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Toy Show prep!

Our house has been overrun by preparations for the upcoming Toy Show. Thought you might like a sneak peek at the madness.

Craft room chaos

Notice the many empty pop cans and scrap paper EVERYWHERE

Library full of gear to set up our table

And now to show off something different...

So, every Toy Show we make a large set and donate it to the Silent Auction. This show, it's the Turtle van with April, Splinter, Rocksteady, Bebop, and Krang.

 

Similar to the A-team van we built a while ago, this van has magnetic doors that can open and close, and a standard sized Dude fits inside (up to 4 Dudes can fit inside). Splinter's ears make him just a bit too tall, so if you want him to ride in style, you'll need to bend them down slightly.

 

We hope to see you all at the show, and be sure to bid on this completely one of a kind set built entirely out of paper!

 

And of course, the 4 turtles and Shredder will be available for sale at our table if you'd like to complete your set.

Proof I need a larger photo box... maybe something more professional

It's a hold up!

What are they to do?

Why yes, Krang does come out of his Robot Body

A-Team!!!!

We've been hard at work building up a full set of the A-Team to donate to a charity silent auction to benefit the MS Society.

My personal favourite is HM Murdock by far, but maybe that's just because I'm a little crazy, just like him!

Captain HM Murdock

The best part of Murdock is his jacket!!!

 Of course, BA Baracus turned out pretty great as well. I mean come on- that much glitter paper on a Cube Dude that ISN'T a Vegas Version??? He even has grey wool socks and bright red Chucks.

Sgt B.A. Baracus

Check out them feather earrings!

And who doesn't love the smirk of the world's greatest con man- Faceman! I'll admit, out of context this Cube Dude looks pretty.... generic white guy-ish. But put him beside the other three and that devilish charm starts to shine!

Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck

And of course, the leader of the pack with the ever present Cigar... Hanibal Smith! It was a little nerve wracking to light a Cube Dude on fire, but the effect of a burnt cigar is so much better than just a brown curl of paper in his mouth. Plus, the photos turned out great!

 

Col. John Hanibal Smith. That is authentic singe on his cigar!

Col. Hanibal Smith

The Team

 Did you know that in the original TV series, the van was actually gun metal grey above the stripe, and black below? With the satin finish of the paint job, we were 4 seasons in and hadn't noticed!!! In doing the research to build this beast it was pointed out to us... and necessitated some re-designing.

If you look closely, the license plate number is also one of the plates used in the TV show. We're that kind of nerdy.

The team isn't complete without their Van. Yes, they all fit inside.

The van wouldn't be complete without a box full of guns!

Want to know how you can become the proud owner of this 1 of a kind set? Check out Victoria's Ultimate Hobby and Toy Fair, and go bid on it! This entire set has been donated- and remember, it's the ONLY ONE LIKE IT!

And don't forget to follow us on Facebook: Cube Dudes Facebook.

Exciting News!!!

We haven't been idle: I promise! Have you checked out our Facebook page yet? Cube Dudes were sadly sucked in to that cult as well, so if you should check it out.

We've also announced that we will be at Victoria's Ultimate Hobby and Toy Fair on October 14th.



We'll have our 3 Limited Edition Dudes available for sale (the Tick, Cthulu, and 1960's Batman), as well as some of our one-of-a-kind prototypes on display for all to see!

The Tick

Cthulu

1960's Batman

The Toy Fair also hosts a silent auction, with proceeds going to support the MS Society, and we plan on creating some one-of-a-kind Dudes to donate to the auction. Let's just say I'll love it when this plan comes together!

So Cube Dude life right now is busy trying to get everything ready. It SEEMS like October is quite a ways off, but as we're just getting ourselves off the ground, and this will be our first Toy Fair, we have a LOT that we want to do to get ready: Suggestion box, display case for Prototypes, display stand for Sale Dudes, design and build Dudes for silent auction donation, finish building the 1960's Batmans.... not to mention designing business cards and possibly even t-shirts for ourselves to wear at the show....

Busy busy busy.

Life is good!