December 2011

[Gimbat]

28-30.12

Ashley about hooded version of AK Ankou

im going to offer the the hooded ankou in the new year, the one with hands etc.
there is only one colorway and its shadow security.
simple isnt  3A

Popbot 7Bones Queeny is coming to us in January, she is going to be third member of 7Bones and first lady so far:
Queeny is jan, cos she is ready to go !
I hate saying this, but she is my fav 7B so far, and maybe TQ...
Queeny is the squad commander of 7B, can kick any of their assess, her only weapon in the pole !

Whether 7Bones Queeny will be different from previous TQs:
look different, she has no parts form any previous TQ except main body.. 4 hands, two holding, two open etc

About 3AA 2012 membership advantages:
speaking of 3AA, we have settled on a plan to let 3AA members have access to all standard figures, with a prior 24 hour ordering period to regular customers. basically anything not purchased by 3AA members gets offered to all after 24 hours. or sumin like that. the details will all be in the first vox or special 3AA vox in jan. We will work to the 3AA membership, that wil be our guide for production !

Whether 3AA 2012 membership owners, will have a priority access to exclusive or limited stuff:
no, limited will always be that, just thrown into the mix in small numbers, if they were small numbers we couldnt make them due to hatchery constraints.

And 3AA exclusives will remain 3AA exclusives:
we wont offer exclusive 3AA to fans, only regular
easier just not to make em!

So basically, if you have been 3AA member and will prolong membership, nothing will change for you:
its no different to how its been this year, just gonna change for non members !

Ashley posting in HK Venture thread:
can someone start a list of peeps coming, I want a handle of local and international attendees

And here is the planning thread itself, awesome to see that many people going!

Ashley about his cat, VOX and more pluming issues:
Monty is his name
I got another leak.. my whole house's system is stuff, bad copper...
even old eternally happy ash is starting to be ground down...
VOX is so much easier than house issues!

Two big dates (so far) for January 2012: January 6th, 9:00AM HK time - Gundam x Ashley Wood Zaku sale and January 13th 9:00PM HK time - 3AA membership sale (many waited almost whole year for that!). Please mark your calendars, of course if you are interested.

WWR Doc Grunt and Square are shipping out soon:

medic is in the system, you guys should have soon in the new year.

Popbot GID Nabler strong glow , captured by ictoys:

More cool pics from 3A Legion meeting in Shanghai, just checkout all 3A goodness!

Nice photos, showing actual size of Popbot Nabler and his nature. Photos by jF

AK Ankou EX and Little Shadow love story, captured by two_hand

AK Ankou EX and Zombs/Fighting JC + Tracky team by holiday and chrisorbit

31.12

Ashley about 3A Zaku, which will be up for sale January 6th, 9:00AM Hong-Kong time at www.bambalandstore.com and the price is: 330$
only one edition for now, I have no others in the works, we have to see how this goes sales wise
Ill have shots of the final version over the weekend I believe
price is 330 usd , costs a lot to make and Bandai has to be paid first!

Commenting on the price and more versions:
yea, as its not our IP, and a team up between two companies etc, lots of stuff is outta our hands here at 3A etc.
I have no idea how it will do, bit Im happy to have on
never know, maybe they will be, who knows how they will sell. Some have asked if euro or US shops wil have them, thats a no as we dont the right to sell in the US Europe etc

On how many will be offered:
i think thats fine, these are being made to order !

MAZINGER is coming as well!
"im too busy with Mazinger ~"
"i dont mess when Mazinger is concerned, i have a Gundam idea, gotta see if anyone wants Zaku !"

So guys, wanna see Mazinger?! Show some love to Zaku! hehe

Very nice banner, representing RVHK, did you notice William Wray?!

all details will be known after Jan

Happy New Year from Ash:
Happy New year, see ya in 2012 !

And a small note from me:
Here New Year starts in less than 9 hours, but in some places it's already 2012. Wishing Happy New Year to everyone! Lots of health, happiness and LOVE! It's been a tough year for a lot of people, hopefully next year will be much better and economy goes up. Unfortunately we can't control it or what's going on in the world, but 3A brought some awesome figures in 2011 and will continue doing it in 2012. See ya on the other side!

January 2012

02.01.

