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The first ever Super Robot Giant Monster event hosted by CollectionDX was a huge success this past weekend. The event was at Mill No.5 in Lowell, MA, which turned out to be a terrific venue. The turnout was well beyond my expectations, and I had a chance to talk to a ton of people interested in 3D printing and robot toys, my two favorite hobbies. Prometheus Rising Studios was well represented, splitting a table with Brownnoize Productions and bringing four toy releases to the show. I have a few extras of each release left, and will post details about a web release soon. For the rest of the week, enjoy full photo galleries of the toys I brought!
We’re finally getting to the end of the Future Factory figures! Click through for a mixed gallery of different PRHI Mini figures that came out to Future Factory at Monster Kolor. There’s still a couple of these guys for sale on the Monster Kolor web shop.
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One last Strike Tortoise built on the old DX Tortoise body also showed up at the Monster Kolor shop for Future Factory. I still need to convert the Strike parts for use on the Mini size. The Strike Tortoise has always been well received, so that’ll happen sooner than later.
Future Factory may be over, but you can still pick up a couple of Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries 3D printed mecha action figures from the Monster Kolor web shop. After that, PRHI will be in full force at Super Robots Giant Monsters in Lowell, MA on March 29!
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The 6″ scale Bounce Tortoise came out of hiding for a deployment to the Monster Kolor shop for Future Factory. This guy and his counterpart were not available for sale, but are currently on display at the shop for folks to check out in person. The DX Bounce Tortoise is being heavily revised to improve articulation and ease of assembly, and to match the details of the current Mini design. More on that later, for now let the pics of this camo’d and dusty power armor soak in.
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Here’s a trio of micro scale PRHI figures that were released at Future Factory. These guys are in some tried and true vintage Real Type colors, complete with red trim and details. I think there’s going to be more of this scheme on the larger figures in the near future! One of these guys is still available on the Monster Kolor Future Factory Store.
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These red and white micro Bounce Tortoises debuted at Future Factory at Monster Kolor. They are a little bit cleaner with a satin finish to break up the matte, weathered look of most of the figures I brought. As of writing this there’s one left on the Monster Kolor web shop.
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The remaining Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries 3D printed mecha action figures are available now on the Monster Kolor web store. Click the image above or this link to go snap them up before they’re gone! Figures range from two to six inches in height, are made from durable ABS plastic, and are painted with a combination of Monster Kolor, acrylics, oils, washes, and weathering pigments.
On January 25th fans of awesome homemade toys descended on the Monster Kolor shop in Middleboro, MA for the first ever Future Factory! Future Factory was a class on making toys using 3D printing hosted by Prometheus rising Studios (me), Brownnoize Productions, and Mechazone. The three of us brought our 3D printers and acetone setup to make toys live at the studio. Participants were able to chose from a stable of designs between the three of us and have the toy printed while they waited. Read on for details about what turned out to be a fantastic afternoon of toy fun!
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Most people today only remember the venerable 3 3/4″ Star Wars action figure and vehicle line from Kenner, but one of their cooler non-figure toys was the diecast Star Destroyer. The seven inch long hunk of Imperial might featured an opening hangar for storing an itty bitty <1″ long Tantine IV Rebel Blockade Runner miniature. The little Correlian Corvette is often missing, robbing the awesome Star Destroyer of a great play feature. Thanks to 3D printing, and a vintage sample for reference provided by a fellow collector, Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries is pleased to announce a reproduction ship available through Shapeways, as detailed above. Before we get into the details, I want to make it clear upfront that the reproduction parts feature a distinguishing mark so as not to be confused with the original items. I know repro parts can be a tough subject with vintage collectors, and it was important to me not to make collecting more difficult for my fellow vintage-minded peers. Rather, the PRHI Mini Blockade Runner is meant to provide an affordable alternative to the original part, as well as a few novelty items.
Head on over to the Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries Shapeways Store to purchase your reproduction Blockade Runners today!
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The PNT-001 Nimble Tortoise is a recon variant based on the Light Tortoise chassis. The jump jet systems have been stripped out, leaving the Light Tortoise a lean and quick ground-based unit. The Nimble Tortoise serves as a recon unit with advanced communications and sensor suites. Armed with dual arm-mounted solid slug rail rifles and a shoulder-mounted beam cannon, the Nimble Tortoise can also serve in a light sniper capacity. This Tortoise was spotted in early spring, still sporting a winterized color scheme that has been heavily stained and weathered by the muddy thaw.
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