Spankystokes Contest followup

Do you remember the contest on SpankyStokes.com in March? Claudia NG and Daniel Yu both won with their Ideas to custom an UrbanHamster as "Rusty Robot" and a "Croshatch-Panda". Finally both customs are finished.

While the rusty robot was rather easy to do, the crosshatched Panda took some time. I was trying many pencils and ways to fix the paint on the white priming coat.

Secondly it was new to me to create even two characters to a toy which didn´t have eyes till now.

Both Hamsters will be sent to the winners in addition of one DIY-style figure. I hope Daniel and Claudia would also enjoy coloring their own customs which i can hopefully show you very soon.

Thanks go out to JeremyBrautman and John Stokes for supporting and managing the contest.









You can have a look at the original Contest in march 2010 at: http://www.spankystokes.com/2010/03/toy-architects-presents-resin-hamster.htmles.com/2010/03/toy-architects-presents-resin-hamster.html

and at the contest followup in May at:
http://www.spankystokes.com/2010/05/mathias-baxs-resin-hamster-contest.html

Please leave your comments on either my blog or spankystokes.com.









If you also want to try some Hamster-customs please have a look at: http://urbanhamster.bigcartel.com/ or contact me directly.

Custom by Rob Losito (smack6102) Part II

I was wondering how much potential sticks within a small figure. The more I´m wondering how much potential sticks in this gentle guy who says not to ba a customer but trying..



Hamster with light and wheels as we get in our second post about Rob looks great and idividual. Please keep in mind we´re posting these pictures as a sneak peak not as finished customs, to give you a look into the designer´s laboratory.



In late April Rob sent us some photos of the already colored HAMBOT. Rusty and metallic paintings have been added.

















I´m really appreciated by the emails and photos been sent already and I´m curious about what´s coming next.


If you also wanna give it a try with an Urban Hamster please contact us at www.urbanhamster.bigcartel.com.

Thank you for the photos Rob, hope to see some more soon :)

Urban Hamsters at Wondercon 2010

As a special Custom within the Neon-Monster Resin Show-Case 24 Hamsters in special color ways have been traveled to San Francisco. Toyarchitects Germany is proud to have been shown together with some of the biggest independent toy-artists around the world like Arbito USA, Tan-Ki France, Cris Rose UK, Spencer Hibert USA, Bwana Spoons USA, Hello Brute USA, Sergey Safonov Russia, 2PetalRose UK, Monstrehero USA and finally in society with Mitch the Neon-Monster itself, designed by Reuben Rude.


Also have a look at the fantastic articles by Vinyl Pulse at http://tinyurl.com/37j2t8s and Neon Monster at http://tinyurl.com/36264ojm/36264oj. Big thanks to all the participants, artists and indeed to awesome Jeremy Brautman for gathering together and curating the international Show!
You can still get some of these worldwide exclusive and unique artist´s toys at Neon Monster at http://tinyurl.com/y8m4rbe.

Custom by smack6102

Today another awesome Pre-Custom reaches us from Rob Losito, New Jersey , for twitter Fans known as smack6102.
As Rob says He´s no custom-artist jet.. but, these pictures might convince you to becoming an awesome custom.

Rob tried to reverse the Urban Hamster thus looking like a rolling robot. He´ll also add some batteries and light..

Does the robo moves finally? Keep in touch to see
the following progress. I´m trying to get out how the clear screen on the backside is made.

Custom by smallstuffpepe

Here´re some new Custom Urban Hamster IN-PROGRESS-photos done by Pepe from smallstuffstudios (www.smallstuff.ch).

This sems to be a mixture between a nautic skate or ray and a figure you might know from the priced contest of PVC-Skully boom by deliciousdrips.com in which Pepe took home to switzerland the 3rd international price (http://tinyurl.com/yavjsbjsbj). WOW.. Please send us the 2nd step.

Happy Easter!!!

Me and ToyArchitects wish you all Happy Easter,
復活節快樂 , Veselé Velikonoce, 復活祭おめでとう ,
Христос воскресе and Frohe Ostern!

Thank you to all our supporters, customers, fans and friends.

Yours Mathias

Ancient Critter and Squimonk arrive in Hamsterland. Thanks to Pepe from Smallstuffstudio in Switzerland (http://smallstuff.ch/).

The Ancient Critter is a Designer Toy casted in Resin, beeing combined with cress-seeds to plant on its top.

No doubt you will love it just like these guys welcome the little fellas. Keep your eyes on a release to be in April this year.

Best regards back to you :)