Ashley about 1:1 kitties, which will be shown (and hopefully for sale) at REVENTURE in Hong-Kong.
no lists!!
i still have to paint them, fuck I might only make 5, who know, so no listsssss
im sick of saying how shit things are, shocking new years, what can ya dop but move on.
there are no specific kittys, im just gonn apaint them as I feel fit, some will be sparse, some much mor labored, whatever the feeling on the day, i might keep them all
art is adventure, scary and exciting.

On Linkin Park and 3A WWRp Bramble Thousand Horizons shipping:
yup, asking them is best. we have no info!

03.01

Ashley about REVENTURE
regarding the show, its an art show with toys, thats the main gist of it. whether your there on the first or last day, you will be able to see the good stuff.
There will be exclusive toys, but what and when  we are selling has not been finalized.
The best part of Venture is the getting together, seeing art, seeing friends, hanging out in a cool as fuck city.
We are gonna supply a venue, art, toys, you guys are the fun! We charge nothing to see it, we expect nothing. Venture is very different to the beijing art show, that was  more formal and structured due to the size, this is different, more intimate etc
I take my hat off to  anyone making the adventure happen, takes a set of nuts to travel around the world to such an event.
soon as we have any detail for toys etc we shall tell ya. But the most important is already there, the dates !
i keep telling everyone, you guys are the stars of venture, the show is the hub/catalyst etc
I wish i was just going to enjoy the show, not putting it on

On WWR Mighty Square:
he is different, not just a larger square, its mighty square dammit
And no guys, according to my info, it's not 1:1 , so it will be affordable and no shipping trouble.

On AP Zombs and that we might see some special ones (like chases from October release) in VOX:

next vox might have some, but i gotta find energy, the holidays were shit for me.........
they are fun, the PLATOOM zomb is great, or Subomb ( suburb war zomb )

Meanwhile, Zaku is getting closer and closer! Reminding you: Zaku will be up for sale January 6th, 9:00AM Hong-Kong time at www.bambalandstore.com and the price is: 330$

January photo thread is started and it's always great to checkout photos from previous month ones: December one - over 60 entries of awesomeness.

[Gimbat]

04.01

Ashley about Zaku and that shipping is included in the price (330$):
shipping is included, its a big fig!
vox tomorrow, all info, height etc, the ol one man army is back in effect !

If you haven't signed up to 3A weekly newsletter, please do it here

WOW, as a HUUUUGE fan of B&W colorways, I'm screaming like a little vamp and desperately hoping for Daywatch colorway. Ashley talking about WWR 1G Armstrongs
I have the WF somewhere
i agree on the NW NOM armstrong, consider it done !

Our forum member soulburn3d created this nice Nabler heads compilation, check it out please. As was confirmed by Ash, there are 15 variants (without GID) so far.

Some cool Nabler photos by dennisok:

GID Nabler - which is a prize for 3AVOX photo of the week, is so handsome...photo by CK propain

I love completists (I am built the same way), no matter whether it's a certain scale, colorway or figures made by one company. Our forum member Zach is WWRp completist and he is doing great.

Or take this photo for instance, featuring Medic team and made by chiprender

And some cool pics from December & January photo threads, which I mentioned in previous days news:

photos by:
jdf48 - EMGY Grunt
aorita - Squares
terce - TQs and Square
noviart - WWRp de Plume
BoysWillBeToys - Lolli TQ

With 1 days and 15 hours left, before Zaku sale...I want to warn you about F5 Bar and Grill, first sale of the year and first bar. Really excited about that! Get ready for sketching and having a good time! Zaku will be up for sale January 6th, 9:00AM Hong-Kong time at www.bambalandstore.com and the price is: 330$ - with worldwide shipping included in the price.

05.01

With less than 24 hours to wait before EPIC 3A and Bandai collaboration: Zaku goes on sale , the magical time comes. The moment I always look forward to...as it's an opening of F5 Bar and Grill! What is F5 Bar and Grill? It's a cool place, where we all hang out before the sale starts, sharing excitement, our thoughts and whatnot, and trying our best to stay on topic (we aren't always succeed though).
So, with F5 Bar going up Zaku thread is reserved for Q&A about Zaku sale and reporting problems (bambalandstore issues and whatnot), all the other chatter must go in F5 bar.
Have fun in the bar, 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 + sketches will be posted in the first opening post of the F5 thread. So before asking a question, please check the first page of the bar for answers. You can always PM me (or other MODs) if you some questions and you don't want to post them publicly.
Usually we don't allow interpretations of 3A/Ashley Wood intellectual property and characters. But as our tradition goes only on sale nights, we are making an exception and looking forward to your sketches , featuring Zaku on them. I'll be putting them up here and in F5 Bar, later on they will be added to online gallery on imgur as well, with captions, so it will be seen who is the author of each sketch, which is always nice. If I missed your sketch, please never hesitate to contact me.

