Army Ant (David Arshawsky X Treasure Monster Toys)

*Powder* · 10-12-2024, 07:31 PM

Surely you all remember Killer Bee & Needlenose, the infamously gnarly insect steeds from Playmates' vintage turtle line. Well, David Arshawsky, their designer, had a couple of other concepts laying about the studio, which never saw release. One such example is ARMY ANT, a deranged yet diligent drone, marching onward into battle.

David, who is responsible for so many of our favorite Playmates turtles pieces from days past, teamed up with my buddy Jonathan at Treasure Monster Toys (who have been developing a toy line with some Mirage guys), to get some of his awesome unreleased pieces into the hands of longing collectors. Started with his Waterbear, Tort https://treasuremonstertoys.com/prod...aterbear-loose) & will carry on with some incredibly sick stuff you may have even seen teased in the past.

I was brought on to draw a map of mystery for the release, which also included working on top of an original illustration of David's character, which was both a surreal honor, & a little bit nerve-wracking! Thrilled to be involved. I might have even picked the color for his walkee talkee.

You can follow the Kickstarter for it now, should begin soon. Can't wait!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...rtoys/army-ant

10-12-2024, 07:31 PM	#1
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,954	Army Ant (David Arshawsky X Treasure Monster Toys) Surely you all remember Killer Bee & Needlenose, the infamously gnarly insect steeds from Playmates' vintage turtle line. Well, David Arshawsky, their designer, had a couple of other concepts laying about the studio, which never saw release. One such example is ARMY ANT, a deranged yet diligent drone, marching onward into battle. David, who is responsible for so many of our favorite Playmates turtles pieces from days past, teamed up with my buddy Jonathan at Treasure Monster Toys (who have been developing a toy line with some Mirage guys), to get some of his awesome unreleased pieces into the hands of longing collectors. Started with his Waterbear, Tort https://treasuremonstertoys.com/prod...aterbear-loose) & will carry on with some incredibly sick stuff you may have even seen teased in the past. I was brought on to draw a map of mystery for the release, which also included working on top of an original illustration of David's character, which was both a surreal honor, & a little bit nerve-wracking! Thrilled to be involved. I might have even picked the color for his walkee talkee. You can follow the Kickstarter for it now, should begin soon. Can't wait! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...rtoys/army-ant Last edited by Powder; 10-12-2024 at 08:36 PM.