Grape-Apes: Techno-Barbarian Simian Shamans from Galaxxor x Goodleg Toys x Monster Kolor

I was honored to have been asked by my friend Jessie from Doomkick to participate in his It Came from the Pressure Pot group art show at Monster Kolor Studios. Thematically, the show was fairly open, but the pieces for the show had to feature some paint by the mighty Monster Kolor. Due to the fact that Monster Kolor's metallic purple "Grapeape" color is a personal favorite of mine, I decided to create some pieces entirely themed around it. I decided that I would utilize some disused vintage MOTU bucks, much in the way that I had previously done with my Cyborg Space Barbarians, and reach out to my buddy Luke from Goodleg Toys to cast up some sweet resin ape heads from the vintage knockoff line, Apes Attack. I painted up an edition of 5 for the show, and Luke came up with an awesome bio for the Grape-Apes that puts them square in the middle of his Holo Apes Universe:

"Grape-Apes are guardians of the so called "Prima Materia", the primal essence the whole Universe is made of. This essence is lying hidden deep inside the Forbidden Zone, which no other life form except for the true keepers of the last secrets of the Universe is allowed to enter. Grape-Apes are descendants of the glorious Holo Apes, an advanced warriors caste, protecting the Forbidden Zone against all alien threats. Only the bravest of these Apes might later turn into a Grape Ape, a Techno-Barbarian Simian Shaman, by eventually ingesting a Prima Materia impregnated housel after victorious battle. It is also the Grape-Apes who bring these sacret housels to the battlefields, to distribute them among the warriors. And to potentially turn the purest of them into one of their kind."

 

Grape-Apes will be available exclusively at It Came from the Pressure Pot, Saturday, November 9th, from 7-10pm at Monster Kolor Studios in Middlesboro, MA. They feature resin ape heads courtesy of Goodleg Toys, articulation at the shoulders and hand painting by Ben Spencer. These will be an edition of 5 and will be $65 each.

Update!

It looks like there were a few left over from the show. They are now available for purchase from the Monster Kolor online store.

Gorgax, Devourer of Worlds C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x Skinner

Pretty much anyone who's had the opportunity to chat with me for more than 5 minutes is probably already well aware of how much of a fan I am of the art of Skinner. As we began discussing the upcoming C2E2 and it became clear that Skinner was probably going to be a guest, I couldn't help but approach him about the idea of him doing a custom run of one of my figures. skinner was down and it was decided that Skinner would tackle none other than the big bad of The Galaxxorverse, himself, General Gorgax!

Channeling the only other world crushing cosmic supervillain that could give Gorgax a run for him money, Galactus, Skinner came up with this absolutely stunning colorway for Gorgax, Devourer of Worlds!

 

Gorgax, Devourer of Worlds is a 5.5" art toy that features 2 points of articulation (shoulders). The original was sculpted/designed by Ben Spencer and then engineered/produced in resin by Marty "The Godbeast". Finally it was expertly painted by none other than Skinner, himself! Gorgax, Devourer of Worlds will be $125 each and limited to an edition of 3. They will be exclusively available at Skinner's Critical Hit booth #965 (right next ti Nerd City!) at C2E2, on Saturday, April 27th, at noon.

Galaxxor 008 Drops 12.08.11 @ Noon CDT

From the the top of his tower on the mechanized planet, Cybertros, comes the eighth Galaxxor: Monster Hunter Robo, Galaxxor 008! This classic 5.5" action figure-style resin art toy was sculpted by Ben Spencer, hand cast in resin by The Godbeast and painted with Monster Kolor "Grape Ape" and rainbow holographic color change glitter by Ben Spencer. Galaxxor 008 features 2 points of articulation and comes packed in a traditional bag and header style with exclusive header card art by Steve Seeley. This figure is limited to an edition of 5 and will never be produced in this colorway ever again.




Galaxxor 008 will be available for $90 each on 12.08.11 at noon CDT, exclusively from The Galaxxor Online Store.

Special thanks to the gang at Shawnimals for their help with these awesome photos!

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Here is a pic of the Galaxxor 008 prototype. It features a really eye-catching finish of Grape Ape by Monster Kolor, with a liberal dusting of their rainbow holographic glitter for added "pizzazz". I'm still trying to figure out how best to capture the effect in a picture (as evidenced by this experimental attempt on my space kitchen counter with a space cutting board as the backdrop), but I hope to have some great pics in the near future. Along with those will be coming details on the when? where? how many? and how much?'s of the 008's.