DJ Shadow - Preemptive Strike Mate...

Mates,

did this one for a friend of mine last week....

This records for me stands for plenty of good times and parties during my university time.
The pal I was doing this for owned the LP that time and I was always happy to feed his turntables with it...

I really enjoyed doung this as the cover design is somewhat dirty and therefore allowed me to work messey here and there...

So much fun to not care about brushlines and stuff!

(Got the vinyl myself in the meantime! ;P)

Greetings to all shadow fans out there - meet you on the dancefloors at high noon!

das mo

weekend results (so far) ...

mates,

let me give you a preview of a new toy that i casted yesterday. the arms will be unique handmade...


i was also playing around a bit on a canvas...


das mo

A lot of stuff in the pipeline...

Mates,

there is a lot comin´up!!!

Just posted the Hunting Monster Mate at Patchtogether!

Tomorrow I will release a new toy from a fresh mold that I was working on last weekend.
I hope the mold turns out fine a the resin I have left is still ok...

Apart from that I am currently painting 3 MoctoMates, which are based on my DIY Mate toy platform!

And if there is some time left, I hopefully will be able to finsh the last canvases that I started long time back...

Stay tuned!

das mo

U-Boot

Ahoi,

another design of mine has been uploaded on Patchtogether.com in order to receive your feedback -> U-Boot !

I designed this little U-Boot for a video game I was working on with some friends of mine during university. Still in love with this vehicle!

Would be great to be able to paint and collect it. What do you think?

das mo

Greetings to the uboot dev crew!!!

MoRhino

Mates,

it has been some time since I was giving you some new stuff.
This was due to the fact that I did not spend all my nights on making toys
as well as the fact that I am currently working on some canvas pieces,
as I would like to get some stuff together for a show...

But I published a toy concept today on Patchtogether.com: MoRhino

Take a look and vote for this toy in order to motivate the
PatchTogether people to produce it!

Cheers

das mo

Coalesce Show - Bronx ...

Mates,

I have two of my customs in a show in NYC Bronx these days:



You can visit the outstanding show at:

Focal Point Gallery
321 City Island Ave
Bronx, NY 10464

All toys can be purchased via the website:

http://coalescecustomvinylshow.blogspot.com/

If not sold in this show, my customs travel back to Europe
and will be available here...

Enjoy!

das mo

US shopping tour....

mates,

I was hanging around in the US the last weeks and
got me some more "material" for new customs! :D

Hope to be able to get something new done soon...


das mo

Yes we can ...

... make my Monster Mate a produtction piece!

Mates,

let me introduce you to PatchTogether - a website where toy designers can uload there designs and concepts. Those are judged by the visitors of the website and winners are picked on a regular basis to make real designer toys out of it!

How cool is this, huh?

So, if you like my stuff and the little nasty Monster Mate in particular:

Visit PatchTogether, create your account (you need this anyway to vote for more of my stuff in the future) & then vote for the monster mate and leave a comment! :D

Last step to perfection would be telling your friends about it... ;P

When this ends up in a more positive feedback than for other toy concepts we might make it happen!

Cheers for your support

das mo

yes we can ...

The tale of the half swallowed Teddy Trooper...

Moinsen,

let me tell you about this one:

Once upon a time there was a little creature Swa
living on Mo Island that was outstanding hungry
and always swallowing everything coming along.

One day there was a Teddy Trooper passing by
enjoying the beauty of the island.

Swa was close and hungry seeing the Trooper close.

As his brain functionality estimating the size of booty
was overruled by his greed, Swa attacked the Trooper
immediately....

The Trooper was too big - off course he was!

Swa got stuck on top of the Trooper.
There was no way back nor forward!

Swa started to dribble and as the Trooper was not able to
get him of either.

Since they have not been seen, but maybe they became one of
the most amazing symbiosis of our time....

das mo

Heavy Monster Mate Support Bot ...

Mates,

sorry for not being in touch with you for that long. But I was quite busy!

After being attacked by some Monster Mates on Mo Island beginning of this year, I started working on a Monster Mate Support Bot in order to be able to get closer to their hideouts.
It was a quite touch project, but I was able to commit the command over the Monster Mate robot to the Golden Cyclops Mate that I was working on around Xmas last year.
The size of the cyclops and its high developed AI unit allowed me to place it in the Monster Mate Support Bot cockpit and therefore to concentrate on the pure mechanical skills of the Bot.

First tests in my laboratory proved me right: the symbiosis of the cyclops´ intelligence and the bot´s strength is amazing! It definitely takes me to the next level of excursions on Mo Island!

I forgot to takes some pictures on the Bot on Mo Island and left it behind. This is why I would like to provide you some pictures of the model I did before working on the large sized one:

For those, who can not remember, how Monster Mates look like (shame on you) - this is poison green one I hit last year


And this is it - the heavy Monster Mate Support Bot:





The gun of the model acts as switch for the 3 LEDs...




Cockpit insights...



Hope you like it! In case you like it a lot, please feel free to volunteer for having it at home! ;D

das mo

no updates ...

mates,

have been quite lazy in terms of creating new toys and things in the last months....

i will paint that cyclop controlled monster mate soon that i have posted long time ago!

in the meantime - check out the MOctopus USB flash drive i designed on fabidoo.com



you can vote for this design until end of this week in the contest!!!

das mo

ART BASTARD....

Mates,

Art Bastard just launched there online store trying to build up a global selling and buying platform for urban art!

I have some toys in already and will sell most of my artwork via this channel in the future!

Check it out: Art Bastard

das mo

Special pricing in the US

Mates....

there is a limited number of DIY Mates available for 35 USD at Banana Lab now!!!

Make sure to catch one!

das mo

c.a.m.o.o.

Mates,

fabidoo.com has launched a new toy I designed - c.a.m.o.o.:



Visit fabidoo to:

- customize a c.a.m.o.o.!
- submit it to the weekly contest and get your custom c.a.m.o.o. shipped!
- order your custom c.a.m.o.o printed via a 3D printer!

Enjoy

das mo

Mates,

on my last trip to Mo Island I was diving into the depth north of the main island.
When I was about to go up, I relaized a group of little animals flashing in the dark...


They somehow seemed to move in a very simultaneous way...


Getting closer I realized that it not small creatures at all.
And I started to realize that I hit something much bigger...




das mo - MOctopus - acrylics on canvas - 24x18cm - 9.5x7inch

das mo

Finished a little canvas...

Mates,

I just finished another little canvas:


das mo

***Custom Vibe Competition***

Mates,

just want to point you at this nice contest from Custom Vibe again:

link

There are 7 DIY toys to win!!! Simply post a picture of your custom super hero toy until 1st of may and become owner of this stunning collection of DIY toys!!!

das mo

MOctopus

Mates,

I have worked on my first Mini Munny, which is toy by Kidrobot.com:
I turned it into a MOctopus, which is a very rare species from Mo Island:





The eyes can be switched on and off via the switch at the Munny´s tail.

das mo

Pimped my Fyoog...

Mates,

I invested few more hours into my Fyoog today!

You need to have a close look from the front to see the change:



But on the back there is a lever:



Which can be moved from left to right - surprise surprise:



And when we switch of the sun....




I was my first time using LEDs and a soldering gun. Lessons learned: Touching the front of the gun hurts and does not make much sense...

Cheers

das mo