10.07Guys, what do you think , should I prolong voting for
four Bertie MK3 in 1/12th colorways for few more days? With all the SDCC excitement, the voting was a bit lost..
Question about Penumbra character:
Penumbra.. who is she? Little Shadow Variant? A sibling of hers?all will be revealedUpdates from Ashley's blog:
UPDATE, I have scrapped this image ( it's on the floor now ), no one needs another shot of Rocky and a lady, Stevens owned that world, so I have changed tack, might not resonate so much with some my new idea, but I prefer it ! !Zombies versus Everything promo? Already excited about this comic!
Sometime in the future!
And thanks to Tom Muller for the awesome Nagasaki font !Couple of interesting pics from 3A toys photo section, by
feelgreen (Labradors),
wwwetworks (Tommy and Zomb) and
crem (Lil Square)
Small clarification, in case you are lost with two sales so close together.
WWR Doc Grunt will be on sale on July 14th, 9:00 AM Hong-Kong time and 24 hours later
Prom Night Disagreement aka Severed Foot will be on sale, that is - July 15th, 9:00 AM Hong-Kong time.
Here is a time of
Prom Night Disagreement sale for different time zones:
http://timeanddate.com/s/22rzI haven't made one for Grunt, since it's exactly 24 hours earlier (than Severed foot sale, July 14th 9:00 AM HK time) and for 3AA members.
One of our boardies and 3A retailer in UK -
breakersrevenge is having a booth at London Film and Comic Con, here are few photos of 3A goodness by
tigerfeetRemember an awesome jacket we saw a while ago? Here is how it looks on
Penumbra! Damn...I freaking love this retail version of Little Shadow! DO WANT IT and MUST HAVE IT now! I must say that this year retail Adventure Kartel figures are getting lots of love this year.
11.07Exciting stuff about Ashley Wood presence at SDCC 2011:
Friday, July 22nd:
4:30-5:30 Art of Design— It's in every book, comic, magazine, movie, TV show, action figure package, and everything else we see each day. Good design is often invisible, but this panel of experts talk about the art of design and how it relates to comics in particular. Noted designer Chip Kidd (Shazam! The Golden Age of the World's Mightiest Mortal) talks with Mark Chiarello (DC Comics editorial art director), Art Directors Hall of Fame member Seymour Chwast, magazine and movie designer Michael Gross (National Lampoon, Ghostbusters), artist and designer Ashley Wood (Popbot, Robots vs. Zombies), and comics historian and designer Craig Yoe (Amazing 3-D Comics, Barks Bear Book). Room 24ABCSunday, July 24th:
12:30-1:30 Spotlight on Ashley Wood— Ted Adams, IDW's CEO/publisher engages in a lively discussion with Comic-Con special guest Ashley Wood. Learn about Wood's long comic book career and his toy company, 3A Toys, as well as his artistic plans for the future, in this one-on-one interview and Q&A session. Room 8
2:00-3:00 Cover Story: The Art of the Cover— Comic-Con's annual Cover Story panel explores what it takes to make a great cover. This year, moderator Mark Evanier talks to special guests Ernie Chan (known for his incredible run of DC covers in the 1970s), Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer covers for Dark Horse), Alan Davis (numerous covers for Marvel), Dave Gibbons (his groundbreaking Watchmen covers integrated the cover with the story inside), Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL), and Ashley Wood (Popbot, World War Robot, Zombies vs. Robots) about their cover work and what makes a great cover. Room 25ABCSource:
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_thu.php12.07Ashley commenting on a thought of all Adventure Kartel characters on one poster:
they dont like each other, its war, regardless of allies !Could
1G WWR Medic Armstrong drop this week as well? 3A always full with surprises
Challenge details to get last guaranteed Brillo Square buying opportunity:
who can participate - everyone who goes to SDCC 2011 and haven't been picked in the raffle or in sketch contest
what you need to do - 1) you need to do quick video, where you holding 3A figure or there is 3A figure in the frame , any 3A fig will do, if you don't have any, you show the pic of your fav. figure
2) you need to say few words about 3A, ToyTokyo and Brillo Square
who will win - first person, who will do it right
where to host it - youtube, vimeo, you chose...just put "3A & ToyTokyo Brillo Squaro" or something close to that in the title.
where to put links on the forum -
http://www.threeaonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=1600.0Let me know if you have any question and let the best man win!
