New limited print edition out now!

"Rasselbande III"

We are happy to announce the new chapter of the "Rasselbande" graffiti life story of FLYING FÖRTRESS (...and some unnamed friends...)!

In colaboration with AFFENFAUST GALERIE in Hamburg St.Pauli.

Rasselbande.... "little rascals". A nickname for cheeky kids as "rassel" refers to the sound of a baby's rattle... but also describes the sound of a spraycan when shaken.

From the first "Rasselbande" print design the gang now turned older and mature (aka Dad-life-boring...). So this is the next (but not the last) chapter of FÖRTRESS' graffiti life history and a hommage to tfe that changes while it moves forward unstoppable. So again the design features some vintage oldschool spraycans enjoying their days.

Print details:

- "Rasselbande III" by FLYING FÖRTRESS

- size: 70x50cm

- high pigmented giclée print

- signed and numbered by the artist

- embossed FÖRTRESS logo

- year: 2023

- edition of 50

- without frame / shipped rolled

Price: 120€

plus additional shipping

Available only at the gallery's website here:

https://affenfaustgalerie.de/en/shop/item/flying-foertress-rasselbande-lll/

There is also a special deal on the "Rasselbande I & III" set:

https://affenfaustgalerie.de/en/shop/item/flying-foertress-rasselbande-set/

"Rasselbande I-III" is currently on display at AFFENFAUST GALERIE for the group show "Mistaken Identities". FLYING FÖRTRESS also painted the "Rasselbande III" as a big wall mura inside the gallery.

"FAT CAP JAM“ / new limited edition set

It has been quite a while since we released a new edition of our infamous "Keychain Set" edition by MUFFINMAN & FLYING FÖRTRESS.

So…. Here we go again!

Set contains 1x "Fat Cap Jam" keychain in bag with header-card and 1x "Fat Cap Jam Trooper" digital art print. Limited handmade edition!

details:
- the keychain Teddy Trooper is filled with blotted "NY Fat Caps"

  used by FLYING FÖRTRESS on hid spray paint adventures
- keychain handmade & molded by MUFFINMAN
- design concept & print design by FLYING FÖRTRESS /
- set contains: 1x keychain ”FAT CAP JAM” & 1x art print "Fat Cap Jam Trooper"
- limited edition of 20 sets (+ 2 A.P.s)
- art print "Fat Cap Jam Trooper“:
  highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper /
  size: A4 (21x29,7 cm) / edition of 20 / year: 2023 /
  signed & numbered by the artist / embossed FÖRTRESS logo
- keychain is numbered on backside of the header card
  (KC & artwork will carry the same edition number!)
- comes with a free sticker set
- IMPORTANT: only 1x set per customer!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/

(uodate: SOLD OUT!)

Blub!

Blub-Blub!

The next design from the kind-of "Underwater World"-themed series is ready to be dropped (into the ocean!)!

"Deepsea Scuba Trooper" will be released as the "regular version" of the design. Exclusively for all Teddy Point holders! (see details in our Discord)

And there will also be the "variant version" of it called "Deepsea Commando Trooper" which will be available for all public at the same time.

All holders of the "Deepsea Commando Trooper" NFT will also have the chance to win a 1/1 IRL art print of the same design in a raffle after the mint window had closed.

Release date will be tomorrow:

Thursday September 28th 2023 / at 8pm CEST

Both are limited edition of 100pcs each. Time window to redeem and mint will be 14 days.

It all gonna happen at our Collectors Portal here:

https://collectorsportal.teddytroops.io/

So see you there tomorrow, blub-blub!

A little same-same-series is available now.

"Zeelanders Basic Red" / Edition of 4 original artworks painted by FLYING FÖRTRESS live in the webshop here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/artwork

4x little artworks from the series "Cropped Variant" available here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/cropped-variant-artwork-series

Still a few days left to grab a "Nautilus Trooper" NFT (regular version) for FREE by redeeming your Teddy Points over at our Collectors Portal!

(you need to log-in via your Discord account).

Also you can mint the variant version "Nautilus Red Sea Trooper" NFT for a few ADA coins. Holders of the "Nautilus Red Sea Trooper" also have the chance (each NFT counts as one "ticket"; so multibles possible!) to win a 1/1 IRL art print of the artwork, signed by FLYING FÖRTRESS.

Mint is here (scroll down):

https://collectorsportal.teddytroops.io/

All details/announcment in our Discord / mint ends Monday July 7th 8pm CEST

signierstunde.

Hour of signing.

i will be at the URBANSHIT GALLERY tomorrow Friday July 7th 2023 from 7pm.

Signing my new Teddy Troops 6" vinyl figures "Shaved" & "Shark".

Also we will also have a little selection of original new & known artworks, prints and new merch (new pins!) on display!

The signed Teddy Troops will be available exclusively here:

https://www.urbanshit-gallery.com/de/shop/kategorie/artist/flying-foertress/

Finally!

The 2x new 6" Teddy Troops just arrived at the ARTOYZ's port!

The brand new (re)designed 6inch "Shark" and the "Shaved" Teddy Troopers.

With these being released we do have the set-of-3 complete.

Like with the 6" Basic Red Teddy Trooper we have all 3x original designs from the very first release in 2004: Basic (Red) - Shark - Shaved.

Just BIGGER! (6inch instead of 3inch)

...and BETTER! (the new 2.0 shape by MUFFINMAN and with the removable helmet)

Available here now:

https://artoyz.com/en/products/teddy-troops-2-0-6-shark
https://artoyz.com/en/products/teddy-troops-2-0-6-shaved

And see all the other Teddy Troops vinyls from the ARTOYZ's warehouse stock:
https://artoyz.com/collections/teddy-troops

"Vintage Toy" or "Cinema" colorway?

Which one is your favourite?

