SDCC-Release: Mancats by PlushPLAY for San Diego Comic Con 2010
You are thoroughly advised to CLICK THRU for an exclusive first-look sneak-peek at OOAK Flet/Plush-creations from plushPLAY that will be made available at the coming San Diego Comic Con 2010 [tagged].
Created by Angel Tan and Justin Volpe ~ a total of three Felted/Plush figures (approx 16" tall / mixed media pieces) each features an armature wire inside (for extra posability), a faux fur body, resin casted fists (original sculpt from POP Prolific) and needle felted heads. Looking fine and dapper, they each have hand made unique clothes specifically made for each character. The universal body for all three figures was inspired by "Alice the Goon" from Thimble Theatre.
FYI: To give folks an idea of scale, the plush are photographed
with a 1/6 scale 12" Hollow Walker figure by Justin Volpe [blogged].
About INVESTOR MANCAT: "The Investor is primarily based on side characters from Disney’s Talespin. The obvious visual influences here are the business suit wearing Shere Khan and the lanky mechanic Wildcat"
About HENCH MANCAT: "This one is obviously Tony the Tiger inspired, I was drawing on the old ’50′s and ’60′s Tony that I love so much. Why Kellogg’s changed him I don’t know. The ’80′s “jacked up” steroid athlete Tony does not feel original at all to me. Maybe Tony’s current appearance started as a response to Schwarzenegger’s good eating and exercise campaign for children of the 80′s..."
About WILD MANCAT: "The Wild Mancat is primarily inspired by Ickis from Nickelodeons AAAHH!!! Real Monsters cartoon. That cartoon was so unique and awesome and predates Monsters Inc by years. I imagine the Wild Mancat as being a forest nomad and shaman, like the main character from Mushishi."
[All above description text from Justin Volpe via popProlific]
Created by Angel Tan and Justin Volpe ~ a total of three Felted/Plush figures (approx 16" tall / mixed media pieces) each features an armature wire inside (for extra posability), a faux fur body, resin casted fists (original sculpt from POP Prolific) and needle felted heads. Looking fine and dapper, they each have hand made unique clothes specifically made for each character. The universal body for all three figures was inspired by "Alice the Goon" from Thimble Theatre.
with a 1/6 scale 12" Hollow Walker figure by Justin Volpe [blogged].
About INVESTOR MANCAT: "The Investor is primarily based on side characters from Disney’s Talespin. The obvious visual influences here are the business suit wearing Shere Khan and the lanky mechanic Wildcat"
About HENCH MANCAT: "This one is obviously Tony the Tiger inspired, I was drawing on the old ’50′s and ’60′s Tony that I love so much. Why Kellogg’s changed him I don’t know. The ’80′s “jacked up” steroid athlete Tony does not feel original at all to me. Maybe Tony’s current appearance started as a response to Schwarzenegger’s good eating and exercise campaign for children of the 80′s..."
About WILD MANCAT: "The Wild Mancat is primarily inspired by Ickis from Nickelodeons AAAHH!!! Real Monsters cartoon. That cartoon was so unique and awesome and predates Monsters Inc by years. I imagine the Wild Mancat as being a forest nomad and shaman, like the main character from Mushishi."
[All above description text from Justin Volpe via popProlific]
