Sam and Max urban vinyl figures and statues being made!!?
I was on the front page of action-figures.com (while sharpening my pencil to study for Ochem) and was am quite suprised to see an article that says Sam and Max vinyl figures and statues were being made by Symbiote Studios. There are also concept art of one of the upcomming statues.
For those who are lazy to search for the article on the site above, here is the url of the article: http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22572
I never heard of them, but I think it is a swell thing that Steve Purcell's characters are finally in solid form.
I wonder if it is possible that Telltale games can aquire some sort of exclusives (whether it be a repaint or a retooled) statue/figure to sell at the telltale site.
For those who are lazy to search for the article on the site above, here is the url of the article: http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22572
I never heard of them, but I think it is a swell thing that Steve Purcell's characters are finally in solid form.
I wonder if it is possible that Telltale games can aquire some sort of exclusives (whether it be a repaint or a retooled) statue/figure to sell at the telltale site.
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they've posted some concept art, too (click for an additional image)
more info here, in the Symbiote Studios blog. check out the rest of the blog for (one or two) other examples of their work
Was Telltale games aware of symbiote studios getting the license?
They have been quite popular in the states for the past couple of years, whereas toy companies like Hasbro use this style to make Urban vinyls of Star Wars (I think they were the company that are doin the SW vinyls.)
Speaking of urban vinyls, has anyone ever customized a blank Dunny into MAx or a Munny into Bone?
Hmmm, I think I should get a munny or a dunny and customize it.
http://www.kidrobot.com/html/dunny2/about.html
LOL Talkin about vinyl figs made me order a Munny fig just now
But aren't those characters (with the exception of Sam and Max) owned by Telltale? Not sure if the license covers the TT series, though it would be cool to get.
I can see them doing a Salmon Mac and a Flint figure, though they probably have to advertise the toy with his full name, Flint paper, so as not to infringe on Hasbro's copyright since they own the name "Flint", which is used for their Gi Joe line. YO joe!
Oh... great movie, btw
So.... jumping up and down the carpet.... new store items!! "Yes!"
Oh... case file #2!!! "Maybe"
Woo! "Think Again".... crud!
I got a resounding "yes" for "Sam and Max confirmed for Brawl"... I think the mat is broken
Nah, I just like the jump to conclusions mat.
The concept art is perfect.
I would have liked it if it weren't for that loose spelling of lose.
That got on my nerves as well... I'm fairly nitpicky when it comes to spelling and grammar on printed physical products.
I really hope those vinyl figures end up at the TT Store, 'cause, if they do, I'm gonna buy them all. BUY THEM ALL TO HELL.
P.S.: I'd buy the statue, too, but shipping costs for that would bankrupt me.
I recall seeing Steve drawing a concept for another statue, Sam & Max standing at the steps of their building...anyone recall?
Man I'd love a couple of Sam&Max bookends, too. Been thinking about making them. Wish I had more time.
It would be nice one day to have the Charaters from the TT games in maybe a mini PVC form. (I think PVC is the correct term)
Did you not see the Jump to Conclusions mat earlier in this thread? I would love to have figurines of basically every character Sam & Max have come across, but the only real "obvious" piece we might conceivably see in the near future is the one depicted on that Purcell-drawn concept art. Keep your fingers crossed that this works out - Sam & Max statues/figurines have been absent from the world for far too long - but in the mean time, it's never good to wind yourself up into a crazy speculative fervor when we only really have half a page of information and a sketch to go by.
btw, i still don't get what's so urban about the sam&max statue. is urban vinyl referring to how many of these are produced. or is every figurine that is not a kids toy called urban to make it sound cool?
That title may be a slight misnomer, but I think the implication is that they're sort of designer items versus a mass produced toy. That said, who knows what's actually going on with this stuff? Here's urban vinyl at wikipedia.
Then you guys missed the point.:p
From what I understand, Urban vinyl is named such since the toys were produced by ppl with hiphop and graffiti as an inspiration. I mean, the designs of urban figures have proportions of humans drawn on the side of a public wall. Imagine the character design band "Gorillaz" or character designs in JetGrind/Set Radio; that is Graffiti style. Furthermore. some figures would have graffiti words drawn all over them.
Nowadays, Urban Vinyls seems to be mainstream with Hasbro producing mass retail versions of Star wars and Marvel characters in vinyl under the "mighty Muggs" brand.
OOO I can't wait for the desoto one! When are the max plushies available!?
And the Sam plushies!?
Also, I think this license only covers statues and vinyls. hopefully, another company will produce plushies.
I was reading the comments there, and someone who I assume works at Symiote Studios says there will be less than 500 statues made. This makes me sad. I really hope the figures won't be limited.
As for the desoto, steve told me himself a while back he would love to see a desoto hard figure.
Believe or not, that number seems right. I mean, 500 isn't as limited as one would think for statues. It just that not a lot of ppl buy statues, especially because they cost around 40-200, depending on big they are. I think DC and Marvel statues are made around 500-1000.
I somewhat disagree since statues tend to not sell as well when compared to mass retail action figures. I mean, even though there seems to be a lot of Sam and Max fans in this forum, there are probably 30 of us who are willing to buy the statues. Other than us, I am not so sure how many Sam and MAx fans out there who are willing to dish out 40-200 dollars for a statue. Also, Sam and Max is not as popular as characters like Wonder Woman and Batman, and I think they have statues in the 800-1000 range.
Also, it is possible that they might make another run of the same statues if they do sell like Hotcakes. I mean, when a new company gets a new license, they tend to make less of a product to test the waters, especially because they are somewhat new in selling whatever they are selling. If Sam and Max were as popular as Micky Mouse and the company who are making the S&M statues are more experienced, I am sure they would make more.
so in the future they can make more, less, or the same amount.
BTW Jake/Emily, in my opinion the telltale newsletter could encapsulate these kind of 3rd party tidbits too. That is if in addition to advertising your products you want to provide your beloved fans with the fan info they also very much appreciate.
But that's just me. It would be great if I didn't miss the release of this statue for example by reading the Telltale newsletter.