"Bob Trooper Vintage Toy Colorway" available here now:

https://www.urbanshit-gallery.com/en/art/bob-trooper-vintage-toy-colorway/

"Bob Trooper Cinema Colorway" (private collection)

May the Fört be with you!

"Cropped Star Trooper" / series of 4 single artworks by FLYING FÖRTRESS.
Looking good together as a set of 4 but also as a single piece in your collection!

Artworks going live later today:
April 27th, 2023 / 7pm CEST (10am PST)

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/artwork

New stickers and a new canvas series of four "Spiked Star Troopers".

SOLD OUT!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/artwork

With a bit of delay due to the Covid restriction the last years here is the 10-years-plus-2,5-years anniversary of AxSxA Amsterdam Street Art at the GO GALLERY in Amsterdam.

Opening this weekend September 10th 2022.

https://www.amsterdamstreetart.com

Check the nice artist line-up!

To start my new partnership with URBANSHIT GALLERY Hamburg we are releasing a new limited print edtion today!

"Waldo Dazzle Trooper"

Based on the "Where Is The Waldo Trooper" cNFT that i designed for a free mint a few weeks ago, you now can purchase the art print version IRL here:

https://www.urbanshit-gallery.com/en/art/waldo-dazzle-trooper/

Print details:

• titel: "Waldo Dazzle Trooper"

• size: 30,0 x 30,0 cm (approx: 11.8 x 11.8 inches)

• limited edition of 50

• archival pigment giclee print with additional 2x letterpress colors

• on 300g GMUND Cotton paper white

• signed & numbered by the artist & embossed FÖRTRESS logo

• printed by NOKISS.PRINT

• year: 2022

"Finally (like really finally!) i was able to finish this art piece this year!

I started way back in 2003 to sew those helmets made of felt fabric for a set of 4x skateboards. But i never finished it back then. So the helmets ended up in a box in my basement. So in 2021 i was invited by ROLLING VINYL to contribute askateboard art piece and i decided to gat my hands back on this set. It took me literally another 12 month to have it ready then.... what a fight!!

So here we go: it's up on the RV webshop:

https://www.rollingvinyl.store/product/flying-fortress/

- titel: "R.E.S.S. Set Decks" (yes... K.I.S.S.!)

- artist: FLYING FÖRTRESS

- in colaboration with ROLLING VINYL STORE

- set of for handpainted skateboard decks

- year: 2003 & 2022

- comes with signed certificate card

"Schnapsteufel" Troops No.01-04 / from a limited edition of 10

...just got minted!

First drop from our The Cabinet Of Curiosities collection.

Join our DISCORD to enter our FREE-giveaway contest on these first 4x NFTs!

"A bizarre and funny mishmash of outtakes, outsiders & outlaws. A special collection of your beloved Teddy Troops — just pure art, entertainment & amazement!"

See all NFT curiosities here:

jpg.store/collection/TeddyTroopsTheCabinetOfCuriosities

Check out our "DIY TEDDY TROOPS Mint-Generator" now!

It's LIVE now and you can play around untill Saturday to create your personalized Trooper and decide which one you gonna mint on Saturday MAY 7th 2022 then ;-)

btw: you need to join our Teddy Troops DISCORD for all details and infos to verify your wallet for the mint!

Joion our Discord to get all the details right in time for this exclusive mint next Saturday May 7th 2022!

https://discord.com/invite/teddytroops

- Date: 7th May 2022

- NFT Supply: 541

- Price: 100 Ada each

- limited to warranted collectors only!

- see DISCORD for all infos!

Our webshop is back after a few month of "pause" as FÖRTRESS was busy with the Teddy Troops NFT drop. All products are back live.

Also we just put up the "Travel Memories No.10 - The Bounty Hunter Tales" A.P. Edition copies.

Find the filthy space scums here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/the-bounty-hunter-tales-a-p-print

Details:

"Travel Memories #10 - The Bounty Hunter Tales"

• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper
• signed by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: A2 / 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2021
• limited edition of 50
• comes with mixed sticker-set & 1x free enamel pin (various designs)

Note: we will pack & ship all prints in about 2 weeks in mid August!

Today at 11am CET we are releasing a new limited print edition!

A colab print design by ELIOT-THE-SUPER and FLYING FÖRTRESS!

"Pooper Trooper"

These 2 guys know each other from their growing-up in their hometown Munich in the mid 90s when the local graffiti scene was small and conspired.

Now they worked on this colab print together. Bringing together screenprinted parts combine with stencil art.

So with the hand-painted stencil layers each print becomes unique!

Released with our long-term partners&friends at the URBANSHIT GALLERY in Hamburg.

Details:

- titel: "Pooper Trooper"

- artist colab: ELIOT-THE-SUPER x FLYING FÖRTRESS

- 2-color screenprint with multicolor hand-painted stencil (spray paint)

- size: 50x70cm

- paper: 250g IGEPA "Caribic" Art Paper

- signed by both artists / numbered

- year: 2022

- edition: 33

- comes with COA (Certificate of Authenticity), signed by both artists

Available exclusively here:

https://www.urbanshit-gallery.com/en/art/foertress-eliot-pooper-trooper/

Back on track here...

A big THANK YOU again to all the community, followers, supporters, fam & frens to make our Teddy Troops NFT drop so successful!

Thank you!

If you missed the mint or if you want to flip'n'flop your NFTroops you can check the whole collection of the 5410x Teddy Troops NFT series on the secondary market any time.

(NFA - No financial advice! DYOR - Do your own research! Anytime!)

On CARDANO blockchain only!

https://www.jpg.store/collection/teddytroops

Are you ready, Troops?

Only 6 days left for our big Mint Date on:

March 5th 2022 / time: 7pm CET / 6pm UTC

Finally bringing the NFT Teddy Troops to the Cardano blockchain.

All details on the mint on our WEBSITE and DISCORD here:

https://teddytroops.io/

https://discord.com/channels/917769922724106250/925603633133944922

JOIN OUR TROOPS NOW!

