Netherworlds

Left drifting near the Edge of Space after a near fatal confrontation with Argen and the combined might of the Gendrone Ultra Corps and Spectre Force, Hades prepared to fall into the endless black of the beyond.

Just as he began to make his final journey, the beaten Traveler suddenly awoke on a strange new world, surrounded by extraordinary wildlife and a vast ocean. Hades had been teleported to the Planet Sollnoria, saved by the Varteryx for reasons that would soon become clear. 

Dawn of the Varteryx

Soon after breaking the chains of servitude to their god-like creators, the Delphi set in motion a plan to engineer a new generation of beings that might one day stand with them against the dark forces of the ever growing Glyos System.

Traveling through the records of time and space, the Delphi searched for naturally occurring lifeforms that they could help elevate to higher planes of existence, all the while being feverishly pursued by the dogged agents of their former masters.

During a mission to the distant and aqueous world of Sollnoria, the Delphi discovered an avian race of beings that inhabited one of the largest islands on the planet. These noble yet primitive animals seemed to act as guardians to the various smaller creatures dwelling within the large jungle located at the center of the island. After a careful and prolonged observation it was decided that this species, now named the Varteryx by their celestial benefactors, would serve as the foundation for one of the most ambitious evolutionary experiments in the history of the Delphi.
    

Glyarmor Engage!

With Glyaxia Command pushed to its limits and on the defensive, the combined Armorvor Armies swiftly establish outposts across the worlds of Volkria, Sonesidar, Reydurra and Rilleco, crushing any opposition through the use of their powerful Black Core technology. The Lost Children of the Delphi now stand on the edge of reclaiming what they believe is their collective birthright ... the entirety of the Glyos System.

However, not all the children of the Delphi wish for war and conquest. From a glimmering star far beyond reach, emissaries from a mysterious race called the Varteryx appear before Glyaxia Command, led to the Capital Planet Metran by the enigmatic Traveler know as Hades. Benevolent creatures not unlike their creators, the Varteryx share their advanced discoveries with Glyaxia Command in an effort to balance the scales against their aggressive brethren, the Armorvors and Neo Granthans. 

Joining forces with the most advanced thinkers on Metran, the Varteryx and Glyaxia Command unite to create the Glyarmor aboard Hades' Block Base Cerberus. Greatly augmenting a user's natural abilities through a psychic fusion to the armor itself, the Glyarmor also serves as a direct countermeasure to Black Core technology.

Employed by the Elite Enforcer Units of Glyaxia Command, select Travelers meld with the newly developed Glyarmor to evolve into a previously unseen Neo Sarvos form.

Now with a small measure of hope restored and a reforged resolve, a battle-worn Glyaxia Command slowly rises to settle the score.

Dark Spectre

In the spirit of our more enigmatic early years, there will be no list for tonight's release. That being said, we will have a steady stream of preview images popping up here on the blog throughout the day!

The lists will return in 2016, but we want tonight to be a little different.

Night Creeper

Spectral States

On deck for Tuesday, December 15th at 9:30PM EST.

Between Fates

Next week, an old friend returns from the Edge of Space in search of redemption.

Also, to see the new Star Wars.

Mercenary Alert

Jesse has rolled out an all new wave of Bounty Hunters to wrap up Callgrim's 2015 Star Wars themed releases! He's been talking about an assortment like this since before Callgrim was even in PVC, so producing all the Kenner inspired color selections definitely scratches a long time itch for the Beardlord of Beverly.

Shoot over to the Callgrim shop to see what's cooking. Make sure to also check out Jesse's new Instagram account, which is sure to feature multitudes of creative magic as well as a variety of New England born body horrors.

Awesome wave, Jesse! Love that bike!

Thank You!!!

Thank you for making our 50th wave a good one!

It was really neat to finally run some of the molds in the classic M.U.S.C.L.E. flesh, and the timing seemed right to mark the occasion of our 50th release. I have very fond memories of discovering M.U.S.C.L.E. at our local Zayre department store as a kid, and being crazy about the Robin Mask figure in particular (though I called him "Northern Knight"). I still have my original! To be able to come full circle and produce Pheyden in the iconic flesh hue has been a trip! Some other characters from the ranks may get the flesh treatment in 2016, maybe even some that have never been seen before.