The bar is open and waiting for ya!
http://www.threeaonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=2320.0

Ashley speaking about Zaku and collaboration with Bandai:
"stuff costs what it does, its expensive to make a large articulated toy, plus we have to pay royalties to bandai etc. If we could charge less we would, I think we have shown that over the years. Shipping form HK has risen 10% in the last couple of months, on average Zaku would cost 80 bucks to ship to most, more in some places.
Im happy to have mine, so its a win in my book!"
"toned down the weathering, I really like the colors and wanted them to shine
we never thought this would be a $$$ maker, traditionally any deviation from the source isnt well liked in this field, but it was too cool to pass up, I enjoyed the process and Bandai were supportive all the way."

What Bandai didn't allow:
not allowed to use the words Zion or the logo, dunno why, not a big deal etc

On changes:
if I had been told no, i would have walked, there were no changes at all, Bandai are a smart company, why work with somebody and tell em what to do.. like so many other companies do from film to games to whatever!!

Whether Zaku comes with a poster:
not up to me Eirc, I would if we can, but thats publishing, im not sure if our deal covers that, hope so !

More mechs are coming!
there wil be more, its too much fun, Bandai have all my childhood favs, takara too...
MAZINGER is next

Whether we will see more Zaku versions:
therre is only one Zaku,no more planned

VOX volume 2 number 1 is out and you can read it here

Welcome to our first 3AVOX for 2012, traditionally the first two months of the year are the most quiet for 3A as the Chinese New Year kicks in and most of February is a holiday for China. But even with the Hatchery taking a well earned holiday Jan and Feb are packed with some great toys. Jan has Zaku and the first female member of the 7Bones, Queeny. Lets not forget the mighty 3AA sale as well ( subject of a special VOX early next week ). Then Feb will bring the much anticipated MGS REX, and Ro-Jaws from 2000AD. 2012 is set to be the best year for 3A, as we move into our fourth year the passion and drive to make great toys has only grown!

And speaking of great toys, Friday 6th of Jan will see the presale of the Ashley Wood X Gundam Zaku 9-00am at Bambaland Hong Kong date and time. Zaku is approximately 16" tall and is fully articulated. Zaku cost $330usd, the price includes shipping.

Fresh photos of Zaku

Retal AK assortment:

Ashley about the packaging and box art:
i enjoy doing cartoon simple stuff as much as paintings, plus I want the retail Ak to be different from the bamba.
I think the cartoony feel is better for AK than painted.
ill probably do similar for all AK from now on, these are like the first shot in the second gen of AK.

About AK Retail Red Tommy:
its red for a reason.

3A VOX toy photo of the week by TOFU, all winners get GID Nabler, if you want to send your pics , please use this email: info@threeaonline.com

You can see previous best VOX toy photos selection here, all in one thread.

AP Bambass are ready to make us happy and shipping out in January:

WWR Punterbot sniper

which is going to be BBICN exclusive - www.bbicn.com - it's their third exclusive, after Tommy and Pathfinder Ono
BBICN are our exclusive chinese distro for all retail products from us

Quick shipping update
MEDIC Grunt will ship early Jan
Outstanding Mini Bambaboss will ship ship in Jan
WWRp JEA MK3 will ship in Jan
WWR Caesar will ship in Feb
SXCLB Ankou + Shadow set will ship in Feb

Ashley on changing the packaging (AK retail assortment):
just gonna be what I dig james, shit gets old if it stays the same, for me and you. I really dont plan it out, just roll with what im feeling. I love the old 60's style photograph style boxes too.... who knows

06.01

One and only – Mighty Zaku is up at Bambalandstore and waiting for you there! Standing 16" tall, articulated and shipping in May!

Ashley about Zaku
another day of house repairs here and a new ZvR cover...
enjoy the Zaku thread lads, best part is the funny comments and sketches !

Sketches from F5 bar:

online gallery:
http://imgur.com/a/ACtW6#0

Another image of WWR bot sniper Punter, which is BBICN exclusive:

i put some more images on the blog on the sniper..
the cloth parts are insanely hard to make, but worth it!

