Garage Kits
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
About a year ago I discovered what hobby nerds have been drooling over for years. Customized action figures called “Garage Kits”. The name comes from a type of homemade production that evolved from hobbyists making their own versions of toys out of garage studios. They are found in Japan and mostly made by a handful of individuals and designers. The idea behind a garage kit is to create a toy that embodies what the fans never got from the original. What really blew me away was the ingenuity of the creators. Using resin casting they create limited editions of their toys all from their home. There is an annual gathering of the these toy makers called Wonderfest. Ebay and proxy buyers (people in Japan that can purchase them for you) are the only way you can buy them.
These are couple of my favorite garage kit designers:
