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MadBattleMan Vinyl Figure

MadBattleMan Vinyl Figure

Digital sculpt of an original character by Mike Sutfin for production as a vinyl figure by Reckless Toys.

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Moonman Urban Vinyl Toy

Moonman Urban Vinyl Toy

This little guy is another character designed to be an urban vinyl style collectible toy. This is a digital illustration rendered to preview how an artist’s paint design would look when the figure is manufactured.

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Sad Uke Dog Vinyl Toy Design

Sad Uke Dog Vinyl Toy Design

Sad Ukelele Dog was sculpted by Scott Wetterschneider and designed by Shinbone’s very talented associate, Matheus Muniz. Muniz is an imaginative and energetic character designer who we love working with.

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Urban Rhino Vinyl Toy Design

Urban Rhino Vinyl Toy Design

Designed to be a collectible vinyl toy, this small rhino is keeping it real.

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How Long Does it Take to Make a Vinyl Toy?

How Long Does it Take to Make a Vinyl Toy?

How long does it take to make a run of vinyl toys? Short answer… a very long time. Let’s break it down and take a look at each stage, keeping in mind that the “design and ideation” portions are flexible, while the factory production portions…

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Squadt Designer Vinyl Figure

Squadt Designer Vinyl Figure

Digital sculpting of figure, masks, articulation, and weapons for the designer vinyl “Squadt” figure series by artist Clay Ferguson, better known as “Ferg”, and produced by Playge. The Squadt project is a collaborative effort between Ferg as a designer and Threezero as a manufacturer.

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Jeff Soto’s Seeker Vinyl Figure

Jeff Soto’s Seeker Vinyl Figure

Seeker is Jeff Soto’s wandering creature. Sculpted digitally then printed using rapid prototyping and reproduced in vinyl. This character, based on the work of the well known contemporary fine artist, has been sculpted in order to be produced as a limited run gallery multiple –…

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John Stokes Stroll Mascot

John Stokes Stroll Mascot

We’re working with John “Spanky” Stokes to upgrade his hairy little mascot “Stroll”.

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Arcade Machine Vinyl Toy Design

Arcade Machine Vinyl Toy Design

We’ve designed a cute little arcade machine. Perfect for hugging and customizing and reminding you of the good old days.

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Celebrity Likeness Designer Toy?

Celebrity Likeness Designer Toy?

I love “Celebrity X”, is it okay to make a Celebrity X toy? It’s great to have heroes and we all love this actor or that sports star or that other famous person who does that thing that is just so damn cool. In fact…

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Uncle Six Eyes Resin Bust

Uncle Six Eyes Resin Bust

Working with fine artist Travis Louie, we were able to adapt his painting of “Uncle Six Eyes” for production as a limited edition resin bust. Released in 2011, the bust is limited to 150 pieces in white and 25 pieces in black. The black version…

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Misfortunate Travelers Resin Statue

Misfortunate Travelers Resin Statue

The “Misfortunate Travelers” resin statue was designed by artists Chris Ryniak and Jonathan Bergeron for their exhibition at the Yves Laroche Galerie d’Art in Montreal. A few statues are still available at the Shinbone Shop.

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Minecraft Steve Vinyl Figure

Minecraft Steve Vinyl Figure

Anyone who plays the popular video game “Minecraft” will immediately recognize this little guy. The talented designer Jeremy Madl asked us to sculpt this vinyl figure. Produced by Jinx and available now.

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Crittersaurus Resin Toy

Crittersaurus Resin Toy

We are producing Scott Wetterschneider’s little guy, Crittersaurus. Part dinosaur, part kaiju, all cute. Here is an exploded view showing how he is articulated for casting.

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Runaway

Runaway

Kaylown has had enough of the big top. He’s turned his back on circus life once and for all. He might be a creepy clown, some might even call him a scary clown, but he has a big heart.

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Scary Girl Resin Statue

Scary Girl Resin Statue

Digital sculpt of Scary Girl by Nathan Jurevicius, produced as a resin fine art multiple. Two versions were produced, one with a bronze finish and the other with a full color paint application.

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What 3d Model Formats Work for Producing Toys?

What 3d Model Formats Work for Producing Toys?

You can send us pretty much any format – Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Mudbox, Modo, and we’ll clean up and prep the model and make sure that it is watertight, scaled, articulated, cut up for manufacturing, etc. before sending to the printer. The files that…

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Squibbles Ink + Rotofugi Skull Boy by Shag

Squibbles Ink + Rotofugi Skull Boy by Shag

Squibbles Ink + Rotofugi have just announced their second toy by Shag, the rather debonair Skull Boy. Joe Somers sculpted the lovely vehicle, and Shinbone sculpted the thirsty, boney fellow. This is a render of the digital sculpt that Scott put together for the recent…

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Customizable Resin Pinball Machine

Customizable Resin Pinball Machine

A wonderfully designed DIY pinball machine. We’re producing this quarter-sucker in resin.

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What is Sofubi?

Sofubi, short for “soft vinyl,” is a type of plastic material used to create Japanese vinyl toys. These toys have captured the hearts of collectors worldwide due to their unique aesthetics and tactile appeal. One reason why we love Sofubi is their ability to be…

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