Urban vinyl meets desert resin in Aussie designer Ashley Wood’s Bertie the Pipebomb. The 14″ figure has 43 points of articulation and truly sick detailing. Scott Wetterschneider of Bigshot Toyworks gets mad props for sculpting Bertie in a mix of ABS plastic, resin and rotocast vinyl. Much like flak jackets for U.S. soldiers in Iraq, this artillery is in high demand and short supply. Priced at $300 a piece, three versions of the bomb have dropped:
- Desert Rat Standard Edition (ltd. to 500 - ships in May)
- Dirty Deeds Edition (ltd. to 500 - ships in May)
- Dirty Deeds BLOODY Edition w/ print signed by Ashley Wood (ltd. to 50, first 6 raffled off at NYCC)
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April 20th, 2008 at 9:21 am
[...] Things aren’t always peaceful in Pot Land and last year DJ Shiro’s Pot Head figure faced off with Klim’s Potsie on the Kidrobot Discussion Boards. Seems that Shiro turned his original trademark 12″ pot head figure into a DIY platform figure (above left) as Klim’s company Bigshot Toyworks was putting out a very similar toy (above right). The pair argued about who thought of it first, and Klim pointed out that his Potsie had more to do with planting seeds than cannabis iconography. These days, Shiro is a downtempo DJ in L.A. and his MySpace page says he’s still making toys (including a Munny crossover, below left). Klim is an in-house designer at Bigshot Toyworks who just put out the fantastic Bertie the Pipebomb blogged here. [...]
May 8th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
[...] $55. For a 9.5″ limited edition (500 pieces) vinyl robot, that is a steal. In fact, it makes Bertie the Pipebomb seem like he’s been hit with the Prada [...]
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:08 am
[...] from NYCC is now in wide(r) release from Ashley Wood’s own Bambaland shop. Blogged previously here, urban vinyl meets desert resin in Bertie the Pipebomb. The 14″ figure has 43 points of [...]
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