Our website for the "NFT Teddy Troops" is LIVE now!

All infos & details like the "Gallery" / "About" / "Team" and "Roadmap" can be found there. Check it out!

https://teddytroops.io/

Also don't miss to join our discord channel to enter for early birds infos and raffles...

https://discord.com/invite/teddytroops

Head over to our new DISCORD!

Everything related to the TEDDY TROOPS NFT release will be announced there first!

Also we have a lot of extra things planned.

Like some giveaway raffle to get pre-released limited NFT editions.

Or exclusively FÖRTRESS signed new vinyl toy figures!

Or some vintae "hard to find" collectors items to win!

.... and, and, and!

Also: this is the place to get pre-sale list and mint details first!

So JOIN THE TROOPS NOW!

https://discord.com/invite/teddytroops

And don't miss our TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/TeddyTroops

Find my little NFT collection right overe here:

https://opensea.io/collection/fortressheritage

A big thank-you to the Anonymous who picked up my "First Förtress Sticker" NFT over on Opensea.io

In a way this is like a "late refund" for my very first investment to get stickers done to hit the streets in 2001. It was a bit more hustle to get some offset stickers back in those days...

Literally i had to start collecting a bunch of designs from artist friends to set up a whole sticker-paper-panel to drop the price on the single sticker designs.

And i still running this sticker game 20 years later.

But not alone...

I just started to move to this new space.

#NFT #meta #space

https://opensea.io/TeddyTroops

NFT...?

Why?

Förty, why?

Whenever i do new things there are these voices...

"Why you're spraying these Teddy Troops flops now instead of classic Graffiti letters with arrows and bubble-background, Förty? you used to do sick styles and so cool monster characters!"...

"Because i love this new space, i am multi-discipline and i want to move... move new directions. move forward."

I also remember those voices saying a bit later:

"Why you're doing stickers/posters now, Förty? you used to do cool flops!"...

"Because i love this new space, i am multi-discipline and i want to move... move new directions. move forward."

And the same voices later on my first steps into the vinyl-/designer-toy space:

"Why you're doing these vinyl toys now, Förty? you used to do cool stickers!"...

"Because i love this new space, i am multi-discipline and i want to move... move new directions. move forward."

And now like another déjà vu over again:

"Why you're doing NFTs now, Förty? you used to do cool vinyl-toys!"...

"Because i love this new space, i am multi-discipline and i want to move... move new directions. move forward."

So... did i listen? ;-)

Did i keep standing still?

Did i move?

...

Thank you all for the strong support over the last 2(!) decades!

I will keep moving forward. I am promising this to those voices!

Feel free to keep following me on my travels and journeys.

This new space will be new fun together!*

And btw: it's not like "a totally new" space. Almost all of my work is created digitally and this is the tool & space where my things "come to life"!

Follow up to see the NFT Teddy Troops start marching soon in Q1-2022!

Everything will happen in the Cardano blockchain space and this is the HQ:

http://teddytroops.io

(*sooner or later i will drop some more words & thoughts here about the NFT and meta space... why it is a "move to it" space. benefits for me as an artist... and for you as a fan/supporter/collector. one important thing right now to say is that it's time to give up some bad old habits -  like to create so much (digital) work for free - only to help building up Marc's Butterberg empire.. it's time to take back your own profitability and bring it to a decentralize space... and! there will be new vinyls, stickers & flops in 2022, too! promised!)

For the first time in the new meta space the Teddy Troops jooining forces for some cool new colaboration designs. Togehter with the mind-blowing Acidcats we have a series of 9x 1/1 NFT minted on Opensea.io to start your collection!

Acidcats are brought to you by Josh Thorsen aka Teens On Acid. We released this drop on his Opensea.io account.

See & grab them here:

https://opensea.io/collection/toacidcat

Thank you for the support on our new travels to move things forward!

(1/1 Grey Variant is already GONE!... be quick!)

#nft #nftart #digitalart #nftcollector

The new KRANKY series by SUPERPLASTIC is live now. And for all the Troops followers there is a special 3-4-2 deal on their website.

Used code FFXKRANKY and put 3 blind boxes in your cart and you will pay only 2!

****People who want to use your offer will need to add THREE single blind boxes into their cart in order for the code to work!! 

 

LINK: https://bit.ly/flyingfortressxsuperplastic

CODE: FFXKRANKY

This code will be live  12/10/16 @ 12:00 AM EST until @ 12/16/21 12:00 PM EST

https://bit.ly/flyingfortressxsuperplastic

Good Luck! ...on the blind-box-raffle to grab and get a FÖRTRESS' one!

"TannenTrooper" / print design by FLYING FÖRTRESS

Not exactely meant for X-mas...

but it happened to have the print being released at this time of the year.
But maybe this print ends up as a lovely gift under your Christmas tree....?
Made for a solidarity and fund-raising project for an artist friend's creative project called "Tanne". But that project never happend so we have the prints here in stock.

• 3-colors screen print
• size: 30,0 x 42,0 cm (approx. 11.8 x 16.5 inches)
• signed & numbered by the artist

• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• year: 2021
• limited edition of 20
• comes with 1x free enamel pin (various designs) and sticker set!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/tannentrooper-print

... to conquer and occupy the meta galaxy in early 2022.

More infos soon!

Everything will happen on:

www.teddytroops.io (soon!)

Follow the Troops on TWITTER to be updated first!

https://twitter.com/TeddyTroops

so this one is called "Nobody's alone!" and is up in PENFOLD's web-kios:

https://penetpaper.bigcartel.com/product/nobodys-alone

Have a look at this amazing set of custom "Samurai" Teddy Troops by AlexArtwork.s !

See them all in details in the Custom Gallery 5

Follow him on his channel:

https://www.instagram.com/alexartwork.s/

We just dropped the first series release of the 6" Teddy Trooper. Going with some classics first... some "basics" to build the bridge!

"Basic 6" Teddy Trooper" - Red - Blue - Grey - Black

4x color-variants with individual insignias on the Trooper's head.

OUT NOW!

Get them at the headquarter:

https://artoyz.com/shop/en/316-toyz/s-1/designer-flying_fortress

FLYING FÖRTRESS will be live at the ARTOYZ store&gallery tomorrow on Saturday September 18th 2021. We will release the new 6" Teddy Troops then. FÖRTRESS will be cuffed to the shop's desk to sign the new vinyls for you there!

https://artoyz.com/shop/en/content/28-artoyz-paris

Artoyz Paris

83 rue Saint Honoré

75001 Paris

Mail: shop@artoyz.com

Tél: 0142332670

Metro: M° Louvre-Rivoli ou Chatelet - les Halles

A bad moon's rising because if it lies - it dice!

Alert! Something is finally landing this Saturday September 18th 2021! Paris - be aware! :-)

"Travel Memories #10 - The Bounty Hunter Tales" by FLYING FÖRTRESS

Or "My Trip In Carbonit"... to all my favourite creatures from the other galaxy.

Limited edition of the new print design from the "Travel Memories" series by FLYING FÖRTRESS.

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/the-bounty-hunter-tales-print

Details:

"Travel Memories #10 - The Bounty Hunter Tales"

• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper
• signed by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: A2 / 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2021
• limited edition of 50
• comes with mixed sticker-set & 1x free enamel pin (various designs)

Note: we will pack & ship all prints in about 2 weeks in mid August!

Available in our shop here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/the-bounty-hunter-tales-print

Not just another "warehouse clearance/foundling"...
This Kaiju Trooper has been on my personal collection wall since 2010...
But now it's time to let him/her go.

To do more colorful destruction at someone else's place!

Originally from 2010 but pimped-up with a color-fitting "shadow frame" right now in 2021 for a final tough.

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/kaiju-trooper-artwork

- "Kaiju Trooper"
- original handpainted artwork by FLYING FÖRTRESS
- acrylic, spray & marker on canvas
- inside black & custom color "shadow frame" (approx. 5,8 cm deep)
- ready to hang
- size: 40x50cm (canvas) / plus "shadow frame"
- year: 2010 & 2021

- comes with free sticker-set (also the "Kaiju Trooper" stickers) and 1x pin-set
- free worldwide shipping!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/kaiju-trooper-artwork

A big Trooper coming in a big "classic Förtress" colorway (see also on the classic "MOTHER" print and other work from FÖRTRESS... it became a little "signature colorway").

"Multona" colors on the Trooper and inside the "shadow frame".
Just a colorful crunched spray-can Trooper!

- "Big Multona Trooper"
- original handpainted artwork by FLYING FÖRTRESS
- acrylic, marker & industrial marker on canvas (4cm deep)
- inside black & custom color "shadow frame"
- ready to hang
- size: 60x80cm (canvas) / plus "shadow frame
- year: 2021
- free worldwide shipping!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/big-multona-trooper-artwork

People keep asking for some "small Trooper canvases"... so here we go!
We have a series of 5x identical (same-same-but-different) blue Troopers on canvas.

"Blauer Börsen Bär" - "Blue Exchange Bear"

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/blauer-borsen-bar-artwork-series

We will do an "stock-exchange"-style release here... supply and demand!
Angebot und Nachfrage!
A bit like a bargain "share issue" release price at the beginning... with rising stock prices one after another to reach "regular value".

Once the first is gone, we drop the next one... and so on.
So be quick to be an early trader!

No. 1/5: issue price: SOLD!
No. 2/5: price: ...?
No. 3/5: price: ...?
...

ALL SOLD OUT!

- "Blauer Börsen Bär"
- original artwork series by FLYING FÖRTRESS
- series of 5x "same-same-but-different" canvases
- size each: 40x40 cm / approx. 15.7 x 15.7 inches
- material: acrylic paint on canvas (clean AF!)
- year: 2021
- comes with free pin & sticker set

Additional shipping.
Insured shipping / tracking-number provided.
(DE/EU VAT included)

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/blauer-borsen-bar-artwork-series

Also i finished this canvas i started in 2016-or-so for my ongoing artwork series "Train Model Trooper". This "The Big AKN" is one of the 3x bigger artworks i did (beside the "Colibri" and "Istanbul"). These "AKN" train models were running on a private line in Hamburg/DE and got sold to a scrap yard place. It was a fun action night to paint them at an un-usual stop-over place at the habour, on their way to the graveyard. We gave them some colorful "last funeral cortege". As these cars were "just trashers", this Trooper on canvas got the "rusty industrial marker" outlines.

Write an email if you are interested in the original artwork:

fortress@teddytrooper.de

Also we found this last set of 4x canvases in the back of the storerooms... And FÖRTRESS finished them finally. The last concert of the KISS cover-band!

- "R.E.S.S. Troopers - The Last Concert of The KISS Cover-Band"

- set of 4x artworks by FLYING FÖRTRESS

- year: 2013-2021

- acrylic&marker on canvas cardboards

- size each: 30x40cm

SOLD!

But we have others...! ;-)

Feel free to write a postcard or an e-mail if you're interested in owning an original artwork for your home or tresor:

fortress@teddytrooper.de

See what i found while doing some warehouse clearance....

I need to give them to a new home.

I first wanted to do a "bidder battle" but i am too laty to handle the communication that comes with such a thing. So i just put them up in the shop...

- 1x "Skull Variant" / 3" Teddy Trooper 1.0 / Series 3 /

- 1x "Buffmonster 10" customized Teddy Trooper" (from the 25 edition)

Sharp like a samurai sword!

Deadly like tiger claws!

