Expert toy customizer Cris Rose has designed one of the most unique figures I’ve seen this year: the Runcible, hand painted with resin casting. Click photos to enlarge.
Each Edition has something different cast into the clear head, the visual representation of what Runcible is thinking of, as he has no voice.
Isn’t that wonderful? I’m just glad my own head doesn’t work that way.
Rose’s grandfather, a radio repairman, was the inspiration for the series. He says
“Edition A “Grandfather” contains an original 1940/50s radio part of my Grandfather’s – unique and beautiful in it’s own way. I have a limited number of these parts that I’m willing to part with as part of this project, some pristine, some decalyed, but 1 will be incorporated each time an Edition is released. As you can imagine, the uniqueness and sentimental value of this piece is high.”
I love this concept. When my grandmother passed away, it meant a lot to me to keep pieces of her costume jewelry (worth nothing monetarily) for use in future handmade jewelry and art projects. It’s a small slice of immortality and tribute that I find quite meaningful.
More pictures of the process and finished Runcible sculptures are on Cris Rose’s site, along with an impressive gallery of other custom works.
And one of my favorite blogs, Toys R Evil has more photos and information (including the fictional story/bio of Runcible).
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