swamp thing.

being an iphone sort of person, i've ignored this little guy...

android by andrew bell, shot by dead zebra.

but then someone added a little beep boop to the mix...

r2 shot by noah daniel.

and suddenly i'm smitten.

the handy work of james fuller.

simple and beautifully executed.

i love the rough line work and the dagobah detritus.

this is the droid you're looking for.

the unstoppable ink flow.

the man with the golden black pen has been rabidly busy since we last checked in. mr. jonpaulkaiser has taken great strides with his simple color palette, while being completely true to his style. every new piece is a little more refined and a lot more awesome. especially now that he's popped his cherry on some serious pieces of vinyl. there's no room for timid hands when you take a marker to a jaws/paws sculpt. there are few people i would trust with that freedom, and jpk is high on the list.

wrestles with the pain & fury.

i'll see your bald head and raise you a mustache.

huzzah!

he once killed three men and a horse with a single bitch slap.

panda murdering demon boy.

what's with all the giant hands?

don't look him in the eye or he'll turn your pants to shit.

perfectly demented and yet

can't find evil gloves or evil boots to save his life.

roasted by solo.

the only bounty hunter with eyes like a my little pony.

and the han still stands.

the empire will let in any ole nerfherder these days.

[silently wishing there were real stormtroopers]

boba. with trophy krayt dragon skull.

...moments after he escaped the sarlacc.

smelling strongly of gamorrean ball sweat.

ram-man and a tiny spartan hoplite.

helmets for he-man and hera.

warrior pandaimyo.

must have fallen asleep with his coffee mug on this chest.

this should thaw you out.

GRPHKA has landed on hoth and begun work on an ubersoldier. part at-at driver, part bambaboss... i give you: AT/3A. i don't normally post anybody's in progress work (this guy still needs to be painted) but he was just too fucking cool. lovely detailing that blends the two worlds together brilliantly.

just watch out for mouse droids with tow cables...

oh, and sorry for being a shithead about never posting.

the dude abides.

drop a jabba.

this is just brilliantly done.

pew pew.

hiatus.

lack of posts can be attributed to me watching way too much world cup.

...i haven't been murdered.

red card on you. for being a dick.

sweet photo from stefan

to play or not to play.

there are two types of collectors. two groups of people, separated by an ocean of ideals. one that few ever have the strength or the care to cross. those who play with their toys, and those who don't. there are warriors among both sides determined to sway their disillusioned brothers. "surely you can't be thinking of opening that vinyl-caped jawa. it's moc!" vs. "what good is an ewok village if you can't bash shit with the wrecking boulder?" this is exactly the reason for a lot of brother on brother violence.

i'm not here to judge... actually that's bullshit. i'm completely here to judge.

my line is drawn in the sand; the card sharks are wrong. toys fucking rule, and

not because they look nice on a pegboard. some of the greatest moments of my childhood involved a pile of g.i. joes and a mound of dirt. i could spend hours building forts with booby traps and hidden defenses. because the joy is in the story, not in how sharp the corners of the box are.

these faded shots are pure happiness.

look at the dedication... the jabba playset has evil dungeon lighting.

this is likely a seven-year-old. worried about atmospheric lighting...

you think the kid staring at a pristine cardboard box thinks about that shit?

look at all these awesome toys that you aren't allowed to touch.

now look at these...

tell me they don't get you excited to go bust out some action figures.

...this is how the creators start creating.

do you think george lucas kept his toys in the box?

this is all relevant, promise. there's a big decision fast approaching and some of you will get smacked in the face by it. nom de plume is soon to invade the wwrp world... and he comes in a insane blister pack. retrolicious and impossible to open without some cardboard casualty. so what do you do? if you have to think about it don't answer. you're just wrong. rip that fucker open the second he lands on your doorstep.

rock.

and just because i'm advocating unleashing this beast from his plastic prison, doesn't mean that i can't also be completely enthralled with the packaging.

look at it. simply perfect.

smell the retro love.

smells like christmas morning all over again.

1/12 scale means the mini de plumes are 6" tall...

do you realize how big that blister card is?

are you sure? look again.

