Voodoo Dollie MK II:*New Shoes*
One of the best indie toy lines running for the last couple years is O.M.F.G. (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys)...
Run by the prolific George & Ayleen Gaspar they have given the
fan creative community a chance to create a M.U.S.C.L.E./keshi style figure line thru submissions
(that can be drawn, rendered, or sculpted) that are then voted on by the very same fan community,
settled by a committee, funded by Kickstarter, & then the top 5-6
are actually made into mini-figure toys. With 2014 bringing us the 5th series of this line, I
had to take a stab at it myself. I have had a few ideas, but decided that
it is in my best interest (as recommended by George himself) to submit
the one that was the most fleshed out (as not to compete with myself for
votes from the community)... So among the ideas I have, I chose to create "Voodoo
Dollie" (aka "Cursed Dawn" aka "Raggedy Agony"), as the O.M.F.G. line has a type of
horror theme to their toys (the company creating them is called "October Toys" after
all). With this I personally went thru what has already been created/conceptualized for the line, as well
as what horror/fun themes haven't. I went with a
voodoo theme &
decided to make the character female, as the line thus far has only had 1
female character chosen to be made. After I drew the design, I colored it up in Kinnukuman
(aka M.U.S.C.L.E.) anime styled colors so that the design would
resemble (more closely) to what the final project *could* look like. Placed
it on the O.M.F.G. S5 template and then submitted it for feedback on the October
Toys forum. From there I received some great feedback including making
the shoes a different style, so I took the advice from my peers & relaunched "Voodoo
Dollie." So far she has been met with a lot of positive reactions, so
let's hope she becomes a contender & we might see her in toy form some
day (fingers crossed) =)
Original Design:
You can see the previous O.M.F.G. Series here:
Series 1:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=OCT10001&mode=retail
Series 2:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=OCT10002&mode=retail
Series 3:
http://octobertoys.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=45
http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/omfg_series_3
Series 4 (heading to Kickstarter soon):
http://www.spankystokes.com/2013/05/october-toyss-omfg-series-4-designs.html