@Brian Ashcraft:

Consider me convinced.

Now I shall spout the age old line of "Pro's shouldn't be allowed to take part."

Luckily i'm only kidding this time.

Some of that stuff is awesome MrDandy I submit to your greatness.

Unclean0ne

RPGr-
He didn't BUY and ASSEMBLE a pre made kit,he made it from scratch. Big difference.

kidnicky

@ Cchrist- that was cute. :-)

Congrats to the winner! A thousand internets will be shipped to your door. ;-)

Menolly

The kitty didn't win here, but is so cute that's a prize in itself.

Evil Tortie's Mom

I signed up just to comment because the winner definitely needs congratulating. I sent in the praying mantis and was just glad to be posted on the site.
I only took a few hours out of my evening but Mr. Dandy's
entry looks like it took serious amounts of time, planning, and effort to pull off.
Well done, seriously. I guess I'm gonna have to step up my game when you guys run another contest...

pinwheel_herman

Ah I'm glad this won and not the cat. Well done, you deserved it.

valleyshrew

Congrats to Mr. Dandy!

Lstormy10

I'm a little surprised by all the doubters out there. Garage kits are a major hobby and considering the "Otaku" in "Kotaku" I'd imagine you'd be at least familiar with the Japanese (video game) garage kit stuff that Kotaku posts from time to time.

There's no reason why noone who has garage kits as a hobby can't do what Mr. Dandy has.

RPGr

@tollwaytroll:

It's the centipede centipede

[www.pinballrebel.com]

KingDavid73

@kidnicky: You have to make the molds by hand and the more detailed ones are over 80...

Cchrist

Cchrist-Well,his other figures are only 15 bucks! I don't think they are handmade,I think he uses molds like a regular professional company.

kidnicky

@Brian Ashcraft: Holy crap. I'm glad I didn't waste my time entering the contest.

eugaet

He so got that in China-town for like $5.

cybereality

@GOD: I think they called it a screamapiller cause the thing would not shut up it even had sleep screams. LOL

MURDERFACE

@kidnicky: have a look at www.mrdandy.com this guy is actually really good but i don't think he'd mass produce it due to copyright laws. But hell even i would buy it for that price although he makes them by hand so i expect a way bigger price.

Cchrist

Tollwaytroll-
Since this is a video game blog,I'd assume you would know the "lizard" from that Strokes CD is the Centipede from the arcade game Centipede,which was also available for Atari's home consoles,hence the joystick in the pic.

I agree it looks like a mass produced toy,but unless someone can post a pic of this toy in a package,or pics of themselves with one,you have to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. This is the internet,no gaming related action figure would be so obscure that you couldn't find any mention of it.
That being said,if Mr Dandy started mass producing it,I'd pay like 20 bucks easy.

kidnicky

The album cover uses cabinet art from the original "Centipede". See it here:

[www.phoenixarcade.com]

kiwidust

@Brian Ashcraft: Dear God. No one had a chance.

goldwings

@Brian Ashcraft: Wow losing to a pro makes me feel so much better :P

Cchrist

@Brian Ashcraft:

You mean this? [www.mrdandy.com]

Pezdispenser

Feel free to Google the winner's name. You might be impressed with what you turn up!

Brian Ashcraft

It looks like the lizard on the cover of The Stroke's Reptilia single, but I'm too lazy to look it up. Okay fine I'll look it up.

[www.amazon.com]

Yeah that's pretty much it.

tollwaytroll

You friggin made that?! That's totally awesome. Congrats.

PissedPS3Fan

@ArgentAngel: Dont forget to vote! It might make the front page :P

Cchrist

@Cchrist: SUPER CUTE

Ahem. Anyway, what was that, thing, made of (other than skepticism and win apparently)?

ArgentAngel

AHHHH !!!! Kill it!!! KILL IT!!!!!!

BonkUGood

Is there going to be a post showing more of the entries? I know we saw some, but that can't be all of them.

EphNE

[mine.icanhascheezburger.com]

By popular demand...

Cchrist

I assume with a bug project this big any good designer would document the process. I'm sure he can easily get some screenies to kotaku. Everyone would love to see it.

Kilnado

that's awesome, I hope we see a "how to guide" here soon, I want to know how you did that

noah

This reeks of fakeness...or Todd McFarlane...one of the two.

TinyLightning

If it's fake you're a scumbag, if it's real, consider a new career in toy making :)

MrMcdoobie: I don't do drugs

Congrats! The kitten submits defeat! But he will definitly make a debut on icanhazcheezburger soon!

