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Andrew (Television Executive)
Andrew (Television Executive)
@ajroach42@retro.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

In case you missed it over on @MountainTownToys we still have a few of our #filibus/#skypirate toys, hand painted, injection molded in a new flexible plastic we developed with our partners at Dynamic Modifiers.

Deluxe painted sky pirates on canvas printed cards are $30.

Magazines are $6 per issue.

Respond here if you're interested.

Free shipping in the US for orders over $12. Actual shipping rest of world. See https://retro.social/@MountainTownToys/116054061104426579 for more!

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The toy in question standing on some rocks.
The toy in question standing on some rocks.
The toy in question standing on some rocks.
The toys and accompanying magazines hanging from some grid-wall displays
The toys and accompanying magazines hanging from some grid-wall displays
The toys and accompanying magazines hanging from some grid-wall displays
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Andrew (Television Executive)
Andrew (Television Executive)
@ajroach42@retro.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

I've talked a lot about our toys, and why we make them, but I figure I should explain again.

I make the toys that I want to see in the world.

I've been collecting toys for years, but those toys are so often made by or in service of corporations that want to lock up our culture and burn our planet.

So I created my own characters, started writing, mined the public domain, and started making my own toys and telling my own stories.

Stories that don't enrich some far off corporation or overstuffed capitalist, toys that are made sustainably, by people who are being paid a reasonable amount of money.

We tell stories that reflect our values, it's #CommunityMedia, and we're making toys that reflect those values too.

It's one part #anticapitalism, on part #openculture, and a small dose of #smallThings

We can't do it without your support, so if you see something you like in the toys that we make, boost it. If you want something, and you can afford it, buy it.

Ask questions, help us tell stories.

Thanks.

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Andrew (Television Executive)
Andrew (Television Executive)
@ajroach42@retro.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

I'm really proud of the way our hand made #Filibus action figure and our new Kappa inspired Rock Creek Monster.

They are the best toys we've made so far (and they'll only get better from here!)

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A family of four rock creek monsters.
A family of four rock creek monsters.
A family of four rock creek monsters.
Filibus standing on the cliffs
Filibus standing on the cliffs
Filibus standing on the cliffs
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Andrew (Television Executive)
Andrew (Television Executive)
@ajroach42@retro.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Here's a couple of behind the scenes shots I haven't released yet.

One of the things I've been working on at the workshop is making sure that our action figures can hold accessories.

When I first started making action figures, a decade ago, I used a chip stiff resin. We made accessories that would fit those action figures hands, but the act of inserting or removing them would eventually snap the fingers off.

We use a *much* softer plastic now that we're injection molding, and that means that our new action figures can absolutely hold knives, swords, axes, and other various implements of destruction.

We haven't done much with this so far, but it's something I'm working on.

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Two of our Hybrid filibus action figures (new head on old body) holding axes
Two of our Hybrid filibus action figures (new head on old body) holding axes
Two of our Hybrid filibus action figures (new head on old body) holding axes
A hybrid filibus holding an axe
A hybrid filibus holding an axe
A hybrid filibus holding an axe
An assortment of action figure arms holding axes, swords, and knives
An assortment of action figure arms holding axes, swords, and knives
An assortment of action figure arms holding axes, swords, and knives
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