Use discount code HELLRAISERS2 at the check-out of our shop and receive a 30%-off discount on any pins you order! Last 7 days from now!

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Good news!

Series 02 of the Teddy Troops vinyl toys is at the factory right now. So soon we have new supplies for your troops! Right now you can get your hands and eyes already on the new limited print that is featuring all upcoming new designs for the new Teddy Troops series by FLYING FÖRTRESS.

"Travel Memories #9 - Return To Vinyl Land" by FLYING FÖRTRESS

PRE-ORDER! Prints will be shipped WEEK 4 OF JULY 2018!

• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper
• signed by the artist
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2018
• limited edition of 33

Available now in our store!

... as today some good news popped it! Really looking forward to finially show some great stuff sonn! Stay tuned!

The webshop is back online since we turned it off for the time of holidays travel...
Use discount code BACKFROMHOLIDAYS at the shop's check-out to get a 10% off on everything! (lasts untill Monday 25th of June 2018, 12pm)

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We have nother super-limited Teddy Trooper keychain edition available! Handmade by the one-and-only MUFFIMAN in his infamous "Hexenküchen"!
This time we ingrained some beer bottle crown caps from maybe the world's best Helles (blond) beer from Münich (maybe it's not the best but at least it's our favourite!).

Each keychain comes in a set with 1x "Wurstwasser" t-shirt (there is nothing better than wurst'n'beer for a summer BBQ!) and 1x "Cani Bastardi" patch (a colab of LUGOSIS and FLYING FÖRTRESS).

set contains:
• 1x handmade "REINHEITSGEBOT TROOPER" keychain by MUFFINMAN
• each is a one-of-a-kind unique copy!
• super limited edition of 15 pcs!
• each keychain comes in bag with exclusive designed header-card
• each bag is numbered on the backside of the header-card
• set contains 1x "WURSTWASSER" t-shirt (size of your choice)
• set also contains 1x "CANI BASTARDI" patch

Available in our SHOP now!

Quick! Usually they are gone within an hour...!!

We have the "Vandals Of The Universe" design as a limited Print on PRE-ORDER now! NOTE: Prints will ship end of May 2018 then.

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/vandals-of-the-universe-print

"Vandals Of The Universe" - limited print by FLYING FÖRTRESS

• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper
• signed by the artist
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2018
• limited edition of 33
• all PRE-ORDERS receive 1x "DIAMOND FEVER" patch for free!

btw: "vintage hand-style silkscreen"-look is mad in purpose!...

• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper

• signed by the artist

• embossed FÖRTRESS logo

• size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch

• year: 2018

• limited edition of 33

• comes with free "FÖRTALIA" pin-set (set of 2 hard enamel pins)!

http://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/italandia-print

Please hurry up, as there are already only 6 last copies available of this edition!

All the other prints have already been reserved for our "Early Birds" customers.

Make sure to get on our "Eary Birds" mailing-list so you will be informed first on any new upcoming prints and things we're going to release in the near future! Thanx!

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"Italienische Wochen" bei Förtezza Volante!
Italy — the land of "everything is possible"! Meet other nice people in the yards. Good girls go to heaven — old geezers go to Italy and paint trains....! So do i! Now we have two of the nicest Italian train company and train model designs on our Trooper-pins as a little souvenir.

• hard enamel pins / set of 2
• size each: 2,0 x 2,8 cm / approx. 0.8 x 1.1 inches each
• multi-coloured
• all dark nikkel cast material
• rubber clutches on backside
• on "Holiday in Italia" display-card

Available now at TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

We have a new super-limited Teddy Trooper keychain edition available!

Handmade by the one-and-only MUFFIMAN in his infamous "Hexenküchen" (witches' kitchen).

As part of FÖRTRESS' "Italienische Wochen" all Trooper are featuring an ingrained used beer crown-cap from his last travel to Italy.

Some caps are those "real italian" PERONI ones but also some are these non-thrilling HEINEKEN one's... (sometimes this is the secure pick at the bar! Sorry, i know they are a bit lame!... But those are the rare ones!)

