C2E2 2016!

 

One of the highlights of the year for me is C2E2 (March 18th-20th in Chicago). I always get the opportunity, via my Nerd City project, to bring together some of my favorite artists and friends together into one booth. We'll be at #760 in The Block this year, and our booth is set to be packed with an awesome array of exclusives. I'm going to be bringing four offerings this year. Each one is a collaboration with a friend of mine from the independent toy scene.

Man-Uzi by Galaxxor x ManOrMonster? Studios

 

 

 

My buddy, Brandon of ManOrMonster? Studios, will be a guest at Nerd City's booth once again this year. and in addition to his own offerings, Brandon and I have collaborated on Man-Uzi, The Living Uzi! Man-Uzi is a 5.5" resin figure that consists of both sculpting and mashed up bits from various action figures. He features ManOrMonster?'s iconic magnetic articulation at the head, arms and waist and was hand painted by yours truly. And uzis. Two uzis!

Man-Uzi will be an edition of 3 and $80 each at Nerd City's booth #760 in the Block.

Fugg the Slayer "Flesh to Death" Edition by Galaxxor x BigManToys

 

 

 

Ever since we collaborated on the original Fugg the Slayer, my man Lee from BigManToys, and I have wanted to do a solid "flesh" colored version.The polyurethane rubber body that this crazy Orc sports was just asking for a classic M.U.S.C.L.E.treatment! The Fugg the Slayer "Flesh to Death" edition was cast in polyurethane rubber (body/belt) and resin (hands/head). He even sports neck articulation!

Fugg the Slayer "Flesh to Death" Edition will be an edition of 3 and $60 each at Nerd City's booth #760 in the Block.

"FUGG LIFE!"

Tricera-Tank Phaze Trooper by Galaxxor x Goodleg Toys

 

 

 

Collaborating with my friend Luke from Goodleg Toys on our Lazer-Saurs Tricera-Tank figure was certainly one of my favorite projects of the last year or so. For C2E2, I decided to put a crazy spin on the figure in the form of the Phaze Trooper. The Tricera-Tank Phaze Trooper is a 5.5" resin figure that was cast in clear resin by Goodleg Toys. He sports a light spray of color changing holographic glitter and articulation at the arms and tail. Because you HAVE to have tail articulation! 

Tricera-Tank Phaze Trooper will be an edition of 3 and $80 each at Nerd City's booth #760 in the Block.

Rudeboy by Galaxxor x 5.5 Customs

 

 

 

Over the years, I've seen my friend Dwaine, from 5.5 Customs develop from someone who collected my work to a creative powerhouse in his own right. A while ago, Dwaine sculpted and mashed up a new figure and asked me if I'd like to handle the painting duties on it. Unfortunately, I suffered a hand injury last year, and things got delayed. But, for C2E2 2016, Rudeboy, Anthropomorphic Rhinoceros Henchman is finally seeing the light of day! Rudeboy is a 5.5" resin figure sculpted and produced in resin by 5.5 Customs and sporting a paintjob by yours truly.

Rudeboy will be an edition of 5 and $60 each at Nerd City's booth #760 in the Block.

If you're going to be at C2E2, be sure to stop by the Nerd City booth to check out my stuff and all of the other cool work by the other guests. I'd love to chat Galaxxor with you!

I will also have on hand the Mold Masters for the production vinyl Galaxxors. They should start popping up very, very soon...

 

 

 

Omega Matrix Power General Gorgax C2E2 2015 Exclusive

 

When General Gorgax unlocked the cosmic powers of the Omega Matrix, Infiniton of the Seven Space Gods tasked Galaxxor 014 to take an elite team of Hippo Titan Soldier Deep Warp Gunners to the digital city C2-E215 to battle Gorgax and his Cyborg Space Barbarian minions. The fate of the Galaxxorverse hangs in the balance of this epic conflict!

 

 

In the Galaxxorverse, there are many Galaxxors, but really only one General Gorgax. So, in essence, any Gorgax that I do from here on out will be a variant, of sorts. I've always had a soft spot for those super over the top variants of figures that they used to pump out in the 80's/90's. Who wants a neon green Scuba Attack Batman? No one. But, sometimes, those figures got so crazy that something beautiful happened. So, Omega Matrix Power General Gorgax is my tribute to that sort of figure, along with a tip of the hat to another iconic snake of a villain that rocked that iconic mirror chrome face plate.

 

 

Omega Martix Power General Gorgax is a 5.5" art toy that was designed and sculpted by Ben Spencer and engineered and produced in semi-translucent neon pink resin by The Godbeast and True Cast Studio. Gorgax was hand painted by Ben Spencer. He features 3 points of articulation at the arms and head.

