BIG TOP by Kevin Nam for Dec 11th Sales
In addition to his Sleeptime & Bedtime Bunnies Holiday releases, Peter Kato shares yet another resin toy release scheduled for December 11th @ 8pm eastern time via www.peterkatoshop.com, this time with figures by Kevin Nam @koudaicarnival! Peter shares with us the lowdown of BIG TOP's genesis:
"Last year I took on an apprenticeship in Kevin Nam (IG @koudaicarnival) for about 7 months. He came to me with no sculpting, no resin casting , really no studio work experience at all. He was only asking for an internship but i thought is it possible to teach someone with no experience no knowledge easier and faster , all that i learned over my years in this field? So i taught him everything i could, hand sculpting, mold making, resin casting, dremel tools, airbrushing, all i knew when it came to indie toy making.
After 7 months i asked him to be on his own and make something original & come back to me to show me if he could apply what he had been taught." -shared Peter Kato.
"About 3 months later Kevin showed me his Big Top (a rock/scissor/paper spinning top resin robot) all hand sculpted, resin casted all by kevin himself. I taught him how to sculpt, mold and cast but i never could have taught him this totally unique “playable” concept, that is something that came from Kevin alone. I was so proud I wanted to introduce him to the indie toy community he so loves & admires by selling his first original figure on my website with the holiday batch." -added Peter Kato.
"The figure is a chunky 2.5 x 2.5 and 2.5 high spinning robot. When the robot stops spinning the hand that is facing up is the rock/scissor or paper choice! So it can be played between two people with two Big Tops or by yourself ( you can play against it ).
Each figure will be sold at $30 each, will come in a choice of green(5 stock) red (5 stock) or marbled red/white/green (2 stock). Each figure also comes with its own clear base so that the robot can be displayed upright. All the sales will go to Kevin so i hope many out there will support his first adventure into the indie toy scene. Everyone deserves a chance." -shared Peter Kato.
