Rick Van Velsor - Revision history

Bleu Ninja: Add production backstory for H*R figurines.

Bleu Ninja — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:10:33 GMT

Add production backstory for H*R figurines.

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	'''Rick Van Velsor''' is an {{w\|industrial design}}er who sculpted several toys and figures for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]].		'''Rick Van Velsor''' is an {{w\|industrial design}}er who sculpted several toys and figures for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]].

-	As ~~mentioned~~ by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018\|~~a 2018 presentation]],~~ Van Velsor had largely stopped toy sculpting by the time ~~The~~ Brothers Chaps reached out to him to produce the ~~Trogdor miniatures~~, ~~but~~ enjoyed ~~making~~ the new figurines.	+	His first [[Contributors\|contribution]] was several figurines of the [[main characters]]. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#How did you create the toys?\|As described by]] [[The Brothers Chaps]], he emailed them unprompted with mockups of the figurines and later flew them out to his New York studio to personally approve the designs. As he already had production contacts in China, all the Brothers had to do was say "hey, looks great" before they were made. These figures were produced under cooperation with Van Velsor's company Big Bang Industrial Evolution, Inc.
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		+	During the production of [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]], the brothers again worked with Van Velsor for the game's miniature pieces (after exploring 3D printing or wooden meeples as other options). [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018#Trogdor!! The Board Game\|Although Van Velsor had largely stopped toy sculpting]] by the time the Brothers Chaps reached out to him to produce the game pieces, he enjoyed returning to make the new figurines.

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	== Figurines ==		== Figurines ==
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-	\| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game~~]] [[~~Trogdor!! The Board Game ~~Items#Game Pieces\|~~Miniatures]] \|\| [[Image:TrogdorFigurines.png\|150px\|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] \|\| [[Trogdor]], [[Thatched-Roof Cottages]], [[Peasant]]s, [[The Red and Blue Knights]], [[Troghammer]], [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] \|\| July 17, 2018	+	\| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items#Game Pieces\|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] \|\| [[Image:TrogdorFigurines.png\|150px\|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] \|\| [[Trogdor]], [[Thatched-Roof Cottages]], [[Peasant]]s, [[The Red and Blue Knights]], [[Troghammer]], [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] \|\| July 17, 2018
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Bleu Ninja: /* Figurines */ link to game pieces

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:59:15 GMT

Figurines: link to game pieces

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	\|rowspan=2\|[[Homestar Runner Figurines]]		\|rowspan=2\|[[Homestar Runner Figurines]]
-	\|[[Image:Figurines Set One.PNG\|150px\|Figurines Set One]] \|\| [[Strong Sad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]] \|\| July 15, 2003	+	\|[[Image:Figurines Set One.PNG\|150px\|Homestar Runner Figurines Set One]] \|\| [[Strong Sad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]] \|\| July 15, 2003

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-	\|[[Image:Figurines Set Two.PNG\|150px\|Figurines Set Two]] \|\| [[The King of Town]], Homestar (Running), [[Other Character Variations#Buckethand Strong Bad\|Buckethand Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] \|\| June 7, 2004	+	\|[[Image:Figurines Set Two.PNG\|150px\|Homestar Runner Figurines Set Two]] \|\| [[The King of Town]], Homestar (Running), [[Other Character Variations#Buckethand Strong Bad\|Buckethand Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] \|\| June 7, 2004

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-	\| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Miniatures \|\| [[Image:TrogdorFigurines.png\|150px\|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] \|\| [[Trogdor]], [[Thatched-Roof Cottages]], [[Peasant]]s, [[The Red and Blue Knights]], [[Troghammer]], [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] \|\| July 17, 2018	+	\| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items#Game Pieces\|Miniatures]] \|\| [[Image:TrogdorFigurines.png\|150px\|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] \|\| [[Trogdor]], [[Thatched-Roof Cottages]], [[Peasant]]s, [[The Red and Blue Knights]], [[Troghammer]], [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] \|\| July 17, 2018
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Bleu Ninja: /* Figurines */ link new article

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:40:15 GMT

Figurines: link new article

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-	\|rowspan=2\|Homestar Runner Figurines	+	\|rowspan=2\|[[Homestar Runner Figurines]]
	\|[[Image:Figurines Set One.PNG\|150px\|Figurines Set One]] \|\| [[Strong Sad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]] \|\| July 15, 2003		\|[[Image:Figurines Set One.PNG\|150px\|Figurines Set One]] \|\| [[Strong Sad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]] \|\| July 15, 2003

Bleu Ninja: Created page with 'The sculptor's oeuvre '''Rick Van Velsor''' is an {{w|industrial design}}er who sculpted several toys and figures for [[Homestar Ru…'

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:28:16 GMT

Created page with 'The sculptor's oeuvre '''Rick Van Velsor''' is an {{w|industrial design}}er who sculpted several toys and figures for [[Homestar Ru…'

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[[File:TwitterRickVanVelsor.jpg|thumb|250px|The sculptor's oeuvre]]

'''Rick Van Velsor''' is an {{w|industrial design}}er who sculpted several toys and figures for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].

As mentioned by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|a 2018 presentation]], Van Velsor had largely stopped toy sculpting by the time The Brothers Chaps reached out to him to produce the Trogdor miniatures, but enjoyed making the new figurines.

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== Figurines ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Image !! Characters Included !! Release Date

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|rowspan=2|Homestar Runner Figurines
|[[Image:Figurines Set One.PNG|150px|Figurines Set One]] || [[Strong Sad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]] || July 15, 2003

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|[[Image:Figurines Set Two.PNG|150px|Figurines Set Two]] || [[The King of Town]], Homestar (Running), [[Other Character Variations#Buckethand Strong Bad|Buckethand Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] || June 7, 2004

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|[[Cheat Commandos]] Figurines ||[[Image:commandos figurines small.PNG|150px|Cheat Commandos Figurines]] || [[Gunhaver]], [[Fightgar]], [[Silent Rip]], [[Crackotage]], [[Firebert]], [[Reynold]], [[Blue Laser Commander]] || October 3, 2005

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| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Miniatures || [[Image:TrogdorFigurines.png|150px|Trogdor!! The Board Game Miniatures]] || [[Trogdor]], [[Thatched-Roof Cottages]], [[Peasant]]s, [[The Red and Blue Knights]], [[Troghammer]], [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] || July 17, 2018
|}

== External Links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040401140036/http://bigbangtoys.com/ Big Bang Toys] (archive link)
*[https://www.eventuresentertainment.com/about/ About Rick Van Velsor] on Eventures Entertainment

[[Category:People|Van Velsor, Rick]]