I don't see why people had to bash my entry though, it's not asif i broke any rules or anything i just thought of something funny and snapped a picture is that such a bad thing to do?

Cchrist

I think it looks very much like the Centipede arcade casing myself. I marvel at your craftsmanship, Mr. Dandy!! Congratulations to you!! What is your job? I'm dying to know what you do with the majority of your day :)

LarryFabulous

Awesome bug! Makes me want to go back and play an Atari. How did you make the "elbows" and wrist ball/sockets?

MCFarley

It appears to me that the limbs are not all the exact same size and do get smaller towards the back. This is something that a toy company would not take the time to do as it would be bad for mass production. Stop h8ing on this work! Plus the paint job/scheme is pretty lame for it to be a toy.

Bon5ai

That bug looks store bought.

boots555

It looks like that screaming bug from Simpsons that Homer is made to look after!

GOD

Glad you pwned that kitten!

bleeps

This is so impressive, I'm finding it hard to believe this was not bought. It looks very well made. Congrats Mr. Dandy for your win and be glad you have very dexterous hands to create something that nice. 8D

超外人

It's well made, but I'm not too fond of the design. My favorite is, and will always be this one. So simple, so effective.

[kotaku.com]

No, it's not mine.

Timooo

Congrats. Now seriously get pest control to kill that fudging thing....

Modus_Operandi

I too have my doubts over how genuine this is.

Any chance we could get some "in progress" shots of it?

I am a skeptic by nature and whilst i'm not saying it's impossible to make things to this standard by hand, infact i know people who do it for a living, I just find it hard to believe without proof.

Unclean0ne

so take a photo of some obscure toy and say you made it? Seriously thats what it looks like - mass produced.

Big props though if he did actually take loads of bits and sculpt it thou

Darkedge

A big well done to you, get someone to give you a nice big at on the back

Dannon

Congrats. This is some superior craftsmanship!

Wuffles

Congrats Mr. Dandy!

Thats some damned fine handycraft there mate.

Witzbold

Hi all! Thanks for all your kind words and the votes! I am truly honored. Sorry I never replied here, I completely missed this page, and couldn't even find it in a search, Ashcraft was kind enough to send me the link, since I am so lame. So now that nobody will ever see it, here's what I can tell you...

1. I guess I kind of went overboard on the project, but I always wanted a centipede, and also, somewhere in the original contest thread, somebody (I forget who) said they were making a huge 12" bug with articulated wings and mandibles so I figured I better try to pump it up to sit next to something like that. I guess they didn't submit, but it sounded impressive.

2. I hereby swear on a stack of Nintendo Power magazines that I began work on this project Wednesday morning, and finished that Friday, sending shots at 11:58 pm. Days 1 and 2 were sculpting, day 3 was a marathon of molding, assembly and painting. I figured that since I sculpt a lot, it might be more fair to limit myself to a short time frame. It's a pretty tight turnaround, but I've actually been asked to do worse. Very late nights of work, I'd say about 18-20 hours total labor.

3. @Bon5ai: You are right, what painting there is here sucks! I had like 10 minutes left before midnight once I got to the paint. Also, a buddy of mine has borrowed all my good hobby paints, I was stuck using crappy ones that don't cover so well.

4. The total sum of original "sculpted" parts is as follows: 1 head, 2 antennae, 4 teeth, 1 body, 1 articulated leg set (in 2 pieces), and 2 different claws (one is open wider than the other). The arm and claws are flippable, and all the body links are identical. It wasn't really very much sculpting, but it took time to get the fit on the joints to work, a lot of trial-and-error since you can't fit the front of a single link into the back of that same link for a perfect fit. And then all the casting...!

5. All the parts are cast in tinted resin, I use it because for a solid color, it's faster than painting, and it gives a toy-like plastic finish. You may notice there is some color variation between the parts. It's really hard to tint the batches all the same, and I was too cheap to commit a large jug of resin to green.

6. Dude, if there is a 2-foot centipede toy on the market already... I'd sure like to see it!

7. I love to participate in these things, but maybe from now on if I do, I'll just enter "exhibition" style, and forgo any prizes. Still, pro or no, I'm amazed the Mantis, the pendant or the kitty didn't win, you guys got a ton of votes, and rightly so. Actually I liked all your entries, some were really artistic and some had a great smile factor! This was lots of fun.

8. From here, you might see this piece wind up in a certain art show, can't say officially yet though, but keep your eyes open maybe...

mr.dandy