Kidrobot Creative Director Frank Kozik took to instagram to unveil an upcoming new art toy from Ron English and Kidrobot. Lacking an official title, we’ll call it ‘Fat Uncle Sam’. Thanks to a post by Klim of Bigshot Toyworks, we have a nicer look at the two colorways of the Unkle Skam figure – great name.
First up was a look at a red/white/blue/yellow colorway which might very well be the OG edition. The portly figure features the iconic pointing finger and stern expression (slightly more nefarious here with the addition red highlights around the eyes) inspired by the vintage ‘I Want You’ US Army recruitment posters. The sculpting (done digitally by the wizards at Bigshot Toyworks is on-point here from the expressive face and the sculpted-in stars to the stack of cash behind Sam’s back complete with burger band.
Mr. Kozik also showed off a sharp black/white/gold edition. wicked. Perhaps a chase or a separate edition. At any rate, we’re looking forward to the upcoming release of Fat Uncle Sam.
While Ron has parodied Uncle Sam over the years including his costumed appearance and ‘self portrait’ in the guise of the character and his provocative ‘April Fool’s Day on the Border’ intervention, the new toy is probably best seen as a continuation of the fat series which began with MC Supersized and has continued with his line of Cereal Killers figures.