Heavy Metal Wookie

I seem to be going with a theme here, following on from MegaSeth, let me introduce "Heavy Metal Wookie".  

So I searched for a vintage Chewbacca and had a little fun with him!

This custom came about as I got thinking about the eye sculpts I did on MegaSeth.  I thought they would look really cool detailed into Chewbacca's hair and the character concept seemed to fit with the giant Wookie. Even the strap over his shoulder had to be for a guitar. It just all seemed to make sense!!

I rebuilt one hand into the "Devil Salute" and built up the eye details, working with the form of the hair, blending them into it.  I also added on the classic tongue, cause that seemed to suit Chewie.

 

Chewbacca has donned some yellow face paint and traded in his gun for a new weapon of choice; an electric guitar.  He is ready to take center stage.

He is 4.5 inches tall, stands on a base and has a removeable guitar which attaches to his back with magnets.

"Heavy Metal Wookie" will be up for sale on Thursday 12th December, this week 10pm GMT for £35 (approx $57.50) plus shipping.  He will come bagged with a header card, available at ibreaktoys.storenvy.com

Thanks for looking!

Old Skool

I am currently participating in a custom toy show at The Concrete Gallery in Amsterdam, organised by Flaw Toys and DT Customs.  For the show I was given a "Stranger" to customize,

When I first started to look at the figure in hand, the face shape immediately suggested a TV and the curve of the head a "hoodie", so I rolled with that and went for a little nostalgic wander.  

First step, it had to be wearing sneakers of course, which I sculpted onto the figure using a 2 part epoxy clay.

 Next was the TV screen, which was cast in clear resin with an image of a static analogue screen embedded in it, or "noise" as we called it...remember back!!  Then polished up to look like glass, set on the faceplate and built into place with clay.

 

Primed and ready to paint....

 The end result is character whose face is an old analogue TV screen. His body is suitably, non-digitally dressed, in classic retro Adidas.  I used the static on the screen to suggest the idea of his being stuck in a moment of time, jammed in a channel from a bygone era. He's either waiting to be tuned back in or happy to be lost in a fuzzy place from the past.

"Old Skool" stands a whopping 8 inches tall and is available to purchase for 130 EUROS.  Contact info@flawtoys.com for info.



Check out photos from the opening night here and see some of the amazing works on show.

Artist Line-up:

A little Stranger - Bashprojects - David Stevenson - DonP - DT Custom - Eechone - Flawtoys - Godhay toys - Haus of Boz - Hugh Rose - JC Rivera - Lisa Rae Hansen - Map Map - Mr Martin - Okkle - Paperfiction - Pixelkaiju - Planet Domu - PJ Constable - Reet Neet (R3) - Run DMB - Squink! - Stuart Witter - Taylored Curiosities - Tim Sprangers