Skeletron Shares October Operations Update

Heads up! The Skeletron team has shared their October Operations update and there’s all sorts of awesome to be consumed! Check it out below –

Hello Roboskullers!

We’re absolutely PUMPED to update you on the latest developments from our Red Shadows Lair and share some amazing test shots we’ve received for the patent-pending Roboskull MKII.  We’ll cover two really cool and fun first shots in this update:

We received the (swappable) 6″ seat and it looks killer!  The ball-socketed control sticks are working great on this first round, and they provide a satisfying amount of movement while you place your figure into the seat and pose him.  Some other adjustments will need to be made, as always, but overall this first shot looks fantastic.

We also received some first shot wing samples!  The wings are one of the things we’ve been most excited to see because our prototype model was not quite able to achieve the true aesthetic we’ve been planning to execute for the wings.  You’ll notice in the images below that the wings have a really beautiful translucency to them, which shifts as the thickness of the part itself varies.  We’ll be dialing in the exact amount of tint we want to use to achieve this, but even this first shot really demonstrates what the effect will be like for the final product.

Our 6″ figures are also charging ahead!  Here’s a 6″ print of our Gary head and the helm for GYRE WOLF that is being used to create the tooling for the figures.  With this larger 1:12 format, we’ve been able to add some really nice details to these 6″ sculpts that will shine through on the final figures:

Though we’ve kept much of his development behind closed doors, progress continues to be made on our 4″ and 6″ Skeletron, and he is looking more tremendous by the day.  Our Red Shadows Commander will be awesome, and Alex Horley has completed the packaging art to match-  we’re excited to show him to you soon!

We’re also extremely excited to announce that 4″ WOLF TROOPER & 4″ GYRE WOLF are beginning production this month!  Our factory plans to ship these by early November in order for us to deliver these figures, along with our Grindstone Retro Wolf Trooper figure, in December.  While further delays are still a possibility, we’ve worked through every detail and made every minor, but important tooling adjustment with the factory to ensure these figures are fully ready and are the best they can be.  We’d like to thank Dave Proctor in Hong Kong for his meticulous attention to detail and passion for quality toymaking.  Thank you, Dave!  Getting it just right has taken time, and we are so happy these next figures will soon be on their way to you!  Here’s a quick pic of our new 4″ Marauder Wolf Trooper factory sample, just hanging around on the desk with some of our current favorite toys: 

This updated schedule is below, which reflects December as our next estimated delivery:

PHASE A | COMPLETE (early shipment)

• ASSASSIN SKELEDRONE 3-pack

PHASE B

• ROBOSKULL Vinyl Record – Delivered AUGUST 
• Retro O-Ring SKELETRON/WOLF TROOPER figure – Estimated Delivery DECEMBER 
• 4″ Marauder WOLF TROOPER figure – Estimated Delivery DECEMBER 
• 4″ Marauder GYRE WOLF figure – Estimated Delivery DECEMBER 

PHASE C | LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING

• ROBOSKULL MKII vehicle with 4″ Marauder BLOOD WOLF pilot
• ROBOSKULL MKII SE vehicle with 4″ Marauder RED WEASEL pilot
• ROBOSKULL MKII Elite FLIGHT STAND Accessory
• ROBOKNIGHT HEAVY METAL ARMOR Accessory
• 4″ Marauder JUNGLE WOLF TROOPER figure

PHASE D | SPRING

• 4″ Marauder SKELETRON figure
• 6″ Marauder SKELETRON figure
• 6″ Marauder WOLF TROOPER figure
• 6″ Marauder GYRE WOLF figure
• 6″ Marauder JUNGLE WOLF TROOPER figure
• 6″ Marauder PILOT CHARACTER KIT
• TOTAL ROBOSKULL Deluxe Hardcover Book

We appreciate your continued patience, and we hope you’re enjoying this journey with us.  And in case you haven’t yet joined our SKELETRON SECRET LAB OF SECRETS on Facebook, here’s a shot of our 6″ prototypes (note, not final) that Mark O’Byrne shared a few weeks back:

Interested in SKELETRON secrets?  We will again be in Des Moines, Iowa for ASSEMBLY REQUIRED on November 3rd & 4th. WE LOVE THIS SHOW!  If you’ve never been and you like GI Joe a little bit, and there’s a slight possibility you could attend-  you really need to check it out!  We’ll have the latest updates from the factory at our booth and, like at JoeFest, we’ll have a free, small gift for our RED SHADOWS faithful (Just whisper “Red Shadows” to someone on the team.)  SKELETRON’s Ben Conway & Mark O’Byrne will be there, joined by Mark’s youngest daughter (Assembly Required is VERY kid-friendly), our great friend and supporter Sean Harker, and the talented Cory Cantelupe!  Of course we’ll also be joined by other talented creators, fun & friendly toy sellers, and so, so, so many cool collectors-  you really should meet them!

Lastly, there’s a super rad, very special Kickstarter campaign happening right now that we think you’ll want to know about.  What could possibly be more metal, more badass, than a Flying Armored Red Skull with Laser Beams?!  It just might be Armored Dinosaur Riders with Laser Beams!!!!  And THE ARMOR TRANSFORMS INTO ROBOTS.   No, seriously, we’re not even making that part up!  CYBERZOIC is an amazing new world created by Creative Beast Studio founder David Silva, and we think this new action figure line might be the ONLY thing that could stand to survive against our ROBOSKULL MKII & RED SHADOWS Army!  Oh, and did we mention they fight dragons!?!?  THE DINOSAUR RIDERS WITH TRANSFORMING ARMOR AND LASER BEAMS FIGHT AGAINST ALIEN DRAGONS!  Check it out-  Live on Kickstarter Now!

That’s all for now, and as always THANK YOU!  Thank you for backing this project, and thank you for being an amazing part of our action figure community!  We hope to see you in Iowa!

-SKELETRON

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I’m so thankful to Ben and the team for constantly keeping us in the loop, and for the absolutely amazing job they’ve done with Gary’s sculpt. I cannot wait to add Goggles to my collection. May he rest well.