Proto Monday >> Itokin Park’s Usagi Pilot

Today on Proto Monday we’re excited to bring you the very first look at Itokin Park’s Usagi Pilot, his next vinyl figure from One Up.  Long time Itokin Park (Kazuhiko Ito) fans will recognize this as the vinyl version of his Rabbit  Pilot resin figure. Usagi = Rabbit or Bunny in Japanese.   The two designs are fairly similar from the large droopy ears and the carrot top to the pilot’s goggles.  The main difference is that the vinyl version has a belt and does not appear to have the hand-held carrots of the resin figure.  Both are oh so cute and feature Itokin’s playful design sense.

What you’re looking at here is a wax cast of the Usagi Pilot sculpt. The production vinyl will be quite large — ~ 7 inches (18 cm)  compared to roughly 4 inches for the original resin versions.  The first vinyl  release will be the "prototype" (debut) and we’re guessing it’ll be black since it’s somewhat of a Japanese toy tradition.  It’s expected at the end of April.  Click through to see more of the Usagi Pilot wax cast.