An amazing wow!-wow! 10" custom Teddy Trooper by avatar_chakal.

Samurai! Aiii!

Follow him on Instagram for more sharpness:

https://www.instagram.com/avatar_chakal/

Sgt. Teddy's head with helmet turned into some new pin release. Comes in the classic "Basic Trooper" color-way and it's flip-flop variant.

• set of 2x "Sgt. Teddy's Head" pins / red & blue
• soft enamel pins with black painted nickel material
• size each pin: ca. 2,7 x 2,5 cm / approx. 1.1 x 0.9 inches
• 2x rubber clutches on each pin's backside
• on display-card

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/

Here we have some brandnew photos of the "just landed" customized "classic 10-incher" Teddy Trooper.

It's an "update" colaboration of FLYING FÖRTRESS and LYRIC_ONE.

Originally the "SAIGON SQUAD" was made in 2006 by FLYING FÖRTRESS (one of his rare handpainted original customized Teddy Troops figures!) for a group show of custom TTs.

But then he got lost.... missing in action.

And returned damaged and wounded a couple of years later...

So last year FÖRTRESS joined forces with LYRIC_ONE to update the Trooper by turning all these bruises-by-accident into some rusty-weathered-look-in-purpose. So here we have the new but old-looking "RUSTY SAIGON SQUAD" Trooper...

Back from the fields!

Big Thank-You! to LYRIC_ONE to "proper messed him up"!

The drunk crash-pilot has landed!
"SPEC OPS" Teddy Troops / special edition!
"Blue Camo" or "Sand Camo" variants available now.

Brought to you by FLYING FÖRTRESS & ARTOYZ.FR

EXCLUSIVE OFFER in our shop!

We only have a few copies in stock.
But these vinyls are exclusively signed by FLYING FÖRTRESS!
Each vinyl figures is signed with black marker (on the backside) .
And also each packaging-box is signed on the box's front.
A bit more pricy but "Ready-to-go" for a big cut at the second-market on ebay...! ;-)

• 1x "Teddy Troops SPEC OPS" vinyl toy figure
• choose your variant: "blue camo" or "sand camo"
• size each: approx. 4" / 10cm
• each figure comes in special new window box
• made by ARTOYZ.fr
• helmet is NOT REMOVABLE!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/teddy-troops-spec-ops-vinyl-toy

"FDC Feldpost & FDC Luftpost" / print set by FLYING FÖRTRESS

Printed on unique original vintage "FDCs - First Day Covers" by

Deutsche Post/German Post (a thing from "stamp collecting").
Each print is unique due to the different stamps & designs of the FDCs!

The "FDC Feldpost Basic" edition comes in 4x different colors to choose from:
orange - grey - silver - blue / ...and has 1x original stamp on each letter.

The "FDC Feldpost Green" has a totally all-new green print colorway and is printed on FDCs with 2x or more original stamps on each letter.

The "FDC Feldpost Yellow" is printed on FDCs with 4x original stamps on each letter (the "rare and hard to find"-ones from stamp-collecting...)

Comes in a set with 1x individual "FDC Luftpost" print.

The "FDC Feldpost" prints will be sent well protected in an extra cardboard envelope/parcel.
The "FDC Luftpost" print will be sent seperately as a "regular letter by post" with new stamps, stickers & your postal address written by hand on it!
So the "FDC Luftpost" might carry some bend&bruises as it has been trough a Post-journey and tells an individual story then ;-)

The idea was to give those "deadstock collectors' letters" a chance to do their "duty" and become a real letter finally once in their life-time!

To help to fullfill their original destiny!

Sets containing:
• 1x "FDC Feldpost" print
• 1x "FDC Luftpost" print / sent seperately "by Snail-Mail/Post"
• "FDC Feldpost" prints: 4-colors silkscreen print (green colorway)
• "FDC Luftpost" prints: 3-colors silkscreen print
• size of each print: approx. 16,4 x 9,3 cm
• all prints are printed on original & individual vintage FDCs
• both prints signed by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• year: 2021
• limited edition / not numbered
• comes with free stickers & postcards

Available now live in our shop:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/prints

We got in another few boxes of the DIY CMYK Troopers sets.

Also with that original hand-drawn customizing job on it (f you prefer...)!

As stock last!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/teddy-troops-diy-cmyk-set-vinyl-toy

This "Verjagt den Sprühdosenteufel!" design is a rip-off/tribute from FLYING FÖRTRESS of an old 80's BRD-style sticker design. First made to appear as a sticker design in the ongoing "sticker pack" selection. And now available for pre-order to have it on a t-shirt!

Together with illhill.de we collect pre-orders for the next 7 days. After that illhill will print the shirts/orders in their very own screen-print workshop.

So don't hesitate to get your copy quick for the upcoming spring and summer time!

Here is the direct link:

https://illhill.de/produkt/t-shirt-by-flying-fortress/

„SPAM Musubi Hawaiian“ / limited edition / keychain & artwork set

Another deliciouscolab project from FLYING FÖRTRESS and MUFFINMAN.
Specially created for the upcoming toy convention "ALOHA CON" at the "From The Heart" venue in Honululu on Island Hawaii.

Release date: March 6th 2021

Set contains:
• based on FLYING FÖRTRESS’ travel memories toHawaii Island a few years ago
• design concept by FLYING FÖRTRESS / "Trooper Keychain" & "Spam Musubi" handmade & molded by MUFFINMAN
• "Trooper Keychain" contains 1x handmade „Spam Musubi“ by MUFFINMAN inside!
• set contains: 1x keychain „SPAM Musubi Hawaiian" & 1x handdrawn „SPAM Trooper“ original artwork
• limited edition of 20 sets only!
• original artwork „SPAM Trooper“ by FLYING FÖRTRESS / multi-color marker on paper / 220 gm Hahnemühle D’Aqua paper / size: 24x17 cm / edition of 20 / signed & numbered / year: 2021
• keychain is numbered on backside of the header card (KC & artwork carry the same edition number!)
• comes with free „SPAM Trooper“ stickers

IMPORTANT: only 1x set per customer!

