#mftm2013

With the end of October quickly approaching, we are now drawing near to the end of the post-show web sales of works from the exhibit.   To view all the works still available from the show, please visit the My Friend the Micronaut 2013 section of the Grass Hut web shop.   These will only be available in the shop until October 31st, 2013, so please come check it out once more before it is too late! As for the future of this site and the show, please stay tuned for more details afterwards!   Currently we are discussing a slightly different format for the next My Friend the Micronaut art show, in honor of Microman's 40th anniversary in 2014, and are discussing ways we can improve the show overall.  This was our first show of its kind, and likely the first dedicated Micronaut/Microman-themed art/custom show ever, and we had a few bumps along the way, but we are still proud of how it came together and think that next year in turn may be a very exciting one as well.    Thank you so much to all who participated this year and helped make the debut something amazing! 

Steve Peters of Awakening Comics is offering some copies of his Runner's Paradox (guest art splash pages by MicroBry, Michael Jaecks, Will Jones, and Scott Elyard) as well as a special new edition of Awakening Masterpieces #1, a fun and engaging reprint of Steve's epic childhood Micronaut comic he created at age 11!  These issues are available for purchase on site at the Grass Hut gallery or directly from Awakening Comics.

The Microshin Borgmen are swing-joint equipped variants of Matt's Glyan figures with an added special Microman/Henshin Cyborg twist: human heads, which are former test shots of a never-produced (and never previously released) alternate Glyan head inspired by Microman head designs! While these fantastic creations are no longer available for sale at the time of this writing, you can also read Matt's story behind the making of them here.

Ni Stuff has been producing a number of original factory-produced as well as resin-cast and customized figures that compliment Onell Design’s Glyos universe and bring at times a Microman-like aesthetic  with them.  His recently developed, first fully articulated self-produced and Glyos-compatible action figure, the Outlander, is used here to create a new set of characters in Microman homage colors, some intermixed with parts from Onell Design’s Armorvor, Buildman, andNoboto figures:  the Acroyear-like alien Acvorbuilder, and a set of three Time Outlanders.   Also available are a pair of his Anomalies mini-figures, the Micro-Adamen, done in metallic colors. Acvorbuilder is available for purchase in the Grass Hut shop here. Red Time Outlander is available for purchase in the Grass Hut shop here. Blue Time Nobotlander is available for purchase in the Grass Hut shop here. Orange/Green Time Outlander is no longer available for purchase at the time of this posting. Micro-Adamen are available for purchase in the Grass Hut shop here.

Created by: Laser Mego (Paul Wasson) Paul Wasson of Laser Mego has created many custom laser-cut accessories for vintage Mego figures and other toys.   Featured for the first time at My Friend the Micronaut 2013,  Laser Mego presents a completed laser-cut sample of Paul's Alien Bug Base (more info here),  a new take on the original Micropolis Micronauts construction set, but designed for the Micronaut's second worst enemies, the aliens.   The set includes a full set of vintage connector pieces, and is fully interchangeable with vintage Micropolis sets and Micronaut toys. The Alien Bug Base is available for purchase from the Grass Hut web shop here.

Prototype displayed -- Accepting pre-orders ($300), limited to a series of five.  Original Micronauts action figure shown for comparison purposes only, not included.

Union Fighter Blockman is an obscure, short-lived Takara line that came out in 1984 as an offshoot of Diaclone and Takara's broader "SF Land" range of semi-related properties.  The line featured two inch tall plastic and metal robots covered in 5mm pegs and ports.   The Blockman sets came with little one inch tall chrome pilots with sculpts reminiscent of Diaclone drivers, which were the same size.  The original toyline also was briefly re-released by Revell as part of its expanded Robotech model kit and toy line under the name "Robolinks" in the US and "Changers" in Europe. Prometheus Rising Studios’ Ben Mininberg wanted to thus explore how a Blockman would look scaled up to Microman (1/18) scale.  The now fully-posable (and quite sizable!) Blockman features ratcheting joints in the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, with additional articulation at the shoulders, biceps, wrists, waist, and hips.   My Friend the Micronaut is proud to be hosting the first CD-1-L Blockman prototype from Prometheus Rising Studios! This first ever-released prototype can be purchased from the Grass Hut store here.

(photos courtesy of Prometheus Rising Studios) The Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries Allaround power suits are 1/18 scale, designed to look at home next to Micromen and their many robotic allies.  The “Buffalo Squad” being deployed at My Friend the Micronaut 2013 is the Allaround’s first release, done up in a Diaclone inspired color scheme and given Prometheus Rising Studios’  trademark weathering and refined detailing treatment.    Each member of the squadron has their own number designation and personalized details unique to their suit, and the squad leader comes equipped with his own unique weapon of choice, a mag-rifle with a distinctive metallic green coil. The Allaround Buffalo Squad also represents the first full Prometheus Rising Studios fully 3D printed release to use a new method of acetone treatment allowing for smoothed surfaces and a more solid look.   These superbly detailed figures are fully posable, have incredible presence and will look excellent on any collector's shelf with Microman and Micronaut figures or any popular 1/18th scale format action figures. The 1/18th Allaround Power Suits from the Buffalo Squad can be purchased at Grass Hut here.