![]() "I came up with the idea to create the figure before the first Democratic Primaries," said Feinberg whose first limited edition is now fetching up to seven times the retail price on eBay. J*Rock had no idea during Obama's early campaign that this designer toy would ever reach the level of success that it has. Jailbreak Toys founder Jason Feinberg a.k.a. The Obama Action Figure, released by Brooklyn-based Jailbreak Toys in 2008, took the toy world by storm, flying off shelves at huge retailers like Urban Outfitters and Borders, making appearances on the Today Show, The View, in People and Essence magazines, as well as inclusion in the National Museum of American History collection of Presidential memorabilia. Each figure stand 6" figures tall with eight points of articulation, as well as being numbered and packaged in an illustrated window box. The INAUGURAL OBAMA (Gold-suit w/ Red-tie as designed by J*Rock) and HOPE OBAMA (designed by Nelson Asencio - as a tribute to Shepard Fairey's campaign poster-image) will go on sale from January 12th - limited to 3,000 pcs per design. Presidential Inauguration approaches (Jan 20th), two new limited edition Obama Action Figures will be sold exclusively at.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |