Just saw this on JoshSpear, and now I’m thinking that this is one of the first papertoys to get me excited since Cardboy. Super-Bastard is a new Box Art Character toy designed and created by Undoboy. Undoboy is a graphic designer originally from Malaysia and now residing in Portland, OR.
Super-Bastard Box Art Characters consists of 16 toys in one set, with 4 unique characters on each face of the box. The toys are designed so that you can detach the head or the pants and interchange them. The philosophy behind the project begs the question: Can a George W. Bush head go with a Saddam Hussein commander suit? Each blind-boxed toy measures 4” (h) 2″ (w) x 2″ (w), or 101mm (h) x 50mm (w) x 50mm (w) and is made out of heavy cardstock with matte laminate. Each piece has a removable top (head) and bottom (legs) so that it can be mixed and matched across figures and rotated to form new mash-up characters. The character art incorporates all kinds of iconic images and pop culture references from presidents to bad guys to pop stars to apes to mummies. Super-Bastard Box Art Characters were produced in a run of 1000 pieces. Once they’re sold out, that’s it.
As with the many options for interchanging your Super-Bastard Box Art Characters, there are a bunch of ways you can purchase them:
- single character (blind box) for $5.95
- set of four (blind boxes) for $20.95
- set of eight (blind boxes) for $39.95
- set of twelve (blind boxes) for $59.95
- set of sixteen (complete set) for $99.95
Shipping is $5.95 for purchases up to $49.99 and $9.95 for purchases up to $9.95. In addition to the Super-Bastard Box Art Characters, Undoboy’s new web store includes wall decals (suddenly seems like everyone’s doing decals) and Mimobots. Stay tuned to Undoboy’s blog for more “design that brings happiness.”
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