Patents, Music, and More Retro Action Figure Action!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 03:20:24 PM

Hello Roboskullers!  Progress continues, and here are the latest updates:

The Patent Pending ROBOSKULL MKII

We so appreciated all the recognition and support we received for the creativity and innovation we put into our ROBOSKULL MKII vehicle.  You might find it interesting that the ROBOSKULL MKII is Patent Pending!

The patent process is a long one, so expect a patent update...next year!

Music Downloads for ROBOSKULL MKIIVinyl Record 

If you pre-ordered the ROBOSKULL MKII Vinyl Record during our BackerKit, you should have already received an email with your digital download of Cosmic Orphan's Wolf Like Me.   Cosmic Orphan's rendition of this song is truly remarkable!   We were beyond thrilled when Wordburglar signed up to create an original track for this project, and are pleased to announce that the digital download of Wordburglar's all-new song, I GET TO DRIVE IT, will drop later this month!

We love this music so much and we hope you do, too!   We also know you're all about the toys, and we'll continue to update you on our progress in the months ahead.  Lastly, we have an exciting Action Figure Community update to share with you:

Another Amazing Action Figure Kickstarter ENDS TOMORROW!

OPERATION: RECALL

Legendary Creators Back on Active Duty!

Carson Mataxis (of 3DJoes.com fame) dreamed of creating his own action figure back in 1989.  33 years later,  G.I. Joe toy legends Ron Rudat, Kirk Bozigian, Doug Hart, Bill Merklein, Larry Hama, and Ed Morrill helped him bring his childhood figure to life.  This legendary team then took things even further by inviting fans to submit their own designs to be selected and immortalized as retro action figures!

Carson revealed the winning entries at JoeFest and we were able to witness multiple fans discover that their submissions were selected for this Kickstarter.  It was an amazing experience!  The creativity of the fandom is astounding and we want to see every one of these amazing figure concepts unlocked when this campaign ends Sunday.   ELEVEN unique figures have already been unlocked with EIGHT more just waiting to be unlocked!  These retro O-ring figures will be fully compatible with our SKELETRON Wolf Trooper Retro figure and the upcoming Callsign: Longbow action figures.  Please take a look at OPERATION: RECALL right now- you won't be disappointed!

THANK YOU!

-SKELETRON

Red Shadows Raid JoeFest!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 10:58:18 PM

Red Shadows Raid JoeFest!

Team SKELETRON had a truly amazing time at JoeFest in Augusta, Georgia last weekend!  If you were able to join us there, you saw an entire squadron of our toy-maker friends:   Marauder "Gun-Runners", SKELETRON,  Raginspoon Toys, Callsign: Longbow, and Animal Warriors of the Kingdom were all lined up in a row!  And of course, there were so many more awesome booths and killer toys to see as well.

 For this update, we are showing photos that were taken by fellow Roboskuller, Leonard Shaw.  Thank you for the photos, Leonard!  It was great meeting Leonard and so many more of you at the show!   The most consistent comment we heard from backers at our booth was "WOW.  It's even bigger than I thought!"

We have SO MANY people to thank for helping us showcase our progress at JoeFest:

FRED ACZON | Sculpting

JUSTIN ROSS | 3d Printing

RAGINSPOON PAUL | Casting

BRANDON LACY | 4" Painting  & Heavy Transportation

MATTHEW LECROY | 0-Ring Painting

JAMES HARROD | Decal Printing

SEAN HARKER | Showroom Manager

R. CARSON MATAXIS | Panel A/V Master

We were thrilled to show off our new preproduction sculpts and decos!   We also showed a functional rough print of the ROBOKNIGHT HEAVY METAL ARMOR and more! If you want to see even more photos, PLEASE JOIN US in the SKELETRON SECRET LAB!

Thank You to EVERYONE who attended the show and helped make it possible!

HAVE AN AWESOME AND SAFE WEEKEND!!!

-SKELETRON

P.S.   HUUUUUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the G.I. JOE Classified Team for their rapid-fire massively-scaled HasLab success with the G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra H.I.S.S.   WE LOVE IT!!!!!