Available now at TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

Each keychain comes in a set :

• 1x handmade "KRONKORKEN TROOPER" keychain by MUFFINMAN

• each is a one-of-a-kind unique copy!

• super limited edition of 14 pcs! split: PERONI: 9 pcs — HEINEKEN: 5 pcs

• each keychain comes in bag with exclusive designed header-card

• each bag is numbered on the backside of the header-card

• set contains 1x "FÖRTALIA" hard-enamel pin set (set of 2 pins)

• set contains also 1x "SPICE BOYS" t-shirt (size of your choice)

"Italienische Wochen" (Italian weeks) at the Förtress' design studios!

Bringing a lot of brand new things to you and our shop:

• "SPICE BOYS" / limited edition / sizes S-XXL

• "FÖRTALIA" / pin-set of 2x hard-enamel pins

• "KRONKORKEN TROOPER" / new limited keychain / crafted by MUFFINMAN

• "ITALANDIA" / "Travel Memories No.8" limited print / PRE-ORDER now!

Available now at the TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com webshop!

We are back with the second enamel pin design of FÖRTRESS' classic "Greenling" character (aka "Rustling" for the autumn style color variant).

Let's say it like...: "Paint it green!"

"Greenling No.2" is limited to 70pcs only.

"Rustling No.2" is limited to 30pcs only!

• soft enamel pin
• size approx: 2,4 x 3,6 cm / approx: 1 x 1.4 inches
• multi-coloured
• all black iron cast material
• 2x rubber clutches on backside to fix in position!
• on specially designed display-card

Available in our shop now!

#notrightintimeforchristmas #teddytroops #newpins

It's freezing dark wintertime outside here in Hamburg City again.

And therefor the "Winternotprogramm" for homeless people just startet again to give them a shelter for the cold nights. In beloved memory of our friend Sören Lombard, who had been a personnel support for this benevolent institution for a long time over the last years, we hooked up with IGEPA PAPIER to release this limited print to raise money to continue this help for the homeless charity.

100% of the net profit will be donated to the chartable society "Förderverein Winternotprogramm für Obdachlose e.V.". The print is limited to 30 pcs only and each one is hand-customized by the two artists HEIS and FLYING FÖRTRESS of the JBCBs — JukeBox Charity Brothers!

Help us to help!

Thank you and a peaceful & warm Christmas time!

"HEIS x FÖRTRESS — Winternotprogramm"

• archival digital print on IGEPA's 300g/qm matte white paper

• customized & signed by both artists HEIS and FLYING FÖRTRESS

• size: 29,7 x 21 cm / approx. 11.7 x 8,3 inches

• year: 2017

• limited edition of 30

Available at www.teddytroops.bigcartel.com

SOLD OUT!

A BIG THANK YOU to everybody who helped us to help!

Streckennetz!
Ridin' on the metro.... or taking the s-train?
Set of two pins featuring Germany's public transport system logos on these Teddy Troopers.
(Note: this is not considered as an anual ticket for free train rides...! Schwarzfahren on your own risk!)

Get them here at Teddytroops.bigcartel.com

We teamed up with Happy Panda Toys and also again with Muffiman to drop a new series of Teddy Troops keychains. This time it is our black'n'white super-cute Panda Trooper. This edition is again super limited to 15 pcs only! All handmade and by Muffinman. Sculpted, casted and painted in some hard nights work. Package is signed by Muffinman and Flying Förtress. They will be available exclusively at the upcoming DesignerCon 2017 in Pasadena/CA this weekend November 11th and 12th.

Only at Happy Panda Toys' booth 1020!

No online sales!

The keychains will come in a set with these new pins and patches.

We will have a small run available of the single pins and patches at our store!

Here is a set of several one-of-a-kind customized Teddy Troopers created by BJORNIK exclusively for my friends over at Happy Panda Toys. These fellas will be available at the DesignerCon 2017 in Pasadena/CA this upcoming weekend November 11th-12th.

Only available at HPT's booth 1020!

Also more exclusive stuff will pop up there....!

These are sooo fluffy! Letterman / college / varsity jacket patch style. Or like a pedestal mat in your bathroom...! But just plain and big size!