SOLD OUT!

We just released the 2nd print from our 2x colaboration print project with COLORMAKERZ.CH

"Airosol Plane" by FLYING FÖRTRESS.Another crazy 9(!)-colors screen print beauty printed by COLORMAKERZ.CH in Switzerland.

• 9(!)-colors silkscreen print
• size: 40,0 x 30,0 cm (approx. 15.8 x 11.8 inches)
• on 300 g/m²  "Conqueror Connoisseur" 100% cotton acid free paper
• embossed FÖRTRESS & COLORMAKERZ logo
• signed & numbered by the artist
• year: 2020
• limited edition of 33

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/prints

Also we managed to smuggle some copies of the "Squidron Trooper" print from Switzerland and have them also in the shop!

As i am continuing to play with the STAR WARS theme we have the icecold snow monster Wampa Trooper here. Spray & sticker medium. Also new enamel pins are already on the way from iceland...

Stickers are included in the current restocked "Lunchtime" Sticker pack!...

This little robot with a rose (and heart).

While the first "Star Wars - Jawas" related series of hand-drawinn Troopers was purely for my "personal consumption" (buying "LEGO Star Wars" for the kids&me to kill some time during lockdown no.2)...

...this first series of 10x "R2D2 Troopers" will raise money for charity!

All profit made goes to "Förderverein Winternotprogramm für Obdachlose" (shelter & warm food for Hamburg's homeless people during this freezy winter times).
So 100% of the brutto coins made with sales of these little robots will be donated!
VAT & PAYPAL-fee from all sales is on me — i will take that to make it a round sum! I will provide donation-receipt later then on my social media channel (see Instagram).
Thank you to help helping!
Bleep bleep!

UPDATE:

i just send the collected donation straight to the charitable society!

This is the first set of 10x drawings (plus 2x additional A.P.s extra / they have a few "weird extra ink" on it... test run... see photos). I made it a total series of 22 (... R2D2... you get it!). Not sure if i have the nerves & time to draw the missing 12x pieces... let's see. So you better grab it now to make sure you own it and you helped me to help! :-)

• original handdrawn artworks by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• alcohol-markers on 220g/qm Hahnemühle FineArt Aquarell D'Aqua paper
• size: 24 x 17 cm / approx. 9.4 x 6.7 inches
• signed by the artist
• edition of 22 / 10 available now
• year: 2021
Additional shipping.

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/r2d2-troopers-original-artwork

Due to the upcoming "ALOHA CON" Toy-Con event on island Hawaii we restocked the "Travel Memories 02 - Hawaiian Formation" A.P. 2020 Edition in the shop for a short time only

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/prints

More news on the event here soon.... Something very sick is coming its way from Muffinman's kitchen to be served!

Finally we got these back in stock!

Lazy on ordering frames & passepartouts for the sets...

But here we go, both print editions "Winglogo Blue" & "Winglogo Yellow" from 2019 on classic dead-stock "UK Royal Mail" stickers are back up in our shop!

As long as frames last...!

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/prints

Just a little sneak peek on some details of some upcomig releases...

we are still cooking it up for 2021!

SOLD OUT!

A few sets were up in our shop. Custom handsigned job by FLYING FÖRTRESS on each figure and a signed box.

Finally we are happy to be able to release our "DIY/CMYK" 4" Teddy Troops series. 4x strong colors right from the "Offset" and inkjet printing job.

Head over to ARTOYZ.COM to grab your set!

During the lockdown period in Spring 2020 FÖRTRESS joined forces with Thomas from COLORMAKERZ.CH to work out a colab project to keep the wheel spinning and turn the upcoming crisis into a chance.

Here is the first of 2x print designs that is now up exclusively at the COLORMAKERZ webshop: the "Squidron Trooper"!

A super clean and neat 9(!) colors screen print.

Limited to 33 pcs! Size is 40x30cm.

Printed on Conqueror Connoisseur 300g paper, 100% acid free cotton.

Signed by FÖRTRESS / numbered & 2x embossed logos.

Price: 110,- CHF (plus shipping & handling)

Words from Thomas/COLORMAKERZ about the project/print:

"A couple of month ago our good friend Flying Förtress heard my " MAYDAY " message on social media due to the pandemic situation. He decided to help by sending the "Squidron Trooper" as reinforcement to fightback with colourful artillery.

I am extremely thankful to have worked, once again, with Flying Förtress, since our first collaboration in 2006.

All proceeds will go to Colormakerz workshop to help continue to spread love and colorz all around.
Thanks everybody for the support!"

Get your colorful copy here:

https://shop.colormakerz.ch

... just NOT right in time for X-mas shopping...

We added a bunch of new gems in the shop.

Orders will be collected untill Sunday December 13th to be sent out (maybe not to arrive in time for X-mas...). We will pause the shop for the rest of the year to take some.... rest.

We just released the "Rasselbande" print 2020 limited edition with Affenfaust Gallery Hamburg. Originally the "Rasselbande" artwork was painted on canvas for FLYING FÖRTRESS' solo show "Will Spray For Good" and the first very limited print edition was released as a digital print at that time.

Now the "Rasselbande" is a 7-color screenprint, highly detailed to catch the all the original flavour from the painting. Comes in a nice 70x50cm size. Signed, numbered by the artist and an embossed AFFENFAUST logo.

Head over to their online gallery shop to make sure to grab your copy this time:

https://affenfaustgalerie.de/en/shop/item/flying-foertress-rasselbande/

"Mr. Bacon's Screenprint Art Calendar 2021" by Mr.Bacon aka Mr.P-Grfx.

