Hi Woodsy ...Hope you are well......just thought I would drop you a line and some images for your readers ....and update you on SEASTAR 5 from 2019 ...
The project has reached twelve photo story episodes and now the first saga - missions are completed .....a series of the latest images enclosed......whats next for SEASTAR 5 ...a promo magazine is in the works - not yet sure when we will release it but will keep you posted.....interest in the story concept is strong - particularly from the USA , so we will see what happens in the near future on it.....
In the meantime I'm planning a new photo story series.....to be released to the web next year along side my SEASTAR 5 project .
This new item heads out into Sci-Fi Fantasy.....with a re-imagined look for SINBAD - for a modern children's audience.....taking the original ideas from the Arabian Knights Tales and launching them with a look beyond the original Seven Voyages......to follow some pictures from the set....
Its a re-imagined version of the old Arabian Knights Tales of the character .....taking him beyond the original Seven Voyages into a whole new world of adventures .
My new version will be called SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES....and work on sample images has started with a written story nearing completion .
I hope to get the first episode...one of an eventual four parts out sometime next year.....this will of course depend on what happens with my normal work jobs during that time frame .
More on the production I will send over to you for your readers as I move forward with it.....
Best Regards
What are the Seastar-5 toys? Are they customized GI Joe toys or your own creation?
ReplyDeleteNot sure. I will have to ask the photographer.
DeleteThey look like scratch builds or adapted existing toys to me.
DeleteHi Thanks for asking about SEASTAR 5 .....just came across your question....SEASTAR 5 currently is a storybook series published on Amazon Kindle Publishing....its available as a download series....the first book is available to buy....two further books are currently being produced and should be available later this year on Amazon . A comic book version of SEASTAR 5 is also being designed by myself to be released later in the year . All miniatures for SEASTAR 5 .....the vehicles and submarine models are designed and built at my studio in the north west of England.....all characters , including artists models are custom creations , they do not resemble real people although inspiration for how they look might come from many sources and things from my career in the Toy industry , Children's Media and Comics....my influences are many ....lots of things pop up in my creative work over the years . Thanks for your interest in what I do . Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK .
DeleteHi.....Just came across your questions.....here are some answers....SEASTAR 5 ....it started on paper....a concept idea back in 2012.....between Toy Industry Advertising Photography which I do as a career....at the time I was also doing a lot of work in the Children's Comics area and a couple of Editors asked me to come up with concept ideas - SEASTAR 5 was one of them....a short pilot comic story was shot with a couple of figures and two model submarines were built....nothing happened with it until 2016 when I was looking for something new and special to promote a new website for my work.....thats when most of SEASTAR 5 was created.....as a promotional exercise....it did its job for the website and then went on a shelf until two years ago when I started doing the storybook version for Amazon Kindle ....that series called "SEASTAR 5 INVADERS FROM THE ABYSS" has launched on that platform . The original production was full model animation - all figures were custom made - included the head units - costumes also ....I sourced the production of these in China with a design Company that does work for the UK Toy Industry....my project was a one off that was done for me by them - the storybook project is done in artwork - by myself , I am a production designer artist as well as my photography work....the figures which were made unfortunately for the production have not lasted very well - the mouldings have crumbled over the years since they were made...the model submarines and vehicles though have survived in my personal collection....so I hope to do more imagery with them shortly for more storybooks on Amazon....the characters though will stay as artwork in the stories....getting custom characters made as models , even back then proved expensive and I have not gone down that road since....using my artwork on paper creations is cheaper to do ...the inspiration though for the original character models will still show through in the images....it was an enjoyable experience in creating my own story series....appreciate your comments and all looking in on the images shown on Moonbase Central . Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK .
ReplyDeleteHi Thank you for your comments.....Sinbad was created with custom figures produced by a design Company in China for me some years ago....the outfits were custom made by a clothes fashion designer friend of mine.....all the head units were also custom made by a designer in the UK....Sinbad is a promotional item only of mine.....no storybook has yet been produced , although a full script and most of the production images have been completed for the production....not sure yet if I will release it ....depends on my work load over the coming year , we will see.....all sets and artwork are by myself . Hope this info goes some way to answer your questions . I appreciate you looking in on the images shown here on Moonbase Central . Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK .
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