In the previous blog I shared the acrylic standees that I made over the spring of 2025. I had fun turning game characters into something tangible in the same scale as my Sonic video game toys. I started thinking about what other characters I would like working with. There were hundreds of games that I wished I had action figures of, but I wanted to start with something super rare. Nothing could have been rarer than one of my favorite games,
The Ocean Hunter. The Sega gem was never ported to the home consoles. After almost three decades since its debut I thought it had become forgotten media. Then suddenly Sega announced that a complete version of the game would be included on the recent release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza.
The Ocean Hunter was set in a different world, not quite steampunk but still filled with very fantastic creatures, and technology. It had two main characters Chris and Torel. The tricky thing for me to figure out was which version I would make a standee of. The ones without a helmet would be seen in the cut scenes. The helmeted versions appeared during the actual stages. There was a version with a larger illuminated helmet in a single stage when they did a deep dive. Just to be safe I drew all three, and I asked my friends which one I should make. They were all split on the designs. So I put them on the back burner.
As long as I was coming up with ideas for standee figures I thought about making one out of an original character instead. The one that I immediately thought of was my skeletal OC
for a fictional sequel to the Atari game 720. Of the three designs I did I think I was happiest with the Vert version of my character. I haven’t given him a name yet. To be honest I was surprised with how well the Downhill version turned out. I might end up making standees of all three, each with their own custom base as well. Which of the three figures do you think works best? I probably wouldn’t order any new standees for a while as the current administration is putting tariffs on everything, and causing international shipping to go through the roof. So figures that might have cost me a few dollars might end up costing me hundreds. I would rather spend that kind of money on something else.
As you know I already
gave myself an early birthday present. Six months ahead of time I pulled the trigger on a 1/6 scale basketball hoop for my collector figures. Since I was on a skateboard kick I decided to give myself an early Christmas present this year as well. It had been almost 20 years since my previous complete. A 38” Sector 9 skateboard with Rogue downhill trucks, and 65mm Lumithane wheels. I am a big guy, and that skateboard is a longboard to most people, but it feels like a regular skateboard to me. I still wished that I had a wider board. That’s when I found out about
">the Big Boards offered by Everybodyskates. These skateboards are proportionally the same shape of classic ‘80s style skateboards, but about 1/3 bigger. Now I have a 40” skateboard with 215 Indy trucks, and 60mm wheels. To me they feel perfect. I actually traded trucks, and wheels once I got it because I think green glow-in-the-dark wheels go better with a Godzilla-inspired deck. What do you think?
Have you been creating art, or spoiling yourself with unnecessary purchases? Are there any video games, or comic book characters that you would like to see a standee or toy of? Tell me about it in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me
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