JoeFest, Grinding, & Grindstone Toys
over 2 years ago – Thu, Jun 09, 2022 at 01:36:59 PM

JoeFest, Grinding & Grindstone Toys

Dear Roboskullers,

Progress continues as we work on multiple items concurrently- refinements and subtle improvements are being made to make the very best toys possible!  And we'll be showing off some of our latest progress with product updates at JoeFest!

Yes, SKELETRON will be at JoeFest in Augusta later this month (June 24-26) and we hope to see you there!  JoeFest is an awesome convention and a great place to hunt toys, attend panels, and just hang out and enjoy conversations with fellow collectors.   And if you've never been to a toy convention, please give one a try- Do it for you!  Trust us, you won't regret it.  We hope to see you at our booth, at the bar, and at our SKELETRON panel in Augusta on Saturday night!

As we prep for the show, here are some secret prototype pics of our Grindstone Retro Wolf Trooper & Marauder Wolf Trooper:

Our friends at Grindstone Toys & Marauder "Gun-Runners" will also be at JoeFest!  And in case you missed it, our Retro Wolf Trooper collaborators, Grindstone Toys, are in the midst of their own Kickstarter, which funded in only 6 hours!   If you have an interest in 80s toys or badass action figures, please give it a look:

The CALLSIGN: LONGBOW Kickstarter concludes this Saturday, and there are EVEN MORE AWESOME figures just waiting to be unlocked!   MARAUDER DESERT TROOPERS,  TRACKSUIT HENCHMEN, SOVIET NINJAS, and more!  We want to see all these figures made, so please check out CALLSIGN: LONGBOW on Kickstarter!

Thank you all, and hope to see you soon!

-SKELETRON

Passing of a Legend
over 2 years ago – Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 04:37:19 AM

KEN KELLY: Brother of True Metal, Roboskuller, and Friend

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ken Kelly.  An icon, a legend, and an inspiration to us and so many others, he is already missed.  We are incredibly fortunate to have been able to work with him on our packaging art, and our thoughts are with his family and friends. 

Growing up playing Dungeons & Dragons and listening to heavy metal, there were few things more absolutely fantastic than the art adorning my Manowar album covers.  Painted by legendary artist Ken Kelly, they fully captured my imagination, and even a kid could see they were painted by a master.  I didn't know the extent of Ken's iconic work back then, and I certainly never imagined I'd have a chance to collaborate with him decades later.

Working with Ken on our Skeletron toy line launch has been nothing short of a dream come true.  I was flying sky-high after I first spoke with Ken and he agreed to take on our project.  Even in his seventies, he was incredibly strong, vital-  a real badass.  I feel so fucking fortunate to have been able to talk with him and to get to know him, just a little.  We had a lot more kickass work planned out together, but I'm just so grateful for the time I was given to work with him.  I don't think you get many chances to create with your heroes.  And Ken, you sure delivered.  Thank you.

Godspeed and Forever Carry On

-Ben Conway

MISSON ACCOMPLISHED: YOU BLEW UP BACKERKIT!
over 2 years ago – Thu, May 05, 2022 at 03:38:25 AM

MISSON ACCOMPLISHED:  YOU BLEW UP OUR BACKERKIT!

Roboskullers blow up BackerKit after exploding our Kickstarter!

We're blown away, too.  No one could have expected the level of support we received during our Kickstarter, and even after seeing how crazy awesome you Roboskullers are, we still did not anticipate such an amazingly successful BackerKit.  We've grown to 1,995 supporters, who have pledged over $900,000 to this project!

Nothing could have prepared us for this.  Together we've far exceeded EVERY expectation for this project.   Your backing, your sharing, your podcasts, your comments, and your kindness have made this bigger, faster, and better than it otherwise ever could have been.  Thank you.   And we thank every one of our many partners, collaborators, and freelancers who jumped aboard our Concept Roboskull MKII as we set our sights so very high.  Thank you.

And so this mission is now accomplished, but SKELETRON's mission has really just begun.  We now fly back to our Red Shadows Secret Laboratory, to toil away on every detail- and ensure we deliver the very best to you, our faithful Roboskullers!

-SKELETRON