D-LuX Rikishi at Kickstarter

D-LuX (blog, Twitter) is working to bring the Rikishi vinyl toy to life in Japan . . . and you can help by jumping on his new project at Kickstarter. The project only needs to raise $3,000 to succeed, so hop on over and pitch in to bring a new vinyl toy to us all.

This Kickstarter is to raise the necessary funds to sculpt, make molds, and the first few editions of my toy, named Rikishi. Rikishi is Japanese for wrestler. He will be an 8 to 9 inch tall piece of vinyl with 5 points of articulation. Rikishis half Sumo wrestler, half mutated monster!

Right now all the sketches are done, and sculpting for the figure will begin after San Diego Comic Con. Once the sculpt is complete, it will head to japan for wax casting. From there it will be made into molds, and cast in Japanese vinyl! After that, each edition will be painted by me. There may also be some surprise painters that will do small runs as well!