today's princes, tomorrow's kings: a teaser for 3a toys' next release
After the pre-order launch of Bramble Deep Powder Edition (still available via Bambalandstore) - the next 1/6-scaled figure to come from the mind of Ashley Wood and 3A Toys is a #10004 "Tomorrow King"-figure, from his Popbot Universe - first mentioned here and sneaked-at here (profile shown next to a DP-Bramble) and is also the 4th figure to be released by 3A.
The TKs or Tomorrow Kings are a Special Ops group featured in the Popbot-comics, and their motto was "Today's Princes are Tomorrow's Kings" [headsup by TRE-reader KinglyDecay / first featured in Sept].Ash mentions on the Bambablog: "I'm kinda inclined to think this is our coolest fig yet, it(s) comes with something very cool, and there are a few variations to drive you mad. More info soon!"
My bet's on a 1/6th-scaled severed mecha head - as per the above illustration, to go with the baby-faced sword-wielding robot-killer dressed in chic-urban chillout threads (and if the box-set comes with a 1:1-scaled version of the figure's tee? *scherweet*) - *You heard it here first! (*Pure speculation, of coz) As for "a few variations" - dudes, start saving your $$$, coz it will be well worth it, IMHO.
Personally, I reckon with this (or even subsequent releases) figure, Ashley Wood may yet fill a void (or at least bridge the gap) separating designer collectibles and 1/6th-scale toys, with possibly early-Michael Lau / Gardeners aesthetics (anyone noticed the felt hair in Nom?) mixed-up with samurai-coolness with a heap-helping of mechas and zombies. Or am I seeing too much into this? YOU tell me :)
