove? Well they did succesfully make Placeebos toy and i guess now butchers I think they do feel they have to make clear to prove something. It is a standard. And "soft" vinyl can be made in other places like china but its not to the standard of j vinyl so to set themselves apart, to show they can make quality sofubi they do need to sucessfully make clear.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:19 pm |
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bryce_r
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Joined: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:57 am Posts: 7991 Location: SanJose
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Sorry. Newb..question but what is the difference between pulling clear vinyl versus a colored version? What validation does pulling clear have over pulling a solid color?
I know that in the past...that clear vinyl had a habit off yellowing but what is the current conundrum regarding it.
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