All pages (12+1) are multi-colored handprinted artworks! What a massive piece of handcrafted work! Check out the slightly "foam-ish" finish on the black outline on the Förtress' design/page!

Available in a limited edition print run here:

mrp-grfx.com

Featured artists:

Louis letters – Flyingförtress – Skao – Hedonism – Mr. P – Chrissekunst – Manoo stich – Rudolph – Möser – Rumillusion – Akut – Pilpiled

What a nice x-mas gift idea and a glimps of better days to come in 2021!

"Montana Goldzilla" / letterpress print by FLYING FÖRTRESS

Have a look on these nice embossed letterpress details!
Makes GOLDZILLA looking really realistic! King Of The Paint!
Also this letterpress print has "edge painting"/Farbschnitt with original Montana GOLD spraypaint, so it looks even more rad when framed in a "floating" passepartout!

In colaboration mit MONTANA CANS GERMANY.
Printed in Germany by NoKiss.Print (instagram: nokiss.print)

Details of the "Montana Goldzilla" print:
• 3x PANTONE color letterpress print
• edge painting / Farbschnitt in orange-red
• size: A4 / 21,0 x 29,7 cm (approx. 8.3 x 11.7 inches)
• on GMUND 300 g/m²  cotton linen paper cream
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• signed & numbered by the artist
• year: 2020
• limited edition of 100

Available now in our shop!

You can but the single print or we also offer a set-price for the print together with a big "Big Stick II" stickerpack.

Stickerpack is a 111pcs mixed stickers monster pack!

Time by time we stock the shelves with some easy-doodle works... Förtress' marker collection had to be re-activated...

A little random selection below.

Some are available here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/artwork

Several Teddy Troops related visuals for FÖRTRESS' little pop-up show/shop "Eendagsvlieg" at the SIDEWALK GALLERY — the "smallest gallery in the Netherlands"! — in Leeuwarden/NL last weekend.

Contact the gallery for available art/prints/merch.

A little stack of the "FDC Wingman NL Edition" prints made it in our shop:

www.teddytroops.bigcartel.com

Today starts the Kickstarter campain for the "CANBOT 3oz - Limited Blind Box Series 01" by CLUTTER Magazine. Head over and give your support so we can bring this to life and 3D vinyl!

"Limited edition collectible toys by 16 world-famous artists.

Brought to you by the original Toy Mafia Clutter & UK street artist Czee13"

And guess who's onboard...? Yes! Our Basic Teddy Trooper joins forces!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clutter/canbot-3oz-limited-edition-art-toy-blindbox-series

Just released a handprinted super limited edition with EISVOGEL-NOTES.

Eisvogel - Flying Förtress Bundle | Limited Screenprint Edition

BUNDLE SET:
* eisvøgel incl. 2-colors screenprint / edition of 15 pcs only

* on special "aqua" cover fabric

* inside: 3x booklets (choose your mix of different kind of booklets)
* additional DIN A5 sized screenprint (14,8 x 21,0 cm) / 2-colors / numbered

  (edition of 30 pcs only)
* additional eisvøgel pencil
* additional stickerpaket by Flying Förtress

You can choose your own set-up from different types of paper/booklets for the notes. Head over the the EISVOGEL WEBSHOP

Be quick! While writing this here, half of the edition is already gone...!

While having a bit of "some extra spare-time" while pandemic lockdown iw orked out a couple of new design projects. While waiting for the next wave of Teddy Troops vinyl figures we just just released this new print edition exclusively with URBANSHIT GALLERY to start our colaboration.

Please head over to their website to get your hands on your copy of the "Troopical Thunder" print.

Details:

- titel: "Troopical Thunder"

- by FLYING FÖRTRESS

- exclusive & limited print edition with URBANSHIT GALLERY

- size: 30x30 cm

- 4-color screen print

- paper: 250g/m2 LakePaper Creme

- signed & numbered by the artist

- embossed FÖRTRESS logo

- limited edition of 50

- comes with free FÖRTRESS sticker pack

- comes "ready-to-hang" in white wooden frame

- extra: pair of white cotton gloves

available here:

https://www.urbanshit-gallery.com/en/art/troopical-thunder/

"Letterpress Winglogo" / print by FLYING FÖRTRESS

Have a look on these nice embossed letterpress details on that classic "Winglogo" design! Wo-haaa-Haaammer! We used a lot of grid/Raster to show more of the embossed effekt on the color areas.
Printed in Germany by NoKiss.Print (instagram: nokiss.print)

• 3x PANTONE color letterpress print
• size: 20,0 x 30,0 cm (approx. 7.9 x 11.8 inches)
• on 300 g/m² cotton paper
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• signed & numbered by the artist
• year: 2020
• limited edition of 50

Available in our shop NOW!

Be QUICK! As we are already running low on the last few copies!

Together with Helping-Art.de we released this new support-support t-shirt.

The exclusive purple-blue version for my webshop is already SOLD OUT!

But you can still get the red-yellow version at the Helping-Art.de webshop!

There are also a bunch more cool designs to choose from!

S.U.P.E.R.S.H.A.R.P. Trooper!

The 10incher "Behr Katt" Teddy Trooper.

A new custom work from maestro MUFFINMAN! It's his contrubution to the groushow "Tattooine Toy Cantina" hosted by Martian Toys at the MothershipToyGallery.

What to say? Be carfull! Super sharp!

These new sets gonna get online tomorrow MAY 16th 2020 / 2pm CET!

www.teddytroops.bigcartel.net

Red-mark your calendar! Be quick!!

SOLD OUT!

We made it!

We made it to the "Hall Of Fame"!

Thank you CLUTTER MAGAZINE for the "Designer Toy Award 2019"!

I love the "award"-figure design by Pete Fowler.

Indeed Fowler's and Jarvis' toys made me get into collecting vinyls years ago (and later designing vinyl figures myself).

