Sign Painters: A Documentary

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Check out this trailer for Sign Painters, a documentary by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon.
There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade.

In 2010 Directors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, with Cinematographer Travis Auclair, began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. Sign Painters, the first anecdotal history of the craft, features the stories of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States. The documentary and book profiles sign painters young and old, from the new vanguard working solo to collaborative shops such as San Francisco’s New Bohemia Signs and New York’s Colossal Media’s Sky High Murals.

I can't wait to see it!

Blacksmith Forges Batman's Batarangs

Belated Xmas

For $400, this custom pink-tree, 30-inch tall Garamon designed by Maneki Nekro studio can be yours!

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Custom Futura Nosferatu

Nosferatu gets a 43 LED mech-twist with this robotic custom called Futura Biotica by Task One...

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Homemade Porsche 911

Austrian car enthusiast Hannes Langeder Managed to build the lightest and slowest Porsche 911 in the world out of plastic tubes and a specially built bicycle contraption

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TYOTOYS DIY Truck

Straight outta Guangdong, the 5.25" DIY box truck is the latest in the series of blank rolling stock from TYOTOYS. Working closely with the Shing Fat Crew of China, TYO Toys found a perfect casting size and mix of materials that we can offer at the best possible prices.

Available for $10 HERE..

R.A.D.C.O.M. Custom Munny

JeAA's newest custome Munny is a beauty. Super rich detailing with accessories and a supreme paintjob. Just when you thought the custom robot aesthetic was played out, along comes this masterpiece...

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Raspberry Pi Custom Lego Casing

The Raspberry Pi is seriously cool. If you don't know what it is, it's basically a $35 credit-card sized computer! Check out RaspberryPi.org and get inspired!
The computer itself has no casing which is a dream for customisers. This one in Lego by Brian Gillespie is really cool.

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Custom Sonic The Hedgehog Mecha

Toy customiser, Kody Koala used a 10 inch vinyl Sonic, a 2 inch Sonic figure, LEGO laptops, straight pins for the rivets, a Playmobil computer keyboard, and a piece from a Halo Ghost for the cockpit of this incredible Mech-custom....

Colosse A Wood Tale

This one is for Selph, the ultimate robot enthusiast...Produced by Michael Feder and directed by Ivan Abel, this endearing little animation has been crafted with love and fine attention to detail. For a full credit roll and more fantastic animations go here.

Our Toy Bong Dude

Here are the official pics of me n Eyefeelsick's customised 'Dude'.. we decided to fulfil a teenage dream and create the ultimate bespoke fully-functional bong!! The rusted metal effects were created with tobacco and superglue, and a nice metallic paintjob on top. Hope you like it!

We'd also like to thank the Dudebox crew once more for putting on probably the best art/product launch show that we've been to in years!! And trust, we have been to alot of shows in the last 5 years!! Amazing cocktails, beer, great sushi, hotdogs, popcorn, cupcakes & most importantly, a great array of new toys!

Custom Dude By Eyefeelsick and Selph

Eyefeelsick & I were invited to make a customised 'Dude' for the launch of their newest product at the Village Underground tonight. Below is a lil teaser image of what we have been working on.....

Optimus Prime Winter Custom Figure

Singaporean artist, Z*E*R*O* customised an Optimus Prime figure for the CybertronCon in Singapore last month, entitled "TUNDRA PRIME WOLFPACK APLHA CUSTOM"

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Lighter Bikes

...Bet you can't find a 'lighter' bike than these 'pon road...(see what I did there?)

Huck Gee Toy Show 2011

Super-clean toy customiser/designer, Huck Gee just opened his newest show at TAG (Toy Art Gallery) this past thursday. Huck Gee has been one of the pioneers of limited custom toys and seeing his collection as a whole in one room must have been amazing....

See alot more images HERE...

Lego Skeleton

A nice custom Lego anatomical body/skeleton by Clay Morrow. You can see more on his flickr....

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1939 Pontiac Plexiglass Deluxe Six Ghost Car

"Plexiglass was a special material developed by Rohm & Hass, as they began working with variations of laminated glass. The result of their experiment was the discovery of this unique material which would be as transparent as glass and also provide the flexibility needed to mould it into a car....

"Using the designing blueprint of the chassis of the original Pontiac, Rohm & Ross created this car by putting together all other mechanical components, but each with their own distinctive finishes. Most of the hardware including the dashboard was chrome plated, the underlying metal bars were given a copper wash, and rubber moldings were made in white including the custom made tires of the same color."

This auto marvel was featured in many events since its creation in 1939, including the New York World’s Fair where it was an instant hit. From there it had changed many hands including the Don Barlup in 1973, Leo Gephart in 1979, and then an unnamed family in the early 1980’s where it has remained as a family heirloom. Surprising is the fact that despite being under the ownership of so many collectors, the car has been driven for only 80 miles, and has developed very little glitches as a result of it."

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The Year Of The Labbit Custom Show

The Year of The Labbit Custom show kicks off today at the Japan American Museum. There are going to be some mad customs of Frank Kozik's Labbit, including this ultra dark one below by U1 Toy Arts....

This is the original Happy Labbit, with various accessories you can poke into its mouth...