Answering whether we will see Sniper at bambalandstore or other versions:
"no more on the cards for now"
"no other versions in the mean time, the suit is hand woven and shit load of work, so a while to anymore !"

Do you remember Ashley Wood/3A & Kenny Wong Sea Monkey collaboration? I don't know what's happening currently, but this image surfaced at Kenny's blog:

Ashley about Zaku and whether it will be up for a while or simple 24 hours sale:
I think it wil be up for a while chaps, its doign bettre than I hoped, but its Kims decision on this !
back to the war !
well its kims call, i have much art and design to this year so im delegating.
im hittig the bunker of art, wont be around as much as normal, or ill never get it all done !

Latest entries from Ashley's blog:

some stuff with running in it
Big year for me, 2 shows, one in Hong Kong in april, and one in NYC in october, pretty much nose to it from now till september!

07.01

Zaku is still up at Bambalandstore and I'm going to close F5 Bar and Grill soon, so we can continue to chat about Zaku, in his own thread.

Ashley about CS silence:
Holiday for 3A offices in HK till monday

Commenting on ZvR cover (shown above)
"its ZVR cover, its just a zomb wearing a helmet etc"
"really, i like it, quickest painting i have done lately,  one day job from sketch to fully 0designed cover."
nope ZvR annual
comic thing

Answering whether we have to buy the comic to see the print or we see it in upcoming Fuck it:
i own it im sure ill print it, the book has a small strip by me in it too, i cant use that how I want

Whether we will see Zomb piece in Hong-Kong:
probably paul Paul.

WWR Harold is coming:
working on the colorways, Harold will be here soon enough, a classic !
cooffeeeeeee

On WWR Emgy Squad photo by chrisorbit

i love seeing these kinda photos, its cool to see stuff together, i never get a chance to do set up  shit like this...

About Severed foot aka Prom Night disagreement:
need to do another one day....

Very cool PS work and photo by Danmar

I'll write new month summary soon, been having my heart incidents one after another, but don't worry, it's impossible to kill LV vamp's spirit and my willingness to do the best for 3A and Legion!

[Gimbat]

08.01

F5 Bar and Grill dedicated to might 16" tall Zaku is closed, but Zaku is still available at Bambalandstore.com

Here is sketches summary and small farewell message from me:

online gallery:
http://imgur.com/a/ACtW6#0


Guys, thank you for 720 replies, 49 pages of fun and 26 awesome sketches (6 of them by illproxy!)
I will see you soon in bar dedicated to 3AA drop (January 13th) and it's going to be fun and crazy one, with lots & lots of new faces.
Meanwhile, Zaku is still up at Bamba and we don't know how long it will be up there, so don't miss your opportunity, if you really want this 16" tall monster. We can keep talking Zaku in his own thread:
http://www.threeaonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=1098.0
Love,
Gimbs

Ashley about offering AP Badbot/Popbot on Bambalandstore this month. First Popbot we saw in 1/12th scale, was Ascended Popbot and it was SDCC 2011 exclusive.
im gonna put three single carded popbots in the atore this month. had em on my desk too long.
badbot, popbot, and sangreal

What styles will we see?
i might offer both styles, up to hatchery etc

Replying on the comment that Bot sniper should come with baton:
no he shouldnt.

First finished entry from 3D Animation contest – deadline – end of January:

clickable

author: mcdaniel

More entries here. One (not finished) entry by crackle , here is what he told about this:
this is what i've got so far, just a progressshot. i'm thinking of a rothchild infomercial as my vid...
DCs and Caesar are next

About three single carded Action Portable Popbots advantage over 3pack
the threepack aint gonna be any cheaper as these guys already on the wire for price, plus three different paintings on the cards is cooler

On WWR Bot Sniper helpers:
snipers work alone, they have intel being pushed to them constantly, that scope works on many spectrums as well.
bang !

09.01

Bye Bye Zaku , as he is gone from Bambalandstore, can't wait for it to ship and of course for MAZINGER

Ashley about 3AA 2012 membership sale
24 hours, 9-00 am 13th jan to 9-00am 14th, if you sign up during that window your in for 2012.
all other details and info will be in the newsletter out mid week.
exciting week for us, defines the whole year !

There was a slight confusion with countdown timer on 3A blog, which showed 9:00PM Hong-Kong time instead of 9:00AM HK time, which is the correct one.
nothing has changed, 13th at 9-00am HONG KONG TIME

So guys, once again: 3AA 2012 membership goes on sale at www.bambalandstore.com , on January 13th, 9:00AM HK time. There will be 24 hours window , all the other details and info (price, what is inside the package and etc) will be in 3AVOX which comes out in the middle of this week. Here is 3AVOX archive and sign up link.