Available in our shop now! Super limited edition!

Another classic FÖRTRESS logo made it into this hard-enamle pins.

A red and a blue version. Both are available here at Teddytroops.bigcartel.com

Bringing you the Teddy Troopers in FÖRTRESS' t-up style as this CMYK-Grey woven patch set. Get it at TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

We teamed up again with the one-and-only MUFFINMAN to bring you this very limited handmade "Cherry Bearry Trooper" keychains. Just a little fun thing we do time by time. As these always go SOLD-OUT in minutes it would be helpful for any collector to sign up for our "early birds" mailing-list, so you will be informed first about any upcoming new releases...! Wich we have in the pipeline!

Just throw an e-mail to info@teddytrooper.de

We have a few new things in our store.

First: this new enamel pin set of the classic FÖRTRESS Blitz/thunderbolt logo. And second: finally that "Star Wars classic Kenner toy graffiti wall" turned into a nice 8-colors limited silkscreen print. Everything available now at TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

The very nice guys over at HAPPY PANDA TOYS just release a great review video on the new Teddy Troops 2.0. Talking about all aspects of the new figures like creation, design and packaging for almost 20 minutes. Very nice and worth to watch to the end! We feel very honored about such an honest review by some true fans and vinyl lovers!

Thank you!

We just refilled the Teddy Troops 2.0 DIY Blanks at our store!
Ready to get customized!

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Finally! The Troops have arrived at our camp. Now ready to get packed and sent out to all of you! Thanx for your long-term patience....! We've been waiting together at the pier for the boat from Asia to arrive. Most of the orders have already been dropped to the post office. So keep your ears open to hear the postman's bell ringing!...

We are bringing back to you this FÖRTRESS' classic character design as a limited pin edition. The GREENLING aka "Trees growing — don't disturb". There is the fresh green sping color-way version (limited to 70pcs) and the rusty autumn leaves variant (limited to only 30pcs!).

Soft enamel pins on special display card.

Both are available exclusively TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

Finally the boat from Asia has arrived! The Troops have arrived! So we gonna ship all the "Pre-Order Sets" first. Thank you all for your patience and support! We also restocked the DIYs and a few single Troopers of the "regular versions". So you single-pick them for your companion.

At the TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com webstore!

This Friday June 16th 2017 we will end the special "pre-order" deals in our webstore. Less cash on the sets AND a free "Basic Troopers" pin set of 2 with any purchase of any of the "pre-order" sets! Later the sets will be on regular price and without the free pins...!

Take your chance and get your set now at TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com

Just right in time for the upcoming Teddy Troops 2.0 vinyl toys release we bring you these pin set of 2 with the "original" and "variant" color-way of the "Basic Trooper". To add to your jacket to show your love & support. Or just for no specific reason... ;-)

Set of 2 soft enamel pins.

Available at our SHOP.

(btw: if you purchase (or already purchased) any "pre-order"-set of the upcoming Teddy Troops 2.0 vinyl toys: this pin set will come FREE with your order! Yes... nice!)

Another amazing customized 10" Teddy Trooper that we picked from the net. Done by Mr.Mitote from Mexico City with some great detailed add-ons, airbrush, spray and acrylics. Check out his work! He is doing a really big amount of customized vinyl figures.

Mr.Mitote's Instagram

The Spraycan Trooper "Chrome Variant" is ready to use to re-lack that stolen car in a quick!

I tombled over a photo of this customized 10" TT a few days ago... zuuuusssh! I had to write and bother the guy FAKIR immediately to grab all available photos of the final figure and some making-of flix to share with the TT fans! Just such a strong idea and perfect realisation! Just WOW! POW WOW! Please check all the other great works from FAKIR on his official website & Instagram. I have been a big fan of his work myself for a long time. Really happy and proud this one is done on a Trooper! Cheers mate!