And so does my little girl and so the award already made it her personal property in her room... :-)

Each one teach one...

With the kindly support of STYLEFILE and PUBLIKAT VERLAG we are able to give away a free download of our "Juke Box Coloring Book" to you to help killing time at home alone or with kids'n'family during lockdown times...!

Download it here:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/sgjdhw

The free "Postcards From Quarantine" project is just over.

I got more than 600 request on that project and was only able to fullfill half of it... sorry for all those not finding a little niceness in there mail box!

It just blew up too big arrgh... haha.

Anyway: thank you all for your support and kind reaction on that project.

As a litlle little extension i will send out postcards to anybody supporting me right now with a little help through my webshop...!

Back to some kind of regular business is needed. Cheers!

Thank you to all who send in a few coins to cover postage for themselves and others! Also a big thanx to STYLEFILE MARKERS for the support supply!

What to say...? Things got twisted and situation is challanging...

A little dark vision customized 4" Teddy Trooper by big supporter @teddytrooparmy

Stay safe!

A little colab canvas JACE vs FÖRTRESS while on La Reunion island earlier this year. Titel: "Gulliver's Travel" as Förtress almost got tied down to the island as pandemic lockdown was just a minute ahead...

Contact Lusineagouzou for catalogue and availability:

L'Usine à Gouzou

170 Rue M&A Leblond
97410 St Pierre
La Réunion
0262 34 78 80
lusineagouzou@gmail.com

„TIGERSCHNEGEL KING“

FÖRTRESS: "i am doing my first ever spring gardening in my new place and i am just coming across so many new and unknown things, plants and animals. The tigerslug/Tigerschnegel is a spiecies of the nudibranch/Nacktschnecke. But the kind of a „good slugs“ as the Tigerschnegel is predatory and cannibalic to the other „bad slugs“, eating their clutches and even whole slugs. It is a gardener’s sweetheart as it helps to protect your vegetable beds! #keepthemalive So beside the „tiger“ within its name this self-destruction within the slug breed also reminded me on the behavior of all the actors and their story in the #netflix documentary... somehow. So this is my today’s quick contribution to the trending meme hype... with a little Förtress twist!"

#nacktschnecke #tigerschnegel #somethingsilly #teddytroops

#tigerking #tigerslug

Some Eastern colors way back from the legendary* "Easter Attack" on the Munich S-train system in 1993. When ET420 steel horses were parked in the depot for 2 nights...!

(*maybe "legandary" only for a few retro-minded old blokes like me who had been involved...)

(just a little something for Eastern 2020... Happy Eastern!)

"Rasselbande" by FLYING FÖRTRESS / limited art puzzle edition

w/ AFFENFAUST GALERIE Hamburg available online now.

"Dear Folks!

We have thought about how we can help in the current situation as a gallery.

Solidarity is the order of the day! In particular solidarity towards elderly people, towards people with pre-existing conditions and towards people who are marginalized in our society anyway, people who are homeless and people who have to flee.

Furthermore, we are aware that freelance artists in particular will have financial problems and of course we as a gallery also have to develop a plan to get through the next months.

So how do we manage to make sure that people stay at home, that we don't forget the poorest people in our society, that we can support artists and that we stay as a company?

WE PUZZLE!

We are currently in the process of having puzzles with art motifs produced*. In the beginning we have: Nychos, Okuda, Dopperdenk, Ana Bariga, Flying Förtress and Marc Burckhardt.

Each 1000 parts (63,3 x 47,5cm) - First Edition of 500 - 25€ plus shipping costs**

5€ per sold puzzle of the first edition will be donated to #leavenoonebehind2020.

Many thanks to the artists for the fast and uncomplicated realisation. Special thanks to KingDrips for the layout.

Take care of each other! Stay healthy!

* Due to the current situation there may be delays / difficulties in delivery. At the moment we assume that the puzzles will be with you in 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately, there is no faster way.
** Only one copy of each puzzle per order. - Pickup at the gallery not possible! - For logistical reasons each puzzle is sent individually."

Limited "Care Package No.2" is on the shelves!
Limited print "Wingman Silver" (edition of 20), soft-enamel pin "Cowboy Boxer" and.... the biggest sticker pack ever (made by us)! You rather call this care package a "Sticker Pack" with some extras!

Set contains 3 things:
• 1x "Wingman Silver" print
• print: 3-colors silkscreen print
• print size: approx. 16,4 x 9,3 cm / 6.5x3.7 inches
• signed, numbered & embossed logo by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• year: 2020 / limited edition of 20
• 1x "Cowboy Boxer" hard-enamel pin
• 1x big sticker pack / 90pcs / assorted stickers / 30+ different designs

Take care and get it here:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/product/fortress-carepaket-no-2-print-set

Use discount code for a 10%-off on your order: PATIENCE

"Rasselbande II" by FLYING FÖRTRESS
A new series of 5 print designs / very limited to 10pcs each only!
Released at KOLLY GALLERY (Zurich/CH) and also on display at

GALERIE VERY YES (Reunion Island/FR).
Comes in set with 2x free pins and 1x free big sticker pack (90pcs)!

Details:

• "Rasselbande II" print series by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• highly pigmented fine art print on satin matte white 300g/qm paper
• signed & numbered by FLYING FÖRTRESS
• embossed FÖRTRESS logo
• size: 42 x 59,4 cm / approx. 16.5 x 23.4 inch
• year: 2020

• limited edition of 10 (of each design)
• 2x free enamel pins (various designs) included
• 1x free big sticker pack (various designs, 90pcs) included

Available here now:

https://teddytroops.bigcartel.com/category/prints

NOTE:
Due to the current worldwide situation everything slowed down including our webshop business! But we are still working/sending out all orders. For the prints we do collect them from our printer once a week so we kindly ask for some extra patience on these to be shipped, Thank You!

For a 10%-off please feel free to use this discount code: PATIENCE