Speaking of trips, we will be attending Designer Con out in Pasadena this weekend, thanks to the dynamic duo at October Toys -the great George and Ayleen Gaspar! This looks to be the most jammed packed DCon yet, with folks traveling from all over the world to showcase what they've been creating throughout the year. We will be set up at Booth 1000, with new stuff available from Jesse (Callgrim), Marcus (Onell/ Bit Figs), Pj (Spaced Out Design), Dominic (Nemo's Factory) and possibly a few surprises as well. A small assortment from Sunday's release will be available at our table, as well as a few random things from the barn.

Fellow Glyos makers Marty (The GodBeast), Mark (Mystical Warriors of the Ring) and Jeremy and Brian (Spy Monkey Creations) will be set up right across from us, featuring some great special releases debuting at the show.

Make sure you check out the amazing array of Japanese Sofubi makers that made the journey from Japan! RealxHead, Studio Uamou, Skull Toys, Punk Drunkers and Goccodo will all be attendance again this year, armed with some excellent new stuff to share.

Of special note, remember to enter the Mecha Zone at booth 813 if you make the show. Incredible left handed illustrator/designer David White will stun you with the figures he's been creating using his 3D printer.

If you're in the Pasadena area or attending the convention, please swing by the booth and say hello! We had an incredibly fun time last year, and getting the chance to catch up with some of you in person was the best.

Thanks again for being part of our 50th wave! We are forever grateful to have the opportunity to continue doing this, and we're always working away behind the scenes to push things into new dimensions -even if we're a little quiet around here sometimes. Multiple projects are right at the threshold of being rolled out that we've been working on for over a year, and we can't wait to share them with you.

Hope to see you in Pasadena!

Union of Exiles

The new store is live!

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Please place only ONE order within the first hour tonight, and be sure your Paypal cart is empty before you begin. Thanks for your cooperation. Have Fun!

Flesh For Fantasy

Mission Details

It's a small round, but there are some unique elements in the mix for Wave 50! Our Noboto mold continues to receive the deluxe paint treatment and a further expansion into the "Exiles" theme with this release, while the Neo Granthan Armorvor takes a page directly out of the classic Battle Beasts color playbook, circa 1987. The Super Crayboth for this assortment pays homage to the more bio-type mecha of the various animated bad guys from our youth, especially those found in Macross/ Robotech. The base green vinyl on this Super Cray matches last July's Orkmogg hue -as well as our friend (and new figure producer) Mike MZ's recent addition to the Glyos universe, the Zullbeast! I think this new color combination might be my personal favorite of all the Super Crayboths we've run up to this point. 

We do have a few secret entries on the list that hopefully you'll find interesting once revealed. It shouldn't be too hard to guess the mystery color, but within the selection of available items we did try something a little different.

We are on track for Sunday night, November 15th at 9:30PM EST. 

On to the list! 


Union of Exiles


Noboto -Exile Sechynn (Light Gray/ Gray paint/ Light Blue painted head w/ Black eyes/ bonus Light Blue/ Gray painted Protoclone head/ Dark Gray Detail Lines ) $10

Armorvor Neo Granthan -Gatorrior Mercenary (Olive Green/ White paint with Redorange visors and bonus head/ backpack) $10 -Features Neo Granthan head 

XXX - $14
XXX - $10

Crayboth - Dark Arzaurian Scout (Olive Green/ Bone accents/ Black accents/ Dark Green Detail Lines) $5 
 
Axis Joint Set -XXX  $4

Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -XXX  $2 

Super Crayboth -Arzaurian Pod Leader (Green Vinyl/ Bone paint/ Black accents/ Dark Green Detail Lines) $26 -Features 13 all new paint applications 


Thank you for nearly 50 releases over 8+ years! Michelle, Marcus and I can't believe this little ship has stayed operational for this long. We're so grateful that each of you continues to travel with us.

Spectrum Secure

Communion

Hallowed Ground

In Exile

We will be rolling out our 50th (!) full production release this Sunday night, November 15th at 9:30PM EST with a small assortment of figures (6 of them). A small portion of this wave will also be available at our booth during Designer Con, among some other oddball items.

It's been fun pushing the Noboto colors in different directions, and the edition shown above matches up closely with the recent Standard Pheyden MK V.

Sunday night will also see the return of the Neo Granthan Armorvor, in a color scheme you Battle Beasts fans out there might get a kick out of. It's going to be "gruesome".

More pics and the short list are on deck!

