THE ARMY IS GROWING. THE UNION IS STRONG. WE ARE THE MIGHTY UNION MACHINE. WE ARE KUMIAI-KI
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SPACEHAWK is a new 2D action platformer inspired by a comic book from 1939. Play it in browser or get the ROM at https://ajroach42.itch.io/spacehawk-gbc .
We'll have the game on gameboy color cartridges starting at wonderfest US inside momocon in Atlanta in a few weeks, and then shipping from our website a few days after that.
Look at all them robots! Come get yours at Momocon next week, or on our website the following week!
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That's right! SPACEHAWK, a new metroid-inspired 2D action platformer based on an 85 year old comic book is out now: https://ajroach42.itch.io/spacehawk-gbc
Cartridges will start shipping at the end of the month, but comment if you want one and I'll be sure to hold one back for you!
From Tuesday - Friday this week, we produced more than 800 little squishy robots.
These are bright pink! So bright that it's hard to photograph.
Some of them have silver streaks in them (because the batch after the pink ones was silver!)
When we started, all this plastic was orange!
Here's a behind the scenes look at our toy production process.
This is the plastic (well, rubber? It's a TPV, vulcanized rubber suspended in a plastic matrix) we mixed up yesterday, a combination of scrap regrind from other projects, some post consumer recycled plastics, and some green colorant.
At this temp, and with this equipment, we can make two rubbery Kumiai-Ki toys every 2.5 - 3 minutes.
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Here are some photos of our kiosk.
We'll probably expand to fill more space in the future, but until then there are four other *excellent* booths full of new and vintage toys, a Huge selection of VHS and DVD, aisles upon aisles of vintage clothes, antiques, art, pottery, and all manner of other goodies across 16k sqft of retail space.
They open to the public on Saturday, with an official grand opening party the following weekend.
If you find yourself in or around Chattanooga, it's absolutely worth going out of your way for (even if you're not into weird monster toys.)
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Kumiai-ki fights along side you and me.
Kumiai-ki in solidarity.
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And, in case you missed it, we partnered with @DoctorDeathray@retro.social and @video to produce a new score and translation for The Mysterious Air Pirate.
You can watch it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGmL6aN4xQ
or on peertube: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/qYLoH3NnKqv4fBXPZZvg3g
Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate (1915) - Full Film - 1910s Italian LGBT Silent Scifi Classic
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You can learn more about the game in this commercial from our peertube: https://communitymedia.video/w/oyHohptmV6jEXyJnr4QYwK
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Right now, we have limited quantities of green, purple, glow in the dark peach, and light blue. We're making more every few days to keep up with demand.
If you want an #airpirate toy to help someone in your life recapture some #revolutionaryJoy this is your chance.
Learn more about #SkyPirates on our website: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/sky-pirates/
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This is one tiny corner of a massive retail space, and the second location for us (and for the crocodile) in TN.
Keep an eye out for more from us here and at the original location!
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The toys are in production right now, we have the capacity to make several dozen of these toys a week, and we're making and assembling them most days right now.
We're still working on the design and artwork for the packaging, we plan to have that finalized soon.
Until then, have another Kumiai-Ki The Mighty Labor Union Mech poster.
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In summation: Kumiai-Ki The Mighty Labor Union Mech is being manufactured now, and is available for pre-order and will be shipping soon!
We're making these toys ourselves, in a wide variety of colors and a bunch of color combinations.
So, if you love the idea of Labor Unions building Giant Mechs to fight against the machinations of evil Billionaires like Geoff Bozo, consider throwing a few bucks at a jointed Kumiai-ki action figure, a soft rubber keshi, a poster, or a union made t-shirt.
https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/kumiai-ki-the-mighty-union-machine/
I'm really proud of this. It is the culmination of nearly a decade of work and research, and is our first Wide Release action figure (everything prior to this has been editions of a few dozen, we expect to make *many* kumiai-ki.)
So please help us spread the word by boosting something from this thread?
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I said earlier that Kumiai-Ki The Mighty Labor Union Mech was roughly 3.75" tall. Here's a size comparison shot. This is an unedited image from my cellphone, so the color and focus aren't *great*, but you can see Kumiai-ki standing between a couple of Super 7 Reaction figures, including Draco Knuckleduster and Phantom Starkiller from Killerbootlegs (one of the early pioneers of the DIY toy scene) and Toxie, The Toxic Avenger (from one of the early pioneers of DIY cinema!)
Also pictured here are our short soft rubber Kumiai-Ki Keshi toys. These are squishy, eraser like rubber renditions of a cuter "chibi" style version of Kumiai-Ki.
Those are also available https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/kumiai-ki-the-mighty-union-machine/
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Our Mighty Labor Union Mech toys are hand made by me ( @ajroach42@retro.social ) and @djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology in the the north GA mountains.
They're made of a vinyl alternative called PAL, which is easy to recycle, moderately flexible, paintable, and contains some recycled plastic.
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That's Right! You can now buy your very own Kumiai-Ki The Mighty Labor Union Mech action figure!
And it's available in a *bunch* of colors!
Time to learn about sandblasting and its relationship to toy manufacturing.
Our 3.75" retro "shogun warriors" style Kumiai-Ki action figure is now in full production. Unpainted action figures in various colors will be available in early August for $20.
Deluxe figures with painted details will follow shortly thereafter, for more money.
If you want to first crack at them, sign up for our newsletter at https://joyfulrevolution.ghost.io we'll release the first batch of each to members.
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@Korcenton@mas.to Thanks! I'm working on a thank you post for all our beta testers!
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We're still working on the final colorways we're going to make available for our painted versions, but these are top contenders right now. One is a red torso with shiny dark gray limbs and some silver painted highlights, the other is a blue silver with silver painted highlights.