Limited to an edition of 5, Omega Matrix Power General Gorgax will be $90 each and will exclusively be available at Nerd City's booth #760 at C2E2.

Galaxxor 013 C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x The Godbeast

After I saw just how stunningly awesome the newly reworked Galaxxor turned out (thanks to my good friends, The Godbeast and True Cast Studio), I really wanted to revisit one of the looks that Marty and I had played around with on Galaxxor 005 and Galaxxor 006, with the bb's suspended in crystal clear resin. And, I wanted to include one such figure as an additional exclusive for this year's C2E2 (April 25-27th in Chicago). Thus, following in the neon green footsteps of Cosmic Green Megakeshi Galaxxor comes Galaxxor 013!

Galaxxor 013 is a 5.5" art toy that features 2 points of magnetic articulation (shoulders). The body was sculpted/designed by Ben Spencer and was extensively refined by Marty "The Godbeast" Hansen and Josh Edwards of True Cast Studio. The figure was cast in neon green bb-filled crystal clear resin by the Godbeast. Galaxxor 013 will be $95 each and limited to an edition of 5. The figure will be exclusively available at Nerd City's booth #750 in The Block at C2E2, April 25-27th.

 For an extensive look at many more of the exclusives that will be available at Nerd City's booth, be sure to check out the official Nerd City C2E2 2014 Exclusives mini blog.

Stay tuned for 1 or 2 more C2E2 Exclusive announcements in the upcoming week, including some things that you never even expected...

Hope to see you at C2E2!

Cosmic Green Megakeshi Galaxxor C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x The Godbeast x True Cast Studio

Monsters beware! After nearly a year of extensive retooling by my good friends, The Godbeast and True Cast Studio (thanks so much, Marty and Josh!)the new Galaxxor 2.0 sculpt is finally ready to be unleashed upon the universe! And those of you who are attending this year's C2E2 (April 25-27th in Chicago) are in for a treat, because the finished Galaxxor sculpt is going to make his debut in the form of the limited edition, exclusive Cosmic Green Megakeshi Galaxxor!

 

Cosmic Green Megakeshi Galaxxor is a 5.5" art toy that features 3 points of articulation (shoulders and neck). The body was sculpted/designed by Ben Spencer and was extensively refined by Marty "The Godbeast" Hansen and Josh Edwards of True Cast Studio. The figure was cast in neon green keshi-style flexible rubber by True Cast Studio. Cosmic Green Megakeshi Galaxxor will be $75 each and limited to an edition of 5. The figure will be exclusively available at Nerd City's booth #750 in The Block at C2E2, April 25-27th.

Having the chance to work with pros like Josh and Marty on my iconic little dude has really been a thrill and an honor. It's truly amazing what some professional sculpting and engineering has brought to everyone's favorite Monster Hunter Robo.

For an extensive look at many more of the exclusives that will be available at Nerd City's booth, be sure to check out the official Nerd City C2E2 2014 Exclusives mini blog.

Stay tuned for 2 or 3 more C2E2 Exclusive announcements in the upcoming week, including some things that you never even expected...

Fröstkronna the Cyborg Space Barbarian C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x BigManToys

 

About once a year, my friend Lee (the mastermind behind BigManToys) and I try to do a collaborative figure. This time around, Lee had the idea to make a figure that was a combination of his iconic Wo-Man figure and my Cyborg Space Barbarian figure, Fröstkron.  If you're going to be at C2E2 this year, you just might have the chance to snag one from Nerd City's booth #750!
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Fröstkronna  features a head that was sculpted by Ben Spencer and produced by The Godbeast and a body that was sculpted and produced by Bigman Toys, this deadly resin beauty features articulation at the shoulders and right wrist. She also features rubber cast armor by BigmanToys and was hand painted by Ben Spencer.
Fröstkronna is limited to an edition of 5 and is $75 each.
For more from BigManToys, check out the official blog.
For all of the latest on Nerd City's C2E2 Exclusives, head over to the official mini blog.

Infection Galaxxor C2E2 Exclusive from Galaxxor x TGB x Onell Design

Having had such an overwhelmingly great reaction to the NYCC exclusive Galaxxor 010, we always knew that we had to do another version of the figure sporting that expertly designed head by Onell Design's Matt Doughty. Marty "The Godbeast" Hansen and I knew that it looked like he was going to be bringing back his iconic translucent red  Infection colorway at C2E2 this year with a batch of Mini Galaxxors, various Armorvor head and an exclusive launch of Infection red production Glyos Armorvors. It only made sense that the Infection should spread to Galaxxor!