Update, Turbotuff was first to do it and here is his video:
In case you are wondering why he is breathing like Darth Vader, here is the explanation: He read my humble column on the mobile device and was running all the way home to upload it.
Now, all the Brillo Squares buying opportunities are gone, it was wild and fun ride: raffle , sketches and now this. Want to thank everyone who participated, Toy Tokyo for giving me an opportunity to do that. A bit sad that I couldn't make everyone happy, but it's life and there would be more Squares at SDCC...Lev told me that they are still don't have final price on their hands, but in case you are wondering how high it would be , based on what he told me , it should be much lower than 100$. I don't want to run ahead of TT train, so forgive me this approximate spread.
Ashley answering whether we will see
WWR 1G Medic Armstrong for sale this week:
for the none 3AA onlyI would wait for final confirmation (as we all know how Ash jokes and answers can be misinterpreted) before jumping to the conclusions.
Interesting announcement:
Just Finished my latest 12" release, Wastelands are preferential to Acceptance. in the bamba one day...Providing a bit more details about this:
no detail to give, but there isnt a drawing in it, or painting. and a content advisory would be probably neededAbout
Prom Night Disagreement sale (July 15th, 9:00 AM HK time):
yes the foot will make you emo, as its limited, its a Ashley Wood thing, not a general toy release by 3A. so emo away !There will be SDCC t-shirts for sale, you might have seen few of them a while ago:
^and I'm not saying that these will be exact SDCC 2011 t-shirts
buy a shirt at sdcc, refill the container with shampoooT-shirt freight containers?contianer , i dunno, only new tee's forsale !Will the t-shirts be offered online as well?dunno yet, not my deptAnd like I said, of course it was a joke (Medic Armstrong only for non-3AA)
that was a joke, the army is for anyone !13.07Ashley concerned that his flight might get cancelled:
well out national airline qantas are threatening strikes next week, so I might not be coming after all ! Please Mr Qantas, for the comicsdude, im not, its freaking me out, do we know anyone with a private plane ?Confirming that super limited
APTK YO 4pack is for 3AA members only:
no, that is trueA bit of details about severed foot, for those who are in doubt and newsletter with all the details goes out today (you can signup
here, if you already haven't)
this foot (shoe + foot design) will never be released again, the next is different, only pink is offered.About price and how limited it is:
i know both, the newsletter goes out today, all the info is in it. But its a small run, coz it wouldn't be right any other way !On taking one to SDCC for display:
i was gonna, but not now, coz nothingwe take will make it make back in one piece, and these are special!To remind you
WWR Medic Grunt 3AA sale starts on July 14th 9:00AM Hong-Kong time and
Prom Night Disagreement aka Severed Foot 24 hours later on July 15th 9:00AM Hong-Kong time, both will take place at
www.bambalandstore.com With less than 24 hours before
WWR Medic Grunt 3AA sale starts, it's time to open the F5 Bar and Grill!
