A couple of things...
I know I have been late on schedule lately, but I assure you I have been designing and making some new toys, and I'll definitely catch up!
Also, I have been receiving some requests to run the contest again, so I might go ahead with it if there's enough interests. You can let me know by voting 'Yes' or 'No' on the right of this blog.
One more thing, I'm in consideration regarding an offer to compile my work into a book where you can cut out the pages and make your own toys. Right now all I can say is I'm still in discussion with the publisher as there are several copyright issues we need to resolve.
Meanwhile, I should be posting a new toy (another character from Monsters, Inc.) tomorrow. So watch out for it!
Day 58: Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous and beloved creations, first introduced in 1955. Kermit was performed by Henson until his death in 1990.
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Contest: Results
After a round of vigorous voting (we've got 1,610 votes, amidst some controversies and old-fashioned bickering), we finally have our three winners! First prize goes to Xcar, with his entry 'El Santo' (359 votes); second goes to Yorick Poels with 'Chewbacca' (343 votes); third to Josh Cramer with 'Link' (313 votes).
The winners will be hearing from me soon!
Since this is the first time we're running this contest, I'm aware that this might not be the perfect way to pick the winners, but until I figure out a better way, let us all respect the results of the poll since I made it very clear from the very beginning the winners will be DECIDED by the number of votes. Be assured that I will take all your comments and suggestions into consideration and work out a better judging system next time, provided there are enough people interested to participate.
If anyone needs to post a comment, please say something constructive so we can all make things better the next time. (Bickering won't get us anywhere!).
So let's move on so I can continue posting new toys for all to enjoy again!
Contest: Finalists
After going through the twenty-seven shortlisted entries over the past few days, we have picked the nine finalists! Congratulations to all of them!
The entries, from top left (clockwise) are: Vincent Valentine (Sandra Cruz), El Santo (XCar), Manny Calavera (Lis Capeleto), Chewbacca (Yorick Poels), Marilyn Monroe (Pascal Frenette), Mickey Mouse (Shaina), Link (Josh Cramer), Tardis (Jonathan Zuniga), Frankenstein Monster (Chris Spitler).
The top three winners will be decided by your votes, so take a good look at each one of them and then vote for your favorite toy (on the right-hand side)! Spread the word to everyone you know to support your pick!
Good luck!
For those who missed the chance to participate this time, do watch out for the next contest!
Day 57: Victor Van Dort (Corpse Bride)
Victor Van Dort is a fictional character from Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, a 2005 stop-motion-animation film based loosely on a 19th century Russian-Jewish folktale version of an older Jewish story and set in a fictional Victorian era village.
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Day 56: Ultraman
Ultraman is a fictional character featured in tokusatsu, or "special effects" television programs. Ultraman made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, Ultraman, a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q. The show was produced by Tokyo Broadcasting System and Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes.
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Contest Update: Shortlisted Entries
Congratulations! After going through all the entries submitted for the first Make-Your-Own-Toy contest, we have shortlisted these twenty-seven entries for the next round of judging, of which I will select the final six. The readers will then decide on the top three winners by voting.
How I pick the final six will partially depend on the readers' comments here. So go ahead and leave a comment about the entries that you like here. You can also spread the word to all your friends and ask them for their support. Remember to play nice as we're all in it for the fun!
Good luck!
Contest Update
I would like to thank everyone who took the time to participate in the first Make-Your-Own-Toy contest. I have received twenty over entries and I'm currently going through all the entries and hopefully I could post all of them here within the next two days.
Meanwhile, if you have not submitted your entry, you can still send it to me within these two days. You'll still be qualified for the judging.
Meanwhile, if you have not submitted your entry, you can still send it to me within these two days. You'll still be qualified for the judging.
Day 55: Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder is a children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Bob appears as a construction contractor in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment (all made of clay). The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom.
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Update: Day 46 to 54
Clockwise from top left corner: RX-78-2 Gundam, Donald Duck, Alice Cooper, Bozo the Clown, Doraemon, Alien (Toy Story), Michelin Man, Snoopy, Diego Maradona.
Day 53: Gundam (RX-78-2)
The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. The titular mobile suit of the series, the RX-78-2 Gundam, is a member of this series. The RX-78-2 Gundam serves as the iconic symbol of the Gundam universe and sparked the creation of its multiple sequels and spinoffs.
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Day 52: Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans five decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors, Cooper drew equally from horror movies, vaudeville, heavy metal, and garage rock to create a theatrical brand of rock music that would come to be known as shock rock. Alice Cooper is also known for his social and witty persona offstage, The Rolling Stone Album Guide going so far as to refer to him as the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer".
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Day 50: Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. During an international career that included 91 caps and 34 goals, he played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, leading the Argentina national team to its victory over West Germany in 1986 World Cup, in which he collected the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. He scored both goals in the 2-1 victory over England in the quarter-final of the '86 tournament. The first goal was an unpenalized handball known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal was a spectacular 60-metre weave through six England players, commonly referred to as "The Goal of the Century" or, in Argentina, "The Cosmic Kite". He also won many trophies with Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli over the course of his career.
