Melting

Now that the snow is under control, we can finally get back to our regular programming.

Ralph delivers once again with the latest round of pages from Operation: Sonesidar!

Nate's Take

Ran a little late getting this up, but we were on a shipping roll.

When I first opened this file I was stunned by how convincingly the image that appeared was rendered. There is so much depth and subtle detail , that it's easy to become a little hypnotized by Nate's incredible workmanship. A true digital wizard at work.

Check out those Mini Rigs and DSGs getting geared up near their camp, and that flying Hub Drone formation! I especially love the Travelers reviewing what looks like a holo-map. If only they knew what they were getting themselves into....

Thank you Nate, for taking the time to create such a mesmerizing piece. I swear, this is the lost cover to a Glyos sci-fi novel from another dimension.

What a beauty!

Updates!

We are cranking away on shipping everything out from last week's release. There is a fairly massive blizzard headed our way, with a forecast to strike tomorrow morning and last into Saturday. This may affect our postal runs a bit, depending on what actually goes down (hopefully no more trees). As of now we are expecting over 2 feet of snow! Gah! Chances of us making the Toypocalypse show on Saturday night are now looking pretty slim.

On a far more positive note, later tonight we'll be posting up something very special that Nate "Baena" Baertsch has created to expand the development of Planet Sonesidar. It's absolutely remarkable how Nate can create such convincing paintings entirely on his computer. You literally feel like you're standing on the surface of an alien world when looking at what he's put together!

The Cosmic Comic King, Ralph Niese, has also knocked out another great round of the comic. We are aiming to post the next installment at some point tomorrow, in between battling the elements! Ralph has rendered some amazing new panels that continue to push the boundaries of conventional composition.

Working with Ralph, Jesse and Nate on the content for the Sonesidar release has been the best, as they are each truly masters at what they do. We are lucky ducks to know these hyper talented machines.

Now back to shipping!

Thank You!!!

Without further delay, here are the first few pages of Operation: Sonesidar! Gigantic thanks to Ralph for working so hard on this new adventure. Seeing him render the DSGs digging away has been a trip! We'll post more pages over the coming week as we process everything from last night.

Speaking of last night, you guys are a force to be reckoned with! Thank you so much for getting the year off to a very positive start! I was personally surprised by how many of you still seem to hold the old Adventure People inspired colors close to your hearts. That yellow-orange is kind of an strange color choice, but it did OK for an oddball. Thanks for giving the no detail lined approach a chance, I hope that when this stuff lands in your hands it sparks the desire to play!

My apologies to those of you that had some problems with the store loading last night, as I received a handful of emails that there was some lag in the interface when everything went live. We are still pushing to improve the release night experience, and are constantly tweaking things from production numbers to dealing with our servers to make things run smoother. Thank you for sticking with us even when we have a some static in the reception.

We'll be processing everything over the next few days and are aiming to start the shipping towards the end of this coming week.

Thanks once again for allowing us to keep going. You guys are incredible.

Sonesidar Is Live!!!

The STORE is live!!! Remember to REFRESH: http://www.onelldesign.com/store

Special thanks to painting ace Jesse Moore for another masterpiece  that makes our little goons look cool.

We will have some more special content popping up later tonight,  featuring all new artwork from the ever impressive Ralph Niese.

Have fun!!!

Getting Ready

On track for 9:30 tonight!

Axorvor

This build is contained, using all the parts of one Armorvor figure and two complete Axis Joint Sets. I imagine some serious berserker action is in order when an Armorvor steals a double shot of Axis Power!

Make sure to head over to Battlegrip.com to check out Phil Reed's awesome illustration of this beast!

Phil has been running an entire week dedicated to Glyos on his site, featuring loads of reviews, articles and just general Mr. Reed excellence! He has even created coloring and activity book pages!

Thanks for everything you do, Phil! You're the real beast!

Head Shots

A few more pics of the new round. That gray Neo Sincroid is my current Pocket Survivor.

