Archive for the ‘Real Robot’ Tag
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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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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The PST-002 Stalking Toad is a heavy ground combat power suit intended for frontline duty. The Stalking Toad balances armor and mobility, capable of bringing concentrated fire down on enemy armored targets. The default Toad load out features a heavy laser and rapid fire gattling canon with built in manipulator hand for added versatility in its roll as a ground superiority unit. Smoke grenade racks on the torso provide extra cover, earning the standard Toad its ‘Stalking’ moniker for its ability to disappear under smoke cover and reappear with a punishing barrage.
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I’ve been on a bit of a Star Wars kick lately, sparked in part by realizing how awesome the current 1/6 scale offerings available are. There’s all sorts of cool clone troopers and bounty hunters and all the great, colorful characters for sale, but droids seem to get a bit of a raw deal. There’s a couple of protocol droid and astromech molds available, but they are either old cheapie Hasbro toys or outrageously overpriced Medicom toys. There are so many other great background droid designs that I love, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. The Gonk Droids, or Power Droids depending on who you ask, are such a classic, simple, goofy design that a Gonk was the obvious starting point. Read on after the jump to see some behind the scenes of my design process and lots of photos.
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The “My Friend the Micronaut 2013” opening sounds like it was a huge success. There are a ton of pics on the Micronaut 2013 Tumblr page now, so thanks to everyone who attended and snapped some shots! The show’s webstore is now up on the Grass Hut site for your perusal. There are three Allarounds left for $150 each and the Blockman prototype for $275. I’m pleased to say that my 3D printed figures are in good company, as they are listed right alongside the incredible works of Brownnoize Productions. Sanjeev is cranking out some incredible stuff. His Shapeways-produced Powered Suit Fake Type is an multimedia tribute to the original Diaclone Powered Suit toy. What speaks to me more, however, is his home-printed Powered Bio Suit (PBS), a Diaclone Powered Suit scaled up to Microman size. I’ve been following this project behind the scenes for a while now, and I am so excited for Sanjeev to finally be debuting such a rad project. It’s funny that we both independently came to similar conclusions with what we wanted to do with our consumer-grade 3D printers. I am sure we will be seeing some Blockman and PBS crossovers in the future. There are also some other terrific Microman-centric works for sale in vinyl, PVC, canvas paintings, and more than one other 3D printed project, so make sure to check it all out on Grass Hut’s site.
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