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Kaiju Cityscape for “Strange Beasts” Show

Kaiju Cityscape for “Strange Beasts” Show

Scott contributed a portrait of a massive fleshy creature to the Guzu Gallery “Strange Beasts” group show in Austin, Texas. This is a snapshot of the work in progress, showing all of the delicious little details that were built.

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JC Rivera’s Jonny Toy

JC Rivera’s Jonny Toy

JC Rivera has designed a wonderfully personal version of the John Hancock Tower in Chicago. Shinbone sculpted the figure and produced the rapid-prototype.

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Minky Vinyl Toy Design

Minky Vinyl Toy Design

The crew at Shinbone all share a deep love of toy design and we never sleep. This simpering little monkey, or “Minkey”, if you will, demands attention. If you don’t have attention to spare, he’ll accept bananas. “Minkey” is a vinyl toy design for younger…

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Can I Produce a Toy from My 3d Model?

Can I Produce a Toy from My 3d Model?

Yes. We can produce a run of toys from a client’s existing 3d model. There may be a little tweaking involved, or a complete rebuild, depending on the condition of the supplied model. While models built for video games, film, cut-scenes, and print look similar,…

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Free Creature 3d Model “Cheebs”

Free Creature 3d Model “Cheebs”

Shinbone’s been getting so much love and support lately that it’s time to give something back. If you like monsters or if you’re curious about how we sculpt toys, here’s a 3d model of a little critter to load up and take a close look…

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Minecraft Steve Vinyl Toy

Minecraft Steve Vinyl Toy

Produced by JINX! and designed by Madl and sculpted by Shinbone.

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Thoza Giant Monster Vinyl Toy

Thoza Giant Monster Vinyl Toy

We love giant monsters from their noses to their toeses. We love giant monsters so much that even the Shinbone logo is a shoutout to the wonderful world of Japanese monster toys, also known as “kaiju”. Thoza is our first sassy creature with a heart…

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Will My 3d Model’s Texture Transfer to the Printed Toy?

Will My 3d Model’s Texture Transfer to the Printed Toy?

We can print a full color model, but we don’t recommend it. At the end of the day, you’ll only have a single piece, colored, for display and it won’t be reproducible. If you are interested in a full production run, painted, of your piece,…

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How Much Does Rapid-Prototyping Cost?

How Much Does Rapid-Prototyping Cost?

The flexibility and speed of digital sculpting has an associated cost that sometimes surprises designers. Printing the sculpt can occasionally be perilously expensive. More!

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Mutant Vinyl Hardcore’s Krawluss

Mutant Vinyl Hardcore’s Krawluss

Shinbone produced a digital sculpt of MVH’s massive design, Krawluss. 14 inches tall, 2 heads, 1 bad attitude. Rapid-prototyped using a very nice SLA printer.

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