Gendrone Revolution: Shock Force

Argen and his Gendrone Revolution return to challenge the Glyans in an all new hue!

This metallic purple has definitely become one of my personal favorites (paying homage to Shockwave). It looks quite different under various light sources, making it pretty tough to accurately represent in photos. What I've done is taken some shots in the Block Hangar with the regular light set up as well as some outside pics in natural lighting. Beneath the studio glow the purple just pops, with a crisp hue. When you go outside, the color dulls considerably, and the detail lines start to show in an interesting way. It's pretty neat to watch, but Michelle is getting a little sick of me going in and out of the house so many times to watch the color do its thing.

I guess I should just stand by the window.

Mission Details

Before I get to the specifics of what's coming next week, I wanted to once again give my sincere thanks to all of you guys for being so positive in regards to the Block. I have had a lot of mixed feelings about actually bringing something that is pretty abstract (even by my standards) to full production, so seeing that there is some interest in this project is humbling. You guys are the best.

Details for the January 20th (Friday) release:

United Glyan Forces
-Glyan EMD Operator Cane (black with gray visors and tampo print)  $6 
-Glyan EMD Technician (orange with black visors/gray detail lines and tampo print) $8

Gendrone Revolution (pics later today)
-Argen MK VI (purple metallic/pale yellow visors with tampo printing) $8
-Phaseon Gendrone Revolutionary (purple metallic/pale yellow visors with tampo printing) $6
-Gobon (purple metallic/pale yellow visors with tampo printing) $10

Axis Joint Sets
-EMD Tech Set (orange) $4
-Purple Metallic Set $4

Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Sets
-EMD Tech (orange) $2
-Purple Metallic $2

Travelers
-EMD Commander Rynevo (orange Pheyden) $8 


Core Block
-EMD Core Block (gray and orange with black visors/tampo print) $14

-Black Core Block (black vinyl/no paint) $10

Rig
-EMD Heavy Armored Rig with Wings (gray and orange with black visors/multiple tampo prints) $25

Rig Runner (Glyan WARP Bike)
-EMD Rig Runner (gray and orange with black visors/multiple tampo prints) $20

Conversion Set (consists of 1 long Rig Arm and 1 short Rig Arm for customizing vinyl figures) 
-EMD Phase Cannon (Rig long arm) and Phase Blocker (Rig short arm) (gray and orange with black visors/multiple tampo prints) $12

-Black Phase Cannon and Phase Blocker (black vinyl/no paint) $8

Buildstation
-Black Gendrone  RESTOCK $4

A surprise or two might be in store as well...

The expansion of the vinyl stuff is a work in progress and will be tweaked depending on how everything shakes out after the drop. We're trying to keep the prices as low as possible and the margins are pretty tight, but I personally really want to offer something different and attempt to share the fun of messing around with all these larger vinyl parts.

Let us know what you guys think and we'll continue to twist the dials until we hit the right mix. 

Experimental Mechanics Division

I personally hope you guys get a kick out of this strange new addition to the Glyos ranks. There is something about holding one of these things that brings back a flood of memories for me. From playing near the ocean with the rocks, to customizing Star Wars Mini Rigs, to flying around Micronauts capsules and even overloading the old M.U.S.C.L.E. plastic trash can with piles of tiny Godzilla figures.

 The idea of chopping these up to customize might be a horror to some of you, so all black "Buildstation" style vinyl Blocks and parts will be online when these fully painted versions go live next week.

This is still an experiment, so we did not produce a ton of these. If the response is good, then we'll make more for the next drop (sometime in late March). There will be a run of matching Rigs and Rig Runners (Glyan WARP Bikes) available in this wave as well, for those of you still wondering about what the hell the Block is and what it does. Ha!

More details on the January 20th (next Friday) release will be up tomorrow, including prices, full assortment and more pics!

Thanks for checking this stuff out during the past week!

Last Close-Up Sneaks

Next post: Full Block Disclosure.

Thanks for checking out these strange close-up shots this week!
I hope you guys enjoy this new project and see some fun customizing potential on the horizon (maybe even as soon as next Friday).

Symbolism

Twists and Turns

Angles and Edges

Blocked In

The Core Blocks have started their journey and preparations for their arrival are underway!

Mercenary Alert

Jesse reveals some new 2012 plans for Callgrim over on his blog!
The Wraiths will make you guys crazy when they finally emerge...

Zoanoid Inspired Pheyaos Customs

When I was working on the Pheyaos customs a few received Zoanoid/Guyver inspired paint jobs.

Guyver's creator,Yoshiki Takaya, has created so many incredible and iconic designs that they seem to creep into everything I do -since all the way back to 1985! I can't believe Guyver is that old!

My childhood bedroom used to have xeroxed pages of Guyver taped to the walls that I would copy from old Japanese magazines. Guyver, Fist of the North Star, Grey, and Dragon Ball Z drove me crazy back in the 80's.

