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Expert Profile: ShiniGami

Expertise: I can answer any question about Action Figure and Toy Design, Prototyping, Manufacturing and Production Management. Over 20 years in the Toy business with clients including Bandai US/Japan/Europe, Hasbro, Kenner, Mattel, McFarlane Toys, Playmates, etc., and also specialty companies including Toy Tokyo, The Showroom NYC, Kid Robot, Wheaty Wheat and many others.

NOTE: I travel A LOT, so during overseas travel (Japan, Hong Kong, China), I do not check for questions. Thanks.

Past/Present Clients:
Designers including : Gary Baseman, Ron English, Frank Kozik, Pete Fowler, Futura, Stash, David Horvath. Companies including : Bandai Japan, Bandai US, Dark Horse, Hasbro, Kenner, Lucas Films, Maharishi, Marvel, Mattel, McFarlane Toys, MTV, NIKE, Playmates, Reebok, Sony, etc.

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What do you like about this subject?
I do it for a living, and work with some of the best designers/artists in the world. I quit working for the major toy companies, so I can produce pieces that are works of art, the highest quality made.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
Since I work with the best designers and artists in the world (Futura, Stash, Maharishi, Ron English, Kozik, etc.) I'm at the top of this field and market. I've had artist toys I've worked on in the Museum of Modern Art NYC and the Museum of Contemporary art in LA. Always looking for the next major artist/designer.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
I designed the first collectors Action Figures , "Hard Corps", in 1991. You can find out more about this in Tomart's Action Figure Encyclopedia. There is almost a full page on this line. Toy companies at the time weren't interested, as they said "Adults don't buy toys." Later, McFarlane brought out their first line for adults.

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Recent Answers from ShiniGami

2008-06-19 Historical Action Figures: You have to have them prototyped, etc. Depending on design, might be $1,000 and up. Playmobil toys are either PVC or ABS depending on the line. It's not really PVC anymore, as it is illegal, but everyone...

2008-05-25 BLUES BROTHERS ACTION FIGURES: Don't know, I'm not a toy collector, I'm a designer/project manager. You could check magazines like Action Figures News and Toy Reviews maybe. Thanks Again, I'm not a toy collector. This is made...

2008-04-30 Producing Action Figures: Well, licensed propertiy action figures are nothing to cheaply get into. Tooling alone can cost $30,000.00 per figure. And then a known license can cost tens of thousands of dollars or more up front before...

2008-01-23 Action Figure Production, 5 Points, late 70's style.: Prototype, maybe $1,500, Tooling maybe $5,000 or so, then pad print masks, spray masks, film for packaging, maybe $1,000. Then per piece price depends on what design is, packaging, quantity. Might be $4...

2008-01-22 What is the procedure for sending a design for manufacture?: You'll need a prototype, or style guides to have one made. These are detailed front, back, side, top drawings. For a prototype, they are not just basic outlines. The sculptor only sculpts what is in the...