And if you are confused by Hong-Kong time, you can click here to see how it corresponds with different timezones.

10.01

3AA 2012 dedicated newsletter is out and can be read here.

3AA 2012 goes onsale 13th Jan at 9-00am, the sale will last 24 hours and the opportunity to join 3AA will not come around till the same time next year!

3AA 2012 costs $180USD, the member pack consists of 15% discount to any product purchased directly from 3A via Bambaland or conventions etc for the period of 12 months ( under the account name the 3AA 2012 was purchased ), 3AA messenger bag, 3AA baseball cap ( regular size ), membership card and the exclusive Adventure Kartel 1/6th figure F-LEGION.
 

**The small print which isn't that small**
*3AA 2012 is not transferable, if it is resold it becomes null.
*The 3AA discount will be applied online at the Bambalandstore to the account under which 3AA was purchased.
*3AA 2012 members are guaranteed access to purchase one ( more if applicable ) standard release and 3AA exclusive releases for the period of the 2012 membership. Standard sales does not cover special sales of limited nature, Ashley Wood 1:1 editions or 3A publications.
*3AA exclusive toys will not be offered outside of 2012 3AA members
*One 3AA membership per account and delivery address.
**PLEASE NOTE UNTIL YOUR PAYPAL TRANSACTION IS COMPLETE, THE ORDER IS NOT PROCESSED BY BAMBALAND.**

3AA 2012 ordering instructions for existing members , on that screen you need to enter your member number (it's on your 3AA 2011 card) and what name you want to have on the card: 10 characters max, only letters and numbers. Last year when people failed to fulfill criteria for names, they got their Bambaland family names & given names on the card.

Since I saw that people are asking these questions, here are quick answers:
What 3AA stands for? ThreeA associates
Can we chose the size of the cap/hat? Unfortunately no, it's one size.
How long 3AA 2012 will be on sale? 24 hours, starting on January 13th 9:00AM HK time
What buying advantages 3AA members will have? An exclusive access & 24 hours buying window to 3AA editions (which will be offered to 3AA members only) and buying window for standard editions.

Here is Ashley answering on buying window questions:
"3AA have 24 hours to order standard or 3AA exclusives. simple a that, nothign else matters but that."
" 3AA have 24 hours to order, thats it, what else do ya need to know
im keeping 2012 really simple, 3AA have 24 hours to order a standard or 3AA toy"

I will quote this image again, cause F-Legion 0024491 is awesome, checkout his story as well: A relic from the Northern suburb wars, the only remaining member of F-Legion. F-Legion were experimental cyborgs designed to help the ADF against the hoards of robots pillaging the northern suburbs of New Andria! 0024491 was the only member to return from the mysterious ROBOT ISLAND after an ill-fated assault. 0024491 has never spoken of the mission and to this day still carries on his prime directive to protect the northern suburbs from all trouble merchants and shit stirrers. 

Ashley about AK 1/6th scale 3AA 2012 exclusive figures: F-Legion 0024491
"already said what he is from somewhere, he is a cool addition to the AK world, nut his info is int he newsletter regardless !"
"3AA is very simple, its all there in the newsletter.
there will be no other f-legion ever made"

On 3AA 2012 membership shipping:
early april im told
Privileges itself: discount, access and buying window , becomes active right for the next Bambalandstore sale.

Latest from Ashley's blog:
did some quick water colors
did some quick water colors yesterday.

Ashley on watercolors:
water color is the hardest medium i think, no mistakes, no fluffing it. no pencil markes, just exact strokes.
dunno if ill show or publish, they are int he draw, with many others
ill have to have Eric write text for serious artbook about me oneday, makes me sound , smarts and with it !

On his personality:
funny thing, im never being funny, people just think so, im a pretty serious guy.

On his blog header piece:

its a good piece Eric, i tried to do a sister piece, but it stands alone. of only art was as simple as wanting to do it.

Posting in 3AA 2012 messenger bag thread , created by Cody:
wow even ol bag got a thread, nice work cody - see, that's how serious Ash is))

And mcdaniel's 3D animation of WWR MK2 Square, which was created for 3D Animation contest, got featured on 3A blog: http://www.threeaonline.com/blog/?p=1956 , which is already WIN WIN in my book. So guys, there is still time left, as deadline is end of the month...so if you got some 3D juices in you, please checkout 3D Animation thread (click me) and show us what you got! Prize: Shadow and Light Oyas!