Tomorrow on May 17th there will be the TEDDY TROOPS 2.0 - Series 01 pre-order opportunity over at the online stores of ARTOYZ and TEDDYTROOPS.bigcartel.com

Be one of the first and make sure you will get your hands on this limited series. There are 2 sets of 5 different designs feat. the regular and the variant colorway. The regular set will be released in a total amount of 320 pcs each figure. The variant is available in quantities of only 160 pcs! We will offer both sets for pre-order. Figures are still on the boat from Asia and will be packed and sent as soon as they have arrived here in early June.

Yeeeee-F**king-Haaaaa!

And another niiiice custom Teddy Trooper by my mate MUFFINMAN. Even unpainted this set is ruling the Wild West already!

He will be displaying this set at his booth Table T5 at ToyConUK 2017 on May 29th, 2017. I want to believe!

That's serious Crab! No crap! Another one-of-a-kind custom Teddy Trooper by the infamous MUFFINMAN. He will be displaying this set at his booth Table T5 at ToyConUK 2017 on May 29th, 2017. Make your catch of the day!

My friend MUFFINMAN made this little super limited Keychain Trooper series for his booth at ToyConUK 2017 this weekend May 29th, 2017.

Only 15 pieces made and only available tomorrow.

Visit him at table Table 5 and grab our copy of the "English Rain Keychain" — the first of an upcoming series of translucent Troops. This first one have a little rain water color and featuring the Union Jack flag inside. More ideas to come soon!

We just got these new pins arrived at the warehouse. Bridging time untill the new TEDDY TROOPS 2.0 Series-1 will be delivered in about one month. The new pins are coming as a set of two color ways. Featuring some classic bicycle frame and "champions del mondo" colors.

Available now at our TeddyTroops.bigcartel.com online-store.

The TEDDY TROOPS 2.0 DIY figures have been nominated for this year's "Designer Toy Awards" in the category "Best DIY Platform"! So please head over and support our Troops by voting for us! Finalists results will be declared in the ceremony at the "Five Points Festival" in NYC on Friday May 19th, 2017.

If you are around, get yourself a V.I.P. pass now!

Thanx for your vote & support!

We have them! Finally! Grabbed some from the first shipment.

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Cooking up some super-limited orange vinyl/resin Troops at Muffinman's Hexenküche for the upcoming signing session.... more details soon.

We just got in some classic Teddy Troopers in our webshop. A good dozen of blank TTs and a few Dave-The-Chimp and Alexöne figures from the classic Series-2. While these are quiet "old farts" we decided to have Förtress doing some exclusive customizing with black marker ink to them for you...!

All vinyls available here: teddytroops.bigcartel.com

Just a little comparison of the classic Teddy Trooper and the new 2.0 version... size & shape. Thanx to Muffinman for the photo.

Sombody's back from the battle field!

Maybe all of you have already heard about the upcoming new Teddy Troops 2.0 series...?!

Finally — after a little little break — the Troops are back from the fields and ready to reclaim the vinyl land. With an all new shape and new strength, force and fresh uniform designs.

Proudly in colaboration with non other than my friends from ARTOYZ.COM from Paris!

But while these little fellas still need some time to hit the stores we are just bridging the time and bringing you all those upcoming Trooper designs together in this new limited print.

It's issue #6 of FLYING FÖRTRESS' limited print series called "Travel Memories". And it might be the most colorful one so far! This yummy new print might be a blast of a backdrop-piece for your classic and upcoming collection of vinyl toy Troopers...

Details:

"Travel Memories #6 - Reclaim Vinyl Land" by Flying Förtress

• limited edition of 33 only!
• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper.
• signed & numbered by the artist
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: 42 x 59,4 cm (Din A2) / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2016
• exclusively available at our new store only!
• ships from November 25th, 2016

SOLD OUT!

available NOW here:

http://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/travel-memories-reclaim-vinyl-land-print

Teddy Troops 2.0 DIY - Spraycan Variant...

Soon available everywhere. And right now already here.

Just a little hint for all of you who missed to order one of our re-stock of the "classic" DIY 3" Teddy Trooper from our webstore...

a couple of blank TTs are available at our friend's BUZZWORKS.nl website!

