Indie Spotlight creation process

[ForumAdmin]

We here at Shocker Toys would like to explain that we do all our toys in 3-d process and have since Indie Spotlight series1 designs.

It is easier to make changes and we can gauge interest with a choosen panel before the figure is produced. You will see this process more in depth at NYTF next week when we reveal our IS Series3 figures.

[TheRifter]

Look forward to hearing more about this and to seeing you guys on Monday!

[worldwarhulk]

Rifter- Please take some pictures man. Lots of pictures, Please!

I live all the way out in California, so there's no way I'll get to see the ToyFair stuff, with the exception of the few pictures that make it around the net.

I'm really excited to see the ToyFair coverage this year. Besides just what ST has to show, there seems to be a few big reveals from some of my other favorite toy brands too. This makes me feel like a kid at christmas time again, and I'm not even getting anything. :p Can't wait.

[Dustin M.]

Actually make that a double order Andrew, please. Please, please, please, pretty PLEASE! Take some pics for WWH and I. I also would love to know as much as I can on that 3d sculpt for the Indies Geoff's talkin' about. Ja'laar...rendered in 3d, it's happened. I even posted pics on the forum. I would so sh* myself if I could just send my data files to Shocker for figs. My Raphaello proto's a slow go man, I'm gettin' there but it's having the motivation to keep doin' crappy sculpt I'm lacking at times. Oh and kinda hard to get to anywhere from Arkansas. So I feel WWH's pain here.

Look forward to seeing more 3d work to come. My own stuff very soon. I leave you all now with a peek at Ja'laar as is right now. He is still being worked on though. Disclaimer: Ja'laar & The Rift copywrite Andrew LoVuolo. Ja'laar 3d mesh freelanced by Dustin Moudy, yes I actually did make a request of Andrew while working on this. I asked Andrew that I be allowed to reuse mesh parts from Ja'laar as I saw fit under no reservation except that the end product not resemble Ja'laar except to the point that Ja'laar does have a humaoid body. To which he agreed.

[TheRifter]

I'll try to remember WWH! I know Geoff is generally good about pics, but TF is mostly 90% beanies, hula-hoops, and hacky sacks. The rest of the stuff has been good to lousy in the past few years of attending the show and you need an appointment and/or an account with certain companies since it's a trade show and retailer-invite event. I know I'll be looking into NECA, Diamond Select, DC Direct and Mattel. Also Underground Toys as my retailer friend has accounts with most of them. I'm DYING to see the new Star Wars (OTC) stuff like the new AT-AT and Snowspeeder, but Hasbro is a place where you need an apt. AND sometimes an account where you need to drop $20K just to get in!

I'll definitely be stopping by the Shocker Toys booth though to see what's up their sleeves this year and to talk to Geoff and the team about possibly picking us up again for Indie Spotlight since our contract expired in 2009 and I've been hanging in here with them for some time now. : )

We'll be driving out from Boston same day and returning same day so we'll be exhausted, but it should be fun. I'm sure figures.com, actionfigureinsider.com, and other popular toy sites will all be covering the show with TONS of pics. It will be cool to see IS 3 and the other newly teased products as well.

[Surge38]

Hey Guys,

For the record, me and Alan will be heading down to toy fair as well to check out and help promote Shocker's Lazerman Figure and Mallow...and of course, take an arseload of pictures.

Worldwar Hulk: Anything in particular you're looking for pictures of? We'll of course be getting pics of everything Shocker, as well as Hasbro's Star Wars...have any requests?

-Chris

[worldwarhulk]

Yeah Rifter & Surge. Don't go out of your way to get pictures for me, by any means. Just whatever stuff you guys like & decide to shoot I'll be more than happy to see. Pretty much all the stuff that you both mentioned are my top interests as well.
Shocker Toys
Hasbro Marvel
Hasbro Star Wars
Mattel DCUC
Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics

Ya know, all the good stuff. But like I said, if you're already checking it out shoot some pictures. If not, no biggy. Don't worry about it.

[ForumAdmin]

Hasbro and Mattel you won't get in without an appointment.....no love for the little guys!

[TheRifter]

WWH I have an appointment with Mattel and plan on hitting NECA and the Diamond/DC Direct booth if it's the same setup as last year. No appt. with Hasbro though as of today even though my retailer buddy called to schedule one. Like Geoff says if you're not Walmart or TRU some of these companies don't even bother with you. Mattel is actually very decent for a 'big box' company, my only gripe with them is that they staff their booth with marketing people who know very little about their product unless it's right in front of them and even then it's spotty. I generally go into their area knowing more about production runs, street dates and product lines than the people staffing their booth. Still it's cool to see what they're cooking up if they brought it to the show. Boys toys have had weak showings in the past, but since NY Comic Con is not until October this year I'm guessing they'll be bringing in more than they did last year.

Aside from getting the appointments there's also the issue of what you can and can't photograph. NECA's been pretty good as has been Japan's Jun Planning. Geoff, of course, loves a good photo shoot. So I'll do what I can to get shots of as many items as you've asked for and try to post them here or email you the non Shocker stuff. I'm excited to see IS 3 in person and am sad that there's no The Rift™ figures on the production slate. good to hear about Lazerman though.

[worldwarhulk]

Crazy. I had no idea that ToyFair was like that for some companies. Well, just do what you can. I'll be more than happy either way, with whatever you come up with.

Also a note about Mattel, they'll probably have a decent showing for ToyFair because they won't be heading to NY Comic Con. I believe dates got shifted on them. And it's just not workable for their schedule this year. So they'd mentioned that NYTF and SDCC will be their big ones this year. At least that's what I remember reading somewhere a few months back.