11.01

Ashley on watercolors and his plans:
they were fun, a pallete cleaner, as im about to go to art ground till HKV, then after that back to ground till september for levine.
i have so much to do, its daunting, and exciting....

Really cool photos by print

Zaku displayed Toy Hunters Hong-Kong, posted by defcon

Black and Devil AP Bambass by Emmon Luo , 3A third anniversary is on the way

Ashley's quote from September 11th (and which for some strange reason got missing from my column), which sheds some light on "cross decal" , which can be seen on Gravediggers and Barguest de Plume:
"err, he has a cross on his hide, who else has a cross on them, im not talking a vertical cross either…"

Added author names to Brillo Square F5 Bar sketches gallery: http://imgur.com/a/T2QAb#0 and to Zaku F5 Bar sketches gallery: http://imgur.com/a/ACtW6#0 , now I'm done with holidays backlog. Huge thank you to all authors! I bet you guys are getting ready for F5 Bar dedicated to 3AA 2012 sale, which goes up soon!

And two frequent questions I saw people asking:
Is there is a limit on the amount of members that can join 3AA 2012? As was mentioned in the VOX, there is 24 hours window, so limit is determined by the amount of people, who will join and pay for their membership.
I and my fiance/brother/father.... live in the same house and we both want to buy 3AA 2012 and we have seen this rule in 3AVOX: "One 3AA membership per account and delivery address.", what to do? Unfortunately that's not my department, but all I can, is to recommend you to contact cs@threeaonline.com ASAP and explain your reasons.

Photo of 1:1 NW Square , finally shared by the-flip

[Gimbat]

12.01

I can't believe that it's a forth year of offering 3AA membership to people...time flies so fast! I'm doing the news for three full years and this is going to be my forth year as 3AA member. Since, magic card and privileges (access and discount) are mostly similar through the years and 3AA always comes in a great box, let's take a look on previous years exclusives:

Year 2009 - WWRp Bramble (first ever WWRp figure)

year 2010 - WWRp Nom de Plume

year 2011 - AP Oyabun (first AP Popbot Universe figure)

and now 1/6th scale F-Legion figure, we are growing baby! And don't forget about MESSENGER BAG - in my opinion it tops last years t-shirt and hoodie!

I'm always so devastated about people, who discover about 3A and fell in love with our figures one week after 3AA membership sale, because now they have to wait almost a full year to get on the train. So please spread a word about this sale, let's make everyone know that on January 13th for 24 hours, everyone will have an unique opportunity to become 3AA member.

With less than 24 hours to wait before 3AA 2012 goes up on Bamba, it's time to open F5 Bar...Here are the details and rules about F5 Bar, which are currently must be boring for my frequent readers.
With F5 Bar going up 3AA 2012 thread is reserved for Q&A about 3AA sale and reporting problems (bambalandstore issues and whatnot), all the other chatter must go in F5 bar.
Have fun in the bar, 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 + sketches will be posted in the first opening post of the F5 thread. So before asking a question, please check the first page of the bar for answers. You can always PM me (or other MODs) if you some questions and you don't want to post them publicly.
Usually we don't allow interpretations of 3A/Ashley Wood intellectual property and characters. But as our tradition goes only on sale nights (and especially 3AA sale night), we are making an exception and looking forward to your sketches , featuring any 3A characters on them or Legion themes. I'll be putting them up here and in F5 Bar, later on they will be added to online gallery on imgur as well, with captions, so it will be seen who is the author of each sketch, which is always nice. If I missed your sketch, please never hesitate to contact me.

F5 Bar is open and waiting for ya:
http://www.threeaonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=2342.0

13.01

sketches, photos and art from the bar

online gallery: http://imgur.com/a/AA8zx

3AA 2012 membership goes up in less than 30 minutes from now, on January 13th, 9:00AM Hong-Kong time and will be available for 24 hours. Here is a link for different time zones

Ashley posting in a bar:
gonna grab a coffee, and enjoy seeing where 2012 3AA goes, always exciting!
im lookign forward to peeps emailign in 48 hours saying we never said anything about 3AA going onsale.

