Sunday, August 14, 2011

Bootleg Buddha Fett!

Since my first purchase from Suckadelic I've been pretty fascinated by designer bootleg toys. I am enchanted by the idea of rogue artists mashing together existing things into brazen Frankenstein creations that reinterpret all the things we love. I had plenty of mainstream toys as a kid but had a real affinity for those obscure oddball  figures you'd occasionally stumble across at the back of some store - creatures that were presented with no name or explanation and allowed your own imagination to fill in all the blanks. I would love to make my own toys! I need to learn how to make a mold and cast in resin or something.

Killer Bootlegs don't have an online store as yet but I was charmed by their recent misappropriation Buddha Fett, which they've cast in a variety of colours:


And if you go to their facebook page you'll see a lot of other equally outlandish experiments:


That's Beastman's head in the spacesuit there and I would totally buy that Wookiewok!

2 comments:

  1. That beastman space guy looks like its made of beef jerky. Buddha Fett is amazing though.

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  2. Buddha Fett looks like he's made of jello. He needs some strawberries and cool whip!

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