Le Merde and Bwana Spoons DIY Figures

Jeremy Brautman — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:26:51 +0000

Super7 (Booth #4729) is bringing a bunch of exclusive vinyl down to SDCC this year. There will be things that glitter and things that glow. (More on that later.) Call me a minimalist, but what I’m most excited about is the 3-pack of 4.5-inch blanks. If the concept of abstract, shapeless DIY toys is growing old to you, check out DIY versions of signature characters instead. Super7 made up blanks of Le Merde’s Hollis, Bwana Spoons‘ Steven the Bat and Josh Herbolsheimer’s Rose Vampire. In addition to the blank Hollis, Super7 will have painted pieces. If you dig the fig, keep this in the back of your head: there may be some further exciting versions on the horizon. Bwana’s Steven has been retooled for the SDCC release. With several colorways of the original figure, it’ll be interesting to see what people do with the blanks (sans drumsticks). Finally, Josh introduces Rose Vampire, a hybrid of two entities that draw blood. The figure is cleverly designed to be both cute and thorny. Note to customizers: each figure is made of hollow, Japanese vinyl with a pop-off head. The figures will be sold as a blank set of 3 for about $50. With the artists in attendance for the convention, you can get them all signed or customized for what you’d normally pay for a single production piece. Nice.

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Le Merde and Bwana Spoons DIY Figures