Modded VW van toy in a fez

Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 22, 2008 11:29 PM | permalink

Virtuoso toy-modder Doktor A created this modified toy VW van for a special show at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. The toy modders were one of the highlights of last year's show for me -- but this takes the cake. Link (via Neatorama)

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#1 posted by Antinous , July 22, 2008 11:49 PM

Diabeetus.

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#2 posted by eustace , July 23, 2008 12:02 AM

Stack = steam. We know what steam means - stimpank!

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#3 posted by joeposts , July 23, 2008 12:47 AM

Oh Wesley!

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#4 posted by kidicarus333 , July 23, 2008 12:51 AM

wow that's awesome, reminds me of the copper robot from that obscure movie, 'The Return to OZ'...

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#5 posted by Scary_UK , July 23, 2008 1:08 AM

It's Wilf Lunn!
(a reference for 30-something brits)

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#6 posted by EH , July 23, 2008 1:36 AM

#1 is teh winrar!

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#7 posted by mellowknees

, July 23, 2008 8:47 AM

oh god oh god oh god
you cannot have any idea of how badly I want this.

Not only do I collect vintage VW toys, I COLLECT FEZZES.

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#8 posted by ploni , July 23, 2008 9:39 AM

It has always been difficult for me to see that logo.

My relatives were murdered en masse in the VW forced labor factories during WWII.

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#9 posted by kib , July 23, 2008 10:54 AM

"Riviting" tales?

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#10 posted by Keir , July 23, 2008 1:18 PM

#5 heh yes it is!

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#11 posted by Doktor A , July 23, 2008 2:48 PM

Hi Doktor A here.

Wow!
Thanks for posting this.
I also made the "Pac Gentleman" you showed a while ago.

This piece will be on display at Gallery 1988's booth at SDCC this weekend, part of the Mattel stand I think. Its a customised Mattel di-cast van.

Check out more of my art at
http://www.spookypop.com

And my Victorian Futurism works at
http://www.mechtorians.com

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#12 posted by JArmstrong , July 23, 2008 6:48 PM

What a wonderful piece. It also brings back great memories of the German nutcrackers that would come out of the attic around Christmas-time.

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#13 posted by sammich , September 24, 2008 5:40 PM

scary uk @5 - No question about it, he's reinvented himself as a mechanical toy! We should have seen it coming... :D