The 1/24 scale deckhands are now available for preorder. Final cost is $45.00 USD + shipping. These will start shipping early June 2012. Click here to order!
Hi everyone, here’s some shots of the master prints of the 1/35 scale Barrio Guy and the 1/24 scale Deckhands. I’ll be starting the preorders for both in the next week or so, after I ship these to the caster for his quote.
Above: 1/24 scale Deckhands with 1/35 scale Barrio Guy.
Above: 1/24 scale Deckhands with 1/35 scale Deckhands sample casting.
Above: 1/35 scale Barrio Guy. Only 2-parts… body and right forearm which joints at the elbow crease for easy clean-up.
Due to a delay in the Squid Sub digital master, the Red Star 47 is getting bumped up to Late Summer 2012. Augustish we think. I know it’s hard to wait, but meanwhile enjoy these images of the two figure sets that will be available alongside the release as well as a few color-schemes. Price TBD.
Red Star Crew Set
Red Star Pilot Set
Been a while since I’ve posted about this Derek Stenning/Born in Concrete release. 3D artist Gene Campbell has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the 3D and now he’s ready for print with a tentative August 2012 release date. Because we’ll be doing a series of Derek’s figures in a large 1/6 scale, (a female release next) the concrete base-chunk from the painting was done away with in favor of a larger orb base with a flat bottom. The concrete base was done in 3D, but the high print cost and sheer size of it (3/4 of the entire kit bulk) would make the kit not very affordable. (plus the international shipping would be excessive due to the estimated over 4lb weight) The three of us decided to focus instead on the figure portion of the kit and provide a base-type that can be used throughout the series and look nice together.
Be sure to click “full size” on these render images when they pop-up to see all of the amazing detail!
The plan is for the orb-base to be produced hollow for reduced kit and shipping costs. The modeler can then fill the orb with weights of their choice in order to have a stable platform for the off-centered figure pose.
As you an see in these hi-res renders, Gene has added a lot of great texture detail to the 3D model. I think that surface texture detail will make this will be a joy to paint and display. Price: TBD
Be sure to click “full size” on these render images when they pop-up to see all of the amazing detail!
Was waiting on the render for this, got it, then forgot to post it up. Sorry for the wait, but it’s worth it! Here’s the Dustbuster driver, 3D modeled by Benny Garcia and conceptualized by Miguel Lopez. We went with the 3rd guy in the sketches and will probably do the other two at some point as well. The seated driver will also be available separately in a standing pose. (1/35 scale… any other scales wanted? Let us know!)
Here’s a little something cool that we’ve been working on behind the scenes. A while back, Michael Herm contacted us to see if we’d be interested in producing his ‘Rook’ walking tank as a model kit. Having seen this before, as many people forwarded the video to me to show how my own FichtenFoo walking tanks would work, I immediately said YES! It’s a very cool design and as always open for all sorts of modifications and possibilities.
Scale: 1/35 Price: TBD for both sets Release Date: Winter 2012
Michael Herm started his profession as an animator at a games company in early 2000. He then moved on to study animation at the HFF “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam, graduating with his diploma thesis on showreels and the animated short Chump And Clump, which was shown at numerous festivals worldwide and won several awards.Michael is mostly doing freelance work and specializes in CG character design, modeling, rigging and animation for animated short films. Some of his work can be seen in renowned short films such as The Monster Of Nix, by Studio Rosto A.D, for which he sculpted rigged and animated all the villager heads among other things. And also the Talking Animals Studio productions Flamingo Pride and Rising Hope, where he was responsible for modeling, rigging and animating many characters. Check out his show-reel here.
Michael redesigned the legs and added an interior and missile hatches to his original design. The leg internals have been simplified to be able to be produced in this scale, but he redesigned them in such a way that they’re still very nicely detailed and even posable.
He then went about designing some figures to go with it which we dubbed the ‘Pawn Brigade’ to go with the chess-name of the Rook. This also opens up possibilities for other versions based on this walking chassis in the future. (Knight, Bishop, King and Queen perhaps? Could be cool!)
The Rook will come with two seated pilot figures and the three Pawn Brigade figures will be sold in a separate set. The figure holding the binoculars can also fit into the hatch of the Rook as an alternative pilot.