...it's fucking gigantic.

pinky here is just a test dummy. just the most badass test dummy ever. and if for some reason you thought star wars figures were also 1/12 scale... this is what a hardcore stormie looks like next to noir.

so if you're lucky enough to have wwrp plumage headed your way, you know what to do. don't be a pussy. give the little dude some air.

pic of the badass jabba setup from zebra3x

pic of the the lucky little girl from aimeedars

pic of the x-wing from muteboy

pics of the mint in box collection from diefladercolb

pics of outdoor setups from originalpozer

pics of wwrp de plumes from the 3A production blog

dismantle you brick by brick.

something a little different today: legos. they're these little plastic bricks with nubs on them that fit together without the magic of glue! vinyl addicts step back, this is pure ABS plastic baby. only the good stuff. these bricks can be formed into tens, maybe even hundreds of different combinations. and if you're lucky, your combination will look like something.

these are all the work of angus maclane [cubedude]. he's created hundreds of different characters from things that you probably like. i'd seen one or two before, but i'd never gone in head first. this man is amazing. and he has excellent taste of subject matter. check out his flickr stream, you will not be disappointed.

berties!

wwr has breached your living room.

luke might have joined special ed squadron.

peanut butter-five checking in...

the cube abides.

by the power of midget legs!

i love you saturday morning.

in addition to being good with his bricks, angus works for a tiny animation company called pixar, lucky bastard. he's interviewed here by the brothers brick. angus, you get a gold star because you rock.

thanks to toysrevil for the tipoff about the berties

a lovely hoth vacation.

i have no idea how i missed something as incredible as this, but i did. created by toybot studios, it's a custom musyubel turned serene hoth wampa. it was part of the kaijin show at kaiju blue last year.

[here's their english blog.]

partnered with a sparkly luke, a purple tauntaun and a mini parasitic blobpus, this is one beautifully dreamy piece.

one rabid rebel for sale!

makes a great dinner! has a real stingy stick!

please take him before i lose more limbs...

no? guess i'll toss him on craigslist.

step right up. two tickets to malkovich this big fucker...

ok, one ticket... and the rest of your elephant ear.

getting so sleepy.

must stop spaghetti from leaking out of arm.

also part of the show was this gorgeous bastard from skull toys.

caught red-handed. eyes a little dilated.

french cuffed.

if you haven't noticed. i don't like capitalization. but today, for BFLV,

i'll bend the rules. the french collector x photographer has a pretty slick site to showcase his gorgeous photos. he's also got a drool worthy collection. and since he's taken an interest in 3A, i've taken an interest in him.

oooooohhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeaaaahhhh!

gebi's like the kool-aid man.

except instead of kool-aid, it's blood.

sandy blood.

god should really consider a redesign. his shit's getting stale.

dump the robes and model his sniper angels after the oyabuns...

level up on this bitch.

children of the candy corn.

springtime in monsterland...

where rangeas sniff wildflowers and shit marzipan.

the midget / star wars convention was going gangbusters...

until harold wandered in and instantly cockblocked an entire room.

words, words, words.

fuck it. just look at the sweet picture.

a wall of kaws and at least 23 flavors of rangeas? damn dude.

save some for the rest of us. i kid, i kid.

deployment orders for the 501st.

heeeee's heeeeeere.

almost.

remember when i told you about this little tower of power?

well get your grubby little fingers ready because he's on his way.

$300. this is the spot to stalk.

it's the super shogun stormtrooper.

24" tall. wheels on his feet.

it's like having your own roller skating midget.

firing fist!

shoot toddlers in the forehead!

scare a cat!

knock over a drink!

it may be a third the size, but it's got it where it counts.

i love you super7.

legion attack!

it's been a little while since the last collection of 3a awesomenicity. and it's friday. so this is what you get... more awesomenicity.
see, i used it twice.

iconic. from g0rd

mount rushmore + death.

incredible photoshop action from zzzzz's archive

it was a dark night. the thin metallic tang of blood was in the air...

and their taco bell was getting cold back at base.

it would be a short fight.

snowball fight from dangercorpse

you cut through my lawn one more time

and i'll wrap those handlebars around your neck.

a minty fresh one from zzzzz

they fled to the sewers for protection.

and to look up a few skirts.

nael. rocks.

♪ intestines are the bestest ♪

ooh! i think that was a peanut.

part of an awesome series from nael called a day with bertie

come on dad! build me a jump for my bike!

why don't you go ride on the train tracks for a bit...

ditto

i can't believe you forgot the milk.

here. eat your damn bacon.

and nael again. seriously, he's good.

nobody said jesus wouldn't come back as a robot...

we all knew he'd have guns though.

world collider from smokebelch

i've got a couple of restraining bolts right here, you fuzzy little shit.

great shot from ronlu.

crap, she's coming. you can do this.

pretend you're cleaning your gun and then just ask her out.

ahhhhh.... fuck it. i'm gonna go play modern warfare.

tag team. photo by smokebelch. photoshop by zzzzz

you ride bitch this time luke...

incredible custom de plume by lord korvo

god i love trampolines.

as always. go to flickr for more bot action.

or come hang out with us on the boards.