Happy Monday after Halloween to you. For this edition of Proto Monday, we bring you an exclusive first look at Itokin Park’s Iti Pinehead in production from Kuso Vinyl. While this figure carries on Kazuhiko’s penchant for cute characters, it feels like a bit of a changeup from his recent vinyl projects. With the bristling spikes, his take on the hedgehog is born and bred for 3D and takes advantage of the possibilities of the medium. The shape has some what of a wind-blown feel with the swept back ears, the shortened front and elongated back which features a cute tail.
The sculpting is done (as you can see) and a wax cast has been created. The next step is mold making. When complete, Iti Pinehead will stand 5" tall. The first colorway will be limited to 150 pieces.
While Itokin has released prior production vinyl pieces through One Up, Iti Pinehead should be
more accessible and more affordable to a wider collector base. For the data-obsessed out there (hmmm, that’s all collectors, right ?), this is the third announced figure from Kuso Vinyl. The other two are Rotobox’s Celsius and Nakanari’s Ninja Spiki. We’ll also spill the beans and say that Iti Pinehead is the first of two Itokin Park toys in production from Kuso Vinyl. The second design is a more familiar piece, very much in the vein of some of his existing figures with a few new wrinkles. See more of Iti Pinehead (including flat art) after the jump.
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