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04-30-2010, 12:48 AM | #1 |
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*** UPDATE *** S.K. Omega info, photos, and videos posted at GeneralsJoes. Thanks again for the update General Hawk! "While I’m waiting for the Joe images to upload, I wanted to post an update to the project I mentioned from Molten Monkey International a couple of days ago… I had a chance to take a good look at some of their potential offerings and talk to the brains behind the outfit a bit, and this sounds like the real deal. This is what we know so far:
I'm surprised nothing has been mentioned here about this new toyline (S.K. Omega) debuting at JoeCon. Credit goes to General Hawk of GeneralsJoes for the heads up. "Molten Monkey International LLC is proud to announce a line of action figures, vehicles, and playsets based on characters from an all-new original story. MMI has been working with distinguished toy designers Ron Rudat and Guy Cassaday to bring action figures back to their roots. Some of their amazing designs will be on display at the Molten Monkey booth. Guy Cassaday will be in attendance at the MMI booth to sign autographs and discuss anything related to the new toy line, his history with GI Joe, and his work with Tonka. Ron Rudat will also be present at the show as a special guest of Master Collector and Joe Con 2010. Guy Cassaday Guy Cassaday’s extensive and diverse career in product design and illustration has contributed to some of the most significant American toy concepts in the last three decades including the redesign of the iconic Tonka Mighty Dump Truck. His career at Tonka led to the design of other construction vehicles, bringing to life his love of vehicle design. A brief stint at Playskool in Chicago led Guy to Hasbro, Inc. where he excelled as the premier GI Joe vehicle designer known for large vehicles such as the Mobile Command Center, Persuader, Sky Storm, Conquest and Rolling Thunder. In 1997, Guy launched Cassaday Design, Inc. and branched off into general consumer product design while keeping his hand in the toy industry. Ron Rudat Ron Rudat started working for Hasbro Toy Company in 1971 as an illustrator, eventually working his way up to Senior Designer in his 28 year tenure. Starting in 1980, Ron was responsible for figure designs of the Real American Hero toy line continuing through the 1987 assortment. In addition, he designed accessories, vehicles, weapons, and many of the logos including the infamous Cobra logo. He now runs and owns Bright Ideas! Design, Inc. doing freelance for such companies as Hasbro, Mattel, Toybiz, among others. He and his son, Tristan Rudat, have also been working on a documentary telling the story of the artists and designers responsible for bringing GIJOE to life. Don’t forget to stop by the Molten Monkey International booth at Joe Con 2010 in April, in Providence, Rhode Island. Hope to see you all there!" I can't wait to see what this is all about. I haven't been able to find anything else about this new line anywhere. Hopefully someone at JoeCon will fill us in. Last edited by daremo; 04-22-2012 at 12:43 PM.. |
04-30-2010, 12:50 AM | #2 |
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Wonder if they will make some vehicles, I LOVED the Conquest.
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04-30-2010, 12:59 AM | #3 |
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They're making figures, Vehicles, and PLAYSETS!
I hope they're done in a style similar to the new Joes. |
04-30-2010, 01:01 AM | #4 |
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This.
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04-30-2010, 02:00 AM | #5 |
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This is very cool news. I always wondered why there was not a real competitor to Joe(in the sci-fi military arena) other than the budget Corps and that Target brand. Something more targeted towards older collectors.
These two guys seem like they have the chops to pull it off. |
04-30-2010, 02:17 AM | #6 |
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That concept pic looks really cool, hopefully they wont go the BBI/Corps look route with overly large hands and guns with super stiff bodies...
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04-30-2010, 02:34 AM | #7 |
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No website for us to look at?
I googled it but came up empty handed. moltenmonkey.com belongs to a web designer. |
04-30-2010, 02:36 AM | #8 |
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k, found it. Nothing there to see but a logo.
http://www.moltenmonkeyinternational.com/ guess google hasn't caught on to it yet |
04-30-2010, 03:09 AM | #9 |
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3.75 inchs? 4 inches? 6 in will be a deal breaker for me. but if they're the same size as the Joes, well I might need another job.
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04-30-2010, 03:20 AM | #10 |
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I'm hoping for articulation equal or better than Hasbro's modern construction, at the same scale. I'd be willing to pay a little more for them provided everything else is up to par (character designs, cards, etc).
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