Something's back from the battle fields...!
I will be signing at the ARTOYZ booth at the COMIC CON PARIS this Saturday October 22nd, 2016. Come round and say Hello!

...and see the new "things" we got!

We are loving the way how Alex re-arrranged the Teddy Trooper toy! Smart and funny! By Alex Vaughan — see more of his work here.

News from the printer!

Here we go with the new edition of our "Travel Memories" limited print series!
A journey back in time and to the darkest corner of my basement... searching for some real rusty, dusty and dirty oldschool flavour. My best comrades while doing my first steps into the Graffiti world. Featuring some iconic & old-fashioned labels and brands.
For all you retro romantics! Back to 1989!

Details:

"Travel Memories #5 - Rusty Oldschool Cans"

by Flying Förtress

• edition of 33
• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper.
• signed by the artist
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2016
• ships within 7-10 days from date of order!

Available at the brand new TEDDYTROOPS webstore here!

New print release from the Förtress' "Travel Memories" series is coming soon.

As like before we are sending out mails a few days ahead of the official release to those who care.

So please get yourself on our "early bird" mailing-list (just say "hi"...!):

info@teddytrooper.de

This set of 4 prints by the 4 artists Flying Förtress / Grotesk / Crash and Supakitch is now available here in our new online shop. Exclusively and limited printed for the "Who's Your Daddy" group show in NYC last month hosted by the KOLLY Gallery. We are glad to have 5 sets available!

Go to the shop!

This might be Flying Förtress' most modest print design ever....
... This new limited screenprint has been released by Galerie At Down for the double-trouble- tag-team exhibition "Flying Förtress - Mist / Episode 3" in Montpellier last week. And now we have a few copies in stock over at Rockawaybear.com & TheZonders.com
Feel free to head over and get yourself a copy.
This is better for you!

Details:
- titel: "I Am Better Than You!"
- artist: FLYING FÖRTRESS
- size: 50x70 cm
- paper: Vélins D’arches 270g/m2 unbleached
- 7 color silkscreen print
- limited edition of 100
- year: 2016
- signed & numbered by the artist
- embossed Anagraphis logo

Buy online at Rockawaybear.com & TheZonders.com

The long-awaited newest issue of the "Travel Memories" limited print series has just been released.

May the fourth be with you.... This is the fourth issue from the series and again i made it together with my friends over at TheZonders.com

 No need to tell you what it is about. Those original movies definitively had been a big pop culture influence to my artwork and the Teddy Troops. So it was just a matter of time to pay my tribute to the Dark Side.

"Travel Memories #4 - My Death Star Vacation"

- edition: strictly limited to 33 pcs only!

- highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper.

- signed & numbered by the artist

- size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch

- year: 2016

SOLD OUT!

Also contact teasy@thezonders.com for APs and get yourself on our earls-bird mailing list for future releases.

We are just preparing the next release of the "Travel Memories" limited print series.

Available again exclusively at the THEZONDERS webstore then.
For an early bird pre-order and reservations please contact

TEASY at teasy@thezonders.com

Give yourself to the Dark Side!

Customized blank 3" Teddy Trooper with removable helmet by Muffinmansculpts.
Just a little snap shot of the old sculpt while working together on some new things....!

Together with Affenfaust Galerie we just released these two new limited prints.

Based on the little "Hobo Doodle Troopers" that are traveling all over Europe on "rusty raisins"....

- titels: Hoboglyphs 1 + Hoboglyphs 2
- size: 50x70cm
- highly pigmented fine art print on Hahnemühlen paper 190g
- 3-colours handfinished with industrial markers
- each print unique finished
- signed, numbered and embossed
- limited to 15 pcs each design only
- year: 2015

Available now at the Affenfaust webstore.

We just released this new limited screen print together with TheZonders.com
This visual is all about the graffiti spray can roots of my artwork and my Teddy Troops characters.
Spray can breast milk to let the puppy bears grow big, strong and colourfull.
Based on the masterpiece canvas artwork for my solo show "Urban Insignia" at Kolly Gallery in Zurich/CH this summer.