Please join us in the bar and have some good time:
http://www.threeaonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=1603.0Don't know what F5 Bar and Grill is and you never been in one? Here is the info:
During release nights in the thread dedicated to the release (both this time - as Medic Grunt will share the bar with Severed Foot), only serious questions/problems can be posted. Everything else would be deleted by us, the Mods. This is done, to get rid of all the nonsense and help to people, who have some serious questions and problems about the release. The thread where you can make relatively on topic friendly chat or go insane during the releases would be called F5 Bar and Grill, under Release night board's category. The thread is going to be unlocked 24 hours before the sale takes place and that's any minute now, and will be locked, after the figure is going to be removed from the store and I will give you some time to vent and share the excitement about the sale . Have fun there, but don't forget basic rules and maintaining positive vibes of our beloved 3A board. Since F5 Bar during the sale is really crowded and grows like several pages in few minutes, all the essential sales info will be posted in the first opening post of the F5 thread and some of the essential info will be posted in WWR Grunt & Prom night disagreement threads. So before asking a question, please check the first page of the F5 bar for answers. You can always PM me (or other MODs) if you some questions and you don't want to post them publicly.
And one more thing, bar is the only place on the board where it's okay to post your sketches featuring Ashley Wood characters or inspired by them, 'cause F5 Bar is a temporarily place and usually open only for 50 hours. Everywhere else such sketches are no-no, unless they are fully based on your own characters and not feature anything/anyone which resembles Ashley's Intellectual Property Medic week newsletter is out and can be read
here, quick copy&paste of the essentials:
Welcome to threeA medic week, which brings you the finest in 1/6th Medic WWR figures, Doc Grunt+Nurse Betsy Mk2 Square set and Medic Armstrong. But that's not all, this week also see's the release of the 1:1 Severed Foot, the first in a ongoing line of, er, severed feet and shoes by Ashley Wood.
What will these pieces of medical history cost you ask? Grunt+MK2 will put you back $125USD, the mighty Medical Armstrong will put you back $240USD, and the slight yet sinister Severed foot will seduce $100usd from your wallet. Of course all these prices include shipping around the world and are before any discounts! The Grunt+MK2 set is only for the Mighty 3AA Legion ( a 24 hour minimum ordering window is in effect from sale start ), the medical Armstrong is for all, but its limited, so it could vanish without notice! And the foot, well that is really limited, if you want one, be early!
Doc Grunt set and Armstrong available 14th July at 9-00am Hong Kong time and the Severed Foot is available 15th July at 9-00am Hong Kong time at the mighty Bambalandstore.com
3AA Members have a 24 hour period to order the Doc Grut+ Nurse Betsy MK2 setI already fixed newsletter text (the one above), but newsletter you got has a tiny mistake:
newsletter said june for the Medic sale, but it is July. offender has been hung, drawn and quartered !So for
WWR Armstrong and
Prom Night Disagreement it's first come, first served. 3AA members can buy a maximum of two
WWR Medic GruntsCarded
AP Oyabun photo from Ashley's twitter (AP Oyabuns are sold out, as part of 3AA 2011 package), all Oyas will have the same card. As far as I know, 3AA packages are shipping out REALLY soon, sorry for the delay and thank you for your enormous patience:
Ashley about painting , which is used for the card:
the full painting is much wider ( 2 panels ) and has a full figure, im sure ill show it one day !Commenting on card being Mecanno SW tribute:
paul you noticed !Ashley about this rare Oya:
the 7th super rare colorway, DODGY OYA. Only one known to be in captivity !About having more Oyas at SDCC and number of random Oyabuns:
6 then, these small details are of no concern to me ! coz im looking at other AP that would melt ya brain. better be at sdccbecasue that might the one and only place ever to see them!Cool pic from back in the day, featuring lots of
AP Oyas and all
APTKsPopbot movie SDCC promo from Ashley's blog:
As we heard earlier it's free and I would bet some blood on it, that it has Popbot movie promo video on it!
First sketches from
F5 Bar and Grill by our talented boardies (I will do the proper shootout in the end, when all the sketches will be up and bar closed):
Album:
http://gimbat.imgur.com/Z308ECool header art from Ashley blog, which will definitely raise your spirit and makes you smile:
WWR Medic Grunt and
1G Medic Armstrong go on sale in 11 hours from now, on July 14th 9:00 AM Hong-Kong time! Followed by
Prom Night Disagreement on July 15th 9:00 AM Hong-Kong time.
