Searching Through Schematics

Back In Action

The past few months have been a little rough over here at Spaced Out Design. While there has been mostly silence here on the web, I have been designing and producing new toys behind the scenes at a good pace. I am happy to say that the next few launches will be debuting some neat new characters into the Spaced Out Universe. Some of them will be familiar faces from years past and some all new. Keep an eye out for a release in the near future. As always, thanks again for all your support and input throughout all of these projects!

THANK YOU !

Wow! I simply can't thank you guys enough for coming out the other night for the Mecha Treeborg release!

Seeing the Treeborgs evolve into a more mechanized form was truly something I wanted to make back when I was developing the characters in 2012. I imagined them a little more menacing and scaled up a bit from their resin predecessor. It has been incredibly fun painting and grubbing these figures up to showcase their true states. Thanks again for all your support, without it, I would not be where I am today!

Special thanks to my three brothers Marcus,Matt, and Jesse for all having their DNA in most of these endeavors. Marcus continues to be my rock when it comes to making the site what it is. Without him, the site would not run and look as good as it does. He really puts his best intentions into it and does not cut corners when it comes to making it the absolute best it can be. I can never thank you enough!

Big thanks to the bearded printing wizard for letting me play around in the shop to print some stickers for the packaging. Jesse has been the busiest I have ever seen him running his printing empire and making his dreams come true. Congrats on busting rump and still helping goofs in your spare time!

And last but certainly not least, Matt. He continues to have the best advice and still inspires me in ways I have never been inspired before. We are constantly on the phone discussing so many things but he always takes the time out and really gets critical when it comes to design and function of my toy line which is something I am always thankful for. Thanks again for all that you do big man!

The bulk of the orders have been packed and are ready to see the post this afternoon. Most of you should of got shipping notices yesterday.

Keep your eyes open for more Mecha Treeborg items in the future along with some new figures as well!

Mecha Treeborg Engage !

The Mecha Treeborgs have busted their way into the Shop , be sure to refresh the page! 

Hope you guys dig the latest assortment of figures!

Thieves

(Just a few hundred miles away from planet Velgeris...)

After the massive success of selling his latest infantry by the fleets, we find Acris sifting through space in search of a new specimen worthy of his tech. Drifting along, his ship starts passing over planet Velgeris. A few spikes appeared on his radar claiming a high source of power was near. Unsure of the spike, Acris decides to take a defensive stance in response to this anomaly. However, it was too late to defend his ship from the invaders. The Treeborgs of Velgeris pummeled into his ship with haste. They raided his armory and labs and took anything they could find in a scramble. Acris' defense team on board was too late as well to take action against these scavengers of tech. They fled the ship to return to Velgeris with their newly acquired power. 

The necessary repairs were made to the ship immediately after the attack. Acris prepared his team of  Mecha Acris and Vyvocree units for a massive search and destroy mission on Velgeris. This may have been the new specimen he was looking for after all, or possibly not...

Hunkered Down

Still on track for 9pm EST Tonight. More content soon, stay tuned!

Mecha Treeborgs Inbound

Tomorrow night there will be a new assortment of figures available in the Spaced Out Shop. 

Everything is on track for Saturday, March 12th at 9PM EST . There will be a few different types of figures ranging from low paint to full deluxe paint applications. Also expect some surprises tomorrow night as well. 

More content and story elements will be popping up as we get closer to the launch tomorrow night. Hope to see you there!

Grub and Grit

Vision

Set your sights for a sale coming this weekend! The Treeborgs are getting their mischievous hands on some new tech.  A new evolution is on the horizon. 

Exact day and time TBA. Stay tuned...

On the Move

The gears are turning...

Glazing In Effect

Here is a shot of the Acetone Vapor Bathing set-up. After the figures have been cleaned and scraped, they get prepped and dipped into the smoothing pools !

Cranking Away

Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of Spaced Out content and or updates, been chipping away at the latest assortment of figures at the shop. Still trying to find a good balance between it all, but rest assured that new product and content is coming to those of you that are looking to explore a new section of the universe! Its been a very interesting transition from casting in urethane and mold making to manufacturing 3D printed figures. Let me say that in the many years I spent making molds and casting, 3D printing takes the cake on the labor load! Hah! I find it is more labor intensive post printed parts, but the end results are very satisfying and rewarding. Just to give a ballpark idea of the time it takes to make a Spaced Out toy; every figure can take up to 12-15 hours just to make one complete. This includes printing time, clean-up and scraping each surface, prepping for acetone, vapor bathing, tooling and assembling. This does not include things like: overnight cure for acetone vapor bathing and or painting/customizing. Needless to say, it takes awhile and your hands are into these guys a lot!

Above are some shots from the shop in the clean-up stage. Back to work!
(Yes, I tried taking a panoramic shot)