The Toy Chronicle | CrowPickle | Activity https://www.thetoychronicle.com/members/crowpickle/activity/ Activity feed for CrowPickle. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:10:31 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 5f8a207485f79e90831c55b76275ab23 CrowPickle started the topic How to elegantly secure your toys in the display? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/how-to-elegantly-secure-your-toys-in-the-display/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:23:08 +0000 My display case is the classic Ikea Detolf. It’s great for being able to see your toys from every angle, but my god is it a wobbly beast! A lot of pieces in my collection have a very delicate balance and they are constantly falling over when I open the case and even sometimes if I walk by it carrying something heavy.

 

Does anyone have a good…Read more

]]> 0 06da184d14b6b768fdf9fc01891cbf33 CrowPickle replied to the topic Let’s see them Grails! in the forum Grails! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/lets-see-them-grails/#post-169974 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:54:59 +0000 Another on my growing list of grails is “The Passage” by Coarse. This piece is intriguing from every angle!

 

Coarse Toys - The Passage

]]> 0 1eba0af97c92346bbacf8a15a2e4bca7 CrowPickle replied to the topic Shipping my toys? in the forum Ask the Makers! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/shipping-my-toys/#post-164764 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:28:44 +0000 I’m a spreadsheet junkie for organizing anything. I love to just set up fields for progress and have them color-coded i.e. red for “not started”, yellow for “in progress”, green for “shipped”

]]> 0 d55c0dd5100627066e5df70d9bc69ed2 CrowPickle started the topic Casting with Epoxy Resin? in the forum Ask the Makers! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/casting-with-epoxy-resin/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:51:47 +0000 I want to start fiddling around with resin dyes and marbling, but it seems kind of hard to find any decent resources for this. I’ve seen a lot of videos of people using alcohol inks in epoxy resin, but it’s usually in those pre-made coaster molds and not an actual figurine mold. I’ve only been using urethane resin so far, so I had a few…Read more

]]> 0 6153c4a4d002afcf49f96e9e36bf10c0 CrowPickle replied to the topic Shipping my toys? in the forum Ask the Makers! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/shipping-my-toys/#post-163752 Fri, 13 Dec 2019 23:13:34 +0000 Answering my own question for posterity: (This is all for US shipping info)

 

1. Packaging: Bubble Mailers ended up working pretty well, and I ended up bubble wrapping my kits and then placing them in the bubble mailer for extra bubble protection. However, for added sturdiness I purchased small boxes on the cheap. I asked at the Post Office if…Read more

]]> 0 8d4e2f6e6ee080b2a82c0c5d55c5bd0e CrowPickle started the topic Shipping my toys? in the forum Ask the Makers! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/shipping-my-toys/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:43:42 +0000 I’m aaaaalmost done producing a small run of these silly “kits” I made as part of an art vending machine project. In addition to the vending machines, I’ve decided to also sell these on my own site. However, the one thing I haven’t prepared for is the shipping & handling process. I was hoping some makers out there might be able to help me find…Read more

]]> 0 4ae43ff4ad52566bf337ced51ec2371a CrowPickle replied to the topic The end of Bots? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/the-end-of-bots/#post-150584 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 01:18:28 +0100 Here’s my two cents (pardon the deluge of French but), FUCK THE BOTS! It’s one thing that they already invade concert ticket sales to every show in existence, but when they also jump onto the toy/sneakerhead/whatever scene, it’s just absolutely deplorable. Kaws is a prolific and talented artist, and for him to call out the bots is fucking awesome!…Read more

]]> 0 e4945701ad5b6b983a48e60221bb0d33 CrowPickle replied to the topic Let's Talk Toy Scene Conservation in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/lets-talk-toy-scene-conservation/#post-150504 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 18:25:02 +0100 A cool trick I learned from Derrick LaugLaug (@dllcustoms on instagram) is to create a dump mold for your leftover resin. This way you are getting as much resin as possible out of the mixing cups which makes them last longer, and you get another item to add to your stock! I sculpted my little logo and glued it to a jar lid for my dump mold. Works…Read more

]]> 0 4145a84d1bb8f3a504e386be06b478fc CrowPickle and TTC Beard are now friends https://www.thetoychronicle.com/activity/p/2398/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:12:18 +0100 0 b33eafb3b737febf9d8e59ce0826fe6c CrowPickle replied to the topic Let’s see them Grails! in the forum Grails! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/lets-see-them-grails/#post-149026 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:57:20 +0100 One of my Grails would have to be any of the toys from the 3A Tomorrow Kings collection, but specifically the Seven Bones Kyoku. I’ve been a fan of Ashley Wood ever since I started reading the Spawn comics as a kid. His art is gritty and messy and went against everything I knew that a comic book “should” be, but it has this fantastic allure to it…Read more

]]> 0 63ed506b999df88fe5bbdefdc63fdab4 CrowPickle replied to the topic Let’s see them Grails! in the forum Grails! https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/lets-see-them-grails/#post-149012 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:41:27 +0100 Everything from Coarse is just so perfectly executed! I absolutely love the fur outfit on the False Friends piece. Even the fur on the fabric looks scaled down to match the size of the figure.

]]> 0 8728e5392f0c0a65ca03f5b888c64d91 CrowPickle replied to the topic Colorado beginning to have a scene? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/colorado-beginning-to-have-a-scene/#post-148974 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:22:26 +0100 Yeah Nick, that’s actually one of the reasons I made this post. Soft vinyl coming to the USA?! AND it’s in Denver! I emailed the guy (Paul) to confirm that he’s actually located in Denver since there’s almost no information on the website. He replied and seems very nice.

I might try to make a trip over to his studio some day soon. If I do, I’ll…Read more

]]> 0 51cdea816e977109a4231210cfc6117d CrowPickle replied to the topic Colorado beginning to have a scene? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/colorado-beginning-to-have-a-scene/#post-147939 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:56:49 +0100 All of those shows I mentioned were independent of KidRobot (I think). I haven’t really seen any KR promoted stuff ever since they shut the doors on their storefront 5 years ago, but I haven’t been paying close attention until recently.

]]> 0 0cb037a468bcd5901043a59a4575ae5f CrowPickle replied to the topic Colorado beginning to have a scene? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/colorado-beginning-to-have-a-scene/#post-147766 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 06:24:56 +0100 “Have to fight, have to fly, have to Crow!” Oh man, I feel like Marbles right now.

]]> 0 612f0e3371a5687f83654568497c1e44 CrowPickle replied to the topic Colorado beginning to have a scene? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/colorado-beginning-to-have-a-scene/#post-147756 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:46:16 +0100 Yes, go on? All I get when Googling is a bunch of REI equipment and Instagram only shows Coachella campers when I search “tent Crew”.

]]> 0 a7b135a08ff94040b3b5ebbb699d914f CrowPickle's profile was updated https://www.thetoychronicle.com/activity/p/687/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:09:17 +0100 0 9af837075cf37ad3f1a8fd5e1054b60e CrowPickle changed their profile picture https://www.thetoychronicle.com/activity/p/686/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:07:12 +0100 0 9ab99da97cf2a74b523f4b42d5376f24 CrowPickle started the topic Colorado beginning to have a scene? in the forum Designer Toy Discussion https://www.thetoychronicle.com/ttcforum/topic/colorado-beginning-to-have-a-scene/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:04:35 +0100 Short-time lurker first time poster here,

I’ve been a fan of designer toys for over 5 years but have only recently really been paying close attention to everything this artform has to offer, and it seems like Colorado is building up a designer toy scene. Back in May we had the 2nd Bombastic Plastic show at Spectra Art Gallery (organized by Neil…Read more

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