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Day 49: Bozo the Clown
Bozo the Clown is a clown character whose widespread franchising in early television made him the best-known clown character in the United States. Unlike many other shows on television, "Bozo the Clown" was mostly a franchise as opposed to being syndicated, meaning that local TV stations could put on their own local productions of the show complete with their own Bozo.
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Day 48: Doraemon
Doraemon (ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. The series is about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a schoolboy, Nobita Nobi.
In March 2008, Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation's first "anime" ambassador.
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Day 47: Snoopy
Snoopy is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly ordinary dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character — and among the most recognizable comic characters in the world.
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Day 46: Michelin Man
Bibendum, or the "Michelin Man", is the symbol of Michelin, primarily a tire manufacturer based in France. Introduced in 1898 by French artist O'Galop, the "Michelin Man" is one of the world's oldest trademarks. André Michelin apparently commissioned the creation of this jolly, rotund figure after his brother, Édouard, observed that a display of stacked tyres resembled a human form. Today, the "Michelin Man" is one of the world's most recognized trademarks, representing Michelin in over 150 countries.
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Update: Day 37 to 45
Clockwise from top left corner: Indian Jones, Woody, William Shakespeare, Robin, Buzz Lightyear, Spock, Stitch, Yao Ming, Wonder Woman.
Day 45: Spock
Spock (aka Mr. Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series, and one of the most enduring characters from American 1960s television. He is the only alien in the permanent cast - half-Vulcan, half-Human, and serves as the science officer and executive officer of the USS Enterprise, under Captain James T. Kirk.
His personal struggle between the Vulcan logical self and his human emotional self is the centerpiece of the character and created some evocative drama. He was originally portrayed by actor Leonard Nimoy (except for brief scenes of a much younger Spock in two later movies) and will be portrayed by both Zachary Quinto and Nimoy in the upcoming 2009 film Star Trek.
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Contest Update
By now, those who had emailed me would have got the blank contest template in their mail. Those interested to join the contest can still email me at papertoys@mail.com (with the title 'Toy-A-Day Contest'). Just remember that the deadline for your submission is on the 10th of July, 2008.
I have also received some of your entries (which are really impressive!), and I'm expecting more to come within the next few days. Meanwhile, I'm trying to confirm the guest artist who will judge the entries with me. Will let everyone know soon.
Okay, this is what you've been waiting for... I got another prize for the contest - a Noddy wind-up tin toy produced for the Toys Museum of Singapore! I had a hard time searching for this, but I guess it's worth the effort because I think you're all going to love it!
So what are you waiting for? Let your creative juice flow and show me your best shot!
Update: Contest (Rules and Prizes)
I'm pleased to announce one more prize for the contest: an 8-inch vinyl Mario toy I picked up from a local toy shop yesterday! So there are two prizes now, and I'm trying to add a couple more because judging from the response I got, I want more people to have the chance to win a prize.
Now a couple things regarding the rules. I try to make it as simple as I can for everyone. Here it goes:
1) Design must be done on the standard template which I will be sending out to all those who emailed me.
2) You can use ANY medium you like. It can be done using a computer software or hand-drawn using any medium (colored pencils, paints, crayons etc.), so NO restrictions here.
3) Everyone of any age and from everywhere in the world can participate. If you win, I will try my best to send the prize to wherever you are from. However each person is allowed a maximum of three entries.
4) You must contruct the model you design and then take a picture of it and send it back to me (papertoys@mail.com). Save your picture as a jpg file at a minimum size of 400 x 400 pixels, 72 dpi (and a maximum of 600 x 600 pixels, 72 dpi).
5) Depending on the number of submissions, I might post all entries that meet the above criteria, or I might post only the shortlisted entries.
6) Remember to include your name and your website address (if you have one) so that I can credit your toy if it is posted here.
7) Closing date is 10th of July, 2008.
8) The judging process: All entries will be screened and judged by me and a guest artist (yet to finalise), and up to six finalists will be picked. The winners will then be voted by everyone.
9) Finally, I hope everyone takes this in the spirit of fun and helps make things run as smoothly as possible for all by not engaging in any disputes or complaints and respect the final outcome of the results. If you don't win this time, there'll always be another chance as I plan to run the contest again if all goes well!
If you have any questions, please leave a comment here.
To get the PDF template for the contest, send an email to papertoys@mail.com (with the title 'Toy-A-Day Contest').
Have fun!
Update: Contest
First off, thanks to all of you who emailed me showing your interest in the Design-You-Own-Toy contest. I will be sending out the blank PDF template to you soon.
I'm also pleased to announce the prize for the contest - a set of limited edition Bearbrick toys (see picture above) produced exclusively for Toys R Us in Japan. I'm still trying to look for more prizes to add to this. So watch out for the next update on the contest!
To get the PDF template for the contest, send an email to papertoys@mail.com (with the title 'Toy-A-Day Contest').
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