Win a Toy-A-Day CD

The first of the five limited edition Toy-A-Day CDs containing the PDF of the first 100 toys is now up for grab!

All you need to do is to go to our Facebook Fan page and tag your name on this picture. You can also click on the above picture to go directly to the page.

Good luck!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who tagged us. We have reached the maximum number of tags Facebook allowed on the picture. If you miss this one, don't worry, there are 4 more CDs up for grab over the next few days. Watch out for the next picture on our Fan page any time soon!

UPDATE (Dec 1st 2009): The draw was held at random.org, and a winner has been picked. Full results here.

Update: New template now available

The new "no-glue-required" blank template is now available for download via the Toy-A-Day Facebook group.

Also watch out for our 2nd "Design Your Own Toy" contest soon! Meanwhile you can take a look at the entries from the first contest and the 9 finalists.

Update

The PDF file for my Pikachu toy is now available for download here. Also watch out for the new Toy-A-Day blank template soon!

Poll

I would like to hear from you if you prefer the new template whereby the toy can be constructed without any glueing, or the original template which I had been using before the Comedian toy. Please let me know by taking the poll on the right-hand side.

Thanks in advance!

Update

The Comedian PDF is now available for download here. It's the first time I'm using the new template which is designed so that the toy can be built without using any glue or tapes. Whether you like this new template or not, please let me know what you think.

Updates

A few things...

The Rorschach PDF is now available for download here.

I'm in the process of designing a new template which requires no glue or sticky tapes to construct the toys. Hopefully it will be used for my next toy. For more details, check out my Facebook group.

And finally, just for the fun of it, I've signed up on Twitter! :-)

Update

The PDF for my Dexter toy is now available for download here.

Meanwhile I'm at work on my next toy. You can find out more about it on my Facebook group.

Update: The Beatles PDF

The Beatles PDF files are now available for download here! Meanwhile you can now get the latest news by joining the Toy-A-Day Facebook group. For a start, you can take a peek at the next toy I'm working on there.

Blank Template

Thanks for all the email requests for the blank Toy-A-Day template, you can now get the blank template at the Toy-a-Day Facebook group. I'll be glad to feature your creation if you would send a picture of what you've come up with.

Have fun!

Update

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!

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!

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.

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.

Update: Day 37 to 45

Clockwise from top left corner: Indian Jones, Woody, William Shakespeare, Robin, Buzz Lightyear, Spock, Stitch, Yao Ming, Wonder Woman.

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').

Update: Design-Your-Own-Toy Contest

I'm pleased to announce the Design-Your-Own-Toy contest is finally on! There are only two rules: 1) All entries have to be worked on the template provided (though you're allowed to modify it slightly to suit your design); 2) Each participant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries.

Winners will either be picked by me or a guest artist, or by voting (depending on the response). I will announce the prizes tomorrow.

Send me an email to papertoys@mail.com (with the title 'Toy-A-Day Contest') for your blank PDF template if you're interested to take part in this contest. Any other questions and comments, please post here.

Have fun!