introducing ganmetall celsius by rotobox x kuso designer toys
Fledgling toy-makers Kuso Designer Toys shares with us their first vinyl project: Ganmetall CELSIUS. Designed by Philippines-based ROTOBOX - the character is a winged cyborg assassin with a full backstory [READ] which no doubt will eventually lead to more characters made in toys, but until then, the spotlight is now fully on Celsius - who visually straddles the quasi hard-edge of alpha-male space military (with gear and high-concept ordnance) and the delicate balance between anime-infused kawai-dom and designer-vinyl body-form and proportion. The wings is a cool-touch, btw (altho hoping tis more mecha than organa / ala Archangel of the X-Men :p).
The fact that he is also manifest in comicbook form, makes it more appealing for me personally (C'mon guys, tell us there's an animated series on the way too, yeh? nyuknyuk). Celsius also happens to be Rotobox's mascot/icon.
Celsius stands tall @ 7 inches, with a wingspan of around 8 inches. The expected release date is around Jan 2009 with 600 pcs of Original color (BLACK). Each original colorway vinyl figure comes with 2 guns and a mini comic book. Pre-orders will be made available soon (along with further product description, including price). Meanwhile, CLICK THRU to peep more prototype-sculpts and sample box-design :)
FYI: There will also be an exclusive-NYCC colorway (CAMO) which includes an exclusive weapon (HINT: check out the top-illustration) - limited to an estimated quantity of 150-pcs (Images to be revealed). *Stay tuned to TRE*
STORY OF CELSIUS (by Rotobox):
Created for the sole purpose of serving the evil Gunryu Empire lead by Emperor Nyan Nyan, CELSIUS was stolen by a small renegade squad known as S3UCK (SSSUCK - Super Secret Squad Unit Combat Korps, pronounced as Suck) and has helped him understand the true intentions of the empire. Now fully aware of the evil doings of the empire, celsius vowed to fight for justice and freedom and spread the message that "co-existence" is a vital role in our world.
ADDITIONAL: The characters inhabit a conceptual-world dubbed TWINY - where Emperor Nyan Nayn uses his power to trick people into thinking that he's intentions are for the best, but behind his enigmatic charisma lies evil intentions of one day destroying all that go against him and ruling the world with corruptness and injustice. S3UCK is formed by Mr. Censored to fight against Emperor Nyan Nyan and his Empire.
TWINY stands for "The World Is Not Yous nor is it mine, it is ours".
[Celsius Sample flip-open box-design / final design to be similar]
KUSO DESIGNER TOYS Company Statement:
Kuso Designer Toys LLC [www] is dedicated to support artists and designers with manufacturing needs. Whether it is vinyl toys, apperal, accesories, Kuso can help in turning your design into high quality products. The two guys that started Kuso are also passionate toy collectors. They were once in line get artists' autographs just like everyone else. Now they enjoy seeing innovations first hand, which is the very reason they aim to support the vast arstists. Kuso keeps a close relationship with their designers all over, from eastern vinyl to western. Arstists needs more time working on their artworks, the last thing they need to worry about is production. Kuso understands that important factor, and aims to fully support artists with their every production need. So do it the Kuso way!
[Future Rotobox-figures to come? Time will tell ... *heh*]