Product Details for GARDEN(PALM)ER series from Michael Lau x How2work
Ever since it has been revealed, information for availability of the new GARDEN(PALM)ER series from Michael Lau x How2work has been exceedingly sparse, bringing temptations to a boil, while surely snuffing out others' earlier "flame of desires" (consider me the latter). Now thanks to OneSixthBruce from the United Kingdom, we have tangible(ish) info to digest and consider!
Each figure is 1/12 scale, standing about 18cm in height (approx 6 inches), and features 16 points of articulation - which is no longer a novelty, as 3A Toys have been producing their 'Action Portable' line - but the body sculpts for garden(palm)er veers towards those of articulated wooden-figurines used in art/craft, rather than a replication of their 1/6-predecessors - which I always maintained were more along the aesthetics of (Barbie) Ken-styled skinny bodies, IMHO. FYI: You can still see the silhouette in the tattoo character below, along with the "21st Century Toy" gripped / fist hand.
The first "Season" features 9 character + 1 bonus character per season (10 in a set), and there will be multiple seasons, resulting in a total of 117 + 13 bonus character Gardener Series. For folks who could afford the whole series, there really is nothing to talk about here (you have my envy), but for folks with a tighter budget? Let's just try to get pass 'Season 1' first, yeh?
OSB is retailing the set for an approximate £320.00 per set (TBC), with a tentative release date circa November 2013. Each figure will be packaged in a faux 'spraycan'. Do feel free to contact OSB at osbuk@live.co.uk or via www.onesixthbruce.co.uk for further enquiries.
It is up to the discretion of the retailer(s) to sell the item separate / individually, but the trick being there might only be a few characters folks are keen on collecting anyways, so expect outrageous pricing on online auctions instead.
I had been patiently holding out to see if they would be sold online via crazysmiles.com, but with the retailer-based direction we have been receiving info from so far, I doubt that would be happening anytime soon, unfortunately. But who knows, right? Unfortunately, I will not longer be holding my breath for that to happen now. If I were able to, I would collect these and forgo other figures, truth be told, but I could hardly swallow a set, much less 13 hahaha...
Good luck to you folks for trying to score your faves!
