Only 22 days till Designer Con 2015.
I will be there for my fifth time vending all sorts of lovely retrobotic stuff for your delight and amusement.
This year I am super easy to find. Booth number 114, right inside the main door in the ballroom.
So come on and say hello. I am happy to sign and sketch for you and just natter.
Exclusives news coming very very soon.
Colonel Rombus the “Mourning” edition will be making his debut at ToyconUK on the 25th of April in London.
The Colonel is a 5″ tall cast resin figure, with a glass eye and real Brass key.
Sculpted and hand painted by Doktor A. in satin black, tarnished steel and royal purple.
Signed on the underside and numbered on the rear in an embossed fashion.
Edition of 25.
Most will be at Toycon with the remaining few available from my online store on the same day.
£150 each.
In only a couple of weeks Toycon UK will be upon us again.
The UK’s premier designer toy convention takes place on the 25th April in sunny old London.
Tickets are still available from the convention website and there should be some on the door through the day. But if you want to get in when it opens I suggest you get one in advance. The que last year was round the block.
Below is the booth layout so you can find your way directly to me up the front by the stage and purchase your Toycon releases and other Mechtorian goodies right away.. I am afraid I dont have tech for credit/debit cards so bring cash please..
ToyConUK 2014 – 25th April 9am-5pm
York Hall, Bethnal Green
345 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PJ, London, UK
Nearest Tube Station: Bethnal Green (Central Line)
Nearby buses 8, 106 and D6
Parking is only on side street parking with Pay and Display.
Don’t forget to check for travel news on the day at: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
There is also a great guide to Toycon over at Toy Chronicle..
This coming Saturday 24th January sees the opening of the 5th yearly “Conjoined” dimensional art show at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica California. Curated by the amazing artist Chet Zar, Conjoined showcases sculptors and makers from around the world, many of w whom do not regularly show in galleries.
I am once again honoured to be a part of this astonishing show.
Come along to the opening at 8pm and have a look at mine and all the other amazing works.
The show is then open until the 14th of February.
“Rollo O Ver”
Acrylic, Epoxy resin, Steel, Lead, Rubber,Paper, Found Objects
9″x9″x5″
I kept a runny tally of parts just out of interest on this project. Total component including fixings = 316
Contact the gallery for purchase information.
Last event of the year that I will be vending at.
I will have a full convention table of toys, art and merchandise available.
“STEAMPUNK SURGICAL SPIRIT”
a Christmas Market, at The Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds, UK.
Running time of the event is from 11am – 5pm on Sunday 7th December.
The museum itself opens at 10 so you can visit the exhibitions or go in the cafe until we are.
Introducing Colonel Rombus “Pewter” edition.
Launching at Designer Con comes a new edition of the popular Colonel Rombus character.
Each 6” tall “Coldcast” Pewter figure has “Bronze” inset gear details, a inset glass eye lens and a real metal Brass winding key.
Sculpted by Doktor A and hand cast and antiqued in England by Baroque Designs.
Within the edition run there are randomly hidden a handful of “Chase” versions of the Colonel. Where the regular version has a green eye, the chase versions have a purple eye.
The edition is of only 25 pieces.
The first 15 will be available from the Doktor’s booth ( 416 ) at Designer Con. With the remaining amount available from his online store a little later. (When he gets back to the UK)
£90 / $150 each
I will be heading out to LA for Designer Con at the Pasadena Convention Centre on the 8th and 9th of November.
Its an epic two day convention featuring all things designer and art toy related
Come find me at Booth 414 in the smaller hall, right next to the awesome Chet Zar.
I will have exclusive pieces, APs, toys, prints and original artworks available.
Click the map to enlargen..
An exclusive mini print of “Sebastian Whittler” will be available from my booth at Designer Con on the 8th -9th of November at the Pasadena convention centre.
Pop on down to booth number 416 to pick up one of only 25 signed and numbered prints of this Toy making Retrobot.
6″ x 8″ (image size 4.5″ x 7″ ) $15 each.. Signed and Numbered by Doktor A.
Renown throughout the land for their marvellous toys, Sebastian is one half of the famous Whittler brothers.
He works miniature mechanical miracles with whatever comes to hand. Creating curious characters and fantastical clockwork facies for the discerning collector.
He has the sense when he works that he is breathing a little bit of his soul into each of his creations.
An odd idea as they are, after all only clockwork.
Toy clockwork.
Not real living clockwork like himself.
Stumpy Warburton “Mourning” edition will be released exclusively at Designer Con in Pasadena on November the 8th & 9th.
There will be ONLY 20 of these 2″ tall resin figures, each hand painted by Doktor A.
Signed and numbered, carded and bagged.
$90 each.
Available from the Doktor’s booth, Number 416.
An exclusive mini print of “Harry K. NIdd” will be available from the Big Kev’s Geek Stuff booth at New York Comic Con on the 9th -12th of October.
Pop on down to booth number 127 to pick up one of only 25 signed and numbered prints of this arachno-robotic denizen of Retropolis.
The 6″ x 8″ (image size 4.5″ x 7″ ) prints will be only $15 each.
