Art toy creator/customiser and close friend of MAN-E-TOYS, Adam Pratt, has been hard at work on countless projects since we last delved into his work, and with a major announcement coming soon (more exclusively at MAN-E-TOYS on Monday!), we thought it was about time to get a recap on some of his latest work…
We first found out about Adam’s beautiful custom work through a feature we did on Ted Terranova’s Rivet Wars some time ago, so we were more than happy to find that he’d been at the war paint once again! Based on a Fisher Price peg car of all things, Adam’s Grunt Jeep is one of our favourite RW customs yet, replacing garish neon colourings with expertly weathered greens, dusty yellows, and metallic blacks- quite simply stunning! Not sure if Adam has already had a buyer on this one, but we’ll keep you informed if it (or another!) is ever made available.
Adam has finished his first round of customs from the newly released OMFG! Series from October Toys, which are due to be released exclusively through the University of MUSCLE store sometime soon. We’ve commissioned a set of the amazing figures ourselves, so we’ll be bringing some more in-depth coverage on the customs as soon as they arrive on our doorstep- can’t wait!
One toy we’ve (obviously!) wanted to see customised for quite some time is MOTU’s Man-E-Faces, so it came with great pleasure this week to find out that Adam had just finished a version himself! Part of a huge project that will be exclusively revealed right here on Monday, Man-E-Faces was taken apart by Adam piece by piece, re-painted in a sinister magenta/flesh/metal colour scheme, and painstakingly re-built to form the most insanely detailed customs in the history of MOTU! With more like this in the pipeline, 2012 is going to be an expensive year for Adam’s legion of fans…
IMPORTANT UPDATE: SPECIAL PROMOTION!//
Adam has revealed that he will be running a special promotion through the weekend. Starting from 12 noon (EST) today, anyone interested in supporting Adam will be able to donate $5 towards future projects through a Paypal button on his site– but wait, this isn’t just for the selflessly kind, Adam will be sending a mini-figure to everyone who gets involved! There’s no limit to donations as well, so the more you give, the more you will receive! On top of all this, Adam will also be offering a custom painted figure to the 125th supporter, plus another lucky fan chosen at random. Be sure to head over to the site quick, because the promotion will be ending at midnight in Monday!
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