Again guys, 3AA 2012 is for sale only once a year, so please don't sit on the fence and don't miss your opportunity , if you want one.  List of the benefits:
3AA 2012 costs $180USD, the member pack consists of 15% discount to any product purchased directly from 3A via Bambaland or conventions etc for the period of 12 months ( under the account name the 3AA 2012 was purchased ), 3AA messenger bag, 3AA baseball cap ( regular size ), membership card and the exclusive Adventure Kartel 1/6th figure F-LEGION.
3AA 2012 is not transferable, if it is resold it becomes null.
The 3AA discount will be applied online at the Bambalandstore to the account under which 3AA was purchased.
3AA 2012 members are guaranteed access to purchase one ( more if applicable ) standard release and 3AA exclusive releases for the period of the 2012 membership. Standard sales does not cover special sales of limited nature, Ashley Wood 1:1 editions or 3A publications.
3AA exclusive toys will not be offered outside of 2012 3AA members
One 3AA membership per account and delivery address.

Please don't forget that UNTIL YOUR PAYPAL TRANSACTION IS COMPLETE, THE ORDER IS NOT PROCESSED BY BAMBALAND.
Thank you and see you all on 3AA side!

From Bambalandstore.com 3AA 2012 description:
ThreeA reserves the right to cancel the orders if improper purpose is inspected
One 3AA membership per account and delivery address.

Ashley about next 3AA exclusive (so excited, love 1/12th stuff!)
first 3AA exclsuive is a boxed AP popbot set, sangreal, pop chain, badbot and two handed pop all in an illustrated box. regular are carded versions of badbot and chain popbot,
thanks for joining !

Posting in a bar:
"have fun 3AA, back to the studio, as the art doesnt seem to make itself, much to my horror !!!!"
"full price is a bargain !" - on 3AA 2012 price

Moving to California??
im ready to move again james
Monterey here I come

On members quantity:
well if it get crazy big, we shall pull !
but it aint gonna, 3A is still quite the unknown. plus we dont do shit normal which make the normal not dig us, which I get too.
its all good, 1 or 1000!

Print, which comes with WWR MK2 Brillo Square

Message from Benny (threeA HK staff)
We are too busy right now and have too many emails incoming, please give us some time to answer on them. Don't worry, we will answer on all of them. Thank you!

Guys, automatic confirmation emails are taking some time to generate and the more orders came in, the more time it takes. Don't worry if you haven't got one instantly. Paypal payment confirmation is what matters the most!

After some problems within first minutes of the sale, everything goes smoothly and 3AA membership is sitting on Bamba for 24 hours window and waiting for people to put it in the cart.

Ashley posting in a bar, thanking everyone for support:
i would also like to say thanks from all of 3A for the continued support into 2012![color]

About entirely new 1/6th scale Universe , which is coming to us this year and called: Totem

spending a lot of time on totem, spooky sci fi, cant beat it.

On going to California:
re cali, after I have finished my art for this year, ill look into it, i miss the CA
hang in there x43
gonna be a good year for 3AA!

MGS REX from Kojima Hideo twitter, featuring happy Shinkawa Yoji. Take a close look on foot detail pic, I can't imagine how many work hours were spent on something as complex and ingeniously built like REX.

Previous image of MGS REX in all it's beauty and with a railgun, as on pics bellow it's shown without one:

And before hitting the bed, I just want to say: Welcome to all the new members and existing members, who are renewing for the next year of 3AA! And don't forget 24 hour  window for buying membership closes on January 14th, 9:00AM HK time.

14.01

After 24 hours sharp, 3AA 2012 membership is gone from the store. Again, I want to say : Welcome to all the new members and existing members, who are renewing for the next year of 3AA! Thank you SO MUCH for your support and it's great to have you on our side!

Ashley posting in F5 bar about 3AA 2012:
"please if we had taken it down you would have called foul and 3A SUCKS !
5 minutes and its down !"
"its funny, we estimated pretty much to a 10 what 3AA would be..
we aint taking the world over, but we are not going backwards" - on 3AA members quantity
thats it, hope there is a 5th !
cheers chaps

Lots of chatter in F5 bar, was dedicated to bacon and Ashley joined the talks:
"carded vinyl bacon.. now thats a toy !"
"ill make it 3AA exclusive !"

One of 3A secrets, which was never actually a secret:
dunno whats coming, we dont have any structure or plan, just winging it, or it becomes a job, and I dont do that !

On whether we will have one more VOX this week:
vox was the 3AA one.
shit i only got two hands. plus with the chinese new year happening shit is a little slow around these parts. next week will be cool, Queeny !

