productz of society: stanley (why diy)
STANLEY is a "Productz of Society" and is a creation of "SAMBA" from London UK, who actually begun "life" as an animated character (peep video here) ... Samba mentions: "Other than the original story, the figure is about the T-Shirt and how it can showcase different designs and graphics and also be used to make a statement."
TOYSREVIL: WHY D.I.Y.? instead of approaching a toy-producing company?
SAMBA: The D.I.Y approach in the production of Stanley comes mostly from the influence of Japanese Kaiju (Something I personally am a big fan of!). I feel out of all toys, Kaiju has a very unique quality that really makes it different from other toys. The main production values of Kaiju, and in particularly in some of the smaller new-kaiju companys are very small production runs and commonly hand airbrushed. I feel gives them a very strong hand made, 'No Thrills' quality and makes them a bit more individual than some toys that have larger production runs. This is the same feel I wanted the first 'Prototype Edition' of Stanley to have and it give people a chance to own something a bit more special and exclusive.
TOYSREVIL: nice. (one of) the spirit of Kaiju (to a noob like me) is the seemingly "more personal" approach, as opposed to all-factory-made, IMHO. (and yes i know, some most factory-made-toys are handpainted :p) ... did you have in mind to make Stanley as a toy when you first created the animation? and why did you chose Stanley?
SAMBA: Originally Stanley was created as a character for my animation, but after I had made my film I begun to imagine him as a figure - this came from looking at my own toy collection and noticing that I have no figures that are really a human form. I have plenty of Apes, Monsters and Robots but no humans. Funnily enough, since I have made Stanley into a toy I really like the interaction he has with my other toys, he is almost like the toy collector in with all of the other figures.
(Overcoming Coulrophobia Movie)
TOYSREVIL: "a toy collecting other toys" (you know that's a movie in the making, yeh? i call dibs! LOL) ... you mentioned you collect toys (kaiju) - what do you collect? and do they influence you in your toy design?
SAMBA: I do collect toys and definitely draw as much influence from them as I do from everything else - literally everything influences me and sparks ideas. My favorite designers are Tim Tsui, Real Head, Secretbase, Blobpus, Bounty x Hunter, Muttpop, Mist and Kozik. I also love old skool Transformers and am a fan of anything with Robots in!
TOYSREVIL: robots are your friends! ... back to Stanley, is he currently articulated?
SAMBA: The current 'Prototype Edition' of Stanley is not articulated, although the final production version will be articulated and have accessories.
TOYSREVIL: how do folks get their hands on Stanley and how soon? and what's next for Stanley's development?
SAMBA: Before the final vinyl version of Stanley is released, I will be doing an auction of a small number of the 'Prototype Edition.' These will all be hand painted (Airbrushed) and no two will be the same, I hope this will give people a chance to own one of the exclusive first originals and at a fair price. I am currently working on the different designs and colours of this edition and hope to hold the auction in the next couple of months.
The final edition I hope to be ready in the later part of the year.
TOYSREVIL: cheers for your time and trouble, Samba! good luck to your production and we'll be looking forward to further developments!
- for any inquires, do drop Samba an email at productzofsociety [at] hotmail.co.uk
TOYSREVIL: WHY D.I.Y.? instead of approaching a toy-producing company?
SAMBA: The D.I.Y approach in the production of Stanley comes mostly from the influence of Japanese Kaiju (Something I personally am a big fan of!). I feel out of all toys, Kaiju has a very unique quality that really makes it different from other toys. The main production values of Kaiju, and in particularly in some of the smaller new-kaiju companys are very small production runs and commonly hand airbrushed. I feel gives them a very strong hand made, 'No Thrills' quality and makes them a bit more individual than some toys that have larger production runs. This is the same feel I wanted the first 'Prototype Edition' of Stanley to have and it give people a chance to own something a bit more special and exclusive.
TOYSREVIL: nice. (one of) the spirit of Kaiju (to a noob like me) is the seemingly "more personal" approach, as opposed to all-factory-made, IMHO. (and yes i know, some most factory-made-toys are handpainted :p) ... did you have in mind to make Stanley as a toy when you first created the animation? and why did you chose Stanley?
SAMBA: Originally Stanley was created as a character for my animation, but after I had made my film I begun to imagine him as a figure - this came from looking at my own toy collection and noticing that I have no figures that are really a human form. I have plenty of Apes, Monsters and Robots but no humans. Funnily enough, since I have made Stanley into a toy I really like the interaction he has with my other toys, he is almost like the toy collector in with all of the other figures.
(Overcoming Coulrophobia Movie)
TOYSREVIL: "a toy collecting other toys" (you know that's a movie in the making, yeh? i call dibs! LOL) ... you mentioned you collect toys (kaiju) - what do you collect? and do they influence you in your toy design?
SAMBA: I do collect toys and definitely draw as much influence from them as I do from everything else - literally everything influences me and sparks ideas. My favorite designers are Tim Tsui, Real Head, Secretbase, Blobpus, Bounty x Hunter, Muttpop, Mist and Kozik. I also love old skool Transformers and am a fan of anything with Robots in!
TOYSREVIL: robots are your friends! ... back to Stanley, is he currently articulated?
SAMBA: The current 'Prototype Edition' of Stanley is not articulated, although the final production version will be articulated and have accessories.
TOYSREVIL: how do folks get their hands on Stanley and how soon? and what's next for Stanley's development?
SAMBA: Before the final vinyl version of Stanley is released, I will be doing an auction of a small number of the 'Prototype Edition.' These will all be hand painted (Airbrushed) and no two will be the same, I hope this will give people a chance to own one of the exclusive first originals and at a fair price. I am currently working on the different designs and colours of this edition and hope to hold the auction in the next couple of months.
The final edition I hope to be ready in the later part of the year.
TOYSREVIL: cheers for your time and trouble, Samba! good luck to your production and we'll be looking forward to further developments!
- for any inquires, do drop Samba an email at productzofsociety [at] hotmail.co.uk
love the video, and the shirt just kills me. When you see it in the video it's even funnier for some reason. Great little story and really helps to sell the figure design. Good luck with the project!
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