Callsign Longbow February 2026 Update

The team at Grindstone Toys have shared their Callsign: Longbow February 2026 project update. Check it out below –

Hello CALLSIGN: LONGBOW® Backers!

This weekend we are at ZOLOCON at the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, PA., with our friends from SKELETRON and MARAUDER.

If you are at the show, don’t forget to keep your eyes out for LONGBOW® Reinforcement Coins on the show floor and around the convention! Find them and bring them to the booth to exchange for a free figure!

Production Update

With the factory being shut down for most of the month of February, this month’s update will be a little light. We expect the team to start back today (March 1st, 2026).

Adding Tiny Details

Something we have not shown before is how extra-small texture details can be added to tools. In this case, the woodgrain on the rifle for Henchmen (Tracksuit). These details are too small to be 3D printed as part of the master for tooling, so they need to be added to the tool directly. The factory uses these pattern plates, in this case with a 0.080 mm depth.

Note: These patterns are the inverse of the final detail (all low parts are high and high parts low). So the final product will actually be the opposite texture of these mock-ups.

Tool pattern mock-up courtesy of Dave Proctor.

Proof Card

This month in our ongoing series of cardbacks, we have the proof card for LANCER to share. As we covered in previous months, these proof cards are used to make sure the cards are the correct size, colors, and layouts.

Upcoming Shows

DFW G.I. JOE AND ACTION FIGURE SHOW

We’ll also be in attendance at the DFW G.I. Joe and Action Figures Show, May 29th – 31st at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott in Irving, TX.

JOEFEST

Come see us at JoeFest Toy and Comic Convention, June 26-28, at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center in Augusta, GA.

ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

And we’ll round out the year at our home show, Assembly Required presented by CODENAME: IOWA, November 13-14, at the EMC Expo Center at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA.

We hope to see as many of you as possible at these conventions around the country!

Thank you again for making this project a reality!

-GRINDSTONE TOYS

I know I speak for many when I say that I hope the factory kicks things in to high gear after Chinese New Year, as we can’t wait to get these figures in hand!