Our boardie Teimaru discovered something about his Nablers
Guys i think nobody noticed it before here, but NABLER'S EYES ARE GID !!!

Some boardies already tried it and didn't have good results, so perhaps his Nablers are special or it's an evil Nabler's game to trick us all?

Last sketches update from F5 bar, thank you to all the authors! Working on adding names to the online gallery.

online gallery: http://imgur.com/a/AA8zx

Even though 3AA 2012 is a done deal, I don't want to close the bar yet, since this night was so special for us all...I don't want this bar to end like an ordinary one.
Perhaps everyone, who is willing could write a comment, saying few words about 3A, 3AA and bacon (if you love THAT much)? Would be nice, what do you think? Please click here and say some words if you dig the idea.

Small notice to all the new members, 'cause members from the previous years know it already, as we have the same procedure. After 3AA 2012 membership purchase your 3AA privileges at Bambalandstore, will be activated right in time for the next Bambalandstore sale (most likely Queeny - nothing written in stone yet), no need to do anything from your side at this point – 3A staff will go through the people , who bought memberships and assign privileges to their accounts at Bambalandstore.

F5 Bar is closed and as a tradition goes, here is a short farewell from me:
Hate to let go such a magical "night in a bar", but don't want to confuse people, who just missed 3AA sale , with an open bar.
Thank you SO MUCH guys for the continuous support. Without your strong support, this bar, forum, community and 3A, would never be so cool & alive!
I'll repeat Ash's words, for those who haven't seen it:

i would also like to say thanks from all of 3A for the continued support into 2012
See you for the next sale, which is most likely going to be Popbot Queeny!
First 3AA exclusive is going to be AP Popbot 4pack, featuring:
Sangreal, Popbot chain version, Badbot and two handed Popbot
Have a great weekend my friends.
Gimbs

Another photo of MGS REX from Kojima Hideo twitter , railgun is HUGE! People keep asking about scale and prices. Sadly I can't say anything about the price and as for the scale, we know that REX stands almost 20" tall and according to info, I've found "real" REX height is 12meters, so with simple conversion and math, we are getting 1:23 scale ratio (feel free to correct me, if I'm wrong).

Ashley reminding that MGS RAY would be as cool, as REX is:
Ray is awesome too, no other plans beyond those too, if you want more tell Konami !

WWR Grunt customized and displayed as dioarama by snappyD

[Gimbat]

15.01

Ashley commenting on facial hair absence/presence on 3AA 2012 package exclusive figure - F-Legion cyborg:

there is no mo
.......

Latest entry from 3D Animation contest, this one was made by noviart and his helpers and I must say, it's a bloody awesome and must see. Deadline is approaching, but there is still time to amaze us with MOAR! Winner gets Shadow and Light Oyas set.

clickable

Ashley commenting on AP Sangreal/Day one Popbot, which is going to be a part of first 3AA exclusive. Quoting Ash again about contents of this set: "sangreal, pop chain, badbot and two handed pop all in an illustrated box. regular are carded versions of badbot and chain popbot"
day one has two eyes

16.01-17.01

1/12th scale AP (Action Portable) Warzombs (AP Zomb release variants - there were offered 10 in total) , Ash is currently in Hong-Kong , so more cool stuff coming! I keep my fingers and wings crossed for 1:1 kitties teasers, which Ashley might be painting right now! AP Zombs - estimated shipping time - March 2012.

WWR Mighty Square - the little door opens and you can his "guts" - that's so cool, I was hoping for it since Square MK1!

Popbot Blind Cowboy and Ghosthorse started popping up in Asia. Pics posted on our forum by Jack and wwwetworks, authors behind these photos, who unfortunately aren't present at our forum: sunxiazzi137 and tythot

As always, more photos can be found in dedicated thread.

Hong-Kong Legion decided to show that they might not be strong at numbers (4 people presented at the meeting), but they have a lot of willingness and skills. So if you are in HK and love 3A, click here and join the HK division and if you aren't , checkout that thread for some super dope pics.
Here are couple examples of their photos (posted by pyromaniaa:

Guys, please use the map and mark your WWR TRG Trooper (shipped) & WWR Medic Grunt and Popbot Blind Cowboy on it: http://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=210110 , if you will not use it, the map has no sense in keeping it alive. I see that A GREAT number of people marked Lolli TQ on the map, why no love for TRG Trooper? Thank you!