toys.thepete.com: Charlie Mad

Charlie Mad started out life as a blank Mini Munny from Kid Robot. I bought him, opened the box and found some horrible person had already done the same thing, only they'd managed to break his arm off before putting him back in the box.

Lame!

However, rather than taking him back to the store, I thought I'd use it as a design element. I was thinking about doing a piece about anger, so I decided he'd had his arm lopped off by someone. The bat was taken up as a revenge tool and I'm not sure where I got the black frame for his face--it started in my head as built-in running lines. I added the wonky shirt stripe for irony.



Sorry I don't have any progress shots. For some reason I didn't take any. I just sort of blew through this one almost in one sitting. Go figure.

Check out the Flickrset here: http://flickr.com/photos/thepete/sets/72157608716855297/

One of my Custom DIY Toys in Progress

I posted the other day about having a love for custom toy making and here is a progress shot of something I'm working on right now. It's the head of a glow-in-the-dark, blank Munny figure that I am applying my own design to. The piece, over all, is very close to being done--but I need to pick up some sort of spray-on clear coat before I can be completely done. The Sharpie I used for the silver there is still very sticky. :P

I've got plenty more pictures of my customs that I'll be posting soon for anyone who wants to see more. :)
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ThePeteToy: ThePeteMunny!

Just finished up another ThePeteToy! This one is ThePeteMunny, which is based on ThePeteMan who's first adventure you can read in the first issue of ThePete.Comic, which you can buy at it's very own CafePress store!

Check out pictures of ThePeteMunny by clicking on the screencap of ThePeteMunny's photoset at my Flickr:

Kidrobot Purple Robot Tee Black For Men

Boy, do I want this shirt... of course, for that price, I could buy another Mini Munny Mobile...

MY WORK FEATURED ON CustomToyLab.Com

Ah, this is cool. There's no major application process or anything, but it's still neat when another website features something you did, you know? Also, CustomToyLab.Com features some really amazing work from artists around the world. Even if you're not into toys or urban vinyls, if you like any kind of sculpture or modern art, you should check out CustomToyLab.Com.

Of course, the main reason you should pay a visit to CustomToyLab.Com right now is that OUR OLD PAL CHALKY IS FEATURED!! Check out the link below and be sure to leave a comment on how cool you think he is!!

http://www.customtoylab.com/2007/05/20/chalky-munny-thepete/

In case you don't remember who Chalky is, here's a refresher:

Awww, isn't he adorable? Don't you just want to hug him and wipe all of that chalky goodness onto your shirt?

My First Custom Vinyl Toy!!

chalky01, originally uploaded by thepetecom.

Ever since I was a kid I thought it would be so cool to design my own toys. I used to customize my GI Joe figures with Sharpies. Well, Kid Robot has produced a line of blank vinyl toys that you can do just about anything to. So, I bought a stack of them and here's my first attempt! I started simple and and created Chalky!

Click here to check out more pictures of the finished product!

Oh and do let me know what you think!

Check this image out:

There's just something so cool about seeing a toy you designed inside packaging. I know my design was simple, but it's still neat...