Infection Galaxxor is a 5.5" art toy that features 3 points of articulation (shoulders and neck). The body was sculpted/designed by Ben Spencer and the head was sculpted/designed by Matt Doughty. The figure was cast in translucent Infection red resin by Marty "The Godbeast" Hansen and painted by Ben Spencer. Infection Galaxxor will be $125 each and limited to an edition of 10. The figure will be exclusively available at Nerd city's booth #967 at C2E2, April 26-28th.

I'm truly honored to continue to get the opportunity to collaborate with dudes like Matt and Marty. The work that those guys do in their own creative universes is truly inspirational stuff, and they sure have made my humble little creation look a little bit sweeter!

Stay tuned for 2 or 3 more C2E2 Exclusive announcements in the upcoming week, including some things that you never even expected...

See You at C2E2!

This weekend, from April 13-15, I will be at Nerd City's booth #842 at C2E2! And, I'm going to be bringing 5 of General Gorgax's elite henchmen with me, The Cyborg Space Barbarians!

Drowlok

 

Wardraak (Horned Variant)

 

Hallogrim

 

Gammathrall (Horned Variant)

 

Orion Axe

 

The Cyborg Space Barbarian figures Orion Axe, Wardraak, Hallogrim, Gammathrall and Drowlok consist of a helmet that was originally designed and sculpted by Ben Spencer and produced in resin by Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen. These Cyborg Space Barbarian figures also feature bodies from disused vintage Masters of the Universes that were rescued from second hand stores, flea markets and the like, and brought back to brilliant life with hand painting and tlc from Ben Spencer. Each character will be available in an edition of 5 with 2 special horned “chase variant” figures. They will come in standard bag and header card format and will be available for $40 each from the Nerd City booth #842. Any leftovers will be available next week in The Galaxxor Online Store.
Fans of resin/MOTU/indie/Glyos toys will find plenty of other things to love at booth #842. Check out this blog entry at Nerd City for more details. There will also be plenty of cool things on display for Galaxxor fans to check out, including past Galaxxors, the still very WIP Xenotron sculpt and the unveiling of the General Gorgax figure.

Talking Galaxxor on Episode 129 of Nerd City

As many of you may already know, in addition to working on the Galaxxor project, I also write for the blog and host the podcast over at Nerd City. The most recent show, Episode 129, is particularly of interest for Galaxxor fans, because I took a good bit of time to discuss Galaxxor. I covered the origins of the project, some never before discussed details of the storyline of the universe, and, most excitingly, I unveil my plans for the 6 exclusives that I will have for C2E2.

Props also have to go to my co-host, Jim Kyle, for these really great pics that he took of the Galaxxor 009.
If you want to listen, check out Episode 129 of Nerd City here. Be warned, however, that there is a bit of profanity in the show, so it might not be entirely "SFW".

C2E2 Videos from The Pop Culture Network

This past weekend at C2E2 was a great time! The Nerd City booth was the place to be, where we hung out with our extended crew, including The Godbeast and his family. We also spent a lot of time hanging out with the gang from The Pop Culture Network, who were kind enough to do not one, but two video segments on Galaxxor. The first of which is the one above, that hopefully gives you a little bit better sense of the various surfaces and optical effects that I have employed on the various figures up to this point. The second video is Pixel Dan's interview with yours truly. Be warned- I am EXTREMELY hungover in this video. So, if you have a thing for baggy undereyes, this may drive you insane with passion.



All of the Galaxxor 004 figures literally sold out in a matter of minutes. I still do, however, have a couple of 002 and 003's left. They are now back up and available in the online store.
Again, thanks to everyone who made C2E2 such an awesome event, and thanks to the PCN crew for the great coverage!
Just wait and see what we have planned for next year!
EDIT- Here's one more vid with The Godbeast and sons!

Galaxxor at Nerd City's Booth #1026 for C2E2

I think I finally was able to capture a bit of the 004's rainbow holographic effect in a pic!
Well, as you probably already know, The Galaxxor 004 will be exclusively available from the Nerd City booth #1026 at C2E2, March 18-20th. I will certainly be at the booth, as well as The Godbeast, and we'll be more than happy to talk Galaxxor with anyone who would care to. What you might not have known is that, since it's looking like the 004's are going to vanish in the blink of an eye, I'll be bringing the remaining couple of 002's and 003's so that everyone can hopefully get their Galaxxor fix.
Even if you're not in the market to pick up one of these guys, be sure to pop by the Nerd City booth and say "hi". I plan to have on display every edition of Galaxxor thus far, as well as a couple of very interesting surprises!