Images and Video »
Here’s a gallery of Rook/Pawn renders and the original video showing how this beastie would walk in real life.
ROOK Mech Walker from Talking Animals on Vimeo.
We’ve decided to add some Steampunk figures to our 1/35 scale line to go with our Steampunk model kit releases. Vehicles such as the Fish Shaped Submersible, Hornethopter, and the upcoming Steam Car and Squid-Shaped Submersible. We have many figure ideas but thought “wouldn’t it be cool if we got the community involved?”. And that’s how this contest idea came about.
You can now have the chance to become immortalized in your best Steampunk attire as a scale model kit!
Dress for Success!
Many in the Steampunk community create some fantastic outfits which they wear to shows, cons, etc… Email us some photos (see rules) of you in your favorite Steampunk era outfit and you might be chosen to become a figure model kit. The outfit can include accessories such as rayguns, packs, etc., but even a cool simplified Steampunk/Victorian outfit could make for a great figure.
The Rules »
Here’s a few rules and guidelines for this contest.
- Contestant should submit photo of themselves only. Group-shots wouldn’t work well for the modeler. You cannot submit photos of someone else so some wort of proof will be required. (proof type TBD)
- Must submit no more than 4 photos and no less than 2 photos. Must have a front and rear shot. A close-up head-shot would be great as well, but not necessary unless you are chosen. More photos of detail areas may be requested of the winner(s)
- Total photo submission should be less than 4mb. That’s more for my drive-space benefit than anything else. If we need higher res, we’ll definitely ask for it.
- Blurry photos are frowned upon. Since this is a photo contest, we need to be able to see details. Take the best shots you can!
- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: We will stop accepting photo submissions on June 1st, 2012 at midnight EST. Any submissions after that will be discarded.
- One grand prize winner will be chosen by a combination of public votes and judge votes. (details to come) Other unofficial “runners-up” winners may be chosen by Industria Mechanika to be made into figures as well based on costume and how well we think it will translate into a marketable figure kit. It’d be silly to just do one if there’s several kit-worthy submissions!
- Winner(s) will be required to sign consent forms allowing us to use their likeness as a figure kit.
- If Grand Prize winner cannot prove costumed likeness is theirs, sign consent form, or meet requirements for contest, Grand prize will be forfeited and move to the 2nd place winner.
- Any prior-copyrighted materials in costume may need to be changed prior to model sculpting to avoid copyright infringement.
How To Enter »
You’ve read the rules and submission guidelines right? Great! Now that that’s done, you can email your submission to the following email address. Please include the following information: Real name, character name, email address, and a brief description of your costume.
The Prizes »
Here are the prizes so far. If anyone wishes to donate a prize, please contact us.
Grand Prize: Winner’s likeness in costume made into a 1/35 scale (50mm) figure kit. Two copies of your kit with the option to have one pre-painted by a figure modeler. One copy of the upcoming Squid-Shaped Submersible model kit.
Runner-Up Prizes: In the event we chose more submissions to be sculpted into kits, those entrants will receive: Their own runner-Up’s likeness in costume made into a 1/35 scale (50mm) figure kit. Two copies of the runner-up kit.
We will start taking preorders for Ian McQue’s Deckhands Series #1 figure set (1/35 only at this time) on April 4th, 2012. The set will cost $35.00 USD + Shipping and consists of 12 resin parts and detailed instructions. We expect to start shipping them in May. As soon as we have more info on the 1/24 preorder start date, we will let you know. Click here to go to the order page, but remember: the preorder doesn’t start until 4.4.2012.
Scott Robertson sent me the latest, near complete renders of the 1/48 scale Orbship.He’ll be adding some color to these and I’ll be doing some hand-tweaks as prescribed by Scott to the master print, but it’s just about ready to go. Oh, and need to finalize the photoetch portions as well. Look for the Orbship in July!
Also, if you haven’t already done so, get his latest book: Blast! It’s a total bla… well, I need not resort to bad puns, but it’s great so check it out!
The amazingly talented Rick Cantu is currently painting up a sample of the 1/6 scale Dmitry Parkin Vampire kit. He sent these pics to me this morning and said that I could share them. He’ll be doing a build-log soon with more images and we’ll post it up when he’s ready. For now, enjoy the dirty, decayed goodness!