Union Emissary

Way back in 1994, while I was deep into reading Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods for about the 20th time, I started working on one of my own stories called "Union", which pulled many themes from his ancient astronaut hypothesis and combined them with just about every conspiracy theory imaginable found in the various magazines (remember those?) I was reading at the time. Having The X-Files on television also proved a massive influence on the subject matter.

The central idea of Union revolved around a secret war between 3 alien factions, and their collective ties to the development of mankind throughout history. Everything from Area 51, ancient civilizations, cryptozoology, bionic soldiers and a colony of enslaved hybrid manhunters imprisoned within a massive space station on the edge of an artificial black hole made it into the mix (I was just as bananas back then).

Throughout my college years I worked on different elements of the story, creating various illustrations (a couple are shown in this post) and bursts of text in the margins of my school notes. Eventually other stories moved into focus, but a few aesthetic ideas from Union survived and were reborn, showing up in Rechlen and Aves and beyond. Since I was fond of the leather armored "Warrior Grays" from Union, I decided to have any classic looking Gray alien type that might show up in the Glyos System resemble those old designs a bit. 

Eventually I ended up sculpting the oddball alien in the pics above, a character that was based on the old Union designs. The body is a series of twist ties, with plumber's compound built over them. Kind of a mini vintage OSM construction with some pretty rough sculpting.This little guy was given to Michelle for Christmas around 2002-2003 (I built my first sculpted-over twist tie guy in early 1999).

The recent secret mode Exile Deniken from our last release pays homage to the Warrior Grays from the original Union story, as well as the original twist tie "Deniken" that's shown above.

Be on the lookout for some other color variations of the Noboto mold that take the core design for a similar "alien" spin.

Maybe even this week.

Trigger the Giga

Happy Halloween!

Squaring Off

Block Formations

Thank You!!!

Thank you for making Sunday's Halloween themed release a good one! It seemed like we had a solid match between supply and demand, with most of the stock holding up for the initial launch. We've continued to work at making the stress of picking things up less intense,  but we're also trying to keep the production runs contained enough to not overload the store. The same strange balancing act that has been at the center of our survival for over 8 years.

Stryker Lock was run at much higher numbers than before, and far higher than the average JP vinyl production, falling much more in line with what we manufacture in China on a regular basis. It's very important to both Mori and I that folks who would like to check Stryker Lock out get the chance to do so, without mega fast sellouts. There will most likely be certain editions that will indeed be shorter runs, but our plan is to offer larger editions as well. So far, this new assortment seems to be holding up, though it is moving at a clip. 

We've seen the purchasing patterns change for the general population a number of times throughout the years, with the current trend being a more spread out and even week of activity in the store during a new release, versus the previous trend of very high night of sale turnout and then slower activity until the first packages have been mailed. I find it fascinating to look at the data from each wave, as there is always another lesson to learn. It's hard to believe that the next round will be Wave 50! We have some special things planned for the next assortment, with the hopeful introduction of a few new items to add to the building pool. The tentative next release is scheduled for early December.

As far as November goes, we will be attending DCon again, joining a great mix of our partner Glyos producers along with the incredible Tokyo crew. This will be one of the most concentrated gatherings of Glyos makers since the old NYCC days, and we'll have some special items available to celebrate the event. Our whole team is psyched to cause trouble in Pasadena, thanks to George and Ayleen's generosity and intense work. We hope to see you there!

Thanks again for keeping the tires on this bus throughout 2015, and for all the years of tremendous support and loyalty. With each day that passes, I take time to think about how damn lucky we are to be able to do this, even during the tough times. However, it's not really luck that's responsible for our continued existence, it's each of you.



PS -That's another "Hidden Mode" character up there in the pic, one that we call Exile Deniken. More on that little guy a bit later (it's based on a lost character from the old days).

The Andromeda Effect

The new store is live!

Refresh: onelldesign.com/store

Note: Please place only ONE ORDER WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR tonight. We usually see an increased volume of traffic during a new release and need everyone's cooperation to ensure things operate smoothly. After the initial dust settles, we will lift all limits. Thanks for your understanding and support. Have fun!

Pixel Connect

Just a quick note to let the Glyos Connection community know about a bunch of new "smilies" added to the forums. While composing a post, click the "View more" link under the icons to open the full panel of pixels.

There are currently over 100 images, and that is only scratching the surface... much more to come!

