FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Presently, I am only equipped to accommodate shipping to the United States and Japan via the web store's normal ordering process, however this is something I am actively working to rectify in the near future. In the meantime, if you are interested in making a purchase, but do not live in the United States or Japan, feel free to send me an email via the contact page or direct message me via Instagram or Facebook, and I will work with you in order to get you your desired items. I used to sell exclusively through social media, so I am well-accustomed to accommodating international orders placed over these platforms.

If the quantity of figures added to your cart exceeds the number that I can currently fit into the largest of my standard sized packages, and thus accommodate in a single order, this generic message will pop up.

No, I am not exclusively responsible for the production of these toys. I handle the initial 2D design concepts and the figures' painting and assembly, while their actual sculpts are created by the highly skilled ZBrush character/ creature designer, DopePope, and their physical manufacture is handled by a third party that specializes in traditional soft vinyl toy production.

No. While the figures' sculpts are created digitally, and I will occasionally showcase a 3D printed prototype based on them, they actually serve as a basis for mold-production, not figure production, insofar as the final product is concerned. Once the molds are made, the actual manufacture of the figures is accomplished through a traditional slush-casting method.

"Sofubi" or "sofvi" is a Japanese portmanteau of the words "soft" and "vinyl". It refers both to a type of particularly flexible PVC and the uniquely Japanese variety of collectible toy manufactured in, and most commonly associated with, it. Sofubi made its debut as a toy making medium in early postwar Japan, approximately one year prior to the first Godzilla movie's debut in 1954. As kaiju and kyodai (size changing hero) media became increasingly popular in the 1960's, it became a common go-to material for the production of both kaiju and hero toys. Showa Era kaiju/ hero sofubi is well-known and treasured for the unique charm of its oftentimes less-than-screen accurate sculpts and its eccentric candy-colored paint schemes. In more modern times, sofubi has experienced something of a revival, both as a medium in which to create toys of licensed characters from big I.P.'s, such as Godzilla, Ultraman, etc., and as one in which independent toymakers can bring their own creations to life. In either case, this type of toy tends to be highly coveted, both for its aesthetic and nostalgic qualities and on account of the small-batch "craft" nature of its production, which lends it a patina of uniqueness and scarcity.