As mentioned in our previous post a few weeks back, legendary resin and comic artist Peter Kato had taken a brief step back from production to work on a whole new line of figures, all of which will be making their debut at NYCC next week! With so many different new faces on offer, Peter has kindly broken down the reveals into 3 parts, the first of which we bring you today…
The Tako-Cubes// One of the main reasons Peter has been away so long is his recent shift in medium, moving from traditional materials such as clay and wax to high end 3D software including Maya and Zbrush. After two and a half months of intense studying, Peter finally took the plunge in creating his first digital figure, the end result coming in the form of the beautiful Tako Cubes… 3D printed, hand cast and painted by Peter in an initial batch of Red and Pink colourways, the adorable minis will be available at the Onell Design booth (#3216) for an introductory price of just $10 each. Expect more to follow on the PeterKato store for $15 plus shipping soon!
Here Peter explains a bit about the background behind the figure…
“The Tako Cubes are the grunts of this invading space army( which I’m calling Space Army…not very complicated) I had always wanted to work on. I was inspired by the Covenant Grunts from the video game Halo( which I play religiously with my friends on Fringe Friday nights). Small & tough but not too bright they are commonly used as cannon fodder in battles. They are more dangerous in numbers, large numbers… I always imagined they would come down as one single giant cube , which then breaks up into other mini cubes and then their head and appendages pop out from the individual cubes. Their target is to capture Little Pea, the sleeping alien baby inside Turtle Tetsujins torso…”
[The Pink Teknots] are well rounded infantry capable of tasks ranging from ship navigations, communications and artillery . Not as physically strong as other taco-cubes but possess a very adaptable intelligence.
[The Red Guards] are the elite commandoes which are experts in specialized security and wpns/tactics. They are a bit tougher than the average taco-cubes.
The Tako Heads// Next up comes Peter’s exclusive collaboration with Onell Design, the Tako Heads… Featuring the same head designs as the previously mentioned Tako Cubes, each has been cast with a Glyos compatible peg for use with the entire Glyos system. Created to honour Matt Doughty and Onell’s help in getting Peter into the industry, the awesome pieces are due to come mainly in a solid blue, with a few other tints thrown in for good measure… Joining a selection of casts from the previous Onell NYCC collaboration, the Tako Heads will be available for just $5 a piece…
The Rampage Toys x Peter Kato Super Pachi Micro Cupcake Kaiju!// Last but by no means least, Peter is proud to present his latest collaboration with Rampage Toys, the Super Pachi Micro Cupcake Kaiju! The latest in Rampage’s long line of cupcake themed characters, the figure has been sculpted by Jon Malmstedt and hand cast by Peter in a huge selection of clear tinted resins. Little is known about how these little guys will be finished, so be sure to keep track of the Rampage twitter feed for more reveals soon!
We’ll be bringing you part 2 of Peter’s NYCC reveal tomorrow…
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