i'm undecided... but to me i imagine this is what mummyboy looked like before he had his arm ripped off and was bandaged head to toe

what he said

The white version has that same difference. Could the fists and shorts be flocked ?

this would never have left the KR board if cosmo liquid hadn't done it.

Not really into this kind of conceptual toy, but I do think it would look pretty funny among a collection of fight figures.

i kinda dig it. gotta get used to it.

call it minimalist, conceptual, etc. I just see it as uninspired. meh.

point taken...but I also think if you drew stick figures they'd probably look pretty effing good...yes, this does have a slight [expletive deleted] feel...but there's something skull-like about it too, which I like...

cast me a pink one and I'm hunting it down.

I'm glad I'm not the first to mention [expletive deleted] But I see no difference.

I mean, if we didn't KNOW who did this and WHY they did it, everyone would be calling it garbage out right. Knowing WHY it was done slightly validates it, to me, but I find no actual appeal in looking at it and would never want one in the least. It's not even bad enough to HATE, it's just "meh." But again, I get the idea and think it's kind of funny WHY he did it.

A big +1. That's exactly what I was thinking when I first saw the pic. It really reminds me of about a thousand Western things that have come out in the last couple of years. I have to say that I do like the header, though - it has kind of a '60's feel to it.

would love to see stick figures by you! regardless of minimalistic application the 'butcher' & 'digger' are some of my favorite pushead renderings. as for this 'fight' figure Garage toy, like any platform piece it will only look as each artist renders it.
this figure took balls to do because they did not need to do it, they chose to!

when i saw it the first thing i thought was that would be fun to 'fuck up' which if invited how many artists here would not jump to do the same in some 'battle of the garage toy' custom artshow or trade. i appreciate that it is if nothing else an offering by a genius to continue the legacy of the 'fight toy' concept.

Did these ever get released? I can't seem to see the pictures that were put up in the first post, if someone has them can they re-upload?

I dont know how I advocated this thing back then haha. Pretty funny to see my own opinion change so much.

Thanks!

It's like a dumbed down fight fig.

...So almost 5 years later, this figure is making it's US debut. Not sure if Luke got hold of unsold old stock or they pulled more.

What's the 2013 consensus. I actually have always liked these, surprisingly, because any more I don't really care about any fight figure. but I think they are super clean, it's a fight figure stripped down to represent its essence.

Cosmo is one incredible sculptor. What I like most about his work is the amount of detail he puts into a figure. This sculpt lacks that quality I like in his work. It's not terrible looking but I just don't find it exciting.

I doubt it will ever happen but I'd really like to see the other Taoking sculpt get made...


(Dino-Monster in the back)

Old stock!

Most of his personal work is of a very similar smooth/organic nature.

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I love that picture of Kondo's work.

It's an interesting toy to say the least. A part of me likes how stripped down and minimalist it is and I like how the packaging has a bootleg vibe.

To me, it's kind of like Bounty Hunter. I appreciate the history and significance of the figure, but it's not something that I would collect.

Love it or hate it....gotta respect that he's doing it to make a personal statement. We already know what he can do.....but doing what he's not expected to do is cool. This is never going to be a popular figure with wide appeal but I don't think he cares.

not huge on this toy but after looking at it the right colorway could set it off, leave all the balls glossy black and do a mixed neon platter or fleckle over neon purple and boom bowlaramaway!

I'm tempted to get this because of Cosmo's great body of work - he has sculpted some of my favorite figures, BUT I really don't dig it enough. Its interesting though - reminds me of the trajectory some classic painters have taken - they can turn their hand to anything but choose to explore basic forms as a medium of self expression. As such that gets a huge plus vote. Good for him.

I loved it. Then I hated it. And now... I think I love it again.