Also been playing with a little Armorvor build (pics incoming), carrying it around in the snow for the past few days while clearing our latest coating.

Mission Details!

Almost time for our first release of 2013! To mix it up, the focus of this wave is concentrated on select figures, as the Gendrones are taking a little break from the action after protecting the Council.

A special "Mini" Blocker Rig marks the return of some vinyl outside of the Syclodoc/Armodoc mold. This Blocker configuration dates all the way back to last year, when I was first building with the Block. Maybe it's the compact look of the parts all tightly packed together, but for some reason I really like the idea of smaller Mini Rigs.

As mentioned before, the old Adventure People line is the main inspiration for this assortment. The simple color schemes, durable figures and fantastic vehicles (like the Firestar 1) have influenced many toy lines over the years, particularly the one we have here.

I could go on about it forever and bore you all to tears, so let's get to the list!

The following are scheduled to be in the store on Friday, February 1st at 9:30PM EST.

There will be purchasing limits on select items: 

-Armorvor (2 limit per customer) 

-Travelers (3 of each style per customer)  

-Syclodoc (2 limit per customer)


Also, due to the particularly unique hue of the yellowish orange parts, they get the nickname Yellorange, because typing creamsicle too many times makes me hungry.



Operation: Sonesidar



Glyan -Sonesidar Rescue Unit (White/Yellorange with Green Visors and Yellorange tampo) $8
Glyan -Sonesidar Excavation Division (Yellorange/White with Green Visors and White tampo) $8
Glyan -Sonesidar Defense Force (Gray with Green Visors and White tampo) $8

Deep Space Glyan -Sonesidar Rescue Unit (White/Yellorange with Green Visors and Yellorange tampos) $12
Deep Space Glyan -Sonesidar Excavation Division (Yellorange/White with Green Visors and White tampos) $12
NOTE- Each Deep Space Glyan is made up of one Glyan and one specially painted Hub Set.

SRU Commander Arclurran Sarvos (White/Yellorange with Green eyes and Yellorange spray masks) $8
SED Commander Lorsailus Pheyden (Yellorange/White with Green eyes and Yellorange scarf) $8
Neo Phase Pheyden MK II (Clear Neon Green with Green eyes) $8
Discovery Exellis (Gray with Green eyes and Gray scarf) $8

Crayboth -Neo Phase (Clear Neon Green with no paint) $3

Armorvor -Sonesidar Mimic (Yellorange/White with Green Visors) $8

Hub Set -Sonesidar Rescue Unit (White with Green Visors and Yellorange tampo) $4
Hub Set -Sonesidar Excavation Division (Yellorange with Green Visors and White tampo) $4
Hub Set -Sonesidar Defense Force (Gray with Green Visors and White tampo) $4
NOTE- Each Hub Set is sold in a specific Drone configuration.

Axis Joint Set  -White $4
Axis Joint Set -Yellorange $4
Axis Joint Set -Gray-$4

Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -White with Green accent $2
Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -Yellorange with Green accent $2
Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -Gray with Green accent $2

Mini Blocker Rig -Sonesidar Defense Force (Gray/painted White with Green accents and multiple Green/White tampos) $20

Syclodoc -????? -$25

Of note is the Neo Phase Pheyden MK II's specific tint. Much like the neon pink from the last wave, this plastic behaves in odd ways depending on the light source it's viewed under. It can look super clear like in the pictures above, or almost frosted by the light of the computer monitor. It also packs that extra neon punch which you really have to see in hand to fully appreciate.

The gray PVC is a bit lighter and a different hue than the grays we have done before. Yet another color that can shift pretty drastically based on the lighting. Personally, I think it may be my favorite gray tone yet.

The new Syclodoc will be revealed over at the great Phil Reed's Battlegrip.com this coming week, as he inspired its color combo!

Thanks for reading yet another text pile up, and we hope you find something you like in those pics up there.


PS -Michelle refers to Exellis with the reversed scarf on (a nod to Aves) as "Lips Exellis", which I now cannot unsee. Thanks lady!