Mission Details

This wave may be on the smaller side, but an extra amount of effort was put into the final production of the figures involved. From the new Stryker Lock and Standard Pheyden MK V, to the long in the works deluxe painted and detail lined "Standard" Noboto, Gobon and Protoclone (different than the MVR Standard types), this selection was designed in part to continue the running theme of classic representations of our core characters.

The other half of this wave focuses on a sequel to last year's Halloween inspired October assortment, featuring a big orange Super Hallowboth and some little reverse minions, loaded with extra paint and detail lines to spice thing up. To keep the Crayboth in line, Spectre Skeleden has also crawled into the mix, brandishing the duplicitous Soultaker Axe and sporting extra paint applications.

On to the list!

We are on track for tonight, October 11th, at 9:30PM, EDT.


The Andromeda Effect


Stryker Mohawk -Shadow (Black Soft Vinyl w/ Red Visor and Blaster accents) $30
Made in Japan by RealxHead

Stryker Crossborg -Shadow (Black Soft Vinyl w/ Red Visor and Blaster accents) $30
Made in Japan by RealxHead


Standard Pheyden MK V -(Light Blue/ Gray painted upper arms and thighs/ Gray eyes/ Dark Gray detail lines) $8
 
Noboto -Standard (Green/Brown/ Yellow head w/ Red eyes/ bonus Brown Protoclone head/ Dark Gray Detail Lines ) $10

Protoclone -Standard (Brown/ Green w/ Yellow eyes/ bonus Gray Noboto head/ Dark Gray Detail Lines ) $10 

Gobon - Double Standard (Yellow w/ Gray paint/ Black eyes/ Dark Gray Detail Lines ) $10

Axis Buildman Argen MK XIX - Dreadvalken Phantom (Clear Smoke w/ Black Visors -Includes new two part head and scarf) $12
NOTE- Each Axis Buildman is made up of one Buildman and one Axis Joint Set. 

Dungeon Traveler Skeleden -Spectre Mutation (GITD Green w/ Aqua paint and Black eyes, GITD head/ armor/ partial Aqua paint GITD upper arms/ Aqua painted  thighs/ GITD axe/ GITD Traveler base body/ upper arms/ thighs/ Pheyden head) $14

Dark Gliporian Pheyden (Clear Amber/ Orange paint/ includes scarf) $9

Crayboth -Reverse Hallowboth  (Black/ Orange accents/ Yellow accents/ Dark Orange Detail Lines $5 
Crayboth -XXX $4

Swing Joint Set -Clear Smoke $4

Axis Joint Set -Clear Amber $4

Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -Clear Amber $2 

Super Crayboth -Hallowboth Pod Leader (Orange Vinyl/ Black paint/ Yellow accents/ Dark Brown Detail Lines) $26 -Features 13 all new paint applications


Thank you for checking out this early Halloween offering! We hope to see you tonight!

Stryke Back!

This Sunday night, October 11th, at 9:30 EDT, we will have a small assortment of new items popping up in the store.

Leading the charge is an all new round of Stryker Lock, cast in pure black Japanese vinyl with painted red accents applied by Mori himself. The white rerun Stryker Lock order is still in the painting process (which I got to personally see while visiting Tokyo last month), so we wanted to roll something special out to balance the wait. The black hue on these figures really looks remarkable in hand and makes for a good nemesis color to the previous white edition. Maybe Cane has been working for these guys all along...

We'll also be releasing some Halloween themed figures that serve as a little follow up to last year's October wave, including a couple surprise selections and the rollout of Standard Pheyden MK V, which features fully painted (not swapped) upper arms and thighs as well as the usual slight tweaking of the good old light blue hue.

Details, pics and the list coming soon!

Bit Figs: Leblox Series

Bit Figs are now available in their first form thanks to Leblox, a new 3D printing app!

Orders are printed on demand and shipped from their headquarters in Paris, France. It's been a privilege working with the Leblox team, and it's exciting to be a part of this new movement fusing art and 3D technology.

Monochromatic plastic versions are also in the works, but Leblox presented us a unique way to debut these in their full color forms. We've been treading a lot of new ground with Glyos lately, and this is another experiment that we hope opens new avenues for collectors. Limited edition runs will be available soon, stayed tuned.

I'd like to send my sincere thanks to Matt for his guidance and encouragement throughout this project. Special thanks to Soy at Leblox, to Ron for helping bring these Bits to life, and to PJ for always lending a hand.

Download the app for free here.

We've also started a thread at Glyos Connect to share and discuss all things Bit Figs.

A Second Hand Soul

Bit Figs x Leblox