"Mother" / by Flying Förtress

- 10 colours handpulled screen print
- 300gr. Tauro Sappi paper matt
- size: 49,5 x 69,5 cm / approx. 19.5 x 27.5 inches
- signed and numbered by the artist
- embossed Förtress logo
- limited to 100 pcs only!
- year: 2015

available exclusively here:
http://www.thezonders.com/shop/art/flyingfortress-mother-print.html

Together with my long time partners over at LaShirt.de we released a series of some new and some classic t-shirts designs.
They are all printed in Kiel/Germany on 100% organic fairtrade cotton fabric shirts. Available in all shirt sizes for men and women.

Also the "Painting In The Streets" t-shirt has been chosen for the "shirt of the month" and is selling for only 19,90€ plus shipping!

Head over to my artist's section on their website to have a look and make your order: lashirt.de

We released 3 limited prints from the "Travel Memories" together with our friends over at TheZonders.com

So far we printed the "New York City Formation", "Hawaii Formation" and the "Tour De Förtress" in a very limited quantity.

Sorry folks, but the are all already SOLD OUT!

So you better keep your eyes open for the upcoming next editions here....!

Alexbreak sent in his new 10" custom Trooper called "Wanky's Dead Teddy Trooper". FUBAR! More of his customized toys on his blog here.

"Meet Blergh and Thunderclap, weather maker extraordinaires! They toil day and night in the cloud factory custom engineering the weather for the greater Detroit area. One will shower you with sunshine and rainbows while the other will happily pee all over your picnic in the park."

Two customized 3" Teddy Troopers by Kill Taupe.

Found in the net... available here in the webshop.

....

Doh! This is definitely my best print ever so far!
Amazing quality from my friends at the SomTee printers and in collaboration with LaGrille gallery in Switzerland. Thanx J&T!
Limited to 50 pcs only. Size 50x50cm on 100% recycled grey paper. 6+1 color silkscreen print. Signed & numbered and it comes with an embossed FÖRTRESS logo.
If you love drinking beer, you gonna love this... Doh!Nuts!

Available exclusively at RockawayBear.com

A new limited screen art print with additional hand customized colours is now available at Drawaline.de.

- titel: "Melange A Troops"

- customized 2-colours screen print

- limited edition of 80.

- size: 70x50 cm (27.6 x 19.7 inches)

- 300g Munken Premium paper

- embossed, signed and numbered

Found these photos on the web. A new custom 10" Teddy Trooper by WUZONE called "LeviaTTan". With a few making-of flix, too. See more on his website. A lot of great custom works!

Made this artist edition for kaNO's Bodega vinyl toy.
Exclusive & limited blue edition of 100 pcs for SDCC 2013.
We got a small run of 10 copies in at Rockawaybear.com
Be quick on those ones! Sold out everywhere else!

Wow! Another big banger! the 10" custom "Voltron" Teddy Trooper by the amazing SouthernDrawl! Check his work here!

Form Blazing Sword!

Just a shot of some tryout samples of the Teddy Trooper keychain cast...

Yummy!

Our well known supporter and highly talented artist Muffinman just came up with his third customized Teddy Trooper from the series "Tag Team Partners".

See the first of the series here and here, on his blog or check the custom galleries here on our website. I also want to mention his great HOG Squad Trooper from a while back. He is also the man behind the cast of our keychain series from last year (here and here).

Jan Meininghaus is sharing his 10" customized Trooper with us.

Gold leafs & spark plug horns... Brainwave!

A new customized 10" Teddy Trooper done by our long-time supporter Frank Mysterio. Thanx for this great one!

A new family member from Hilpoltstein made by Michael P.

Check out the photos of the Trooper growing up....!

I have been aware of the amazing customizing work of Southern Drawl for a long time. I just nicked a bunch of flix of his work to show it here. Also have a look at his blog to see all the other customs he is creating. But you will feel that the Teddy Trooper platform is his biggest favourite! Thanx for his great support!

The Teddy Troops have been shortlisted as an official finalist in the 2012 Designer Toy Awards by Clutter Magazine. Out of a large number of entries, the Troops are one of handful of nominees in the following category: 

Best DIY Platform

You can go and vote for your beloved Teddy Troops on the Designer Toy Awards website. Vote! That's a command!