Oh yeah, I also loved Baoh!

20 Questions!

Brian over at Plastic and Plush recently grilled me with a 20 question assault and he has actually decided to put it up (the poor devil).If you are curious about the inner workings of our tiny operation, then you might want to check out the article that Brian has put together.

Thanks for risking the lowest readership your site has ever had by running my answers Brian! 

In all seriousness though, P and P has always been a great supporter of the oddball things we get into over here and I'm very honored to have been asked to answer these 20 questions. Especially the one about the pound of burger.

Also the one about Toto.

Intelligence Report

Pappysoup rolls 2012 out with a new MT short over at www.pappysoup.com!

Goodbye 2011!!!

                                        Hello 2012!!!
           To all of you guys, thanks for a truly awesome year!!!

Red Ones!

I was at the grocery store getting some glorious donuts a few towns over (I should have snapped some pics of those beauties) and lo and behold I spotted some RED twist-ties. These were always the toughest to find growing up, so naturally I grabbed a fistful and brought them home.

The result of my tinkering this time was a light armored Desert Knight kind of twisty.

As I was messing around, my daughter Cady jumped into the mix and schooled me with her creativity. She created a pair of Tap Dancing Shoes, a Space Ninja and a self portrait (with her extra long legs). I never thought I would have a little partner to make these things with, but awesome moments happen when you least expect them.

Happy almost New Year!

Spectre Pheyaos Will Return

Due to the intense response on the recent Pheyaos release, Spectre Pheyaos will return in greater numbers early in 2012. I let Mori know about the strong turnout and he has put another round into the production schedule. We will give ample notice before the next edition becomes available (my apologies for the surprise attack this week).

Thanks again to all of you for showing a continued interest in the RXH collaborations.

2011 was a bit spotty for RXH releases here in the states and I've personally gotten a number of emails asking why the drops on our site, as well as the RXH USA site, have been so erratic. I think the causes are pretty varied, but I believe the main reason is connected to the subtle changes that are happening within the collecting communities both here and abroad. It's not that anything is going wrong, just that things are shifting for all of us, both professionally as well as personally. Mori is still cranking out the new stuff in Japan at a clip, but the production numbers are much smaller and more contained than they used to be. This is a direct result of the shift in dynamics happening within the vinyl collecting market over there. Again, I don't feel like things are in trouble, just that they are changing and Mori is staying ahead of the curve as usual. Through the use of Twitter he has been able to put together special drops at his shops and through experimentation has created a new way of selling RXH (and toys in general). Unfortunately, being over here does not satisfy our domestic desires for his fresh stuff when he rolls out new figures. Mori and I have talked about some different approaches to our collaboration that might pick up the pace and will continue to tweak things as we go along.

Both of us really appreciate the great support that you guys have shown each time we have had something new to offer. It means everything to Mori and I that you are continually there and truly allows this project to keep moving.

We will concentrate on getting more RXH out to you in 2012.

Intelligence Report

Pappysoup rolls out another tale of the MTs with his new short story "Dead Time" over at pappysoup.com!

Spectre is Gonzo

Well, I continue to be a fool with hitting the right numbers on these things. I'll let Mori know you guys still like these little creatures and get the next round moving!

What do you all think about the unpainted styles? Are you more interested in CC type releases or direct paint jobs from Japan? Are you in the mood for Pheyden minis or more Pheyaos? I really enjoyed painting these figures and I definitely want to do it again.

Thanks for coming out for this mini drop!

Sneak Release!

We don't normally do surprise releases, but we wanted to end 2011 with something special from our ongoing collaboration with RealXHead Japan.

Tonight at 9PM EST we will have a GITD Pheyaos "Spectre Edition" available through a link in our upcoming 9PM blog post. The only paint on this sucker is his right eye, otherwise he is 100% pure Japanese glow vinyl (and he glows bright). Mori sent over a decent amount of figures so they should stick around for a bit. The price is $30 USD before shipping.

We will also have a small custom run of painted Pheyaos figures I did in the store as well. I couldn't resist the urge to paint a few of these guys, as the pure form just seems to scream for tinkering to occur. This will serve as the only real Custom Corps thing I have personally done in 2011. They will be sold blind bagged and run $40 USD.

We hope you guys have fun with this and it adds a little spice to the year end festivities!

Shades of Pheyaos

                           Special for the end of 2011.

Happy Holidays!

                Happy Holidays from all of us here at Onell!
                                  It's cookie time!!!

Inspired by the Bah'glenn

I did the above drawings while the Bah'glenn was visiting. They are a mix and match of direct translations of his core designs as well as some alternate takes on his characters.  His creation called "Cereblor" was particularly awesome, so I had to take a crack at illustrating a modern version of such a brainy beast.

Thanks again Chris, I had a blast scribbling these guys together.