Here comes a one-of-a-kind Apple-ish customized Teddy Trooper. Pink-Flod added a docking for i-phone and speakers to a 10" Teddy Trooper. Loud! Louder! Check more designs on Pink-Flod's website.

There is also a little making-of video here.

The next big thing from our man Muffinman. The "Chocolate Trooper" keychain. Again coming as a super limited edition because of all are hand molded. Keep your eyes open on our webstore!

Prepare for Fortress' upcoming show in Brooklyn, NYC.
There will be this handmade keychains in yellow color-way available finally. Again super limited because of all of them are handmade by the famous Muffinman (Thanx for making this happen so short in time!).
Also there is another yummy yummy tasty special figure on the way... so be there!

"Recently i had been invited this week to speak at a school in art classes. Not at the Bauhaus University but in a very smart elementary school. Showing the kids some of my graffiti works, speaking about vinyl toys and answering them all their questions. Also doing some live drawing for them on a canvas for their class room. The kids were super excited about having me there. I guess back in the days when i was their age i would have been blasted too to see some modern arts instead of some old farts.
I then also asked them to join in to draw on a paper with our Teddy Trooper shape lines and bring in their phantasy and skills.
Here are all the funky results (in no particular order).
Thanx to all the cool kids of "Klass 4A" and their lovely teacher Miss H. for having me as a guest!"

This custom trooper features a wireless USB Sound Player. Well done by GladGuile.

AlexBreak sent in this great little Turtle Trooper. I like turtles!

New costumized Trooper by our big supporter Frank Mysterio.

Together with the great MUFFINMAN from Fakehouse we released these Teddy Trooper keychains in two colour-ways. All handcrafted, casted and painted. Limited to 30 pcs each colour.

A whole new twist on the Teddy Trooper platform by HerrBender. Disco time!

Sharp teeth on the custom Trooper by AlexBreak. Thrill!

Another brilliant customized Teddy Trooper by Muffinman. He's boss! We have a colab thing coming up soon.... stay tuned!

Another evil custom Trooper flew in today! Bloodsucking red demon - wear some pants!...

"Kingdom Of Troops" - a series of Teddy Troopers customized by Patmoslipsi. Thanx to Mark for sending in these photos!

I made another custom 10" Teddy Trooper for our show at the TOYKIO gallery. Like mostly everybody else my age grew up with the Star Wars movies and maybe more important: the Star Wars Kenner toys. I had been thinking for a long while which of the classic SW characters i could pick. Some of them are obviously fitting on the teddy and helmet.... Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Boba Fett, Biker Scout, Deth Star Gunner.... etc. Most of them have been remixed a hundred times. Somehow at the end i came up with the lamest and uncoolest character of the whole universe: Admiral Ackbar. And the Kenner's Ackbar toy figure even came with the most useless weapon of all time. A stick. "Hey! Look at my new stormtrooper figures i just got! Those big blaster they have! They can shoot down everything. What have you got?" - "Admiral Ackbar! He can destroy the Death Star! With this... äh,... stick... thing." (To not offend Ackbar's dignity any further i haven't given him a stick... thing.)
Available at the TOYKIO Shop&Gallery.

My friend Muffinman - creator of the "From Bronko With Love" / "The Magnificent Ambrose And His Amazing Flying Headgear From Hell" and "Tag Team Partners" Teddy Troopers - just sent me these shots of his latest custom 3" Trooper. It is called "GOTH - Guardian Of The Hog". This time with a new bushy hair style... That little punk just made my day!

This is incredible sick! An amazing customized Teddy Trooper called "Rabbito" by Mall aka May Ann Licudine from the Philippines. This is the best Eastern gift this year for me! You have to check out more of her brilliant works on her blog...

Finally this little hot item made it over to our warehouse right in time for the cold and snowy christmas days.. In colaboration with MOLOTOW spray cans we turned the 10" custom Trooper into a limited run of the 3" Troops. Comes in a special box. A tribute to the legendary spray can from the early 90's.